Great Offer from PaddyPower.com

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PaddyPower.com, the Irish site is offering a series of events for the WSOP. The events will be held at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas in summer (in June and July).

Unless a player is able to qualify for as little as $7, he she may participate in the Main Event with the prize package worth $14,000that includes the $10,000 buy-in, ten nights’ accommodation, the $350 registration fee and $3,650 for flights, accommodation and other spending.

To qualify for the Main Event, players can take part in sit-and-go satellites – entry into the weekly Saturday super satellites – until June 15. The buy-in there totals to $535. Winners will qualify to play in the tournament with the $3,500 package that includes play in the main event of the Irish Winter Festival.

Those players who wish to draw attention to their skills may participate in the Side Event Package. Lucky winners will enter $1,500 no limit Hold’em tournament events on June 13 and 20. Players can qualify via sit-and-go satellites to take part in weekly Saturday super satellites with a buy-in of $215 until May 31.

The winners of four consecutive $24 sit-and-go events with a $20,000 prize will be awarded with the final promotion – the Executive Package including the $10,000 buy-in for the main event, two weeks at the Palazzo Suites of the Venetian hotel for two worth $3,200, tickets to see the Blue Man Group, dinner at the Wynn Hotel, registration fees of $350, return limousine transport from the airport and spending money of up to $5,450.

The River Rock Casino Resort Will Host Canadian Poker Tournament Next Month

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Canadian Poker Championships will be held May 5 to 13 at the River Rock Casino Resort in British Columbia.

Lots of poker players that might generate a prize pool around $2.4 million are expected to take part in the Championships featuring high stakes poker action in an east versus west format.

The Championships will feature 7 events such as no limit Hold’em, pot limit Hold’em and Omaha high-low alongside special events such as a bounty tournament and a Mother’s Day team tournament.

The Championships to be aired nationally in Canada will turn out to be the first stop for the WPT of Canada.

The Size of Bets in No-Limit Texas Holdem

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In No-Limit Texas Holdem games any player may bet how much and whenever he wants. It is very inspiring.

The most important thing here is to find balance between betting too much on the flop and intimidating your opponents, and betting too little and getting many people drawing on you.

On the flop if you have a good hand, it is usually better to bet half of the full pot. When you bet a third part of the pot you may run the risk of other players drawing out on you in No-Limit.

Of course, if your opponent has a flush draw or an open-ended draw, he will get nothing else but poor pot odds with your third of the pot to call. But he may also hold two draws, like a gut-shot draw and a flush draw, and it will be right for him to call as the pot odds aren’t high enough to make him out.

In No-Limit Texas Holdem poker games you are free to decide when you should bet and what the amount. It’s pointless to describe a huge number of situations appropriate for that in this single article. But you may find some pointers below which will be useful to build your strategy on the flop.

Pot-Sized Bets

If you suspect an opponent drawing out on you and exposing your hand to danger, that’s just the right time to bet a pot-sized amount. In this situation you will be ready to bet even more than the pot. As No-Limit Texas Holdem is about implied odds, it is better to be mistaken on the side of caution when betting too big as opposed to betting too small. Giving your opponent poor odds to call for a flush draw, you may be giving him correct implied odds.

Two-Thirds Pot-Sized Bets

Betting is not limited by certain rules in No-Limit Texas Holdem. However, many professional players indicate that they prefer to mostly bet two-thirds of the total pot size. It is the best way to bet when you think a player is on a draw and your hand seems to be a little exposed. Playing such a bet will prevent your opponent from trying to draw on you.

Half Pot-Sized Bets

Betting half the pot is also very popular between pros, especially when they hit trips, two pair or any other strong hand on the flop. It will be just so cheap for your opponents to try for the draw in this situation. The longer they’ll keep trying and playing more money, the more attractive pot will become for you in the long run.

The Flamingo Las Vegas Left Without Braxton’s Shows

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Now, hardly anyone can imagine the Flamingo Las Vegas without Toni Braxton’s show. Unfortunately, because of some health issues her remaining April shows had to be cancelled. People having tickets to the cancelled shows will get refunds from the Flamingo.

It’s known that Toni was hospitalized with chest pains last week and later released. The results of the test she’s been undergoing are still unknown.  Earlier Braxton was hospitalized and diagnosed with pericarditis.
Hopefully, Braxton will feel good, and further cancellation won’t occur. Toni’s next show is on May 6.

Player Dealt Royal Flush Twice

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A lucky video poker player identified by the initials “PS” hit two royal flushes in three days on online casino GoldenTigerCasino.com. His winning amounts to $392,000. The player is known to have accomplished the same feat in February. As a result his winning balance comes to $786,632.

The best hand in poker is royal flush. It consists of a ten, Jack, Queen, King and an Ace from the same suit. And the chances to deal this hand are very small, like over 600,000 to one. It is amazing, but still “PS” has managed to do it twice within the period of three days.

The Casino Rewards group, to which GoldenTigerCasino.com belongs, reported 11 jackpot winners in March over its 18 online casinos.

