Poker After Dark: fifth season
Written on 3 January 2009 by adminPoker After Dark comes back on NBC. Recently the broadcasting company announced the fifth season of show, having told spectators entertaining details. The fifth season will be arranged at the well-known casino “Golden Nugget” (Las Vegas).
The season will be broadcast during 13 weeks, and episodes will be removed in 2009. So, we can expect for something absolutely new.
14 players debut in show during the fifth season- legendary online-professional “GreenPlastic” Taylor Caby; Cole South “CTS”; David Benefield “Raptor”- are among them.
They are well-known online players known and during long time win the highest achievements in poker, but this time they should meet behind a game table some contrast - well-known actors, who spend a lot of time before a television camera and sometimes play poker. These are:
Don Cheadle, well-known for such movies as Ocean’s Thirteen, Ocean’s Twelve, After Sunset, episodes of ER, Rush Hour 2, Swordfish and so on. Don has also participated in several poker shows, including “National Heads-Up Poker Championship” and “Celebrity Poker Showdown”.
Jason Alexander - the owner of 4 Gold Globes, who has played in 83 films, including Star Trek: Voyager, The Twilight Zone, Monk, Cindarella, 101 Dalmatians 2 and others.
Orel Hershiser - famous baseball player, who has joined TV-channel ESPN team and who has been often appearing on the television screen. Orel perfectly plays poker, and he managed to take the fifth place in NBC Heads-Up Championship.
Poker stars will be engaged with professional coaches, and will try to show their best poker skills.
Cereus enters into online poker market
Written on 24 December 2008 by adminIn result of merge of two platforms UltimateBet and Absolute Poker new poker network Cereus has appeared. The information on forthcoming merge has appeared even in the summer. It was declared by company Tokwiro into which UltimateBet and Absolute Poker entered. Platform Cereus has automatically borrowed one of leading places in the online-poker world.
Cereus has one great advantage: players of one of poker-room can play not only with players from this room, but also with contenders from another poker-room. New platform allows increasing considerably not only quantity of players and game opportunities, but also has many innovative introductions:
• Final Table Deal Making option
• The updated Hand History format (an opportunity to sort distribution by the form games and format of tournament)
• Filtering of Tables in the Poker Lobby
• Registered Tournaments allow to display the list of tournaments and satellites, with the purpose of fast access
• Advanced game chat (Chat Bubbles), in which phrases of players are displayed above the character behind a table
• “Ultimate Icon” or “Ultimate Legend” players’ statuses can create the private tournaments - Private Tournaments
• Downloadable Table Skins
• New Table Views
• Avatars and Personalization System
• An opportunity to take a pause for decision-making (Timebank)
• Bad Beat Jackpots
Platform Cereus has the advanced software, allowing to make game more protected and to exclude all possible variants of swindle.
Poker room Full Tilt Poker
Written on 5 December 2008 by admin
Poker room Full Tilt Poker is the second the world’s largest poker room (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Party Poker).
Each online poker of halls offers special services and functionality. Full Tilt Poker charges bonus points for the game, which are called Full Tilt Poker points. One FTP point stands out for each dollar of the affected commission. There are special «happy hours», during which time number of charged points doubles or even trebles. FTP points allow to participate in various tournaments or to buy goods in Full Tilt Poker shop: clothes, home appliances, sets for game in poker or even cars.
Constant Full Tilt Poker players receive Full Tilt Poker special status. In general there are four Vip-levels: bronze, silver, gold and «ironman».
Depending on the level players receive medals for game which can be changed for the goods or even money. Here are some more regular actions, arranged by Full Tilt Poker:
1.) Daily Doubles
2.) FTOPS
3.) Year End Bonus
4.) 1.000.000$ Monthly Guarantee
5.) Sunday Brawl
6.) Happy Hours
7.) One-a-day freeroll
Partypoker offers bonuses
Written on 3 December 2008 by admin
Partypoker offers a bonus in 500$!
Besides, since September, 2008, Partypoker has completely updated its software!
