The PokerStar Blog

Full Tilt Poker Offline With Suspended License

2011-06-29T14:38:00.000-07:00

Full Tilt Poker Offline !

Full Tilt is currently offline since they lost their Alderney gambling license. The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has just suspended Full Tilt Poker´s license , and there are no games running as the Fulltilt software is off line.

This is not good news for Fulltilt, they have still not paid US player funds, and now they have suspended all operations, it´s pretty clear they have money issues, as Moneybookers also ceased all operations with Fulltilt... There must be some huge issues, is Fulltilt bankrupt.... out of money.... ?

AWH Poker Now Accept Players From USA

2011-04-22T16:23:00.000-07:00

AWH Poker Now Welcomes US Players !

AWHPoker have recently started to accept players from USA, they got new software and moved to Merge Network, which is now the biggest US friendly poker network in the world after the 4 biggest sites was seized by the FBI.

All new players can get a special $5 free no deposit bonus on AWH Poker, and they will also match your first deposit upto $1000.

There are 5 x $200 freerolls for all players running every day on AWHPoker, and they also offers a VIP program with points for cash, cash bonuses and free tour entries worth upto 45% cashback !

Get $5 Free Now, Click Here: AWH Poker $5 Free

Players from Australia are NOT accepted on AWHPoker, all other players are welcome. Remember you must be at least 18 years old to gamble online !

Party Poker Daily $5000 Freerolls In December

2010-11-27T04:08:00.000-08:00

Party Poker have $5000 freeroll tournaments for the whole month of December !

To qualify for a $5000 freeroll, you just need to earn 5 party points any day in December and the next day you get entry into a $5,000 freeroll.

Party Poker have a $5,000 freeroll every day in December, giving you 31 chances to hit the big jackpot and win some serious cash. You can take part in as many freerolls as you want, just make sure you made 5 party points the day before you want to play.

Just use PartyPoker´s bonuscode: STARTING Signup Now Click Here

Qualify for 5 daily $5,000 freerolls and you get a seat in the very special $50,000 finale on 2nd January, 2011, where PartyPoker will put up a fantastic $50,000 prize pool.

You can also win big with Party Poker´s Five Star Poker Challenge Jackpots:
Win two daily $5,000 freerolls = $5,000 Jackpot
Win three daily $5,000 freerolls = $50,000 Jackpot
Win five daily $5,000 freerolls = $500,000 Jackpot

Get your Jackpot now - Signup with Party Poker Click Here

Party Poker Bonus Code: STARTING

There will only be one $5,000 jackpot, one $50,000 jackpot and one $500,000 jackpot available. Jackpots will be awarded on a first come, first served basis, based on the time the claim was received by PartyPoker.

Victory Poker Pros - The Pros At Victory Poker

2010-07-25T07:36:00.000-07:00

Victory Poker Pros !

If you are looking to play against some well known poker pros, you should take a look at Victory Poker, as they have a whole team of pros you could meet when playing at the Victory Poker tables.

The pros will be playing on the site and even playing small stakes games, you can download Victory Poker and play $0.50/$1 with Antonio Esfandiari one of the most televised players on the professional poker circuit.

Victory Poker is accepts players from USA and the rest of the world from their platform at Everleaf Gaming Network.

There are a good handfull of pros on the Victory Poker Team including Antonio Esfandiari, Keith Gipson, Brian Rast, Andrew Robl, Dan Bilzerian, Sara Underwood and David Chicotsky.

When playing on the site you can also get 40% Rakeback, read more below:
Victory Poker Rakeback

Victory Poker Special Rakeback Code = rbsafe

The software can be downloaded of played instant in the browser version !

The full list of Victory Poker players and pros:
Lee Markholt
Sander Lylloff
Paul Wasicka
Alec Torelli
Danny Wong
Steven Weusten
James Obst
Adam Hourani
Jonathan Little
Jason Lavallee
Antonio Esfandiari
Keith Gipson
Brian Rast
Andrew Robl
Dan Bilzerian
Sara Underwood
David Chicotsky

Get Victory Poker Rakeback: Click Here

Poker Rooms With WSOP 2010 Qualifiers

2010-04-10T07:50:00.000-07:00

World Series of Poker 2010 - Win your WSOP package now !

Last year's WSOP Main Event attracted 6,500 entrants, generating a total prize pool of $61,000,000, with the winner collecting a staggering $8.5 Million! Playing in the World Series of Poker is most poker players biggest dream, you can qualify for the WSOP main event 2010 for less than $1 in some of the WSOP 2010 satellites, win your way to the World Series Of Poker Main Event 2010.

Full Tilt Poker - $12k Packages to WSOP main event 2010 !
FullTilt offers qualifier tournaments with a range of buy-ins and as low as $1. If you qualify for a WSOP 2010 Main Event seat at FullTilt Poker and cash in the tournament, FullTilt will give you a free seat at the 2011 Main Event. If you win the WSOP 2010 Main Event and FullTilt will give you $10,000,000 on top of your first place prize money, thats a $10 Million Bonus.
Qualify now at FullTilt Poker - Click Here
　
CakePoker - $2.5k & $12.5k packages to WSOP 2010 !
CakePoker satellites offer you the chance to win $2,500 and $12,500 packages for the 2010 World Series of Poker in Vegas. And the Cake Poker´s WSOP prize packages are more flexible than ever. Stay at the hotel you want, play in the tournament you want and even - wear what you want. Cake Poker´s WSOP 2010 prize packages come with no strings attached - whatsoever.
Qualify now at Cake Poker - Click Here
　
Doyles Room $12.5k package to WSOP 2010 !
Join Doyle Brunson and The Brunson 10 for an experience that's nothing short of legendary by winning your $12,500 WSOP Main Event package at Doyles Room, where satellites run every 4 hours and start at just $3.30.
Qualify now at Doyles Room - Click Here
　
Everest Poker - $13k & $2.5k Event #54 ($1000) packages to WSOP !
Any player who qualifies for the WSOP Main Event or WSOP Side Event #54 with Everest Poker will be eligible to receive their cut of $1,000,000 on top of the WSOP package. Qualify now at Everest Poker - Click Here
　
PartyPoker - $14k packages to WSOP main event 2010 !
PartyPoker offers a bunch of ways to qualify for World Series of Poker in LasVegas, WSOP freerolls are running twice every day, the top 25 from each WSOP freeroll will get entry to the next step. There are also $2, $4 and $9 WSOP sattelites.
Qualify now at PartyPoker - Click Here
　
Betsafe Poker - $16k packages for WSOP Main Event 2010 !
Betsafe´s $16,000 WSOP Main Event package consist of a $13,000 item prize (covering buy in, hotel accommodation and a WSOP Warm Up Tournament) and $3,000 for travel and spending money, this money will be paid out automatically when a package is won. Qualify now at Betsafe - Click Here
　
Tower Gaming - $16k packages for WSOP Main Event 2010 !
You can satellite your way to WSOP for as little as $1 in the live event qualifiers at Tower, there is 36 satellites running every day. Qualify now at Tower - Click Here
　
Betfair - $14k package to WSOP Main Event 2010 !
Satellite your way to WSOP 2010 with Betfair from just 55 cents, qualifiers are running daily at Betfair and each monthly final will have 2 x $14,000 packages to the WSOP Main Event GUARANTEED ! Qualify now at Betfair - Click Here
　
SKY Poker - £10k World Series Of Poker Main Event package !
SkyPoker´s "Viva Las Vegas" adventure has started with £10,000 prize packages up for grabs win your way to the WSOP 2010 from as little as £1.45 or play in the £1100 monthly grand final tournament where 1 in 10 players will be winning a WSOP package.
Qualify now at SkyPoker - Click Here

WSOP Satellites - World Series Of Poker 2010

Rakeback Deals And Poker Rake Races

2010-03-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

Get Rakeback And Poker Rake Races !

Rake races offer cash prizes to the players who generate the most rake or points over a one month, get the highest rakeback deals + rake races every month at Rakeback Safe

Rakeback And Poker Races
CakePoker Rake Race
PartyPoker Point Race
Doyle's Room Rake Race
Red Star Rake Chase
Eurobet Poker Point Race
Players Only Rake Chase
Tower Gaming Point Race
Minted Poker Point Chase
Betfair Rake Race
Carbon Poker Rake Chase
Victory Rake Chase
Full Tilt Rake Race
Boss Network Rake Races
PowerPoker Rake Chase
NOIQ Poker Rake Race

There are more than $300K in special poker rake races, point races and rake chases every month. This will boost your total rakeback percentage even higher than advertised.

Rakeback Deals - VIP Poker Deals

Poker Starting - Free Poker Money Bankroll Offers

Betsafe Poker Bonus Freerolls

2010-03-07T08:26:00.000-08:00

Betsafe Poker Bonus Freerolls !

In April Betsafe Poker are handing out $18,000 through Bonus Freerolls.

Daily at 17:00, 18:00, 19:00 and 20:00 CET there will be a bonus freeroll open to all players at Betsafe Poker.

Read more about the bonus freerolls - Click Here

25 Hundred USD Freeroll !
Want to play a free tournament with $2500 in the prize pool ? Just collect 25 player points in April at Betsafe Poker and you will recieve a ticket.

You can also win Gumball 3000 packages worth $2500.
Betsafe is a official sponsor of Gumball 3000 giving all their poker players the opportunity to win a Gumball 3000 package.

Read more about Gumball 3000 - Click Here

Betsafe Poker also offers upto $2000 in bonus to all new players.

Read more and see how to get your bonus - Click Here

Rakeback Deals And Poker Rake Races
VIP Poker Deals
Pokerstart
Poker Room Reviews

Poker Start Bonuses

2010-02-04T13:40:00.000-08:00

Starting with poker ? Get a poker start bonus !

If you are looking for a poker start bonus or a poker room to start playing poker you should take a look at Poker Starting

Some poker start bonuses clear in small increments wich is best, use Poker Starting to guide you through the poker starting bonuses to find the best Poker Start Bonus.

Visit Here: Poker Starting - Pokerstart bonuses

The most popular pokerstart bonuses are:
FullTilt Poker Start Bonus

Everest Poker Start Bonus

Party Poker Start Bonus

Cake Poker Start Bonus

Betsafe Poker Start Bonus

VIP Poker Deals

2010-01-03T11:57:00.000-08:00

Get VIP Poker Deals With Poker Hold´em VIP !

Instead of calling it Poker Rakeback, many poker sites will call it a VIP program, loyalty poker program, bonus deal or VIP Cashback.

VIP Poker Deals can sometimes be much better than a flat Rakeback deal, if you play alot and can reach the higher VIP tiers you could get +50% VIP return at some rooms.

Find all the best VIP poker deals at Poker Hold´em VIP

Poker Rakeback Deals

Gutshot Poker Rakeback

Low Stakes Poker Bonuses For Beginners !

2009-12-03T08:54:00.000-08:00

Low Stakes Poker Bonuses For Beginners !

It´s not easy for all low stakes players to clear all the nice poker bonuses around, get help to find the best poker bonuses for beginners and low stake players.

Most common problem is when there is not enough time for Low Stakes Poker players to clear a poker bonus before it expires.

The low stakes poker blog have listed some poker rooms with good conditions for small stakes players.

Some online poker sites makes it easy for small and low stake poker players to clear a bonus, by releasing the bonus in $5 or $10 increments. Find the best and most easy Low Stakes Poker bonuses below.
Best Low Stakes Poker Bonuses

Free Poker Bankrolls

Gutshot Poker Rakeback

Rakeback Offers - With Exclusive Rake Races and Special Freerolls

WSOP 2009 Main Event Episode 19 And 20

2009-10-21T14:12:00.000-07:00

New WSOP episodes are now live.

The WSOP 2009 Main Event is slowly going towards the final table, also known as the November 9.

Players are on day 7 of the Main Event 2009, and there are only very few good and lucky players left in this large tournament including Phil Ivey.

Watch WSOP Main Event Episode 19 And 20

Novenber Nine 2009

WSOP 2009 Main Event Episode 17 And 18

2009-10-17T07:04:00.000-07:00

World Series of Poker Main Event is a $10,000 Live Poker Tournament, with around 6,500 entrants this year. The winner of WSOP 2009 Main Event will win $8,546,435 more than $8 Million !

Players are still on day 6, and there are now less than 150 players left in this WSOP 2009 Main Event episode 17.

When WSOP episode 18 ends there will only be 64 players left in the WSOP 2009 Main Event.

Watch episode 17 and 18 from the WSOP Main Event 2009

The WSOP 2009 main event tournament is played at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Rakeback Offers - With Exclusive Rake Races and Special Freerolls

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

WSOP 2009 Episode 15 and 16

2009-10-11T05:44:00.000-07:00

The new WSOP 2009 Main Event episodes have been live for some days.

Most of you might have found the new WSOP Main Event episodes already, if NOT you can watch the new episodes below.

In episode 15 of the Main Event players are still on day 5.
Watch WSOP Main Event Episode 15 - Click Here

In episode 16 of WSOP 2009 players have reached day 6.
Watch WSOP Main Event Episode 16 - Click here

The place is Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. We are now on day 5 and 6 of WSOP Main Event 2009.
The World series of Poker 2009 Main Event have 4 starting days, each player gets 30.000 in chips, and it will take 8 days of play to reach the final table. (The November Nine )

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

Rakeback Offers - With Exclusive Rake Races and Special Freerolls

Episode 13 And 14 From WSOP Main Event 2009

2009-10-01T06:07:00.000-07:00

There are now new episodes from the WSOP Main Event 2009.

This years World Series of Poker tournament is now long past the bubble, and all players left are in the money and will win at the least $27.469

We are now on day 5 of WSOP Main Event 2009 with about 400 players left, in the new episodes you can see Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier, Phil Ivey, Andy Black, Jeff Shulman, Vitaly Lunkin and Antonio Esfandiari in action.

Watch the new WSOP Episodes

WSOP 2009 Main Event Episode 11 And 12

2009-09-23T04:37:00.000-07:00

The 2 weekly episodes from World Series of Poker 2009 is now live !

In WSOP Main Event episode 11 players have now reach bubble play and they are all close to the money.

In Episode 12 all players are now in the money, and some players have build huge stacks of chips.

Watch the new WSOP episodes

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

Episode 9 And 10 From WSOP Main Event 2009

2009-09-16T07:15:00.000-07:00

World Series of Poker Main Event 2009 ( WSOP ) in Las Vegas.

The 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate cashed more than $9million for his 1.st place finnish.

Who is going to be the winner of WSOP Main Event 2009 ? Episode 9 and 10 From WSOP 2009 is live now !

See the new WSOP Main Event episodes below:

Watch WSOP Main Event Episode 9 And 10

The final 9 players remaining in the main event will go on a 4 month hiatus before coming back to play out the action Nov. 7-10. The intent is to build up anticipation for the year's biggest Poker event.

The WSOP 2009 Main Event had 4 starting days, each player gets 30.000 in chips, and it will take 8 days of play to reach the final table.

Related Posts:
All WSOP 2009 Posts - Click Here

Get a Free Poker Bankroll - Free Poker Cash

2009-09-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

Get the biggest Free Poker Bankrolls on some of the greatest Online Poker Rooms !

Get $100 Free Poker Cash at Cake Poker, they are on the Cake Network which is U.S. Friendly and accepts Players from USA.

