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Posts Tagged ‘Cash Games’
Friday, May 20th, 2011
As the chip-leader heading into the final table of the 2011 $25k WPT Championship, Galen Hall is apparently trying to lock up the Card Player Magazine and BLUFF Magazine Player of the Year Awards before the year is even half over. Hall, who won the PCA Main Event in January, would become the first player in history to win two of poker’s most prestigious tournaments in the same year if he can outlast Scott Seiver, Justin Young, Freddy Bonyadi, Roger Teska, and Tony Gargano at Friday’s final table.
Seiver, who is one of poker’s rising stars in both tournaments and cash games, trails Hall by just 20,000 chips heading into the televised final table is looking for his first major tournament title since winning a WSOP bracelet in 2008.
In previous years both Seiver and Hall would be eyeing not just the prize-money for winning the WPT Championship, but a likely sponsorship deal to boot. Unfortunately for both players, Black Friday has made US poker pros expendable to online poker sites. Should either Hall or Seiver win the title they will likely have lost out on a very lucrative sponsorship deal –just another effect of the US crackdown on online poker.
Here is a look at the final six players’ chip-counts and seating assignments heading into Friday’s final table:
Seat 1: Galen Hall — 5,095,000
Seat 2: Justin Young — 1,750,000
Seat 3: Tony Gargano — 3,550,000
Seat 4: Roger Teska — 3,600,000
Seat 5: Scott Seiver — 5,075,000
Seat 6: Freddy Bonyadi — 2,470,000
Tags: 25k, Black Friday, Bluff Magazine, Card Player Magazine, Cash Games, Freddy, Galen Hall, Gargano, Main Event, Poker Pros, Poker Sites, Prestigious Tournaments, Previous Years, Prize Money, Rising Stars, Seat 6, Seating Assignments, Sponsorship Deal, Teska, Us Crackdown
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
There was a very interesting change to the Full Tilt poker software this week, as the second largest online poker room in the world added Ring Game Tickets to their store merchandise. Players can now purchase tickets that can be used to buy into cash games at Full Tilt Poker from the site’s FTP and Iron Man Stores.
Players can purchase Ring Game Tickets worth $10, $25, $50, and $100 respectively. Obviously there is a catch, but it’s not all that bad: In order to release your Cash Game ticket into your regular Full Tilt Poker account you must clear a certain number of Full Tilt Poker Points while playing on your ticket –basically the Ring Game Tickets function as a bonus that is given up front, but cannot be cashed out until it’s cleared.
Here is a look at the threshold that must be surpassed in order to clear each ticket:
· $10 Ticket – 250 FTP’s
· $25 Ticket – 625 FTP’s
· $50 Ticket – 1,250 FTP’s
· $100 Ticket – 2,500 FTP’s
· $200 Ticket – 5,000 FTP’s
There are a number of stipulations and guidelines that have been implemented with the Ring Game tickets which you can read more about at the Full Tilt Poker website.
Overall, the Ring Game Tickets seem like a very nice addition to the Full Tilt Poker store, and should garner a very favorable reaction from Full Tilt Poker players –the only real issue I see with the details is that your ticket will expire if you fail to play on it for 7 days; which seems kind of quick to me.
Tags: Bonus, Cash Game, Cash Games, Favorable Reaction, Full Tilt Poker, Game Ticket, Game Tickets, Games Full, Games Poker, Iron Man, online poker, Poker Game, Poker Players, Poker Room, Poker Software, Poker Store, Ring Game, Stipulations, Store Merchandise, Threshold
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Friday, March 4th, 2011
For the second year in a row Lock Poker will be rewarding one lucky player with their own sponsorship deal at the popular online poker site, as well as a number of other goodies! The Bluff Pro Challenge is back on at Lock Poker, and this time the online poker site is teaming up with Bluff Magazine and PokerNewsBoy.com to make this their best promotion ever.
Players joining Lock Poker by using the referral code PNB1200, or by visiting pokernewsboy.com will be eligible to take part in the Bluff Pro Challenge which begins on April 1st, 2011 and runs through the 30th of April. At the end of that time the player who has won the most money at Lock Poker –playing in Sit & Go’s, Multi-Table tournaments, or cash-games—will walk away with a two-year sponsorship deal with Lock Poker that includes an exclusive marketing campaign, buy-ins for major tournaments including the WSOP Main Event, and a feature story in BLUFF Magazine!
Eric “Rizen” Lynch, Lock Poker’s newly appointed Card-Room Manager summed up the promotion in a recent press release: “The first Bluff Online Poker Challenge was a revolutionary concept in poker to try to find who the best tournament players in the world were, this time Lock Poker and Bluff are stepping it up a notch to try and determine the best poker player… period… One month, one goal, whoever makes the most money wins. I’m looking forward to finding out who emerges from the challenge and getting to know the next big thing in poker!”
For more information on the Bluff Pro Challenge at Lock Poker you can visit PokerNewsBoy.com, and remember to use the referral code PNB1200 or you will not be eligible for the Bluff Pro Challenge.
