The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (Brazilian Portuguese: [sosjedadi ispotivP pawmej~Ps]), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of So Paulo, in the district of Perdizes.

One of the most exciting seasons of the Brazilian league ended Wednesday with the most stable team of the season defending its title and the club that was home to the late Pel relegated for the first time.

While it's possible to argue that a novice poker player may make a mistake at the table, that argument doesn't hold up if it involves an experienced poker pro. That was the excuse Brazilian poker player Rafael Caiaffa made during a recent tournament, but his antics have cost him an indefinite ban from the game.

The royal flush is a case of the straight flush. It can be formed 4 ways (one for each suit), giving it a probability of 0.000154% and odds of 649,739 : 1.