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My main reason for asking is because I plan to earn a poker gift from "another" affiliate site (at this point im the traitor of the bunch......keep this a secret from the old coot.....he'll hit me with his cane). Need some guidance. I'm wondering if anyone has any good or worst experiences and if withdrawals were made....anything at all, throw it my way! Poker players you know who you are!

I know most people here are mostly into slots and casino games... but if you play poker here's a contest that could win you a few extra bucks. Juicy Stakes Poker has put up $500 in prizes for top Sit n Go players this month. Players that take a seat at most SnG games up to $10 buy-in will automatically earn SnG Battle points. The 20 players with the most points by March 22nd will split $500 in prize money with $90 – and top bragging rights -- going to the first place player. You have until March 22nd to accumulate points. Higher buy-ins earn more points. So does winning. Any 10max SnG up to $10 buy-in qualifies (Double-up, kamikaze and satellite Sit & Go games are excluded from this race.) Prize money will be paid with 48 hours. Juicy Stakes is well known for their busy poker rooms that attract players with all levels of skill. A new $1,000 GTD R&A No Limit Holdem tournament has been added to the tournament schedule every night at 11:00 pm EST.

So my question to everyone is what are some of the most favorable or unfavorable poker games/ bet requirements that you've played? Perhaps what has been poor for one player has been good for another. I'm interested in hearing your opinions. For example, I am keen on this Holdem game at Betat. There is a max bet of 40, but I control whether or not I bet on the turn and the river. I throw away 3 euro hands but I usually know which are my winning hands and bet all the way through.

Hitting twenty-one in Blackjack always feels good and this month Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker, the two leading poker rooms on the Revolution Poker Network, are making it even sweeter. In addition to Texas Hold’em and Omaha, both poker rooms also offer a few casino games including several Blackjack variants. Until January 14th, Blackjack players will earn points for hitting 21 and the 30 players with the most points will split $1500 in prize money. A Natural Blackjack (Ace with 10, Jack, Queen or King of any suit) earns one point per dollar bet. All Hearts, Diamonds or Clubs wins 5 points and all Spades is worth 20 points per dollar. A Big Suite 21 (Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in any order) wins 500 points for every dollar bet. Players can choose from four games: Blackjack, Face Up 21, Double Draw and Perfect Pair. (Poker room casino games only. Games in Intertops’ main casino are excluded.) Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker attract players at all skill levels, from all over the world. They've also gained a reputation for sending online satellite tournament champions to exciting live poker tournament events. Last fall, online winners went to the Caribbean and the winner of upcoming tournaments will win their way to the CAPT Seefeld Main Event in Austria next month.

This thread is for anyone either new to the game or if like me have been playing for a few years and just thought it was only a phrase to make it more interesting/in depth onpokershows/videos. Pot odds are what makes a hand worth playing or not. Is it worth entering this pot with this size to call and this much to win? I played with pot odds primarily last night and ran quite deep in the tournaments. Although I did not win any cash(just due to bad luck and sucky hands) I am definitely going to always use pot odds from now onwards! So here is an example say you have 6000chips it's your call on the button and the blinds are 75/150 there are a few callers nobody raised and the pot stands at 750. You have say 78 off if you call you are getting 5/1 pot odds so you should definitely call making it 6/1. For another example say you have 10000 hold J10 of diamonds the short stack goes all in everyone folds and the call is 1000 for you in the big blind. (Blinds are at 500/1000 he went all in for 2000) you are getting 2/1 with a decent enough hand to call this hopefully win the hand and improve your stack. Take these examples and use them wiselypokeris entirely situational. If the short stack is a tight player and you are in middle position with KK you should never just call you should probably at least reraise x3 their bet or go all in. To avoid it being tempting to other players. If your hand is not good enough to be beating much like Q5 I'd just fold that. Why re-raise and face another all in from the button? Then you need to fold anyway. My final example is the most important say you have K10 in a late position it's action galore in front of you although you are short. What is it even beating that has raised behind? Now with pot odds in mind unless you are getting at least 2/1 to call and it's not for more than half your stack it's a fold even with 2/1 pay attention to your opponents. How many hands are they playing? What hands are they raising? Do they check raise? are they aggressive? etc. So the call comes to you blinds are 300/600 and it's 1800 to call with a pot size of 2700 you have say 3100chips this is easily a fold. Unless your hand is at least QQ or AK suited. As 1800 only goes into 2700 once for it to be a profitable call it should be at least a 3600+ pot. If you hold a monster in this spot I.E QQ or better go all in. Just thought I'd share more stuff I've learned by using pot odds you have an even better edge against newbies and donks. Enter less pots recklessly and lose less chips extend your tournament life and hopefully place or even better take it down! Last thing remember just because everyone just called this doesn't mean they don't have a big hand like AK or better. Only call when you get the right price to if you have a "plan" or a good hand at least 45,67,89,910 and for suited at least Jx,Qx,Kx and so on. Why enter a pot with a hand that has no kind of potential to win??