Or you can try the $100 Free Poker Cash at Full Tilt Poker, which is also a US friendly Poker Room.

Titan Poker offers $150 real money Free Poker Cash, Titan Poker is a Poker Room that does NOT accept U.S. Players.

At Cereus Poker Network there are 2 Poker sites with Free Poker Cash, Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet, you can play real money Poker absolutely Free with a $100 Free Poker Cash.

Free Poker Bankrolls - Click Here

Episode 8 From WSOP Main Event 2009

2009-09-10T07:50:00.000-07:00

Episode 8 of World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) 2009 Main Event was a little late but is now live !

The place is Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. We are now on day 2 of WSOP Main Event 2009 there are still many players in the field of this large $10,000 world series of poker tournament.

Watch The 2009 WSOP Main Event Episode 8 - Click Here

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

Related Posts:
All WSOP 2009 Posts - Click Here

Episode 7 From WSOP Main Event 2009

2009-09-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

Episode 7 of World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) 2009 Main Event is now live !

The place is Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. We are now on day 2 of WSOP Main Event 2009 there are still many players in the field of this large $10,000 world series of poker tournament.

Watch The 2009 WSOP Main Event Episode 7 - Click Here

WSOP Main Event 2009

Related Posts:
All WSOP 2009 Posts - Click Here

Episode 5 And 6 Of WSOP Main Event 2009

2009-09-02T10:21:00.000-07:00

World Series of Poker Main Event 2009 ( WSOP ) in Las Vegas.

The very first episodes of WSOP 2009 came a few weeks ago, with great action from some of the best and greatest poker pros in the world.

World Series of Poker is the biggest live tournament in the world with a $10,000 entry fee.

Now episodes 5 and 6 of WSOP 2009 Main Event is live, see all the great poker action from the Rio Poker room in Las Vegas WSOP 2009.

See the new WSOP episodes below.

Watch WSOP Main Event episode 5 and 6 - CLICK HERE

World Series of Poker 2009 Main Event.

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

Related Posts:
All WSOP 2009 Posts - Click Here

Rounders House The First Online Poker Reality TV Show

2009-08-30T05:59:00.000-07:00

A stay at Rounders House is anything but normal, as the house is wired with cameras and mics for live video feeds 24 hours a day. Like the Big Brother house, just with Online Poker players.

Rounders House is the first Online Poker Reality TV Show. Rounders House contestants will be playing poker and receiving instruction from several A-List Poker Pro's. They will also be competing for cash and prizes, as well as charitable donations in their name.

Win your way to be part of the Online Poker Rality TV show ! Show your Online Poker skills and you could end up making history as one of the contestants in Rounders House filming in November.

Full Tilt Poker is guaranteeing 8 Packages to Rounders House !

Ultimate Bet hosts tournaments for Rounders House and guarantees 4 Packages !

Power Poker has a great schedule of tournaments guaranteeing 1 package with the ability to Freeroll your way to the Rounders House !!

Here is what you would get:
4 Days In Vegas
Poker Pro Instruction
Live Tournaments
Win Cash And Prizes Daily
International Fame

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

Rakeback Offers - With Exclusive Rake Races and Special Freerolls

WSOP Main Event Episode 3 And 4

2009-08-26T09:33:00.000-07:00

World Series of Poker Main Event 2009 ( WSOP ) in Las Vegas.

The very first episodes of WSOP 2009 came last week, with great action from some well know poker pros.

Now episodes 3 and 4 of WSOP 2009 Main Event is live, where you will see the end of day 1 in the Main Event of WSOP 2009.

See the new WSOP episodes below.

Watch WSOP Main Event episode 3 and 4 - CLICK HERE

WSOP 2009 Main Event Episode 1 And 2 World Series of Poker 2009

2009-08-20T10:33:00.000-07:00

World Series of Poker started Friday, 3rd of July 2009. The place was Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Wednesday evening was the time that poker fans across the world was waiting for.
The first episodes from the WSOP 2009 was shown on ESPN.
See all the new episodes of this year's WSOP Main Event below !!

Watch all WSOP 2009 Main event episodes - Click Here

Qualify for WSOP 2010 - Click Here

The $10.000 WSOP 2009 Main Event just started at the Rio in Las Vegas, this tournament is the world championship of poker, and is the last World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas in 2009.

The WSOP 2009 Main Event will feature 4 starting days, each player gets 30.000 in chips, and it will take 8 days of play to reach the final table.

After the success seen in the WSOP 2008, one major item will remain the same, the November Nine format.

The final 9 players remaining in the main event will once again go on a 4 month hiatus before coming back to play out the action Nov. 7-10. The intent is to build up anticipation for the year's biggest poker event.

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus - CLICK HERE

New "durrrr" Challenge Goes Live In London

2009-08-14T18:34:00.000-07:00

The first million dollar challenge with Patrik Antonius is not even finnished yet.

But that's not stopping poker wonderkind Tom "durrrr" Dwan from throwing out another one.

This time, however, the action will take place live in London this September and Dwan will face off against 4 different opponents in a series of $500,000 heads-up matches.

Matchroom Sport, a television distribution company in the U.K. will produce the shows, and have just announced the new durrrr Challenge.

He is totally fearless and ready to take on any player that is willing to face-off in the Million Dollar match up. This will be the most hotly anticipated match-up in the poker world.

The challenge will see Dwan take on each of the 4 opponents over 500 hands. Buy-in is $500k and blinds will be $500/$1000.

Each opponent can pick between Pot-Limit Omaha or No-Limit Hold'em, and no one can quit until 500 hands are played or the player has busted.

Details on the opponents who have accepted the challenge will be released over the coming weeks.

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus - CLICK HERE

Rakeback Deals - With Exclusive Rake Races and Special Freerolls - CLICK HERE

WSOP 2009 November 9

2009-07-17T06:42:00.001-07:00

The 2009 World Series of Poker final table has been decided and will conclude in November for the best action in Poker.

And Phil Ivey is one of the November 9, some consider him to be the greatest player in the world. Phil Ivey started off trending dangerously downwards, but he seemed to recognize that the stacks were still relatively deep and the levels were still two hours long. Ivey didn't panic, and as a result he secured a spot in the November Nine.

The November 9 is:

Seat 1: Darvin Moon 58,930,000
Seat 2: James Akenhead - 6,800,000
Seat 3: Phil Ivey - 9,765,000 - Play with Phil Ivey on Fulltilt Poker - Click Here
Seat 4: Kevin Schaffel - 12,390,000
Seat 5: Steven Begleiter - 29,885,000
Seat 6: Eric Buchman - 34,800,000
Seat 7: Joe Cada - 13,215,000
Seat 8: Antoine Saout - 9,500,000
Seat 9: Jeff Shulman - 19,580,000

They are all guarenteed at least $1,000,000.

Photo from wsop.com

These are the official payouts:
1 $8 546 435
2 $5 182 601
3 $3 479 485
4 $2 502 787
5 $1 953 395
6 $1 587 133
7 $1 404 002
8 $1 300 228
9 $1 263 602

The Finalists will have a break of 115 days before the final table play resumes on November 7th.

The final table festivities will take place from November 7 - 10.

The WSOP 2009 on ESPN will be starting to air soon on TV, watch out for it.

Play Online Poker with the WSOP November 9 poker player Phil Ivey, or watch him play poker at Fulltilt Poker.

The New WSOP 2009 Episodes is live - Click Here

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus - CLICK HERE

Rakeback Offers - With Exclusive Rake Races and Special Freerolls - CLICK HERE

World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Main Event 2009 In Las Vegas

2009-07-04T06:19:00.000-07:00

The $10.000 WSOP 2009 Main Event just started at the Rio in Las Vegas, this tournament is the world championship of poker, and is the last World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas in 2009.

The WSOP 2009 Main Event will feature 4 starting days, each player gets 30.000 in chips, and it will take 8 days of play to reach the final table.

After the success seen in the WSOP 2008, one major item will remain the same, the November Nine format.

The final 9 players remaining in the main event will once again go on a 4 month hiatus before coming back to play out the action Nov. 7-10. The intent is to build up anticipation for the year's biggest poker event.

After an amazing turnout to see Peter Eastgate win the 2008 championship and more than $9 million, this year's finale will take place in front of a live audience and will receive special prime-time coverage on ESPN.

WSOP 2008 was a record year 58.720 poker players from 124 different countries battled for their share of over $180,000,000 in total prizes over the course of 56 WSOP events.

It´s amazing to see the incredible numbers that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) continues to provide in spite of evidence that would project an overall decline in poker's popularity.

Number of WSOP Main Event Entrants.
2006: 8,773 entrants ( Before the UIGEA )
2007: 6,358 entrants
2008: 6,844 entrants

Lets see how many players found their way to the WSOP 2009 Main Event.

GOOD LUCK to everyone playing the main event.

watch all WSOP 2009 main event episodes - Click Here

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

The Poker Star Blog

Special 300 Euro Freeroll

2009-06-27T04:55:00.000-07:00

The 1st July 6.30 GMT AWH Poker is running a special freeroll for all players from The poker star blog.

Title of freeroll:
Invitational freeroll 1st July at 6.30GMT
Texas Holdem 300€
20 minutes blinds (with antes)
2000 starting chips

New players also get 5 Euro free poker cash and can also enter the Saturday €1000 NEW PLAYER Freeroll.

To get the free poker cash all you have to do is:

- You MUST use this link: AWH Poker
- Download the poker software.
- Click on LOGIN and click NEW USER.
- Registrer your details.
- Wait up to 24 hours and your account will be credited your 5 Euro free poker cash.

a-winning-hand poker review
(Not for US players, sorry)

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

The Poker Star Blog

WSOP Last Change Online Tournaments

2009-06-06T05:43:00.000-07:00

World Series Of Poker 2009 ( WSOP ) events are running right now, you can still win a seat to the main event of WSOP in Las Vegas.

Qualify For WSOP 2010 - Click Here

Many poker rooms are still running tournaments where you can win WSOP main event seats.

Here are some of the last change online WSOP satelite poker tournaments.
　
June 7th Partypoker - 3 WSOP main event seats guaranteed in a $630 tournament.

June 14th PokerStars - 200 WSOP main event seats guaranteedt in a $370 tournament.

June 14th iPoker-network ( VC Poker and lots more ) - 40 WSOP main event seats guaranteed in a $535 tournament.

June 21st Full Tilt Poker - 150 WSOP main event seats guaranteed in a $535 tournament.

Good Luck.
　
There might be more WSOP tournaments, but these are the biggest i could find at the largest poker rooms.

You are welcome to make a comment if i missed some good WSOP main event tournaments.

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

The Poker Star Blog

The 2009 World Series Of Poker Just Started

2009-05-30T06:09:00.000-07:00

The 2009 World Series of Poker just started with the $40,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event, at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Among the poker legends taking a shot at the first WSOP bracelet event of 2009 were Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Chris Moneymaker, John Juanda, and 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate.

Phil Hellmuth’s entrance was typically late into the event, as he showed up well into the fourth level of play, nothing unusual about that.

Peter Eastgate had a bad start of WSOP 2009 when he was eliminated by Charles Lehr on day 1.
The complete 2009 schedule as announced will again include the much discussed delay for the Main Event final table, with 2009's eventual "November Nine" slated to return to the Rio on November 7th for the prestigious title.

The 2009 World Series of Poker features 57 bracelet events spread over seven weeks of action from late May to mid-July.

Click here for the complete schedule of WSOP 2009 events.

The 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate cashed more than $9million for his 1.st place finnish.

Good luck to all players in WSOP 2009.

Free Poker Money - No Deposit Bonus

The Poker Star Blog

Free poker cash at A-Winning-Hand Poker

2009-05-21T07:01:00.000-07:00

More free poker cash, we got a special offer from a-winning-hand poker.

a-winning-hand.com now offers a special 5 Euro no deposit bonus for all new poker players.

To get the 5 Euro free poker cash register an account at AWH Poker , and your account will be credited with 5 Euros within 24 hours.

There is no need to deposit any money to get the free poker cash, no strings attached.

New players can also enter the Saturday €1000 NEW PLAYER Freeroll. There’s loads of free cash at A-Winning-Hand

- To get the free poker cash all you have to do is:

- You MUST use this link: AWH Poker

- Download the poker software

- Click on LOGIN and click NEW USER

- Registrer your details

- Wait up to 24 hours and your account will be credited your 5 Euro free poker cash.

Not for US players - Sorry

Free Poker Cash For US Players - Click Here

Rakeback Deals

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Barney Frank To Introduce Internet Gambling Legislation On Wednesday

2009-05-06T03:17:00.000-07:00

Two and a half years have passed since the restrictive UIGEA legislation came into force in the U.S.

But this afternoon a bill is sent that would reform the law so as to resemble the old model.

Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) will hold a press conference to unveil legislation that will enable Americans to bet online and put an end to an inappropriate interference with their personal freedom.

Currently, the government could use the money to pay for some of the important general expenses.

My view is not that there should be an intensive taxation, but, like so many other legitimate activities of a smaller tax rate, "said Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

The bill would "create an exemption to the UIGEA for operators that are licensed and regulated. UIGEA, which was enacted in 2006, restricts the use of the payments system for Americans who seek the freedom to gamble online."

Only 9 out of the 22 poker networks currently offer games for the Americans, so it can potentially be a profitable model for the United States. But according to Barney Frank, the economic issue is not the most important.

Lets get US players back at the poker tables at all poker rooms.

US Poker Rooms

Everest Poker WSOP $1 Million Match

2009-04-25T04:19:00.000-07:00

The best way to qualify for the WSOP 2009 must be through Everest Poker with this great promotion. The $1 Million Match.

Everest Poker has come up with a unique promotion that stands to benefit all players who qualify for the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event.

All players who qualify for the WSOP $10,000 Main Event through WSOP Steps sit & gos and scheduled tournaments have the chance to win even more money.

The more Everest players who qualify means your chance for winning extra cash increases.

Everest Poker are going to match the total winnings of all qualified players up to $1 million. And then they are going to distribute it evenly among all the qualified players.

So even if you don’t end up cashing in at the Main Event, you still have the chance to cash in with Everest Poker.

How does the $1 Million Match work ?
It’s simple. The total amount Everest players take home from the WSOP Main Event prize pool up to $1 million, Everest poker will put up of their own cash and distribute equally among all players who qualified for the event.

For example, let’s say 100 players qualify for the 2009 WSOP Main Event.
20 players end up finishing in the money. These 20 players win a total of $700,000.

Everest Poker would then evenly distribute $700,000 of their own money among each of the 100 players who qualified for the Main Event. Each of these players will receive $7000, to be deposited into their Everest Poker account.

Had the plan been in place in 2008, the 62 Everest Poker qualifiers in Las Vegas would have earned $20,000 each.

Qualify for the WSOP at Everest Poker here

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

$5000 Freeroll Tonight At Bet24 Poker

2009-04-24T07:27:00.000-07:00

Finally it's Friday and Bet24 Poker will run a $5000 Spring Freeroll tonight at 20:00 CET!

The freeroll is avaliable for all players at Bet24.

This freeroll is also open for new players, just registrer and download Bet24 Poker here.

No need to deposit any money, just registrer for the $5000 Freeroll.

Visit Bet24 Poker here

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Nick Won The 16,000 SNG Challenge.

