Online Poker Reviews

The Psychology of online poker

2009-04-24T09:35:00.001-07:00

The Psychology of online poker? Sometimes I act like a poker Psycho! Some things are discussed that you maybe never thought about before. Read this article and let me know what you think about online poker psych.

Here is some advice from the pro's, about what to do on a losing streak

2009-03-04T23:01:00.001-08:00

1.) Know how to deal with your ego, don't go on "TILT"
2.) Play at your best, be calm & cool, and tighten up your play.
3.) Take a BREAK!!
4.) Go to Lower Limit tables for awhile.
5.) DON"T PLAY, when you are tired, frustrated, or having personal problems!!!
6.) KNOW WHEN TO STOP, and set your loss limits to a MINIMUM!!!
7.) Don't try to win it back, during a losing streak, it will only get worse!!
8.) Remember that losing & winning is part of the game, if you don't win today, maybe tomorrow.

wsop event schedule

2009-02-27T10:33:00.000-08:00

The 2009 wsop event schedule has been released. now I can start making plans to go to Las Vegas this summer and play in some world series of poker tournaments.

With the current state of the economy, there should be a lot of good deals on hotels.

I am not going to play the main event this year. Instead I will play a few of the preliminary tournaments. The fields will be much smaller and therfore a better chance to make the money.

Qualify NOW for the biggest weekly online tournaments anywhere

2009-02-04T12:25:00.000-08:00

While some people spend their Sundays lazing around the house doing as little as possible, Poker Stars.net players are battling to claim their share of millions of dollars in cash prizes. The action gets underway every Sunday at 12:45 ET when the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up guarantees a minimum $750,000 prize pool. At 16:30 ET, the action gets really serious when the PokerStars Sunday Million No Limit Hold'em tournament offers a weekly $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool. First place prize money is close to $200,000, and sometimes more! Take your shot at either of these tournaments by winning a seat through our regular satellites running all week long, which start from as little as $3.33 or 400 FPPs. Go to the Tournament Satellite tab in your PokerStars lobby to play.

World Series of Poker 2009

2009-01-26T18:32:00.000-08:00

Harrah's has just announced the 2009 WSOP schedule for this year in Las Vegas Nevada.

Poker players from all over the world will be excited to start making their plans for the big event. The World Series of Poker is the grand daddy of all poker tournaments. Gentlemen start your engines.

Full Tilt Poker Review

2008-06-02T21:17:00.000-07:00

fulltilt poker.com is the best poker site for beginners looking to start off or experienced players looking to capitalize on fishy players.

Overview – Full Tilt is a well established site. It is one of the best known poker sites, mostly because of all the stars that play there on a regular basis. It’s not uncommon to be able to watch Phil Ivey sit down at a high limit table at Full Tilt. They offer some very neat promotions such as a chance to win a $18k poker trip to Australia or the “Bust-out Bounties” where you will be awarded a cash prize for beating one of their many sponsored pro’s out of a tournament.

Full Tilt Poker Referral Code – When using our full tilt referral code FTP4U Full Tilt offers a great bonus of 100% up to $600; meaning you will receive a 100% match of your deposit up to $600. The money is awarded in $5 increments at a very good pace.

Competition Level – The competition level at Full Tilt Poker is very low for the lower limits. I find a lot of college students and in general a younger crowd plays at Full Tilt Poker. Over my time of playing at Full Tilt I find playing on Friday and Saturday nights (when you’re not going out) to be very profitable; this is when a lot of the younger crowd plays drunk, which causes them to play very loose. It is very entertaining and most likely results in more money in your pocket!

Tournaments – Full Tilt Poker offers some great tournaments such as their famous FTOPS event which runs for about two weeks and has a total prize pool of over 11 million dollars. The also offer great guaranteed payout tournaments and many satellites into events such as the WSOP and Aussie Millions for a very small buy-in. Be sure to use our Full Tilt Poker referral code as we will be offering freerolls in the future.

