Sasha's poker room

sitngo tournaments

2009-04-21T20:00:00.000-07:00

i havent been around for a long time ,playing poker a lot lately...and i started sticking with sitngos only...guess what,my bankroll went up 1 grand..so i think i found my recepe...45pp 5$ sitngo on Pstars are my favorite,but you should play the level you fell comfortable with...
will be writing more soon,

Sasa

info

2008-12-08T07:42:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,
I've been away for few months,but now i am back...
I will be writing more in days to come about poker , as well as posting the interesting stories from other online poker magazines to keep you informed,so if you have any questions about anything just write me in a form of comment.
Good luck everyone,

Sasha

Poker Stars Launches Russian Poker Tour

2008-12-08T07:39:00.000-08:00

taken from CARDPLAYER magazine:
"For the past two years, the poker-viewing public has seen a Russian on the game’s biggest stage, controlling the action, instilling fear into his opponents, and impressing fans with his play.

In 2007, it was bracelet winner Alex Kravchenko, who finished in fourth place in the main event when his A-K couldn’t out-race Jerry Yang’s pocket eights. This year, it was the aggressive Ivan Demidov, who made some very creative plays en route to his second-place finish in the world championship.

It was evident that Russia was producing some premier players. Well, the poker community should get ready for a whole lot more.

That’s because PokerStars has just announced that it will sponsor the Russian Poker Tour (RPT), starting with two major events in early 2009.

The first RPT event will kick off on Jan. 25 in St. Petersberg with a $5,000 buy-in event. The price of poker goes up on Feb. 22, when Moscow hosts the second RPT event with a $10,000 buy-in.".............

for more info on poker go to cardplayer.com

Freerolls and how to build your bankroll

2008-10-06T07:41:00.000-07:00

If you think you need to deposit money onto an online poker site to start your career as a poker professional then you’ve obviously never heard of Annette_15. Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad, a Norwegian girl who was 18 years old when she started playing online poker, has a six-figure bankroll (in real money, not play money) and has never deposited a dime on any poker site – ever. Well, unless you count depositing on a new site with her winnings from a different site.

By the way, at the time this was written, Obrestad was still 18 (only old enough to play poker in some countries), meaning she built her poker empire up from literally nothing in less than a year. How’d she manage to do it? One word: “freerolls.”

For some, the decision to not get started playing online poker is a simple matter of money; they don’t have it or, in the very least, they can’t afford to lose it. For others, it’s a matter of preference; they know they’d have the most fun if there was both nothing at stake and yet still a prize to be won. For either camp, plus many others, freeroll tournaments are the way to go.

What is a Freeroll?

A freeroll is a tournament that either has no buy-in or a buy-in of a non-monetary value (player points, for instance). The tournament also offers prize, but often a small one. Typical prizes are things like a $100 prize pool, provided by the poker site, or entry into a real-money tournament. And players will have to be able to best thousands of other players (albeit typically poor ones) to get a piece of the prize.

Can a Player Really Get Started With Freerolls?

Make no illusions about the rise from freerolls to high-stakes poker, it can be slow going and it will likely take a lot of commitment. The key here is bankroll management. If you win a small cash prize, don’t go and waste it in too-high stakes or one sit-and-go. Progress up the stakes slowly, naturally, and intelligently, just like you would if the money in your bankroll were much greater and more significant to you. While Obrestad's rise was atypically quick, the path she took to get to the top was sensible.

How to Take Advantage of Freerolls

Almost every major site offers freerolls of one kind or another. Here is a quick guide to the five biggest sites and how to get started on them.

Bodog

To find the freeroll tournaments on Bodog, follow the steps below:

Download the Bodog software and sign up for an account by clicking here.
Install the software.
Open the software and sign in.
Click on the “Multi-Table Tournaments” tab, click on the “Daily” tab, and then click on the “Freeroll and PTS” radio button. Click on “Buy in” to sort the freerolls into those that are completely free and those that require poker points.
There are three different kinds of freerolls here: those you earn entry into through real-money play (by earning poker points), those you are invited into through membership in or association with an organization, and those that are straight up free, with no restrictions. The latter are the ones you can play in immediately and at Bodog they offer fairly substantial cash prize pools.
If you wish to play in the invitational freerolls, you simply need to look at which sites/organizations are offering them and then and then research what it takes to sign up with these organizations to play in their freeroll. These sites are usually free to join and simply use the freeroll as an incentive for signups, so there is typically no risk to signing up for the sole purpose of playing in their sponsored freeroll.

