February Poker News 2005

February 27th, 2005

NEW CONTEST, Major Poker Prizes!

In order to stimulate healthy growth of our poker community forum we are offering another excellent contest offering over $650 in poker-related prizes!

In order to win these great prizes simply register at our new forums and post (5) or more quality posts and you automatically qualify for this contest!

Prizes include $100 Bankrolls to your Favorite Poker Room, Poker E-books, Poker Chips, Poker Software and much more.

Today in poker news, one of the most “hated” poker players Dutch Boyd makes news for his devious human tattoo advertising. As well as some information on teen related gambling addiction.

The Gaming Club Poker – was so full of fish tonight it was ridiculous. Even if your a mediocre player its relatively easy to pull a couple hundred from this place.

Tips For Poker is now proud to present an exclusive bonus code for Full Tilt Poker.

* I Host – Inventors of Human Billboard Tattooing Gamble on Dutch Boyd Sponsorship in World Series of Poker – Web Host Directory – Feb 25 9:34 AM – C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and data center operations, has stacked the deck with guerilla marketing. Today, it announced television sponsorship of ESPN World Series of Poker contender Dutch Boyd during circuit competition. First stop — Harrah’s Rincon San Diego casino.
* Teens catching poker fever – The Indianapolis Star – Feb 26 11:08 AM – A beam of light shines like a spotlight on a green-felt table. Sitting behind stacks of red, white and blue chips in a basement in Lawrence, players intently study their opponents.
* Poker tournament winners to earn bean-bag toss-up – Daily Pennsylvanian – Feb 25 2:42 AM – State gambling law may interfere with a poker tournament this weekend since monetary prizes cannot be directly awarded to the winners. (adv)

* Quality Poker Face (pic)
* Another Poker Comic (pic)
* Poker Babe Jennie Garth (pic)
* Random Poker Hottie (pic)
* New Evelyn NG Section @ Poker Babes (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Taking Notes In a Tournament:
A very valuable skill in an online tournament is taking notes.

A good player (in a multiple table tourney situation) will be watching multiple tables and taking notes on each player — knowing he will shortly encounter that player.

The advantage is he will now know for the most part exactly how he plays. His bluffs, his tells (if any) and his betting structure.

Taking notes during a tournament not only keeps you alert and busy but, it keeps you from playing the hands that will bust you out of the tournament quick.

February 25th, 2005

Poker Friday
Congratulations! You made it to the end of the week. It’s Friday and you know what that means, POKER NIGHT!

Today in news, there is some really important posts about legalizing online gambling in North Dakota! As well an update about the PartyGaming IPO!

Bored Tonight? Check out, The Gaming Club Poker – this action on here is insanely hot. Fishes run rampart and its easy to turn $100bucks into $300-$500 in some $50N/L Games overnight.

Joopy put up some fancy new pictures of her in some fishnets, be sure not to miss these!

Tips For Poker is proud to present an exclusive bonus code for Full Tilt Poker.

Rec.Gambling.Poker is now available in our Poker Forum !

* WPT Invitational Draws Poker and Hollywood Stars – Rolling Good Times – Feb 24 9:46 AM – COMMERCE, California – (PRESS RELEASE) — The World Poker Tour’s annual star-studded WPT Invitational today at the Commerce Casino brought out Hollywood’s new crop of poker aficionados including such personalities as Ray Romano, Camryn Manheim, Jon Favreau, the Masterson Brothers Danny and Chris, Brad Garrett, Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers, Mena Suvari, Ed Asner, Norm MacDonald, Lou Diamond Phillips,
* Man faces jail for illegal poker game – WRGB – Feb 24 6:18 AM – (Rochester, NY – AP) — A 61-year-old man ordered to spend nine months in Monroe County Jail for running an illegal poker game says he was unfairly singled out by Rochester police.
* Online Poker: IPOs in the Cards? – BusinessWeek – Feb 24 7:58 PM – Investors looking to get into Internet gaming may soon be able to place their bets on Europe’s PartyGaming. Other sites could follow
* Full deck of visitors to lobby for poker – Bismarck Tribune – Feb 23 11:12 PM – A legislator’s push to legalize Internet poker sites is drawing major attention from the offshore Internet poker industry, prompting industry leaders to plan visits to the state.

* Quality Poker Face (pic)
* Another Poker Comic (pic)
* Poker Babe Jennie Garth (pic)
* Random Poker Hottie (pic)
* New Evelyn NG Section @ Poker Babes (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Use POKER SOFTWARE!!!

February 25th, 2005

North DAKOTA Seeks To Legalize Online Poker

Today we have some very important news. North Dakota is seeking permission (and quickly gaining it) from its citizens and law makers to be the first state to legalize online gaming. Read the full article here.

IF your a Deborah Gibson fan your going to love this picture of her playing some hold’em.

The recent WPT Invitational took off and brought such celebrities as Ray Ramono and other pertinent Hollywood VIPS. Read the full article here.

Tips For Poker is proud to present an exclusive bonus code for Full Tilt Poker.

Rec.Gambling.Poker is now available in our Poker Forum !

