It’s very late in a no-limit, percentage-payoff poker tournament.
You have a huge stack. You should often raise the first short-stack bettor by moving all-in against two or more short stacks behind you with a medium-strong hand.
That’s assuming your opponents are rational and there’s no player with a big stack waiting to act.
They simply cannot call without huge hands, because they need to survive and move up a position.
Rational opponents will seldom risk calling with their entire stacks, even when holding strong hands with moderate advantages.
This tactic should be almost a routine play for you, under those circumstances.
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RedKings.com announces a brand new series of tournaments featuring money added to the prize pool in addition to prizes for the winner.
Following its recent successes with grand promotional campaigns RedKings.com has decided to up the ante for players that enjoy some serious tournament action. With a new added mtarget=”_blank”rel=”nofollow”oney tournament series running every Wednesday evening at 21:00 CET players will now have the chance to compete for large added money prize pools with extra incentive provided by highly attractive prizes for taking first place. The tournaments are designed for all levels of player with buy-ins ranging from as little as $5 up to $50 for the high rollers.
Dennis Porter, RedKings Tournament Manager said, “After analyzing our tournament offerings we decided we would increase the choice for our tournament players, but we would not stop at just throwing a few bucks into the pot – with prizes on offer to tempt even the most conservative of players we are sure these tournaments will be a resounding success, who doesn’t want to win a tournament, bag the cash, then realize that there is a brand new Xbox on its way to your doorstep too?!”
Other prizes include An Nintendo Wii , a Blue Ray DVD and a Sony Home Cinema System.
The initial series will run for a period of ten weeks and the first tournament starts on Wednesday 21st January.
This Wednesday Night Added tournaments comes in the same week as RedKings’ announcement of the new “Poker Warz” tournament concept - designed with size in mind, Poker Warz with $50,000 Guaranteed has the potential to be one of the most popular events of all time at RedKings Poker.
For further information including the full tournament schedule visit http://redkings.com and go to Wednesday-Added-Tournaments.
Poker is sometimes referred to as the national card game of the United States of America, but it is also a popular game internationally and is played pretty much everywhere that cards are played. Poker in it’s present form is relatively new as games go, and its history has been highly debated.
The Persian game As Nas is perhaps one of it’s ancestors, but there’s not really any specific descriptions written down about As Nas before 1890, so this may not be the case at all, and may have come to though mostly because of being noted as similar in ‘The Complete Hoyle’ by R F Foster. There is evidence that a French game called Poque may have been played in the region where Poker is said to have originated, and it may be from here that it derived.
The name is likely to come from one of two places – either Poque (French) which itself is derived from the Germen Pochen meaning to brag as a bluff or to knock, or possibly from the Irish Poca meaning Pocket, although the games bearing these names are not as close in style to Poker as is the English game Brag - earlier known as Bragg which was decended from the game Brelan and involved a lot of bluffing. It is indeed entirely possible that Poker came about from an amalgamation of two or more of these different games and that all influenced it as it grew into the game we know now.
No matter where it originated from, for a time it was very much a rough game where people asked no quarter and gave no quarter, played by gamblers of tough origin and desire, a slow game full of thought and seriousness. In the twentieth century though, it became more acceptable socially and something that could be played by both sexes in the parlour for nominal stakes or even none at all. The laws and customs surrounding poker have kept up with the times, and today in the 21st century many people enjoy a game of poker either at home with friends, on the internet or in casinos, playing for stakes large or small, and seeing it as something to enjoy and have fun with.
It’s fascinating to remember that many phrases that we use in regular English and American today had their beginnings at the poker tables. Phrases such as ‘beats me’, ‘ace in the hole’, ‘call ones bluff’, and ‘pass the buck’ are all in use in modern every day life and conversation even by many people who have never played poker and are unaware of their origins.
Today various poker tournaments are broadcast on the internet and television including the World Series of Poker, and the World Poker Tour. Since 2003 major poker tournament fields have grown dramatically this is partly because of the increase in popularity of online satellite qualifier tournaments where the prize is an entry into a major world tournament and where players get the chance to play against world champions. Two noted World Series of Poker Champions who won their seats to the main event in this way are Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer.
RedKings offers players of all abilities a fantastic time playing Texas Holdem, Omaha , 7 Card Stud and 5 Card Draw. With over 6 different fist time deposit bonuses, hundreds of thousands of fellow players online, reliable software and over $16,000,000 in tournament guarantees a month there really is something to please everyone.
