The World Series of Poker Investment Banker Steven Begleiter
Tags: Investing , Market Wizards , Markets , Poker , Steven Begleiter , Stocks , Texas Holdem Investing , Trading , Trading 101 This is a guest post from Texas Holdem Investing .

NFL on a path to labor unrest
THE NEW YORK Yankees bought their 27th World Series title this week. Bought? That’s how their haters phrase it .

From Wall Street failure to poker champ: #x27;Very lucky not to be unlucky#x27;
Steven Begleiter, the Wall Street firm's head of corporate strategy before it collapsed and was bought by JPMorgan Chase in 2008, took winnings from his hometown poker club and headed to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas July 2008.

Poker Rooms and Playing Poker in Las Vegas
As everybody knows, Las Vegas is the gambling capital of the world. Unsurprisingly, it is home to some of the best live poker action on the planet.

A frenemy for Mel
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Real Salt Lake notebook: Team lets offense to talking in victory
Jason Kreis and several of Real Salt Lake players showed off excellent poker faces this week.

Young poker player goes pro in hopes of making it big
Sioux City, Ia. - Playing poker professionally was once strictly the domain of fictional riverboat types like Bret Maverick or grizzled, cheroot-chomping tough guys like Doc Holliday.

Bear Stearns Casualty Turns Poker Pro With Weekend Shot at $8.55 Million
The collapse of Bear Stearns Cos. left executive Steven Begleiter without much of a plan, so he took his poker pot and went to Vegas.

What Beats What In a Poker Game: Pocket Aces
As a continuation from earlier this week when we looked at one of the fundamental aspects of a good poker game , we carry on by learning how to play one of the top 10 poker hands in order to maximize pay-out. While pocket aces are not nearly as prestige as landing a full house or a straight flush, they pose a definite challenge to even the most …