* Poker Club President Gets Jail Time – R News – 1 hour, 4 minutes ago – Luck has run out for a man who hosted poker tournaments in the Rochester area. The president of the “Texas Hold ‘Em Club” of Rochester, is now in jail.
* Full deck of visitors to lobby for poker – Bismarck Tribune – 21 minutes ago – A legislator’s push to legalize Internet poker sites is drawing major attention from the offshore Internet poker industry, prompting industry leaders to plan visits to the state.
* Social poker the best kind – Corvallis Gazette Times – Feb 23 7:28 PM – Let’s hope Corvallis is starting a trend: People meeting face-to-face for high fun, low-tech entertainment that doesn’t involve electronic beeping or even the 21st Century. Instead, the new thing is a refreshing blast from the past: low-stakes poker for social purposes.
* Push to Change the Constitution for Internet Poker – KFYR – 2 hours, 51 minutes ago – THE STATE HOUSE HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO ALLOW LIVE INTERNET POKER SITES TO COME TO NORTH DAKOTA… AND NOW IT’S THE SENATE’S TURN TO LOOK AT IT. BUT THERE’S A BIG HURDLE IN THE WAY… AND THAT’S THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

* Deborah Gibson Plays Poker (pic)
* Dutch Boyd Chip Roll Video (vid)
* If SuperHeroes Player Poker (pic)
* AWESOME Poker Video (vid)
* New Evelyn NG Section @ Poker Babes (link)
Poker Tip of the Day
Use A Four Color Deck:

This might seem basic, but, its actually quite advanced. In a recent survey, 6/10 people actually refuse (or don’t know how) to change their options to 4-Color Decks.

Its fairly simple and seemingly obvious, just go into the options section and click the Four Color Decks. You now have an advantage over many mistake making folks out there!

Everyone who has played long enough has probably misread their cards at some point or another (usually after a long stretch), especially flushes. Using a four colored deck makes it much easier to identify flushes (and more importantly flush draw threats) and enables you to use your brain powers elsewhere.

February 22nd, 2005

Good News

The Poker Babes section got a boost today with the addition of a special and exclusive Evelyn Ng section. Featuring an awesome video – be sure not to miss this one!

If you’ve got an awesome “poker” room that your starting somewhere in your house or garage. You will probably want to check into getting a print of this awesome poker art.

Live in the LA Area? Check out Commerce Casinos latest promotion inviting you to bring your home game to them! Drinks, everything is on the house.

* Is no-stakes poker a crime? – Omaha World-Herald – Feb 21 10:24 PM – ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Not 20 minutes into a Texas Hold’em poker tournament at the Granite Bowl bar and grill here, Minnesota State Sen. Mike McGinn pushed his entire pile of chips into the pot.
* Sportingbet delivers record H1 profit after Paradise Poker deal – Sharewatch – 1 hour, 9 minutes ago – LONDON (AFX) – Sportingbet PLC, the world’s biggest online gaming group, posted record first-half profit buoyed by a first contribution from recently acquired unit Paradise Poker.
* U.S. Poker Series Launches West Coast and Northeast Operation – Press Release] PR Web – 55 minutes ago – Corportate Entertainment and Event operator of the Travelin’ Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament establishes regional offices to meet demand. [PRWEB Feb 22, 2005]

* Awesome Poker Art (pic)
* Here’s A Poker Game I’d Like To Be Involved In (pic)
* An Aliens Last Supper (pic)
* Odd But Funny Poker Comic (pic)
* New Evelyn NG Section @ Poker Babes (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Add fish to your Buddy List

This is a pretty popular tip used by many of the good players on Party Poker. By checking your buddy list off and on, you can see when your favorite maniacs are logging on to play. Though you are unable to see exactly which table they are seated at, you can manually search through the tables to look for your target.

This tip is mainly useful if you are adding maniacs to your buddy list, as maniacs tend to create table dynamics that are much better for you than say, a calling station. With a maniac at the table and five calling stations for example, there will be serious pots being generated, so you can score big if you hit your cards. At the same token however, with so many drawers in the pot, your chances for getting outdrawn are very high. Just remember that.

February 21st, 2005

Good morning fellow Poker Players. It’s an excellent day to celebrate Presidents Day.

In a bizarre related advertising story, Golden Palace paid this woman upwards $15K to advertise on her breasts.

Check out other ridiculous eBay auctions won buy goldenpalace.

Our Poker Forum is taking off! Get over there and start chatting.

How about this article asserting that poker is simply just luck?

* (AFX UK Focus) 2005-02-21 07:57 GMT: Gaming Corp launches online poker site – Interactive Investor – 1 hour, 29 minutes ago -LONDON (AFX) – Gaming Corp PLC said it launched an online poker site, www.findpoker.com. Gaming Corp said it aims to replicate its successful casino.co.uk website, which currently generates over 2 mln monthly visitors.
* Poker Academy Donates $13,000 of Texas Holdem Software to Lehigh University for Continued Research and Development in – [Press Release] PR Web – 1 hour, 25 minutes ago Poker Academy, a leading software developer of poker products, has donated $13,000 in software to Lehigh University for students in computer science and engineering to use in artificial intelligence (AI) research projects. [PRWEB Feb 21, 2005]
* Computer Genius and Poker Pro David Glazen Reveals How Anyone Can Make Money at Online Poker with an Automated PokerBot – [Press Release] PR Web – 1 hour, 26 minutes agoDavid Glazen offers to teach a few memebers of the public how they can build online poker playing computer programs that consistenly beat human opponents. [PRWEB Feb 21, 2005]

* Poker Babe Evelyn Ng (pic)
* Hope She Swings Both Ways (pic)
* Poker Comic (pic)
* Poker Babes 101 (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Show the avatars (people in chairs), but don’t stereotype them:

This is probably the most debatable tip I’m guessing, because if you’ve turned them off, you probably really don’t like the avatars to begin with. And if you do like avatars, well, they’re probably on already. I just want to get my two cents in about this Party Poker tip by saying that even though avatars are computer graphics, it’s again human nature to easily identify faces. That means we can more easily associate a personality to a face, so it makes it easier to remember how someone is playing when we can attach a face to a playing style.

