Online Poker

Pokerstars Ongoing Promotions

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:05:42 +0000

This is a quick recap of some great promotions at Pokerstars. These promotions are ongoing, and a great way to have even more fum playing poker. If you don’t already have an account, download the software and sign up. You can use a direct link from this website and get the best deposit bonus available. PokerStars free money will be added to your first deposit.

PokerStars Multi-Table Tournament Leader Board

Pokerstars is the biggest poker site in the world, and in turn has the biggest tournaments. Every time you place in the top 15% of a regular multi-table tournament, you will be awarded Tournament Leader Board (TLB) points. The amount of points varies depending on the buy-in of the tournament, the number of entries and the position in which you finish.

Weekly Leader Board:The Weekly Tournament Leader Board takes your best 10 results from all of the tournaments played between 12:00:00 am Sunday and 11:59:59 pm Saturday.
Monthly Leader Board:The Monthly Tournament Leader Board takes your best 20 results from all of the tournaments played between 12:00:00 am ET on the first day of the month and 11:59:59 pm ET on the last day of the month.
Yearly Leader Board:The Yearly Tournament Leader Board takes your best 100 results from all of the tournaments played between 12:00:00 am ET on the first day of the year and 11:59:59 pm ET on the last day of the year.

PokerStars SNG Leader Board

In the Battle of the Planets, PokerStars multi-player Sit & Go tournaments have been separated into eight divisions, all named after planets in our solar system. Everyone can take part in the competition, no matter how high or low stakes they play. Each planet represents a different range of buy-ins, from Mercury ($1-$2.99) to Jupiter ($300+).

Sit & Go Buy-in	Division Name	Low Orbit Leader Board Prize Pool	High Orbit Leader Board Prize Pool	Total Division Prize Pool
$1-$2.99	Mercury	$1500	$1500	$3,000.00
$3-$4.99	Mars	$2000	$2000	$4,000.00
$5-$9.99	Venus	$2500	$2500	$5,000.00
$10-$19.99	Earth	$3000	$3000	$6,000.00
$20-$49.99	Neptune	$3500	$3500	$7,000.00
$50-$99.99	Uranus	$4000	$4000	$8,000.00
$100-$299.99	Saturn	$4500	$4500	$9,000.00
$300+	Jupiter	$5000	$5000	$10,000.00

This how points are calculated:

	Number of players
Place	6	7	8	9	10	12	16	18	27
1st	39	44	40	45	50	54	55	61	80
2nd	21	26	24	27	30	32	41	46	58
3rd	0	0	16	18	20	22	26	30	38
4th	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	16	22
5th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18

Turbo Takedown

When: 15:30 ET, last Sunday of every month
Prizes: $1,000,000 prize pool, Audi TT for the winner, cash bonuses and pro player bounties
Buy-in: 3,000 FPPs with satellites running around the clock
Where: ‘Tourney’ & ‘Special’.

Check out this huge tournament with a unbelievable prize pool. The Pokerstars Turbo Takedown is held every month at Pokerstars.com.

2010 NFL Season

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:50:13 +0000

With all the training camp news I keep hearing, I sure am getting excited for football season to begin. Did you know this is the 91st season the National Football League has had.

Yes, they started on August 20, 1920 with eleven teams as the American Professional Football Association. The league changed its name to the National Football League in 1922. Super Bowl XLV will be February 6, 2011 in Texas.

On Thursday, September 9 at 8:35 p.m. EDT, the 2010 NFL season will begin. The game will be broadcast live on NBC. The first game is at the Louisiana Superdome, between the Super Bowl XLIV winning New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings.

The new Meadowlands Stadium will host two games opening weekend. The New York Giants will play on Sunday with a 1 PM EDT kickoff against the Carolina Panthers. The New York Jets will open ESPN’s Monday Night Football schedule against the Baltimore Ravens the next night.