2009-04-18T05:41:00.000-07:00

Nick Rainey started the challenge 16,000 SNG´s and $10,000 profit in 1 month on March 18th, 2009.

And it was official yesterday, friday morning that SNG Nick won the challenge.

He was up around $11,500 when playing the 16,000th game.

A few days ago the Sit & Go specialist Nick Rainey broke the previous world record of number of Sit & Go's played online in one month.

He played more than 14,000 games in the first 20 days, but has now hit over 16,000 games in 1 month, and made a new world record.

The previous world record was 10,351 SNG played in one month.

Nick claims to hav won around $71,000 in poker winnings and prop bets in this challenge.

On the sharkscope leaderbord Nick got 1st place in total winnings for 2009 in the $16 to $35 games.

Nick will post graphs and do a full report as soon as he recover, check out he´s blog here: http://sngnick.blogspot.com/

Well done.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Challenge: 16,000 SNG’s in 31 days and $10,000 in Profits.

2009-04-13T05:19:00.000-07:00

The Sit & Go specialist and Poker Pro Nick Rainey, broke the previous world record of number of Sit & Go's played online in one month.

Nick Rainey has allready played more than 14,000 games in about 20 days.
The previous world record was 10,351 SNG played in one month.

The goal of this challenge is to play 16,000 sit & go's in one month and make a profit of $10,000.

Nick Rainey started the challenge on March 18th, 2009. As of April 11th, he has earned $7,738 in profits and has played 14,000 sit & go's. He has been grinding through each day, playing sessions that last from 20 to 40 hours each.

Stinko_Mikko is the username Nick Rainey use on FullTilt Poker while playing, he is limited to sit & go's within a $6-$75 buy-in range, and he is required to play in a minimum of 9-man tournaments or larger.

You can check out Rainey and follow his progress on his blog http://sngnick.blogspot.com/

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Durrrr Challenge: Durrrr Back In The Lead.

2009-04-06T05:13:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update on the Durrrr challenge.

In a short session between durrrr and Patrik Antonius last night durrrr won $55k.

With that win he is back in the lead, right now durrrr is in front with $30k.

Patrik Antonius was in front in the challenge last week, so it will be exiting to see who wins this challenge.

Patrik was the one calling it a night as he said he needed to sleep, but he said that they will play later tomorrow so keep your eyes open for more durrrr and Patrik action tonight.

Follow the durrrr challenge here

Related Posts.
Patrik Antonius in front

Durrrr challenge has started

Fulltilt getting ready

Patrick Antonius warming up

Phil Ivey accepts durrrs poker challenge

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

High Stakes Poker Season 5 Episode 3 And 4

2009-03-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

Since everybody seems to be looking for the new episodes of high stakes poker, i will make this short post with the links to all the new high stakes poker episodes.

When i embed the videos from pokertube, it slows down my blog, so this time just click on the link and you will go right to the episode you want to see.

Again there is great action with the pros and big name poker players at the table having fun while playing high stakes poker.

In theese 2 episodes of high Stakes Poker you will see: Eli Elezra, David Benyamine, Peter Eastgate, Daniel Nagreanu, Ilari "Zigmund" Sahamies, Tom "Durr" Dwan, Barry Greenstein and Doyle Brunson at the poker table.

HIGH STAKES POKER SEASON 5 EPISODE 3
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep3 1/4
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep3 2/4
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep3 3/4
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep3 4/4

HIGH STAKES POKER SEASON 5 EPISODE 4
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep04 1/4
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep04 2/4
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep04 3/4
High Stakes Poker S05 Ep04 4/4

You can play poker with the pros at Fulltilt Poker real money tables here

Related Posts.
High Stakes Poker Season 5. Episode 2
High Stakes Poker Season 5. Episode 1

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Fulltilt Poker: Play For Real Money With The Pros.

2009-03-26T07:18:00.000-07:00

Full Tilt Poker is one of the leading online poker rooms, and one of the few that are open for US players to play poker with real money.

Fulltilt poker has created one of the best software programs available to download in the industry, with menu filters, hand history statistics, an instant replay button, and is fully functional for multi table players.

Fulltilt poker offers poker lessons and " Tips from the Pros"
a large variety of sit and go, freeroll tournaments, play money games and real money cash game tables, rewards for regular real money players with Full Tilt Points which can be used for freerolls or to purchase merchandise in the Full Tilt store.

At Fulltilt poker real money tables you can find many big name poker players such as Howerd Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris " Jesus " Ferguson, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Allan Gunningham Phil Gordon, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Block, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen and many more playing high stakes poker for real money.

Fulltilt poker is Mac compatible with versions available for Mac and PC users, so everyone can download Fultilt Poker and play with real money.

The Fulltilt poker download should take less than 5 minutes. Fulltilt Poker is a top rated poker room software, and it is very quick and easy to download Fulltilt poker and play for real money.

When you become a Fulltilt poker real money player you will get a special 100% up to $600 bonus on your first real money deposit, with the best Fulltilt poker bonus codes.

When you download Full Tilt Poker through our link, you'll receive an exclusive 100% up to $600 bonus on your first real money deposit at Full Tilt Poker.

To play at fulltilt poker with real money you have to download fulltilt poker here. And remember to use the best Fulltilt poker bonus code pokerstarblog to get the best first deposit bonus.

This Fulltilt poker bonus code will give you the best signup bonus, to be sure to get the exclusive $600 bonus on your first real money deposit at Full Tilt Poker, you should use the fulltilt poker bonus code: pokerstarting

Deposit options to get real money on fulltilt poker:
Visa, Mastercard, Click2pay, Paysafecard, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, Webmoney and Cash transfer. They are all fast and safe so you can play at Fulltilt poker real money tables right away.

The best Fulltilt poker bonus code: POKERSTARTING

Fulltiltpoker.fr - Fulltilt Poker France

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

The Largest Online Poker Hand

2009-03-25T07:38:00.000-07:00

The Largest Online Poker Hand !

The largest pot ever in online poker was played by Patrik Antonius And Isildur1 on FullTilt Poker.

Patrik Antonius wins the largest online poker pot ever, the hand was played against Isildur1 on Fulltilt Poker.

The largest poker hand ever had $1.356.946,50 in the pot and was won by Patrik Antonius.

The game was Omaha PL $500/$1000 on Fulltilt Poker Patrik Antonius VS Isildur1

Watch a replay of the largest online poker hand HERE

Watch And Play With The Pros On FullTilt Poker - Click Here

Free Poker Bankrolls

Rakeback Offers - With Exclusive Rake Races and Special Freerolls

Durrrr Challenge: Patrik Antonius In Front.

2009-03-21T08:29:00.001-07:00

Tom " Durrrr " Dwan has been in front most of this challenge VS. Patrik Antonius, but last night Patrik finaly got in front when he was the winner of the session.

Durrrr and Antonius has now played a little more than 5.500 poker hands on Fulltilt poker.

They have to play 50.000 hands in total at the Fulltilt poker real money tables, so there is still many hands to go before we will see the winner of the Durrrr VS. Antonius challenge.

After last nights session Patrik Antonius is up $110.000 in total.

You can find a results graph, big hands and current standings for the Durrrr challenge here at highstakesdb.com

Play poker with the online pros at Fulltilt poker here.

Related Posts.

Durrrr challenge has started
Fulltilt getting ready
Patrick Antonius warming up
Phil Ivey accepts durrrs poker challenge

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

Doyle Brunson Is Willing To Play Anybody.

2009-03-17T08:56:00.000-07:00

Some time ago Doyle Brunson made comments about how he would "swim a river" to play "the Internet stars" in a real cash game, and in Doyles new blog post he is now willing to challenge anybody.

Doyle brunson writes:
I’m getting old, there is nothing I can do about that, but I’m still willing to play anybody "Doyle Sez", where I can name the game and change to another game when I want to. If any of the internet stars, that don’t play live, want to play, I’ll give them half their money back if they lose if they play 8 hours a day for a week.

Doyle also defends him self and says, that only live poker counts.
So when Doyle said he never saw a poker game that he couldn’t beat, he meant 6 or more players sitting down at a live poker table, and not on the internet where players might be talking on the phone or sending IMs.

Doyle Brunson is a 10 time WSOP bracelet winner who has logged a tremendous amount of hours playing nearly every poker game under the sun.

You can play against Doyle and knock him out of the bounty tournament for free at Doylesroom.

Find the pokerstar blogs here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Poker and luck.

2009-03-14T07:17:00.000-07:00

We all appreciate luck in poker, but in many ways luck is the enemy of a good poker player.

Beginners tend to treat poker much like they would treat craps, roulette, or other pure chance games. They think they will win if they catch good cards and lose if they don't.

Many times when a bad player wins a pot, he will have gotten lucky to do it. The bad player comes from behind, sucks out when not getting pot odds, makes miracle river catches etc. The bad player has a million ways to get lucky.

Bad players also try to get lucky. So, it’s no surprise that bad players are generally luckier than good poker players.

Some poker players also tilt far more than others, if a player truly has been the recipient of bad luck for a while, usually it becomes easier for that player to go on tilt.

Most great poker players have big egos, and that kind of ego does not allow them to view their game as one where luck plays much of a role. Yet these great players do not always win, So either there is luck in poker, even at the highest levels, or the great players don't always play well.

Most advanced poker players are willing to concede the existence of short term luck, but most believe, quite rightly, that in the long term the better players will get the money.

You don’t want to get lucky yourself, you want your opponents to make luck their present to you. Get lucky by having your opponent put in five bets while drawing to a double bellybuster.

The variables in poker explains why you can't simply say something like poker is 70% skill and 30% luck. The amount of luck found in poker is a very complex question.

But remember the luckier you are at poker, the worse you play.

Poker tools to improve your online poker game.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

High Stakes Poker Season 5 Episode 2

2009-03-09T08:20:00.000-07:00

The 2nd episode of highstakes poker is now online on pokertube, see Peter Eastgate playing very active and a great battle with Durrrr and Berry Greenstein.

Episode: 2 1/4

Episode: 2 2/4

Episode: 2 3/4

Episode: 2 4/4

Play poker with the pros for real money at Fulltilt Poker.

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

Find the pokerstar blogs

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Best Ipoker VIP Cashback

2009-03-07T08:49:00.000-08:00

The Best Ipoker VIP Cashback Program !

SunPoker offers the best ipoker VIP cashback, when you signup at SunPoker you get a 100% upto $500 signup bonus.

The SunPoker VIP club offers "points for cash" VIP freerolls and a $10K monthly rake race.

The more you play the faster you earn Sun points and the more VIP Cashback you will get.

SunPoker´s signup bonus is released in $5 increments, and expires after 90 days.
The bonus is not deducted from your ipoker VIP cashback.

Rakeback Deals And Poker Rake Races
VIP Poker Deals
Pokerstart

Look Up Your Opponents Stats On Sharkscope.

2009-03-07T06:16:00.000-08:00

Did you ever wonder if your opponents are losing or winning on the poker tables and how much ?

Then you have to visit sharkscope.com, SharkScope is the most complete database of online poker sit n’ go tournament results in the world.

You will be able to look up all the poker players you are playing with in real time, and see if they are winning or losing poker players, and which games they win or lose in. (not for cash-games only SNG tournaments)

You can also use it to analyze your own statistics to find out which games you win or lose in, or see how many times you got 1st. Place.

And find out which games and hours that are not profitable for you to play poker, which is very valuable information to get.

There is also leaderboards in different buy in levels, so you will be able to track down and find the best SNG ( sit and go ) players in the world, and see how much money they win.

Sharkscope tracks all SNG tournaments on all the big poker networks in the world here is a list of the poker rooms that gets tracked:

PokerStars, FullTilt Poker, Ongame Network, Pacific 888 Network, Party Poker, Ipoker Network, IPN( Boss Media Network) , Everest poker, Merge Gaming Network, Cake Poker Network and PKR Poker.

You are allowed 5 free searches per day, For greater access see the purchase options on sharkscope.com

Be aware sharkscope is not allowed at pokerstars by their new terms and conditions, remember to check if sharkscope is allowed where you play online poker.

Related Posts:
Poker Office.
Tournament Indicator.
Pokerbility.
SitNGoWizard.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

↑ Grab this Headline Animator

$1,000,000 To Prove That Poker Is A Game Of Skill

2009-03-06T09:12:00.000-08:00

On Phil Galfond´s blog you can read about a great challenge. Although Phil thinks it's unlikely they would get taken up on this, he would love to play to prove that poker is a game of skill.

Phil writes: " the fact that we're legitimately offering $1,000,000 to $1 should convince some people that there's more to this game than just luck. "

The challenge:
With Congressman Barney Frank preparing to introduce legislation this month addressing the ambiguities of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), BluefirePoker.com is willing to put its money where it’s mouth is, to prove that Poker is a game of skill, not luck.

They are offering $1,000,000 to President Obama or any member of the U.S. Congress willing to play a Poker game against any of their poker pros, and the winnings can go to the charity of choice.

No one in their right mind would turn down this challenge if Poker were a game based on luck, because the odds are so far in their favor. Putting up $1 for a chance to win $1,000,000.

The specific terms of the game are to be announced but the format will include an equal number of chips at the start of the game. The length of the game must also be long enough to demonstrate the advantage of skill, in the long run the better player wins the game because the player’s skills increase the odds of success.

You can read Phil Galfond´s blog here.

And you can digg the story here.

Related Posts.
Mr. Frank will bring back legislation
EU gives Obama time to fix gambling laws
Barney Frank to reintroduce internet gambling legislation
Pennsylvania judge rules poker is a skill game
Kentucky domain seizures

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Betsafe Poker Review: VIP Value Back And Huge Rake Races.

2009-03-03T06:59:00.000-08:00

Betsafe poker has recently moved to the Ongame Network with lots of players, which is one of the poker networks with the softest competition around.

Betsafe have a great sportsbook and poker room, and a fantastic E-mail support that always answers in less than 15 min.

There are 6 different sign up bonuses to choose from $ 25 up to $ 2,000.

100% up to $25 sign up bonus, enter bonus code COPPER Earn 200 player points to get your bonus.

100% up to $75 sign up bonus, enter bonus code Bronze Earn 600 player points to get your bonus.

100% up to $200 sign up bonus, enter bonus code SILVER Earn 1,600 Player Points to get your bonus.

200% up to $500 sign up bonus, enter bonus code GOLD Earn 4,000 Player Points to get your bonus.

200% up to $1,000 sign up bonus, enter bonus code Platina Earn 8,000 Player Points to get your bonus.

200% up to $ 2,000 sign up bonus, enter bonus code DIAMOND Earn 16,000 Player Points to get your bonus.

The bonus codes should be used when you transfer money to Betsafe´s Poker room, thats after you have signed up. When you signup at Betsafe use bonuscode: VIPSAFE

The bonus will automatically be credited to your account when the requirements are met.

To get your bonus simply make a deposit on Betsafe's website and use one of these bonus codes when you transfer your money to the poker client.

All bonuses is 8 poker points per $1 paid in bonus, so to get a $200 bonus you need to collect 1600 poker points. This is the absolute best bonus Ongame Network allows.

Betsafe Poker VIP Cashback PROGRAM.
Betsafe Poker also has a lucrative VIP program that gives a lot back to their poker players.The program consists of rake races and monthly VIP program called Cash Is King.

The VIP program will give you a certain amount of Value Back, depending on how much you play.

