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July
30th 2009
New Poker Client Released at Full Tilt Poker

Posted under Poker & online poker & poker tournament & texas hold em

World leading internet poker site Full Tilt Poker is unveiling a new and innovative online poker client that incorporates innovative new features on both the front end and backend and makes for an easier poker playing experience.

The first thing players will notice is a brand new start up page including a new revamped look as well as a few brand new elements such as a list of random security guidelines shown on the bottom of the window. FullTiltPoker.com’s updated client gives players 3 separate lobby visualizations: Basic, Standard and Classic View.

The Basic View gives novice poker players the possibility of catching up with the new client and viewing the poker tables without the pressure of playing. The Basic View provides step by step reports on all the existing games of poker, and provides poker players the chance to choose their currency, game type, Game (Hold’em, Omaha Hi or HL, Stud and Mixed Games), Limit (Fixed, Pot or No Limit), and Stake. In addition customers can now observe the excitement before going in to a table with the brand new “Observe Table” option or by clicking on “Browse Table to check out the full list of accessible tables.

The Standard View gives information about all the available games and permits poker players to tailor the list of games and tables to display only the poker games of their choice. This choice also presents players the chance of deciding on the poker table by type, game, stake and view the poker tables before joining the action.

Full Tilt Poker Players can also choose the Classic view and keep FullTilt’s original lobby, however, this choice will be accessible for a short time only and will be terminated soon.

Both the Basic and Standard views also bring in inventive new aspects for example new revolving graphic screen placed on the left that presents Full Tilt Players straight entry to Full Tilt’s bonuses and events including the FTOPS, Iron Man, Play with the Pros, Full Tilt Poker Academy, Deposit Bonuses, and many other poker promotions and Full Tilt Poker Tournaments, as well as an option for video that allows Full Tilt Players to view videos directly from the Full Tilt Poker client.

Full Tilt Poker’s new client is offered for Mac and Windows OS. To download Full Tilt’s new poker client visit Full Tilt Poker Website or click here.

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December
17th 2008
Is Shooting your Mouth Off in Texas Hold’em Poker a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

Posted under no limit texas hold'em & poker strategy & texas hold em

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Certainly the most despised players at the poker table time and time again will at all times be the boaster. You are familiar with the player I’m talking about. He’s the one that sits down at the poker table and makes sure you’re aware that he wants to win all of your no-limit Texas Hold’em chips; leaving the Texas Hold’em Poker table with the exact same posture that he turned up with. Even if this guy gets killed, he has in his mind that he is the finest no limit Texas Hold’em poker player in the world.

Whereas the majority of poker players would sooner keep away from rivals of this type, there exist other people who argue that showing-off might have its positive side. So, the question that everyone is asking is: Is there in all reality a good Texas Hold’em bragger or unfair Texas Hold’em boaster? Shooting off their mouths about how skilled you are in no-limit Texas Hold’em is really just like stating: “I’m the greatest Texas Hold’em player on the planet, always remember to be on the ball while you’re playing a Texas Hold’em Poker game against me!” Most certainly that is the worst vibe you are going to want to give off playing Texas Hold’em Poker. Also, giving away too much about your Texas Hold’em Poker playing manner can be harmful to your poker game. You most certainly do not want these guys to know how you play certain no limit Texas Hold’em poker hands.

Additionally there are those Texas Hold’em competitors who might make use of show-boating as a type of Texas Hold’em technique, or bluff. Show-boating when you are dealt a particular poker hand might fool your opponents and confuse them about your no-limit Texas Hold’em playing style. You will come across people who may consider this strategy a bit tricky, but it is important to remember that there are not too tons of rules against it in Texas Hold’em Poker. No-limit Texas Hold’em is all about working with what you got and taking advantage of it to the fullest.