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Well I read a lot about casinos as I am really fascinated by them. Few things that I like the most about the casinos are that at least 65 million people play poker on a regular basis in the U.S. That's quite a number and me & my friends fall in this category for sure. And according to surveys, 80% of respondents consider that gambling should be legal. I wonder what can be the major cause behind this concept. If we have so many casinos all around the world and now even we can play poker and other games online, so why it's still not legal?

Hi all, Maybe this is a strange topic. But anyway. My company has developed a HTML5 Multiplayer Texas Hold'em poker. We are looking for companies who would be interested of buying our software. Does anyone have any suggestions how to market software like this? Best Regards, Nik

If Sit 'n Go is your style for online poker now's a good time to visit Juicy Stakes or Intertops Poker. They've just started a big SnG promo that will pay $2000 in weekly prize money for the next couple of weeks. Players at the top of the Sit n Go leaderboard September 1 – 7 will split $2000 in prize money. Another $2000 will be awarded to the top players September 8 -14. The $2000 weekly prize money will be split between players in SnGs with a buy-in of up to $5 and between $5 and $10. Each weekly race begins Saturday at midnight and continues until the following Friday midnight GMT. The top 30 players will receive cash prizes every Monday. The higher your buy-in and the more players you play against, and the better you place, the more points you earn towards your ranking.

Before I start, let me tell you that I do not play online poker anymore. But in my prime I was playing 24 NL tables at once and average balance was always over 20k. Then after suffering a big loss, i stopped. Cold turkey and do not regret it one bit. The best way to win, enjoy and make a good living is following these steps... Open account at POKERSTARS Email them second later [email protected] asking for permanent deposit limit of 100/week On the 39th minute of every hour there is a satellite to the Sunday million 1.65 + rebuys Play only that tournament. Nothing else After a while you will understand how to last Always join tournament when there is 2 minutes left until registration closes Do not rebuy. Ever. Never rebuy. If u lose the 1.65, play another time. Do not rebuy. If I reach add on, if u have less than 100000 chips, then add on After add on, the "bingo playing" is over. Then take you time. Always let seconds pass till u bet or call If u last, and win the seat, go unregister right away You will then have 215 tourny dollars Play until you reach 1000 tourny dollars Withdraw your cash right away Take your 1000 tourny dollars and play tournaments no less than 50 dollars. NOT turbos! No rebuy All NL Holdem with no less than 50 buy in and no more than 100. Out of those, every time you place, it's cash winnings. Cash out every time you place DO not PLAY CASH games. Ever! You will lose. Those boys eat players alive. I know! As good as I was I stood no chance. A player named TAKE CHIP who I never heard of played me. I started with 20k. I decided to bluff with an all in 20k+ bet. He called with 22 and beat my K high. I was shocked. I closed account right after that hand. Sick! Pokerstars is not rigged. The hands are legit. There is no cheating in tournaments. It's 100% legit. Many other poker sites are also legit..... Tilt, Party etc....But this method will work on STARS only. I did this Sunday million method with wife's account. 11 places in a row. My record. Easy tourny money. But I personally played the Sunday million with it

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Hi,I definitely want to share more of this amazing news and going on! Now, for the first time, I will say more about poker and I am glad, it is about the news and winners! Mike Gorodinsky poker pro made a history by joining elite club of $50,000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP winners. He is amongst 84 of the world's best players and this is his second career gold bracelet and amount of $1,270,086.. Top 12 receive the prize pool of $4,032,000 starting from $87,010.. Gorodinsky finally faced Jean Robert Bellande in quite hard duel which lasted about three and a half hours. Gorodinsky had about 7,500,000 in chips against his opponent stack of 5,000,000. Pot-Limit Omaha variation was played in the last hand. As Bellande decided to put all chips in,after a while,Gorodinsky won his second WSOP title. On the other hand, Bellande was paid $784,828. This year,two new variations are added to the tournament Badugi and No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw. Congrats to all, including rest of 10 winners!

Yes, you read right! The top two sites on the Revolution Poker Network, Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker, are giving players 20 free blackjack hands. You get a $1 free bet on each hand and you get to keep what you win with a low 5X wagering requirement. Choose any of the Blackjack games available via the poker room: classic Blackjack, Face Up 21, Double Draw or Perfect Pair. (This offer does not apply to RTG Blackjack in the main casino.) Free hands are available until July 22nd. Last time I mentioned an offer like this at Juicy Stakes a couple of people had trouble registering. If you have any problems please contact their Customer Service right away. This time the offer is also available at Intertops Poker.

