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Poker: Is It Worth the Effort

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Poker rules can be learned by anyone quickly enough. There is really no reason not to try, as online access and interface are easy. The success of online poker is vast. Every online gambling site offers poker games. His livelihood, and friends are acquired by a dedicated player and he becomes part of a community.

Nearly all poker games are available for free download. Safe practice for the novice is offered. You may adjust difficulty as you try your hand against p.c. opponents so as to easily experience successive winning. The pleasure of addiction can be felt coursing through your veins.

You can play all online games cozily in front of your computer. Reading the faces of ten human opponents or worrying about keeping your body language to a minimum are some of the things you don’t have to worry about. Just like doing your best at tennis against a wall or shooting up cardboard targets, the mild fun of perfecting your strategy against software is not really comparable to liver action. Technically, there may not be much similarity between a gun fight and a game of poker, and you can depend on a professional not having a sawed off shotgun pointed at you from the other end of a table, unless you are in a Robert Rodriguez movie. They do both involve a constant sense of danger whether it be a gunfight or poker with real money at stake.

And this is precisely what makes games against a human opponent not merely lifelessly fun, but eerily fun, – the kind of fun which makes for the most powerful addiction. Somebody who has never handled anything more dangerous than Spider Solitaire on their laptop in the lecture hall may well wonder whether poker is anything more than a game of patience. And it is important that he or she realize that besides skill, chance (or luck, however you might choose to evoke this deity) is the essence of the game. And hence, a live poker session without the possibility to reset, and only the possibility to Fold, is pervaded by danger.

Many people are turned off by this. While others feel irresistibly alive while betting on the value of their hands. The controllable factors are having the money, time, and energy to spend. Learning the strategy is an effort you must be willing to make, but to the element of chance you must have the lucid and refined appreciation. A player will lose and grow tired trying if they do not, and instead approach the game simply in crude hope for a few quick wins. One wishes to rinse out, as quickly as possible, the sour taste of danger.

Danger is delicious to the real player, that is why he sits at the computer or table. The player does not indulge in vain fantasies, he knows what is practically within his power. The player knows his stuff and bluff. Just as sheer height is what the rock climber is there for, he or she is there for the chance. In the game the music of chance must be heard, then an unlucky session will have been worth the effort.

The author is a successful limit cash game player. He plays poker online and receives Red Star Rakeback as well as Carbon Rakeback.

Online Poker vs The Planet of the Apes

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

I’m sure everyone at one time or another has seen a painting of a group of gentlemanly canines engaged in an anthropomorphic game of poker as created by Cassius Coolidge in his wonderful series of poker playing dog paintings. But check this out, the artists whimsicality was not entirely removed from reality. You may be nave enough to think that chips and chimps cannot play together as a team and it sounds more like something out of a Douglas Adams novel. Should you ever play online poker with a player who has an ape photo for his icon, it may not have been just a player with an odd sense of humor, the dude that took your money by his excellent play may really be a poker playing primate. I kid you not. Apes can do a lot more than wield tools in this twenty first century of technological advances and “intelligence explosion” they can also beat you at online poker.

Primate Programming Inc has found that great apes (who share 97% of DNA with us) are competent IT specialists and are employed by PPI. They enter a training program and upon graduation perform their services with PPI’s clients while demanding very low wages. Somewhere down the line, it was discovered that these employees also can be taught to play poker showing a particular knack for no-limit Texas Hold’em.

No-limit poker appeals to these employees because of their natural bent for playful (and sometimes serious) displays of aggression. PPI tells us that is this quality that makes them outstanding bluffers. Aggressive bluffing in no-limit games allows the player to bet it all at any time. This rule of the game requires edgy, aggressive behavior and the rather rare skill to bluff.

Since online poker games are anonymous, this helps our poker playing primates. You cannot determine who is of the human persuasion versus the ape persuasion. The human types have actually lost thousands of dollars to a player who played the early rounds with betting very little money and showed lame cards on a regular basis then out of the blue bet big time, of course, everyone in the game called, and the big time better revealed aces. Our winner was undoubtedly jumping up and down and pounding his chest in glee.