February 20th, 2005

Poker Humor, More Babes and Poker Forum

In the latest and greatest series of Ebay-related poker stunts we are blessed with the addition of the “Pink Bunny Suit” walking poker advertisement done by none other than Tips For Poker infamous friend and fellow affiliate Jeremy Enke.

Check out Joopy’s exclusive picture for RATE MY POKER FACE, here’s your chance to give feedback to the amateur poker hottie we all love!

LA POKER CLASSIC is going on right now, news regarding the tournament outcome and action is expected soon!

Our Poker Forum is fast becoming an excellent resource for this website. You are strongly encouraged to join today and begin talking with your fellow Tips For Poker Bretheren!

* Poker run helps Albany animals – WALB News 10 – 57 minutes ago – Albany- More than 200 riders participated in today’s Poker Run to help the Albany Humane Society. The 25 mile course made five stops, the last stop, a party and chance to check their cards. Drivers paid an entry fee, but many also brought bags of change as a donation.
* 2K Sports Signs Licensing Agreement With WPT Enterprises, Inc. For Console, PC And Handheld Games Based On World Poker – GameInfoWire – Feb 19 12:32 PM
The games will create an authentic World Poker Tour experience for users simulating the excitement of the smash hit television show
* Online poker deals jump in earnings – Canoe – Feb 18 11:46 PM – TORONTO — CryptoLogic Inc.’s move to capitalize on the demand for online poker has “paid off in spades,” the Internet casino and poker software firm said yesterday as it posted a 25 per cent gain in quarterly profits, increased revenues by a third and saw its stock rise more than 10 per cent.
* Ebay’s World Famous Pink Bunny Poker/Body Advertising Auction Getting Record Number of Visitors – [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News – Feb 19 4:00 AM
(PRWEB) February 19, 2005 — One of the worlds top online poker affiliates is now auctioning himslef off to the tune of $150,000 on Ebay to play poker in Las Vegas for 30 days wearing a Pink Bunny suit. The auction can be viewed at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5958012369

* Poker Babe Evelyn Ng (pic)
* Hope She Swings Both Ways (pic)
* Poker Comic (pic)
* Poker Babes 101 (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Get hand histories when players don’t show their at the river:

Great Party Poker trick that I’m sure many people have figured out. Many times on the river, only the winning hand is shown – but you are very interested in seeing what the loser was holding too. Simply click on the hand number at the top right of the screen and request the hand history for that game.

February 18th, 2005

New Forums Are Ready

Tips For Poker has installed the latest and greatest VBulletin Software in our new forums!

Start chatting in our new forums today.

LA POKER CLASSIC Begins Today! If you had the $10,000USD to enter – good luck to you. We will keep you posted on who is playing and who is leading as it happens.

Have you seen this new Budweiser Energy Drink? Pretty good stuff, just tried some at 7-11 its like Redbull but BEER! You should look into trying it on this wonderful Friday night.

Going to Vegas soon? Might want to hold off until March. Insanity The Ride is coming to the Stratosphere. You really must see this ride to believe it. Literally its INSANE!

Got Poker Software?

* Take-Two Signs with World Poker Tour for Game – -Reuters via Yahoo! News – Feb 17 7:50 AM – Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., working quickly to expand its sports business, on Thursday said it signed a deal with the World Poker Tour for poker video games.
* Smokes’ poker prize fizzles – Daily Pennsylvanian – Feb 18 2:40 AM – College senior Lauren Kowtna used to be a weekly customer at Smokey Joe’s bar, but now she vows never to return. Kowtna is upset because Smokey Joe’s owner Paul Ryan refuses to give her the iPod that was promised to the winner of a 10-week Texas Hold’em poker tournament last semester.
* WPT BOOT CAMP(TM) Announces Initial Locations for Poker Instruction – [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance – Feb 18 9:00 AM – Ever wish you knew the poker pros’ secrets for winning multimillion-dollar pots?

* Awesome Poker Commercial (vid)
* Another Great Poker Video (vid)
* Semi-Entertaining Video (vid)
* If You Thought That Was Bad – Worse (pic)
* The Hottest Poker Babes (link)
* OT: Quite Possible The Best Music Video Ever (vid)

Poker Tip of the Day
Move out of the $5 tournaments ASAP:

This isn’t as much a trick as it is advice. The $5 sit and go tournaments on Party Poker are cheap, but at a price. With a $1 entry fee, this amounts to a 20% rake, which is no light task to beat. If you are good enough to win enough $5 tournaments that you can beat this rake, you are good enough to be playing at the $10 tournaments. There really is no difference between the two; and in my opinion, the $10 tournaments might even be easier because you don’t get filled out tables of nothing but calling stations. Try as you might and throw the book of poker at me, but there almost nothing humanly possible you can do at an entire table of maniacs or calling stations. The game makes more sense at $10 and even more sense at $30.

February 17th, 2005

In a startling new trend home games are routinely becoming subject to armed robberies. Read the latest news on yet ANOTHER hold-em hold-up. The robbers scored over 15K in this hit alone.

Ever wondered what it would be like to play with Chris “MoneyMaker” – read this recent AP interview of a journalist slash poker hobbiest who got the pleasure of dancing with the accountant himself.

Speaking of Chris Moneymaker, did you ever see his cameo in “Poker For Dummies”? That had to be the all time WORST instructional poker video. It looked as if MoneyMaker was either stoned, hung over or both.

Check out our Poker Quick Links section to read an excellent Poker Comic.

Don’t even try telling me that you don’t use Poker Software yet… Well if you don’t its about damn time you start.