RedKings Bonuses and Promotions
RedKings is known throughout the industry for offering some of the best first deposit bonuses. You can choose between 6 First Deposit Bonuses which are either ‘fixed’ or ‘stepped’, these bonuses have been tailor made so that players of all levels can choose one that is just right for them. A fixed bonus pays out in full when you earn all the points required and Stepped means the bonus is paid out in increments:
Incremental Bonuses
HEARTS250 -The Beginners Bonus
For each 120 points you earn we’ll add $10 to your account up to a maximum of $250
The Player Points must be earned within 90 days of first triggering the bonus.
Use Bonus CodeHEARTS250when depositing.
DIAMONDS500- The Intermediate Bonus
For each 500 points you earn we’ll add $50 to your account up to a maximum of $500
This number of Player Points must be earned within 55 days of first triggering the bonus.
Use Bonus CodeDIAMONDS500when making your first deposit.
KINGS1000 – Our Biggest Incremental Bonus
For each 900 points you earn we’ll add $100 to your account up to a maximum of $1000
This number of Player Points must be earned within 40 days of first triggering the bonus.
Use Bonus CodeKINGS1000when making your first deposit.
Fixed Bonuses
KINGSIZE1250 - Our entry level into fixed bonuses.
100% bonus up to a maximum of $1250.
All you need to do to release your bonus is earn 10x player points for every $1 of bonus received. You have 30 days to do this.
Use Bonus CodeKINGSIZE1250when depositing.
KINGSIZE2000
100% bonus up to a maximum of $2000.
All you need to do to release your bonus is earn 9x player points for every $1 of bonus received. You have 30 days to do this.
Please note: If the required Player Points are not generated within 30 days then any pending bonus funds will be withdrawn..
Use Bonus CodeKINGSIZE2000when depositing.
KINGSIZE2500 –Monster Bonus
All you need to do to release your bonus is earn 8x player points for every $1 of bonus received. You have 21 days to do this.
·Use Bonus CodeKINGSIZE2500when depositing.
You even get a $10 bonus for getting pocket Red Kings and $50 bonus if you get beaten in a showdown with Pocket Red Kings.
RedKings Variety
RedKings offers all the most popular poker games; Texas Hold’em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, and 5 Card Draw. If you are more of a tournament player you can buy in cheap and play against players from all over the world for a share of the $1,000,000 in tournament prizes that are available each week.
RedKings also has a live events team, Team RedKings. It contains a group of exciting young professional players from around Europe and they are currently looking for more young, enthusiastic poker players who have already shown their potential on the live circuit. Adding to Team RedKings will be those players who make it through the full and extensive program of online qualifiers. The RedKings team will benefit from being at every land based major with full support and on the ground representatives.
RedKings Traffic
RedKings is the fastest growing poker room on the Ongame network, the 5th most popular poker network in the industry.
Overall traffic runs in the 15,000-25,000 player range throughout the week and peaks as high as the mid 30,000s during the weekend.
Purple-lounge.com, luxury poker room and casino has entered the new year with a revitalised look and feel to their website and a new suite of payment options to give members old and new an even better entertainment experience.Utilising a simple to operate tabbed arrangement for their different products, and a revamped colour scheme, the site is sleek, simple and provides an ease of navigation lacking in many other gaming related websites. Says Purple Lounge representative Alex Miller: “The new purple-lounge.com site offers far more than just a great new look and feel, we now have a suite of payment options which is second to none and the capacity to launch an exciting range of new products and for our members.”
The new Purple Lounge design incorporates a suite of direct banking options that give players access to payments and withdrawals through dozens of local banks in more than 37 countries in Europe and internationally. Offering solutions such as these is a quantum leap from the dated manual payment processors still used by many operators, and is just the first in a number of new solutions to be launched by purple-lounge.com.
Players will find the site is set up to handle much more than just the traditional Casino and Poker offerings, with new betting and lifestyle products available in the coming weeks. Keep an eye on www.purple-lounge.com for further developments.
Vancouver, January 20, 2009 – The Canadian Affiliate Management Company – CanAffco.com – announce on behalf of its’ client ReeferPoker.com that their Bad Beat Jackpot has surpassed an amazing $1 Million dollars.