Absolute Poker

To find the freeroll tournaments on Absolute Poker, follow the steps below:

Download the Absolute Poker software and sign up for an account by clicking here.
Install the software.
Open the software and sign in.
Click on the “Tourneys” tab and then click on the “Freeroll” tab.
There are a few different kinds of freerolls here: those you are invited into through membership in or association with an organization, and those that are straight up free, with no restrictions. The latter are the ones you can play in immediately. Some offer both cash prizes and entry into larger freerolls (top-50 finishers get a piece of a $50 prize pool and top 5 are entered into a $1,000 freeroll on Sundays) and others offer entry into the prize-package tournaments (for instance, the Absolute Dream qualifier).
If you wish to play in the invitational freerolls, you simply need to look at which sites/organizations are offering them and then and then research what it takes to sign up with these organizations to play in their freeroll. These sites are usually free to join and simply use the freeroll as an incentive for signups, so there is typically no risk to signing up for the sole purpose of playing in their sponsored freeroll.

Full Tilt Poker

To find the freeroll tournaments on Full Tilt, follow the steps below:

Download the Full Tilt software and sign up for an account by clicking here.
Install the software.
Open the software and sign in.
Click on the “Tournaments” tab and then click on the “All” tab.
Click “Buyin” to sort the tournaments by buy-in and then scroll down to the freeroll tournaments, which should now be grouped together.
There are three different kinds of freerolls here: those you earn entry into through real-money play, those you are invited into through membership in or association with an organization, and those that are straight up free, with no restrictions. The latter are the ones you can play in immediately.
If you wish to play in the invitational freerolls, you simply need to look at which sites/organizations are offering them and then and then research what it takes to sign up with these organizations to play in their freeroll. These sites are usually free to join and simply use the freeroll as an incentive for signups, so there is typically no risk to signing up for the sole purpose of playing in their sponsored freeroll.

PokerStars

To find the freeroll tournaments on PokerStars, follow the steps below:

Download the PokerStars software and sign up for an account by clicking here.
Install the software.
Open the software and sign in.
Click on the “Tourney” tab and then click on the “Freeroll” tab.
There are three different kinds of freerolls here: those you earn entry into through real-money play (by earning players’ points), those you are invited into through membership in or association with an organization, and those that are straight up free, with no restrictions. The latter are the ones you can play in immediately, but they do not offer a cash prize. They offer a tournament entry ticket into a $1,000 freeroll tournament for the top-24 players.
If you wish to play in the invitational freerolls, you simply need to look at which sites/organizations are offering them and then and then research what it takes to sign up with these organizations to play in their freeroll. These sites are usually free to join and simply use the freeroll as an incentive for signups, so there is typically no risk to signing up for the sole purpose of playing in their sponsored freeroll.

UltimateBet

To find the freeroll tournaments on UltimateBet, follow the steps below:

Download the UltimateBet software and sign up for an account by clicking here.
Install the software.
Open the software and sign in.
Click on the “Scheduled Tournaments” tab and then click on the “Freerolls” tab.
There are a few different kinds of freerolls here: those you are invited into through membership in or association with an organization and those that are straight up free, with no restrictions. The latter are the ones you can play in immediately, but they do not offer a cash prize. They offer tournament entry chips (TECs), tournament entry tickets for promotional tournaments (like the Be a Pro Freeroll), UltimateBet Points, and bonus dollars (which can be converted into cash through real-money play).
If you wish to play in the invitational freerolls, you simply need to look at which sites/organizations are offering them and then and then research what it takes to sign up with these organizations to play in their freeroll. These sites are usually free to join and simply use the freeroll as an incentive for signups, so there is typically no risk to signing up for the sole purpose of playing in their sponsored freeroll.

