Poker News March 2005

March 30th, 2005

Good News Wednesday

Did I say good news Wednesday? I meant GREAT NEWS WEDNESDAY!

First, Tips For Poker would love to announce our 1st $100 EXCLUSIVE TIPS FOR POKER FREEROLL for members of our forum. Click here for more details.

Second, ABSOLUTE Vodka is still giving away FREE DECK OF CARDS. And the World Poker Exchange is still giving away a free poker t-shirt.

Third, the week is half over and its almost the weekend which means POKERTIME. Four, go to Poker Stars (trust me) deposit $50, and you get a 100% matching bonus. Now, play 1200 hands in 12hours you will have $300 extra bucks for your poker bankroll. Or, if your as good as you claim – A LOT MORE!

Five, I can’t believe you made it this far! There fore I will give you another sexy little poker babe. Make that one your wallpaper; your significant other will love it. Oh ya don’t forget about ENKE’s pink bunny stunt, lucky bastard.

Today’s Poker News:

* World Poker Tour – KOLO – Mar 29 10:57 PM – Two years ago at this time, very few people had ever heard of “No Limit, Texas Hold ‘Em.” Today, that poker game is sweeping the nation. A few hundred of the world’s best poker players are in town until Friday.
* Try out some of poker’s newest faces – Hampton Roads Daily Press – 2 hours, 58 minutes ago – Get Serious! The craze for those modern variants of poker, Texas Hold ‘Em and Omaha, shows no signs of abating. But sooner or later every craze abateth, so you’ll want to be ready for the next big thing.
* MGM Opens New Poker Room – Rolling Good Times – Mar 29 12:18 PM – LAS VEGAS — Gamblers played in the new poker room in the MGM Grand after its opening on Monday. The nonsmoking room has 23 tables and a computerized waiting list.

* Wow, Not Sure How Good This Hand is In Draw – But I LOVE IT (pic)
* Maybe Brunette is your thing (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker FORUM Section (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.

March 28th, 2005

Its SPRING, How about A Free DECK OF CARDS!!!

Alright, a lot of people believed me about the Noble Poker, offer. Because, I received about a dozen e-mails thanking me how incredibly easy it was to extract the max $300 bonus from this site.

Explanation: Because, they are offering a 100% bonus up to $300. Now, normally I’m not one to push bonuses however, this is quite possibly the easiest bonus to clear (4raked hands per $1) I’ve ever seen! Go play at Noble Poker, and get your bonus .

FREE DECK OF CARDS: Guess WHAT? It’s your lucky day, because, free cards are on the way! That is what you’ll be hearing after you roll over to and sign-up then click the “SWAG” link and have a brand new deck of ABSOLUTE Vodka Playing Cards sent your way.

Additionally, World Poker Exchange is giving away a free t-shirt for signing up.

Quote from site; “By completing this registration page, a promotional T-Shirt will be sent to you, and you will have access to play free money games at World Poker Exchange”

Enjoy your free Poker gear and cya tomorrow! Ehh you want more free poker stuff you say?

Well, go to the poker forum and register to win 1 of 35 GREAT Poker Related Prizes. Alright then head over to the free money no deposit required section and heap up all the bonuses you dirty little bonus whore.

Today’s Poker News:

* Online poker draws collegians – The Des Moines Register – Mar 27 2:01 AM – A global tourney has proven very popular in the state. But here’s the kicker: It’s illegal, an official says. University of Iowa freshman Lindsey Negaard was drawn to the online poker tournament by the free entry and thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes.
* The poker explosion – Canoe – Mar 27 2:42 AM – It’s not even noon yet on a Saturday and the poker room at Baccarat Casino is packed. Too packed. There are only 88 seats available in their weekly no-limit hold-’em tournament, and you can tell by looking that won’t be enough.
* sundaymail – PLAY YOUR CARD RIGHT: POKER IS PEOPLE POWERED – Sunday Mail – Mar 26 5:28 PM – POKER is a fascinating game but explaining its appeal to non-believers can be a thankless task. A friend asked me why poker was so compulsive last week and I had a hard time trying to get the message across.

* Strip Poker Sloozie (pic)
* Star Trek Poker (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:

3rd Party Programs In a Tournament Situation

Using a program such as Poker Office, a tournament player can gain an advantage very easily.

By monitoring his/hers own play – the player can find the mistakes they are making and quickly remedy them.

Programs like Poker Office, also watches your opponents. Giving you a great idea of their play style. IE) loose, reckless, aggressive, etc.

You should step up to a program such as Poker Office and see your tournament play increase almost instantly.

March 26th, 2005

Holy Bonuses Batman!

First off, if your looking for a new poker room and an excellent bonus – you might want to check out Noble Poker. Because, they are offering a 100% bonus up to $300. Now, normally I’m not one to push bonuses however, this is quite possibly the easiest bonus to clear (4raked hands per $1) I’ve ever seen!

You can easily play for a couple hours and clear the whole bonus and cash out if you like! You like free money don’t you? Of course you do! Who doesn’t? Go play at Noble Poker.

The Pink Bunny Auction is back, crazy SOB and marketing genius Jeremy Enke has finally done it (his third time around) and will officially (unless Harrahs won’t let him) be playing in the WSOP in a full bunny suit. Enke would be wise to watch his back, as bunnies have been known to be assaulted on occasion.

I’d give it about a week before the naked cowboy from New York realizes his advertising potential at the WSOP.

Today’s Poker News:

* Online poker is the Net’s fastest-growing business – CBS Market Watch – 1 minute ago – SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — It’s a Thursday afternoon and Tyler Jewell is looking for some poker action.
* Adding Pizzazz To Poker Night – CBS News – Mar 25 12:00 PM – Celebrity poker shows and Internet sites are driving the poker craze. So Colleen Brewer, the home director at SHOP Etc., visits The Saturday Early Show with a list of products to make your party a success.
* Internet Poker – KXMA-TV Dickinson – 1 hour, 51 minutes ago – Today the state Senate defeated a constitutional amendment — to require lawmakers to authorize Internet poker. The vote was 43 to three against. North Dakota’s constitution prohibits gambling. The amendment would have exempted Internet poker from the gambling ban.

* Hilarious Poker Video (vid)
* One Game Of Hold’Em I’d Like To Get In On! (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Forums (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:

Advantages To Keeping Notes
The reason why Online Poker can be more profitable (to the user) than live poker is simple. There are many features that a user can utilize that live poker never could offer.
For instance, some advantages that online poker has over live poker is the ability to have multiple windows open, taking player notes, and advice from friends or experts.
The advantage we are focusing on here is taking players notes.
Taking detailed notes is EXTREMELY important. WHY? Because, if your serious about playing online – YOU MUST KEEP DETAILED notes on players. Plain and simple, you will encounter the same player again.
It’s so important that we have dedicated a whole section to teaching you how to keep details notes.
Click HERE to read the Players Notes Section.

March 24th, 2005

Imagine this, sitting at your weekly home game only for the SWAT team to bust in and raid your ass! Don’t think it can happen to you? Read today’s Poker News, where even small town cops are on the lookout for your seemingly innocent home games.

Have you seen the *new* upgraded version of Poker Room? Tips For Poker’s very own EG, visited it and wrote up this quality review citing why you might want to revisit PokerRoom!

