The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. World Series of Poker - Origins. The original World Series of Poker was started by Tom Morehead of the Riverside casino in Reno and was an invitational event. The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend, casino owner, and poker player Benny Binion as well as his two sons Jack and Ted. The Binion family not only nurtured the WSOP, but poker in gene ...

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• World Series of Poker - Origins
• World Series of Poker - Evolution
• World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot
• World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP
• World Series of Poker - The main event
• World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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There have been several revivals, each with variations in the prize-winning rules but still based on the core premise. Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984. Main article: Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour From October 31, 1983 to July 27, 1984, Jon “Bowzer” Bauman of Sha-Na-Na hosted a version packaged back-to-back with Match Game. The Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour as it was called was jointly produced by Orion Television, which had purchased the rights to ...

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Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - The Storybook Squares, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns

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There have been several revivals, each with variations in the prize-winning rules but still based on the core premise. Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984. Main articles: Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, and [[]], and [[]]See also:

Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns

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The original World Series of Poker was started by Tom Morehead of the Riverside casino in Reno and was an invitational event. The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend, casino owner, and poker player Benny Binion as well as his two sons Jack and Ted. The Binion family not only nurtured the WSOP, but poker in general. Prior to the 1970s, poker was not found at many casinos because of the difficulty of keeping cheaters out. Through better security techniques as well as the Binion's tireless promotion through events ...

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World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker - Origins, World Series of Poker - Evolution, World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot, World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP, World Series of Poker - The main event, World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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List of poker players - A. Tom Abdo Crandell Addington Mickey Appleman Jac Arama Al Ardebili Josh Arieh Bruce Atkinson Joe Awada List of poker players - B. Bobby Baldwin John Barch Billy Baxter Jim Bechtel Joe Beevers David Benyamine Lyle Berman Joe Bernstein Chris Bjorin Andrew Black Andy Bloch Tony ...

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List of poker players, List of poker players - Professional poker players, List of poker players - A, List of poker players - B, List of poker players - C, List of poker players - D, List of poker players - E, List of poker players - F, List of poker players - G, List of poker players - H, List of poker players - I, List of poker players - J, List of poker players - K, List of poker players - L, List of poker players - M, List of poker players - N, List of poker players - O, List of poker players - P, List of poker players - Q, List of poker players - R, List of poker players - S, List of poker players - T, List of poker players - U, List of poker players - V, List of poker players - W, List of poker players - X, List of poker players - Y, List of poker players - Z, List of poker players - Notable authors of poker books/articles, List of poker players - Articles, List of poker players - Books, List of poker players - Casino executives and game promoters

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New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation. See the article International Phonetic Alphabet for explanations of the phonetic symbols used, as indicated between square brackets. These represent actual pronunciations. The symbols in curved parentheses () are variables, in this case historical word classes that have different realizations between and within dialects. This system was developed by William Labov. A link to a site with an example text read in various accents, including New York, can be found under external links. New York-New Jersey English is predo ...

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New York-New Jersey English, New York-New Jersey English - Macrosocial Extensions, New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features, New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation, New York-New Jersey English - Syntax, New York-New Jersey English - Lexicon, New York-New Jersey English - History, New York-New Jersey English - Internal Geographic Variation, New York-New Jersey English - Subracial ethnic differentiation, New York-New Jersey English - Celebrities with New York Accents, New York-New Jersey English - The New Jersey accent, New York-New Jersey English - The Jersey Shore and Cape May Accent, New York-New Jersey English - External links, New York-New Jersey English - References

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Various Groucho-like characters have appeared in popular culture, some long after Marx's death, a testament to the character's lasting appeal. Bugs Bunny befuddles Elmer Fudd memorably in "Wideo Wabbit" (1956) by imitating the mustachioed comedian in a "You Bet Your Life" parody called "You Beat Your Wife". Later he imitates Art Carney and slaps comical glasses on Elmer, admonishing "don't be such a Groucho". Alan Alda often vamped as Groucho on M*A*S*H and a minor semi-recurring character in the series (played by Loudo ...

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Groucho Marx, Groucho Marx - Childhood, Groucho Marx - Accent, Groucho Marx - Career highlights, Groucho Marx - Personal life, Groucho Marx - Later years, Groucho Marx - Groucho's legacy, Groucho Marx - Quotations about Groucho Marx

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American Bill Bradley George H.W. Bush (left-handed, but batted right-handed in baseball) Bill Clinton Max Cleland (Lost part of right arm in a grenade accident in Vietnam.) Gerald Ford Barney Frank Benjamin Franklin James A. Garfield Herbert Hoover John Kerry (he is left-handed, but throws right-handed) Gavin Newsom (mayor of San Francisco) H. Ross Perot (thus, with Clinton and Bush, all three major 1992 U.S. presidential e ...