Cashier – Full Tilt has the top of the line cashier system, offering plenty of deposit and cash out options. These options range from Credit Card to Instadebit. Full Tilt has an excellent support team to help you pick your deposit option.

Online Poker Reviews Ranking - Five Stars.

My best online poker achievement

2008-05-15T15:43:00.000-07:00

After playing poker online for about three years in a number of poker rooms, often winning a little but mostly just hanging on to my modest bankroll (beating the rake), I had this brief but pleasant good streak a couple of years ago. I won two Party Poker tournaments in fifteen days with first prizes totaling $3,000. My bankroll mushroomed, and so did my balls. Finally I could start playing at stakes more appropriate to my skill level! No more low stakes grinding for this ace. How that went is another story, but it’s been an interesting journey, oh yeah.

Play in Poker Freerolls

2008-04-22T07:56:00.000-07:00

Poker freerolls are poker tournaments that don’t require an entry fee. Even if the players don't put up any money, freerolls can award cash prizes or entry to other tournaments that award cash prizes. There are different ways to get into a freeroll. Some poker sites offer one freeroll entry as a bonus, simply for signing up with the site. On other sites, you may earn player points and use them as entry to a freeroll tournament. You can even win entry into a freeroll tournament by winning a freeroll satellite tournament.

Bugsys Championship Series

2008-04-03T15:56:00.000-07:00

Bugsys Championship Series is a unique series of guaranteed tournaments from May 3rd to 11th 2008 with a $3,000 added Championship Play off for anyone who cashes in any Championship event and a $16,000 guaranteed Main Event.

All of the events have either $25, $50, or $100 buy ins, plus entry fees. There will also be Multi Table Satellites and Cash sit & go Satellites to the Championship events.

The minimum starting chips for the Championship playoff is 3,000. For every dollar you cash in the Championship Series III events, an extra starting chip will be added. Example: cash for $850 total and you start the playoff with 3,850 chips.

Satellites running now at BugsysClub Poker.

2008 World series of Poker

2008-04-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

The 2008 WSOP Schedule has been announced and poker players all over the world are getting excited.

World Series of Poker players and fans will be happy about some of the new rules put in place this year.

Like rule #36 which states "Excessive celebration through extended theatrics, inappropriate behavior, or physical actions, gestures, or conduct may be subject to penalty.

Also last year’s controversial TDA rule, "Show one, show both" If a player exposes one hole card, he or she must also show the other hole card if asked to do so by any player, has been removed. Players will now be allowed to show only one card, but only after the hand is over.

Want to know more about poker on the net

2008-03-05T10:11:00.000-08:00

At PokerListings.com you can find everything you need about online poker, including news about freerolls, money-guaranteed tournaments and other poker room promotions. There is also a big statistics section where you can find all the facts about the biggest poker sites. The numbers are updated in real-time, and you will always be able to find a table with your preferred game. In addition, you can find out what type of player you are. Simply type in your poker id, and you will know if you are a fish or a bomb.

Find poker bonus codes

2008-03-02T14:19:00.000-08:00

Looking for a online poker bonus code? We found this Poker Portal site that has poker bonus codes for every top online poker room on the internet. e.g Full Tilt, Party Poker, Bodog life, etc. check them out for your self and grab your promotion code that will get you some extra cash in your poker account.

Poker Portal also has online poker reviews, articles and other information that will help you with your poker game.

Reuben Peters wins European Poker Tour Dublin Event

2007-11-07T08:52:00.000-08:00

The stock trader from Telluride, Colorodo, won a PokerStars satellite to qualify for this event and although he began the final table holding one of the shortest chip stacks, he managed to outlast seven other players to reach heads up play against the table favorite, 19-year-old pro Annette Obrestad. Peters was a big underdog when heads-up began but managed to even the counts after a double-up and a series of small pots. The tournament ended after Peters moved all-in with top pair, top kicker on a 10-6-3 board and was called by Obrestad, who held 7-7. Peters' pair of tens held up, giving him the first place prize and the EPT title. Obrestad received €297,800 (approx. USD 432,000) for her second place finish.