...taken from cardplayer.com

Caesars Palace Mega Stack Series Starts Sunday

2008-06-01T09:46:00.000-07:00

Blinds are 50 Minutes and Players Start with a Plenty of Chips....

From today until July 9, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is holding its Mega Stacks Series, a series of 43 no-limit hold’em events that mostly cost $200 and $300 with a few $500 events and a $1,000 event on July 7, to cap the whole thing.

Blinds in the Mega Stack Series last 50 minutes and players start with 5,000 chips in the $200 events, 10,000 chips in the $300 events, 12,500 in the $500 events and 25,000 in the three-day championship event. A staff bonus is offered in every tourney (except the championship) that costs $10 for 2,500 more chips.

I am planing to go, just to get the best flight deal and save some $$$...
VEGAS baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is never hotter then in July when WSOP main event takes place plus all this other tournament events (Ceasars , Binions etc...) make Vegas one and only destination for me in July.
Seee you there...

Sasha

i have a very interesting POKER CLASSIC EVENT schedule

2008-05-16T07:49:00.000-07:00

2008 BINION'S POKER CLASSIC
05-28-2008 to 07-08-2008
Binion's Hotel and Casino
128 East Fremont Street - Las Vegas, NV
COMPLETE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
EVENT DATE & GAME TYPEBUY-IN + ENTRYDAY 1 START TIME
Wed, May. 28
No-Limit Hold'em Employees Event 1 $90 + $10
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, May. 29
No-Limit Hold'em Event 2 $135 + $15
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Fri, May. 30
No-Limit Hold'em Event 3 $135 + $15
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sat, May. 31
Pot-Limit Hold'em Event 4 $135 + $15
04:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sun, Jun. 01
Limit Omaha High-Low Split 8OB Event 5 $135 + $15
04:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Mon, Jun. 02
No-Limit Hold'em Event 6 $180 + $20
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Tue, Jun. 03
Limit Omaha High-Low Split 8OB Event 7 $225 + $25
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Wed, Jun. 04
Limit Hold'em Event 8 $135 + $15
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, Jun. 05
No-Limit Hold'em Event 9 $225 + $25
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Fri, Jun. 06
No-Limit Hold'em Ladies Event 10 $90 + $10
01:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Fri, Jun. 06
Limit Omaha High-Low Split 8OB Event 11 $180 + $20
02:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sat, Jun. 07
No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Event 12 $135 + $15
04:00 PM PDT
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Mon, Jul. 07 - Sun, Jun. 08
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event $1,920 + $80
12:00 PM PDT

For complete listings go to Cardplayer.com

RON PAUL talks about Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

2008-05-03T07:56:00.000-07:00

Protector of Personal Freedoms, Helping End the UIGEA
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is one of those rare politicians who seems to be in office for reasons other than ego or personal gain.

Closer to being a Libertarian than a contemporary Republican, he has served more than 10 years representing Texans in the House of Representatives since 1976 (he’s been in office since 1997, but served two other times). He believes the government should stay as far out of Americans’ lives as possible and sees the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) as a dangerous precedent in the battle to regulate the Internet.

Paul is an outspoken opponent of the UIGEA and is a co-signer of Congressman Barney Frank’s bill that would prevent Federal employees from implementing the rules of the UIGEA, which would essentially kill it. He has been critical of the UIGEA during committee hearings about the bill.

His testimony at last month’s hearing on the rules and regulations of the UIGEA sums up his position: “The ban on Internet gambling infringes upon two freedoms that are important to many Americans: the ability to do with their money as they see fit, and the freedom from government interference with the Internet.”

Earlier this week, he took time from his schedule to talk with CardPlayer.com about the UIGEA.

Poker at the convenience of your home!!!

