Archive for June, 2009
People play poker for a variety of reasons. It’s important to understand the reasons that other people play poker as well as your own reasons for playing. Most people play poker as a pastime and simply because they like the game. They either see it as no different from a game like chess or backgammon, where different skill levels create a fun with an interesting challenge, whereas others play for an opportunity to gamble and if you get lucky, win a little money.
If you’re a fun player that’s ok, but remember you should always play with a bankroll that you can afford to lose. If losing money makes you miserable then you are not playing poker for fun. Many use poker as a social event to meet others and this is not so easy with online poker, but most online poker rooms have a chat function online. If you’re playing against a social player, it is generally in your interest to promote a friendly atmosphere, you are likely to keep him around and he could be less skilled than you and easier to bluff.
More about poker next time around folks!
The unofficial players’ championship is now down to just 19 players and Russian Vitaly Lunkin the winner of the 2009 WSOP $40k fortieth anniversary tournament is holding an overnight lead. Rising to the top of the leader board following four levels of play Sunday and following his second place finish in the PLO World Championship, he sits poised to make his third final table of this summer.
Meanwhile top pros Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Doyle Brunson as well as the H.O.R.S.E champion of 2008 Scotty Nguyen hit the buffers today. A late charge by Lunkin, who also won a bracelet in 2008, forced Erik “The Salmon” Sagstrom into second place after leading for much of the day. Play continues today, so watch this space for more news on this the unofficial players’ championship.
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The Sky Poker UK tour came to an end on Sunday 14th June at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, with their £220 grand final. Following lower stakes legs in Nottingham, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Swansea, this was the biggest event with the deepest structure yet. 280 players generated a £56,000 prize pool and a first prize of £17,322.
This popular tour event has attracted the most varied mix of players ever assembled at a poker tournament. Of the many players there were plenty of recreation players as well as online players, many of whom had not played before. Celebrities from Sky Poker as well as black belt poker graders, some Grosvenor UK poker tour champions as well as WSOP bracelet winners. But anyone amongst the pro’s who thought this poker event would give them easy pickings soon realised otherwise. Actions came thick and fast and eventually Robbie Fisher-O’Brian came out the eventual winner of the first prize of £17,322.
The name William Hill is one that is known to every adult in the UK having been on the high street since the inception of legal betting shops. It is certainly one of the oldest and largest bookmakers in the U.K., providing services offline and online since 1934. William Hill Poker offers some very nice high-value promotions, a great sign-up bonus, great progressive bad-beat jackpots, freerolls and a good loyalty program.
There is not just online poker at William Hill, gaming rooms offering a variety of games can be accessed and the software is friendly and easy to operate and download. As part of the iPoker network, traffic and promotions at William Hill are first rate, with $16 million a month in prize money now guaranteed on the network.
During a recession, we know that you can’t afford to splash around at the tables as much as you would like to, and big money scores are needed more than ever. We have no tips to bring you luck at the tables, but there are tips to help you get the most out of the online tournament tables.
Online operator such as poker stars and full tilt poker offer SNG’s which as many would know is Sit and Go a type of tournament which means that a pre-selected amount of player spots available. Once enough people have registered to fill these spots, the tournament begins. Most often, a sit and go tournament is a single-table tournament. This means that once ten people register for the tournament, the tournament commences. The golden rule is check out the site, as SNG specialists tend to benefit the most from the excellent VIP programme at these sites helping you beat the current credit crunch.