The regular season will be 17 weeks of fierce football action. Each team vying for their playoff spot. The 2010 regular season will use a schedule modified for the first time since 2002. The schedule was modified to ease the travel of east coast teams to the west coast twice in one season.

The entire Week 17 schedule, to be played on January 2, 2011, will consist of only divisional contests to increase competition after several cases over the last few seasons of players on playoff bound teams resting their regular starters and playing their reserves.

The post season will begin January 8 with the wild card week. Followed by divisional playoffs then the NFC and AFC Championship games. After that the remaining two teams are off to Cowboys Stadium in North Texas, where Super Bowl XLV will be held February 6, 2011.

Get yourself ready for the games with Bookmaker bonuses for the best in sports betting. This season is sure to be a great one, and you well want to get in on the action.

UB Raise Points Explained

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:01:27 +0000

UB Raise Points Explained

Raise status points are part of the loyalty program used by UB.com. You earn points by playing in cash games and tournaments. Raise points are the points used to determine your Raise Status. There are five levels of raise status Member, Player, Contender, Legend and Icon.

How To Earn Raise Status Points:

You earn points by playing in real money SNG’s and tournaments. You earn 1 point for every $0.30 in tournament fee you pay. You will earn fractions of points, however they are not displayed, but rather saved to be applied to your next addition.

You also earn points for playing in real money cash games. The higher the limit the more points you earn. In the lowest stakes you need multiple raked hands to get a point, in the highest stakes you can earn 2 points per raked hand.

Bonuses:

Raise Status Points are used to release your UB bonus. If you signed up using a UB Referral Code or through a link from this site you have a bonus to clear. You amount of Raise Status Points you need to clear the bonus depends on your status level.

MEMBER, PLAYER and CONTENDER – 20 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar
LEGEND – 18 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar
ICON – 17 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar

The Benefits:

Member
Raise Points Required:0
Ultimate Point Multiplier: 1
Main Rewards:
This is the entry level.

Player
Raise Points Required: 50
Ultimate Point Multiplier: 2
Main Rewards:
Tournaments for UltimatePoints
Ultimate Shopping

Contender
Raise Points Required: 500
Ultimate Point Multiplier: 3
Main Rewards:
Cash for UltimatePoints ($50 / month)
Private tournament creation
Plus all of the benefits offered to Players and Members.

Legend
Raise Points Required: 2,500
Ultimate Point Multiplier: 4
Main Rewards:
10% discount at UltimatePoints Store
Exclusive qualifiers
VIP Hosting
Cash for UltimatePoints ($250 / month)
Plus all of the benefits offered to Contenders, Players and Members.

Icon
Raise Points Required: 10,000
Ultimate Point Multiplier: 5
Main Rewards:
Live events exclusive qualifiers – WSOP, WPT, Aruba Poker Classic
Concierge services
5% interest in your account balance
Cash for UltimatePoints ($1,000 / month)
Tier evaluation every 6 months
Personalized attention on live events
Games with the pros
VIP Treats
Plus all of the benefits offered to Legends, Contenders, Players and Members.

Pokerstars VIP

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:47:07 +0000

Do you like poker? Do you like rewards? Of course you do, or you wouldn’t be here. Well, you are going to love the pokerstars VIP club!

The Lowdown

Basically you have six different levels. There are four monthly levels and then the two big levels that are yearly based. The program could not be easier. You play poker, you where going to do that already, and the points add up. No need to keep track of them, the software will do it all for you. When you earn the points to go to the next level, you are automatically upgraded.

The Monthly Levels

BronzeStar
Required to Achieve: 0 Monthly VIPs
FPP Multiplier: 0
Main Rewards: This is the starting level.

