Free CardRunners and StoxPoker for playing Full Tilt
CardRunners and StoxPoker are offering free poker training online, just for playing poker.
The only catch is you have to play on Full Tilt (not much of a catch if you already play there), and you must earn 4500 Full Tilt points in a month to receive a free month membership to CardRunners (2500 points for StoxPoker). And best yet, you keep your points. All that's required is earning that many base points in a month.
You also need to be a current paying member of CardRunners or StoxPoker, which you can buy with Full Tilt points.
To get Iron Man status, you would need to earn 200 points in 25 days within one month, which would instantly qualify you for the free month of CardRunners. So if you earn Iron Man anyway every month, you'll have a lifetime membership.
If you don't earn the entire amount of 4500 points, you'll still get free weeks. 1125 will get you one free week, 2250 will get you two free weeks, etc.
Rakeback and MGR will be unaffected as well.
If you're already a member, free months will be added to your existing subscription.
If you aren't a member, we recommend purchasing StoxPoker from the Full Tilt store. It's the cheapest at 5000 points. And if you clear 5000 points, you'll immediately get a free month.
To sign up, register at www.trulyfreepokertraining.com.
Golden Nugget hosts Grand Fall Classic Poker Series
Thanksgiving blues getting you down?
If you're in Vegas over Thanksgiving -- even Turkey Day itself -- how about a poker tournament?
Golden Nugget runs their Grand Fall Classic Poker Series from Nov. 24 through Nov. 30, with 7 events, only one of which is no-limit! (Fear not, $125 no-limit tournaments run twice daily at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. with 8000 chips and 30-minute levels.)
All events are $230, begin at noon, start with 8000 chips (with 2000 bonus chips), and have 40-minute levels:
Monday, 11/24: Ladies no-limit
Tuesday, 11/25: HORSE
Wednesday, 11/26: Pot-limit Omaha H/L
Thursday, 11/27: Limit Omaha H/L
Friday, 11/28: HORSE
Saturday: 11/29: Mix -- 2-7 Triple Draw, 7 Stud H/L, Crazy Pineapple
Sunday, 11/30: Limit Omaha H/L
For more info, call John Colville at (702) 386-8164 or email jcolville@goldennugget.com.
Binion’s New Poker Room - First Look
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Binion's in Downtown Las Vegas
Binion's claims it's the place that made poker famous and for good reason. This is the original home of the World Series of Poker™ and the annual tradition was held here for more than three decades before the current owner, Harrah's Entertainment, acquired the original of all poker tournaments in 2004 and moved it to the Rio Resort.
What better time for Binion's to open an all new poker room than a week before the conclusion of the 2008 WSOP™ Main Event final table. Players are greeted with a marble floored foyer filled with photos of past WSOP champions and members of the Poker Hall of Frame. A stop by the new digs that features 10 tables in an opulent setting centrally located to the main casino is in order for all poker players. Play poker where it all begin, Binion's casino in downtown Las Vegas.
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Binion's new poker room
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Binion's Gallery of Champions has moved to the foyer of the new poker room
Online Poker Players and the NFL
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Keeping track of wins an NFL game can seriously help to build your bankroll
Whether you watch the NFL, or any popular professional sports for that matter, doesn't really matter. But what does matter is that you're at least paying attention to who is winning and whether they were favored in the Bodog Sportsbook.
It's a simple piece of advice for online poker players and it basically boils down to this: If the favored team wins, there will be more sports bettors in the poker room.
You see for an online gambling site like Bodog that has a casino, sportsbook, racebook and poker room, one of the perks of playing poker there is that there are so many fish playing poker who are flush with cash from a big win in the sportsbook or casino. The best way to take advantage of this fact is by paying attention to who wins a game.
Since most bettors put money on the favored team, every time a favorite wins the poker room fills up with players who are not only playing loose with all of their recent winnings, but they are also often less experienced players.
So get in there and take advantage of a poker room where the odds are thoroughly stacked in the experienced players favor. Just keep your eye on the Bodog Sportsbook and see who the favorites are, then be sure to log in and play when the favorites win. You'll definitely see the difference.
Online Poker Players and the NFL
photo courtesy BodogLife.comKeeping track of wins an NFL game can seriously help to build your bankroll
Whether you watch the NFL, or any popular professional sports for that matter, doesn't really matter. But what does matter is that you're at least paying attention to who is winning and whether they were favored in the Bodog Sportsbook.
It's a simple piece of advice for online poker players and it basically boils down to this: If the favored team wins, there will be more sports bettors in the poker room.
