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Larger payouts – online poker as seen by a college student

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Larger payouts – online poker as seen by a college student
1 February 2009 The world of online poker has drawn those who are compelled by the online poker competition and the potentially large cash payouts that can be won. Mike Brinker from the US is an online poker success who used his cash winnings to gain independence and survive.Mike has won more than $9,000 playing online poker. Mike turned to online poker when faced with a choice that confronts millions of college students every year: stay in school or get a job.Mike played online poker as well as being drawn to the poker tables in Las Vegas. Additionally he owns a poker table placed in his basement to keep check of his poker skills.During his college years he was a dedicated online poker player as well as being a regular at live games around the campus. He tells ”I played a cash game my sophomore year where I wiped out everyone by the end of the night, Starting with $40, I left with $620.”Essentially it is the social aspects that drew Brinker to the live Aussie casino games, yet he claims that ”the Internet is typically the source for larger payouts.””The thing with online play is not everyone is a broke college student,” Brinker said. ”Some of these guys are $100K a year job holders. He doesnt care. He’ll buy in for $100, lose it, and bet in for another 100. Those are the best tables to sit at. You get in a hand with someone like that and make $100 in however long it takes to get Ace King over Ace Queen.”Mike is from academic background, both his parents having medical degrees. They did not agree with poker playing. However with $9,000 in his pocket made from online poker, Mike was able to gain his own independence.The popularity of the poker game, specifically No Limit Texas Hold ‘em is apparent in the success of online poker sites and televised poker games. A national survey indicated that almost 10 percent of men aged 18 to 22 gamble online at least once a month. OPN Staff All trademarks and copyrighted information contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Online Professional Poker Players

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Online Professional Uk Poker Players

Online poker has developed far more professional codigo promocional Pokerstars players than cardroom poker. There are a few reasons that more professional pokerStars.net players come from online than land-based online casino , not the least of which is the number of hands played.

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A positive trait of professional coolhandpoker players is the ability not to get upset at what happens. In Texas Holdem, the professional poker player does not get upset when someone draws out on him or how unlucky he got in the hand. The professional player expekt this as part of the game and moves on. The bad player lets it affect his entire game.

The Effect of the WSOP free casino games

By: PokerGame.org The World Series of Poker has had a profound effect on william hill poker in recent years, mostly thanks to something called the ‘Moneymaker Effect.’ Named after the winner of the 2003 WSOP, Chris Moneymaker, the Moneymaker Effect describes the awesome impact he had on Free Poker Chips in the United States and around the world

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Phil Ivey Wins 2012 Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller

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Phil Ivey Wins 2012 Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller
January 28 2012, Donnie Peters Related Articles The Aussie Millions Keeps On Growing 2012 Aussie Millions Day 13: Big Guns Out for Day 1c; Breadsell Wins Chinese Poker Event 2012 Aussie Millions Day 11: $100,000 Challenge Final Table Set; Main Event Kicks Off Related Tournaments Related Players Share It Tags Aussie Millions, Dan Smith, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Jason Mercier, John Juanda, Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, Sam Trickett, Sorel Mizzi, Tom Dwan Print The 2012 Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller began on Saturday and lasted into the early hours of the morning on Sunday. As the sun started to rise in beautiful Melbourne, Phil Ivey shipped the $2,000,000 first-place prize after defeating Patrik Antonius heads up, officially welcoming himself back into the poker world as if he had never left. It was just a handful of months ago that Ivey disappeared from live tournament poker before returning in November at the APPT Macau. He didn’t cash there, but here at the Aussie Millions, Ivey made a couple of really big splashes. First, he placed 12th in the Main Event for $100,000, and then went on to ship the largest score of his career by winning the Super High Roller. The event attracted 16 players, all of whom ponied up the massive six-figure buy-in to take part in the event. The top three spots were set to be paid and a bubble of $800,000 was in store. Among the stars taking part in the event were last year’s champion Erik Seidel, last year’s runner-up Sam Trickett, Tom Dwan, Jason Mercier, John Juanda and Sorel Mizzi. In addition, the event had a handful of businessmen on the felt, including Richard Yong, Paul Phua and Winfred Yu. The first player eliminated was Dwan, who fell at the hands of Gus Hansen. After the elimination of Nick Wong, Seidel busted during Level 5 with the blinds at 3,000/6,000/500. He was sent out the door by $100,000 Challenge winner Dan Smith after his pocket eights couldn’t overcome Smith’s jacks. After Yu bowed out in sixth place and Mizzi in fifth, the largest bubble of the year was set to take place. The two players joining Ivey and Antonius were Daniel Negreanu and Gus Hansen. From that group, the only man not getting a huge chunk of cash was Negreanu, who turned out to be the bubble boy. On his final hand, Negreanu was all in from the big blind with the during the 25,000/50,000/5,000 level for around 750,000 after Antonius raised to 100,000 from the button. Antonius called holding the and was able to hold up as the board ran out . Hansen was the next to go, collecting $800,000 for his finish after getting all in on the flop with the against Ivey’s . The turn was the to give Ivey a full house and then the river completed the board with the to finish things off. When heads-up play began, Ivey held a slight lead with 2.2 million in chips to Antonius’ 1.8 million. He won a big pot about 45 minutes into the match to extend his lead to seven-to-one before the final hand came up. Antonius moved all in with the from the button and Ivey made the call with the . Although the flop put Antonius in front, the on the turn catapulted Ivey back into the lead. He held on from there as the landed on the river and Antonius was eliminated in second place. For his runner-up finish, Antonius scooped $1,200,000. Final Table Payouts Place Player Prize 1 Phil Ivey A$2,000,000 2 Patrik Antonius A$1,200,000 3 Gus Hansen A$800,000 With his win, Ivey leaps over Negreanu into second place on the all-time money list. Even with his long absence from tournament, Ivey took to the Aussie Millions with a vengeance and has put himself right back in position as, what many consider, the greatest player on Earth. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand for the final day of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event on Sunday. In addition, the final two event of the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, the $550 Australian Poker Hall of Fame Classic and the $10,500 8-Game Mixed Event, will kick off. Stay up to date on all the latest news by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook. Follow Donnie Peters on Recent Articles Pigskin Diaries: Poker Pro Bowl Last Week to Qualify For The Betfair Poker LIVE London Freeroll 2012 Aussie Millions Day 17: Ivey and Nelson Miss Final Table; Bjorn Li Leads the Way World Series of Poker Circuit Caesars Palace: Joe Kuether Leads After Day 1a The Nightly Turbo: Poker Bot Competition, D.C. Split on Internet Gambling, and More Most Popular This Week Tom “durrrr” Dwan Talks Full Tilt Poker, DOJ, and the Future of Online Poker 2012 Aussie Millions Day 11: $100,000 Challenge Final Table Set; Main Event Kicks Off The Nightly Turbo: Chris Ferguson’s Bank Accounts, Hawaii Considers Gambling, and More The Online Railbird Report: Viktor Blom Wins his Biggest Pot Ever on PokerStars The Nightly Turbo: Tony G Helps Jungleman Find Action, Toby Lewis Wins TCOOP, and More Comments