New software of well-known poke room will make this game your favorite online poker even more fascinatingly!
Now PartyPoker offers players poker a bonus on the first deposit (sign-up bonus) at a rate of 100 percent to 500 dollars! That is if, for example, you have entered into your account 400 of dollars after you will play the required quantity of games, you will receive additional 400 dollars.
There is also other variant to get sign-up bonus - 50$, which make sense at smaller deposits. Here, however, it is important that the size of the first deposit was more than 50$, for example, 80$.
Sign-up bonuses are accessible ONLY ON the BONUS to the CODE which you should specify in the special column “sign-up bonus code” at registration.
Here are following PartyPoker bonus codes (sign-up bonus code):
• wanna500 - for 500$ bonus (it is necessary to play for a long time to receive it);
• wanna50 - for 50$ bonus (fast poker bonus).
MicroGaming Network blocks American players
Written on 24 November 2008 by admin
Now MicroGaming Network, in which such known poker rooms as Doyle’s Room, GNUF and Unibet Poker enter, has closed access to online poker by blocking IP addresses for players from 12 American states, in which online poker is forbidden. IP addresses of the State of Kentucky, where sound proceeding concerning confiscation poker domains is being held, are also blocked.
Here is the list of following American states, where it is forbidden to play online poker:
1. District of Columbia
2. Illinois
3. Indiana
4. Louisiana
5. Michigan
6. Missouri
7. Nevada
8. New Jersey
9. New York
10. Oregon
11. South Dakota
12. Washington State
13. Wisconsin
14. + Kentucky
Titan Poker: 3 Aussie Millions packages for 12.500 dollars
Written on 18 November 2008 by admin
Online room Titan Poker arranges two freerolls, where the tickets for participation in live tournament Aussie Millions will be played. The first freeroll will be held on Friday on November, 21st, and the second one - on Friday on December, 12th.
In both freerolls the winner will receive the full package Aussie Millions in cost of 10 500 dollars, including participation in the main tournament of series, the first class placing in hotel of the organizer and money for road.
Here are the details of carrying out of both tournaments:
$25,000 Aussie Millions Freeroll - November, 21, 18:30 GMT
The selective period comes to an end on November, 19th, at 23:59 GMT First two finishers receive Aussie Millions packages in cost of 12 500 dollars.
$12,000 Aussie Millions Freeroll- December, 12, 18:30 GMT
The selection period comes to an end on December, 10th, at 23:59 GMT.
If you want to take part in these special freerolls, you should download the Titan Poker, open the new account, make the minimum payment into the account and to get at least 1 unique Titan Poker point, then you should pay entrance fee to tournament. If you have already received game account on Titan Poker, you can take part in freeroll.
Series of Aussie Millions tournaments will begin on January, 9th, in Crown Casino in Melbourne.
Pacific Poker software and site review
Written on 13 November 2008 by admin
The name: Pacific Poker
Web site: www.pacificpoker.com
The auditor: PWC
Legal arrangement: Gibraltar
Installation package size: 1,5 MB.
The software and drawing:
Pacific Poker has not the best software in the industry, but it has been a little improved in 2005. So it is possible to say, that Pacific Poker is one of leaders in online poker basically thanks to good games and powerful advancement. In 2005 unlimited tournament games and fast tables have been added. Since April, 2006 there it is possible to play to 5 tables. Now the cursor works bright enough.
Traffic:
Games’ traffic is quite big, but it is basically concentrated Holdem and its tournaments. During hot hours nearby 2200-2600 players from whom 85-95 % playing in Holem section, and the others play Omaha Hi-Lo and 7-Card-Stud High, can take part in the game.
The traffic of tournament games:
Improbable growth for last 12 months has been observed. Pacific Poker now can brag of 3500-5000 real tournament players.
Level of players:
Pacific Poker is one of the most attractive online poker games since Pacific Poker has still usual casino, but many online players come there from on purpose simply to play, but not to get some money. The viewing percent of Flop very often reaches 50-60 %. If your purpose to earn money, we recommend you to play Omaha Hi-Lo, also it is very good on Pacific Poker.