Tags: April 1st, Best Poker Player, Bluff Magazine, Cash Games, Eric Rizen Lynch, Feature Story, Goodies, Ins, Lucky Player, Marketing Campaign, Notch, online poker, Poker Challenge, Pro Challenge, Referral Code, Revolutionary Concept, Rizen, Sponsorship Deal, Time Lock, Wsop Main Event
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Friday, February 4th, 2011
ESPN.com features a ranking system of the world’s Top 10 players as voted on by some of the biggest personalities in the poker media, so instead of the purely mathematical formulas of Bluff Magazine and Card Player Magazine, ESPN’s rankings have a little more nuance to them, taking into account cash-game play and some other factors.
While the top half of the list remains unchanged there was some major shakeup occurring at the 6-10 spots. So here is a look at ESPN’s The Nuts rankings for January 2011.
1. Phil Ivey
2. Jason Mercier
3. Tom Marchese
4. Tom Dwan
5. Vanessa Selbst
6. Sorel Mizzi (Was #9)
7. John Juanda (Was #6)
8. Daniel Negreanu (Unranked last month)
9. Eric Baldwin (Was #8)
10. Erik Seidel (Unranked last month)
Obviously The Nuts panel places a heavy emphasis on poker tournaments, as we see players like Patrik Antonius, Daniel Cates, and Phil Galfond not on the list. The most notable absence in my mind would have to be Sam Trickett, is there a poker player who has had more success in all three arenas over the past 6-months than Trickett? Online, Live cash-games, and Live tournaments.
I also have a hard time understanding the love for Jason Mercier; Mercier is obviously a terrific tournament player, but #2 ahead of Dwan, Marchese, and Selbst?
Tags: Bluff Magazine, Card Player Magazine, Cash Game, Cash Games, Daniel Negreanu, Eric Baldwin, Erik Seidel, Espn, John Juanda, Major Shakeup, Marchese, Mathematical Formulas, Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, Poker Player, Poker Tournaments, Sorel Mizzi, Tom Dwan, Trickett, Vanessa Selbst
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Monday, January 24th, 2011
One of the top online poker players in the world, Andrew Brokos, has just announced he is joining Team PokerStars Online, a collection of online grinders and up-and-coming pros who make their living mainly at the online poker tables –Basically the Team Online pros are highly successful players who have yet to crossover and have mainstream success in live tournaments and televised events.
Brokos plays online under the screen-name ‘Foucault’ and while mainly a cash game specialist; Brokos has also had quite a bit of success in poker tournaments, both live and online. Having surpassed the $1 million mark in career tournament earnings, coupled with his skills in the $5/$10 -$25/$50 No Limit Holdem cash-games makes Foucault an easy choice for a sponsorship deal.
His biggest score to date was winning the FTOPS $2,000 NLHE tournament in May, 2010 worth a massive $450,000. Brokos has also managed a very unique feat in his short poker career, made all the more impressive when you consider the very sparse live tournament schedule he plays: Brokos has cashed in four of the last five World Series of Poker Main Event tournaments –his best finish being a 35th place in 2008 for which he took home $193k!
Brokos joins a growing list of Team PokerStars Online players including Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt, Randy ‘nanonoko’ Lew, Grayson ‘SpaceGravy’ Physioc, and Kevin ‘WizardofAhhs’ Thurman among others.
Tags: Cash Game, Cash Games, Easy Choice, Foucault, Game Specialist, Grayson, Grinders, Lew, Mainstream Success, online poker, Poker Main Event, Poker Players, Poker Tables, Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Spacegravy, Sponsorship Deal, Wizardofahhs, World Series Of Poker, World Series Of Poker Main Event
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Friday, January 21st, 2011
Judging by his most recent blog entry at Doyles Room it would seem that the Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson, is not overly impressed with the changes that are taking in the poker world. After returning from a trip to Costa Rica –where some are speculating he was meeting with representatives regarding Doyles Room leaving the Cake Poker Network and joining another network, possibly Cereus—Brunson had this to say on his blog:
“Las Vegas is becoming more and more a not very desirable place for a poker pro to live. There are simply isn’t very many high limit games anywhere. What’s with the economy, the world wide tournaments, and the internet poker, the outlook for live cash games are bleak. Poker is on the verge of making a very significant change and in my opinion very bad change.”
I understand what Doyle is hinting at here; that the usual high-stakes fish –players who just won a big tournament or had some other cash windfall—no longer have the down-time they used to, as they are off to the next tournament or spend their time playing online, instead of trying to take on Doyle and co. in the toughest cash-games in the world. In fact, these players rarely will sit down in these games without a television camera on them anymore, so the high-stakes action is drying up a bit –not to mention that the skill difference in poker has been decreasing over the past few years.
So where will Doyle land? “I’m considering moving to California; at least there are a few mid level games that are played regularly.”
Tags: Blog Entry, Cash Games, Cash Windfall, Desirable Place, Down Time, Doyle And Co, Doyle Brunson, Godfather, High Limit, High Stakes, Internet Poker, Leaving Las Vegas, Level Games, Mid Level, Moving To California, Poker Network, Poker World, Ponders, Television Camera, Verge
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Along with the signing of Isildur1 PokerStars also announced they would be creating a series of special challenge matches allowing other PokerStars pros and high-stakes players on the site to take on the mystery man from Sweden who has set the online poker world on fire since late 2009.