* AP Plays Poker With Winner Moneymaker – AP via Yahoo! News – Feb 16 8:29 AM – I have stared directly into the Oakleys, and lived to tell the tale. Playing poker with Chris Moneymaker, the accountant who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 World Series of Poker, is a bit like shooting hoops with Michael Jordan — though lady luck can even the odds slightly.
* Is it time to fold or bet on poker chokers, tees? – Bradenton Herald – 10 minutes ago – Is it time to fold or bet on poker chokers, tees? I f you’re on the fence over whether the poker craze sweeping the nation is a good thing or a bad thing, consider the following exhibits, all touted by fashion heavies as the very picture of hip.
* Poker wear becomes a best bet – North Jersey.com – Feb 16 9:03 PM – If you’re on the fence over whether the poker craze sweeping the nation is a good thing or a bad thing, consider the following exhibits, all touted by fashion heavies as the very picture of hip.
* Police seek two suspects who robbed local poker game – The Huntington Herald-Dispatch – 1 hour, 15 minutes ago -Two armed robbers made way with $15,085 from eight individuals during a local poker game at 12:03 a.m. Wednesday. Witnesses told police that an approximately 30-year-old male and an approximately 20-year-old female kicked open the front door of an apartment in the 2600 block of Collis Avenue.

* Awesome Poker Comic (pic)
* Don’t Ya Wish This Was You? (pic)
* 80’s Flash Back (pic)
* If You Thought That Was Bad – Worse (pic)
* Poker Babes 101 (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Buy-In More Than Necessary :

There are more than a variety of reasons for buying in more than necessary at the poker table.
Intimidation Factor
Reserves
Having “THE NUTS” and not being able to raise.
Although, the minimum suggested 20times the big blind is hardly what people buy-in with to this day. I would recommend a buy-in more on the lines of at least 50times the big blind.
After you start doing this – you will notice people respect your raises/play more. You will always have the opportunity to raise (not be the person who flops a boat, and is out of cash). And will always have a cash reserve after a bad beat.

February 16th, 2005

Poker Art Sells for 600k

An example of just how ridiculously big poker is , the “Dogs Playing Poker” painting sold for close to 600K on the auction block today.

Don’t believe us that Poker is absolutely out of control HUGE? How about this article that estimates 100MILLION is wagered online everyday.

In a recent outbreak of Poker Related robberies. We find yet another robbery, this one a home game. BE SAFE OUT THERE!

Lesson learned: Don’t invite strangers to your home game.

With our recent increase in traffic (largely due to the Poker-Babes section) we have also had a lot more people taking advantage of our FREE MONEY NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED section. If you haven’t already, check it out!

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* Dogs-Playing-Poker Paintings Fetch $590G – AP via Yahoo! News – Feb 15 6:17 PM – A pair of paintings from the famed series depicting dogs playing poker fetched nearly $600,000 at auction Tuesday.
* Area residents win at poker – Rapid City Journal – 31 minutes ago – DEADWOOD Floyd Dahl of Deadwood won first place and took home $4,500 in the Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort SUPERBOWL Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament last weekend.
* Dogs playing poker’ paintings fetch $600,000 US – CTV.ca – Feb 15 5:43 PM -The painting ‘A Bold Bluff,’ by artist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. NEW YORK — A pair of paintings from the famed series depicting dogs playing poker fetched nearly $600,000 at auction Tuesday.
* Online Poker: Children Are Getting Hooked – CBS 2 New York – Feb 15 2:11 PM – Dozens of internet sites offer poker games for real money. Big money, in fact. An estimated $100,000,000 is wagered at poker sites each day. Now, there’s a new concern about children getting hooked on poker. Video: Tony Aiello reports.

* Poker Dogs Game (pic)
* Fido’s Casino (pic)
* Do You Ever Get Sick Of These Dogs? (pic)
* Brunson Style Poker (pic)
* Poker Babes 101 (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Add fish to your Buddy List

This is a pretty popular tip used by many of the good players on Party Poker. By checking your buddy list off and on, you can see when your favorite maniacs are logging on to play. Though you are unable to see exactly which table they are seated at, you can manually search through the tables to look for your target.
This tip is mainly useful if you are adding maniacs to your buddy list, as maniacs tend to create table dynamics that are much better for you than say, a calling station. With a maniac at the table and five calling stations for example, there will be serious pots being generated, so you can score big if you hit your cards. At the same token however, with so many drawers in the pot, your chances for getting outdrawn are very high. Just remember that.

February 15th, 2005

Poker Players ROBBED & New Poker Movie

First and foremost, we added new “full nude” gallery to the Shana HiattSection on Poker Babes.

Secondly, check out “ROOKIES” picture in our quick links section.

BREAKING NEWS: just hours ago another Poker Related robbery occurred. This one is actually related to video poker, but, if you remember correctly several months ago a WSOP was robbed. As poker gains its popularity we can expect this trend to continue.

New Poker related movie called “LUCKY YOU” , starring Drew Barrymore and focused around WSOP events is set to debut in a couple of months. Read about LUCKY YOU here.

Speaking of Poker – check out our new POKER TV link on the left hand side underneath the main menu!