Bugsysclub Poker

2007-08-02T14:14:00.000-07:00

BugsysClub wants YOU to qualify for the $15,000 Loyalty Freeroll scheduled for September

Qualify for the $15,000 Loyalty Freeroll played Saturday, September 8th at 2pm CST by EARNING 500 BBPs or more by 11:55 pm CST September 7th. This is a rebuy tournament , the more BBPs you earn the more rebuys you will have in the final. All rebuys can be taken at any stage up to the first break and can be used right at the start to buy maximum chips.

The ULTIMATE Ticket to Ride

2007-07-27T08:45:00.000-07:00

Your high-performance ticket to the open road is only a few clicks away. A luxurious BMW M5 is up for grabs and this ULTIMATE driving machine could soon be moving into your garage where you’ll be able to take these 500 horses out for a spin whenever you want! Entries to the Ultimate Driving Machine Freeroll will be awarded to top blackjack, ring game, tournament players and to players that compete in the Sunday $200K for 4 out of the next 5 weeks. With the winner collecting a new set of keys and the remaining top ten players winning $11,000. This tournament will ignite your engine. Just try not to pull a Phil Hellmuth behind the wheel.
Click on photo for more information at the ultimate bet web site.

Bugsysclub

2007-07-04T13:36:00.000-07:00

Bugsysclub poker offers poker mac softare in addition to MS Windows version. The game functions are easy to use and understand.

Tournament players will enjoy the poker leagues. Most of the tables are low limit but they do offer a ton of free rolls.

They offer many deposit options to suit your needs.

Give Bugsysclub a try; I sure enjoyed this poker room myself.

Full Tilt message

2007-06-15T22:05:00.000-07:00

It's been an historic week at the World Series of Poker* and Team Full Tilt's Allen Cunningham was right in the middle of the action. Allen won his fifth WSOP* bracelet and became just the fifth player ever to win three bracelets in three consecutive years. There's still plenty of time to join Allen and hundreds of other Tilters at this year's Series. Join us at 18:00ET (6PM) on Sunday, June 17th for our gigantic 100 Seat Guarantee where we're awarding at least $1 million worth of Main Event entries in this single tournament.

If you're interested in a European poker vacation, look for satellites into our Hendon Mob Shootout where you can win dinner with The Hendon Mob in London and a chance to play in the Great British Poker Tour (GBPT) Main Event. Finally, check out Lee Watkinson's tip on how playing a short stack can eliminate tough post-flop decisions in Pot-Limit Omaha.

Second place doesn't have to mean second best.

Finish 1st, 2nd, or even 100th in our 100 Seat Guarantee and you'll still win the same great prize - a $12K prize package that includes a Main Event buy-in and $2K in spending money.

What's more, with Main Event Mania you can win an extra $10 million if you win the Main Event after winning your entry at Full Tilt Poker.

With at least 100 ways to win and an extra 10 million reasons to join us at 18:00 ET (6PM) on June 17th, why play for your Main Event seat anywhere else?

Full Tilt WSOP

2007-06-01T21:09:00.000-07:00

Received this electronic mail from full tilt:

The 2007 World Series of Poker* has officially begun and there are still plenty of chances for you to win your way to Las Vegas and take a shot at WSOP* gold. We're offering two guaranteed $52K prize packages in our $50K HORSE Qualifier, while our Main Event 100 Seat Guarantee provides at least 100 chances to win an entry to the Big Dance.

To get the inside scoop on this year's Series, keep an eye on PokerWire.com and The Full Tilt Poker Blog by Michael Craig for interviews, daily chip counts, and behind-the-scenes reports.

Then they go on to talk about Full Tilts 100 SEAT GUARANTEE:

Sometimes winning isn't everything. In our 100 Seat Guarantee it doesn't matter if you finish first or 100th – because at least 100 players will win a $12K prize package that includes a Main Event buy-in and $2K in spending money.