Strategy with Kristy: Ryan D’Angelo Discusses Tourney Concepts

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Strategy with Kristy: Ryan D’Angelo Discusses Tourney Concepts
January 19 2012, PokerNews Staff Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: Jared Tendler on the Mental Game of Poker Pt 1 Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Jared Bleznick Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks Share It Tags PokerNews Podcast, South Point, Poker Strategy Print Ryan D’Angelo, better known as “g0lfa” to the online poker community, has accumulated nearly $2 million in winnings. His biggest cash to date came when he finished fifth in the 2010 PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $700,000. For this edition of the Strategy with Kristy podcast, brought to you by South Point, D’Angelo talks about the concepts “way ahead or way behind” and “slightly ahead or way behind.” Here is a snippet from the interview: Let’s talk about the “slightly ahead or way behind” concept. Can you explain what it is? Its big for no-limit holdem tournaments, I think. There are lots of times when youre trying to decide whether or not to call an all-in or when youre faced with a big raise on the flop and you put them on either a flush draw or two pair and you have an over pair. Thats a situation where if they have a flush draw or a pair and a flush draw, youre flipping. If they have two pair or a set, then youre way behind. I see a lot of people who just put their opponents on the hand that theyre flipping with, instead of really evaluating the other persons range. You should realize youre not doing too well against this range. Youre flipping or youre behind. So in spots like that, you want to make a little bit tighter folds. Its really tough to do when you have a really strong hand deeper in a tournament. But, sometimes you want to take the low road, and let your hand go if you dont think you ever have your opponent dominated. Like on a nine-nine-six board with two clubs and you have two red jacks. Sure they might have some bluffs in their range when they check-raise you or when you raise a bet in a three-way pot and the third guy goes all-in for three times your bet, but you have to think about your equity against their range of hands. If the guy has seven-eight, obviously youre doing great, but if he has a nine, then youre dead. You need to factor in, and correctly weigh those different situations where people could have you drawing dead. That will kill you long term. You have to make a bit tighter folds if you think that person has trips enough of the time or your equity is that low enough of the time. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point. Feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Comments Such a fundamental concept that many “good” players seem to neglect! Good article.

Top 5 Poker TV Shows

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:54:15 +0000

Top 5 Poker TV Shows
published on 03/04/11 at 9:00 am Looking to catch some great poker action on your television set this week? Then, this is the article that clues you in about where all the poker action is. So, read on to find out which TV channels you have to set your dial to for watching shows packed with poker glitz!! #1 Poker TV Show: GSNs High Stakes PokerThis show was launched in 2006 and was one-of-a-kind among all existing poker shows because one could sit alongside the top poker professionals from all corners of the globe, such as Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu of PokerStars, and Jen Harman as opposed to the tournament format of other shows. Thus, this show allowed viewers to watch the poker biggies gamble with their personal cash (tons of it, really considering each player had to buy-in using USD 100,000 with variations of deals one doesnt normally get to see anywhere else. #2 Poker TV show: ESPNs World Series of PokerThis show has got to be the biggest ever in televised poker event history since nowhere else can viewers tune in to such a tremendous variety of poker games. You have Texas Holdem, 7-card Stud andOmaha played high with the Main Event being the real crowd puller because it is here that the nail-biting finish table action has everyone betting on who will walk away with the No Limit Holdem tournaments multi-million dollar first prize! #3 Poker TV show: World Poker TourThis show definitely has all the poker nuts tuning in to the WPT and also dragging along family and friends to watch the action after it launched with much fanfare in 2003. It rapidly climbed up the TRP charts and became the Travel Channels top rated program because of great poker tournament coverage from across the countrys best casinos. Each hand that is relayed on the TV screen causes hearts of poker fans to beat faster with the pace of the action speeding up across all the different channels the show airs on: from Fox Sports to Travel Channel to GSN, which is sponsored by PokerStars.net, viewers have a choice of which channel they want to change the dial for in order to be part of the poker claim to fame just like the pros featured on this show! #4 Poker TV show: Bravos Celebrity Poker ShowdownThis show really built up the games popularity, much like the shows listed above because it brought in a niche audience to watch their favorite stars vying for great poker prize pools amid light-hearted bantering and some fabulous on-screen chemistry between the hosts: Phil Gordon of FullTilt and Dave Foley who came across as naturals when it came to informative commentary of the shows action. Lots of poker fun, cool prizes, celebrity flavors and the rumors of poker veteran Phil Hellmuth taking to the hosting keep this TV show on the hot list of many card game enthusiasts. #5 Poker TV show: GSNs Poker RoyaleThis TV show about poker is unique because it combines two opposing groups that come together to duke it out at the poker table, across different segments like Girls versus Boys or Celebrities versus Professionals. Three players from each group face each other at the No Limit Holdem tournament and compete for the host of prizes and of course, fan favor! Related posts: Online Poker Affiliate Shows Us How Its Done! The Most Undeserving Player Wins Twitter Poker Tour Europe Event