* Masked man steals video poker money – New Orleans Times-Picayune – 2 hours, 9 minutes ago – A man wearing a mask that partially covered his face and who implied he had a gun robbed an Arabi restaurant of its video poker money Saturday night, authorities said.
* Optimal Video Poker Review [Mobile] – GameSpot – Feb 14 4:18 PM – If video poker’s your thing, laying down some chips on this game is a very smart bet.
* You Can Trust Your Intuition at Video Poker, but Just So far – Rolling Good Times – Feb 14 9:14 PM – Suppose you got a starting hand of 3-H 7-H 8-H 9-H 10-D at video poker. Do you ditch the diamond and look for the heart flush. Or throw the three and hope for a straight?
* Las Vegas, Nevada-World Series of Poker Comes to Hollywood – New Hollywood Motion Picture “Lucky You” Scheduled for – [Press Release] PR Web – 45 minutes ago
Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana are set to star in “Lucky You” at Warner Bros. Story revolves around struggling singer (Drew Barrymore)who hooks up with professional poker player (Eric Bana)as he collides with his estranged father at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The casting company for the movie is currently seeking poker players and dealers for the film. Details and application forms are

* Claymation Poker, now you’ve seen it all (pic)
* Classic Poker Art (pic)
* Rookies (pic)
* Funny Poker Comic (pic)
* Poker Babes 101 (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Learn To LEAVE!

Not only is this a great tip for poker players – but gamblers in general. However, this rule is often overlooked, even by professionals.
There is a simple rule of thumb, when your up LEAVE! Odd’s are that you can only go down from here. So, do yourself a favor and listen to the voice of reason nagging at you in the back of your head. It’s there for a reason.
Another huge advantage to Online Poker is that there is always another table just waiting for you, so if you’ve experienced 5 bad beats in a row at one table. It’s quite simple – just get up and leave.
You might be wondering why this rule is in the ADVANCED strategy section. Quite simply, its what sets apart professional gamblers from amateurs. Professionals know when its time to walk.

February 14th, 2005

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

May you find your love in something other than poker today…

NEW POKER BABES ADDED

Free Poker Cards

ABOUT FULL TILT:
The much debated site Full Tilt Poker , is to many poker players surprise still in action. The sites primary focus to connect professional players to everyday fans has somewhat diminished.

In fact, over a three day period of investigating Full Tilt Poker we were hard pressed to find a single poker celebrity. We were engaged in their WSOP Satellites where the competition was soft at best. The satellite gives us our choice of (4) WSOP main events later next month.

* Calling their bluff: State gets tough on `charitable’ poker games – Boston Herald – 1 hour, 22 minutes ago – Authorities are cracking down on a wildly popular new poker game spreading across the state, worried that clubs and charities sponsoring the big-money tournaments could run afoul of the law. “We con…
* Unique Online Poker Website Gives Away Free Playing Cards – [Press Release] PR Web – 54 minutes ago – PokerFaces.net is a unique new poker website which caters for poker players bringing a touch of reality to the faceless world of online poker. As a part of the new wave of poker interest, they are giving away free packs of playing cards for all new members of their website. [PRWEB Feb 14, 2005]
* Play poker? Well then, dress the part – San Jose Mercury News – Feb 13 7:18 AM – Play poker? If you’re on the fence about whether the poker craze sweeping the nation is a good thing or a bad thing, consider the following exhibits, all touted by fashion heavies as the very picture of hip.

* Jose Canesaco Loves Poker (pic)
* A Small Full House (pic)
* Advanced Cheating Method (article)
* Poker Babes 101 (link)

Poker Tip of the Day

Taking Notes In a Tournament

A very valuable skill in an online tournament is taking notes.
A good player (in a multiple table tourney situation) will be watching multiple tables and taking notes on each player — knowing he will shortly encounter that player. However, focus more on the players play, than taking notes itself. By this I mean watch the players play, rather than focusing on trying to keep up with typing notes about him.
The advantage is he will now know for the most part exactly how he plays. His bluffs, his tells (if any) and his betting structure.
Taking notes during a tournament not only keeps you alert and busy but, it keeps you from playing the hands that will bust you out of the tournament quick.

February 13th, 2005
Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Tips4Poker launched a BETA version of our new…

“Top Ranked Poker Sites“
Visit it, learn to love it.

In addition, we are testing out waters of a relatively new poker site called “Noble Poker” , which will be completely reviewed in our Poker Room Review section by tomorrow. This new site boasts excellent play and great tournament action. Stay tuned!

Today in a great turn for rural poker players – felony charges against poker players have been dropped!

As expected, home games remain safe.

Poker is probably one of the largest and most popular fund raisers out there! Check out this great poker fundraiser for the kids.

* sundaymail – POKER: DON’T BE ODDS MAN OUT IN BLUFF GAME – Sunday Mail – 14 minutes ago – PART of poker’s skill lies in understanding that every time you make a decision to play or respond to what another player does you are taking or laying odds.
* Felony charges dropped against some poker players – KVIA – Feb 12 8:23 AM – HOBBS, N.M. Prosecutors have decided to drop felony gambling charges against all but one of seven people arrested last weekend during an illegal poker game in Hobbs.
* Poker run for kids – Courier Gazette – Feb 12 7:59 AM – A poker run for kids on snowmobiles is planned for tomorrow, February 13, from Marion to East Williamson.

* Classy Poker Comic (pic)
* You Stay Classy San Diego (pic)
* Jusssst a Hottie (pic)
* Poker Babes 101 (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Buy-In More Than Necessary :

There are more than a variety of reasons for buying in more than necessary at the poker table.
Intimidation Factor
Reserves
Having “THE NUTS” and not being able to raise.
Although, the minimum suggested 20times the big blind is hardly what people buy-in with to this day. I would recommend a buy-in more on the lines of at least 50times the big blind.
After you start doing this – you will notice people respect your raises/play more. You will always have the opportunity to raise (not be the person who flops a boat, and is out of cash). And will always have a cash reserve after a bad beat

February 12th, 2005

LA Poker Classic, Coming Soon

This Puppy Needs To Work On Her Poker Face!
Meanwhile, The LA Poker Classic (a televised event) will be getting underway at our favorite venue Commerce Casino in LA.
This No-Limit Tournament features some of the biggest names in Poker today! It get’s under way on Feb. 19-22nd and Tips4Poker will bring you in the middle of the action.
Also, coming up at the Commerce is the WPT invitational making February one of Poker’s Biggest Months!
It’s been awhile since we heard from Chris MoneyMaker – except that he busted out (as expected) at last years WPT final event. However, he’s back in the news today – this time in CANADA!