SilverStar
Required to Achieve: 750 Monthly VIPs
FPP Multiplier: 50%
Main Rewards:

You earn 1.5 FPPs for every 1 VPP earned
$50 reward bonus available for purchase from the VIP Store
$500 tourney (Three times daily – 10 FPP entry)
$1,000 tourney (Three times daily – 20 FPP entry)
$30,000 tourney (Saturdays at 14:30 for 100 FPP buy-in)
$100,000 tourney (Last Saturday of each month – 130 FPP satellites available)

GoldStar
Required to Achieve: 3,000 Monthly VIPs
FPP Multiplier: 100%
Main Rewards:

You earn 2 FPPs for every 1 VPP earned
$285 reward bonus available for purchase from the VIP Store
Ability to purchase exclusive GoldStar merchandise from the VIP Store using your FPPs
Cash rewards available in the VIP Store as you reach designated levels of yearly VPPs
$500 tourney (Three times daily – 10 FPP entry)
$1,000 tourney (Three times daily – 20 FPP entry)
$30,000 tourney (Saturdays at 14:30 for 100 FPP buy-in)
$100,000 freeroll (Last Saturday of each month – free entry)
$1 Million tourney – Feb 6, May 1, Aug 7, Nov 6 – FPP satellites for GoldStar VIPs
Buy-in to the weekly $215 or $530 tourneys with FPP Credits

PlatinumStar
Required to Achieve: 7500 Monthly VIPs
FPP Multiplier: 150%
Main Rewards:

You earn 2.5 FPPs for every 1 VPP earned
$650 reward bonus available for purchase from the VIP Store
Ability to purchase exclusive PlatinumStar merchandise from the VIP Store using your FPPs
Cash rewards available in the VIP Store as you reach designated levels of yearly VPPs
$500 tourney (Three times daily – 10 FPP entry)
$1,000 tourney (Three times daily – 20 FPP entry)
$30,000 tourney (Saturdays at 14:30 for 100 FPP buy-in)
$100,000 freeroll (Last Saturday of each month – free entry)
$1 Million tourney – Feb 6, May 1, Aug 7, Nov 6 – FPP satellites for PlatinumStar VIPs
Use your FPPs to buy into the regular weekly tourneys as well as major events from the World Championship of Online Poker, European Poker Tour or the *World Series of Poker preliminary events

The Yearly Levels

Supernova
Required to Acheive: 100,000 Yearly VIPs
FPP Multiplier: 250%
Main Rewards:

You earn 3.5 FPPs for every 1 VPP earned
$1,500 or $4,000 reward bonus available for purchase from the VIP Store
As you reach various VIP Milestones you can purchase special cash credits.
Ability to purchase exclusive Supernova merchandise from the VIP Store using your FPPs
Cash rewards available in the VIP Store as you reach designated levels of yearly VPPs
$30,000 tourney (Saturdays at 14:30 for 100 FPP buy-in)
$100,000 freeroll (Last Saturday of each month – free entry)
$1 Million tourney – Feb 6th May 1st Aug 7th Nov 6th – free entry
Use your FPPs to buy into the regular weekly tourneys as well as major events from the World Championship of Online Poker, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, European Poker Tour events or the *World Series of Poker main event

Supernova Elite
Required to Acheive: 1,000,000 Yearly VIPs
FPP Multiplier: 400%
Main Rewards:

You earn 5 FPPs for every 1 VPP earned
As you reach various VIP Milestones you can purchase special cash credits
SAbility to purchase exclusive Supernova Elite merchandise from the VIP Store using your FPP credits
Cash rewards available in the VIP Store as you reach designated levels of yearly VPPs
$30,000 tourney (Saturdays at 14:30 for 100 FPP buy-in)
$100,000 freeroll (Last Saturday of each month – free entry)
$1 Million tourney – Feb 6th May 1st Aug 7th Nov 6th – free entry
As a Supernova Elite you will automatically be given free entry to the WCOOP main event. You may also choose one of the following two options:

Option A: Any two packages from PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, WSOP* Main Event, EPT Monte Carlo, APPT Sydney.
Option B: Any one of the above packages plus $10,000.

As you can see there is a ton of great things to be had with the PokerStars VIP program. Get signed up today and get started earning all those great rewards.

