Community Calendar

Noon at the Howell Conference and Nature Center. Cost is $55 for members and $60 for nonmembers. A slideshow is at 11 a.m. for an additional $10. A hot lunch and the photographing of live birds of prey in a natural setting take place. Reservations are required. Call (517) 546-0249.

Coping with Cold

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti. This is a presentation on the symptoms and progression of co-dependency, and recovery from co-dependency. The program is free. No registration is needed. Attendance certificates will be available. Call (734) 485-8725 or e-mail info@dawnfarm.org

The Painting Series for Kids runs from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Barnard Community Center, 415 N. Barnard St., Howell. The three-week class is designed to teach kids the basics of painting. It is taught by award-winning, certified instructor Donna Roskamp, OSCI, Level II. Cost is $30 for residents, $40 for authority residents and $60 for nonresidents. A supply fee is $15. Call (517) 546-0693, ext. 0, for details.

Food distribution

The Livingston County Relay For Life 2008 Kick-off starts at 7 p.m. at Brighton High School. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m. Learn more about Relay For Life, a 24-hour fundraising event to fight cancer in the community. Learn about starting or becoming part of a relay team. Call (734) 971-4300 or send e-mail to Jennifer Acker at jennifer.acker@cancer.org

The Livingston County Photographers Group meets at 7 p.m. at Independence Village, 7700 Nemco Way, Brighton. The guest presentation will be by by make-up artist Colleen Kraska on makeup techniques for photography. A workshop on basic studio lighting will follow. Bring your camera. Call Richard Limm at (248) 921-8546 or e-mail rglim@SeightS.com

The Michigan Dance Project will present Art Kinetic, an eclectic collection of modern, jazz, ballet and lyrical works choreographed and performed by the MDP and specially invited guests from the southeast Michigan area. The show also includes some live musical accompaniment by Detroit artist Bryan Strimpel. The show is for all ages, and begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts. Advance tickets are $10, or are $12 at the door. There are discounts available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets are available at Michelle

The Livingston Area Singles host a Friday night dance from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Tyrone Hills Golf Club at U.S. 23 and Center Road. A DJ, cash bar and 50/50 drawing will be held. Dressy casual attire is acceptable. No jeans or tennis shoes will be allowed. Call (810) 629-0248 for details.

Roast beef dinner

Beat the January Blahs II starts at 6 p.m. at Hartland United Methodist Church, 10300 Maple Road, Hartland Township. A free hot-dog stand and potato bar will be open from 6-7 p.m. Free family entertainment at 7 p.m. is provided by comedian Chris Linn. His high-energy show has been featured at Walt Disney World, Cedar Point and on cruise ships around the world. Call (810) 632-7476.

Daughter dance

Preschool ballet and tap classes will be held for children. Tap for ages 3-5 runs from 9:30-9:50 a.m. Ballet for ages 3-5 runs from 10-10:30 a.m. Ballet for ages 6-9 runs from 10:40-11:10 a.m. Jazz for ages 7-10 runs from 11:30-11:50 a.m. Classes are held at the Paul Bennett Recreation Center, 925 W. Grand River Ave., Howell. This is a six-week class. Cost is $40 for residents, $55 authority residents and $80 for nonresidents.

Homeless program

The Livingston County Homeless Continuum of Care will hold the first annual Community Connect from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Patrick Parish Life Center, 710 Rickett Road, Brighton. The one-day event is meant to help the homeless and others to information and services such as housing assistance, health screenings, mental-health screenings, flu shots, legal consultation, employment counseling, food services, clothing and other personal needs. On-site free child care will be offered. Books for the children and lunch is provided along with live entertainment. Those requiring transportation should call Arc of Livingston at (877) 272-4729.

Vegas night

The first annual Bowling Tournament Fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Foundation is hosted by Striking Lanes, 1535 Old U.S. 23 in Hartland Township. Sign-up is at 11:30 a.m. The tournament begins at noon. Cash prizes will be given for the top 10 bowlers. Cost is $25 per person. Call (810) 632-5241 for details.

In General Music

An eight-week course on ballroom dancing is held at the Howell Community Education Center, 1400 W. Grand River Ave., Howell. The basic class meets from 7-9 p.m. beginning Jan. 30. The intermediate class meets from 7-9 p.m. beginning Jan. 29. Cost is $110 per person. Singles and couples are welcome. Register at Howell Community Education. Call (517) 548-6281 for details.

Dance class

Crystal Gardens. Last year, nearly $2,000 was raised for area school programs. Students must cary a minimum grade-point average of 2.5 to participate. Runway and spokesmodels will be chosen in early March by an independent panel. Call Donna Davison at (517) 546-8783 for further
information.