Not coincidentally, the primate-payers were initially hired as computer programmers. They actually develop programs by themselves as a side line to playing poker. PPI has not yet revealed the content of these programs. Certainly, though, they could go for a career in professional online-poker playing. They don’t seem to want to pursue this career choice, however. When they leave the office, they are very apt to neglect all their training and go back to climbing fences and eating bananas. Even so, if they are paid regularly, given three squares a day and a boyfriend or girlfriend, David Sklansky and Ed Miller may have to update their No-limit Hold’em instruction books very soon.

Norm McAuliffe, a Yale Phd who is the scientist who lead the discovery of the apes-who-program study for the past few years, has been putting his money and efforts into PPI, employing his money-making primate players who play in shifts, 24 hours a day. They play for money of course. Dr. McAuliffe is justifiably proud of his business model and thoroughly committed to it.

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An In Depth Look At Mansion Poker

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Mansion Poker is licensed in Gibraltar and is proud to be among those on the coveted United Kingdom’s White List of approved jurisdictions that has been approved to advertise their gaming business in the UK. The site provides its poker community with ten different languages, is a part of the Interactive Gaming Council and is intent on widening its international scope to every part of the planet. Customer service in a hospitable environment is paramount at Mansion Poker, so there is little wonder why they are gaining followers from all over the world.

The software is not your everyday button and tab based variety, it is check box and rollover link based so it will not be familiar to everyone. Also the writing and game notes are very small and perusing through all the site has to offer can be off putting at first. But it is well worth the initial effort to orient yourself as the software will give you many a pleasant surprise.

There is a players lobby that offers multi-currency banking in US dollars, British pounds and Euros and it is capable of handling a variety of transactions. The lobby can be customized and there is a quick seat feature along with an easy to use search function so site navigation is a no-brainer. As a matter of fact, why don’t you navigate yourself over to the casino and play such unusual games as Gladiator, Iron Man and Incredible Hulk or choose from the plethora of poker, cash games and tournaments.

The software’s background is green, like money, which is what you will be seeking at the cash game tables at Mansion Poker. There are no limit and fixed limit games, Omaha, Omaha hi-lo, seven card stud and five card stud games to choose from. Stakes start at E.01/.02 and top out at E2/4 so everybody can take a crack at a table. During peak times, you will encounter 20,000 players at 2,000 tables which makes particularly tournament play lucrative for many. The buy-ins begin at $.50 and rise on up to a nice, round $500. There are over ten million dollars in guaranteed tournaments which is a lovely way for Mansion Poker to reward its guests.

The site is sponsor to the Les A London Open at the Les Ambassadeurs Club in London’s Mayfair so the players are free to indulge in games in live as well as online venues. There are satellites and race packages to one of London’s top poker tournaments. Mansion Poker’s creativity can be seen in its cross promotion in the Bet to Get bonus program which allows poker players the opportunity to give the casino a whirl with a match play bonus.

Then there is the Money Machine system to further reward the players loyalty and steadfastness along with a ten day point structure to give players a shot at two thousand dollars over the span of the deal. Gaming means Vegas so as a tribute to that Mansion Poker brings its players Vegas prize packages to the Montel Williams hosted International Team Poker League at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Occurring once each month is the million dollar guaranteed prize pool tournament and weekly there is the Monday High Roller fifty thousand event and the Sunday two hundred and fifty thousand event so there is always some kind of reward for the players to anticipate. Add to these the very unusual offering of chances to win Premier League football tickets so they can get in the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club match and jackpots aplenty with myriads of opportunities to win benefits and gifts.

The support system at Mansion Poker is at the pinnacle of help desks of any site on the net and offers its players support through a United Kingdom freephone, international hotline, a domestic toll free number, a universal fax number and a 24/7 email service. There is also a help button at the top center of the software where the basic questions that arise will be answered with clarity and promptness. Security is valued at Mansion Poker with its very public and clearly worded privacy policies, SSL VerisignSecured and its participation in the gambleaware and gamcare networks.

