First off, let's skip right past the part where we have to explain that the 2009 BMW Z4 Roadster is actually a hardtop convertible, complete with a two-piece aluminum roof that electrohydraulically deploys from the trunk in 20 seconds.

This new model takes the place of the former Z4 roadster and coupe models, and it'll be built in Regensburg, Germany, now that BMW's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is devoted solely to X models.

The Z4 looks the same with its 98.3-inch wheelbase, but the hardtop model is slightly larger overall, now measuring 166.9 inches in length (5.8 inches longer), 70.5 inches in width (0.4 inch wider), and 50.8 inches high (0.4 inch lower).

Two engine choices are available. The 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i features the twin-turbo, 300-horsepower, 3.0-liter inline-6 with direct fuel injection, and you can choose either the conventional six-speed manual transmission or BMW's new seven-speed, dual-clutch automated manual.

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Had a decent little session yesterday, finishing up over $150 in just 2-hours with 3 tables of NL50 (yeah, I know I was supposed to stay at the $25, but the donks are just getting me down at that level). Suited connectors were the hand of the day with some decent pots getting shipped my way on 2 occasions when I hit with 67s and then J10s. The rest was just chipping away with aggressive moves at small pots, which can mount up to a nice win at the end of the session.


on Stars now $341, Tilt at $77

Thinking of either spending some of the money on the books by Dan Harrington which have good reviews, or waiting until I have enough FPPS (was at 2000ish but donked them off trying to qualify for the Sunday Million) was reading the other day about good players needing to invest in education in order to succeed. Makes sense to me as there are only so many complete donks to go around, I plan on moving up the food chain to take the cash off of the people who sort of know what they are doing (like me now really, exept I am stuck at lower limits where there are only a couple of decent players and mostly retards).

Once my 'roll reaches $1000 I might even join cardrunners, or PxF, thou probably Cardrunners as they are more cash. Back to the tables.

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The Audi Avantissimo was a concept car by the German automobile manufacturer Audi. The Audi Avantissimo debuted at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. Audi planned the Avantissimo to be luxurious and distinguished, but very swift at the same time. Many of its styling cues are visible on the next-generation 2004 Audi A8. The Audi Avantissimo had a 4.2 L V8 engine equipped with twin turbochargers. This engine developed about 430 hp (321 kW) and 600 lbft (810 Nm) of torque. The Avantissimo had a six-speed automatic transmission and also had quattro all wheel drive.

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Proving again the Trout Underground has become the King of All Fly Fishing Media (move your ass over, Grays), the Worlds Bestest Ever Fly Fishing Blog was prominently named on Page 2 of the Businessweek story, and frankly, we think it couldnt have happened to a nicer guy.
And yes, I jest, but then, it is interesting that a pair of blogs were mentioned on the cover of the Orvis fly fishing catalog (which I still havent seen in person), the Underground has become fodder for a fly fishing TV show, and Im getting more mainstream media mentions all the time (though not from the mainstream fly fishing media).
This suggests the fly fishings blogosphere starting to grow into the same spaces filled by blogs in more progressive markets, and if you take a careful look at the better fly fishing blogs, youll find them filling niches largely untouched by the big magazines.
More on this subject when Ive had more to drink got a little time.
Its The Holidays at the Man Cave
Last night was the official lighting of the Trout Underground/Man Cave Christmas tree, a festive occasion darkened a teensy bit by the utter lack of presents under our mammoth, formerly-growing-too-close-to-the house tree.

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Petronas Tower consists of two towers, both of which are connected at the 41st and 42nd levels by an elegant sky bridge. This architectural splendor is influenced by the Five Pillars of the Islam, and stand out from other buildings in the area. Among the highlights within the towers are Petrosains Discovery Centre and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and an array of shopping malls. Situated on the Bukit Nanas hill is another popular building in the city, namely, KL Tower, which is the world's tallest concrete tower as well as the fourth tallest telecommunication tower. Climbing atop this 425 meters high tower enables you to get a bird's eye view of the city.