Pet photos sought

Photos will be displayed in the Paul Bennett Recreation Center and a panel will select winners Feb. 19-20. A gift certificate from Pet Supplies Plus will be awarded to the first-place winner for $75. Second place will receive a $50 certificate, and third place will get a $25 certificate. The first-place photo will be matted by Nimble Art. Include your name, the pet

Hospice of Michigan will host a free six-week series of grief-support meetings. Meetings will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at the Brighton District Library, 100 Library Drive, Brighton. Sessions will offer insights and coping skills for adults dealing with the loss of a loved one, and the normalization of feelings and reactions, such as denial, fear, anger and depression. Practical handouts are provided with each session. Registration is required by calling Nancy Doty at (734) 769-5821 no later than Jan. 29.

Belly dancing

WSOP: World Series of Poker is the World Poker Championship

World Poker competition is Maxue Las Vegas hotel (Horseshoe) since 1970 started to organize, hold spring and summer each year, usually for one month during the race, the last five days is the most exciting finals.

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World poker tournament covers from the ceiling and there are no limits Texas poker (Texas Hold em poker, Texas) to seven pile licensing Poker (Seven-Card Stud), Aces High Omaha (Omaha High-Low) as well as various other popular poker games are played, and different forms of competition registration fee from 1,500 to 10,000 US dollars range. Of the often-mentioned, the highest prize money to win the most exciting battle is fought without limit Texas Hold em (Texas Hold em No-limit Texas Hold em). The project s investment 10,000 US dollars to buy the right entries, if lucky, it can win as much as millions of dollars in bonuses, it attracted a large number of poker expert.

Johnny Chan is the 1987 and 1988 World Cup for the second poker tournament (no limit Texas Hold em) champion. During the cultural revolution, his parents fled to the persecution of the Cultural Revolution, emigrated to the United States when he was 9 years old.

Later, he went to Las Vegas Chinese restaurant when the chef, washed every day to classes on the hotel to play poker, Texas (Texas Hold em Texas Hold em Poker), and sometimes not enough time to remove the apron. He was playing poker in Texas won some money to sustain life, by the work he put into professional players, 10 years later, in 1987, he took part in the World Cup poker tournament (no limit Texas Hold em), a the first historical ethnic poker game of the World Cup champion, won again in 1988, was runner-up in 1989.

Phil Helmouth Jr.1989, beat Johnny Chan, then became the youngest World Poker (no limit Texas Hold em) Champion.

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Texas Hold em) is the champion of the United States in Las Vegas, Nevada Huck Seed, he beat 294 players, and have won one million US dollars in prize money, he is a mechanical engineering Health , in 1989 from the University dropout, started as a professional poker player earning a living, since then, he would not continue his studies. The second is Dr. Bruce Van Horn.

May 24, 2003, the 34th World Cup poker (no limit Texas Hold em) As in previous years the finals in Las Vegas Binion hotel down the curtain champion in the 27-year-old accountant Chris Moneymaker work, he Before this has never really participated in the poker game Texas has been playing only in the Internet.

2003 Chris Moneymaker was unknown in the Poker Star website

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Vote on 40 dollars, to participate in the online Texas Hold em satellite competition, through layer upon layer of clearance has finally been transported to Las Vegas poker in the World Cup finals. Results beat the experts from around the world, gain first, Yong from 2.5 million US dollars prize money. Chris Moneymaker winning the World Poker Series (no limit Texas Hold em) champion, he resigned from the accountants working to become professional poker hand.

2004 beat 2576 champion Greg players around the world, and win cash 5 million US dollars. This is the third consecutive appearance in the world series of poker (no limit Texas Hold em) competition, in 2002 started his progress smoothly, the final AQ, lost to Tony s 10,4. Ranked 80, 2003 until the first game three hours, he has out.

2005 World Poker Series (no limit Texas Hold em) champion is Australia s Joseph Hachem, he won 7.5 million US dollars.

Now past 35, the World Poker Series poker games industry has become a major event. Every year, thousands of amateur and professional poker players flocking to Las Vegas to participate in the world s biggest poker game. World Poker has become so popular contest one of the reasons is that it s not like other sports as a qualifying tournament, anyone with 10,000 US dollars of the entry fee can play. In fact, only a small number of athletes to pay the full cost themselves, other people rely on participants called satellite mini competition to win admission fees. 2004 World Series Poker champion Greg Raymer, with the first runner-up David Williams, and 2003 World Series Poker champion Chris Moneymaker is through participation in poker site http://www.pokerstars.com/?source

Satellite competition in the World Cup final in Las Vegas poker Beishuasongdao finals.

With poker on television and the Internet have become increasingly popular. Playing cards were also increased. Every year millions of people watching around the world poker competition. Watch world-class poker experts in each Board millions of dollars at stake, so the decision is very exciting television.
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