2008-04-26T07:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Laurie, Ashley and me played a symbolic 3$ (5cents small blind , 10cents big )game at the crib...It was awesome experience especially cause i play mostly online, so i don't get much time to "perfect" my live play....Anyways since Laurie don't play much poker, but is very intelligent, she got that famous BEGINNERS luck.She was flopping straights(Q 10, flop came AKJ)...trips(77,flop was 927) etc. and had showed us how quickly she learns the game.
I got knocked out after 15min. , thinking Laurie doesn't know what she's doing, betting on every street, only to find out that she had MONSTER hand(i made a mistake not betting the flop..and she took a free card that improved her hand to trips(77 again, flop was 10 2 9, and i held 10 2 )...river was Q..and i was down to 50 cent..
Then two of them played for another 10-15 min..until Ashley woke up with a JJ raised 25 cents and got called...flop came rainbow...all small cards and Ashley kept firing and Laurie calling hoping to get lucky again...This time lady luck was NOT on her side.Turn and river were "blanks" for her and she lost 4$ on that hand.
Thas when we stoped cause it was really late(and 3$ were symbolic...not real play..just using it to have some form of chips), but will definitely play again..
Next time we will do tour online together...It will be interesting...
I will keep it updated here...

Home games RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i really had good time...

2008 39TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER-schedule of play

2008-04-06T02:44:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone...I wanted to give everybody more info on this years World series of poker in Las Vegas.
I hadnt been around for a while due to a various reasons,but since its a blog still in progress ,i hope nobody really minds.
I had applied for a Cardplayer's reporter positions they have available during the WSOP events, which is in July, and know i am just waiting for the response.
this is the schedule of play:
2008 39TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER
05-30-2008 to 07-17-2008
Rio Suite Hotel & Casino
3700 W. Flamingo Road - Las Vegas, NV

EVENT DATE & GAME TYPEBUY-IN + ENTRYDAY 1 START TIME
Fri, May. 30 - Sun, Jun. 01
Event 1 - World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em $9,400 + $600
12:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sat, May. 31 - Tue, Jun. 03
Event 2 - No-Limit Hold'em $1,365 + $135
12:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Mon, Jun. 02 - Wed, Jun. 04
Event 3 - Pot-Limit Hold'em $1,365 + $135
12:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Mon, Jun. 02 - Wed, Jun. 04
Event 4 - Mixed Hold'em $4,700 + $300
05:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Tue, Jun. 03 - Thu, Jun. 05
Event 5 - No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys $910 + $90
Multiple Rebuys 12:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Tue, Jun. 03 - Thu, Jun. 05
Event 6 - Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better $1,365 + $135
05:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Wed, Jun. 04 - Fri, Jun. 06
Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em $1,820 + $180
12:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Wed, Jun. 04 - Fri, Jun. 06
Event 8 - World Championship Mixed Event $9,400 + $600
05:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, Jun. 05 - Sat, Jun. 07
Event 9 - No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed $1,365 + $135
12:00 PM PDT

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, Jun. 05 - Sat, Jun. 07
Event 10 - Omaha / Seven Card Stud High-Low $2,300 + $200
05:00 PM PDT

.......for complete schedule go to Cardplayer.com
and of course the MAIN EVENT Schedule is under

Thu, Jul. 03 - Wed, Jul. 16
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em $9,400 + $600
12:00 PM PDT

GOOD LUCK and see you there!!!!

Card Player Accepting Applications for 2008 WSOP

2008-02-16T22:53:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone cardplayer just started accepting applications for WSOP 2008 reporters...
And when i saw that , already planing to go to Vegas ,it was like waiting for me to read it.All i need now is a little bit of luck to be picked and see you all in "Sin City" in June.
Also i am having first plans to open some kind of tournament in Serbia since its not popular there as is here, but i know it will be soon.
to apply for this position go to following link

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/10857/card-player-accepting-applications-for-2008-wsop

Poker quiz!!!!

2008-01-05T16:31:00.000-08:00

TOPIC: Middle Position
QUESTION:You have the J-T. The player on your immediate right, in early position, limps in. What do you do?