Silver 0-999 poker points earned during the month. Will get you 8-12% Value Back.

Gold 1.000-2.999 poker points earned during the month. Will get you 12-16% Value Back.

Platinum 3000 + poker points earned during the month, will give you 16-20% Value Back.

Diamond Elite 72,000 poker points earned during 1 year.Will get you 30-40% Value Back

You will get Diamond Elite immediately when you have earned 72,000 points.You dont have to wait a whole year to get upgraded, if you get the 72,000 points faster than 1 year.

Bonuses are not deducted from the Value Back, so you can get Value Back, Bonus and Rake race on top of each other.

Betsafe poker also have monthly points / rake races.
There will be new rake races every month. And the March Races worth $150.000 has just started today the 3rd and will end March 31st.

There is 2 different $75,000 rake races this month, a Cashgame race and a Tour/SNG race with great prizes to top 100 in each race.

When you sign up at Betsafe you get:
A sign up bonus up to $ 2000.

Monthly VIP Value Back.

And you automatically participate in Betsafe's major rake races.

Use Bonus Code: VIPSAFE when you signup with Betsafe

Learn more about betsafe poker´s promotions and get your signup bonus here.

More Betsafe Pages And Topics
Betsafe Poker Start Bonus
Betsafe Bonus - All Betsafe´s Bonuses
Betsafe Bonus Freerolls
Betsafe Casino Games

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

High Stakes Poker Season 5 Full Episode.

2009-03-02T08:57:00.000-08:00

The first full episode of high stakes poker season 5 can now be found on youtube.

In high stakes poker season 5 you can see some of the best poker players play high stakes poker, and see how lots of money change hands very fast.

In this episode you can see Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Tom " Durrrr " Dwan, Eli Elezra, Doyle Brunson, Zigmund Sohamies, Berry Greenstien and the WSOP champion Peter Eastgate, play high stakes poker in the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas.

See the new highstakes poker season 5 here.

Find the pokerstar blogs

Play poker with the pros for real money at Fulltilt poker.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

The Most Winning Players On Fulltilt Poker In 2009 So Far.

2009-03-01T06:33:00.000-08:00

The highstakes poker player Mark Vos, who has gotten alot of attention lately with his "Hit and Run" short stack poker strategy is very succesfull.

In the month of February MR. Vos has won more on FullTilt than Phil Ivey, Phil Galfond, Tom Dwan, Gus Hansen and Patrick Antonius.

He has realized, along with a few others that selective aggression works well at the highest stakes.

The year 2009 has started really good for Hac " Trex313 " Dang, Patrik Antonius and Gus Hansen as they have all managed to win several millions of dollars on Fulltilt Poker.

Since 2009 started 6 players has made more than $1million playing poker at Fulltilt according to the Highstakesdb.com

Here is a list of the biggest winners on Fulltilt Poker this year so far.
1. Hac " Trex313 " Dang: $2.677.233
2. Patrik Antonius: $2.279.366
3. Gus Hansen: $1.897.636
4. Ilari " Ziigmund " Sahemies: $1.543.927
5. Mark Vos: $1.403.993
6. 'tsarrest': $1.204.781

The biggest loser on fulltilt poker in 2009 right now is Tom 'durrr' Dwan, in only 56 days he has lost $3.526.948 according to Highstakesdb.com

Play poker with the pros at Fulltilt Poker and get a signup bonus up to $600 here.

Find the pokerstar blogs here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Annette15´s Blog.

2009-02-28T07:35:00.000-08:00

A little update on Annette15´s blog, Anentte has played two big live tournaments this year so far The Aussie Millions and Pokerstars EPT Copenhagen, and she is disappointed not to go deeper in any of them.

Annette writes:

" There's nothing more annoying than having played sick poker for four days, not having been all-in a single time without having my opponent drawing dead postflop just to have someone call your 4-bet shove the first hand you sit down at the table..ah well....I still love poker.

Bubbled at the Copenhagen EPT...these things happen.

Best of luck to new Betfair sponsored Pro Peter Jepsen whose contract was announced on the opening day of that tourney.

I'm sure Peter is going to do well in both cash online at Betfair and in the live tournaments."

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

$1000 Freeroll for everybody At Paynorake.com

2009-02-26T06:04:00.000-08:00

Paynorake poker has set up a special $1000 freeroll just for the poker players at The Pokerstar Blog.

The only thing you have to do is register for the freeroll.

To enter the special $1000 freeroll you must use the password: starblog

Here are the details for the special $1ooo freeroll:

Name: Poker Pro $1,000 Freeroll
Time/Date: 1500 EST/ Feb 28th 2009
$1000 prize pool
Top 40 places will be paid!

Good luck to everybody.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Mr. Frank Will Bring Back Legislation To Repeal The UIGEA.

2009-02-25T16:57:00.000-08:00

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has placed a strain on relations between the US and other European Union members. That was never more clear than when it was discovered that the EU has the US on a short leash.

They have extended a lifeline to the US to fix the problems that have been created by the UIGEA. Representative Barney Frank has plans of moving quickly to remedy the situation.

"The Bill introduction should happen within the next month. Mr. Frank will bring back legislation to repeal the UIGEA," said a spokesman for the House Financial Committee Chairman.

This will not be the first time that Frank has tried such legislation. His past attempts have been blocked by members of Congress that fear the US is losing billions from their economy to overseas online gambling sites.

That may be true, but Frank is realizing that this is no longer a matter of what the US government wants to do. The World Trade Organization may be asked to step in and if that happens it could further strain US relations with other countries.

President Obama has said that he wants to regain other countries' trust in the US and repealing the UIGEA would certainly go a long way in renewing that trust. Obama has also said in the past that he wants to keep the Internet free, so repealing the UIGEA would work two fold for his administration.

Related Posts.

EU gives Obama time to fix gambling laws

Barney Frank to reintroduce internet gambling legislation

Pennsylvania judge rules poker is a skill game

Kentucky domain seizures

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

EU Gives Obama Time To Fix Gambling Laws.

2009-02-25T08:13:00.000-08:00

President Obama has swiftly done what he said he was going to do upon taking office.

One of those issues is online gambling laws in the US, and how they are affecting the country's relationship with other nations.

The European Union is prepared to recommend action against the US to the World Trade Organization, but before they do, they will give Obama the chance to make things right.

Millions of dollars were lost for publicly traded Internet gambling companies after the law took affect. It will now be up to President Obama to try and be the peacemaker he has made himself out to be.

Prior to Obama taking office, the last administration worked on a different set of rules. They did not give much regard to what other countries thought of their policies.

Obama has pledged that his administration would be more pen to negotiation rather than dictator status in the World.

This is Obama's chance to show the world and the EU in particular that it is a new day in the US.

Members of Obama's team, including Barney Frank, are looking to overturn the UIGEA and regulate the online gambling industry in the US. Obama himself has made his intentions clear to keep Internet commerce free from government intervention.

Related Posts.

Barney Frank to reintroduce internet gambling legislation

Pennsylvania judge rules poker is a skill game

Kentucky domain seizures

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Gus And Theo Battled It Out In The Boxing Ring.

2009-02-24T18:33:00.000-08:00

On Saturday afternoon, the poker world was focused on an event that had nothing to do with the poker game. Fulltilt Poker pro Gus Hansen battled it out against Bet24 poker pro Theo Jorgensen inside a boxing ring.

The festivities kicked off at 2:00pm Eastern Time, with Jorgensen donning black shorts with white stripes and black headgear. Hansen wore solid black trunks and blue headgear. In the end, Hansen dropped the decision to Jorgensen by a judges’ vote.The match took place in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In order to prepare for Saturday’s boxing match, Hansen trained with former Olympic medalist Johnny De Lima.

But three rounds into the fight, the panel of judges ruled in favor of Theo Jorgensen. Gus Hansen stood in the ring after the match with his opponent, whom he is friends with outside of the poker tables, and did not appear to be badly injured.

Hansen placed a handicap on himself in the match. Jorgensen’s win earned him $35,000. If Hansen had won, he would have paid his adversary $25,000.

During the fight, play was paused in the Durrrr challenge between Patrik Amtonius and Dwan. Saturday marked the second day of play in the promotion, which features a $1.5 million wager by Dwan if anyone can defeat him in 50,000 hands of $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha or No Limit Hold’em.

Read more about Durrrr´s challenge here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

The Durrrr Challenge has started.

2009-02-23T05:25:00.000-08:00

The first session in the "durrrr Challenge" kicked off with Tom "durrrr" Dwan taking on Patrik Antonius. Thus far, Antonius, Phil Ivey, and David Benyamine have all accepted Dwan's challenge.

Antonius and Dwan played 1,541 of the required 50,000 hands, with Dwan emerging a $134,911.50 winner over the course of the first session. The game was PLO and they played on four of the eight "durrrr Challenge" tables that are currently set up on Full Tilt poker.

When the $500-$1,000 action on Full Tilt broke Saturday afternoon, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Patrik Antonius agreed to resume their "durrrr Challenge" match.

Dwan and Antonius sat down for their second session, where Dwan won $36,661 over the course of 92 hands before pausing to take a lunch break. Action resumed 2,5 hours later and they played 1288 hands.

As they started the second session of the day, Dwan was up $171,573 over the life of the challenge, but Antonius made a huge comeback, booking a $228,069 win to put him ahead of Dwan by a total of $56,178 over the 2,915 hands they have logged thus far on their way to a total of 50,000 hands.

Antonius quit the match at just after 9 pm EST, Dwan congratulating him on the win.

Watch out for the "Challenge" and play with the poker pros at Fulltilt Poker here.

RELATED POSTS:

Fulltilt getting ready

Patrick Antonius warming up

Phil Ivey accepts durrrs poker challenge

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Special $5000 Freeroll At Luckyace Poker.

2009-02-20T05:10:00.000-08:00

Just to let you all know, Luckyace Poker has a special $5000 freeroll for all new players.

The first freeroll will take place on Saturday the 21st at 20:00 at Luckyace Poker.

When you signup at Luckyace Poker you will get a free lifetime license to Pokerbility and a 100% welcome bonus up to $400.
You will get 25% of your welcome bonus instantly into your poker account, even before you start playing at the poker tables.

Get your share of the $5000 at Luckyace Poker here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Great Casino Offer At Bet24.

2009-02-19T06:17:00.000-08:00

Bet24.com have a great Casino offer for all new and existing Bet24 customers.

Deposit €50 and Bet24 will give you another €50 to play with right away.

Bet24 Casino will match your next deposit with a 100% bonus of up to €50! The offer is valid for your first deposit made between Friday February 13th 09:00 CET and Tuesday March 3rd by 23:59 CET.
Get your casino bonus at Bet24 here.

Bet24 Casino loyalty program.

Frequent Player Points (FPP) are points you earn while playing Casino games. The more you play, the more FPP you earn. The different games give you different percentages of FPP.
100 FPP are equal to 1 Euro in real money 200 FPP give you 2 Euros etc.

You will receive the money once per day around 18:00CET and at least 100 FPP will be converted into Euros. After the converting your FPP balance will go down to 0 and then it’s time for you to reach at least 100 FPP again.

Get your casino bonus at Bet24 here.

You can also get a poker bonus up to $600 at Bet24 here.

Play in the special new player $5000 freeroll at Luckyace Poker here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Pokerstars 25 Billion Hand Ends With A Spilt Pot.

2009-02-18T07:53:00.000-08:00

In all the excitement leading up to Pokerstars 25 billionth hand, no one could predict how interesting the big hand would be.

It happened in the early morning hours of Monday February 16th. At the poker table Susilva, a $1/$2 limit Omaha Hi-Lo table.

Get Free No Deposit Poker Bankrolls - CLICK HERE

Player Confedrate had just sat down and was waiting to post his blinds. Not dealt into the hand, he was not eligible for the prize. All he could do was sit there and watch it play out. Pokerstars support wrote in the chat:
"Confedrate, it looks like that's right. You were waiting to post your blind, and didn't get dealt in. I'm very sorry."

Then player NeonFrost got disconnected and he´s hand was folded, but when he came back he said " Why would i ever fold"

Poker stars was quick on the case. The people behind the scenes reviewed the hand and awarded the prizes as if NeonFrost had been dealt into the hand. That was a good thing for him. He had the queen-high flush, good enough for the high pot and half the big prize.

When it was all sorted out, here's what the prizes looked like.

NeonFrost: Won high pot -- $50,000 and tourney package
tupapi777: Won low pot -- $50,000 and tourney package
FrtSpkndMn: $33,333.33
n47j25s: $33,333.33
chris12080: $33,333.33

Congratulations to you all with the nice win at Pokerstars 25 billion hand promotion.

Earn Money even when you lose with Online Poker Rakeback !

The Highest Poker Rakeback Deals

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Fulltilt Poker Getting Ready For The Durrrr Challenge.

2009-02-16T07:31:00.000-08:00

The first "durrrr" challenge, which should be Patrik Antonius vs Tom Dwan is supposed to get underway at any moment at Fulltilt Poker.

Fulltilt Poker has accommodated Dwan and Antonius by opening up four "durrrr" Challenge $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha tables. They are all heads-up tables, as this will be a heads-up challenge.

Dwan made headlines in the poker world earlier this year when he issued his challenge. Anyone was welcome to accept, except for Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond.

The challenge:

A heads-up battle that would consist of at least 50,000 hands. Four tables would be played at all times, with minimum stakes of $200/$400. Dwan would allow his opponent to choose the game of choice from Pot Limit Omaha, No Limit Hold'em or a mix of the two.

If Dwan's opponent was ahead (after rake) at the end of the challenge, then Dwan would pay out $1.5 million dollars on top of whatever he lost during the challenge.

If Dwan was ahead after rake, then his opponent would have to cough up an additional $500,000.

At least three players apparently accepted the terms of the challenge, including: Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius and David Benyamine.

Antonius will be getting the first crack at "durrrr", and the challenge should get underway this week.

Watch out for the challenge and play poker with the pros at Fulltilt Poker here.

RELATED POSTS.

Phil Ivey accepts Durrrs challenge

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Daniel Negreanu Will No Longer Play In Poker After Dark.

2009-02-16T04:55:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu writes on he´s blog that he will no longer be playing on any more sessions of Poker After Dark.

Pokerstars will no longer be allowing it's players to play on Poker After Dark, at first Daniel was a bit perplexed, but as Daniel says:

" Pokerstars didn't become the world's largest poker site by accident, there are smart people making key decisions as to what's best for the site, and this is another example of them getting it right. While it was fun to play on the show, I totally respect the decision to pull Pokerstars players from the show. "

Daniel Negreanu´s micro limit challenge has been going pretty good. He crushed the $0.02-$0.05 cent game and moved up quickly. After 209 hands played at $0.05-$0.10 he´s up $13.00 after getting coolered with KK versus AA pre-flop against a wild player and losing back $10.00. Daniel won't move up to the final micro limit level, $0.10-$0.25 cent, until he has a $125 bankroll.

Daniel Negreanu´s mom is also very sick and she´s in the hospital for a surgery, and Daniel has received tons of e-mails and want´s to thank all who have been praying for he´s mother to have a speedy recovery.

As for Daniel´s LA tournament plans, he might not make up he´s mind until the last minute.

You can read more and the rest of Daniel Negreanu´s blog here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

WSOP 2006 Winner Jamie Gold Signs With ACED Poker.