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November
30th 2008
Online Poker Investigation Story will be featured on Television

Posted under Poker & online poker & texas hold em

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This Sunday, November 30th the CBS network will show their investigation special “How Online Gamblers Unmasked Cheaters”. This special was shot after a 16-week inquiry into the online poker business and in particular a scam in relation to the online Texas Hold’em webpage Absolute Poker.

This poker site was inspected after a few of the Texas Hold’em players on the webpage said that someone was unduly winning an incredible amount of cash. Todd Witteles was a major player in this research, according to him; he was losing huge amounts of poker chips to the exact same Texas Hold’em player. Witteles stated that this man was raising against incredibly good poker hands, most players would have thought he was simply giving his money to the other players, but he was actually earning a great deal of cash.

Witteles was correct with his assumptions, following this it was uncovered that a person on the inside was able to see any poker player’s hole cards. At first look, Absolute Poker stated that there were no problems with the webpage or the poker player. After a great deal of players came forward with accusations, the Texas Hold’em poker website looked further into the situation and made the discovery.

Around Jan. of 2008, the KGC exposed what the Texas Hold’em poker competitors and the poker website had assumed all the time. As it turns out, there was an employee who had broken through the poker site´s security and was playing poker illegitimately for close to a month and a half. The examination established that the Texas Hold’em website had not profited from the unlawful activities at all, and was in no way, shape or form implicated.

These circumstances are further evidence that there must be more rules regarding Texas Hold’em poker websites. The US government needs to authorize and control the online poker business to defend these upright customers. These rules would also regulate the access to these sites by children, which tends to be another issue lately.

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November
5th 2008
Avoiding Disturbances when you are playing Internet Poker

Posted under Poker & poker championship & texas hold em

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The benefits of Full Tilt Poker compared to actual poker rooms are endless, but besides these advantages there are also a number of troubles. Internet poker allows recreational poker players the opportunity to play in pro Texas Hold em Tournaments with pro Texas Hold em players, but these non-professional Texas Hold em players ought to avoid any disruptions that could hurt their chances to win big money.

Many online Texas Holdem players become sidetracked by their environment, or probably by the internet poker webpage they are playing on. These interruptions can in truth cost them great hands and quite possibly their well-deserved Texas Holdem Poker chips. The game of poker is a game of expertise as well as absolute attentiveness, no matter if you are playing at home, or in a brick and mortar poker room.

Most likely, the biggest blunder that online Texas Holdem poker players commit is by competing in more than one table at once. The better part of amateur Full Tilt Poker players will assume that this is a good scheme, but at the end of the day it could prove to be a harm. This scheme of playing different Texas Hold em tables simultaneously will damage your concentration and at the end of the day cost you big. Don’t forget that even the best Texas Holdem players in the world can commit damaging blunders while concentrating their attention on a number of internet poker tables simultaneously.

Any given online Texas Holdem poker player, may at some point, find themselves playing several Full Tilt Poker tables at the same time, while watching a movie, reading their favorite poker blogs, talking on the phone to friends etc. This is a scenario that should be avoided if you desire to win online Texas Holdem games and make the grade for big internet poker tournaments. Remember to concentrate your attention on the other internet poker player’s wagers, their intentions, and your own online Texas Holdem hands if you desire to be the best Texas Hold em player.

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October
21st 2008
Full Tilt Poker website will hold the Full Tilt Online Poker Series in November

Posted under Poker & poker championship & texas hold em

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The hugely popular Texas Hold em website FullTiltPoker.com, just revealed that for the tenth time they will present the Full Tilt Online Poker Series or “FTOPS” at the start of November. This well-known tournament will get started with a $216 no-limit Texas Hold em game. The Texas Hold em poker tournament will feature a guaranteed $15 million worth of prizes at stake. The Texas Hold Em championship will have 25 poker games leading up to the main event on Sunday, November 16th which has a prize pool consisting of $2.5 million.

