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The History of Boxer Dogs Playing Poker
Cassius Marcellus Clay, the wry commercial artist who gave the world dogs playing poker, was born in upstate New York in 1844. He was named after the abolitionist Quaker,Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, one of the most eloquent anti-slavery politicians of the antebellum South, Kentucky Sen.
Cash, as his friends and family would call him, had never received any formal art training. Though, by the time he was 20, he was a draftsman and frequently had his sketches featured in the local newspaper. A short time later, he had one of his drawings published in Harpers Weekly and subsequently came to be the inventor of "comic foregrounds", where tourists place their head through a hole in a painting, appearing to have a comical muscular body for photographs. Coolidge caught the attention of the Brown & Bigelow Company in 1903. The commisioned him to create a series of comical paintings for their advertisin calendars. Dogs being one of his favorite subjects, Coolidge decided to create paintings of Mastiffs, Collies, Boxers, Great Danes, etc. participating in human activities. Dogs would smoke cigars, drink whiskey, and, most famously, sit around the table for a game of five-card draw. To a dog,...Read more
A Basic Strategy Guide to Texas Hold 'Em Poker
As one of the most popular online and offline poker games, Texas Hold 'Em poker has seen an influx of players from around the globe. These players love the sport of Texas Hold 'Em poker because of the easy to learn nature and the ability to continue playing as they become more knowledgeable about the sport. An all encompassing game that allows for every skill level, Texas Hold 'Em poker is here to stay.
Learning to play Texas Hold 'Em poker may be easy, but figuring out those professional level strategies may take a little more time. Before tackling these strategies, make sure to learn all of the most basic of rules and regulations first. Seeing the flop. In a normal hand of Texas Hold 'Em poker, the player should only see between 20 percent and 25 percent of the flops. Only the best of hands should be kept and bet on, all others should be spared for another hand. Waiting too long with a set of bad cards just means losing money and that is not the purpose of Texas Hold 'Em. See the other players up close. Depending on the skill level of the...Read more