2009-02-13T05:16:00.000-08:00

The champion of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, Jamie Gold has signed with Aced poker, which makes its home on the Merge Gaming Network.

Jamie Gold won the largest WSOP tournament ever held, with a field of 8,773 players, and pocketed $12 million.

As part of his duties with Aced poker, Gold will be found playing on the site, representing the brand at major live poker tournaments, and working alongside our team to make sure each and every ACED player has the best possible experience.

Gold has appeared on a bevy of poker television shows, including NBC’s “Poker After Dark” and GSN’s “High Stakes Poker.”

Aced poker is now offering a brand new poker Bonus Code! This bonus is a 100% up to $500 deposit bonus.
To get this Aced poker Bonus, you need to use the Aced Bonus Code: ACED100
The Aced Poker Bonus will be paid out in increments of $5.00.

Click here and play poker with Jamie Gold at Aced poker.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Pokerstars 25 Billionth Hand With Awarding Cash Prizes.

2009-02-12T05:43:00.000-08:00

Online poker players are in for a treat this weekend, Pokerstars has introduced promotions as part of its 25 billionth hand celebration. The festivities will be capped off when the milestone hand is dealt. Its winner will take home $100,000 plus $50,000 in major tournament entries.

Beginning with the 24.85 billionth and continuing until the 25 billionth hand, Pokerstars will be awarding cash prizes to the winners of every millionth hand. When a milestone hand kicks off, a pop-up window will appear and a PokerStars Host will head to the table to explain what’s at stake.

The amount that can be won depends on a table’s stakes. If a millionth hand occurs at a micro-stakes game, its winner will take home $300 and the rest of the players will pocket $125.

Low-stakes millionth hand winners will see their bankrolls boosted by $750 and the rest of the pack takes home $250.

Medium stakes hand winners receive $1,250 and high-stakes champions will take home $2,500. The rest of the table at those stakes receives $500 and $1,000, respectively. A bonus multiplier based on a player’s VIP status ranges from 15% to 200%.

The winner of the 25 billionth hand will receive a colossal $150,000 in cash and prizes. First, the player’s bankroll will be boosted by $100,000. They will also receive four prize packages for some of the largest poker tournaments held: the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final in Monaco, Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure in The Bahamas, World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and PokerStars’ own World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event.

Back when the site logged its 10 billionth hand of poker, Justine "justine0003" Hall took home $100,000 while playing on a $0.01/$0.02 micro-stakes table when her 3-8 of clubs turned a flush. Amazingly, the pot size was nearly $13, as four players were all in to try to earn the $100,000 prize.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Gus And Theo Inside The Boxing Ring.

2009-02-08T06:35:00.000-08:00

On February 21st, three-time World Poker Tour Champion Gus Hansen will square off against World Series of Poker bracelet holder Theo Jorgensen.

The match won’t take place at the poker table, however. Instead, it will be inside a boxing ring. The two Danes will duel in the debut of Gus TV.

If Hansen beats Jorgensen in the boxing arena, Jorgensen will fork over $25,000. If Jorgensen wins, he’ll earn $35,000 from Hansen.

However, this match is far from being solely about the money, as Jorgensen quipped: “Forget about the money, this is all about the glory. The loser of this fight will definitely hear about it for many years to come.

Tickets to the event can be purchased online and currently run 249 DKK (approximately $40) and the spectacle kicks off at 21:00 local time.

You can place a bet on Gus and Theo´s boxing match at Bet24.com right now.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Barney Frank to Reintroduce Internet Gambling Legislation

2009-02-07T05:21:00.000-08:00

This week it was revealed that Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) will reintroduce legislation favorable to internet gambling in the next few weeks.

During the previous Congress, Frank introduced HR 2046, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, which established a full licensing and regulatory framework for the industry in the United States.

The public opinion is demanding the right to gamble online, which served as the impetus behind Frank’s decision to reintroduce legislation.

The UIGEA regulations were officially enacted on January 19th, 2009, one day prior to the swearing in of President Barack Obama.

The financial services industry must come into full compliance by December 1st, 2009, about one year after the regulations were approved by the U.S. Treasury and White House Office of Management and Budget.

You can read more at Pokernewsdaily.

Related Posts.
Pennsylvania judge rules poker is a skill game
Kentucky domain seizures

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Doyle Brunson Is Pleased With The New Doyles room.

2009-01-31T06:17:00.001-08:00

Doyle brunson has been getting a lot of questions about the article, “100 Most Likely to Die in 2009.” It has him listed as the number 16th celebrity most likely to die this year.
But Doyle is cool he´s plan is to reach at the least 102 years of age in honor to the poker hand 10-2 named after him.

Doyle Brunson also says "" i´m really pleased with the new DoylesRoom poker room. We moved to a new network and we have more players in U.S. primetime than we had at our other provider. There are lots of sportsbook customers that play, which makes for looser and better games.""

It’s Super Bowl time and Doyle is betting on Arizona +7 points. This is one of Doyle´s favorite times of the year and he´s going to the Super Bowl Party at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Related Posts:

The new Doyles Room welcomes all players.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Daniel Negreanu´s WSOP 2009 Plan.

2009-01-29T04:09:00.000-08:00

Here is the list of events Daniel Negreanu plan on playing at the WSOP 2009.

Some events do overlap so it's highly unlikely that Daniel Negreanu will be playing all of them, but if an event is NOT on this list, Daniel guarantees you that he won't be playing it.

Daniel Negreanu´s WSOP 2009 schedule:

May 28th: $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
May 29th: $40,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2)
May 30th: $40,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 3)
May 31st: $40,000 No Limit Hold'em (Final Table)

June 1st: 5pm $10,000 7 Card Stud
June 2nd: $10,000 7 Card Stud (Day 2)
June 3rd: $10,000 7 Card Stud (Final Table)

June 4th: 5pm $10,000 Mixed Games

June 5th: 5pm $2500 Limit Hold'em (6 handed)

June 6th: 12pm $5000 No Limit Hold'em

June 7th: 5pm $10,000 Omaha 8
June 8th: $10,000 Omaha 8 (Day 2)

June 9th: 5pm $3000 HORSE
June 10th: 5pm $10,000 2-7 NL Lowball
June 11th: 5pm $2500 Stud 8/Omaha 8
June 12th: 12pm $1500 Limit Hold'em
June 13th: 5pm $10,000 NLH Heads Up
June 14th: 12pm $2500 PLO/PLH

June 15th: 5pm $10,000 Limit Hold'em
June 16th: $10,000 Limit Hold'em (Day 2)

June 17th: 12pm $5000 Pot Limit Omaha
June 18th: 5pm $10,000 Stud 8
June 19th: 12pm $2000 Limit Hold'em
June 20th: 5pm $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
June 21st: 12pm $5000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
June 21st: 5pm $2500 Mixed Games

June 22nd: DAY OFF

June 23rd: 12pm $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
June 23rd: 5pm $2500 Omaha 8

June 24: DAY OFF
June 25: DAY OFF

June 26th: $50,000 HORSE
June 27th: $50,000 HORSE (Day 2)

June 28th: $3000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em
June 28th: $1500 Stud 8
June 29th: $2500 2-7 Triple Draw
June 30th: $5000 No Limit Hold'em (6 Max)

July 5th: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 1C)
July 8th: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 2)
July 10th: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 3)
July 11th: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 4)
July 12th: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em (Day 5)
July 13th: $10,000 No LImit Hold'em (Day 6)
July 14th: Play down to 27
July 15th: Play down to 9

Daniel Negreanu´s $10 to $10.000 project is going very well and he is only $7 away from graduating to next level $0.05-$0.10 cash games read more at Daniel Negreanu´s blog.

if you want a shot at Daniel Negranu on pokerstars, you'll usually find him on there at approximately 11:00pm PST on most nights.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

The New Doyles Room Welcomes All Players.

2009-01-27T05:31:00.000-08:00

Doyles Room has raised the stakes and joined a new poker network with more players, bigger monthly guarantees and multiple reward options.

Doyles Room are now welcoming ALL U.S. Players*, new and existing customers will have full access to their real money poker account, loyalty points (which will soon turn to gold chips) and an exclusive $5,000 Launch Party Freeroll this weekend!

There has never been a more exciting time to join thousands of players at the safest and most respected online poker room.

Doyles Room is now on the Cake poker network, and Loyalty Points will be converted for existing players, so all your Loyalty Points will be converted to Gold Chips at the rate of 250 LP per Gold Chip and transferred to your account on Friday, Jan 30th.

“We wanted to offer our players a rewarding place to play,” said Doyle Brunson, the 10-time bracelet winner DoylesRoom Poker is named after. “The liquidity and integrity associated with the Cake poker Network made this an easy choice for our new partnership.”

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

The WSOP 2009 Schedule.

2009-01-26T09:00:00.000-08:00

The schedule of WSOP 2009 is now ready, and this year is the 40th anniversary of the World Series Of Poker (WSOP).

Harrah's announced that the 2009 World Series of Poker will feature a record-setting 57 events and will run from May 26 to July 15.

The revamped schedule will feature many new events and include something for every poker player with the dream of winning a WSOP bracelet.

Due to the tough economic times this year is a little different, because there are no rebuy tournaments listed in the 2009 WSOP schedule.

Instead a "Stimulus Special" tournament will be held on the opening weekend for only a $1,000 buy-in. According to a release by Harrah's, "[The event] is anticipated to draw the largest-ever live tournament field outside the Main Event and offer a prize pool approaching $5,000,000."

After the success seen in the WSOP 2008, one major item will remain the same: the November Nine format. The final nine players remaining in the main event will once again go on a four-month hiatus before coming back to play out the action Nov. 7-10. After an amazing turnout to see Peter Eastgate win the 2008 championship, this year's finale will take place in front of a live audience and will receive special prime-time coverage on ESPN. The main event will feature four starting days, and it will take eight days of play to reach the final table.

Here is the 2009 World Series of Poker Schedule:

Event - Startdate - Tournament - Buy-in
#1 - 27. maj - Casino Employees Event no-limit hold 'em (2-day event) $500
#2 - 28. maj - 40th annual no-limit hold 'em (4-day event) $40.000
#3 - 29. maj - Omaha high-low split eight or better (3-day event) $1.500
#4 - 30. maj - No-limit hold 'em (4-day event) $1.000
#5 - 1. juni - Pot-limit Omaha (3-day event) $1.500
#6 - 1. juni - World Championship 7-card stud (3-day event) $10.000
#7 - 2. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#8 - 2. juni - 2-7 draw lowball (3-day event) $2.500
#9 - 3. juni - 6-handed no-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#10 - 3. juni - Pot-limit Omaha/hold 'em (3-day event) $2.500
#11 - 4. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $2.000
#12 - 4. juni - World Championship mixed event (3-day event) $10.000
#13 - 5. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $2.500
#14 - 5. juni - 6-handed limit hold 'em (3-day event) $2.500
#15 - 6. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $5.000
#16 - 6. juni - 7-card stud (3 day-event) $1.500
#17 - 7. juni - Ladies no-limit World Championship (3 day-event) $1.000
#18 - 7. juni - World Championship Omaha high-low split (3 day-event) $10.000
#19 - 8. juni - 6-handed no-limit hold 'em $2.500
#20 - 9. juni - Pot-limit hold 'em $1.500
#21 - 9. juni - HORSE (3-day event) $3.000
#22 - 10. juni - No-limit hold 'em shootout (3-day event) $1.500
#23 - 10. juni - World Championship 2-7 draw lowball (3-day event) $10.000
#24 - 11. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#25 - 11. juni - Omaha/7-card stud high-low $2.500
#26 - 12. juni - Limit hold 'em $1.500
#27 - 12. juni - Pot-limit Omaha high-low split $5.000
#28 - 13. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#29 - 13. juni - World Championship heads-up (3-day event) $10.000
#30 - 14. juni - Pot-limit Omaha (3-day event) $2.500
#31 - 14. juni - HORSE (3-day event) $1.500
#32 - 15. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $2.000
#33 - 15. juni - World Championship limit hold 'em (3-day event) $10.000
#34 - 16. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#35 - 17. juni - Pot-limit Omaha (3-day event) $5.000
#36 - 18. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $2.000
#37 - 18. juni - World Championship 7-card stud high-low split (3-day event) $10.000
#38 - 19. juni - Limit hold 'em $2.000
#39 - 20. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#40 - 20. juni - World Championship pot-limit Omaha (3-day event) $10.000
#41 - 21. juni - No-limit hold 'em shootout (3-day event) $5.000
#42 - 21. juni - Mixed event (3-day event) $2.500
#43 - 22. juni - Seniors World Championship (3-day event) $1.000
#44 - 22. juni - Razz (3-day event) $2.500
#45 - 23. juni - World Championship pot-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $10.000
#46 - 23. juni - Omaha high-low split $2.500
#47 - 24. juni - Mixed hold 'em (limit/no-limit. 3-day event) $2.500
#48 - 25. juni - Pot-limit Omaha high-low split (3-day event) $1.500
#49 - 26. juni - World Championship HORSE (5-day event) $50.000
#50 - 26. juni - Limit hold 'em shootout (3-day event) $1.500
#51 - 27. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#52 - 28. juni - Triple chance no-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $3.000
#53 - 28. juni - 7-card stud high-low (3-day event) $1.500
#54 - 29. juni - No-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $1.500
#55 - 29. juni - 2-7 triple draw lowball (3-day event) $2.500
#56 - 30. juni - 6-handed no-limit hold 'em (3-day event) $5.000
#57 - 3. juli - No-limit hold 'em Main Event $10.000

WSOP 2008 was a record year with 58.720 players from 124 different countries playing in 56 events.

Watch all the WSOP 2009 Main Event Episodes

You can visit the official World Series Of Poker website here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Daniel Negreanu´s Blog: From $10 To $100.000

2009-01-22T17:58:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu has been spotted at the microstakes NL cash tables blinds $0.01-$0.02. at Pokerstars.

Starting from just $10 Negreanu will try to turn it into a whopping $100.000.

As Daniel writes on he´s blog "" This is actually way more fun than I thought it was going to be.""

Daniel Negreanu has set a bunch of rules, one of them is to play poker with a 500 big blind bankroll, and move up a level whenever he has 500 big blinds to the next level.

Here is a list of all the rules:

1. I won't move up in limits unless I have 500 big blinds for that limit. I'm starting at $0.01-$0.02 with a $10 bankroll.

2. When possible, my buy in amount will allow me 5 buy ins at that limit. For example, if I have $5 left, my buy in for the game will be $1. I'll continue to do that until I dip below the min buy in.

3. I will play only NL cash games. I'll try to play full ring games as much as possible.

4. If I double my bankroll in a session I'll quit on my blind to help avoid risking too high a percentage of my bankroll in any one hand.

5. At about the $5-$10 limit I may decide to increase the number of big blinds required to move up in limits. 500 BB's is plenty for the micro games, but could be rather short for the higher limit games with better opponents. I'll base my decision on when to do that at my discretion.

6. I may also lower the buy in amount for the higher limit games from 1/5th of my bankroll per session to 1/10th of my bankroll per session. Again, I'll make that decision when the time comes.

7. When the amount needed to reach the goal is less than the 1/5th of the bankroll buy in, the buy in will be equal to the amount needed to reach the goal. Example: If 1/5th of the bankroll is $4.50 but you only need $2.50 to reach the goal, the buy in for the next session will be $2.50.