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What if I have 9 and King on hand should I play on or fold? What if its 8 and Q? What if 7 and J? What are the right cards to hold and the right cards to fold?

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Every poker room and online casino use Bonuses and Promotions as a great way to market to new players, and existing players through deposits. This also benefits the casino because more often than not, a deposit will be made, and if a player enjoys the experience, they will recommend a friend. Although a deposit bonus seems like a fantastic way to make your $20 bankroll suddenly turn into a $100 balance or more, there are many factors you need to consider when using a deposit bonus. You may find that more often than not, denying a promotional offer will be the best option. A rollover/playthrough is generally the most notable amongst these restrictions with the additional bankroll added to your account. The most recent bonus I received, gave me an extra $100, but required a 60x rollover, which means I basically needed to place $6000 in bets before withdrawing any money. I am someone who doesn't even like to bet more than $5 or $10 on a single hand of blackjack, so that number to me definitely scared me off at first. These bonuses which come with a high rollover rate, can really affect the way you play because you know that you are playing to reach a certain amount of bets rather than the money in your account. Although some experienced and profound players could see this as reachable, it is indeed a task that is very hard to obtain especially if that bonus limits you to a specific game, and many times, that bonus will limit your gaming options. Now, this doesn't mean you should go to a site and deny their bonus opportunities, and the reason why, is because EVERY bonus is different. You need to read the fine line between each and every promotion you are interested in. Go to LIVE chat, ask questions, and save the terms and conditions. If you slowly find similar information of rollovers like I described above, you may be better off taking your chances with that $20 balance rather than throwing away a deposit to chase a pipe dream. Carbon Poker and Bovada, have more recently implemented some great new bonuses which come with good incentives, and an opportunity to actually reach the requirement for withdrawal. I want to stress in this post the urgency to constantly check on terms and conditions, because 1000's of players each month lose out on their withdrawal for not following the casinos terms and conditions on bonuses. Many complaints posted on this site, you will also see were voided because of the violation of a bonus. Sometimes you are your own worst enemy, and I made this mistakes more than a dozen times, I've thrown away thousands of dollars on wasted deposits in my young age by simply ignoring bonus requirements. I would get up to $5000 and jump for joy as I hit withdraw, only to find myself violating almost every rule implemented on that bonus. Its good to see a site like this, because it truly helps any online player learn from other peoples mistakes, and also learn a little bit more about online poker or casinos that they may have not known before. I hope some of you reading this find some of this information useful. I know many of you are very well aware with how bonuses and rollovers work, but hopefully I was able to give a better understanding on whats reasonable and unreasonable for using such bonuses that sites promote.

Rules- I will post quiz on Thursday every week, you got 1 week to get your answers on here, and I will post your scores along with the next weeks quiz questions. Everyone is welcome even if you have missed a few weeks NO GOOGLING OR CHEATING We play until the death (lol just kidding) Winner will be crowned champion of the world...uuuhmm ...I mean casino champion (getting a bit carried away) Any suggestions are most welcome ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------–-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No theme this week, starting off with a nice easy one Q1. What is the highest number on a roulette wheel? A) 37 b. 38 C) 36 D) 35 2. What is pontoon called when it is played in a casino? A) RedJack b. BlackJack C) RedHeart D) BlackHeart 3. In poker, which hand is more valuable, flush or full house? A) Flush B. Full House 4. Which popular casino game involves betting on numbers that will be drawn in a lottery? A) Gleek B. Keno C) Red Dog 5. What is the only mathematically beatable game in a casino? A) Craps B. Blackjack C) Roulette D) Baccarat 6. In bingo, what number would a caller be giving if he said 'Key of the door'? A) 21 B. 18 C) 16 D) 25 7. What is the main object of the popular card game of pontoon? A) To score 25 ( or as near as possible) B. To score 22 ( or as near as possible) C) To score 19 (or as near as possible) D) To score 21 (or as near as possible) 8. What is a 'straight up' bet in roulette? A) A bet on a single number B. A bet on black or red C) A bet on an even number D) A bet on an odd number 9. How many numbers are on a keno board? A) 100 B. 80 C) 70 D) 50 10. Is it possible to predict when a slot machine is going to hit a jackpot? A) Yes B. No --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's it folks, your first 10 questions, ill be back in a week for the scores on the doors...good luck. NEXT WEEK IS A THEMED WEEK, THE THEME BEING "NETENT"

I am a US player looking for trustworthy places to play. Have had trouble withdrawing from Winpalace. Anyone got any ideas?

