Gladiator Returns To Party Poker

The first time the Gladiator reared his head at PartyPoker was November 2009. And his appearance was such a popular success that PartyPoker has invited him back for another big money challenge.

The latest Party Poker Gladiator challenge takes place from March 3 to April 1, during which time players must earn at least 10 PartyPoints per day for at least 5 days of the promotion in order to win some amount of prize money.

There are 9 levels in all, with successively higher targets of PartyPoints per day that must be reached, as high up as 2,000 PartyPoints per day. Also increasing in concord with the amount of prize money at stake is the number of days in which a player earns from 10 – 2,000 PartyPoints.

And unlike in Gladiator promotions past, you do not need to earn these points on consecutive days in order to qualify for a reward.

The lowest level prizes are freeroll entries with prize pools of $10,000, $`15,000, and $25,000, respectively, all of which take place on April 3 at 2:30 pm ET. From there, cash prizes range from $15 up as high as $7,500.

The top prize in The Gladiator promotion goes to the players who can accumulate 2,000 PartyPoints per day for each day of the entire 30-day period. That top prize is a World Series Poker main event prize package valued at $12,500. Of course, it is taken for granted that you understand if you win one of these prize packages, you must wear PartyPoker gear while you play at the event.

Before you start playing at the Party Poker real money tables and accumulating PartyPoints towards your targets, you must first go to the PartyPoker lobby and opt-in to The Gladiator promotion.

Click Here to get your Free Bonus Cash and take on the Gladiator.

PokerStars TV Videos

We have all watched Poker on TV at some point before, during or even after our online poker run began. A good majority of players were watching Chris Moneymaker back in 2003 take down the World Series of Poker and thought, hey if this guy can do it why can’t I. This is when Poker on TV was everywhere. It was on ESPN, Travel Channel, NBC, BRAVO and many other cable channels.

In the past couple of years, Pokerstars decided to create it’s own Poker channel on the Web. It is now called PokerStars.tv which carries live events from poker tournaments online and in the poker rooms themselves. You also get access to tons of video highlights and video blogs. The video blogs cover all the players from around the world and give you the insight of what the player is thinking at the table or in life.
Here is a look at a recent Sunday Million tournament at PokerStars.com

Watch Online Poker Show: Sunday Million – February 28th, 2010 on PokerStars.tv

You can also check out videos of all your favorite PokerStars players including Katja Thatcher, Luca Pagano, Daniel Negreanu, Jason Mercier, and many more. These videos take you behind the scenes of the poker world. Real cool stuff. With 100’s of videos available at your disposal, you can not only learn a few things, but you will be entertained for sure. The clarity of the videos will keep your attention for some time and you will always find something that brings interest to your Poker campaign. PokerStars.net is the leader in the online poker world and this added value makes it that much better.

Coming up March 6, 2010 will be the EPT Berlin live action. Final table will be on March 7th. All Free of course.

Small Pot Poker

When faced with difficult plays in poker, it can make you or break you. The bigger the pot the higher the difficulty your decisions will be unless you flopped the nuts of course. Some of these decisions can make you want to hit the bottle soon after if you judge incorrectly. Why not play safe early on?

When holding an average hand in tournament poker play, you want to make sure the size of the pot is kept in check until you make your hand. You are better off calling versus betting or raising on nice pairs, when there is a draw heavy board. Let the play come to you in case you are out kicked or crushed, when you may not even know it. A difficult decision for all your chips can be a disaster. You are better off not even playing the hand then getting into a sticky situation.

An example of this hand would be early in a tournament and your in the High Jack position and you decide to raise and the button calls. You don’t have position which is the first thing you need to think about. You are holding K-Q off-suit. Flop comes Q-10-3 with two spades. Right away there are some draws on the board and we have top pair with a decent size kicker. You are first to act and you decide to check. The button puts in a solid bet. You decide to call. Your opponent most likely thinks you are on a bigger hand at this point. You decide to check again after a 5 of diamonds comes on the turn. You are still holding top pair. By checking again you avoid being raised for most or all of your stack. You call the the pretty sizable bet the button makes. Your opponent is drawing big or may have two pair or a small set. The river comes 8 of hearts meaning all draws are broken.

You decide to check again just to make sure and keep everything in line. You have a nice hand at this point, but early on you don’t need to force it. The Button checks and mucks. In this case you take down the small pot with a top pair. Anything could have happened. It is sometimes better to sit back and play safe then getting over aggressive and being crippled or knocked out early in a poker tournament.