Support:
E-mail and telephone support is provided.
Financial safety:
Financial safety is high as parent company the old player on this market.
How to deposit and cash in Pacific Poker:
The deposit: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, FirePay, Wire Transfer, bank transfer, PaySafeCard, BBL Home’Pay, check deposit, PrePaidATM and many more.
Cash: Credit card, Debit card, FirePay, NETeller, PrePaidATM, Wire transfer, bank draught.
Titan Poker overview
Written on 7 November 2008 by adminThough the Titan Poker has appeared only in 2005, this room involves set of players due to high bonuses and other favorable offers.
Bonuses, the pleasant drawing, stable software and simplicity of game have made the Titan Poker popular among players.
TitanPoker.com is supervised by Online Players’ Association. According to interrogation of users In 2006 Titan Poker has got the award as the best online poker website.
Level of Competitions
Here there are also illiterate and aggressive players. Freerolls, games with very low limit and huge bonuses for registration, allow the beginner to start playing games without problems. At the same time, experienced players can increase their profits. In a word, players of different levels can participate in good game in pokerroom.
Game/limit choice:
The Titan Poker gives a wide choice of tournaments (diferrent kinds of Texas Holdem) and «Sit-And-Go» games. In the room you can play Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha hi-low, Seven Card Stud, poker tournaments.
The limit in games makes from 10-20 cents up to 200-400 dollars; in tournaments - from 50 + 5 cents up to 1000+60 dollars (depending on tournament). Rates and Blinds vary, depending on game.
Frauds and preventive measures (poker cheating).
Written on 5 November 2008 by admin
Arrangement
This reception is used basically at game at least with three players, but sometimes it si used in preliminary games and in a case of many participants. At this way of a deceit, two from participants of game are in arrangement.
False counters
The given way of a deceit is characteristic for games in off line casino poker and poker rooms. The majority of manufacturers of counters for casino make them on one technology and under one scheme, counters have identical weight - 11.5 grams, and differ only by coloring, which is a constant in particular casino. Swindlers make such counter, of not large advantage, usually till 25-50$, and in the course of game they “mix” counters. It is quite difficult to notice them; therefore, there are some ways to avoid the given kind of deceit:
1 - to change periodically the rate of counters of different color.
2 - to buy unique counters for each tournament.
3 - you should always hold your counters, when they are out of game (when the casino does not work) in a protected place. The access circle should be limited by the entrusted people.
4 - you can also warn players about responsibility for use of lime counters, it will give you the chance to take adequate measures in case, if such incident occurs.
European Poker Tour in Prague
Written on 1 November 2008 by admin
Last week in Prague next stage European Poker Tour - EPT Prague took place.
It is interesting, that earlier Arnaud Mattern has already become the champion of France on backgammon. However the victory in poker tournament has brought him much bigger money, than a victory in the backgammon championship, where he has received only 5,000 euro. In end of the competition Arnaud Mattern played with 46-year-old Italian Gino Alacqua, whose poker experience is only 18 months, but who has managed to take the second place on EPT Prague, and to earn almost half-million euro - 407,300 euro.
When the final duel has begun, Gino Alacqua had almost twice more counters, but in an hour of game Mattern has managed to double the account for Alacqua. And in fifteen minutes game has come to the end with victory of Arnaud Mattern.
Results of European Poker Tour Prague:
1. Arnaud Mattern (France) - 708,400 euro
2. Gino Alacqua (Italy) - 407,300 euro
3. Kristian Kjondal (Norway) - 235,300 euro
4. Juha Lauttmaas (Finland) - 182,200 euro
5. Marcus Golser (Austria) - 151,800 euro
6. Nedzib Suman (Sweden) - 119,000 euro
7. Dag Palovic (Slovakia) - 93,600 euro
8. Mikael Norinder (Sweden) - 63,200 euro
9. Johannes Strassman (Germany) - 39,200 euro