Have you ever imagined playing poker on your cell phone? Well mid next month you’ll be able to. Read this on why!
Read Daniel N’s updated Blog on his recent tournament loss in Rio.

Today’s Poker News:

* Fairfax Police on Alert for Illegal Poker Games – WTOP Radio Network – Mar 23 12:24 PM – If you want to play high-stakes poker, take your game to Las Vegas.
* 5 Arrested In Chalmette Over Poker Game – News Channel 6 New Orleans – Mar 23 7:11 AM – CHALMETTE, La. — Two bar operators and three card dealers have been arrested by State Police in connection with a poker tournament in which the bar allegedly was taking a cut of the fees paid by players to participate.
* BSkyB alums gamble on Poker – C21 Media – Mar 23 5:40 AM – A group of former BSkyB executives will lay their cards on the table today with the launch of a new UK digital satellite channel dedicated to poker programming.

* Hilarious Poker Video (vid)
* One Game Of Hold’Em I’d Like To Get In On! (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Forums (link)

Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More Poker Strategy)

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? No one 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 no one 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.

March 22nd, 2005
Bad News For Online Poker

Today in Poker News, the attempted measure to legalize online poker in North Dakota was defeated by the senate. Maybe next year boys!

If you like to talk poker, check out our Poker Forum – which broke a new record of over 37 people on at a single time yesterday!

We’ve upgraded the Comprehensive Freeroll Listing directory – it looks better now and is more effective. Shortly it will be updated with about (20) other free roll’s and display important information such as “PLAYER POINTS NEEDED” , etc.

Check out this funny picture of snowmen playing poker in poker quick links.

Today’s Poker New’s:

* Boston-NY poker? Deal me in – Boston Globe – 1 hour, 11 minutes ago – Boston vs. New York. NESN vs. YES. Six of our wiseguys vs. six of theirs (actually two of the “wiseguys” are ladies) in an eight-week team poker competition. Round 1 aired Sunday, and reairs tonight, Thursday, and Saturday at 9 p.m.
* Matt Savage Joins World Poker Exchange – Rolling Good Times – Mar 21 11:03 AM – ANTIGUA, England – (PRESS RELEASE) — World Poker Exchange has engaged poker legend Matt Savage as tournament director of the Aug. 3-6 London Open. The gaming and lifestyle event, produced by one of the world’s fastest-growing online poker sites, will incorporate an exciting array of lifestyle events framed by the allure of United Kingdom landmarks.
* Senate defeats Internet poker measure – Bismarck Tribune – Mar 21 12:52 PM – 2:34 p.m. – BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Legislature’s dalliance with Internet poker regulation ended abruptly Monday, when a bill to make North Dakota the first state to license cyberspace poker tables got only three votes supporting it.

* Snow Poker, Classic(pic)
* Save Toby, a must (link)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes (link)

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!

March 21st, 2005
Freerolls, Freerolls, FREEROLLS!

Tips For Poker would like to give you even more free money! By adding a new Comprehensive Freeroll Listing directory, which is updated live.
You can now easily keep track of whenever a new FreeRoll is starting up. Best of all you can add it to your RSS for streaming FreeRoll information.
Check out this funny picture of snowmen playing poker in poker quick links.
Chat in our forums and win $650 of poker stuff!
The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

Today’s Poker News:
* Different takes on charity poker – The Morning Journal – 1 hour, 17 minutes ago – LORAIN — Mike Kennedy, the owner of Kennedy’s Broadway Billiards at 105 W. Fourth St. who was cited by the Ohio Department of Public Safety for hosting Texas Hold’em tournaments, said yesterday he believes that poker for charity is a good idea, but that it needs to be legalized for everyone.
* Fewer walls, more room for poker – Delaware Online – 2 hours, 24 minutes ago – Rick Post (left) deals a hand of poker to family and friends gathered in the newly remodeled and expanded space in his home. Toni and Rick Post, and their son, Taylor, 12, enjoy their new great room and kitchen space.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Snow Poker, Classic(pic)
* Save Toby, a must (link)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes (link)

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.

March 20th, 2005

Sunday Is Free Money Day!

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1. Go to BETONUSA and create an account.
2. Go to www.BetONUSA.com/FREE50 to claim the free $50, enter promo code: PP-I7A5FO or some combination of that.
The Poker Forum is becoming very active, now’s your chance to talk all about poker with other educated players in a moderated environment!
Did you know that PartyPoker is considering going public on the FTSE aka LONDON STOCK MARKET? Read all about it in todays poker news.
The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

Today’s Poker News:

* sundaymail – PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT: POKER IS PEOPLE POWERED – Sunday Mail – 2 hours, 16 minutes ago – POKER is a fascinating game but explaining its appeal to non-believers can be a thankless task. A friend asked me why poker was so compulsive last week and I had a hard time trying to get the message across.
* Poker princes eye pot of gold – The Telegraph – Mar 19 2:01 PM – London, March 19: Two Indian batchmates from IIT Delhi, Vikrant Bhargava and Anurag Dikshit, who set up the online Party Poker website four years ago, are thinking of floating their company which is being valued by financial analysts in London at a mind-boggling $6 billion.
* Is your poker game legal? – St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Mar 19 10:19 AM – It’s probably not, but with differing state laws and poker’s popularity, bars and charities try to play it straight.
* Poker games help inspire great room – InsideBayArea – Mar 19 7:06 AM – AT the moment, poker may be as red-hot as, well, a red-hot poker. But even so, is it possible that a card game could cause a family to undertake a $100,000 house remodel?

Poker Quick Link’s:
* This Lady Loves Holdem (pic)
* Carmen Electra Plays Poker (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes (link)

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!

March 18th, 2005

Friday Means PARTY TIME!

Hope you all had a great St. Patricks day and hopefully your hangover isn’t too big!

Lets Talk Inspiration… Inspiration to play poker, Inspiration to win big – well here is your INSPIRATION.

Unfortunately, we have some bad news – as today in a poker robbery gone horribly bad a fatal shooting occurred. Read all about this tragedy here.

Did you know that card shark Amarillo Slim was kidnapped in Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar? Read more in his feature in CardPlayer

The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

Today’s Poker New’s:
* Internet Poker Legislation – KFYR – Mar 17 8:51 PM – The internet poker bills are still in the state senate… where some lawmakers still question the legality of allowing on-line gambling.
* PokerLizard.com Starts Off It’s New Interview Series With A Bang! Poker Pro Jennifer Harman is the Subject For Their – [Press Release] PR Web – 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
PokerLizard.com talks with Poker Pro Jennifer Harman about her career as a professional poker player and what it takes to be successful in the poker world. [PRWEB Mar 18, 2005]
* Pompano Beach man killed in poker game robbery – Miami Herald – Mar 17 1:55 AM – POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Shooting erupted after two gunman broke into a poker game at a boarding house, killing one player, wounding a second and critically injuring one of the intended robbers, authorities said.
* Two poker tournament organizers arrested – 2theadvocate.com – Mar 17 1:08 PM – Two organizers of a “Texas Hold ’em” poker tournament league have been arrested on charges of illegal gambling, state police said Thursday.
Poker Quick Link’s:
* Poker Sloozies aka sluts (pic)
* The Arcade (link)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Forum (link)

Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More Poker Strategy)
Odds Calculators:
If you are not an “old school” sort of guy and think you can handle your own when it comes to Online Poker. Step into the 22nd century my friend and try out Automatic Odds Calculators.

