Poker Online and Video Poker -Online Poker News

Where To Buy The Basics - 2004-01-13
Poker suppliers say beginners need not spend more than three to four hundred dollars when getting started. Below is a description of the things you will be needing:

CARDS: The industry standard playing card is the Kem brand. They're relatively expensive: anywhere
from $21 to $24 for two decks. "They're a plastic card that flies across the table," says Pete Rizzo, a Las Vegas collector & owner of oldvegaschips.com. Cards that "fly" help to shuffle and deal faster.

CHIPS: Longtime players prefer a heavy, 11.5-gram chip. It may be useful to purchase playing cards that fly across the table, but that is not the case with chips.
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Trail marking, forest access focus of snowmobile association's quarterly meeting - 2004-01-13
It's a hectic time of the year for members of the Northwest Colorado Snowmobile Club.

First of all, it's snowmobile season and most of the die-hard sledders are out in force every weekend taking advantage of the snow. In addition to that, the group just hosted a quarterly meeting of the Colorado Snowmobile Association Friday and Saturday. Now, the group is preparing to offer its annual avalanche training this coming weekend and will host a "poker ride" to raise money for charity the following weekend.
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