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List of famous left-handed people, List of famous left-handed people - Royalty and Nobility, List of famous left-handed people - Political and Governmental Leaders, List of famous left-handed people - Criminals / Terrorists, List of famous left-handed people - Artists, List of famous left-handed people - Authors, List of famous left-handed people - Musicians and Composers, List of famous left-handed people - Actors, List of famous left-handed people - Film Directors, List of famous left-handed people - Athletes, List of famous left-handed people - Baseball, List of famous left-handed people - Basketball, List of famous left-handed people - Billiards, List of famous left-handed people - Bowling, List of famous left-handed people - Boxing, List of famous left-handed people - Cricket, List of famous left-handed people - Fencing, List of famous left-handed people - Figure-skating, List of famous left-handed people - Football soccer, List of famous left-handed people - American Football, List of famous left-handed people - Golf, List of famous left-handed people - Ice Hockey, List of famous left-handed people - Motor sport, List of famous left-handed people - Rugby Union, List of famous left-handed people - Tennis, List of famous left-handed people - Other sports, List of famous left-handed people - Philosophers, List of famous left-handed people - Miscellaneous, List of famous left-handed people - Referencing

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Generally, the so-called Jersey accent or North Jersey accent spoken in northern New Jersey is somewhat closer to General American than the speech of New Yorkers, but still shares enough features with it that two can be considered together as a single dialect group for sociolinguistic purposes. Most colloquial greetings and expressions used in New York are also said by New Jerseyans and with the same frequency. However, aside from the areas immediately closest to New York, north Jersey speech is free of certain New York City features which are heavily stigmatized: the Jersey accent is at leas ...

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New York-New Jersey English, New York-New Jersey English - Macrosocial Extensions, New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features, New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation, New York-New Jersey English - Syntax, New York-New Jersey English - Lexicon, New York-New Jersey English - History, New York-New Jersey English - Internal Geographic Variation, New York-New Jersey English - Subracial ethnic differentiation, New York-New Jersey English - Celebrities with New York Accents, New York-New Jersey English - The New Jersey accent, New York-New Jersey English - The Jersey Shore and Cape May Accent, New York-New Jersey English - External links, New York-New Jersey English - References

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Similarly, some speakers claim that there are differences among speakers of European American New York English that break down along ethnic lines, particularly between the descendents of the Irish, Eastern European Jews, and Italians, the three main late 19th and early 20th Century immigrants. Evidence for this differenciation may be found in sociolinguistic research, in particular Labov's (1982), finding of differences in the rate and degree of the tensing and raising of (oh) and (aeh) of Italian American versus Jewish American New Yorkers. ...

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New York-New Jersey English, New York-New Jersey English - Macrosocial Extensions, New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features, New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation, New York-New Jersey English - Syntax, New York-New Jersey English - Lexicon, New York-New Jersey English - History, New York-New Jersey English - Internal Geographic Variation, New York-New Jersey English - Subracial ethnic differentiation, New York-New Jersey English - Celebrities with New York Accents, New York-New Jersey English - The New Jersey accent, New York-New Jersey English - The Jersey Shore and Cape May Accent, New York-New Jersey English - External links, New York-New Jersey English - References

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The origins of the dialect are diverse, and the source of many features is probably not recoverable. Labov has pointed out that the short a split is found in southern England as mentioned above. He also claims that the vocalization and subsequent loss of (r) was copied from the prestigious London pronunciation, and so it started among the upper classes in New York and only later moved down the socioeconomic scale. This aristocratic r-lessness can be heard, for instance, in recordings of Franklin Roosevelt. After WWII, the r-ful pronunciation became the prestige norm, and what was once ...

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New York-New Jersey English, New York-New Jersey English - Macrosocial Extensions, New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features, New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation, New York-New Jersey English - Syntax, New York-New Jersey English - Lexicon, New York-New Jersey English - History, New York-New Jersey English - Internal Geographic Variation, New York-New Jersey English - Subracial ethnic differentiation, New York-New Jersey English - Celebrities with New York Accents, New York-New Jersey English - The New Jersey accent, New York-New Jersey English - The Jersey Shore and Cape May Accent, New York-New Jersey English - External links, New York-New Jersey English - References

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The show's greatest success was during its original run. In its heyday in the early 1970s, it was the most popular daytime show in the country and a platform for the stars to promote their work which seemed almost as popular as Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. The show got its beginning as a black-and-white pilot episode filmed for CBS in 1965. That pilot was hosted by Bert Parks with the squares occupied by Cliff Arquette in his "Charley Weaver" comic persona, Wally Cox, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Abby Dalton, Jim Backus, G ...

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Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - The Storybook Squares, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns

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Since the center square is the most strategic in tic-tac-toe, it is treated as the position of honor on the show. Besides Paul Lynde, center square occupants in later versions have included: Image:Buddy hackett and kermit.jpg Joan Rivers, who was the primary occupant in the late-1980s version; Whoopi Goldberg, who was the center square in the second revival for its first four years; and El ...

