Posted by Rich Vial at Sep 4th, 2010 in Gambling
by Rich Vial
Have you ever wanted to play in a extremely big poker tournament, but you do not have that kind of money to take a wager with, even if you could come up with enough to buy into the game? The various types of satellite tournaments in poker could be your dream come true and the world could discover new talent while you are doing it. Satellite tournaments are a multi-tiered system that lets you to win your way up to the bigger tournaments.
The first level takes a $2.00 bet and has 100 players, so if you win that, you get a coupon for the amount of your winnings to be used to enter a higher level of the competition. By doing this, you can work yourself all the way to some of the most popular tournaments, including the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour, the World Series of Poker, or the Aussie Millions. Of course, if you lose your out unless you have the money to buy in, which is allowed at certain levels.
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Posted by Tom Kearns at Sep 3rd, 2010 in Gambling
by Thomas Kearns
HORSE poker is one game made up of several, including bouts of Texas Holdem, Omaha Eight, Razz (low card), Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Eight. Limit betting is the rule in HORSE but some tournaments do away with this to rev up the play as the end of the tournament nears. HORSE is a predominant game at the World Series of Poker and can be found in games with high stakes in order to challenge the knowledge and talent of players in multiple games. HORSE is probably the foremost game for the expert players as it demands a thorough understanding of multiple games and their rules and betting strategies.
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Posted by Tom Kearns at Sep 1st, 2010 in Gambling
by David Patron
Bodog Poker was established by Calvin Ayer in 1994 and is one of the pioneers on the online gambling scene. Expect more of Bodog Poker than just your usual poker room, though, it is actually a lifestyle. The site is renowned for its sports book, but where in any other online poker site will you also find boxing, mixed martial arts, music, video games, brand licensing, casinos and others? This company at some time in its history has been active in a whole spectrum of entertainment activities.
David Williams and Evelyn Ng, two poker professionals with a long history, have represented the Bodog brand unfailingly through all of the various transformations it has gone through over the years. The Morris Mohawk Gaming Group is its owner and licensing entity and the focus now is on strengthening customer confidence and giving them a truly fine experience with software that performs to the highest standard.
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Posted by Tom Kearns at Aug 31st, 2010 in Gambling
by Thomas Kearns
In Poker, some games offer more potential for profit than others. Limit Hold’em was once the most popular online game. There remain many low to medium limit games, and also those with limits as high as $100/$200 per game. Because one can always find a hold’em game whether online or at a casino, it undoubtedly offers the most profit potential of any of the games. There are many not-so-hot players out there that do not rise to the level of the $20/$40 limit.
If your goal is to find the most profitable game out there, limit hold’em is for you. It has a profitable history, is currently remaining profitable, and there are no signs of diminishing profits for the future. It’s popularity means that there are many novices to make a nice profit from if you took the time to learn and practice the nuances of the game as well as your opponents.
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Posted by David Patron at Aug 30th, 2010 in Gambling
by David Patron
The Carbon Poker homepage will greet you with lots of action. It is part of the Merge Gaming Network and seeks to attain customer loyalty through its distinctive marketing campaign. The highlights of the site are player reviews, a video poker library and a constantly updated blog to name just a few. Carbon poker is cutting edge with its twitter feeds and forums intriguing old and new customers alike.
The software can be downloaded easily with no hassles. The application is similar to Poker Nordica, so those familiar with that software will have an easy time getting to know Carbon Poker. A nifty feature is the Player Tag allowing a player to note and follow his competition to help him plan strategies and gear up. The company is very proud of its software’s vector graphics making for sharp dependable play.
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Posted by Tom Kearns at Aug 29th, 2010 in Gambling
by David Patron
If your name is Doyle Brunson, the veteran poker professional, your venture into the online world of poker is sure to be a successful one. If you anchor the site with such talented poker professionals as Barry Greenstein, Alec Torelli and the Two Months Two Million reality television star Dani Stern, you have further secured your future success. Add to all this celebrity sponsorship of Pamela Anderson, Nicky Hilton and Jamie-Lynn Sigler and you are sure to make your mark in online poker rooms. Doyles Room slogan is “real poker” and that is exactly what you will find here.
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Posted by Sean Armstrong at Aug 28th, 2010 in Gambling
by Sean Armstrong
One of the most popular casino games for decades, slotmachines, is now widely available for play online. Online casinos have been hosting slots for over a decade, and they get better every year. There are 3-reel slots, progressive jackpot slots, multi-payline slots, video slots, and even slots tournaments. More games are constantly introduced; there is even an online casino with a slot based off the Jenga game.
Video slotmachines encourage the player to go for multiple ‘lines’, rather than simply taking the middle of the three symbols displayed on each reel, a line can go in any direction across the reels, or any of the other patterns specified by the manufacturer. As each symbol is equally likely, there is no difficulty for the manufacturer in allowing the player to take any or all of the possible lines on offer - the long-term return to player will be the same. The difference for the player is that the more lines played the more likely he is to get paid on a given spin.
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Posted by Sean Armstrong at Aug 27th, 2010 in Gambling
by Sean Armstrong
In the United States a sportsbook or a race and sports book is a place where a gambler can wager on various sports competitions, including golf, football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, horse racing, boxing, and mixed martial arts. Betting methods vary with the sport and the type of game. There are around 150 licensed sportsbooks in the United States, all located in Nevada casinos, as such operations are illegal in the other 49 states. However, sports betting is fully legal in many other countries. In English-speaking countries other than the United States terms such as betting shop or bookmakers are used rather than sportsbook.
Bettors have more interest in certain types of sports and the volume of wagers increases when those sports are in season. Football season is the most popular season for sports bettors which culminates in the Super Bowl, the biggest single wagering event of the year. Boxing, which doesn’t follow a specific schedule, creates peaks of activity for sportsbooks.
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