All of the mosques seen in KL are unique and is noted for its architectural grandeur. One of most prominent mosques in the city is Masjid Jamek, which is the oldest of its kind in Kuala Lumpur. Built in 1909, this amazing mosque is a blend of Moorish and North Indian Islamic architecture. However, the principal mosque in the area is the National Mosque, featuring an umbrella-shaped dome that represent royal patronage and a 75 meters tall minaret that takes after a flower bud.

For those who want to take a peep into the history, heritage, and culture of the region, one of the best ways would be to take a tour to some of the interesting museums in the region such as the National Museum, which exhibits archeological and historical artifacts, and Islamic Arts Museum, with Islamic artifacts that have been collected from across the globe.

A lot number of other options are also available for history buffs, in the form of National Monument, which is built to commemorate the nation's heroes who sacrificed their lives during the several phases of the nation's history; Merdeka Square, which is the spot where the Union Jack flag was lowered and the Malaysian flag was hoisted on August 31 1957 depicting the nation's independence from the British rule; and Old Railway Station, which stands as a fine example of the Moorish architecture. For nature and animal lovers, some of the not to miss attraction are the National Zoo and Aquarium and Lumpur Lake Gardens coupled with Orchid Garden, Hibiscus Garden, Deer Park, and Butterfly Park.

Points of interest in Kuala Lumpur also include the National Planetarium, Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC), Golden Triangle, and Batu Caves, which is a sacred place of Hindus. In addition, KL is a shopper's paradise, with an array of shops and boutiques in such areas as Central Market, where you can buy artifacts related to Malaysia's folk arts; and Petaling Street, which is a great place to shop leather items and perfumes.

No matter you are business traveler, family vacationers, or honeymooners, Kuala Lumpur renders an array of accommodation options in order to ensure your stay at the city memorable as well as enjoyable. Many of the luxury hotels in the area allow you to choose from a number of accommodation choices such as deluxe rooms, executive rooms, and premier studios.

Mostly, the rooms are replete with almost all amenities such as television, tea/coffee making facilities, mini bar, security system, internet access, and much more. Further, majority of the hotels provide a range of facilities including restaurants, fitness center, spa facilities, conference and banquet facilities, and parking facilities. Above all, many of them are within easy access to top attractions in the city.