If you go to Daniel negreanu´s blog you can read what he thinks about playing microstakes on Pokerstars.

Read Daniel Negreanu´s blog Here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Pennsylvania Judge Rules Poker is a Game of Skill.

2009-01-19T06:51:00.000-08:00

In a ruling handed down by Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A. James Jr. in Columbia County on Friday, it was ruled that Texas Hold’em is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law.

The ruling sets an “excellent bar” for future poker litigation, according to Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas.

The basic question, according to Judge James’ ruling, is whether poker is dominated by chance or skill. He commented “Simply, if chance predominates, Texas Hold’em is gambling. If skill predominates, it is not gambling.”

In the case of Texas Hold’em, Judge James explained that extensive literature exists that describes winning strategies to play the game. He even cited Mike Caro’s “Secrets of Winning Poker” by saying, “the money flows from the bad players to the strong players.”

In his ruling, Judge James explains that the “dominant factor test” has traditionally applied to games of skill and cites multiple mathematical studies that prove it, including one linking “poker and economics.”

An included study even explained that players receive equal amounts of premier and lackluster starting hands. However, “Beginning poker players rely on big hands and lucky draws. Expert poker players use their skills to minimize their losses on their bad hands and maximize their profits on their big hands.”

The defendant in the case, Walter Watkins, ran a $1-$2 No Limit Hold’em game out of his garage. No rake was taken, according to the PPA. Instead, players were encouraged to tip the dealer at the end of every hand based on the pot’s size, just as they would in conventional casinos. Only Texas Hold’em was played.

Clearly, the judge had an understanding of how poker is played. Coming to this decision, to him, was not a far leap. The decision sets an excellent bar for us in the future.

The UIGEA, which was passed in 2006, defers to existing state and federal laws when defining what is “unlawful internet gambling.

This is excellent news for online poker. If this can set a precedent for other cases we are all a step closer to the goal to regulate online poker in the US.

You can read the rest of the post at: pokernewsdaily.com

Source: Poker news daily

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Maximize Your Online Poker Winnings With Poker Office.

2009-01-19T03:51:00.000-08:00

Pokeroffice is much more than just a live tracking poker odds calculator and poker software. It is one of the most sophisticated poker software tools on the market for Online Texas Hold'em Poker.

Pokeroffice allows you to track all of your opponent's actions as well as your own poker game while you are playing, without any need for hand histories or user input.

Pokeroffice automatically watches your game and offers instant pot odds, statistics, graphs, oppponent statistics, betting actions, pot odds and probabilites directly on the table with our poker software.

Here is a list of the features poker office offers:

Real time opponent statistics and betting patterns.

Overlays statistics directly on the poker table.

Calculates pot odds, outs and probabilities.

Review your game and find leaks.

Interfaces directly with your poker table.

Win rate, statistics reports and graphs.

Replay any hand, tournament or session.

Shows your opponents' mucked cards

Pokeroffice the best poker tracking software and poker calculator.

Click on the image below to enlarge the screenshot.

Related Posts:
Tournament Indicator Review.

SNG Wizard Review.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Get up to 100% Rakeback at Paynorake.com

2009-01-17T06:58:00.000-08:00

.
Paynorake.com is the ONLY poker website dedicated to rakeback and to offering up to 100% rakeback to its customers.

Paynorake has all the most popular poker games on the net and rewards players with money back every day.

You'll have access to the most advanced real time rakeback data in the poker world, with your own personalized Rake O Meter.

Rakeback is calculated on a daily basis, and calculated on the following basis:

Rake paid: from 0.00 T0 25.01------- = 50% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 25.01 To 50.01------ = 55% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 50.01 To 75.01------ = 60% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 75.01 T0 100.01----- = 65% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 100.01 To 125.01---- = 70% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 125.01 To 150.01---- = 75% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 150.01 To 175.01---- = 80% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 175.01 To 200.01---- = 85% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 200.01 To 210.01---- = 90% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 210.01 To 220.01---- = 95% Rakeback

Rake paid: from 220.01 To 990.10--- = 100% Rakeback

You will also get a 100% bonus on your first deposit of up to $1000 at Paynorake.

The software is Action poker network which does not accept U.S. wagers.

If you use the special signup bonus code PSTAR when you signup you will recieve a token to a special $1000 freeroll.

This freeroll will always be on the last day of the month, at 3:00 PM EST

APRIL SCHEDULE
Name: Poker Pro $1000 Freeroll
Time/Date: 1500 EST/ April 30th 2009
$1000 prize pool,
Top 40 paid

Signup and Download Paynorake poker Now

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Free poker cash

Patrik Antonius warming up $1 million profit vs durrrr

2009-01-14T07:27:00.000-08:00

highstakesdb.com just spottet Patrik Antonius and durrrr playing on the online poker tables.

And they thought it was the beginning of the challange, but after a while other players sat down on the tables so it was probably just a warm up.

And, what can you say, this was for sure a cooler for durrrr since Patrik left the Mixed HA tables with a $1 million profit and $875k was from durrrr.

You can see some of the largest hands, including two huge pots over $500k at highstakesdb.com

If you missed what the challenge is about, you should read about the challenge in my post from a few days ago here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Learn How To Play SNG Tournaments.

2009-01-13T07:26:00.000-08:00

The SitNGo Wizard Can Teach You How to Play No Limit Hold’em SitNGo Tournaments.

If you are a beginning player or just new to SitNGo tournaments, the SitNGo Wizard will quickly turn you into a winning player at the low limit SitNGo’s.

If you are already an experienced SitNGo player, the SitNGo Wizard will help you find and eliminate costly mistakes that you don’t even realize you are making.

How Does It Work ?

The SitNGo Wizard reads your tournament hand history and runs an analysis of each hand. The analysis compares the equity you would have if you fold pre-flop to the equity you would have if you push all-in pre-flop. Equity is your share of the prize pool at any point in the tournament. It is based on number of opponents, the size of each player’s stack, and the tournament prize structure.

The poker software computes the equity of every possible outcome of the hand. It combines the equity of each outcome with the probability of each outcome to come up with the total equity. It would take you days to do these calculations by hand, but the SitNGo Wizard computes them in a fraction of a second.

See Dramatic Improvements in Just Minutes a Day.

A few minutes a day is all it takes to start seeing stunning results. After each session, start up the SitNGo Wizard and review questionable hands. At first, you will probably have many questionable hands to review each session. As your short stack play improves you will start seeing fewer questionable hands each session.

Eventually, you may see so few mistakes that you will be tempted to stop reviewing hands altogether. Don’t fall for this trap! No matter how good your short stack play becomes, you will always be able to find a few hands that you are not sure about. Additionally, you may begin to pick up bad habits without realizing it. Constant review is the only way to insure you are always playing your best game.

Try out the SitNGo Wizard FREE for a full 30 days with our compliments.

Every feature is available in the 30 day trial. There are no restrictions or limitations.
Use it for a full 30 days, absolutely free.

Get your 30 day free trial Click here.

Related Posts:
Poker Office Review.

Tournament Indicator Review.

Pokerbility

Poker Academy

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Tournament Indicator The Online Poker Tournament Calculator.

2009-01-11T07:54:00.000-08:00

Here is a great tool to improve your tournament game.

Tournament Indicator instantly calculates the criticial M-zones for all players at the table.

The most important single number that governs your play toward the end of tournaments is M, which is simply the ratio of your stack to the blinds and antes. This number is crucial and you must develop a facility for calculating it quickly and easily at the table.

Tournament Indicator is unlike any other poker calculator because it is specifically designed for Texas Holdem online tournament play. The indicators used in the software are the same you would use in a real tournament situation, but are quite different from a ring or cash game.

Here are some of the features Tournament Indicator offers an online tournament player:

Instant MZone Calculations.
Now you will know what MZone you are in as well as every other players' at your table. Depending on which MZone you are in can drastically alter your strategy, and the same is for your opponents. Only now, you are the only one with ALL the critical information at the table.

Player Profiling.
In early tournament play you can learn a lot about your opponents by watching everything they do. Harder said than done, but Tournament Indicator does it all for you tracking VPIP%, Aggression, PFR%, showdown wins, and more. All these combined make for real-time player classifications that you can use against your opponents at the right time.

Tilt Factor Monitoring.
New to poker calculator also is Tournament Indicator´s ability to provide you with insight as to your opponent's tilt potential. By tracking hand streak in wins and losses and a tally on the player's stack over the last 10 hands gives you even more insight into that players current psyche.

MatchCard Showdown.
Different criteria enter into the decision making process as a tournament winds down. Whether you are short stack, big stack or other, in the money or on the bubble, you will be faced with numerous all-in confrontations as part of the normal play of tournaments. What Tournament Indicator´s MatchCard feature offers is a quick view of potential hands you might be up against.

Odds Calculations.
Holdem Indicator set the standard for quick, easy to understand odds display while incorporating a visual display of comparing win odds to pot odds in each betting round. Tournament Indicator uses that same technology to give users the most relevant information with proven, reliable technology.

MiniView and Customized Settings.
You won't feel squeezed on your computer screen as Tournament Indicator can be minimized on the game window. We like our profile settings but if you don't, just go ahead and adjust the profiling, and tilt factor settings to where they make more sense for you.

Video Tutorial Guide.
Tournament Indicator introduces the Video Tutorial Guide compiled by Marty Smith. Watch these quick, informative videos and you will be using Tournament Indicator to it's full extent in your very first tournament.

Related Posts:
Poker Office Review.
SNG Wiz Review.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Phil Ivey Accepts Durrr's Poker Challenge.

2009-01-10T07:17:00.000-08:00

Millions Expected to Change Hands in High Stakes Battle.

Tom “durrrr” Dwan told Card Player about his challenge last month, and it is described in full detail in the magazine’s upcoming cover story about him, set to hit casinos this week.

Basically, Dwan has challenged anyone in the world — with the sole exception being his good friend and professional poker player Phil Galfond — to play 50,000 hands with him heads up, in either no-limit Texas hold'em or pot-limit Omaha at $200-$400 stakes at a minimum of four online poker tables.

"I don't get enough people to play me heads up. Even though there is more money to be made in other games, rather than playing heads up at one or two tables, it's so interesting and you learn a lot," said Dwan. "I think I might have an edge here, but it's more to have fun and gamble a bit. That's why I'm making this challenge."

If, at the end of the 50,000 hands, his opponent is up, Dwan will fork over an additional $1.5 million to pad his opponent's winnings. If Dwan is up, he keeps the profits, as well as another $500,000 from the competitor.

Ivey conceded that Dwan might have an edge early on in the battle, since he is not as used to multi-tabling as the online pro is.

“The funny thing is, he probably does have an edge,” said Ivey. “There’s something tempting about that million and a half to $500,000.”

Ivey also said that Patrik Antonius, as well as a number of other poker pros, have indicated that they are interested in taking up the 22-year-old phenom.

Watch the challenge here and play poker with the pros at Fulltilt Poker.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Try Heypoker And Get 30 Usd Free.

2009-01-04T06:45:00.000-08:00

Hey all, since this promotion was a succes last time, we will start one more NOW.

This Promotion is NOT running anymore, sorry.
Get free poker cash at other poke rooms CLICK HERE

Now you can get a $30 free no deposit bonus at Heypoker with no restrictions, and no need to deposit your own money.

That is free poker cash to boost your bankroll.

All you need to do is, go to Heypoker and signup.

Sign up and choose a NICKNAME, make sure to use promotion code BLOG500 (step 3) then make a comment to this post, or send me a e-mail and include your new NICKNAME, and i will make sure you get $30 free within 1-2 days ( maybe alot faster )

This promotion is valid for the first 5 players that signup, and the promotion will end when 5 players has made a comment to this post with NICKNAME.

If you came to late, dont worry in corporation with Heypoker we will host more promotions with free poker money to boost your bankroll very soon, so keep an eye on my blog.

Heypoker has a great poker VIP shop, where you can buy things for your VIP points, the VIP shop has ipods, tv´s, mobile phones, xbox, nintendo wii, games and much more. Visit the VIP shop Here.

Heypoker is on the Ongame network and has between 20.000 to 30.000 players online most of the time sometimes more during peak hours, they have a very great and fast email support you can even catch support on skype, and you should easely trust Heypoker with your money.

If you make a deposit you will get a 300% op to $5000 signup bonus (standard ongame 8x bonus) with 90 days to clear it, and you will still get the $30 free poker money.

The signup bonus will be released in 5 equal sizes.

EXAMPLE: if you deposit $100 you will get $300 in bonus (5 $60 bonusses) and you will release $60 when you reach 480 vip points. ( 8 vip points per $ )

Get your free poker cash Here.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

"ElkY" Wins European Player of the Year 2008

2009-01-04T06:28:00.000-08:00

Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier is the Card Player European Player of the Year 2008.

The frenchmen who now calls London, England home, made six major final tables during 2008 including memorable victories at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January and World Poker Tour Festa Al Lago Classic in October.

He wrestled the title from 2007 winner Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott and beat out his nearest rival, fellow countryman David Benyamine who made three World Series of Poker final tables, including a victory.

The top ten European players in 2008 were:

Bertrand Grospellier (UK)----- 5,510 points -- $3,618,720
David Benyamine (FRA)------- 4,436 points -- $1,978,419
Peter Eastgate (DNK)--------- 4,320 points -- $9,181,022
Sebastian Ruthenberg (DEU)-- 3,808 points -- $2,352,489
Dario Minieri (ITA)------------ 3,784 points -- $1,135,134
Davidi Kita (BEL)-------------- 3,200 points -- $1,006,826
Jesper Hougaard (DNK)------- 2,880 points -- $893,886
Rasmus Nielsen (DNK)-------- 2,840 points -- $830,198
Marty Smyth (IRL)----------- 2,820 points -- $1,859,549
Alexander Kostritsyn (RUS) -2,746 points -- $1,739,983

You can read more at Cardplayer.com

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

High Stakes Pokerstar Report, 2008

2009-01-04T04:39:00.000-08:00

Hey all, Happy Newyear.

The year 2008 had pretty much everything we could hope for.

The new $500/1000 tables introduced on Full Tilt Poker let us see a lot of new records being hit, and we also had over 60 hands where the pot size reached $400.000 or more!

The largest online poker hand ever was won by Urindanger and had a staggering pot size of $723k.

On several occasions we also saw players sitting with more than $1 million on the tables and Ziigmund ended December with a new record when he left one table with over $1.4 million.

Largest winners in 2008: Profit:

Phil Ivey--------------- +$7,54 million
OMGClayAiken-------- +$6,97 million
durrrr----------------- +$5,36 million
Urindanger ------------ +$3,68 million
trex313 ---------------- +$3,45 million
David Benyamine ------ +$2,93 million
howisitfeellike---------- +$2,66 million
CHUFTY--------------- +$2,36 million
La Key U--------------- +$2,14 million
Patrik Antonius--------- +$1,90 million

High Stakes Pokerstar Report, 2008 see more at highstakesdb.com

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Doyle Brunson´s blog

2008-12-30T04:55:00.000-08:00

Last week Anurag Dikshit agreed to plead guilty to a charge related to internet betting and pay the US authorities $300m.

Doyle can´t imagine what was going through his mind.