You will never lack for action at Mansion Poker so visit often and reap some of those ample rewards for yourself.

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A Look At Online Poker Giant Full Tilt

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Full Tilt Poker or FTP as it is commonly called is one of online poker’s pioneers. It’s motto of “Learn, Chat, and Play with the Pros” aptly describes its mission. The site is the host and sponsor to many of poker’s greats in such superstars as Phil Ivey, Tom Durrrr” Dwan, Gus Hansen, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman, Patrick Antonious and many more. You will actually find these professionals on the site engaging in a variety of games any time you log on. Full Tilt Poker is proud of its large player pool, variety of games and its many tables always going full blast. This is obviously one of the more successful online poker sites.

You can find the Full Tilt Software with no difficulty and downloading is speedy and smooth. Once downloaded, you will be rewarded with a clear and direct layout which you will have no trouble learning your way around. You can be sure the software is secure as well as fast and dependable. FTP software is continuously updated, so improvement is evident, and historically, the software has presented no problems. The games are distinguished by tabs, all the options are easily located, as are the cashier and help links.

Full Tilt poker features all the cash games and tournaments a player could hope for as well as some of highest and most divergent limits and games found anywhere on the net. The limits begin at $.01/.02 and climb high to $2,000/4,000 making everyone’s wallet dance with glee. One will generally find over 20,000 tables going at once with over 50,000 players engaging in games like razz, stud H/L, 8 game mixed and of course, the ever popular no limit holdem and Omaha. Full Tilt Poker has become the place to play for many a poker player with its mixed games, exciting array of tournaments and sit-n-gos.

The ongoing bonus programs are wonderful attractions at FTP. Three of the top offerings are the Iron Man Challenge, Happy Hour, and FTP points. These FTP points can be amassed at the cash games and can be redeemed for loads of great gear in the onsite store like electronics and wearing apparel. The Happy Hour times are chosen by the site and points earned here count for double and triple their usual value. The Iron Man Challenge has as its foundation the number of games and the points earned by the players. The compensation structure allows a variety of rewards for the loyal player and adds more bonus earning capability to the copious array of rewards a player at FTP is always subject to win.

Whether you are frequent player or a sometime one, and no matter if you are a penny ante kind of guy or high roller, you will be able to avail yourself of FTPs great support system. Most of the support is available by email which takes care to answer every question promptly and clearly. The support for deposit and withdrawal can be called upon for any questions or issues as well, and even gives the players a choice between numerous ways to manage their money. Full Tilt Poker is very much into continuous quality improvement of their support as well as so many other facets of the software.

Clearly Full Tilt Poker is a site not to be missed by any online poker aficionado whether he is a casual visitor or a live-in guest. For good reason the site is successful in an extremely tough industry to do business in, let alone stick around for decades.

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An In Depth Look At Interpoker

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Interpoker is the founder of Extreme Poker, a concept of man versus man going at poker in an extremely discomforting environment thus adding edginess to the game. The company hosts the Arctic Ice Shelf Extreme poker in Kemi Finland and also a sky diving poker event over the Nevada desert, giving you an idea of what extreme means to Interpoker.

The company is licensed in Malta and runs the Boss Media software. Interpoker sponsors Juha Helppi as its professional. Juha is a favorite of Finns and can be followed on twitter and facebook from the homepage. There are other professionals on the site the likes of Kathy Liebert and Robert Vonkonyi. Interpoker is owned and operated by OIGE CG Ltd whose ultimate goal is customer satisfaction.

This is a button based application and it does not download in a hurry. But once it does, you will find that those buttons lead you to blackjack, roulette and casino directly in front of you for you to engage in and enjoy. You will also see a news ticker and poker data box in the upper right hand corner of your screen that lets you in on all the current events in the world of poker.

The quick play and filter are other nice attributes found on the site to allow quick and customized game play in a really nice layout not found on other sites. A popular feature is the Find a Player tool which you use to locate a homie to play with or a fish. The software has that familiar Boss Media interface and the bad beat jackpot ticker in the upper left corner to draw players ito its tables.