Ladbrokes Financial Betting -"If I am wrong why did you remove the service?" Dear Members, Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year. I am here to report what I believe is a very unfair action taken against me. I placed few accumulating financial bets on Ladbrokes which five were winning bets. The amount is won is 1080+initial bet = 1134$. As soon the bet was won, it remained in stall as shown in the picture and the winning weren’t paid. So I gave a call to customer service and they said that the winning will be paid in the night (29/11/2012) The next day I received 210 $ out of the 1134 remaining 924$ to be paid (PICTURE 1), so I waited over the weekend for the rest. Oh and you know what is funny? While keeping in stall my winnings they took good care of removing the multi bet on the financial market, why? On Monday I did not receive the winnings so I decided to give them a call again. The customer representative contacted the financial department and confirmed me that one of the 15$ was wrong which was the lost one as in the picture and upon asking about the other one, she confirmed that is a winning bet and she will call back in two hours. They never called back. After few hours I decided to contact them for a second time, and they said that the bets were loosing bets and that I have lost on the Gold stock in all of them (the fifth positive symbol (PICTURE 1). Now I would have accepted that as a computer error. However unfortunately for them I have placed a bet of the same stock 10 second apart moving in the opposite direction, the outcome would result positive and not negative if it was loosing, additionally having lost the first 15$ bet does not mean I lost the first bet placed at the opening of the market. So I have told them that I have a print screen with the bets and it was impossible that I have lost and that a computer could not make this error over four different bets at different times. The customer representative asked me to send the pictures of the print screen in order to prove my statement. Never got a reply or a feedback on the 9/12/2012, with the patience of a turtle, I phoned them back asking for the feedback of the email. The representative on the phone said that he had no email from me, which was weird because I used CC (next post) to confirm they did receive and read the same email I wrote. The representative gave a look at the bets and re-contacted the other department leaving me on hold. After 5 minutes he comes back in the line and said that they were loosing bets on Gold. The fishy/scam/lie they used on their defence was that Gold lost, however this cannot be proved as in the account statement and summary the Gold bet does not appear (PICTURE 1) so this clearly has been used as a way to excuse them and not pay. I questioned the reliability of the software in use as the day earlier I have lost few bets by only 000.01 AND 0.00006(PICTURE 2)! So the system could give me a negative symbol on it or a DRAW (symbol)=. So how can it be possible that the system does 4 different errors while being so reliable? Computer do not fail, is the person who operates it that makes it fail. Therefore the customer representative asked me to resend the email and that it would pass to investigation and I will be contacted within 48 hours. You think they called me back? Not!!! On the 19/12/2012 I have called for the result of the investigation, which was, suppose to be emailed to me. The representative checked and read the report and said: " I have looked at the 4 bets in question. For all 4, at least one of the customer’s selections lost; therefore they have been correctly settled as a loser. I have attached details of the bets". Although I did not receive these details, guess which one will turn out to be losing? OFCOURSE the Gold because I had no prove in my account summary of the numbers (PICTURE 3). This is the untrue and ridiculous because if one of the selection were lost then the others would be positive when moving in the opposite direction few seconds apart. Therefore I gently asked to email me the investigation email. After reviewing it, I read that they added " have reviewed the settlement prices used for all markets within the 4 bets and I can confirm that the prices used are correct as supplied by Reuters (non-FX) and CFE (FX). The settle prices can all be confirmed within the “History” section of the betting client" The price in the History section in my account is all winning except the GOLD that is missing for some reason. On the same day I sent a complain letter stating all the dates and times I have called, how much precious time and money was lost and demanded an appeal for a new betting investigation with the intention of contacting the Gambling Commission if not proving as I provided more details of loosing. They never wrote or called me back or showed me a proof I have lost. 21/12/2012 my last email of delusion and disappointment with the company for unfairly treating me. I wouldn't fight for something I do not deserve. But in this case, my life was ruined because of Gambling. Lost television, tablet and camera to pay debts with the intention of always trying to win back what was lost. Even if stopped playing, today on Christmas and few days from my birthday I find myself with an overdraft, which leaves me with no choice but to be alone and survive through kindness of friends. This was a chance to put me back on track and I really deserve it!! Not only because I won and they should pay but also for all the effort I did put, the time lost, what I have been through. I do blame myself for throwing that money but I BLAME THEM for humiliation, loneliness, and procrastination and for instigating me with suicidal thoughts that I should not have, by being left with nothing. I have nothing more to say but to ask for support and help to you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2 PICTURES 3 PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2 PICTURE 3

Well, it's Friday night tonight, the wife is going to bingo, I fancy a flutter, maybe try my luck at poker. Anybody got any suggestions where to get a good deal? I have my weekly allowance off the wife, when it's gone' it's GONE!