There's at least $1.2 million in prize packages up for grabs in this tourney, so buy in directly for $500 + $35, or satellite your way in for as little as $4 + $.40 or 50 Full Tilt Points.

With at least 100 ways to win, how could you lose?

fulltilt poker.com

cardozagames

2007-06-01T12:28:00.000-07:00

Today I received an email from this new site called cardozagames. I checked it out and found that cardoza games are part of the ipoker network so USA players are not allowed to play for real money. That's too bad because I really wanted to try out their new first ever integrated tool called the Ten Commandments of Poker.

Their site explains the tools like this:

Ten Commandments of Poker is an instant tutor that will revolutionize your poker game. You can see results while playing, analyze a session of play or receive general comments on where to improve your game.

Ten Commandments of Poker is a software application that runs side by side with the poker client. While you play, messages will pop up highlighting mistakes you have made and warn you of situations where you have made potentially unprofitable plays.

Ten Commandments of Poker is designed to address common mistakes, both for the new player and the experienced pro. Remember, even for a winning player, improvement will mean a better long term result.

Luckily, US residents can still play at ultimate poker.com and fulltilt poker.com for now anyways.

Ultimate Bet Update

2007-05-04T13:56:00.000-07:00

There is always something new at UltimateBet!
Last week, we introduced a brand new lobby design, Roshambo and 3-Handed Blackjack. If you haven't seen our new lobby and games, click here to download our latest software.
This week, we're giving you more ways to earn UltimatePoints, Player Rewards and Hot Promotions.

Simply the Best Player Rewards - We know we have the best players in the world and what better way to say thank-you than to revamp and reopen an all-new UltimatePoints store! Soon, you’ll be able to redeem your UltimatePoints for all the latest products from Apple, Sony, Omega, Cartier, Microsoft, and more. Watch for details coming soon.

And speaking of UltimatePoints, you now earn points for any real money blackjack game you play against the house! Where else can playing some 21 get you a new iPod or put a plasma TV in your living room?

Higher Stakes and Faster Play - Roshambo is spreading like wildfire at UltimateBet and we've just made it even better. Have your quickdraw ready with rock, paper and scissors, because the wait time between throws has been lowered from 30 seconds to 15 seconds! We've also made the game a little more interesting by adding higher-stakes tables available at $5, $7, and $10 levels.

For those players who have not yet played at our real money tables, the time is now to make a deposit. We’ve bumped up the First Time Deposit Bonus to 100% - up to $650! There’s huge potential for a big bankroll so deposit right now and watch your account balance climb.

To earn those UltimatePoints and Bonus Dollars, you need to hit the tables now. Just by playing a little UB poker, you could find yourself in the main event at the 2007 WSOP and the 2007 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic.

There is always something new going on, click here for all the great offers currently running at UltimateBet!

Good luck and see you at the tables,

The UltimateBet Team

News from Ultimate Bet Poker

2007-04-28T11:47:00.000-07:00

It's been a huge week at Ultimate bet. We have completely updated our game lobby with easier navigation and made big improvements across the board. We now have 3-Handed Blackjack and the introduction of our instantly popular new game, Roshambo! Wanna try it out? Download our newest game software right now!

So what could be better? How about some free cash to get you back on the tables and put chips in your pocket! Deposit between now and Sunday midnight ET via any of our easy deposit methods and receive a great reload bonus of 25% up to $250 FREE Bonus Dollars!

You can parlay that bonus cash into seats at the hottest poker events of the summer!

Play Now! in our 2007 Aruba Classic Satellites and win an $8,500 package including 5 days of poker paradise on the beach. Don't miss your chance to win a $12,000 prize package including a main event seat at the 2007 WSOP every Friday and Saturday night.
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See you at the tables,

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Ferguson Goes From Zero to Hero

2007-04-27T15:54:00.000-07:00

I'm almost a year into an experiment on Full Tilt Poker. I'm attempting to turn $0 into a $10,000 bankroll. With no money to start with, I had no choice but to start out playing Freerolls. Starting out, I'd often manage to win a dollar or two, but I'd quickly get busted and have to start over again. It took some time but, after awhile, I was eventually able to graduate to games that required an actual buy-in.