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Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - The Storybook Squares, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns

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A UK version of the show, called Celebrity Squares and hosted by Bob Monkhouse, appeared on ITV from 1975 to 1979; it was revived with the same host from 1993 to 1995, the 1993 series named New Celebrity Squares. In Australia, the show has been known as Celebrity Squares, Personality Squares and All-Star Squares, and is scheduled to return in 2005, coming full circle by again using the Celebrity Squares title. In Brazil the program is named ´´Jogo da Velha´´. It was hosted by Fausto Silva on Su ...

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Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - The Storybook Squares, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns

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The dialect is closely confined to the geographically small but densely populated New York City Dialect Region, which consists of the city's five Boroughs, western and central Long Island, and certain neighboring New Jersey areas like Newark, Jersey City, Bayonne, Hoboken, Union City, and Fort Lee. However, the terms “New York English” and “New York dialect” are strictly speaking misnomers. The classic New York dialect is centered on middle and working class European Americans, and this racial group now accounts for less than half of the city ...

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New York-New Jersey English, New York-New Jersey English - Macrosocial Extensions, New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features, New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation, New York-New Jersey English - Syntax, New York-New Jersey English - Lexicon, New York-New Jersey English - History, New York-New Jersey English - Internal Geographic Variation, New York-New Jersey English - Subracial ethnic differentiation, New York-New Jersey English - Celebrities with New York Accents, New York-New Jersey English - The New Jersey accent, New York-New Jersey English - The Jersey Shore and Cape May Accent, New York-New Jersey English - External links, New York-New Jersey English - References

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Although there have been variations over the years in the rules and the prize-winning aspects of the game, certain aspects of the game remained fairly consistent. 2 contestants, a woman playing Os (noughts) as "Miss Circle" and the man playing Xs (crosses) "Mister X", take turns picking a star and following the traditional tic-tac-toe strategies for which square to select. The star is asked a question and gives an answer. The contestant has the choice of agreeing with the celebrity or disagreeing if they think the star's bluffi ...

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Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - The Storybook Squares, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns

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The present accent of the Jersey Shore is heavily influenced by that of North Jersey, from which it was principally settled. However, prior to the influence of the tourism industry on the area, the situation was different. Cape May was first a Dutch town, which is still reflected in the Dutch names of some local businesses and streets. The only road to Cape May was from Philadelphia, so Philadelphia English mixed in with the Dutch. The Cape May accent is fading away now; people are moving away from Cape May and businesses are closing. New people are moving i ...

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New York-New Jersey English, New York-New Jersey English - Macrosocial Extensions, New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features, New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation, New York-New Jersey English - Syntax, New York-New Jersey English - Lexicon, New York-New Jersey English - History, New York-New Jersey English - Internal Geographic Variation, New York-New Jersey English - Subracial ethnic differentiation, New York-New Jersey English - Celebrities with New York Accents, New York-New Jersey English - The New Jersey accent, New York-New Jersey English - The Jersey Shore and Cape May Accent, New York-New Jersey English - External links, New York-New Jersey English - References

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The show's greatest success was during its original run. In its heyday in the early 1970s, it was the most popular daytime show in the country and a platform for the stars to promote their work which seemed almost as popular as Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. The show got its beginning as a black-and-white pilot episode filmed for CBS in 1965. That pilot was hosted by Bert Parks with the squares occupied by Cliff Arquette in his "Charley Weaver" comic persona, Wally Cox, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Abby Dalton, Jim Backus, G ...

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Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns

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From 1971 on, all WSOP events have been tournaments with cash prizes. In 1973 a new event, five-card stud, was added to the main event of No Limit Texas Hold 'em. Since then new events have been added and removed. In 2006 there will be 42 events at the WSOP, including poker games like Omaha and Razz as well as events only for seniors and women. Event winners get, in addition to their prize money, the coveted golden bracelet. Doyle Brunson (nicknamed "Texas Dolly") and Johnny Chan have each won ten bracelets, while Phil Hellmuth has ni ...

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World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker - Origins, World Series of Poker - Evolution, World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot, World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP, World Series of Poker - The main event, World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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List of poker players - Articles. Roy Brindley Bob Ciaffone Andy Glazer Phil Hellmuth Chip Jett Thomas Keller Jesse May Daniel Negreanu Padraig Parkinson Lucy Rokach Joe Sebok Mike Sexton Barry Shulman Jeff Shulman Nic Szeremeta Robert Varkonyi Marty Wilson Neil Channing Victoria Coren Grub Smith ...

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List of poker players, List of poker players - Professional poker players, List of poker players - A, List of poker players - B, List of poker players - C, List of poker players - D, List of poker players - E, List of poker players - F, List of poker players - G, List of poker players - H, List of poker players - I, List of poker players - J, List of poker players - K, List of poker players - L, List of poker players - M, List of poker players - N, List of poker players - O, List of poker players - P, List of poker players - Q, List of poker players - R, List of poker players - S, List of poker players - T, List of poker players - U, List of poker players - V, List of poker players - W, List of poker players - X, List of poker players - Y, List of poker players - Z, List of poker players - Notable authors of poker books/articles, List of poker players - Articles, List of poker players - Books, List of poker players - Casino executives and game promoters

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