Today PokerStars has confirmed Isildur1’s first opponent in what it is calling the Superstar Showdown: Fellow PokerStars Pro Isaac Haxton.
According to the PokerStars blog: “On December 19 at 6pm ET, Haxton and Isildur1 will face off at four $50/$100 no-limit hold’em tables. On the line is $150,000 apiece over 2,500 total hands. The match, one of a series known as the SuperStar Showdown, will be played in public on PokerStars for everyone to watch.”
Haxton, who goes by the name philivey2694 on PokerStars, and Isildur1 will both be coming to the match with $150,000 of their own money on the line; in addition to whatever profits the winner of the match takes from his opponent, PokerStars will also kick in an additional $10,000.
Haxton burst onto the poker scene with a runner-up finish in the 2007 PCA Championship, and since then has proven to be one of the top young poker players in the world; whether he is playing cash games or tournaments, live or online. This should be a very interesting matchup to say the least!
Tags: Burst, Cash Games, Face Off, Fellow, High Stakes, Isaac Haxton, Match, Matchup, Money Line, Mystery Man, online poker, Opponent, Pca, Poker Players, Poker World, Pokerstars Blog, Profits, Showdown Pro, Sweden Online, World On Fire
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
 Players who enjoy Micro Stakes will be glad to hear the PokerStars is starting a special MicroMania month for July. The online poker room will offer players games with micro stakes as well as special bonuses and easier ways to claim VPPs.
The new event is set to attract new players so affiliates should be able to see many new sign ups if MicroMania is promoted well. The VIP program at PokerStars was recently upgraded as well and new players can certainly take advantages of the upgrades during this time.
Cash game and tournament players will be able to enjoy micro stakes games especially cash games. the special MicroMania event will take place until July 31st so players will have a whole month to enjoy the low stakes games. during this time new players will be able to earn 50% extra in VIP rewards because of the new program.
Players will be able to earn 10 VPPs for every dollar they rake at the tables. Euro games will have 2.5 extra VPPs so players will be able to earn more FPPs. This will help new players to get into the PokerStars VIP Club much faster.
Tags: Cash Game, Cash Games, Euro Games, Micro Stakes, Micromania, online poker, Poker Room, PokerStars, Rewards, Sign Ups, Time Cash, Ups, Vip Club, Vip Program, Vpps
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
 Paddy Power Poker is one of the larger online poker rooms and they are currently offering their players a nice Rakeback program. The program started on June 11th and will continue until July 11th. Players will be able to earn all of their tournament fees and rake back in bonus dollars during the time period.
Players have to opt in at Paddy Power Poker to be eligible for the program. The rake and tournament fees will be paid back during each World Cup 2010 Finals match for one hour and forty five minutes from the time the match starts.
The program is called 100% Rakebok the World Cup Money Bok Special. Players will earn 100% of their money back from their rake and tournament fees paid in Bonus dollars and players can release their bonus dollars in $10 increments every time they earn 600 points.
Players can earn their tournament fees back in STT’s and MTT’s that take place during the qualifying period. The rake will be paid back from cash games during the qualifying period. Players have twenty four hours to redeem their bonus dollars.
Tags: Bonus Dollars, Cash Games, Earn Money, Earn Points, Five Minutes, Increments, Match, Money Back, Mtt, Online Poker Rooms, Paddy Power, Paddy Power Poker, Poker Tournament, Power Poker, Power Rake, Rake, Stt, Time Period, Tournaments, Twenty Four Hours, World Cup 2010
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
 Bwin’s Ongame network recently announced they have signed three new partners to their Italian Poker network. The new partners boost the liquidity of the network even further and the three new operators are expected to be completely functional on the network over the next few months. The operators will be migrated to the P5 Poker Engine.
MatchGames, TOBS and Casino Italia are the latest additions to the Italian Poker Network. The addition of these operators brings the Ongame Italian network partners to ten. “Ongame Network’s Italian operation is in an exciting expansion phase and demonstrates the business benefits of being a responsible supplier who works within legal jurisdictions,” said Martin Lerby, Head of Ongame Network.
Ongame has stated that they will be moving the MatchGames and TOBS to the P5 Poker Engine toward the end of May and the Casino Italia will be moving in June. The new operators joining the network will be able to benefit from the shared liquidity of the other network partners on the Ongame network. These partners include Fast Poker, Gioco Digitale, Gmatica and Sportingbet Italy.
The P5 Poker Engine currently offers players Sit & Go’s as well as multi-table poker tournaments and scheduled games. They also offer other gambling games such as bingo. Poker cash games will also be provided as long as regulations allow.
Tags: Business Benefits, Bwin, Cash Games, Casino Italia, Expansion Phase, Gambling Games, Italian Network, Italian Poker Network, Latest Additions, Legal Jurisdictions, Liquidity, Matchgames, Network Partners, New Partners, Ongame Network, Poker Gioco, Poker Network, Poker Tournaments, Sportingbet, Table Poker, Tobs
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