There are the usual game offerings at the site and you will find at any given time about 4,000 players around the tables playing no limit, pot limit and fixed limit holdem, along with Omaha, five card stud, seven card stud, SOKO and five card draw. If you haven’t run into SOKO before, it is a Canadian Stud game that is a 5 card variant with up to eight players allowed to play at each round.

Stakes are found in many currencies including EUR, USD, GBP and begin at USD $.02/.04. No matter your currency of choice, the upper limit of $1,000/2,000 should either set your juices flowing or send you fleeing. If you are not in the mood today for cash games, you can go for the tournament option where you will encounter some humongous payout events. The tournaments are offered daily and the currency is the Euro. The buy ins run from E.10 to E320 so everyone can enter. There are satellites for the Irish Open, so don’t miss this one or any other tournament opportunity at Interpoker.

If you wish to follow the bonuses on Interpoker, the best way to so is to sign yourself up for Twitter and Facebook found under the promotion tab on the homepage. The site also includes a bad beat jackpot that surges to oceanic depths. Other sweet reward options ae the VIP lounge and player points. There are loads of freerolls such as the E10k Loyalty Freeroll and the sub 100 freeroll among other gargantuan events that promise swell prize pool guarantees so there is always something on board to motivate players to visit often and linger a while.

The help function runs 24/7 and is by either phone or email service. There is also a place under the support area for a player to report on any bugs found in the software, thus keeping the site maintenance up to date and keeping the software and the gaming experience running smoothly and glitch-free. The company is a part of the International Poker Network which is well known for its integrity, security and leading-edge software. The player’s money is handled by ECash Direct (UK) Limited so they can be assured that their money is safe and secure with Interpoker and that the games are fair as is the treatment the player’s receive here.

The logo of Interpoker is a king’s crown signifying the royal treatment that visitors to the site receive always.

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A Look At Online Poker Room Paradise Poker

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Paradise Poker comes under the brand of Sporting Bet and like its name is a lovely, balmy place to enjoy your gaming. Upon entering the website, you will be greeted with no less than twenty languages to select from letting you see immediately how international the site truly is. The fun at Paradise Poker can be had not just with poker but with casino games, blackjack, backgammon and a sports book to meet every players betting requirements. The software runs on the Boss Media Network so those of you familiar with Virgin Poker will have no trouble here and will know that a positive playing experience awaits you.

The site’s background is welcoming and soothing with its island atmosphere and is equipped with an attractive button and tab based format. A really handy feature are the buttons that can be clicked to take you to the promos, casino, blackjack and sports book swiftly and easily. The poker info box in the upper right is an interesting feature not found on many other sites which allows for odds calculations and display of items like bonuses, player points and balances giving players a succinct overview of important data.

You can’t straddle bet on many other sites, but you can here. There are tables set aside at Paradise Poker where straddle betting is allowed for the player following the big blind, who would usually be under the gun, to place chips in the center before the regular action begins. The site is robust enough to handle table resizing, bettor time bank, decision making features, a network health meter, instant bankroll fill ups, and late registration for tournaments adding to the players enjoyable experience here.

Any time you visit you will encounter ten thousand or more players on Paradise Poker and its numbers are increasing making it one of the most popular of all online poker playing fields. Games include no limit, pot limit and fixed limit holdem. For those players seeking more variety, there is also Omaha, Omaha hi-lo, five and seven card stud and draw games. The stakes begin at a low $.02/04 and can rise to heights of $1,000/2,000. Tournament play is also very attractive to players at Paradise Poker as it offers some of the boldest stakes found anywhere.

Whether you are playing at a multi-table tournament, heads up event, satellite, or if you are attempting to host a private tournament among buddies, Paradise Poker has the action for you. The buy ins can soar up to $550 Euro so players can vie for some humungous prize pools. All this and a sports book plus gazillions of tables humming along, players come from all points on the globe to challenge themselves and reap the rewards offered them at Paradise Poker.

With the abundantly lucrative bad beat jackpot being just one of the rewarding events at Paradise Poker, there is also a sit-n-go jackpot among others. All offer generous rewards. Don’t overlook the Paradise Players Club where frequent player points can be earned to trade in for cash or items of value.