ANSWER:Fold. Don't limp in with jack-ten offsuit from middle position when only one player has limped in ahead of you and there is still more than half the table yet to act. The likelihood of the pot getting raised with this many players behind you is too high to play a weak, speculative drawing hand like this. If you call and it gets raised, you will be obliged to call the raise, resulting in you having to pay two bets to take a flop. If your hand were suited, then you could play. If you were in a later position with more players limping in, then you might have a play.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008. EVERYBODY

2008-01-03T17:57:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008. EVERYBODY!!!!!!

It's the Most Players to Play at One Time on One Site, Ever

2008-01-03T17:47:00.000-08:00

PokerStars hit a stunning milestone Sunday, Dec. 30, when 150,000 players logged onto the site to play poker. That's approximately 20,000 tables running at once (PokerStars runs hundreds of shorthanded games). There's nowhere near that number of tables at brick-and-mortar casinos in the entire United States.

The achievement took place during the $1,050 Sunday Million, when it was daylight in America and prime time in Europe. That tournament alone had 1,800 players. The $11 Sunday Hundred Grand reached its player-cap of 20,000.

PokerStars first hit the 100,000 mark in February of 2006. In May of the same year, it dealt its five-billionth hand, an achievement that took a little more than five years. A year later, the site celebrated its 10-billionth hand.

The site also saw more than 3,400 of its players earn more than 100,000 Frequent Players Points each, granting them Supernova status at the site. Nearly 40 players earned at least 1 million points in 2007, making them Supernova Elite players.

taken from Cardplayer

basic poker lessons

2007-12-29T17:11:00.000-08:00

For all of my friends and other people that don't know rules of poker Texas hold-em...here they are.
I included the video at the top of the page with some basic poker lessons for you to understand better the game...
If you have any questions(or suggestions) please don't hesitate to write it in the comment area

Pokerstars disabled paytru card payment!!!

2007-12-26T03:48:00.000-08:00

For some unknown reason to me pokerstars has changed the way you can deposit funds again...Meaning you CANT use paytru card anymore!!!Why?
I have no idea,there better be a good reason for that since that was the only way i could deposit funds on their page.
Does anyone else have the same problem?

January poker circuit events in Tunica MS

2007-12-08T23:52:00.000-08:00

I just booked my trip to Tunica , MS from 12.08.2008. to 12.12.2008.
and I'm looking forward to play my first WSOP circuit event...
Here is the rest of the schedule for the WPT circuit event at Gold Strike casino Tunica:
2008 WORLD POKER OPEN (WPT)
01-03-2008 to 01-23-2008
Gold Strike Hotel Casino
1010 Casino Center Drive - Robinsonville, MS
COMPLETE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
EVENT DATE & GAME TYPEBUY-IN + ENTRYDAY 1 START TIME
Fri, Jan. 04
No-Limit Hold'em Event 1 $300 + $40
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sat, Jan. 05
No-Limit Hold'em Event 2 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sun, Jan. 06
No-Limit Hold'em Event 3 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Mon, Jan. 07
Limit Hold'em Event 4 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Tue, Jan. 08
Omaha 8/OB Event 5 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Wed, Jan. 09
No-Limit Hold'em Event 6 $300 + $40
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Wed, Jan. 09
Seven Card Stud 8/OB Event 7 $500 + $50
02:00 PM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, Jan. 10
No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Event 8 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, Jan. 10
Seven Card Stud Event 9 $500 + $50
02:00 PM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Fri, Jan. 11
No-Limit Hold'em Event 10 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sat, Jan. 12
No-Limit Hold'em Event 11 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sun, Jan. 13
Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Event 12 $300 + $40
09:00 AM PST
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sun, Jan. 13
Pot Limit Omaha Event 13 $500 + $50
Multiple Rebuys 11:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Mon, Jan. 14
No-Limit Hold'em Event 14 $500 + $50
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Tue, Jan. 15
No-Limit Hold'em Event 15 $1,000 + $70
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Wed, Jan. 16
No-Limit Hold'em Event 16 $1,000 + $70
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, Jan. 17
Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Event 17 $5,000 + $150
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Thu, Jan. 17
Mega Satellite $1,000 + $60
03:00 PM PST
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Fri, Jan. 18
Mega Satellite $1,000 + $60
10:00 AM PST
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Fri, Jan. 18
Mega Satellite $1,000 + $60
03:00 PM PST
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sat, Jan. 19
Mega Satellite Day $1,000 + $60
10:00 AM PST
COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

Sun, Jan. 20 - Wed, Jan. 23
No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship WPT $9,700 + $300
10:00 AM PST

COVERAGE: SCHEDULE

WSOP Tunica 2008.