What these 3rd Party Programs do for you is automatically determine your odds of making a hand by reading your hold cards and the board cards. Don’t worry – this isn’t cheating!

Click here to read our reviews on automatic odds calculating programs and what they can do for your poker game today!

March 16th, 2005

Aye Captain Poker

We have a GREAT update for you today! First, lets start with a bad-beat suffered in our Poker Forum. If you haven’t seen it yet, its brutal. Lets just say it includes a rivered flush simply devastated by quad kings.

Can’t get enough of Poker News? We’ve added an additional news section with an RSS feed to the latest news directly above the current news.

Here is picture perfect proof you can win on Paradise Poker. This picture shows the chip leader of the Bay 101 tourney who won his seat through a $5 satellite on Paradise!

Today in Poker Quick Links tons of hott poker girls, poker comics and free old school strip poker games.

Advice From Pro’s as posted on CardPlayer:

“It has always been my belief that knowing your opponents in pot-limit and no-limit hold’em — how they usually play, and how they play in specific situations — is the most important thing in the game.” – T.J. Cloutier & Tom McEvoy

Today’s Poker New’s:
* Poker craze hitting Crawford County – Telegraph-Forum – Mar 15 9:33 AM – NEW WASHINGTON — There’s a saying in the poker world: “All you need is a chip and a chair.” Translated: If you have a stake, regardless of the size, and a place to sit, you always have a chance.
* Poker fever raises concerns – The Electric New Paper – Mar 15 8:27 AM – IT is a big deal now on some US campuses. And some see it as a dangerous trend. Spurred by televised poker championships and a proliferation of websites that offer online poker game, Ivy Leagues and state universities alike have seen a spurt in the popularity of poker games.
* ‘Pegger heads to world-class poker tournament – CBC Manitoba – Mar 15 7:47 AM – WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man is on his way to Monte Carlo to play in one of the world’s top poker tournaments. Will Clarke won his way into a paid spot at the table at the European Poker Championship by playing poker online. Normally, the entry fee into the tournament is 10,000 euros – about $17,000 Cdn.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Are These Girls REALLY Poker Players? (pic)
* Free Commodore 64 Strip Poker Games (pic)
* German Poker Cartoon (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:
Advantages To Keeping Notes
The reason why Online Poker can be more profitable (to the user) than live poker is simple. There are many features that a user can utilize that live poker never could offer.
For instance, some advantages that online poker has over live poker is the ability to have multiple windows open, taking player notes, and advice from friends or experts.
The advantage we are focusing on here is taking players notes.

Taking detailed notes is EXTREMELY important. WHY? Because, if your serious about playing online – YOU MUST KEEP DETAILED notes on players. Plain and simple, you will encounter the same player again.
It’s so important that we have dedicated a whole section to teaching you how to keep details notes.

March 14th, 2005

Monday Bloody Monday

Another Cinderella Story happened this weekend at the WPT’s Shooting Star tournament as poker amateur Danny Nguyen took the $1million dollar pot. That gives hope for all of us poker amateurs to win day win the big one! Read more about it in poker news…

New/Updated versions of Poker Software Reviews have been added to the Poker Forum.

More Tips For Poker Exclusive Babes are coming your way soon, keep your bookmarks locked on T4P!
If your looking for a great alternative to Party Poker, try Paradise Poker. This place is the nuts, for serious players – Paradise is key. A lot of quality poker players makes it easier to play quality poker and make a reliable living off of poker winnings.

Today’s Poker New’s:
* S.J. poker player wins $1 million pot – San Jose Mercury News – Mar 13 3:21 AM – There were cheers for Danny Nguyen at both of San Jose’s card clubs this weekend, after the local poker dealer and hometown hero won the $1 million prize in the World Poker Tour’s Shooting Star Tournament at the Bay 101 Casino.
* Ante Up at Dear Old Princeton: Online Poker Is a Campus Draw – New York Times – Mar 13 7:51 PM – PRINCETON, N.J. – For Michael Sandberg, it started a few years ago with nickel-and-dime games among friends. But last fall, he says, it became the source of a six-figure income and an alternative to law school.
* Casino Aims to Keep Workers Slim, but Heavy Publicity Hasn’t Hurt – New York Times – Mar 13 8:44 PM – ATLANTIC CITY, March 9 – Calvin France sat at the bar playing video poker for a quarter a game and casting a glance now and then at Sylvester Stallone, who was putting the muscle on a deadbeat on one of the big flat-screen TV’s overhead.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* King Of Hearts (pic)
* Shana I’m SOOO Hott Hiatt (pic)
* Poker Cartoon (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (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.

March 12th, 2005
Poker Filled Weekend

You made it to the Weekend! Now, its time to sit back relax open up that corona and fire up the old poker room and join a nice SNG or Satellite.

Daniel N. updated his blog today with another interesting but bland post. Worth a look to get inside the mind of a poker champion.

Participate in Poker Trivia for REAL PRIZES in our Poker Forum and enter our “GRAND OPENING” contest to win part of $650 in poker related goods including a Phil Hellmuth card cover!

Today in Poker Quick Links babies playing poker, drug dogs and even a random comic.

Today’s Poker New’s:

* World Intercollegiate Poker Championship to be Broadcasted – Rolling Good Times – Mar 11 11:49 AM – ANTIGUA, BWI – (PRESS RELEASE) — World Poker Exchange (WPE) today announced that IFILM Corp., a leading broadband entertainment destination reaching more than five million people per month will exclusively stream clips and highlights from Worldpx.com’s first annual World Intercollegiate Poker Championship in Cancun, Mexico from March 12 – 14, 2005.
* Justice Dept. to Stenehjem: ND Internet poker bill illegal – IN-Forum News – Mar 11 4:56 PM – BISMARCK, N.D. The U.S. Justice Department has told Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem it believes a proposal to license Internet poker sites violates federal law. The legislation’s sponsor, Fargo Rep. Jim Kasper, called the agency’s opinion a “hollow threat.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Ironic Humor (pic)
* Can You Imagine This HomeGame At Your House? (pic)
* Poker Night (pic)
* Drung Dog (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

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

March 10th, 2005
Thursday The Bland.

Just one day till the poker filled weekend. Hang in there your almost there. Check out some poker babes while your waiting!

It’s 10 days into march and we are already at the $3,000 in free money mark! If you haven’t tried these no deposit required casinos and poker rooms yet – give them a whirl.

Visit the fast growing Poker Forum and enter our contest to win part of $650 in poker related goods including a Phil Hellmuth card cover!

Today in Poker Quick Links some quality poker art prints, poker comics and even a Joopy update!