There is a sweet link on Paradise Poker that you should know about that allows you to take a look at what can be earned by all players called “free stuff” in the upper right corner of the homepage. The fantastic deals change all the time here and yet there is more. There is a shared prize pool for players lucky enough to be at the top of the tournament leader board along with the seasonal promotions the likes of the two billionth hand promotion. You can believe that this site has been around for a while and generously rewards its players for being part of that longevity.

The support system is expansive and offers help through live chat, phone support and email all day every day and all players questions and issues are resolved professionally and promptly. Paradise Poker is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (Ticker symbol: SBT.L) so players can put their trust in the banking and the overall integrity of this company which has raised the standards bar for the industry. Unusual among online poker sites, Paradise Poker also offers further support in its poker school and well arranged sectors such as house rules and policies. There is absolutely no room for player security-anxiety at such a site.

Paradise Poker is great for the serious player desirous of joining Team Paradise as well as the laid back player looking for a good time at the tables or sports book. All players desires will be fulfilled and they will find all their requirements are met here. Paradise Poker is a contributor to Europe’s The Master Classics of Poker and the Anniversary Tour in Estonia events so it offers live as well as online gaming to its players adding even more to the positive poker experience all will find at this very active site.

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An In Depth Look At Fortune Poker

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Just so you know your luck is with you when you open the homepage of Fortune Poker, there will be pocket aces looking right at you. Fortune Poker is under the management of Casidio Limited Malta, so it is based right in the heart of gaming land. Boss Media is responsible for its poker room solutions so the company’s dedication to the future of the gaming industry is very obvious. The site offers an RSS news feed to keep its players apprised of all that is happening in poker. The Fortune Poker brand name and software is sure to be etched forever in the minds of everyone in the online poker community.

You will find the Fortune Poker software very familiar if you are acquainted with sites the likes of Virgin Poker. The software is windows based but does also run on a MAC and Linux browser based version, making it more available to more players. In an effort to further its image and the gaming experience for all, Fortune Poker includes straddle games under the name of STR. There is also a badbeat jackpot meter, news ticker, poker information manager and a promotions window to enable players to follow all the extras available on the site.

All is based on buttons and tabs so there is ease of maneuverability about the entire site. Do not dismiss the blackjack button for those of you who want a poker break. This is just one of the many choices a player can make on Fortune Poker to keep his experience varied, rewarding and enjoyable. With its ease of download, ease of navigation, ample reward opportunities and vast selection of cash games, tournaments and other goodies, Fortune Poker is a player’s paradise.

If you opt for the quick play function, you will be able to sit comfortably and promptly at Fortune Poker by pre-selecting the game type, limits and stakes you prefer. There will be 1,000 tables and 5,000 players in action in every poker level. The players will be playing all the holdem forms, Omaha, Omaha hi-lo, seven card stud, five card stud, Americana, SOKO, five card draw and five card draw ace-7. The blinds start at $.02/.04 and limit games can soar to the great heights of $1,000/2,000.

Should cash games not be your thing of the moment, mosey on over to the tournament selections. You will find tournaments with buy ins as low as one thin dime and as high as 32 Euros. There is a wide selection of sit-n-gos and regularly scheduled tournaments the likes of heads-up, re-buys, head hunters, turbos and many other player-approved forms. The bonuses and rewards are many and sure to appeal to even the crankiest of players.

Fortune Poker has been around for so long they are ready to mark that longevity with the two billionth hand bonanza which will reward the lucky player dealt that specific hand with E25,000. You can be sure that along with the bonanza will be generous cash bonuses and prize packages for tournament and cash game players alike. One promotion never to be forgotten is the I-Pod a day freeroll and player bonuses and benefits are attainable without much delay in between the offerings. Other wonders on the site are a points club, a bad beat jackpot, rake and sit-n-go races, special tournament series, leaderboard bonuses and guaranteed prize pools. Surely you have landed in the right place when you come to Fortune Poker.