Avoiding sticky situations is not always easy to do, but when you do, the bottle stays on the shelf.

Absolute Poker Donkament

Need a good reason to play poker or better yet beat up on some donkey’s? Start playing The Donkament poker tournament at Absolute poker every second Sunday of every month. These tournaments kick off at 14:30 ET. This is a points buy-in tournament, which means you can only use your accumulated poker points to enter. The best part is, you can turn those points into cash. You may also qualify for the THE DONKAMENT by playing in point Qualifiers.

The bottom line:
* $50,000 in cash in prizes up for grabs.
* It will cost you 10,000 Absolute points to enter the tournament.
* Low cost satellites such as ones at 100 points are running all the time.
* No cash buyins.

If you are low on points you will need to play some cash games at Absolutepoker.net or even tournaments and Sit and Go’s will earn you points. Too even earn points faster if you climb up the FAME ladder you will accumulate points that much faster giving you even more chances to play in the DONKAMENT.

If you are new to AP, then you can also take advantage of the Poker deposit bonus which will give you 150% up to $500 for free. Playing for bonus cash will require a lot of action and patience, but over time you will clear the full bonus and be well on your way to a nice size stack.

Oh, I almost forgot, you can play during power hour which are usually during off peak times and earn double the Absolutepoints. There is plenty of action to go around and you get to earn more towards the monthly tournament. Good luck and have fun.

Compete at the DONKAMENT without burning your poker bankroll

Full Tilt Poker Action

It has been brought to our attention that several things are going on at FullTiltPoker.com this month.

The first thing we wanted to talk about is Sit and Go Madness which is a 48 hour event in March where you can win $125K in cash including a free entry into the $50k Madness Freeroll. All you have to do is play in your favorite SitnGo games and you will have a chance. If you win at least two of your sit and goes you will be entered into the $50k Freeroll. You can use your points earned at the Full Tilt Poker Store.

Another thing we want to mention to you about playing at FullTiltPoker.net is the value you have underneath your bankroll. Full Tilt Poker merchandise is at your fingertips with all your points that you have accumulated. You can get anything from electronics such as Ipods and laptops to furnishings for your poker room with some really cool FTP merchandise. Don’t be afraid to start spending those poker points.

MiniFTOPS XV is coming around the corner as well. Starting March 10-21 over $6 Million in guaranteed money will be rewarded to the winners. There will be 27 events many in which will be hosted by long standing Pros. These FTOPS events are a true test of your poker Skills. Don’t be afraid to take one down. There are a lot of satellites going on right now to gain entry into the higher stakes events.

Winter is still in full affect. I don’t know if you looked outside recently, but it sure is cold still. This is a good time to bang out some cash games or tournaments before the warm weather comes and the golf course starts to look real nice. Moving forward stick to your tactics and make your winning pots huge. Don’t let some donkey get in your head as well. Play smart and the bankroll will grow.

Poker Tables

Sometimes you need to get out there and see where your game is at these days.  Too many people think they’re the best, when in fact they really suck.  I’ve seen it over and over again where people bring a crappy personality to the table thinking they are better then everyone only to find themselves reloading every couple of hours.

Take a chance the next time you play.  Make a move you don’t usually play and see if it would have worked.  Of course sometimes you will run into a wall, but let yourself loosen up a bit.  This may bring monster pots when you have crushing hands.  I’m not saying make a monster re-raise with rags, I’m talking about playing a strong draw with a little more force than you usually do.  Give yourself a bigger range.  You never know, you may find the missing link in your game.

You also want to pay attention to those players that are real tight and keep attacking them until they fight back.  When they do fight back and you have a monster you will get all of their chips.  The poker tables are meant to be played out.  They aren’t there for social biscuit hour.  You are there to make some money.

When it comes to picking a room with a lot of action Pokerstars.net is one room that has so many players, you will always find the game and stakes you want to play.  Just remember open your game up a little to see if it helps you out.  Do this on several occasions too rule out any possible bad beat scenarios.

Playing Poker Online

Since it’s inception over 17 years ago, online poker has seen a lot of different obstacles. Tips4poker.com has been online since 2004 helping players not only find the right online poker room to play at, but also provide strategy on how to win. The landscape will continue to change as we move forward into the gaming future. We plan on being here for the long haul helping one player at a time.