Now, GoldenTigerCasino.com is offering one hour of free video poker play and a deposit bonus of up to $250.

Besides, new players get a $40 bonus, and they can play one hour winning money with no risk of losing their own.

What is an Online Casino Deposit Bonus?

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Casino Deposit Bonuses

If you want to play with real money in a casino you should open an account and deposit a sum of money. The initial amount can differ a lot. It may be less than five dollars or more than USD500. Soon after depositing you have the right to a casino welcome bonus. This type of bonus may be called a First Time Deposit Bonus as it is in essence. This bonus is usually offered in percent in order that you’ll get more if you deposit more. A great deal of casinos give a 100 percent Welcome Bonus but in some cases it may be 300percent that makes the first deposit rather profitable.

Occasionally you can be even given a casino bonus without making a deposit but it is never as large as the real money bonus. It may often be only a few dollars in order to make the gaming more enjoyable. The Welcome casino bonus might be divided up into several stages so the advantage of a bonus is given to you for several times in one casino. Finally, however, the amount of the bonus might be the same that a one time deposit bonus in another online casino.

Another type of casino bonus that depends on the deposit is the refer-a-friend bonus. Once a friend you have invited deposits you will be given a bonus in order to farther enhance your gaming. The online casino deposit bonus from time to time rewards both you and the friend you persuaded to join and it can differ a lot in size depending on casino.

Not only can the new player be rewarded only for depositing. The majority online casinos have a reward scheme when it comes to deposits. You may find a scheme where the deposit bonus grows every time you deposit up until the 4th payment. Sometimes a casino rewards loyal players with the online casino deposit bonus weekly or monthly. The online casino deposit bonus can also be directed to the individual player and given after his personal amount of deposits and gaming.

New VIP Program on HollywoodPoker.com

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HollywoodPoker.com, the Kahnawake-licensed site, is now offering members of its free VIP club 14 bonuses that can be earned by exchanging points. It is a new clubHOLLYWOODpoker Player VIP Program. The program ensures that players won’t worry about not having a bonus.

To say more, now, players have a choice: they can reload bonus requiring a modest deposit to be made into the player’s account or no load – reload bonus “where players use their current bankroll and select the points for a bonus offer that suits them”.

Besides, the members will also get invitations to monthly freerolls – the so kind of option to exchange the points for tournament tickets.

New Members of the Team

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Successful poker players, Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown, have been recently added to Team Poker Stars Pro.

The list of their accomplishments is really long. Thus, e. g., Gavin Griffin has become the first player to win the coveted “Triple Crown” of poker, and this happened after his winning at the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Classic. He also celebrated his victory at the PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo in 2007 and the World Series of Poker in 2004. Moreover, Griffin has claimed a title in EPT, WSOP and WPT – the world’s three major poker tournaments.

By the way, Gavin appeared to be the youngest ever player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet. He was 22 at that time.

Gavin’s biggest win is $2.4 million at the PokerStars EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo where he became a favorite when it was revealed that he had been involved in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer charity.

Griffin is very proud to have become the part of the Team PokerStars Pro.

Chad Brown, Gavin’s fellow, is no less excited to have become the part of the Team. He is absolutely ready to make his contributions to the Team.

Other big names in the Team are Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, Barry Greenstein, Isabelle Mercier, Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, Bertrand Grospellier, Humberto Brenes and 14 other top pros from around the world.

Mobilebus Partners with CryptoLogic

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CryptoLogic Limited has pyrchased a substantial minority stake in South Korea’s Mobilebus Incorporated , thus continuing its Asian expansion.

The deal between the two firms will lead to the creation of new games and development of new casual game portals for South Korea.

“As an experienced game developer in a gaming-friendly market, Mobilebus will help bring players a uniquely Korean entertainment experience”. The new portals are expected to bring “traditional Korean card and arcade games as well as a suite of subscription-based poker games including high-low and Texas Hold’em featuring avatars and cyber-cash systems, a popular means of payment on Asian sites, with additional revenues generated from in-game advertising and sponsorship”.

The partnership, no doubt, should help Mobilebus develop and grow. Both companies will make a huge impact in Asian market.

To Win and not to be Prone to Expenditures

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This week a 92-year-old man won a massive casino jackpot for the second time in his life. Elmer Sherwin from Ohio netted himself $21.1 million playing a Megabucks slot machine at the Cannery Hotel and Casino. In 1989 he won the $4.6 million jackpot playing a Megabucks machine at the Mirage Casino.

It must be noted that the chance of winning the Megabucks progressive jackpot is very low. They say it is less than one in ten million. So, it is really surprising how Sherwin has managed to do it twice. At the moment he is the only person who has won the top prize for a second time.

Sherwin resides in Las Vegas. He lives with his son and daughter-in-law. He still drives. During World War II he managed to escape death twice. He lived through the Great Depression that taught him not to be prone to big expenditures. Having won huge prizes, he is still very sensible what concerns spending money.