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Seat 1: mmmbillski (7,904,813 in chips)
Seat 2: yokerface (1,846,960 in chips)
Seat 3: D1rtyR1v3r (5,252,272 in chips)
Seat 4: riddup (2,525,008 in chips)
Seat 5: mortens22 (6,216,701 in chips)
Seat 6: DenyoDeluxXe (2,724,503 in chips)
Seat 7: suckedoutagn (5,429,773 in chips)
Seat 8: Mi||a.TiMe (5,705,289 in chips)
Seat 9: hidalgo18 (1,384,681 in chips)
The table's short stack, hidalgo18, would be the first to go. On the sixth hand of the final table, hidalgo18 open-shoved his last 1.03 million from middle position with Kd-Qc, and yokerface -- also on the short side with just 1.43 million -- called from the button with Tc-Ad. The flop came 2d-Qs-6s, giving hidalgo18 top pair. But the turn was the Ah, giving the lead back to yokerface. The river was the 4s, and hidalgo18 was out in 9th.
Just three hands later, yokerface raised 3x to 600,000 from middle position, and the table folded around to DenyoDeluxXe who pushed all in from the small blind for a total of 2.73 million. Too bad for DenyoDeluxXe -- suckedoutagn was waiting in the big blind with pocket rockets, and therefore promptly reraised all in for 5.18 million. yokerface judiciously stepped aside, and DenyoDeluxXe was left hoping for a miracle with his 8s-8h. None came, as the board ran 4c-Td-Kd-Jd-9d, and DenyoDeluxXe was out in 8th.
The next two eliminations came quickly as well. First yokerface pushed all in for 1.89 million with Jh-Qh and was called by riddup who held Ad-Qd. The board brought no jack (and a superfluous ace), and yokerface was out in 7th. Then, on the very next hand, mmmbillski made a small preflop raise to 512,505, mortens22 called from the small blind, and suckedoutagn also called from the BB. The flop came 6s-Ah-Ts, and when the blinds checked to mmmbillski he bet 845,500 -- about half the pot. mortens22 then check-raised all in for a total of 5.86 million. suckedoutagn folded, and mmmbillski made the call.
mortens22: Qd-As
mmmbillski: Td-Th
mortens22 had flopped top pair, but mmmbillski had him in bad shape with his set of tens. The turn was the Kh and the river the 5h, and mortens22 was gone. Just 15 hands played at the final table, and we were down to five players.
When the players reached the eight-hour break, mmmbillski had assumed the chip lead with a little more than 16 million, followed by suckedoutagn with 7.04 million, Mi||a.TiMe with 5.97 million, D1rtyR1v3r with 5.61 million, and riddup with 4.25 million.
suckedoutagn would soon take the chip lead after claiming a big 12 million-plus chip pot off of mmmbillski. That hand had begun quietly with suckedoutagn calling from the big blind mmmbillski's modest preflop raise from middle position. Both checked the very hammery flop of 7h-2s-2c. The 8h came on the turn, and suckedoutagn check-called mmmbillski's bet of 860,000. The river brought the 8s. suckedoutagn checked, mmmbillski bet 1.45 million, then suckedoutagn surprisingly pushed allin for 4.53 million. mmmbillski thought a while, then called showing Qc-2d for deuces full of eights. Alas, suckedoutagn had Ad-8d for the better boat, and had thus taken the lead.
Thus began a long sequence of preflop jockeying, with chips moving in relatively small increments back and forth across the virtual baize. mmmbillski retook the chip lead during this stretch, pushing up around 16 million, while riddup was nursing the short stack with less than 2 million. riddup was probably very glad to see 3rd and 4th place players D1rtyR1v3r (5.01 million) and Mi||a.TiMe (4.00 million) soon get involved in a huge pot. Mi||a.TiMe open-raised to 885,700 from the button, then D1rtyR1v3r pushed all in from the big blind. Mi||a.TiMe thought a while, then called with 7s-7c, well behind D1rtyR1v3r's Qh-Qc. The board came 9h-Th-3h-5s-8d, and it was rail time for Mi||a.TiMe.
With just four left, riddup gleefully pushed all in on the next hand, and in fact managed to double up when his Ac-Ts held up against mmmbillski's 9d-8d. riddup's joy would last a little while longer, until he pushed all in for 2.63 million with pocket queens and was called by D1rtyR1v3r who held pocket tens. A ten flopped, prompting riddup to type "noooooo" in the chat box. No queen came to save him, and D1rtyR1v3r responded with a "gg...ul" as riddup hit the rail in 4th.
mmmbillski still had the chip lead with 15.84 million as three-handed play commenced, with D1rtyR1v3r next with 12.87 million and suckedoutagn in third with 10.26 million. After nine more hands, the tournament was paused for the players to discuss a chop. By that point, D1rtyR1v3r had moved out ahead (16.77 million), followed by mmmbillski (12.39 million), and suckedoutagn (9.81 million).
As the tournament host explained, any deal would require the trio to leave at least $10,000 on the table. Payouts according to current chip counts were shared with the players, but both D1rtyR1v3r and mmmbillski wanted more than was being offered to them. suckedoutagn wasn't going to give up any of his proposed share, so the tourney was resumed.
Over the next 20 hands, D1rtyR1v3r pushed out to a commanding lead, moving past the 23 million mark. Then mmmbillski shoved all in for 6.8 million with Kd-4d, D1rtyR1v3r called with As-4c, a king flopped, no ace came, and D1rtyR1v3r had fallen back to the pack. Six hands later, D1rtyR1v3r lost another big all in confrontation with suckedoutagn, this time unfortunately running his pocket jacks up against suckedoutagn's As-Ad.
Just like that, D1rtyR1v3r was the short stack with less than 5 million, and soon thereafter would shove all in himself with Jd-6d. His bad fortune continued, as mmmbillski was waiting for him with pocket queens. The board brought no jack, six, or even a single diamond, and D1rtyR1v3r's dizzying swoon ended with him finishing the tournament in third.
At that point mmmbillski and suckedoutagain had almost exactly the same-sized stacks (each with right at 19.5 million) and so quickly decided to chop the remaining prize money evenly and play for the remaining $10,000.
mmmbillski pushed out to a lead during the first dozen hands of heads up, and when the pair reached the nine-hour break he held a 23.2 million-15.7 million advantage. After 50 total hands of heads up, mmmbillski still had the same lead. suckedoutagain soon made a move, taking a couple of medium-sized pots to take a small lead by Hand No. 60 of heads up. Soon thereafter came a huge hand in which suckedoutagn pushed all in with Ad-7d on a on a flop of Qs-As-Kh, only to get called by mmmbillski who held Kd-Ac. mmmbillski's two pair held up, giving him the 37.7-million chip pot. suckedoutagn was down to just 1.22 million.
suckedoutagn survived a sequence of all ins, though, and by Hand No. 80 of heads up had built back up to 11 million of the nearly 40 million chips in play. Then came Hand No. 85.
With the blinds 400,000/800,000 (Level 38), suckedoutagn called from the small blind/button and mmmbillski checked his option. The flop came Jd-Ks-Qd. mmmbillski checked, suckedoutagn pushed all in for his last 10.2 million, and mmmbillski called.
mmmbillski: 9d-Th
suckedoutagn: Qc-6s
mmmbillski had flopped the straight, while suckedoutagn had just a pair of queens. The turn was the 3s and the river the Kd, and mmmbillski took the extra 10 grand reserved for the winner. Congratulations to mmmbillski, as well as to everyone who cashed!
Sunday Warm-up Results: 12-14-08
1. mmmbillski $90,788*
2. suckedoutagn $80,788*
3. D1rtyR1v3r $46,788.00
4. riddup $38,990.00
5. Mi||a.TiMe $31,192.00
6. mortens22 $23,394.00
7. yokerface $15,596.00
8. DenyoDeluxXe $9,747.50
9. hidalgo18 $6,706.