* Poker Fans Lose Big Hand in State House – KFYR – Feb 11 7:12 AM – Poker fans in the North Dakota House have lost a big hand. State law allows charities to run two poker nights each year. Bismarck Representative Dave Weiler put in a bill to get rid of the limit.
* Poker tournament on tap at Commerce Casino – Redlands Daily Facts – Feb 10 9:00 PM – LOS ANGELES Commerce Casino is hosting the L.A. Poker Classic Championship Feb. 19-22 and the World Poker Tour Invitational Feb. 23-24.
* Local Poker Games Popping Up Everywhere Odds Are, Tournament Is Going In Your Area Soon – The Louisville Channel – Feb 10 3:31 PM – LOUISVILLE — It’s one of the most popular games out there, and they’re popping up everywhere these days. Texas Hold’em poker tournaments are plentiful, big and if not approved by the state, illegal, WLKY NewsChannel 32’s Paul Moses reported Thursday.
* Poker with World Series winner Chris Moneymaker not your average game – Canada.com – Feb 10 8:15 AM – NEW YORK (AP) – Playing poker with Chris Moneymaker, the accountant who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 World Series of Poker, is a bit like shooting hoops with Michael Jordan – though lady luck can even the odds slightly.

* Funny Puppy Poker Face (pic)
* Bodog Conference (Marketing)
* Funny Poker Dog Video by Request (video)
* Quality Poker Art (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Waiting For The Blind:

By waiting a full rotation before posting you are allowing yourself a huge advantage. You get to watch how everyone plays/reacts etc. before you even spend a penny. So unless you are familiar with the players do yourself a favor and sit out until the BB comes around.

February 10th, 2005

Poker Gets BUSTED!

Who says that small time games never get busted? In today’s news over (3) separate small-time poker games have been shut-down.

The difference between these games and you hometown game is that they are on a more “underground” money making focus than your innocent weekly game.

We added some new beautiful babes to our Poker Babes section!

Some interesting Quick Links today including an open source Poker Server/Client for anyone interested!

UPDATE: No news on the Party Gaming IPO as of now. They are still expected to go public in the next (3) months.

* Police Bust Up Illegal Poker Circle – KOAT TheNewMexicoChannel.com via Yahoo! News – Feb 08 1:28 PM – Poker is all the rage these days, but an illegal game landed seven Hobbs-area gamblers in jail.
* Poker king winning big on television – The Brunswick News – Feb 09 10:59 AM – NEW YORK — I have stared directly into the Oakleys, and lived to tell the tale. Playing poker with Chris Moneymaker, the accountant who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 World Series of Poker, is a bit like shooting hoops with Michael Jordan — though lady luck can even the odds slightly.
* Public moves ‘all in’ on poker trend – Western Herald – Feb 09 3:06 AM – When a person finds meaning in phrases like “all in,” “rockets,” or “I got the nuts,” it’s probably a sign that person has fallen victim to one of the fastest growing forms of real-life and online gaming — the world of Texas Hold ’em poker.
* “Sunglasses Should Be Banned”: Poker Pro Annie Duke – Rolling Good Times – Feb 08 9:14 PM – There is one skill that a professional poker player must possess in order to be successful: The ability to play a known quantity (your hand) against an unknown quantity (the hands of the people against whom you are playing).

* OpenPOKER (OpenSource poker game/server)
* Nebraska Strip Poker (pic)
* Friends Cast Playing Poker (pic)
* 4 Dogs Playing Poker Trailer (video)
* Cool “Rounders” Trailer(video)
* PartyGaming IPO (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Use A Four Color Deck:
This might seem basic, but, its actually quite advanced. In a recent survey, 6/10 people actually refuse (or don’t know how) to change their options to 4-Color Decks.

Its fairly simple and seemingly obvious, just go into the options section and click the Four Color Decks. You now have an advantage over many mistake making folks out there!

Everyone who has played long enough has probably misread their cards at some point or another (usually after a long stretch), especially flushes. Using a four colored deck makes it much easier to identify flushes (and more importantly flush draw threats) and enables you to use your brain powers elsewhere.

February 9th, 2005

Poker Babes Section is LIVE.

By popular demand our new POKER BABES section has gone live. Although it’s just the start of a great new addition to Tips For Poker, be sure to check out all the beautiful poker women.

We expect to be adding new beautiful poker babes on a monthly basis!

Tips For Poker sub site Rate My Poker Face welcomes its 40th new member! Be sure to check out RMPF and add your own poker face or simply rate others. Either way you look at it, a great way to waste time.

Check out this Poker Themed Valentines Gift for your special guy!

Hollywood Poker player Lou Diamond Philips filed for divorce! Maybe its the Poker that drove him to sanity.

* Poker’s popularity plays with teens – Northwest Herald – Feb 08 5:17 PM – For Ryan Larson, Justin Rueff and Alan Swanson, poker is a fun way to unwind and spend time with friends. “It’s a good pastime,” Rueff said. The Crystal Lake Central High School juniors said they generally played several times a week with about five to 25 friends.
* Police Bust Up Illegal Poker Circle – Action News 7 New Mexico – Feb 08 1:40 PM – HOBBS, N.M. — Poker is all the rage these days, but an illegal game landed seven Hobbs-area gamblers in jail. The state’s special investigation division operation netted the gamblers and their cash when police raided an apartment Saturday night.
* They take a career gamble with online poker – The Electric New Paper – Feb 08 8:12 AM – IN THE past 24 hours, around US$180 million ($295m) was wagered in online poker rooms worldwide, and Mr Boyd Leys wants a slice of the action.