“The Bad Beat Jackpot reached $1 million just after 6 PM today, and it is growing to new highs by the hour”, explained Reefer Pokers’ Poker Room Manager Dave Ishere.
The more players that participate in the Bad Beat tables at ReeferPoker.com, the higher the Bad Beat Jackpot will continue to grow,
With every day, more players are coming to the Bad Beat Jackpot tables on Reefer Poker to see if they can be the lucky winner.
“It’s always smokin’ when we see our bad beats reach these high numbers”, said Ishere, “We don’t know how high this thing will really get, but I can’t imagine any player not wanting to get a piece of it.”
Players are directed to http://www.reeferpoker.com to open their free player accounts.
paddypowerpoker.com today announces weekly Irish Open Ticket-Only satellites, with the first $300 + $30 freezeout super satellite scheduled for Thursday, 22nd January at 8.05pm. An Irish Open main event ticket will be awarded for every $4,700 in the prizepool. Feeder satellites will run daily from Monday, 19th January and buy-ins start from $2.20.
“Our ticket-only super satellites to the Irish Open are always popular and there is particularly strong demand from players this year” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker for paddypowerpoker.com. “Adding ticket-only sats to the existing Irish Open qualification schedule gives players more options with regard getting to Dublin in April, and since ticket-only qualifiers are also eligible to participate in the €100,000 Sole Survivor promotion, we expect these satellites to be a great success!”
All paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open satellite tournaments can be accessed via the poker software lobby; select ‘Scheduled MTT’s’, ‘Specials’ and then the ‘Irish Open’ tab.
The best online tournament series just keeps getting better.
In August of 2006, FTOPS I debuted with eight events and a combined guaranteed prize pool of more than $1 million. They’ve come a long way, as FTOPS X awarded more than $15 million in prize money over 25 events this past November. Starting in February, FTOPS XI will deliver the goods all over again.
25 Events – More Than $15 Million Guaranteed!
Twenty-five chances to bring home FTOPS gold; more than 15 million reasons to give it everything you’ve got. Starting on February 4th, FTOPS XI offers 25 events with a total guaranteed prize pool worth more than $15 million. This series features a wide selection of exciting tournaments, each hosted by a Full Tilt Pro, including:
Knockout, HORSE and Shootout events
The Two-Day Event, featuring two days of play and a guaranteed prize pool of $2 million
The massive $2.5 million guaranteed Main Event
Remember to participate in the Satellite Challenge, which gives you the chance to win tournament entries and T$s. Stay on top of the FTOPS XI action by checking out the FTOPS Leaderboard and watching video highlights from select final tables.
FTOPS XI Prizes
Be one of the final players in any FTOPS XI event and receive more than just a nice payday:
Everyone who makes the final table of any FTOPS XI event will receive a limited-edition FTOPS jacket
Players who win an FTOPS XI event will receive the jacket, along with a gold FTOPS jersey and a coveted gold jersey avatar for use on Full Tilt Poker
“Bouncebackability” Freeroll
You can’t keep a good poker player down. Here’s your chance to prove that you’ve got the ability to bounce back from a tough blow and keep on rolling.
Finishing on the bubble can hurt, especially when it happens in an FTOPS event. That’s why they’re giving you the chance to bounce back with the “Bouncebackability” Freeroll. Be the last player eliminated before the money in any FTOPS event and win an entry to this exclusive Freeroll where a buy-in to the FTOPS XII Main Event will be up for grabs. The “Bouncebackability” Freeroll will take place on Saturday, February 21st at 15:00 ET (20:00 GMT).
No one likes to be the bubble boy. Now, you can bounce back higher than ever before.
Over $10,000 in cash and prizes to be won each week
paddypowerpoker.com today announces that Back That Ace Up III: Back With A Vengeance, the third instalment of the poker room’s popular cash race promotion, will start at midnight on Sunday, 18th January. Over $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded each week to the top fifty finishers on the Back That Ace Up III leader board.
The promotion is open to all paddypowerpoker.com players and their position on the leader board will be determined by the amount of hands played, the table stakes and the time players spend on the tables.
“The Back That Ace Up promotion has been proven a great success, our players have clamoured for more and we’ve decided to deliver!” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker at paddypowerpoker.com. “We are doubling the amount on offer each week and the top player will see their bankroll boosted by over a grand. With all the free cash on offer, we expect players to log onto paddypowerpoker.com and be prepared to Back That Ace Up onto the poker tables!”