Today’s Poker News:

* TV Poker’s Rising Stakes – BusinessWeek – Mar 09 9:20 PM – World Poker Tour founder Steve Lipscomb has seen his brainchild become a ratings hit. Now he has to beat the imitators
* Charges Announced In Greensboro Poker Raid – WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com via Yahoo! News – Mar 09 9:10 AM – Two people and two businesses have been charged with violations of gambling statutes after authorities raided a poker game last week at a Greensboro Ham’s Restaurant.
* Lawmaker Want Poker Networks to Fund Help – AP via Yahoo! News – Mar 09 5:22 AM – On Bravo, it’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown.” On ESPN, it’s “The World Series of Poker.” On compulsive-gambling help lines, the real stakes emerge.
* Internet Poker Arguments Heat up Capitol – Rolling Good Times – Mar 09 5:04 PM – BISMARCK, North Dakota — As reported by the Associated Press: “North Dakota should license Internet poker sites instead of turning a blind eye to the business, and both the state’s treasury and the Bank of North Dakota would benefit, industry officials contend.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Interesting News Feature On Hold’Em (link)
* Nightmare Causing Poker Art (pic)
* Cute Strip Poker Comic (clean) (pic)
* Check Joopys Tahoe Pics (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:
Know Your Outs:

The rule of four-two is an extremely easy way to figure out basic odds for most situations where you know your outs. This method is not 100% accurate but it will supply you with an idea of your chances for making a hand. Here is how it works:

With two cards to come after the flop you multiply your number of outs by four. With one card to come after the turn, you multiply your number of outs by two. This will give you a quick figure to work with. If you have a four-card flush after the flop you have nine outs. With two cards to come, you multiply the nine by four and you get 36 percent chance of making the flush. The chart shows the true odds at 35 percent. With one card to come you multiply nine by two and get 18 percent. The chart shows that the true figure is 19.6. It is not completely accurate but it is pretty close, and it is an easy calculation to do in your head.

March 9th, 2005

March is Flying By…

Before you even know it, this month is going to be over and it will be one month closer to summer and the WPT!

Check out Daniel Negreanu’s rant on how Phil Hellmuth actually won a tournament today, its hilarious. The magician himself Antonio Esfandiari has a quality feature in Card Player today, worth a gander.

The Poker Forum was in Yahoo! news today… Are you a member yet???

Check out Sporting Bet USA for a free $10 Bet on March Madness. They also have a promotion deposit $50 via Neteller get, $50 Free. This place is money!

Today in Poker News more on North Dakota’s legal woes and information on NJ Lawmakers trying to tax Poker TV shows!

Today’s Poker New’s:

* For poker bill foes, RSI case fresh in memory – IN-Forum News – 12 minutes ago – BISMARCK — Former Gov. Art Link and other foes of Internet poker wonder why North Dakota wants to welcome a major gambling industry when the memory of Racing Services Inc. s criminal trial hasn t faded.
* Police seize poker machines; new charges to come – Hickory Daily Record – 1 hour, 44 minutes ago – Investigator: Numerous complaints received. Hickory — A poker tournament business police busted last week was dealt another bad hand Tuesday.
* NJ lawmaker wants poker networks to chip in for gambling addicts – phillyburbs.com – Mar 08 3:01 PM – ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – On Bravo, it’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown.” On ESPN, it’s “The World Series of Poker.” On compulsive gambling help lines, the real stakes emerge.
* One needs only watch cable television during prime time to figure out America’s latest craze – poker – Park Rapids Enterprise – Mar 08 1:19 PM – One needs only watch cable television during prime time to figure out America’s latest craze – poker. Celebrity poker games, the World Series of Poker and Texas Hold’em tournaments are everywhere, showing viewers how dreams can come true and Average Joes can win million-dollar pots.
Poker Quick Link’s:
* Very Random Poker Comic (pic)
* The Abstract End Of Poker (pic)
* Brad Playing Poker… Is this Legal? What is this? (pic)
* How The Army Plays Poker (pic)
* Poker Babes Section, Just Do IT! (link)

Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More NL Poker Strategy)
* 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? No one 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 no one 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

March 7th, 2005
Exclusive New Poker Babe Pics!

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RSS/XML feeds have been added to the Poker Forum so you can now add a live bookmark. Join the contest and get your share of the $650 in Poker Related Prizes!!

Check out Sporting Bet USA for a free $10 Bet on March Madness.

Today in Poker News North Dakota is under fire for its attempts to legalize online poker.

Today’s Poker New’s:

* Lobbying blitz beginning on Internet poker measure – IN-Forum News – Mar 06 4:57 PM – BISMARCK, N.D. Licensing Internet poker sites can help prevent gambling by youngsters, compulsive gambling and other consequences that concern state policy-makers, an Internet gambling company executive believes.
* Internet poker bill: Feds say it’s illegal – Bismarck Tribune – Mar 06 2:12 AM – Supporters of making North Dakota the first U.S. home for Internet poker sites face a difficult hurdle — the federal Justice Department believes the idea is illegal.
* Poker players ante up under deal – News-Record – Mar 06 12:17 AM – GREENSBORO — Prosecutors on Friday won more than the pot from 14 poker players charged after a late-night raid of a secret Greensboro poker parlor in December.
Poker Quick Link’s:
* Poker Software (link)
* How Do You Keep a Poker Player Busy? (pic)
* Annie Duke, the Hillary Clinton Of Poker (pic)
* Nude Poker Chips (pic)
* Poker Babes Section, A Classic (link)

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!

March 5th, 2005

March Madness!

The Poker Forum contest is going great! Already 21+ members. If you haven’t stopped in yet, be sure to stop by for your chance at $650 in Poker Related Prizes.
Check out Sporting Bet USA for a free $10 Bet on March Madness.
Poker News Popular UK Betting site is making big waves with their new poker room . Tips For Poker investigated it today and found over 5,000 players today at 5PM PST!
If you’ve never seen PokerPulse before you must check that site out. Very interesting statistics for online poker.
Today’s Poker News:

* Ukbetting launches online poker site – Reuters.co.uk – Mar 04 4:56 AM – LONDON (Reuters) – British online betting firm ukbetting Plc has launched a new poker site, boosting its shares as a new report predicts the online poker market could double in 2005.
* Bikers can play in annual poker run – The Reporter – Mar 04 6:29 AM – ABATE Local 17’s 16th annual FYAO Poker Run takes place Sunday. Sign-ups will be held at Miss Darla’s, 110 Peabody Road in Vacaville from 9 to 11 a.m. Run pins will be given to the first 200 entrants. Cost is $10 per person and is open to all bikers.
* Big poker winner to visit state for hearing – Bismarck Tribune – Mar 04 2:12 AM – A man who won $5 million playing Texas Hold ’em poker will be among several Internet poker representatives visiting Bismarck next week to promote the industry in North Dakota.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* PartyRiches Forum, A Must (link)
* One Classy Poker Video (pic)
* Some Nice SOFTware (pic)
* Check Out These Stacks (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

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.

March 30th, 2005

Good News Wednesday

Did I say good news Wednesday? I meant GREAT NEWS WEDNESDAY!

First, Tips For Poker would love to announce our 1st $100 EXCLUSIVE TIPS FOR POKER FREEROLL for members of our forum. Click here for more details.

Second, ABSOLUTE Vodka is still giving away FREE DECK OF CARDS. And the World Poker Exchange is still giving away a free poker t-shirt.

Third, the week is half over and its almost the weekend which means POKERTIME. Four, go to Poker Stars (trust me) deposit $50, and you get a 100% matching bonus. Now, play 1200 hands in 12hours you will have $300 extra bucks for your poker bankroll. Or, if your as good as you claim – A LOT MORE!