* Fancy Poker Art (pic)
* Hillary Duff (pic)
* More Poker Art (pic)
* You Know Poker is Big When Claymation is Involved (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day

Feel Out The Situation and Bluff HARD (C/S Rule #4)
Don’t bluff when you have Two Pair and a flush draw on the flop? Noone betting, but you have position? Make a smart-bluff at the pot. Make a bet that you think that is big, but callable. Like you want someone to call you. If noone has anything watch them all fold like cowards.
Don’t be scared if you get a caller, REbluff him on the next card – IF you don’t think it helped him.
If that fails, don’t hesitate to fold

February 8th, 2005
Welcome Back, We Missed You.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! May it bring you good Poker LUCK.

The good news is we have more Shana Hiatt Pictures. The even better news? We are in the process of creating a poker babes section! With some great new unique poker babes!

The bad news? Due to lack of interest we will be closing the Tips4Poker private tables.

Another Poker Themed Valentines Gift for any your Valentine!

* Wiechmann: Poker players drawing dead in Texas thanks to DA, not TABC – University Daily – 1 hour, 56 minutes ago – The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has pushed its chips all-in, and it would be wise for bar owners and managers not to call their bet. Thanks to a recent change of opinion from the district attorney, in-house poker tournaments no longer are allowed in Lubbock.
* KSL News: Poker Tournaments Illegal in Utah – KSL-TV News – Feb 07 5:21 PM – (KLS News) — Are poker tournaments legal in Utah? Don’t bet on it! As a poker tournament craze spreads across America a lot of the games have been held in Utah. Some have even been advertised in local newspapers.
* World Poker Exchange Hosts Intercollegiate Poker Championship – Rolling Good Times – Feb 07 10:29 AM – ANTIGUA – (PRESS RELEASE) — World Poker Exchange, one of the world’s fastest growing online poker sites, will host the first annual Intercollegiate Poker Championship encompassing 100 top universities throughout the United States.

* Brandi Williams Poker Vixen (pic gallery)
* Rate MY POKER FACE(site)
* Shana Hiatt… sooo Hott (pic)
* Good Golly Miss Shana Hiatt (pic)
* Short Poker Student Film (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day

Switch Up Your Play (Common Sense Rule #3)

Just Bluffed a big hand? Consider showing your bluffed hand to the table, then next time you have a huge hand bet really strong – you might get a few people who still think your bluffing! Alternate your play in a non-predictable manner but try to keep your betting rhythmic and predictable no matter what hand you have!

February 7th, 2005

Patriots Win – Back To Poker

Patriots won – they didn’t cover the spread, but hey, they won. Back to Poker!

First off, we have a semi-new layout. As usual Tips For Poker is taking away stuff that doesn’t work out and adding more poker related content!

Check out today’s great quick links for some great poker related content! Features new pictures from JOOPY our Asian poker playing persuasion – soooo hot.

Check out this Perfect Poker Gift for any Valentine!

We got the Aloha Bowl, Pro Bowl, LA Poker Classic and WPT Invitational coming up. More on those events as they come.

Today’s Poker News:
* Poker arrests are rare – Jacksonville Daily News – 57 minutes ago – By Adam Linhardt and roselee papandrea North Carolina law doesn’t split hairs on the legality of poker. If money changes hands, those in the game are breaking the law, district attorneys across the state say. Still, poker arrests are rare. In Jackso…
* Poker not illegal in N.C.; money changing hands is – Kinston Free Press – 1 hour, 12 minutes ago – North Carolina law doesn’t split hairs on the legality of poker. If money changes hands, those in the game are breaking the law. Still, it’s been more than a decade since the last poker arrest was made, according to Gaston County court records. In 1991 Ga…
* sundaymail – POKER: PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT – Sunday Mail – Feb 06 2:35 AM – POKER fever is sweeping the mansions of Hollywood and stars like Leonardo Di Caprio and Tobey Maguire are slapping down £6,000 for a seat at a monthly Billionaire Boys’ game, according to a US magazine.
Poker Quick Link’s:

* New Pictures Von JOOPY! (pic gallery)
* Watch out for the POKER FACE (video)
* Funny But Explicit Amatuer Poker Vid (video)
* Quality Poker Art (pic)
* Shana Hiatt (pic)
* Shana Hiatts Ass (pic)

Poker Tip of The Day:

Use Your Mind (Common Sense Rule #2)

Think through every hand. The pro’s get to the final tournaments because they think through every hand and every move the person made. Think HARD! What hand do you think they have? What hand do you think they just made? Why are they betting this much? Are just a few examples of questions you should be asking yourself.

February 6th, 2005

Free Super Bowl Bet / Members Cash

It’s almost Super Bowl Sunday and although I highly encourage you place your bet with Bodog . There is a Free $15 Bet being offered by Sporting Bet USA.

Simply register, deposit $50 and place the bet – if you lose they will return the $15 to you. Nothing to lose, there is no requirement to bet the rest of your deposit.
Free $15 Super Bowl Bet from Sporting Bet USA.

The Members Only section received a new listing of over 50 cash making websites. Where you can take surveys for money and prizes. It’s easy to make a couple hundred bux a month using these resources!