There is a support staff at your beck and call 24/7. There is free phone and fax services with a live person always there to answer your questions and get you headed in the right direction no matter the issue. The site also features separate email addresses for each department so a specific question can be channeled to the right place and right person for the very best resolution. Fortune Poker is licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority in Malta and has partnered with GamCare so the players privacy is protected. The company is clearly adamant about security and gaming responsibility.

Come to Fortune Poker to try your hand at those pocket aces that greeted you when you first logged io to the website. Or, try your hand at any of the numerous possibilities the site has to offer. They don’t call it Fortune Poker for nothing.

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A History Of The Online Poker Industry

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Nearly two hundred years old, the game of poker has been around for centuries. However, the recent phenomenon of online poker playing is just in its infancy. It was just about ten years ago that online poker playing came to the forefront with the formation of Poker Stars and Party Poker. Since then, the popularity of the game continues to grow at an astounding rate. This was no more evident than when in 2004 an unknown named Chris Moneymaker entered a buy-in tournament online and went on to win $2.5 million and the World Series of Poker. Since then the “Moneymaker Effect” has taken over and industry revenues have more than tripled. According to reports, online poker revenues went from just under $83 million in 2001 to over $2.4 billion in 2005. Today, there are approximately 550 poker sites operating online.

In order to continue bringing in new business while keeping the old, online poker sites offer incentives to players. One popular incentive is to offer online tournaments where the winner will get a seat in a real-life tournament. Another popular aspect of online poker that draws players is the fact that the stakes are much lower than they are in brick and mortar casinos. These stakes can sometimes be as small as one or two cents.

In addition to smaller stakes, online poker sites offer even more advantages over traditional poker rooms. For one, new players typically feel more comfortable online than they do actually sitting at a table. Many find this is both more fulfilling and an easier way to get a handle on understanding the nuances of the game. In addition, depending on where poker players live, it can be difficult to find legitimate poker rooms. If one does live near a casino, even it may not have a lot of poker tables because the house rarely makes money from live poker. It generally costs the casino more to run the poker room than they take in. Therefore, many have been replaced by slot machines which make the casino more money.

Online poker sites have a variety of ways to make money in addition to offering seats at a poker table. One way these sites make money is by the rake. This is a calculated percentage of the pot based on a sliding scale. Another way these sites make money is by holding tournaments in which players must pay an entry fee. Added to the entry fee is a percentage of five to ten percent which goes to the casino while the fee itself goes to the pot. Some online sites also offer other games such as blackjack in addition to online poker games. These additional games will always have odds in favor of the house in order to increase the profit. Finally, online poker sites will invest the money that players deposit.

Online poker sites also have a few advantages over traditional poker rooms. Many new players find it intimidating to walk into a room of veterans. Instead, they enjoy being able to play online for small stakes and getting a feel for the game without being judged by others in the room. Also, it can be hard for some people in certain geographic regions to find legitimate poker games. Online poker makes the game available to anyone no matter where they are located.

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Playing With Dolly – A Doyle’s Room Review

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Doyles Room Poker has the solid backing of Doyle Brunson, Barry Greenstein, Alec Torelli, and the star of Two Months Two Million poker reality show, Dani Stern setting the stage for a long and exuberant run. Don’t overlook some awesome celebrities lending their support in the likes of Pamela Anderson, Nicky Hilton, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

Before you download the software, you must fill out some forms which adds a minute or two to the process. Once that task is accomplished though, the download is fast and as smooth as silk. Like Cake Poker, the software is tab-based and very easy to maneuver around in. Both the Cake Poker and Doyles Room software run on the Cake Network, making the similarities no surprise. The interface and the company offers an unusual casino feature, which further sets this site apart from the rest. On Doyles Room you will easily have access games like No Limit, Limit, and Pot Limit Holdem, Omaha and 7 card stud games as well as cash games and tournaments.