Tuesdays With Trishelle

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:42:48 +0000

Check out Absolute poker each Tuesday night for a great promotion.

Jump into the $10k Guaranteed tournament that starts at 21:20 ET every Tuesday night.

Be the lucky player that bust Trishelle and get an entry into our Sunday $200,000 Guaranteed tournament

WSOP wrapping up

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:14:01 +0000

With the WSOP main event getting dwindles down to the November 9, the 41st Annual World Series of Poker is wrapping up.

The 2010 WSOP had 57 numbered events plus the WSOP Tournament of Champions and Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament. The tournament kicked off on Fri, May 28th 12:00 PM with the Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em tournament.

But don’t despair, you don’t have to wait until next year to see WSOP poker action. You can check out the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe starting Tue, Sep 14th with 5 events running until the end of the 6 day WSOPE Championship No Limit Hold’em starting on Thu, Sep 23rd 12:00 PM.

Tue, Sep 14th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #1: Six Handed No Limit Hold’em	£2,500
Thu, Sep 16th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #2: Pot Limit Omaha	£5,000
Fri, Sep 17th 12:00 PM 5-Day Event	Event #3: No Limit Hold’em	£1,000
Tue, Sep 21st 5:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #4: No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up	£10,000
Thu, Sep 23rd 12:00 PM 6-Day Event	Event #5: WSOPE Championship No Limit Hold’em	£10,000

The History of Poker

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:17:14 +0000

The history of poker is a matter of some debate. The name of the game likely descended from the French poque, which descended from the German pochen (‘to knock’). Yet it is not clear whether the origins of poker itself lie with the games bearing those names. It closely resembles the Persian game of as nas, and may have been taught to French settlers in New Orleans by Persian sailors. It is commonly regarded as sharing ancestry with the Renaissance game of primero and the French brelan. The English game brag (earlier bragg) clearly descended from brelan and incorporated bluffing (though the concept was known in other games by that time). It is quite possible that all of these earlier games influenced the development of poker as it exists now.

English actor Joseph Crowell reported that the game was played in New Orleans in 1829, with a deck of 20 cards, four players betting on which player’s hand was the most valuable. Jonathan H. Green’s book, An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling (G. B. Zieber, Philadelphia, 1843), described the spread of the game from there to the rest of the country by Mississippi riverboats, on which gambling was a common pastime. As it spread up the Mississippi and West during the gold rush, it is thought to have become a part of the frontier, pioneering ethos.

Harry Truman’s poker chips Soon after this spread, the full 52-card English deck was used, and the flush was introduced. During the American Civil War, many additions were made, including draw poker, stud poker (the five-card variant), and the straight. Further American developments followed, such as the wild card (around 1875), lowball and split-pot poker (around 1900), and community card poker games (around 1925). The spread of the game to other countries, particularly in Asia, is often attributed to the U.S. military.

The game and jargon of poker have become important parts of American culture and English culture. Such phrases and clichés as ace in the hole, ace up one’s sleeve, beats me, blue chip, call one’s bluff, cash in, high roller, pass the buck, poker face, stack up, up the ante, when the chips are down, wild card, and others are used in everyday conversation, even by those unaware of their origins at the poker table.

The History of Poker Pt2

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:15:37 +0000

Modern tournament play became popular in American casinos after the World Series of Poker began, in 1970. Notable champions from these early WSOP tournaments include Johnny Moss, Amarillo Slim, and Doyle Brunson. It was also during that decade that the first serious strategy books appeared, notably Super/System by Doyle Brunson (ISBN 1-58042-081-8) and The Book of Tells by Mike Caro (ISBN 0-89746-100-2), followed later by The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky (ISBN 1-880685-00-0).