Dikshit was one of the owners of Party poker and became a multi-billionaire when Party went public.

It looks like he would feel a sense of obligation to online poker, the industry that made him a rich man. Instead, he folded up like an accordion and plead guilty to breaking some kind of mystery law and is paying a 300 million dollar fine and a possible 2-year jail term.

It certainly created some ill will from the other online poker sites.

I personally can't imagine what was going through his mind when he made his decision.

You can read the rest of doyles blog here.

Mr Dikshit was the technician behind Partygaming´s meteoric rise that resulted in a £5bn ($7.8bn) flotation in 2005 to become a FTSE 100 company.

He wrote the software that enabled it to become the world’s biggest online poker site before anti-gambling legislation in 2006 forced its exodus from the US. He retains a 27 per cent stake in the company.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T05:14:00.000-08:00

Hello all.

Once again it is time for Santa, Rudolph, candy canes, gift-getting, great kitchen smells, and renewed family traditions.

Have a festive day with great food nice presents and family christmas traditions, we would like to wish you and your family a safe and festive holiday season.

The pokerstarblog Wish You and all poker players A Merry Christmas !

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Beating the Weak Player.

2008-12-08T04:10:00.000-08:00

On Daniel Negreanu´s blog i found a really good post about beating up on the weak player.

If someone describes your playing style as weak, let's just say you're in lots of trouble. In fact, its the weak players that are the ones you should focus on when you are at the poker table.

Rather than duke it out with the strong, fierce, aggressive players you'll risk less, and win more in the long run against the weak, timid, passive players.

In order to pound on the weak players properly, the first thing you'll need to do is identify them. There are generally a few clues that you can look for that while not always totally accurate, could be clues nonetheless:

1) How they dress. If someone dresses extremely conservatively they will generally play poker that way! If they dress loudly they'll more than likely play more aggressive or flamboyantly.

2) How they talk. This is in line with the previous clue. If they are quiet or timid in the way they talk, chances are that's how they'll play poker.
Again, conversely, if you a dealing with an aggressive talker they are more than likely aggressive players.

3) Do they raise before the flop or just call? If they like to limp in on a regular basis, you might be dealing with a weak player.

4) Do they like to bet, or check and call? Aggressive players are bettors while weak players tend to check, or just call others bets.

So once you've identified the weak player, it's time to strategize against them.
Playing against weak players is without a doubt, the easiest type of opponent to face. In fact, your cards often don't even matter since they play so predictably!

You can read the rest of daniel´s great post here: http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/archives/negreanu66.htm

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

US poker rooms with rakeback

Phil Ivey dominates the high-stakes on Full Tilt.

2008-11-30T04:59:00.000-08:00

If you take a look at highstakesdb.com Online Poker Results, you will see that Phil Ivey has consistently dominated the high stakes games on Full Tilt Poker.
He doesn't have an edge in just one game, he has an edge in all of the games.

Most of the high stakes players have one, or maybe two games that they feel like they have an advantage in.
And they will avoid games that they feel like they don't have an edge in.

But Phil Ivey is different he is a machine, and seems to be able to profit in any game that he chooses, which makes him one of the best all round poker players in the world ever.

This is the top 5 winners on fulltilt this year.

1. Phil Ivey $7.217.278 With 86133 hands played.

2. Tom 'durrrr' Dwan $4.134.654 With 203543 hands played.

3. Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond $3.428.738 With 134583 hands played.

4. Hac 'trex313' Dang $3.326.685 With 134379 hands played.

5. David Benyamine $2.939.865 With 241499 hands played.

Phil ivey is the biggest winner with the fewest hands played so far this year, which have made him about $83 for each hand played in 2008.

Keep in mind that HighstakesDB.com only started tracking the Omaha Hi/Lo and HORSE games a few months ago.
You can probably safely assume that Ivey was a winning player in both games prior to July 1st, 2008, which might put his total winnings on Full Tilt since January of 2008 up over the 7 million dollar mark.

Players such as David Benyamine and Patrik Antonius have played under multiple accounts on Full Tilt. However, even if you consolidate these results, neither player is even coming close to Phil Ivey in terms of overall profits.

When Phil Ivey in september made it into the money in the H.O.R.S.E tournament at WSOPE in London, he reached the 10 million dollar mark in total live poker winnings. (only official numbers)

Source: highstakesdb.com

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Party poker Premier League III

2008-11-24T03:25:00.000-08:00

Party poker has announced the lineup for the Premier League III event which will take place on November 24th.

The players who will be compete in Premier League is:

Tom “Durrrr” Dwan
Peter Eastgate
Juha Helppi
JC Tran
Nenad Medic
Victoria Coren
Andy Black
Roland de Wolfe
Tony G
Annette Obrestad
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliot
Phil Hellmuth

Many players will watch how Peter Eastgate does in this event since he just recently won the 2008 WSOP main event and $9,152,416.

At 22 years of age, Eastgate became the youngest person ever to win the WSOP main event.
Phil Hellmuth used to hold the record since he won when he was 24-year-old.

Before this event Phil Hellmuth said:

"Only a few weeks back, Peter Eastgate broke my record as 'youngest world champion of poker in history' at the tender age of 22-years-old. Talk about being on form, this kid won over $9 million at the WSOP Main Event! I'm looking forward to watching the way this young gun plays his hands in the Party poker Premier League."

Two other young players that will draw a lot of attention at the event are Tom “durrr” Dwan and Annette Obrestad.

Dwan is 22 years old and is one of the best online poker players in the world, he has already won over $6 million this year.

20-year-old Annette Obrestad is also a very successful online player and won the 2007 WSOP Europe too.

The buy-ins are $75,000 and the total prize pool is $1.25 million.
Each participant will play 6 different times and the top 4 will move on to the heads-up, whoever wins the two semifinal heads-up games will advance to the final where the top prize is waiting.

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

"Hearts13" The Run of a Lifetime

2008-11-20T04:19:00.000-08:00

The story of the run of a lifetime.

When "Hearts13" logged onto Ultimatebet Sunday night, he thought it was just going to be another regular session. Little did he know that his life was soon about to completely change.

Only a few days ago, "Hearts13" was a regular in the small NLHE games on Ultimatebet.

He had a couple of hundred dollars in his account and was happy grinding it out at the lower limits.

Then early Monday morning "hearts13" won the Bad Beat Jackpot.

He ended up receiving around $65,000. He decided that he wanted just a bit more money, enough to pay all his debts and have some cash in the bank.

And then sat at a $50/$100 NLHE table, and proceeded to go on the run of a lifetime, battering Prahlad "Spirit Rock" Friedman in a NLHE, high-stakes battle. When all was said and done, "Hearts13" walked away with a profit of around $100k.

He continued to battle against high-stakes regulars. He more than held his own, and was seen with a stack of $200k at a $100/$200 table at one point.

Whenever "Hearts13" sits at a table now, there is usually a long line-up of well known players that are lined up to play him.

Now the big question becomes - how long will "Hearts13" be able to maintain this incredible run, especially with everyone now gunning for him?

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Peter Eastgate 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion!

2008-11-11T04:03:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Peter Eastgate the wsop main event winner 2008

It took 4 months, 39 two-hour levels, and a 104-hand heads-up duel, before our 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate could take home the bracelet, and eliminate Ivan Demidov in 2nd Place.

Peter Eastgate won 9.119.517 USD
Ivan Demidov won 5.790.024 USD

Doyle Brunson, Moss, Stu Ungar, Chan, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth And now Peter Eastgate, a 22-year old poker pro from Denmark.

Speaking of Phil Hellmuth, tonight Peter Eastgate shattered a record that the Poker Brat has held for the last 19 years as the youngest WSOP Main Event winner in history.

Peter Eastgate is also the first Danish Main Event champion, and the 4.th Dane to win a WSOP bracelet.

"I'm very proud and thank you all for coming," he said, smiling as he looked down at his new WSOP bracelet.

Well done Peter, Congratulations.

US friendly poker rooms

2008 WSOP Main Event: November Nine

2008-11-09T04:56:00.000-08:00

117 days of waiting are almost over for the november nine in las vegas.

Beginning at 10:20 a.m. Las Vegas time on Sunday morning, the nine finalists in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event will return to play in the Rio hotel in las vegas.

The final table of the WSOP Main Event is always poker's biggest annual happening.

Here's the players chip counts:

Seat 1: Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
Seat 2: Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
Seat 4: Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
Seat 5: Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
Seat 6: David 'Chino' Rheem - 10,230,000
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
Seat 8: Kelly Kim - 2,620,000
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000

And here is what they can win:

1.place 9.119.517 dollar
2.place 5.790.024 dollar
3.place 4.503.352 dollar
4.place 3.763.515 dollar
5.place 3.088.012 dollar
6.place 2.412.510 dollar
7.place1.769.174 dollar
8.place 1.286.672 dollar
9.place 900.670 dollar

And there you have it. All nine finalists have collected over $900,000 in prize winnings already, and one of them will soon become poker's world champion for another year.

Rakeback at US friendly poker rooms.

Daniel Negreanu's Blog

2008-11-04T04:47:00.000-08:00

Daniel Negreanu actually write good posts on his blog.

This time a little about WSOP 2008 and betting rules at bellagio in Las Vegas.

Daniel writes:

It seems that every year at the WSOP people go bonkers at some point and act, well, just randomly bizarre. I assume it's the pressure, but man, some of these outbursts are downright awkward and annoying.

You got one 'classy' kid yelling, "Who's the bully now," after busting a Russian, than you have another guy yell, "You are an Idiot," to an opponent four times while pointing right at him aggressively.

Some people just completely lose composure and let their emotions take over. When the amateurs do it I can give them a pass, they have likely never been in that kind of situation before, but when a longtime pro does it, it's just totally inexcusable and pathetic.

When people play for that many days they'll often just crack and lose their minds on one hand and usually go broke.

Aside from the play, I did see a hand come up which involved a pet peeve of mine. Losev pushed forward 3 million in chips, took it back, and then cut out just 1.5 million in chips.
The floor was called over and they ruled that the bet should only be 1.5 million instead of the 3 million that was originally pushed forward.

It's a dangerous precedent to set, but the procedure used at Bellagio is by far the absolute worst of anywhere in the world. The set up there is absolutely designed to help cheaters and angle shooters.

At Bellagio there is a betting line. Unless verbally declared, only chips that cross that betting line count as a bet. There are a million ways to take advantage of this rule, but here is one good one:

You are on the river and your opponent bets 100,000. You have a marginal hand and aren't sure if it's good. Here is what you do:

Take four 25k chips, splash them forward but not far enough to touch the betting line. Your opponent will likely turn his hand up.

If you can beat his hand, just take the pot, if he shows you his hand and you can't beat it, just take your chips back and tell the floor he should get a penalty for turning his hand face up in the middle of a hand!

If the floor says you have to call the bet you just say, "Nope, my chips did not cross the line and I did not say call." That's cold blooded! According to the awful Bellagio rule, though, it would be considered perfectly legal to do that.

You can read the post and see Daniel Negreanu´s blog here: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/blogs/article/453

Get 30 USD Free Poker Cash at Heypoker.com

30 USD Free Poker Cash at Heypoker

2008-11-03T04:33:00.000-08:00

Hey all.

This Promotion is NOT running anymore, sorry.
Get free poker cash at other poke rooms CLICK HERE

Now you can get a $30 free no deposit bonus at Hey poker with no restrictions, and no need to deposit your own money.

That is free poker cash to boost your bankroll.

This promotion is valid for the first 5 players that signup, and the promotion will end when 5 players has made a comment to this post with NICKNAME. ( i will make a comment for the ones that send me a mail, so everyone can see when the promotion is off )

If you came to late, dont worry in corporation with Hey poker i will host more promotions with free poker money to boost your bankroll very soon, so keep an eye on my blog.

Hey has a great poker VIP shop, where you can buy things for your VIP points, the VIP shop has ipods, tv´s, mobile phones, xbox, nintendo wii, games and much more.

Hey poker is on the Ongame network and has between 20.000 to 30.000 players online most of the time sometimes more during peak hours.

If you make a deposit you will get a 300% op to $5000 signup bonus (standard ongame 8x bonus) with 90 days to clear it, and you will still get the $30 free poker money.

The signup bonus will be released in 5 equal sizes.

EXAMPLE: if you deposit $100 you will get $300 in bonus (5 $60 bonusses) and you will release $60 when you reach 480 vip points. ( 8 vip points per $ )

This Promotion is NOT running anymore, sorry.
Get free poker cash at other poke rooms CLICK HERE

EPT Budapest

2008-11-02T04:55:00.000-08:00

After 4 grueling days of poker at the Las Vegas Casino in Budapest, England's Will Fry outlasted 531 opponents to claim victory in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Hungary Main Event.

Fry took down €595,839 for winning the biggest poker tournament in Hungarian history, concluding a very quick final table.

In his first major tournament outing, Will Fry claimed the first-ever EPT Budapest title and its €595,839 top prize.

Promising to give a significant portion of his winnings to charity, Fry said, "I'm going to pay my mortgage. Help out my family and friends. And look into some good charities to help stop third-world hunger.

I'm going to try to do my bit to help and hopefully others will get involved." Congratulations to Will Fry, the new PokerStars.com EPT Budapest champion.

Play poker

ElkY winner of WPT Festa al Lago

2008-10-27T03:21:00.000-07:00

ElkY has just won the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

He can put $1.4 million in the pocket after beating the field of 368 people.
This marks ElkY's second major title of the year.

He started 2008 with a win at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $2 million.

That event marked the PCA's first time on the European Poker Tour and gave ElkY his first EPT win.

Last month, he nearly won a WCOOP bracelet in the $25,000 head-up championship, he finished runner-up for $320,000.

Then came this year's Festa al Lago main event, He sat at the final table with such names as Nenad Medic and Nam Le.
ElkY went into the final table with the chip lead and took it all the way to the win.

At 27 years-old, ElkY has won more than $4 million in career live tournament winnings.
He's earned most of that money in the last ten months.

The man is indeed having a pretty good year.
Congrats, ElkY

play poker here

watch the poker pros play.

2008-10-23T03:33:00.000-07:00

At www.pokertube.com you can see the pros play.

You can see everything, highstakes poker, poker after dark, milion dollar cash game, EPT, WPT, aussie milions, irish open and the last 40 years of WSOP episodes and much more.

http://www.pokertube.com/ really is a great place to watch all the pros play live poker.

For most of the times new episodes will apear very soon after the episodes has been shown in tv.

PLAY POKER

Kentucky Domain Seizures to go ahead

2008-10-18T05:16:00.000-07:00

The big news today is of course the Kentucky Court hearing where Judge Thomas Wingate dismissed the objections brought by the 141 gambling domain names subject to seizure, which include Pokerstars and Full Tilt.

Judge Wingate ruled that an internet domain name is a 'device' used in gambling, which is therefore illegal under Kentucky law.

Any websites that advertise or provide gambling information alone were not enough to establish presence in Kentucky and would have the seizure order affecting them rescinded at a later date.

The attempts by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) to get poker made exempt on the basis of the element of skill was quickly dismissed by Wingate.

"In the end, no matter how skilful or cunning the player, who wins and who loses is determined by the hands the players hold" he stated (Seemingly oblivious to the concept known as 'bluffing').