There is an opportunity for any poker player to take part in the FullTiltPoker.com tournament, by coming first in as many satellite games as possible. Taking into account how many satellite games you succeed in, the more tournament chips you will receive. If you happen to win more satellite games than the other players, you will gain two extra buy-ins for the FTOPS. The satellite poker games are open right now, and are open for the Full Tilt website members.

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series began in 2006 with a total of 8 events and awarded over $1 million in prize money. Since then, the FTOPS has become enormous, with 2006’s FTOPS Tournament holding 25 FTOPS events and prizes of over $15 million. Next month’s tournament will feature a Two-Day Event having buy-ins of $2500 to $5000. The Initial Two-Day Event was FTOPS V, that Texas Hold Em tournament had a prize pool that totaled over $400,000. Next month’s Two-Day event has a definite poker pot of over $2 million. This Two-Day Texas Hold Em tournament will begin on Saturday, November 15th.

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October
14th 2008
Several Tricks for reading poker tells

Posted under poker tips & poker tournament & texas hold em

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A vital aspect in the game of poker is conning your opponents by making them think you actually have a good hand, when the truth is it is possible your poker hand is horrible. You may have heard this referred to as “Poker face”, an expressionless face for tricking your competition into believing an idea that might be false.

Having a good poker hand is most likely going to make you more nervous, could possibly cause your hands to shake, and your heartbeat race. These are signs that your poker competition may see very quickly, especially if they are old friends. Be careful not to glimpse at the pot if you have a good poker hand. This is a tell-tale sign to your poker buddies that you are, in your head, adding up what you might win.

In the condition where you have a dreadful poker hand, try not to keep yourself from glancing at your poker buddies, keep your eyes up, and don’t be indecisive about your bet. When you can prove to yourself that your poker hand is just as good, or better than your poker buddies; you will possibly convince them of this as well. Keep in mind to make this seem as natural as possible. Your gestures and motions may be saying one point, while what you are saying are giving them a whole different idea.

Another key to Texas Hold Em is to be attentive to your opponent’s “poker tells”. A “tell” is any kind of expression, physical gesture, or habit that could might tell you something about their poker hand. One basic rule to keep in mind is when your poker buddy is acting as though he has a strong hand; he, in all probability, has a weak Texas Hold Em hand. On the other hand, if he behaves as though he has a weak hand, he in all probability has an excellent Texas Hold Em hand.

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October
1st 2008
Bodoglife.com will give away biggest prize yet

Posted under bodog poker & poker tournament & texas hold em

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The Biggest cash prize yet was announced by Bodog Poker site, with the main Texas hold em tournament giving away $300,000. The total prizes for the eight day poker event will be more than $650,000, throughout the fourteen tournament event. The Bodog Poker tournament will begin Sunday, September 28th and continues until Sunday, October 5th. The popular sportsbetting website will also feature six “Bounty” tournaments, where the participants can win $109 in Texas Hold em credits for each Team Bodog poker participant they knock out of the poker contest. The most famous poker celebs will be playing all contestants in the Texas Hold em tournament.

Team Bodog pro, Justin Bonomo, is definitely energized about the Texas Hold em championship. Throughout his poker career, the 23 year old has made over $1.4 million. He says that if you had the idea that the first poker championship was big, you will definitely be surprised with this year’s Texas Hold em Tournament and the prize money involved. He also challenges anyone that has the courage to eliminate him from the poker tournament to step forward.

The first Bounty Tournament will be the first poker match in the championship on Sunday. Any poker competitor has the ability to buy-In straight, and any of the other events with cash. Or another alternative is to win their way into the Texas Hold em games through the satellites which are held every night during the poker championship week. Bodog will have six bounty events and seven “Championship Events”, that will have higher buy-ins and deeper stacks.

There are thirteen tournaments which will lead up to the main poker tournament on Sunday, October 5 at 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. This is the championship with a guaranteed $300,000 in cash, despite the amount of players in the contest. All the players who decide to enter the main poker event will have to pay $500 for the buy-in and in exchange will accept 10,000 in Bodog poker chips.

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