Five, I can’t believe you made it this far! There fore I will give you another sexy little poker babe. Make that one your wallpaper; your significant other will love it. Oh ya don’t forget about ENKE’s pink bunny stunt, lucky bastard.

Today’s Poker News:

* World Poker Tour – KOLO – Mar 29 10:57 PM – Two years ago at this time, very few people had ever heard of “No Limit, Texas Hold ‘Em.” Today, that poker game is sweeping the nation. A few hundred of the world’s best poker players are in town until Friday.
* Try out some of poker’s newest faces – Hampton Roads Daily Press – 2 hours, 58 minutes ago – Get Serious! The craze for those modern variants of poker, Texas Hold ‘Em and Omaha, shows no signs of abating. But sooner or later every craze abateth, so you’ll want to be ready for the next big thing.
* MGM Opens New Poker Room – Rolling Good Times – Mar 29 12:18 PM – LAS VEGAS — Gamblers played in the new poker room in the MGM Grand after its opening on Monday. The nonsmoking room has 23 tables and a computerized waiting list.

* Wow, Not Sure How Good This Hand is In Draw – But I LOVE IT (pic)
* Maybe Brunette is your thing (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker FORUM Section (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.

March 28th, 2005

Its SPRING, How about A Free DECK OF CARDS!!!

Alright, a lot of people believed me about the Noble Poker, offer. Because, I received about a dozen e-mails thanking me how incredibly easy it was to extract the max $300 bonus from this site.

Explanation: Because, they are offering a 100% bonus up to $300. Now, normally I’m not one to push bonuses however, this is quite possibly the easiest bonus to clear (4raked hands per $1) I’ve ever seen! Go play at Noble Poker, and get your bonus .

FREE DECK OF CARDS: Guess WHAT? It’s your lucky day, because, free cards are on the way! That is what you’ll be hearing after you roll over to and sign-up then click the “SWAG” link and have a brand new deck of ABSOLUTE Vodka Playing Cards sent your way.

Additionally, World Poker Exchange is giving away a free t-shirt for signing up.

Quote from site; “By completing this registration page, a promotional T-Shirt will be sent to you, and you will have access to play free money games at World Poker Exchange”

Enjoy your free Poker gear and cya tomorrow! Ehh you want more free poker stuff you say?

Well, go to the poker forum and register to win 1 of 35 GREAT Poker Related Prizes. Alright then head over to the free money no deposit required section and heap up all the bonuses you dirty little bonus whore.

Today’s Poker News:

* Online poker draws collegians – The Des Moines Register – Mar 27 2:01 AM – A global tourney has proven very popular in the state. But here’s the kicker: It’s illegal, an official says. University of Iowa freshman Lindsey Negaard was drawn to the online poker tournament by the free entry and thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes.
* The poker explosion – Canoe – Mar 27 2:42 AM – It’s not even noon yet on a Saturday and the poker room at Baccarat Casino is packed. Too packed. There are only 88 seats available in their weekly no-limit hold-’em tournament, and you can tell by looking that won’t be enough.
* sundaymail – PLAY YOUR CARD RIGHT: POKER IS PEOPLE POWERED – Sunday Mail – Mar 26 5:28 PM – POKER is a fascinating game but explaining its appeal to non-believers can be a thankless task. A friend asked me why poker was so compulsive last week and I had a hard time trying to get the message across.

* Strip Poker Sloozie (pic)
* Star Trek Poker (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:

3rd Party Programs In a Tournament Situation

Using a program such as Poker Office, a tournament player can gain an advantage very easily.

By monitoring his/hers own play – the player can find the mistakes they are making and quickly remedy them.

Programs like Poker Office, also watches your opponents. Giving you a great idea of their play style. IE) loose, reckless, aggressive, etc.

You should step up to a program such as Poker Office and see your tournament play increase almost instantly.

March 26th, 2005

Holy Bonuses Batman!

First off, if your looking for a new poker room and an excellent bonus – you might want to check out Noble Poker. Because, they are offering a 100% bonus up to $300. Now, normally I’m not one to push bonuses however, this is quite possibly the easiest bonus to clear (4raked hands per $1) I’ve ever seen!

You can easily play for a couple hours and clear the whole bonus and cash out if you like! You like free money don’t you? Of course you do! Who doesn’t? Go play at Noble Poker.

The Pink Bunny Auction is back, crazy SOB and marketing genius Jeremy Enke has finally done it (his third time around) and will officially (unless Harrahs won’t let him) be playing in the WSOP in a full bunny suit. Enke would be wise to watch his back, as bunnies have been known to be assaulted on occasion.

I’d give it about a week before the naked cowboy from New York realizes his advertising potential at the WSOP.

Today’s Poker News:

* Online poker is the Net’s fastest-growing business – CBS Market Watch – 1 minute ago – SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — It’s a Thursday afternoon and Tyler Jewell is looking for some poker action.
* Adding Pizzazz To Poker Night – CBS News – Mar 25 12:00 PM – Celebrity poker shows and Internet sites are driving the poker craze. So Colleen Brewer, the home director at SHOP Etc., visits The Saturday Early Show with a list of products to make your party a success.
* Internet Poker – KXMA-TV Dickinson – 1 hour, 51 minutes ago – Today the state Senate defeated a constitutional amendment — to require lawmakers to authorize Internet poker. The vote was 43 to three against. North Dakota’s constitution prohibits gambling. The amendment would have exempted Internet poker from the gambling ban.

* Hilarious Poker Video (vid)
* One Game Of Hold’Em I’d Like To Get In On! (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Forums (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:

Advantages To Keeping Notes
The reason why Online Poker can be more profitable (to the user) than live poker is simple. There are many features that a user can utilize that live poker never could offer.
For instance, some advantages that online poker has over live poker is the ability to have multiple windows open, taking player notes, and advice from friends or experts.
The advantage we are focusing on here is taking players notes.
Taking detailed notes is EXTREMELY important. WHY? Because, if your serious about playing online – YOU MUST KEEP DETAILED notes on players. Plain and simple, you will encounter the same player again.
It’s so important that we have dedicated a whole section to teaching you how to keep details notes.
Click HERE to read the Players Notes Section.

March 24th, 2005

Imagine this, sitting at your weekly home game only for the SWAT team to bust in and raid your ass! Don’t think it can happen to you? Read today’s Poker News, where even small town cops are on the lookout for your seemingly innocent home games.

Have you seen the *new* upgraded version of Poker Room? Tips For Poker’s very own EG, visited it and wrote up this quality review citing why you might want to revisit PokerRoom!

Have you ever imagined playing poker on your cell phone? Well mid next month you’ll be able to. Read this on why!
Read Daniel N’s updated Blog on his recent tournament loss in Rio.

Today’s Poker News:

* Fairfax Police on Alert for Illegal Poker Games – WTOP Radio Network – Mar 23 12:24 PM – If you want to play high-stakes poker, take your game to Las Vegas.
* 5 Arrested In Chalmette Over Poker Game – News Channel 6 New Orleans – Mar 23 7:11 AM – CHALMETTE, La. — Two bar operators and three card dealers have been arrested by State Police in connection with a poker tournament in which the bar allegedly was taking a cut of the fees paid by players to participate.
* BSkyB alums gamble on Poker – C21 Media – Mar 23 5:40 AM – A group of former BSkyB executives will lay their cards on the table today with the launch of a new UK digital satellite channel dedicated to poker programming.