If the correct safeguards to block Kentucky ISPs are put in place by the online poker rooms and gambling domains within 30 days, then the seizure order against them will be withdrawn.

The final hearing is set for November 17th and it is not yet known whether an appeal will be made by the various parties affected.

source: pokernews.com
Play poker

http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

DANIEL NEGREANU´S BLOG

2008-10-12T03:30:00.000-07:00

DANIEL NEGREANU says in he´s blog that he use alot of time looking on poker stats.

""I've been loving poker lately, just really enjoying playing the game and I have no idea why, but it's true.

I'm looking forward to every tournament I enter and expect to go really deep.

I play poker at this point mostly because I'm a total stats geek, especially when it comes to fantasy sports.

Instead of rooting for random athletes to do well in games, I can check up my own poker stats and look to improve them.

Kind of a high goal I've set for myself is to overtake Jamie Gold as the all-time money winner in tournament poker since they've started tracking those types of stats, within a year.

Right now I sit in the #2 spot, and in the top 10 are each and every one of "my boys" who started out in this business around the same time: John Juanda, Phil Ivey, and Allen Cunningham.

Among the 4 you are looking at 18 WSOP bracelets and close to $40 million in career earnings depending on which site you are looking at.

One site has the top ten looking like this:

1st Jamie Gold $ 12,170,024
2nd Daniel Negreanu $ 10,874,018
3rd Joe Hachem $ 10,744,616
4th Phil Hellmuth Jr $ 10,681,368
5th Allen Cunningham $ 10,306,817
6th Scotty Nguyen $ 10,017,543
7th Phil Ivey $ 10,007,716
8th T.J. Cloutier $ 9,373,135
9th John Juanda $ 9,330,774
10th Erik Seidel $ 9,294,401

I have a slim lead on the all-time WPT money list and I need to start playing more of those to strengthen that lead:

1st Daniel Negreanu $ 5,491,232
2nd Carlos Mortensen $ 5,260,360
3rd Tuan Le $ 4,490,643
4th Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi $ 4,168,766
5th Gus Hansen $ 4,110,801
6th Alan Goehring $ 3,929,407
7th Joe Bartholdi Jr. $ 3,760,165
8th David Chiu $ 3,615,036
9th Nick Schulman $ 3,127,762
10th Justin Cuong Van Tran $ 3,077,798

The WSOP stats are where I really fall behind and need to put a few good years together in a row to make some moves on those lists.

With my three WSOP cashes in Europe that gave me 8 on the year, but just 33 overall in 11 years for an average of 3 a year which is much lower than some others.

How about this stat, though, Layne Flack has only cashed 19 times at the WSOP but won... 6 times! That's pretty sick.

There are 18 people in the world with more WSOP bracelets than me.

My 33 cashes puts me 33rd on the list, Juanda has a total of 45 cashes by comparison.

I rank 25th in WSOP earnings with $2,984,419, while Allen sits fourth on the all-time WSOP money list with $7,341,873.

Both Ivey and Juanda have also earned more than I have at the WSOP.

Ivey has the most WPT final tables with 8, and an impressive group of players follow him:
1 Phil Ivey 8
2 Daniel Negreanu 7
2 Gus Hansen 7
2 Scotty Nguyen 7
5 David Pham 6
5 John Juanda 6
7 Barry Greenstein 5
7 Erick Lindgren 5
7 JC Tran 5
7 Ted Forrest 5

I surf through all this stuff all the time and have a ton of fun with it.

Also helps motivate me to climb the ladder or in some cases maintain a lead.

I don't really care all that much about money, I really don't. I play poker because I love the competition.""

You can read the whole post, or Daniel Negreanu´s blog here:
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/blogs/article/453

Doyle Brunson blog: Take me back

2008-10-09T07:21:00.000-07:00

In doyle brunson´s blog you can read that doyle would lowe to go 10 years back, and the state of kentucky´s attemt to seize the url´s of internet gaming sites.

I don't know if everybody is following this extortion attempt that is going on in Kentucky.

The out of state attorneys that started this attempt to seize the urls of internet gaming sites are making ridiculous claims that internet gaming is hurting Kentucky's citizens and prevents them from having money for horse racing.

I'm not going to go into all the legal issues but Kentucky is in for a hell of a battle and every legal opinion I've heard says they don't have a chance of winning.

I've been home from London for a week now and while I've recovered physically, I still feel it would be hard to focus enough to play high stakes poker.

I can't get caught up with my e-mails, snail mail, phone calls, and appointments.

It seems like I have to take all my time with different business opportunities, my obligations to DoylesRoom, and worrying about what to do and when to do it.

When I look back ten years at what my life was like and then look at what it is now, I get sick.

There is no life that is as good as being a pro poker player with no other concerns.

I could play when I wanted to and didn't have to answer to anyone or anything.

I wish I could get a time machine to take me back in time, I would do a lot of things differently.

One thing I know for sure, if I could do that, I would leave myself time to play the game that I love.

You can read the whole post on doyle´s blog here:
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/blogs/article/4597

Blogs That Link To The Pokerstar Blog, Get your link here.

2008-10-05T05:25:00.000-07:00

Here is a list of all the blogs and poker websites that have a link to http://pokerstarblog.blogspot.com/

Poker Blogs:

Gambling Directory

http://nodepositfreepokermoney.blogspot.com/ - Free Poker Money - Free Bankrolls

http://rakebacksafe.blogspot.com/ - Rakeback And Rake Races

http://syndinpoker.blogspot.com - TEXAS "Holdem" STYLE

http://twoblackaces.blogspot.com/

http://pokeranimal.blogspot.com/

http://poker-read.blogspot.com/

http://pokerman.wordpress.com/

http://tolekim.blogspot.com/

http://evertonyorkie.blogspot.com/

http://flipyouforit.blogspot.com/

http://guillote26.blogspot.com/

http://mejorsitiopoker.blogspot.com/ - Descargar Poker

http://articlesforpokerplayer.blogspot.com/ - Poker Articles

http://poker-proffesional.blogspot.com/ - Online Poker blog

http://vegastreasurechest.blogspot.com/

http://gordgouger.blogspot.com/

http://www.standbackworld.blogspot.com/ - standbackworld X FILES POKER

http://buffaloholdem.blogspot.com/ - Buffalo Holdem

http://www.pokerhotchick.blogspot.com/ - Poker Software

http://funandpoker.blogspot.com/ - Poker Reviews

Poker websites

RakebackSafe.com - RakeBack Deals And Rake Races + Rake Chases

Free Lucky Casino - We guarantee to bring you the best no deposit and deposit casino bonuses along with our fantastic free spins section. Have fun and be lucky for free at Free-Lucky-Casino!

Gambling Directory

xfilespoker.com - Live poker chat - free rolls & forum with quality poker debate. Waiting to BEAM YOU UP TO THE MOTHERSHIP & the WSOPoker

No Deposit Casino Bonus Forum Noluckneeded, home of deposit casino bonuses and gambling discussion with contests, prizes, free money and exclusive offers.

http://bonusprof.com/

Wiki Online Poker - Wiki Poker - Wiki Online Gambling

http://www.gamblingprophet.com/

Poker bonus - Cash your bonus!

Poker Rooms Accepting USA Players - Review and bonus codes for poker rooms allowing US Players.

Blackjack - all about Blackjack card game: rules, strategies, card counting and online book store.

Casinos For USA Players - Reviews and Exclusive Bonus Codes For Accredited Casino's Allowing USA Players

Casino online - Play your favorite online casino games including Blackjack, Roulette, Slot Machines, Video Poker and much more.

Online Casino's - Accredited Casinos reviewed by there software provider.

Cocoa Casino Bonus - Reviews and Bonus Information on Cocoa Casino

Party Casino Bonus Code - Exclusive BonusCode For PartyCasino - Use Code CASHCASINO For an exclusive 120% bonus

Online Poker For US Players - Online Poker and Online Casino Reviews , Bonus Codes and News

Online Poker - Poker Room Reviews And Poker Bonus Codes For Poker Players From The USA

PartyPoker Bonuscode - Get $50 Free at partypoker just use party poker bonus code FIFTYFREE .

Bodog Bonus Codes - The top bonus for Bodog Poker, Bodog Casino, Or Bodog Sportsbook

Free Poker Money Online Unlimited free money to play poker online Your source of information for the best way to get free money to play poker online http://freepokermoneyonline.com/

Free Bingo Sign Up at Free Bingo Site to Get $25 Free Bingo Chip Instantly

Super Blog Directory

Blog Directory

GUS HANSEN EVERY HAND REVEALED

2008-10-02T04:39:00.000-07:00

What If You Were Able To Get Right Inside The Mind Of Poker Pro Gus Hansen, And Learn His Winning Secrets.

Well now you can in Gus hansen´s new book every hand revealed, where he shows all hands from aussie millions 2007.

Every hand revealed is a really good book, where you will find out what is going on inside Gus hansen´s mind when he play poker.

One of my fellow bloggers have made a really good review on the book, you can read the whole review here: http://pokerman.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/gus-hansen-every-hand-revealed-review/

Towergaming Review Poker, Casino, Bingo

2008-09-28T15:57:00.000-07:00

Tower gaming.com is a known and well established site with good player support, where you can easely trust them with your money, while enjoying online poker, casino and bingo with up to 35000 players at peak hours.

Tower poker has a lot of bad players, and is a really good poker room for bonuswhores.

Tower poker really rewards all loyal players with all kind of different promotions like bonus dealer, point shop, tower hours, Sit 'n' Go Rewards Card, Bonus Freeroll Mania, players club level ( 4 levels ), montly hand challenge leader board, daily player points challenge leader board, Quads bonus for 4 of a kind, $5000 in freerolls every month, and the montly GRAND TOURNAMENT with a $1040 buy in.

when you sign up you can thoose a bonus that suits you, here is the different bonusses they offer:

$30 Lobby Bonus 8 pp/$ with 60 days to clear.

$75 Ground Floor Bonus 8 pp/$ with 60 days to clear.

$200 Getting Ahead Bonus 8 pp/$ with 60 days to clear.

$1,000 Going Places Bonus 8 pp/$ with 60 days to clear.

$3,000 Lift to the Top 8 pp/$ with 90 days to clear.

$10,000 Top Floor Bonus 8 pp/$ with 90 days to clear.

$12,500 Executive Bonus 8 pp/$ with 90 days to clear.

Get your bonus here.

8 pp/$ means that for every time you make 8 poker points you make $1 in bonus, which is a very good bonus.

if you play tournaments/SNG you will get 5 poker points for every $1 paid in fees.

You will receive 0.10 in points for every $0.10 in rake from pots that you have contributed money. For example, if the rake at your table is $0.90, everyone at the table who put money in the pot would be awarded 0.90 in points.

Choose your sign up bonus here:

POINT SHOP.

You can spend the points you earn while playing poker in the tower point shop, you can buy tournament tickets from $1 up the $1000 depending on your vip level.

and you can also spend your points to buy a cash bonus from $75 up to $500 depending on your vip level.

Tower poker point shop actually makes it possiple to be working off a bonus all the time while you play, when you complete one bonus just buy a new one in the poker point shop, like a endless bonus sheme.

BONUS DEALER.

Sometimes you will get a offer from the bonus dealer.

There will be 2 offers a small custom bonus, and a bigger bonus to reach the next vip level.

and you will also be given a SNG rewards card ( play 20 get 1 free ) and a free tournament ticket if you complete the bonus you picket.

PLAYERS CLUB.

There is 4 different levels in the players club, and as you get higher you get better and better rewards like, better bonus and tickets in the shop, bad beat jackpot pro and vip manager.

They have:

Club Level 1 , 2, 3 and a VIP level wich is the highest level with the best rewards.

$5000 in monthly freerolls.

If you make 1000 poker points in one calender month you will get a ticket to all 4 freerolls.

100 points gives a ticket to the $500 freeroll

200 points give a ticket to $500+$1000 freeroll

500 points give a ticket to $500+$1000+$1500 freeroll

1000 points give a ticket to $500+$1000+$1500+$2000 freeroll

You will get the tickets automaticly and be notefied by email.

Win More Playing Free Tower Games
Play more free games online with Tower Gaming. Free online poker, free casino games, and free bingo.

GAMES AND SOFTWARE.

You can play all games in the poker lobby, and all games is played in USD $.

No limit holdem, limit holdem and omaha cash games, tournaments and sit and goes ( SNG ) there are also stud games and omaha hi/low. you can also play poker with fun money for free.

cash games starts as low as 0.05/0.10 cent games all the way up to $50/$100 games.

There are plenty of different SNG games such as normal games, turbo games, 2 and 3 table games and double or nothing SNG where 5 out of 10 players win.

There is also live event qualifiers to play, win a seat to WPT, EPT or WSOP for as little as $1

SNG starts as low as a single $1 all the way to $500 and starts really fast there is always action.

You can also greate your own private SNG or tournament so you can play with friends, you can even password protect it so you are completely sure who is going to play in your private tour.

GREAT NEWS FOR MAC USERS.

Tower gaming poker offers a Java built software which make it possible to play without having to download the software unless of course you want to. The downloadable version still has some advantages against the java version.

The software also has a hand replay tool, where you can analyze and save a grazy hand.

Try the hand replay tool here.

DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAW.

You can use almost all e-wallets and credit cards fast and secure with towergaming here is a list:

Visa/visa electron
Mastercard/maestro
Neteller
Click2pay
moneybookers
clickandbuy
webmoney
Check and corruier check send with fedex for cashouts.

MORE PROMOTIONS.

If you want to read more about Tower gaming and the promotions they have click on the banner.

Tower Gaming: Casino, Poker And Bingo

LEARN TO PLAY LIKE THE POKER PROS

2008-09-27T12:04:00.000-07:00

hey all

Have you ever wondered how the pros play poker ?

Well it is actually possiple to see, some websites have agreements with some of the worlds best poker pros, and they will record while they play and comment it aswell at the same time.

There are lots of such sites but the most well known must be http://www.cardrunners.com/ they have lots of pros making videos of their poker play.

They have cash game pros, SNG pros and tournament pros to suit everyone.

It does cost a little fee but is well worth the money, you can pay for a few vidoes or buy 24 hours or you can buy it for 1 whole year.

it really is a great site if you want to learn how to play better poker.

good luck with http://www.cardrunners.com/

Play Texas Hold´em Poker At Tower
Great bonuses and rewards for all players.

WSOPE Event 3, £5,000 PLO winner

2008-09-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

The winner of WSOPE event 3 is Theo jorgensen.

Theo jorgensen won £218.6262. and took home the second WSOPE bracelet to denmark this year.

Well done and congratulations.

The £10,000 buy in WSOP Europe main event just startet, and will be full of the worlds best live tournament players as:

Aliaksandr Dzianisau, Andy Bloch, Antony Lellouche, Arnuad Mattern, Ben Grundy, Craig Marquis, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Erica Schoenberg, Freddy Deeb, Isaac Baron, Joe Hachem, Josh Arieh, Karl Mahrenholz, Ketul Nathwani, Kravchenko, Layne Flack, Markus Golser, Max Pescatori, Mike Matusow, Peter Gould, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Praz Bansi, Ram Vaswani, Scotty Nguyen, Shane Warne, Steve Zolotow, Vanessa Rousso, and Vicky Coren

Is theo jorgensen still running hot ? will he win again ? well only time will tell.

Good luck to all.

source: pokernews.com