Even today, people don't believe it's really me when I sit down at Full Tilt's small stakes games. They ask what I'm doing down here, and often tell me stories about how they turned $5 into $500 or $100 into $1,000. Usually, these stories end with the person telling me that they went broke. There's no surprise there. These folks tried to quickly build a bankroll by gambling. They'd play in a game that was beyond their bankroll and, if they happened to win, they'd move up to a higher limit and risk it all one more time. Inevitably, they'd lose a few big hands and go broke.

For me, this experiment isn't about the money. It's about showing how, with proper bankroll management, you can start from nothing and move up to the point where you're playing in some pretty big games. I know it's possible because I did it once before, turning $1 into $20,000.
To ensure that I keep my bankroll intact, I've adopted some key rules:

I'll never buy into a cash game or a Sit & Go with more than 5 percent of my total bankroll (there is an exception for the lowest limits: I'm allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less).
I won't buy into a multi-table tournament for more than 2 percent of my total bankroll and I'm allowed to buy into any multi-table tournament that costs $1.
If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent of my total bankroll, I must leave the game when the blinds reach me.

I think a lot of players would do well to apply these rules. One great benefit from this approach to bankroll management is that it ensures you'll be playing in games you can afford. You'll never play for very long in a game that's over your head because, when you're losing, you'll have no choice but to drop down to a smaller game. You can continue to sharpen your game at that lower limit until your bankroll allows you to move up and take another shot. These rules also prevent you from being completely decimated by a bad run of cards.

Dropping down and playing lower limits is difficult for a lot of players. They view it as a failure and their egos get in the way. Many want to remain at the level they'd been playing and win back their losses. But this can lead to some pretty severe tilt - and that can go through a bankroll in a hurry. I know that dropping down was difficult for me in my run from $1 to $20,000. When I first played in the $25/$50 game, I lost. Sticking to my rules, I dropped down to the $10/$25 game. I had a losing streak there and had to go down to $5/$10. That was tough. After playing $25/$50, a $5/$10 game was boring to me.

But I had the discipline to stick to my rules, and that motivated me to play better at the lower levels. I really didn't want to lose any more because I knew the consequences: I'd have to play even lower and work even harder to get back to where I'd been, which could take as long as a month. If you ever find yourself bored or frustrated playing at the lower limits, you're obviously not playing well. Take a break from the game. Often, stepping away can give you a fresh perspective and heightened motivation to play well when you return.

There are a couple of more tips I'd like to share regarding bankroll management. First, you should never play in a game that is beyond your bankroll simply because the game seems to be soft that day. It's never soft enough to risk money that puts your bankroll in jeopardy. The other point is that you should avoid playing in games that are at the top of your bankroll limits, when a lower game offers more opportunity for profit.
I'm confident that by sticking to these sound bankroll ma

nagement rules, I'll make it to my $10,000 goal. These rules are sure to help you as well, as you pursue your own poker ambitions. So, if you want to start your own quest - or play against me while I'm continuing with mine - come open a free account at Full Tilt Poker and look for me online. But hurry, because I'm hoping I won't be in the lower limits for too much longer.