ACROSS 2011

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ACROSS 2011
Home>Latest Promotions>Poker Promotions Americas Cardroom Online Super Series Some people call it a poker tournament series. Americas Cardroom call it a 6-day poker marathon across the USA. From November 29th through December 4th, The new Americas Cardroom brings you ACROSS 2011, an action-filled week of intense online tournaments where the guarantees are high and the buy-ins are very low. The ACROSS 2011 features: $150,000 in guaranteed cash and prizes 6 days that include19 events $50,000 guaranteed Main Event 2011 ACROSS WARM-UP EVENT $25K GTD NLH Nov. 24th, Thanksgiving Day at 9PM ET – $55 buy-in (1R+1A) All players qualify for a FR on Nov. 25th at 3PM ET awarding 10-seats to ACROSS Main Event ($82.50 value) Please click here to visit Americas CardRoom Promotion Date: 08 November 2011

Sit ‘Win’ Go Races Pick Up Speed

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Sit Win Go Races Pick Up Speed
Posted by Steven, December 15, 2011 Last week, Portuguese player Foratog27 was the winner of the Sit Win Go Low Leaderboard race and took first prize of $100. The winner of the Medium Leaderboard was Russian player zaavtahor for a $200 prize while Swiss player DarkSugar took first prize in the High Leaderboard race and won $300. Were now in the middle of Sit Win Go Week 2 and competition in the races is picking up. Even so, the top positions are currently held by last weeks winners. Foratog27 is leading the Low Leaderboard, slightly ahead of CheshireKing from Belarus. zaavtahor has a huge lead in the Medium Leaderboard race and it doesnt look like anyone will stop him from a repeat first place finish. And DarkSugar looks like a sure thing for another win in the High Leaderboard race. A total of $3,000 in prizes will be awarded to the top players on this weeks three Sit Win Go leaderboards with $24,000 being offered during the promotions run in December and January. To win a share of the prizes, players must opt-in to the promotion on the website and then play as many sit n go tournaments as they can. Players receive leaderboard points for their finishing position in each tournament they play. Sit Win Go Week 2 runs until the end of Saturday, December 17th. The next race starts on Monday, December 19th.

Black Friday Saves One Player’s Money & Relationship

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Black Friday Saves One Players Money & Relationship
published on 04/23/11 at 8:54 am One person who will be saving money after Black Friday, is Steve Street3 Carse. Known to have wasted thousands of dollars on online poker sites, the recent federal take over of Full Tilt Poker will have a positive effect on Mr. Carses financial statements. Angel Valdez, of the Online Poker Team, fires some questions at Oklahomas number one degenerate. How much money have you saved since Online poker got shut down?I transferred my last $80 on FTP to Angel to bet on black at the casino. He informed me that I lost. So, I would have naturally deposited another $50 and in turn, ran that up to around $55, then lost it all. Then I would have reloaded again. I would guess since Friday, I have saved around $450. But, since I dont have online poker anymore, i am extremely bored and have since spent over $1500 on various illegal endeavors. Those intruders in their homes have names? Some call them Kids, and others call them Mom/Dad/HoneyHonestly I am scared to death about what this question means and wonder how much meth the interviewer has inhaled to come up with such a psycho question. I live with my girlfriend Kelly and I have not seen any intruders in my home. When they stepped outside did the sun melt off their skin? Did they get the vampire effect?Again, another scary question that makes about as much sense as a gaggle of coked up geese selling cookies to gimps. Is their ability to make money playing online poker myopia equal to lets say Charlie Sheen thinking hes normal?I dont know what myopia means and Im too fucking lazy to google it. Charlie Sheen has Goddesses, cocaine, no teeth and millions of dollars. I have Kelly, teeth and tens of dollars. You tell me. Why is chicke nmeth so addictive, especially among online poker players?A bit of history, Chicken meth was introduced in Arkansas by Jeremy Allen. Its a combination of meth, chicken shit and feathers. It gives one the ability to 5bet shove 73o into AA and see a 773 flop. Or at least thats what chicken meth benders will trick your mind into seeing. On the evolutionary poker scale, where would you place IBGPN?I would place him at the bottom of the scale. Somewhere between a single celled organism and tadpole. While he can swim with the sharks, hes often overlooked as his bank roll rarely goes above the $1 mark. His most frequent sightings have the word (OBSERVER) after his name. I just had a cup of tea and a grilled cheese sandwich. Comments?You must be gay or British. Related posts: Best Kept Poker Tip: Rakeback Saving You A Lot Of Money Rakeback Saves the Day GI Joe Assaults Online Poker, Refrigerated Beer, Noobs