2007-11-25T08:27:00.000-08:00

ANYBODY GOING TO TUNICA IN JANUARY FOR WSOP CIRCUIT EVENT?

I AM....I cant wait for it anymore...started saving money long time ago.
That would be my first WSOP tournament and i cant wait to play .
Buy-ins start from 300$+30$ and go up all the way to 10.000$-500$...so get ready
and see you in Tunica in January(from 01.03.2008 thru 01.22.2008.)
you can find more info at cardplayer.com...

2008 WORLD SERIES OF POKER CIRCUIT - GRAND CASINO TUNICA
01-03-2008 to 01-22-2008
Grand Casino Tunica
13615 Old Highway 61 North - Robinsonville, MS

some other UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS :

2007 WORLD SERIES OF POKER CIRCUIT - HARRAH'S NEW ORLEANS
11-26-2007 to 12-05-2007
Harrah's New Orleans
512 S Peters - New Orleans, LA
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 FIVE DIAMOND WORLD POKER CLASSIC (WPT)
11-27-2007 to 12-18-2007
Bellagio Hotel Casino
3600 S Las Vegas Boulevard - Las Vegas, NV
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 SUPER STACKS HOLD'EM SERIES
11-28-2007 to 12-02-2007
Turning Stone Casino and Resort
POB 126 - Verona, NY
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 HEARTLAND POKER TOUR - GARY, IN
11-29-2007 to 12-10-2007
Majestic Star Casino
- Gary, IN
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 BEAUTY AND THE BET CHARITY TOURNAMENT
12-01-2007 to 12-01-2007
The Palms Casino & Hotel
4321 West Flamingo Ave - Las Vegas, NV
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 SEVEN CLANS POKER CUP
12-02-2007 to 12-08-2007
Coushatta Casino & Resort
- Kinder, LA
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 WINTER POT OF GOLD
12-07-2007 to 12-16-2007
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
2500 E 2nd Street - Reno, NV
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 WORLD SERIES OF POKER CIRCUIT - HARRAH'S ATLANTIC CITY
12-08-2007 to 12-18-2007
Harrah's Atlantic City
777 Harrah's Blvd - Atlantic City, NJ
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 OAKS CARD CLUB HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
12-08-2007 to 12-08-2007
Oaks Card Club
4097 San Pablo Ave, Emeryville, CA 94608 - San Francisco, CA
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 EPT PRAGUE - SEASON IV
12-10-2007 to 12-14-2007
Hilton Hotel - Prague
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VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 APPT SYDNEY
12-13-2007 to 12-16-2007
Star City Casino
80 Pyramont St - Pyrmont NSW, AUS
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 LIPS POKER SERIES - HAWAIIAN GARDENS
12-16-2007 to 12-16-2007
Hawaiian Gardens Casino
11871 Carson Street - Hawaiian Gardens, CA
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 POKER MILLION
12-21-2007 to 12-21-2007
Sky Sports Studio
- London, GBR
VIEW EVENT LIST 2007 LIPS POKER SERIES - THE ORLEANS
12-29-2007 to 12-29-2007
The Orleans Hotel & Casino
4500 W. Tropicana Ave. - Las Vegas, NV
VIEW EVENT LIST 2008 BELLAGIO FRIDAY/SATURDAY NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT
01-01-2008 to 12-31-2008
Bellagio Hotel Casino
3600 S Las Vegas Boulevard - Las Vegas, NV
VIEW EVENT LIST 2008 WORLD POKER OPEN (WPT)
01-03-2008 to 01-23-2008
Gold Strike Hotel Casino
1010 Casino Center Drive - Robinsonville, MS
VIEW EVENT LIST 2008 WORLD SERIES OF POKER CIRCUIT - GRAND CASINO TUNICA
01-03-2008 to 01-22-2008
Grand Casino Tunica
13615 Old Highway 61 North - Robinsonville, MS

