St. Louis Bridge Center One of the top 10 clubs in the U.S. (2014) Club Name, State/Province #Tables 1. Honors, NY 15516.5 2. Jourdans Bridge Club, FL 14246.5 3. The In-Between DBC, FL 13765.0 4. Laguna Woods DBC, CA 13457.5 5. The Hartes’ Club, NY 13225.5 6. Essex Bridge Center,… Continue reading
Freedon To Play on Line: On March 5th, the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations is holding a hearing on H.R. 707, the so-called Restore America’s Wire Act bill. As you know, this bill would ban states from authorizing online poker and other online… Continue reading
GAME TIME: Idea International playing cards, $15, shophorne.com Leather backgammon set, $3,000, Janus et Cie. Scorecard pad, $8, Bob’s Your Uncle. Fisher “Bullet” space pen, $24, Abodeon. “Cantwell” decanter, $495, Ralph Lauren Home. “Transatlantique” small bowl, $540, Christofle. Agate coaster, $15, Acquire. “Scottish” double old-fashioned goblet, $105, Christofle. “Rowan” domino… Continue reading
A.I. solving Poker Poker has been solved. Michael Bowling, a computer science professor at the University of Alberta — along with co-authors Neil Burch, Michael Johanson and Oskari Tammelin — published findings to that effect earlier this month in the journal Science. For a specific poker game — heads-up… Continue reading
Quantum Magic… For the first time, a computer has created its own magic tricks capable of fooling a human audience… Using AI [artificial intelligence] to create magic tricks is a great way to demonstrate the possibilities of computer intelligence. Full Article: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/first-magic-tricks-created-by-computer-fool-audiences-outwit-magicians-1475150 What is Quantum computing? Quantum computers combine quantum… Continue reading
Halloween’s Gambit: Only three choices …. Call , Raise, or Fold Continue reading
Canasta “Basket Rummy” A complimentary 15 page booklet 1949{?} in how to play Canasta from Lembermens Mutual casualty Co. Each player/team keeps separate melds of the various ranks of cards. A player may never play to an opponent’s meld. A legal meld consists of at least three cards of the same… Continue reading
Congress playing cards have been produced by the United States Playing Card Company since 1881, and remain the card of choice for many sophisticated bridge players. Congress playing cards have a unique “Cel-U-Tone” finish and are are stylish, long lasting, and most Congress cards are packaged in a two-deck… Continue reading
An Invention by Dan Martyna The Electronic Cribbage board provides a new twist on an age-old game, sure to make it the ‘hands-down favorite’ among Cribbage players new and old. ”With the new Electronic Cribbage board, there will be no pegs and all of the hole counting will now be… Continue reading
A CLASSIC POKER SCENE… Trinity, Bambino, and two cowboys play a card game with a professional card sharp named Wild Card Hendriks. Thanks to his cardsharping skills, Trinity deals everybody a potentially winning hand…..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrG3lVrOFt4 Continue reading
