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CoolWebSearch

Nicolae Sfetcu — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:03:56 +0000

CoolWebSearch (also known as CWS) first appeared in May 2003 and is well known as a malicious keylogging[1] program which installs itself on Windows based computers. Effects CoolWebSearch has numerous effects when it is successfully installed on a users computer. … Read More

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Biathlon

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:40:18 +0000

Biathlon (not to be confused with duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. Biathlon, however, usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Another popular variant … Read More

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Five-card stud

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:00:37 +0000

Five-card stud is probably the earliest form of the card game, stud poker, originating during the American Civil War, but is less commonly played today than seven-card stud and other games. It is still a popular game in a few … Read More

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Community card poker – Texas hold ’em

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:57:47 +0000

This is the most popular community card game today. Each player is dealt two private cards, after which there is a betting round. Then three community cards are dealt face up (in no particular order or pattern), followed by a … Read More

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Backgammon

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:10:30 +0000

Backgammon is a board game for two players. Each player has fifteen pieces (checkers) which move between twenty-four triangles (points) according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to be first to bear off, that … Read More

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Stud poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:58:38 +0000

Stud poker is any of a number of poker variants in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. Stud games are also typically non-positional games, meaning that the player who bets … Read More

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Baccarat

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:30:58 +0000

Baccarat is a gambling card game. It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of Charles VIII of France (ruled 1483-1498), and it is similar to Faro and to Basset. There are three accepted … Read More

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Draw poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:48:40 +0000

Draw poker is any poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for later rounds by replacing cards. The descriptions below assume that you are familiar with … Read More

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Blackjack

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:09:37 +0000

Blackjack, also known as twenty-one, is one of the most popular casino card games in the world. Much of blackjack’s popularity is due to the mix of chance with elements of skill, and the publicity that surrounds card counting (keeping … Read More

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Mahjong international rules

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:41:35 +0000

In 1998 the China State Sports Commission, in the interest of changing mahjong from an illegal gambling game to an approved ‘healthy sport’, published a new set of rules, now generally referred to as Chinese Official rules or International Tournament … Read More

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