You can get yourself into a tournament for such small change as $.025 or for bigger bucks up to $250. The cash game stakes start at $.02/.04. Doyles Room has partnered with some very important entities so they can give you tournament satellites to such anticipated events as the Irish Open. Generally, at any given moment you will find 1,000 tables buzzing with activity with over 6,000 happy warriors vying for poker success. There are beaucoup tournaments offered at the site with some totally awesome guarantees and bounties plus some very sweet additions that are sure to please even the most finicky of players.

Doyles Room offers a really peachy rewards program in its gold card and gold card race bonus program. The gold cards are strewn at random to players based on their hours of play and rake paid. Players are then rewarded at each month’s end with cash. There are several different types of gold playing cards that reward the players with some number of miles. Those in the top fifty of the mile earners can expect to receive from $150 to $1,000 each month. There are more really neat promotions as well like gold stacks, gold chips and gold card lotteries every day. Clearly loyal customers are handsomely rewarded on Doyles Room as they enjoy themselves while prospecting for gold.

With the backing of the venerable Doyle Brunson as well as many other trusted professionals, and with the excellent customer service and strict attention to security, there is good reason for the large current customer base as well as its expansion into the future. The customer support can be accessed both by email and phone and is there for prompt and courteous help with any type of query 24 hours a day. Doyles Room even offers its players live chat support. How’s that for customer appreciation? The banking system is very secure so players can deposit and withdraw easily and with no worry that their privacy will be compromised.

Doyles Room is a haven for poker players with the integrity of its leaders and its offerings of something for everyone. This is surely a site whose future is guaranteed and will be the top choice of players now and for many years to come.

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An In Depth Look At Betfair

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Betfair is well known to sports bettors but it also offers a robust poker environment. It is one of the top sports books in the world due to its infrastructure which also lends itself very well to a dependable and pleasant poker arena. Professionals the likes of Annette “Annette_15 Obrested, one of the top women tournament poker players in the world, along with Sorel “imper1um” Mizzi and Peter Jepson add substance to the site and vouches for its ability to draw top talent. Betfair is regarded highly for their thorough understanding of the minute details of online gambling and this knowledge has flowed very well into their poker software.

Betfair is duly proud of its status as the world’s largest gambling community and also justly proud of their private software. The site’s poker offerings and platforms are smooth running and reliable. Betfair was established in 1999-2000 by Andrew Black and Edward Wray and ever since the company’s goal was to own the best betting technologies in the industry. Betfair’s proprietary software with its multi-table media and custom foundation goes along nicely with their cash game and tournament features.

Betfair partners with the World Series of Poker Europe so it definitely takes its poker tournaments to heart. With their serious intent, they offer a schedule of tournaments and free rolls every single day. Players know it for its serious and aggressive player base and loose funds from the sports book so they are surrounded by cash. Since the company is based in Europe, players may find it too quiet if they are joining the site at Europe’s off hours, but the true aficionado will stick around and find a game to his liking and know the site will welcome him warmly.

Note well that the primary focus of Betfair is its sports book so the poker can be somewhat soft. Also note that sports bettors are true risk takers, no odds calculation needed here, so they can make mighty fine poker opponents.

The ongoing bonus programs are inspirational. Some of the best are Bankroll Booster, Poker points, tournament free rolls and specials too numerous to count. The site is especially fond of its free roll players and tournament players to whom value is important so really fine tournament promotions are part of the daily schedule. Poker points can be traded for many different things and sometimes can be used for a selection of discounts in the sports book. Regardless of which feature on the site you fancy, you are assured of top notch support.

Players stay with Betfair because of its 24/7 support among many other features. Support can be had by email and phone and all issues are resolved promptly to the visitors satisfaction. The banking system offers many withdrawal options and boasts The Royal Bank of Scotland as its partner. There is no reason to feel unsafe on this site. Betfair can deal successfully with any gambling related issue whether technical or not because of its thorough understanding of both it’s software and the games offered on the site. However, the majority of players will find the application extremely easy to maneuver around and glitch-free.

Betfair is one of the top twenty online company’s in the world and has won several business awards including the coveted Queens Award for Enterprise making it the first choice of online poker players and gamblers of every persuasion. If you haven’t discovered this site yet, you are missing a great online experience.

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