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
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, December 8, 2008
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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
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
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
"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
Monday, October 6, 2008
Freerolls and how to build your bankroll
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
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
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Caesars Palace Mega Stack Series Starts Sunday
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 $$$...
VEGAS baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is never hotter then in July when WSOP main event takes place plus all this other tournament events (Ceasars , Binions etc...) make Vegas one and only destination for me in July.
Seee you there...
Sasha
From today until July 9, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is holding its Mega Stacks Series, a series of 43 no-limit hold’em events that mostly cost $200 and $300 with a few $500 events and a $1,000 event on July 7, to cap the whole thing.
Blinds in the Mega Stack Series last 50 minutes and players start with 5,000 chips in the $200 events, 10,000 chips in the $300 events, 12,500 in the $500 events and 25,000 in the three-day championship event. A staff bonus is offered in every tourney (except the championship) that costs $10 for 2,500 more chips.
I am planing to go, just to get the best flight deal and save some $$$...
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
Friday, May 16, 2008
i have a very interesting POKER CLASSIC EVENT schedule
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
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
Saturday, May 3, 2008
RON PAUL talks about Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
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.
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.
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