World Series of Poker Announces Circuit Stop at the Bicycle Casino

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World Series of Poker Announces Circuit Stop at the Bicycle Casino
November 18 2011, Chad Holloway Related Articles Previewing the 2011-2012 World Series of Poker Circuit Hammond WSOP Circuit National Championship Day 1: La Sengphet Chip Leader with 35 Remaining Recap of the WSOP-Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Events Related Tournaments Share It Tags Poker events, WSOP Circuit, Poker Tournaments, PokerNews Updates Print The World Series of Poker Circuit has added a new stop to the 2011-2012 schedule. For the first time, the WSOP Circuit will visit the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. The event will take place from Jan. 1 through 12, 2012, and feature 34 different poker tournaments, including 12 official ring events that will culminate in a $1,500 Main Event. With the WSOP Circuit Tour breaking records at every stop, it was finally the right time to come to LA for a signature mid-season event, said Ty Stewart, executive director of the WSOP. Were pleased to enter a multi-year agreement with the Bicycle Casino for what is certain to be one of our largest annual events. The Bike, which houses over 150 poker tables, becomes the 17th stop on the 2011-2012 schedule, and will feature Mo Fathipour as the events poker tournament operator. Interestingly, this is the first time the WSOP has offered a WSOP-branded event in the Los Angeles market. The process of bringing the World Series of Poker to Los Angeles has been a long time in the making, and we are very pleased with the finalization of our partnership, said Hashem Minaiy, the Bikes managing partner and CEO. Players have wanted to play a WSOP event in L.A. where poker has always been king, and the Bicycle Casino is considered a key venue for players worldwide. Dont miss your chance to qualify for the National Championship on the WSOP Circuit. There are still plenty of opportunities to play, including any of the remaining stops on the WSOP Circuit schedule. Remaining 2011-2012 WSOPC Schedule Event Location Dates Circuit Event Harrahs Atlantic City Dec. 1 – 12, 2011 Circuit Event Bicycle Casino Jan. 1 – 12, 2012 Circuit Event Choctaw Durant Jan. 12 – 23, 2012 Circuit Event Caesars Palace (Las Vegas) Jan. 19 – 30, 2012 Circuit Event Harrahs Tunica Feb. 2 – 13, 2012 Circuit Event Palm Beach Kennel Club Feb. 16 – 27, 2012 Circuit Event Caesars Atlantic City March 1 – 12, 2012 Circuit Event Harrahs Rincon March 15 – 26, 2012 Circuit Event Horseshoe Council Bluffs March 29 – April 9, 2012 Circuit Event Harrahs St. Louis April 12 – 23, 2012 Circuit Event Harrahs Chester April 26 – May 7, 2012 Circuit Event Harrahs New Orleans May 10 – 21, 2012 In addition, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand this weekend at Harveys Lake Tahoe for the latest WSOP Circuit Main Event, so be sure to check out all of our updates for the latest in WSOP Circuit action. Get all the latest PokerNews updates on your social media outlets. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook today! Follow Chad Holloway on Twitter @ChadAHolloway Recent Articles The Online Railbird Report: !P0krparty Wins Nearly $500,000 Pigskin Diaries Week 11: They Are Who We Think They Are PokerNews Weekly: November 18, 2011 It’s Time to Play the $15,000 Carbon Poker League The Nightly Turbo: JP Kelly Out at PokerStars, Winner at Premier League, & More Most Popular This Week Chris Ferguson Responds to Full Tilt Poker Complaint Groupe Bernard Tapie Signs Deal with DOJ to Acquire Full Tilt Poker for $80 Million Judicial Bias Alleged in Phil Ivey Divorce Case The Nightly Turbo: WSOP November Nine Taxes, Sam Trickett is King, & More The Nightly Turbo: Strip Poker Game in NYC, Matt Glantz Giving Away Money, & More Comments

BackBet at CelebPoker

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BackBet at CelebPoker
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