* Hilarious Poker Video (vid)
* One Game Of Hold’Em I’d Like To Get In On! (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Forums (link)

Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More Poker Strategy)

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? No one 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 no one 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.

March 22nd, 2005
Bad News For Online Poker

Today in Poker News, the attempted measure to legalize online poker in North Dakota was defeated by the senate. Maybe next year boys!

If you like to talk poker, check out our Poker Forum – which broke a new record of over 37 people on at a single time yesterday!

We’ve upgraded the Comprehensive Freeroll Listing directory – it looks better now and is more effective. Shortly it will be updated with about (20) other free roll’s and display important information such as “PLAYER POINTS NEEDED” , etc.

Check out this funny picture of snowmen playing poker in poker quick links.

Today’s Poker New’s:

* Boston-NY poker? Deal me in – Boston Globe – 1 hour, 11 minutes ago – Boston vs. New York. NESN vs. YES. Six of our wiseguys vs. six of theirs (actually two of the “wiseguys” are ladies) in an eight-week team poker competition. Round 1 aired Sunday, and reairs tonight, Thursday, and Saturday at 9 p.m.
* Matt Savage Joins World Poker Exchange – Rolling Good Times – Mar 21 11:03 AM – ANTIGUA, England – (PRESS RELEASE) — World Poker Exchange has engaged poker legend Matt Savage as tournament director of the Aug. 3-6 London Open. The gaming and lifestyle event, produced by one of the world’s fastest-growing online poker sites, will incorporate an exciting array of lifestyle events framed by the allure of United Kingdom landmarks.
* Senate defeats Internet poker measure – Bismarck Tribune – Mar 21 12:52 PM – 2:34 p.m. – BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Legislature’s dalliance with Internet poker regulation ended abruptly Monday, when a bill to make North Dakota the first state to license cyberspace poker tables got only three votes supporting it.

* Snow Poker, Classic(pic)
* Save Toby, a must (link)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes (link)

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!

March 21st, 2005
Freerolls, Freerolls, FREEROLLS!

Tips For Poker would like to give you even more free money! By adding a new Comprehensive Freeroll Listing directory, which is updated live.
You can now easily keep track of whenever a new FreeRoll is starting up. Best of all you can add it to your RSS for streaming FreeRoll information.
Check out this funny picture of snowmen playing poker in poker quick links.
Chat in our forums and win $650 of poker stuff!
The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

Today’s Poker News:
* Different takes on charity poker – The Morning Journal – 1 hour, 17 minutes ago – LORAIN — Mike Kennedy, the owner of Kennedy’s Broadway Billiards at 105 W. Fourth St. who was cited by the Ohio Department of Public Safety for hosting Texas Hold’em tournaments, said yesterday he believes that poker for charity is a good idea, but that it needs to be legalized for everyone.
* Fewer walls, more room for poker – Delaware Online – 2 hours, 24 minutes ago – Rick Post (left) deals a hand of poker to family and friends gathered in the newly remodeled and expanded space in his home. Toni and Rick Post, and their son, Taylor, 12, enjoy their new great room and kitchen space.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Snow Poker, Classic(pic)
* Save Toby, a must (link)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes (link)

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.

March 20th, 2005

Sunday Is Free Money Day!

Looking to Bet On March Madness For Free? How about $50 for free? Deposit $50 @ SportingBetUSA via Neteller ; get $50 free!

Or, you could go to BetOnUSA and get $50 free just for creating an account, simply follow these steps:
1. Go to BETONUSA and create an account.
2. Go to www.BetONUSA.com/FREE50 to claim the free $50, enter promo code: PP-I7A5FO or some combination of that.
The Poker Forum is becoming very active, now’s your chance to talk all about poker with other educated players in a moderated environment!
Did you know that PartyPoker is considering going public on the FTSE aka LONDON STOCK MARKET? Read all about it in todays poker news.
The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

Today’s Poker News:

* sundaymail – PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT: POKER IS PEOPLE POWERED – Sunday Mail – 2 hours, 16 minutes ago – POKER is a fascinating game but explaining its appeal to non-believers can be a thankless task. A friend asked me why poker was so compulsive last week and I had a hard time trying to get the message across.
* Poker princes eye pot of gold – The Telegraph – Mar 19 2:01 PM – London, March 19: Two Indian batchmates from IIT Delhi, Vikrant Bhargava and Anurag Dikshit, who set up the online Party Poker website four years ago, are thinking of floating their company which is being valued by financial analysts in London at a mind-boggling $6 billion.
* Is your poker game legal? – St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Mar 19 10:19 AM – It’s probably not, but with differing state laws and poker’s popularity, bars and charities try to play it straight.
* Poker games help inspire great room – InsideBayArea – Mar 19 7:06 AM – AT the moment, poker may be as red-hot as, well, a red-hot poker. But even so, is it possible that a card game could cause a family to undertake a $100,000 house remodel?

Poker Quick Link’s:
* This Lady Loves Holdem (pic)
* Carmen Electra Plays Poker (pic)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Babes (link)

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!

March 18th, 2005

Friday Means PARTY TIME!

Hope you all had a great St. Patricks day and hopefully your hangover isn’t too big!

Lets Talk Inspiration… Inspiration to play poker, Inspiration to win big – well here is your INSPIRATION.

Unfortunately, we have some bad news – as today in a poker robbery gone horribly bad a fatal shooting occurred. Read all about this tragedy here.

Did you know that card shark Amarillo Slim was kidnapped in Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar? Read more in his feature in CardPlayer

The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

Today’s Poker New’s:
* Internet Poker Legislation – KFYR – Mar 17 8:51 PM – The internet poker bills are still in the state senate… where some lawmakers still question the legality of allowing on-line gambling.
* PokerLizard.com Starts Off It’s New Interview Series With A Bang! Poker Pro Jennifer Harman is the Subject For Their – [Press Release] PR Web – 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
PokerLizard.com talks with Poker Pro Jennifer Harman about her career as a professional poker player and what it takes to be successful in the poker world. [PRWEB Mar 18, 2005]
* Pompano Beach man killed in poker game robbery – Miami Herald – Mar 17 1:55 AM – POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Shooting erupted after two gunman broke into a poker game at a boarding house, killing one player, wounding a second and critically injuring one of the intended robbers, authorities said.
* Two poker tournament organizers arrested – 2theadvocate.com – Mar 17 1:08 PM – Two organizers of a “Texas Hold ’em” poker tournament league have been arrested on charges of illegal gambling, state police said Thursday.
Poker Quick Link’s:
* Poker Sloozies aka sluts (pic)
* The Arcade (link)
* Poker Cartoon Of The Day (link)
* Poker Forum (link)

Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More Poker Strategy)
Odds Calculators:
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What these 3rd Party Programs do for you is automatically determine your odds of making a hand by reading your hold cards and the board cards. Don’t worry – this isn’t cheating!

Click here to read our reviews on automatic odds calculating programs and what they can do for your poker game today!

