Written by Inersha in Poker Law
The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed that from the 1st of September, any gambling companies that do not meet the strict requirements of the British Government will not be allowed to advertise within the UK. Any organisations breaking this law can expect hefty fines and even a jail sentence.
There will still be a large number of poker rooms that will be allowed to advertise within the British media, but a few rooms like Littlewoods Poker and Betfred will no longer be able to. This ban is meant to help prevent Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Jesse in Poker News
Pacific Poker is one of the oldest rooms in the industry, and over recent weeks it has experienced a much-needed makeover. The old software had started to become very dated, which made the look room look a lot less attractive than some of the other big-name rooms on the market. The directors of the Pacific Poker room are now hoping that this graphical improvement will help in attracting and retaining higher numbers of visitors. Read the rest of this entry »
Every live card room has their own specific rules of etiquette. These rules may vary from room to room, but they will usually have a fundamental set of rules common to them all. The online poker rooms are not too different, but a lot of these rules are not actively enforced, and it is expected that each of the players adhere to them to help the games run as smoothly as possible. Here are a few of the most common rules of online poker etiquette: Read the rest of this entry »
If you have read much poker literature or overheard any poker-related conversations, you may have come across different terms to describe the styles of play that opponents may posses. Terms that are frequently used are passive, aggressive, loose and tight, and often these will be combined to greater define specific styles of play. At first if you are fairly new to the game, these terms will mean very little to you, I know that I remember not having the faintest clue about what these meant when I first heard them. However, they are all fairly easy to understand and make perfect sense when you think about them. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Jesse in Poker Tournaments
A large European Poker tournament is currently being planned, and it may well become the biggest Poker tournament to ever take place within Europe. The tournament organisers Poker Ireland are teaming up with Mermaid Poker to organise the International Poker Open to take place in October. The event will last for two days from Saturday the 6th to Sunday the 7th, and will have a buy in of €125+25 (roughly $205 altogether). Read the rest of this entry »
If we are being honest with ourselves, we can all think of a time when we have gone on tilt, and stepped up a level or two to try and win some quick money. It really isn’t that uncommon at all, and it isn’t help by the fact that the limit above is only a few clicks of the mouse away. Some people have a greater tendency to play out of their bankroll than others, but what affect does playing out of your bankroll have on our game? Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Jesse in High Stakes Poker
The ever popular Sunday million tournament hosted by PokerStars saw another big turnout, with over 3,000 players signing up and taking their seats to try and get a piece of the $1,510,500 prize pool. The top 486 finishers would receive a portion of the total prize pool, with the first place finisher taking away a cool quarter of a million. After many hours of play, the lucky winner named ‘Zutzman’ was crowned the Sunday million champion for the week. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Jesse in Poker News
Anthony Sandstrom, also known as ‘Tuff Fish’, will be petitioning to try and obtain 430,000 names within 4 months to try and have online poker legalized in California. The online poker would be state-run, so any players wishing to play poker online for money would be able to do so without any fears of making illegal transactions. Read the rest of this entry »
If you sit down at any Texas Holdem poker table, you will notice that before the flop there will usually be a raiser. This will force other players at the table to call more bets instead of just the blind alone to see a flop. To the amateur this may seem a little frustrating; why are players making each other pay more to see a flop? Why don’t they just call the Big Blind and see a flop for cheap? Surely that way everyone has a chance to make a good hand, instead of cutting everyone out preflop. Read the rest of this entry »