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To be successful in online poker, it is important to understand the fundamentals from the start. Knowing the fundamentals of the game will help in many ways: It will help you avoid losing your initial deposit; instill good habits and help you appreciate the game of poker as a skill game.
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Audi has big plans for Detroit. Many unveilings are planned for this event and the German automaker is no exception. Audi has already released details about its new V-10 powered R8 supercar, along with some sketches of an A7 four-door coupe concept (above) that may also appear at the show.
According to some inside information, the A7 concept will strongly resemble the production model due late next year. Several teaser sketches have been released by Audi, showing uniquely short overhangs reminiscent of the TT coupe, and a pair of highly tapered headlamps. The images also revealed a straight roofline that slopes down that blends directly into the rear hatch.
The A7 is expected to begin with a 204 horsepower 2.8-liter model, followed by a 300 horsepower 3.0-liter supercharged version, and then a 394 horsepower 4.2-liter V-8. Finally, an RS7 would most likely be added on later with a predicted 600 horsepower, twin-turbocharged, 5.0-liter V-10 engine.
Other models rumored to be on the Audi show stand next month will include a new turbodiesel A4 saloon designed for the U.S. market, the new 300 horsepower 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 A6 range, and the 265 horsepower TTS sports coupe.

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Clip of a crazy poker hand. One guy has pocket Aces, another guy has pocket Kings, and a third player has pocket Queens.
The 2 other players at the table alos have pocket pairs - 5s and 7s. But both have to fold pre-flop.
Somehow the player holding Kings makes a sick fold, only to see a king show up on the flop. The pocket aces hold up until the river. And then the old 3 outer hits.a queen on the river to bust this dudes aces.ouch.
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