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JANUARY 2010
bet365 Demonstrates New Software Release!
With Four $1000 Freerolls bet365 is introducing fantastic new software upgrades which will include the ability to resize tables, one of the first poker rooms on the iPoker network to have the new features!
To demonstrate some of the features of the new software Poker at bet365 is running 4x $1000 Freerolls (1 Merit Point Buy-In) at the same time on 15th January at 19:30. Players will now be able to enter all of these tournaments then hit the Tile Table button to have all four tables instantly fitted to your screen.
Other features include:
- Graphics Overhaul
- Seat Selection
- New game - Razz
- Streamlined gameplay – More hands per hour!
- Upgraded Favourites Section
- Rail Bird/Observer Chat
- Improved Betting Slider
Good luck in the tournaments!
Betfair Poker
New Years Cash boost from Betfair
To start off the new year with a bang, Betfair are offering all their existing players a cash bonus in January. Players can choose the cash bonus that suits them best, the range of bonuses starts at $25 and goes up to a whopping $2,000.
To get your bonus, you have to follow these 3 simple steps:
- Opt-in for the bonus of your choice between 1st and 31st January
- Accumulate Betfair Poker points for all real money play
- Hit the bonus' clearance thresholds to see the weekly payment boosting your bankroll every Wednesday
Now for some live action
Betfair Vienna Live! Betfair are proud to announce a very special poker live event, particularly - but not solely - for the German speaking players : From 19th to 21st February 2010 Betfair will be presenting the Betfair Poker LIVE! Vienna, in Europe's biggest card casino Poker Royale in Wiener Neustadt (about 40km south of Vienna). The event will be running over 3 days in deepstack mode featuring a prize pool of up to €160,000 (€50,000 guaranteed). The buy in will be a moderate €200 + €20 - by playing online you could snatch a package for much less!
You can qualify now through their "Betfair Poker LIVE! Vienna 2010" Satellites! They are giving away live event packages worth $1,000 each (incl. board and lodging).
Irish Poker Open 2010
Join Team Betfair on the Emerald Isle this April for the Irish Poker Open 2010 at the beautiful Burlington Hotel, Dublin. Satellite qualification starts from just $1 and they've given you two chances to win your package via the $510 Super Satellites on February 7th and March 14th, each with 2 x $7,000 packages GUARANTEED!
Something for the “Omahaholics”
Monday night is Omaha night at Betfair Poker! Their weekly $5K GTD PLO tourney for Pot Limit Omaha lovers
When: Every Monday at 21:00 GMT
Buy in: $55+$5
Guarantee : $5,000
Tournament details:
- 3.5 hour average running time
- 10 minute blind levels
- 5,000 starting chips
- Satellite entry available from $12
INTERESTING POKER FACTS
Did you know that;
The opening bet in a game of Poker is known as a Blind. Its purpose is to ensure that there is always cash (or pot) on the table to play for, before the cards are even dealt. There are two blinds:
Is there an advantage to being the dealer In Poker?
In any game of Poker there is always one player that needs to be dealer, working in a clockwise rotation. Different games define the dealer in different ways, either with a dealer disk, a letter D (online poker) or using a specific mark on the gaming table.
The advantage to being the dealer is that you get to watch the other plays being made before being forced to make your own play, putting you as dealer in a very strong position of control.
POKER ANIMALS
Did you know that;
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the youngest player to win a WSP main event was 24
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the oldest player to win a WSP bracelet was 80
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the total possible poker hands in a standard (52) card deck is 2,598,960
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the odds of making a royal flush is 649,740 to 1
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the odds of being dealt a pocket pair is 16 to 1
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Las Vegas Casinos are not legally obligated to pay off their gambling debts
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the French influenced the game by suits, Spades represent Royalty, Diamonds represent Merchants, Clubs represent the Peasants and Hearts represent the Clergy
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in 1492, when Christopher Columbus first came to North America, the men that were with him gathered wide leaves from the trees and drew pictures on them to play cards with
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that the Kings in a deck of cards represent real Kings through history? The King of spades represents David, King of Israel, the king of Clubs represents Alexander the Great, the King of Macedonia, the King of Hearts is Charlemagne, King of France and the king of Diamonds is Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome.
The opening bet in a game of Poker is known as a Blind. Its purpose is to ensure that there is always cash (or pot) on the table to play for, before the cards are even dealt. There are two blinds:
- The Small Blind: the player sitting to the left of the dealer puts up the small blind which is half the minimum bet for the game.
- The Big Blind: the next player clockwise round the table has to put up the big blind which is the minimum bet for the game.
Is there an advantage to being the dealer In Poker?
In any game of Poker there is always one player that needs to be dealer, working in a clockwise rotation. Different games define the dealer in different ways, either with a dealer disk, a letter D (online poker) or using a specific mark on the gaming table.
The advantage to being the dealer is that you get to watch the other plays being made before being forced to make your own play, putting you as dealer in a very strong position of control.
POKER ANIMALS
Quite a few poker terms are named after animals but not all of them are true characteristics of the animal.
BEAR describes a very conservative player who bets little and plays in an overly cautious manner. The player may also try to set different rules for the game or try to set very low betting limits
DUCK is simply another name for a deuce or a two
DOG is a bad hand, or a bad card
FISH is an unskilled or new player. the term comes from someone who would be better suited to playing "Go Fish" than poker. Fish bet wildly even when they can't beat their opponents hand and loses frequently with little knowledge of poker rules or etiquette
MINNOW is close to a “fish” but tends jump into a game even though they do not have the pot to compete, but still bets beyond their means and often loses
MONKEY is a person who gets taken easily and either loses a lot of money to better players, or is duped by a player who cheats
RABBIT is a lot like the “fish” but is a very timid player that asks rookie questions
BEAR describes a very conservative player who bets little and plays in an overly cautious manner. The player may also try to set different rules for the game or try to set very low betting limits
DUCK is simply another name for a deuce or a two
DOG is a bad hand, or a bad card
FISH is an unskilled or new player. the term comes from someone who would be better suited to playing "Go Fish" than poker. Fish bet wildly even when they can't beat their opponents hand and loses frequently with little knowledge of poker rules or etiquette
MINNOW is close to a “fish” but tends jump into a game even though they do not have the pot to compete, but still bets beyond their means and often loses
MONKEY is a person who gets taken easily and either loses a lot of money to better players, or is duped by a player who cheats
RABBIT is a lot like the “fish” but is a very timid player that asks rookie questions