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2007-11-17T19:21:00.000-08:00

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Freeroll Super Satellite
10000 players
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Total Prize Pool: $2019.50
Target Tournament #62540290
200 tickets to the target tournament
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And i did try...what happened next i was 95th and i did qualify for round 2(which is next saturday 11.24.2007.),and if i by some miracle win that one i will play in round 3(which is 10 people including negreanu himself playing for grand prize)

sumary of round 1 i played today:

Tournament started - 2007/11/17 - 18:30:00 (ET)

Dear sahan11yu,

You finished the tournament in 95th place.

You qualified to play in Tournament #62540290 and are automatically
registered for it.

If you decide to un-register, a tournament ticket will be issued in
your name,
valid for the tournament #62540290.

See Tournament #62540290 Lobby for further details.

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2007-11-17T17:39:00.000-08:00

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Tunica 2oo8. WSOP Circuit event

2007-11-12T13:11:00.000-08:00

Is anybody planing to go to Tunica in January?I am...there will be plenty of affordable tournaments(I'm talking about 200$-300$ buy-ins) and that's a perfect chance to see where I'm at in texas holdem NL game.
As for the records i have not even two years of experience , but I've been playing cards since i remember myself...good luck everybody...the new King is coming!!!hehe
Just kidding , but iam looking forward to be in Tunica in January 2008.

FULLTILTPOKER room rocks!!!

2007-11-09T11:32:00.000-08:00

I just downloaded fulltiltpoker software and started playing immediately...
The graphic is great , much much better then pokerstars...and their tournaments selection is also very good.
You can easily navigate their main lobby so go ahead and give yourself a break from other boring poker places and DOWNLOAD fulltiltpoker.As soon as you start you'll see what I'm talking about.
They are the only place online that give you up to 600$ extra when you sing up(that's if you deposit 600$)...pokerstars gives you only 50$...so you tell me which deal is better?

Can you "get rich" playing sit-n-go tournaments?

2007-11-09T10:55:00.000-08:00

The answer is VERY UNLIKELY!!!Even if you are one of the best players , most of the time the blinds are so quick so you cant keep up with that pace...Once you are ALL-IN you'll either get lucky or knocked out (outdrawn by some lucky aggressive idiot that plays every single hand)...
Most of sit-n-go tournaments on Pokerstars are 15 min. blind levels at best(i mean the slowest when i say the best), i don't know about other websites but that is pretty fast when you start with 1500$ in chips...so you have to have a plan and of course some strategy...that's why when i have a choice to invest 5$ on either sit-n-go that pays for 1st place 450$(180 players) , or to play a regular tournament where if there is 1000 players the 1st place is at least 1800$ to 2000$, i choose second one.
But there are some good poker sit-n-go tournaments strategies and when combined with tracking your opponents performance at sharkscope.com you can do pretty good at sit-n-go's...just beware...even if you get to final table you have to be in first three spots to get a bigger cut...otherwise you'll be barely making any money.

next time I'll write on more specific strategies for sit-n-go's...

sharkscope.com lets you track your opponents

2007-11-05T16:45:00.000-08:00

Hello...as i finished another tournament on Pokerstars (i did get in the money,but only to double my buy-in) i wanted to let you know about this new website that lets you track your opponents stats...
Isn't that awesome, being able to see who plays how...I love it!!!
Just go to www.sharkscope.com and see it for yourself...
There are other web pages with the same content also , but this is the only one i used so far .
Check it out and let me know what you think...

Echecks at pokerstars

2007-11-03T10:42:00.000-07:00

Ok, pokerstars have finally introduced this NEW method of deposit.Now you can deposit straight from your checking account, but the number of people that can do that is limited...If you are the member of pokerstars network then go ahead and take advantage and if you're not then you can easily sign up.
Good luck after that, cause you'll need it!!!