Chris Ferguson

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CD Poker News and Tips

2005-09-28T21:59:00.000-07:00

News and Events
The New CDPoker Tour Due to popular demand CDPoker is introducing a new structure for the CDPoker Tour, with over $15,000 in Guaranteed Prizes each month.The new format is designed to create a challenging environment for the competitive poker player; in addition to giving new players a chance to test the water. Here is a simple explanation of the new format:
6 x $300 GP Daily Qualifiers: Tournaments are held twice a day every Mon, Wed and Fri, buy-in $3+$0.3. These are ranked events with the top 20 of each tournament going through to the $1,000 weekly and $2,000 monthly tournaments.
2 x $200 New Player Freerolls: These non-ranked freerolls will be held Tuesdays at 3PM and Thursdays at 8PM with the top 20 qualifying for the $1,000 weekly and $2,000 monthly tournaments. Players eligible for the new players freerolls are those in their first month after making a first deposit.
1 x $200 CDPoints Freeroll: Enter into this non-ranked freeroll every Thursday at 10PM with 200 CDPoints each week. Be one of the top 20 and qualify for the $1,000 weekly and $2,000 monthly tournaments.
The $1,000 weekly and $2,000 monthly ranking events remain the same, giving you over $15,000 a month to win on the CDPoker Tour! As always, for more information please visit the homepage of the CDPoker Tour.
Win a trip to the $2.3 Million World Poker Tour FinalsThe WPT 'World Poker Finals' are being held this November 13th at the famous Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.Qualify for the CDPoker Super Satellite on October 15th in our Ongoing Sit ‘N’ Go satellites, MTQ's, or with a $300 + $15 buy-in.Prize package includes buy-in, flights, and accommodation!CDPoker is your ticket WPT Finals!

Interview
With a Winner - Mark M.

CDPoker congratulates the winner of our Flatscreen
TV promotion.
Mark M. (bcans) won the $10,000 GP and a Flatscreen TV
from CDPoker. For more great promotions from CDPoker
check your emails and the CDPoker tournament lobby.

Nickname: bcans
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 18
How did you get started in Poker?
I got started 3 years ago in my friend's basement playing
various games such as Omaha, Pai Gow, Texas Holdem, and 5
card stud. Eventually my skills developed and I began playing
underground games around Toronto.
What is your most memorable hand of this event?
My most memorable hand in this event was my final hand
(pocket 9's, because it was the perfect ending to a long tournament.

Why are you playing at CDPoker?
I play CDPoker because I feel it is one of the most legit
online poker rooms out there, as well as they provide you
with numerous games, and I really like the 10/20 NL Hold'em
6-Seat Tables…it is hard to find those online.
What makes you a good poker player?
What makes me a good poker player…is I do not let
a bad beat take the best of me. If you can keep your cool
after a bad beat…you will be a successful poker player..

What would you recommend to those of us who want to improve
their game and become professional?
To improve your game you need practice…I did not
get good by playing a weekly game, I say I play about 40 hours
a week. Also to become professional you can't let the game
get the best of you…poker is a grind…sometimes your
up sometimes your down…you can consider yourself a pro
if you can support yourself financially for a year. My final
tip for a budding professional…is only play what you
can afford.

What do you think about winning a prize?
What I think about winning a real prize like a television
along with cash is I think it's great. It is an added bonus
for your success. I am stoked.

- Every week CDPoker will publish a winner's interview in
the CDPoker Newsletter.
- At the end of the last season, players will be asked to
choose one winner's interview. The chosen winner will
join the CDPoker delegation to represent us at a land-based
tournament.

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Player Tips!
""Sometimes slow play can be dangerous"
"When you flopped a nice hand and you're almost sure its winning hand like 3 of a kind or straight, don't allow your opponents to see next the cards by raising half the pot. It can be very dangerous when no one raised before the flop, so you don't know who has strong hand.If somebody raises before you than you should definitely re-raise him, and if he had only top pair he will probably fold thinking you had better kicker or much better hand. By allowing many opponents to see the turn and river you are risking too much. It is better to raise hoping to go heads up with one player who will probably fold or play to end of the turn, and who only has a had small chance to hit better hand than you." -- Rez

Online Poker Review

2005-09-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

This is my first post for my new blog "Online Poker Review"
I will be adding reviews for all the sites that I play poker online.
Such as Party Poker, Full Tilt Poker, Poker Stars, Bodog poker casino and many more.