March 16th, 2005

Aye Captain Poker

We have a GREAT update for you today! First, lets start with a bad-beat suffered in our Poker Forum. If you haven’t seen it yet, its brutal. Lets just say it includes a rivered flush simply devastated by quad kings.

Can’t get enough of Poker News? We’ve added an additional news section with an RSS feed to the latest news directly above the current news.

Here is picture perfect proof you can win on Paradise Poker. This picture shows the chip leader of the Bay 101 tourney who won his seat through a $5 satellite on Paradise!

Today in Poker Quick Links tons of hott poker girls, poker comics and free old school strip poker games.

Advice From Pro’s as posted on CardPlayer:

“It has always been my belief that knowing your opponents in pot-limit and no-limit hold’em — how they usually play, and how they play in specific situations — is the most important thing in the game.” – T.J. Cloutier & Tom McEvoy

Today’s Poker New’s:
* Poker craze hitting Crawford County – Telegraph-Forum – Mar 15 9:33 AM – NEW WASHINGTON — There’s a saying in the poker world: “All you need is a chip and a chair.” Translated: If you have a stake, regardless of the size, and a place to sit, you always have a chance.
* Poker fever raises concerns – The Electric New Paper – Mar 15 8:27 AM – IT is a big deal now on some US campuses. And some see it as a dangerous trend. Spurred by televised poker championships and a proliferation of websites that offer online poker game, Ivy Leagues and state universities alike have seen a spurt in the popularity of poker games.
* ‘Pegger heads to world-class poker tournament – CBC Manitoba – Mar 15 7:47 AM – WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man is on his way to Monte Carlo to play in one of the world’s top poker tournaments. Will Clarke won his way into a paid spot at the table at the European Poker Championship by playing poker online. Normally, the entry fee into the tournament is 10,000 euros – about $17,000 Cdn.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Are These Girls REALLY Poker Players? (pic)
* Free Commodore 64 Strip Poker Games (pic)
* German Poker Cartoon (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:
Advantages To Keeping Notes
The reason why Online Poker can be more profitable (to the user) than live poker is simple. There are many features that a user can utilize that live poker never could offer.
For instance, some advantages that online poker has over live poker is the ability to have multiple windows open, taking player notes, and advice from friends or experts.
The advantage we are focusing on here is taking players notes.

Taking detailed notes is EXTREMELY important. WHY? Because, if your serious about playing online – YOU MUST KEEP DETAILED notes on players. Plain and simple, you will encounter the same player again.
It’s so important that we have dedicated a whole section to teaching you how to keep details notes.

March 14th, 2005

Monday Bloody Monday

Another Cinderella Story happened this weekend at the WPT’s Shooting Star tournament as poker amateur Danny Nguyen took the $1million dollar pot. That gives hope for all of us poker amateurs to win day win the big one! Read more about it in poker news…

New/Updated versions of Poker Software Reviews have been added to the Poker Forum.

More Tips For Poker Exclusive Babes are coming your way soon, keep your bookmarks locked on T4P!
If your looking for a great alternative to Party Poker, try Paradise Poker. This place is the nuts, for serious players – Paradise is key. A lot of quality poker players makes it easier to play quality poker and make a reliable living off of poker winnings.

Today’s Poker New’s:
* S.J. poker player wins $1 million pot – San Jose Mercury News – Mar 13 3:21 AM – There were cheers for Danny Nguyen at both of San Jose’s card clubs this weekend, after the local poker dealer and hometown hero won the $1 million prize in the World Poker Tour’s Shooting Star Tournament at the Bay 101 Casino.
* Ante Up at Dear Old Princeton: Online Poker Is a Campus Draw – New York Times – Mar 13 7:51 PM – PRINCETON, N.J. – For Michael Sandberg, it started a few years ago with nickel-and-dime games among friends. But last fall, he says, it became the source of a six-figure income and an alternative to law school.
* Casino Aims to Keep Workers Slim, but Heavy Publicity Hasn’t Hurt – New York Times – Mar 13 8:44 PM – ATLANTIC CITY, March 9 – Calvin France sat at the bar playing video poker for a quarter a game and casting a glance now and then at Sylvester Stallone, who was putting the muscle on a deadbeat on one of the big flat-screen TV’s overhead.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* King Of Hearts (pic)
* Shana I’m SOOO Hott Hiatt (pic)
* Poker Cartoon (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (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.

March 12th, 2005
Poker Filled Weekend

You made it to the Weekend! Now, its time to sit back relax open up that corona and fire up the old poker room and join a nice SNG or Satellite.

Daniel N. updated his blog today with another interesting but bland post. Worth a look to get inside the mind of a poker champion.

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Today in Poker Quick Links babies playing poker, drug dogs and even a random comic.

Today’s Poker New’s:

* World Intercollegiate Poker Championship to be Broadcasted – Rolling Good Times – Mar 11 11:49 AM – ANTIGUA, BWI – (PRESS RELEASE) — World Poker Exchange (WPE) today announced that IFILM Corp., a leading broadband entertainment destination reaching more than five million people per month will exclusively stream clips and highlights from Worldpx.com’s first annual World Intercollegiate Poker Championship in Cancun, Mexico from March 12 – 14, 2005.
* Justice Dept. to Stenehjem: ND Internet poker bill illegal – IN-Forum News – Mar 11 4:56 PM – BISMARCK, N.D. The U.S. Justice Department has told Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem it believes a proposal to license Internet poker sites violates federal law. The legislation’s sponsor, Fargo Rep. Jim Kasper, called the agency’s opinion a “hollow threat.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Ironic Humor (pic)
* Can You Imagine This HomeGame At Your House? (pic)
* Poker Night (pic)
* Drung Dog (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

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

March 10th, 2005
Thursday The Bland.

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Today in Poker Quick Links some quality poker art prints, poker comics and even a Joopy update!

Today’s Poker News:

* TV Poker’s Rising Stakes – BusinessWeek – Mar 09 9:20 PM – World Poker Tour founder Steve Lipscomb has seen his brainchild become a ratings hit. Now he has to beat the imitators
* Charges Announced In Greensboro Poker Raid – WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com via Yahoo! News – Mar 09 9:10 AM – Two people and two businesses have been charged with violations of gambling statutes after authorities raided a poker game last week at a Greensboro Ham’s Restaurant.
* Lawmaker Want Poker Networks to Fund Help – AP via Yahoo! News – Mar 09 5:22 AM – On Bravo, it’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown.” On ESPN, it’s “The World Series of Poker.” On compulsive-gambling help lines, the real stakes emerge.
* Internet Poker Arguments Heat up Capitol – Rolling Good Times – Mar 09 5:04 PM – BISMARCK, North Dakota — As reported by the Associated Press: “North Dakota should license Internet poker sites instead of turning a blind eye to the business, and both the state’s treasury and the Bank of North Dakota would benefit, industry officials contend.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Interesting News Feature On Hold’Em (link)
* Nightmare Causing Poker Art (pic)
* Cute Strip Poker Comic (clean) (pic)
* Check Joopys Tahoe Pics (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

Poker Tip of The Day:
Know Your Outs:

The rule of four-two is an extremely easy way to figure out basic odds for most situations where you know your outs. This method is not 100% accurate but it will supply you with an idea of your chances for making a hand. Here is how it works:

With two cards to come after the flop you multiply your number of outs by four. With one card to come after the turn, you multiply your number of outs by two. This will give you a quick figure to work with. If you have a four-card flush after the flop you have nine outs. With two cards to come, you multiply the nine by four and you get 36 percent chance of making the flush. The chart shows the true odds at 35 percent. With one card to come you multiply nine by two and get 18 percent. The chart shows that the true figure is 19.6. It is not completely accurate but it is pretty close, and it is an easy calculation to do in your head.