Super bowl is coming very fast and it’s your last chance to get bets in. Bet safe – Bet with Bodog

Check out today’s quick links, featuring funny poker videos and poker art!

Today’s Poker New’s:

1. World Poker Tour: Texas Hold ‘Em Hands-On [Mobile] GameSpot – 2 hours, 50 minutes agoMforma swings in and posts its blind with the biggest licensed poker game of all.
2. Gambling Boat Busted For Super Bowl Poker Tournament WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News – Feb 03 9:27 PMA casino ship operator offering Super Bowl visitors the chance to play high-stakes poker without leaving downtown was arrested Thursday morning.
3. World Poker Exchange to Host London Open Rolling Good Times – Feb 04 2:14 PMANTIGUA – (PRESS RELEASE) — World Poker Exchange, one of the world’s fastest growing online poker sites, will host The London Open, a high stakes $2,000,000 minimum prize pot offline poker tournament in partnership with FHM UK and The Bravo Channel, the UK’s leading men’s entertainment network, on August 4th through August 7th.

Poker Quick Link’s:

* Strip Poker Will & Grace (video)
* Star Trek Poker (video)
* Killer Poker Art (pic)
* More Poker Art (pic)

Poker Tip of The Day:
Play Less Hands (Common Sense Rule #1)
The less hands you play, the more money you keep. This doesn’t just go for tournaments but for poker in general. Play only the best possible hands you can! Meaning, only play the hands that will give you the best return on your investment. Duh!

February 4th, 2005

Too Easy To Bluff

Have you found yourself stuck in your home games – baffled at how easy it is to beat your friends? Recently during a recent observation of a couple home tournaments I was surprised to find the ridiculous hands people call with.

Don’t believe me? Try bluffing your friends HARD next time – check the nuts the whole way through and when someone bets make a quick reraise no hesitation to make your bluff look real. Or take the move and tweak it to work with your own friends.

HILARIOUS VIDEO – and click here for more quick links.

Super bowl is coming very fast and it’s your last chance to get bets in. Bet safe – Bet with Bodog

Coming up soon is the LA Poker Classic on the 19th, and the WPT invitational *at the commerce* towards the end of the month. Keep your bookmarks onto Tips For Poker for updates about those events.

Today’s Poker News:

1. Gambling Boat Busted For Super Bowl Poker Tournament WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News – Feb 03 9:27 PMA casino ship operator offering Super Bowl visitors the chance to play high-stakes poker without leaving downtown was arrested Thursday morning.
2. Casino Windsor to open 10-table poker room Detroit News – 2 hours, 21 minutes ago24-hour venue is in response to game’s growing popularity, due to cable shows. Casino Windsor will open a poker room on Feb. 11, the third Detroit-area casino to offer the card game in response to its growing popularity.
3. Online Poker Site Absolute Poker Agrees to Promote World Poker Tour (WPT) Event [Press Release] PR Web – 47 minutes ago Absolute Poker signs agreement to promote the Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic allowing Absolute Poker to offer daily satellite tournaments where players have the opportunity to win buy-in and travel and accommodation to the prestigious event. [PRWEB Feb 4, 2005]

* Dogs Playing Poker (video)
* Seven Card Stud / Funny Clip (video)
* Poker BABE to the TENTH degree! (pic)
* Party Riches Forum (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:
Try Third Party Programs :

IF you haven’t already third party programs are REVOLUTIONIZING online poker and will really give you the edge against your fellow players.

Do yourself a favor and start researching these great new additions to online poker right now! Click here to read up.

February 2nd, 2005
Your Ship Set Sail

Last month, folks just like yourself, won over $17,000 in FREE REAL MONEY in our Free Money No Deposit Required Section. How much will you win this month?

What’s coming up for Poker in February? Well, we have the 250K PokerBowl on Feb 6th @ Bodog. Should be a fun event to keep poker rocking and busy during the old SuperBowl!

Other than that we got the LA Poker Classic coming on the 19th, and finally the WPT invitational towards the end of the month. Keep your homepages locked onto Tips4Poker for more updates about those.

Today’s Poker News:

1. Gambling dens take wholesome twist at Utah Valley establishments :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah
Daily Herald – Jan 31 2:09 AM Parents and church leaders may not always approve, but poker, popularized in recent years with televised tournaments, seems to be sweeping the country, reaching all the way into the nooks and conservative crannies of Utah County.
2. Toga Parties? Greek Games? 24-Hour Open Bar? Sounds Like Spring Break with National Lampoon Collegiate Presswire – 39 minutes ago Toga Parties? Greek Games? 24-Hour Open Bar? LOS ANGELES–(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)–Feb 1, 2005–Quick! 1. National Lampoon is the comedy sausage factory that produced such film hits as Animal House, the Vacation series and Van Wilder.
3. Poker Nuts and Nudists, Come Aboard – New York Times – Jan 28 9:48 PM – It may be one of the few vacation options upon which nudists, Harley Davidson enthusiasts and economic policy wonks might agree – not to mention gays, and fans of bluegrass music.

* Check out Joopy, She Misses You (link)
* Dogs Hustling (pic)
* Poker BABE to the TENTH degree! (pic)
* Party Riches Forum (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:

Buy-In More Than Necessary :
There are more than a variety of reasons for buying in more than necessary at the poker table.
Intimidation Factor
Reserves
Having “THE NUTS” and not being able to raise.
Although, the minimum suggested 20times the big blind is hardly what people buy-in with to this day. I would recommend a buy-in more on the lines of at least 50times the big blind.
After you start doing this – you will notice people respect your raises/play more. You will always have the opportunity to raise (not be the person who flops a boat, and is out of cash). And will always have a cash reserve after a bad beat.