World championship of poker !!!is it gonna happen soon?

2007-11-01T04:55:00.001-07:00

As Texas hold em is becoming increasingly popular in Europe i was wondering if there is going to be a world championship in poker on a national level...something like world series of poker only for countries(nations) to compete not individuals... It would be very interesting to see how USA players(doyle bronson , johny chan ,phil helmuth) are competing with Canada's guys like negreanu , tuan lam etc...Asian countries would also have a lot to offer too...Guys like nam le , jerry jang , scoty ngyen , man the master and so on... Also some smaller countries from Europe would have a very good line up.Denmark would be led with gus hensen ,Spain with carlos mortensen ,Russia of course with the WSOP '07.final table finisher kravchenko etc... I hope in the near future i would be leading SERBIA...hehehe

Online gamblibg act

2007-11-01T01:31:00.000-07:00

Dear sasa,
Wow! What an amazing three days poker had in Washington D.C. last week. And the momentum is continuing to build.From Oct 22 – 24, nearly 100 PPA members including some of the top professional poker players converged on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and defended your right to play online poker. By all accounts the Washington Fly-In and policy conference was a huge success and we made a significant impression on Congress and the media.Many of you who were not able to come also made important contributions. More than 350 of you sent testimonials about the meaning of online poker in your own lives, and these were delivered to your Representatives by the Fly-In participants (see a selection of testimonials.)

sasa, ROSWELL, GA
online poker is very important part of my life.Both as a game and as a chalenge it keeps me fokused for a long period of time...i like to compete and texas holdem is a perfect form...therefore i would like it to be legal so i dont have the fears of whats gonna happen if the website cannot process my transactions due to a online gambling act... it is a lot of fun playing poker with people from all over the world. also most of online poker site-s let you chat with others so it is social Game too...dont forget its only a GAME ,so it shouldnt be forbiden...
Hi - I'd like to add my voice that I really enjoy online poker (not other online gambling, which is distinct). In Georgia, where live casino or home poker games are not allowed, this is particularly of value.
I would favor the US Government:
- legalizing online poker, so that sites could be run here
-that would provide jobs for Americans
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it would also allow better regulation to reduce the participation of minors
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and, instead of costing us taxpayers lots of money to try to prohibit offshore poker playing, we could be taxing legal poker winnings to bring in billions in tax revenues.
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with our devastasting deficits, that would be highly desirable.

POKERSTARS

2007-10-30T13:24:00.000-07:00

10.30.2008 tuesday

Depositing money on pokerstars has been much easier since they introduced PAYTRU card...
It's free to get and then all you need to do is upload some cash to PAYTRU card,then you can deposit to pokerstars with that card.
But there is a little problem...About 3 months ago i recevied a call from my credit card (the ona i used to uplaod the money to PAYTRU card), and they told me that someone tried to upload 600$ from my card...that wasnt me!!!
and as it turned out they didnt processed that ...good...but there was a clear sign that something is wrong there with PAYTRU card.
Is it a scam?i dont know...but be carefull...very very carefull...and if you do upload some money erase that card from the system and you will protect yourself from possible fraud!!!
Good luck playing poker!!!

Pokerstars deposit option-PAYTRUCARD...is it a Scam?

2007-10-26T06:25:00.000-07:00

recently i opened paytrucard account, since that was the only way for me to deposit some $$$.
After couple months i received a call from Bank of America telling me that someone attempted to deposit 600$ on paytrucard...I was really pissed...transaction was blocked anyways but it did gave me second thoughts about that card.
Did anyone had similar experience?
How are the other websites on that matter ?(fultiltpoker,titanpoker,ultimatebet...)

should online poker be banned or no?

2007-10-26T06:01:00.000-07:00

is it legal to play texas holdem in USA?
there is so much confusion on this matter that i decided to post a blog and see what people have to say...personaly i think it should be legal because its a GAME above anything else.
Especially tournaments...its all about competition...not gambling...thats what made poker so popular...Tournaments!!!
Anyway i would like to find out what people of United States of America think about this issue