March 9th, 2005

March is Flying By…

Before you even know it, this month is going to be over and it will be one month closer to summer and the WPT!

Check out Daniel Negreanu’s rant on how Phil Hellmuth actually won a tournament today, its hilarious. The magician himself Antonio Esfandiari has a quality feature in Card Player today, worth a gander.

The Poker Forum was in Yahoo! news today… Are you a member yet???

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Today in Poker News more on North Dakota’s legal woes and information on NJ Lawmakers trying to tax Poker TV shows!

Today’s Poker New’s:

* For poker bill foes, RSI case fresh in memory – IN-Forum News – 12 minutes ago – BISMARCK — Former Gov. Art Link and other foes of Internet poker wonder why North Dakota wants to welcome a major gambling industry when the memory of Racing Services Inc. s criminal trial hasn t faded.
* Police seize poker machines; new charges to come – Hickory Daily Record – 1 hour, 44 minutes ago – Investigator: Numerous complaints received. Hickory — A poker tournament business police busted last week was dealt another bad hand Tuesday.
* NJ lawmaker wants poker networks to chip in for gambling addicts – phillyburbs.com – Mar 08 3:01 PM – ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – On Bravo, it’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown.” On ESPN, it’s “The World Series of Poker.” On compulsive gambling help lines, the real stakes emerge.
* One needs only watch cable television during prime time to figure out America’s latest craze – poker – Park Rapids Enterprise – Mar 08 1:19 PM – One needs only watch cable television during prime time to figure out America’s latest craze – poker. Celebrity poker games, the World Series of Poker and Texas Hold’em tournaments are everywhere, showing viewers how dreams can come true and Average Joes can win million-dollar pots.
Poker Quick Link’s:
* Very Random Poker Comic (pic)
* The Abstract End Of Poker (pic)
* Brad Playing Poker… Is this Legal? What is this? (pic)
* How The Army Plays Poker (pic)
* Poker Babes Section, Just Do IT! (link)

Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More NL Poker Strategy)
* 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? No one 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 no one 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

March 7th, 2005
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Today in Poker News North Dakota is under fire for its attempts to legalize online poker.

Today’s Poker New’s:

* Lobbying blitz beginning on Internet poker measure – IN-Forum News – Mar 06 4:57 PM – BISMARCK, N.D. Licensing Internet poker sites can help prevent gambling by youngsters, compulsive gambling and other consequences that concern state policy-makers, an Internet gambling company executive believes.
* Internet poker bill: Feds say it’s illegal – Bismarck Tribune – Mar 06 2:12 AM – Supporters of making North Dakota the first U.S. home for Internet poker sites face a difficult hurdle — the federal Justice Department believes the idea is illegal.
* Poker players ante up under deal – News-Record – Mar 06 12:17 AM – GREENSBORO — Prosecutors on Friday won more than the pot from 14 poker players charged after a late-night raid of a secret Greensboro poker parlor in December.
Poker Quick Link’s:
* Poker Software (link)
* How Do You Keep a Poker Player Busy? (pic)
* Annie Duke, the Hillary Clinton Of Poker (pic)
* Nude Poker Chips (pic)
* Poker Babes Section, A Classic (link)

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!

March 3rd, 2005
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Joopy the poker playing hottie recently updated her pics, be sure to check them out!

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Today in poker news, WSOP info tips from poker pro Phil Gordon and much much more.

Today’s Poker New’s:

* World Series of Poker taping at Rincon Casino – The Californian – Mar 02 5:08 PM – RINCON —- Wednesday marks the final day that residents of San Diego County can catch world-class poker action in their own backyard.
* In Poker, He’s One of a Kind – Rolling Good Times – Mar 02 12:28 PM – CALIFORNIA — As reported by the Mercury News: “Phil Gordon knows the exact moment he became a poker player. It was 1 a.m. on a Wednesday in 1991 at San Jose’s Garden City Casino.
* Absolute Poker Celebrates 100 Million Hands Played, Offers Cash Bonuses to Coincide with Milestone – [Press Release] PR Web – Mar 02 5:24 PM – Online poker destination Absolute Poker is quickly approaching the 100 million hands played milestone. To celebrate, Absolute Poker is offering some fantastic cash prizes for online poker players who are logged the day the 100 millionth hand is played. [PRWEB Mar 2, 2005]
* Poker Most Popular Game at the Online Casino – Online Casino Reports – Mar 02 7:10 AM – Online Casino Reports has been documenting the rising trend in online casino poker and it has certainly taken first place in terms when it comes to the most popular games you can find at the online casinos. There are many contributing factors to the rise in popularity of online casino poker.
* Absolute Poker Celebrates 100 Million Hands Played, Offers Cash Bonuses to Coincide with Milestone – [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News – Mar 02 4:00 AM – (PRWEB) March 2, 2005 – – Absolute Poker ( www.AbsolutePoker.com ), one of the web”s most popular and successful online poker sites, is days away from setting a new company benchmark when it deals its 100 millionth hand. As this milestone approaches, the excitement is building — Absolute Poker players are getting ready to win cash prizes that commemorate this event.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Joopy Updated Her Pics (link)
* A Sneak Peak (pic)
* Never seen cufflinks like these before (pic)
* Old School Strip Poker, Commadore Style (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (link)

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!

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Today’s Poker New’s:

* More poker players take plea deals – Galveston County Daily News – 1 hour, 2 minutes ago – TEXAS CITY Of the 78 people cited for gambling in a poker raid at a bar in December, only nine have elected to continue the fight. On Monday, 22 were due in court. The defendants, who faced class C misdemeanor gambling charges, originally turned down a plea bargain in favor of setting a trial date.
* State tells taverns to fold their poker tournaments – Lansing State Journal – Feb 28 3:51 PM – BAY CITY – Players might argue otherwise, but state regulators say there’s enough luck to Texas hold ’em to make it illegal for bars to host the wildly popular poker game.
* GSN Poker Royale Hosts Battle of the Sexes – Rolling Good Times – Feb 28 10:43 AM – SANTA MONICA, California – (PRESS RELEASE) — The name calling has been done, sarcastic punches thrown, and the men have won every single previous match in the series — it all comes down to the final table of six players in GSN’s POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE SEXES where on Friday, March 4 at 9:00PM ET/PT one gender will prove once and for all who is better skilled at No Limit Texas Hold’Em. Will
* Online poker ‘a gamble too far’ – Evening Standard – Feb 27 7:30 AM – ONLINE poker sites have expanded dramatically in recent years, but analysts are warning that they may prove a gamble too far and become the next dotcom bubble.

Poker Quick Link’s:
* Aliens Playing Poker (pic)
* Is That Howard The Duck In The Corner? (pic)
* Shes Holding My Cards (pic)
* The Alltime Greatest Card Holder “GOLDEN GONZO” (pic)
* Poker Babes Section (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.