Poker’s popularity experienced an unprecedented spike in the first years of the 21st century, largely because of the introduction of online poker and the invention of the hole-card camera, which turned the game into a spectator sport. Viewers could now follow the action and drama of the game, and broadcasts of poker tournaments such as the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour brought in huge audiences for cable and satellite TV distributors. Because of the increasing coverage of poker events, poker pros are becoming more and more like celebrities, with poker fans all over the world entering into expensive tournaments for the chance to play with them. This increased camera exposure also brings a new dimension to the poker professional’s game—the realization that their actions may be aired later on TV.

Major poker tournament fields have grown dramatically because of the growing popularity of online satellite-qualifier tournaments where the prize is an entry into a major tournament. The 2003 and 2004 WSOP champions, Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer, respectively, won their seats to the main event by winning online satellites.

Texas Holdem Strategy

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:14:23 +0000

Like most variations of poker, winning at Texas Holdem will require players to take an aggressive approach. To use this strategy, you will want to play only a few hands, which is also referred to as “playing tight.” However, with the few hands that you play, you will want to bet and raise them more often. However, this is just one of the many successful strategies that are employed by veteran poker players. One of the things that most expert poker players agree on is that position is one of the most important factors in your success or failure in the game of poker.
In Texas holdem variations such as no-limit holdem, position is critically important. One good strategy is to let the other players act first, and get all the information you can on them. Doing this will allow you to play only a few hands at the beginning of the game, and you will have more information to aid you towards the conclusion of the tournament. It should be noted that even though fixed limit and no-limit are both variations of Texas holdem, the strategies used to win at these games are radically different. In most cases, a player that is skilled at one variation will not be skilled at the other.
Another factor that you will want to look at is the stakes involved. Texas holdem games that have lower stakes will often feature more players per hand, and the game may either be passive or highly aggressive. When the game is passive, only a small amount of bets and raises are made, while the game is considered to be aggressive in a situation where a large number of raises are being made. To succeed at Texas holdem, you must first understand probability. The connection between the odds of success and the pot odds are very important. Pot odds is the ratio of the amount of the bet needed for the pot in relation to the amount of money in the pot.
To give an example, if the game requires a player to bet a minimum of 10 for an opportunity to win a $50 pot, the ratio is 1 to 5. Deception is also an important part of Texas holdem. The goal of any player should be to get their competitors to play differently than they would play if they were able to view their cards. If your competitors are highly observant, you may need to bluff.

Texas Holdem Rules

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:13:39 +0000

Texas holdem is one of the most popular variations of poker in the United States. It can be played with a maximum of 22 players, but in most cases, only a maximum of 10 players are present in a single game. It is a very positional game, and the sequence of betting is fixed during the game. Like most forms of poker, the goal of Texas holdem is to acquire the pot, which is a lump sum of money that is bet by all the players. There are two primary ways that a player can win during a game of Texas holdem.
The player can either form the the best hand out of the 7 available cards, or they can place a bet that will force their competitors to fold and give up their attempts to gain the pot. Texas holdem is played with both large and small blind bets. Antes may also be used as well. A dealer button will symbolize the player who is in the position of the dealer, and the dealer will rotate around the table so that each player can become the dealer. This will be done after each hand is dealt. The small blind will be presented by the player who is sitting to the left of the dealer, and the large blind is presented by the player who is to the left of the player that has presented the small blind.
When a game of Texas holdem begins, all the players will be given two cards that must lie face down on the table. These are called the pocket cards. If blinds are used, the game will start with the player sitting to the left of the big blind. If the game does not feature blinds, it will begin with the player sitting just to the left of the dealer. The game will rotate around the table in a clockwise motion.
The big blind is a minimum bet, and the small blind should be exactly half of the big blind. In tournaments, the blind will become larger as the tournament moves toward the conclusion. The game of Texas holdem is further broken down into three styles, and these are pot-limit, no-limit, and limit. Once the pre-flop round is over, the dealer will present what is called a flop. Once the flop is completed, the second round will start, and the players will place their bets once again. Once the flop round is completed, a community card will be presented, and the third round will begin. A fourth round and a showdown may be necessary to complete the game. If a player makes a bet that causes all the other players to fold, they win the pot.