You see for an online gambling site like Bodog that has a casino, sportsbook, racebook and poker room, one of the perks of playing poker there is that there are so many fish playing poker who are flush with cash from a big win in the sportsbook or casino. The best way to take advantage of this fact is by paying attention to who wins a game.
Since most bettors put money on the favored team, every time a favorite wins the poker room fills up with players who are not only playing loose with all of their recent winnings, but they are also often less experienced players.
So get in there and take advantage of a poker room where the odds are thoroughly stacked in the experienced players favor. Just keep your eye on the Bodog Sportsbook and see who the favorites are, then be sure to log in and play when the favorites win. You'll definitely see the difference.
Red Rock Harley-Davidson Opens with a Poker Tournament
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Red Rock Harley-Davidson
How do you open a brand new Harley-Davidson dealership with a 104,000 square foot store? If you're Red Rock Harley-Davidson in Las Vegas you schedule a "Rock-Hard, Ride Harder" three day party and cap off the grand opening festivities with a Charity Poker Tournament to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). That's how we do things in Las Vegas.
The Hoyt Corkins Celebrity Poker Tournament will get underway on Saturday at 3 PM at the H-D dealership located at 2260 S. Rainbow on the west side of Las Vegas. Players will be competing for a 2008 105th Anniversary Edition Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a WORLD model Curtis & Co watch plus the obligatory trophy. Other prizes include a bunch of great H-D merchandise.
There will be plenty of poker pros on-hand and competing in the affair including poker legends Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth plus newcomers from the upcoming 2008 WSOP final table, David Rheems and chip leader Dennis Phillips. The buy-in for the Saturday tournament is $500 and everyone is cordially invited to participate. Satellites will run all day Friday for a very affordable $60 entry fee. WPT Boot Camp will be conducting free poker seminars for players wanting to improve their game. Ring games will be offered on Saturday in addition to the Hoyt Corkins Celebrity Poker Tournament. There will be complimentary drinks from Hogs & Heifers Saloon for all players. You must be 21 years of age to play.
Use this direct link for more details and to pre-register for the event. On-site registration starts at noon on Friday, November 7th. Seating is limited.
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Hoyt Corkins at play during the 2008 WSOP Main Event
60 Minutes set to Air Internet Poker Cheating Scams
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Rio Resort, home of the World Series of Poker
Poker Player Newspaper online is reporting an upcoming 60 Minutes on CBS will feature a segment on the cheating scandals in Internet poker rooms. New York based poker industry insider, Wendeen H. Eolis, has published an exposé of the 60 Minutes news show's effort to conduct an in-depth investigation into the apparent scams that have been used to separate unsuspecting Internet poker players from their money.
Eolis believes the show will probably air on Sunday, November 9th. If the date looks familar it's the same day the 2008 WSOP final table will be broadcast on ESPN. Whether this segment will help or hurt efforts to legalize Internet card rooms remains to be seen. Depending on the slant of the 60 Minutes' producers, the piece could make a case for legalizing and regulating Internet poker or it could paint such a black picture it becomes politically untouchable. Much of the material for the segment was collected inside the Amazon Room, the WSOP's poker room, during the 2008 WSOP at the Rio Resort in Las Vegas last summer.
If you have an interest in Internet poker returning to the US in a legal, regulated, and money safe manner then you won't want to miss this edition of 60 Minutes or the latest Eolis' article, Sixty Minutes: The Ultimate Gamble.
Read Wendeen H. Eolis' article now using this direct link to Poker Player Newspaper online.
World Series of Poker Main Event Tuesday night on ESPN
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Waiting for the river
Tonight at 9 PM ET on ESPN2 - two hours of original programming from the 2008 World Series of Poker™. This is the last installments before the final table reconvenes in two weeks following the 117 day break. Twenty-seven players are all that's left from the 6844 that started the event two weeks earlier. Tonight's action will see the number reduced to the final table nine.
Tune in for televised poker at its' best. Watch as the stress of playing for millions of dollars takes a heavy toll on the players. Catch the moment of defeat when the final river card deflates and a player's dreams of poker immotality are gone in an instant. The adrenalin is running high, chips are flying and one wrong decision can cost a player millions in cash.
The action gets under way at 9 PM ET on the ESPN Sports Network; but as always, check local listings for exact times in your area. Next week's two hours of WSOP poker will be a review of the upcoming final table. More Flipchip photos from Day 7 of the Main Event after the jump.
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ESPN feature TV table
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Tiffany Michelle crashes after being eliminated in 17th place for $334,534
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Chris Klodnick leaves in 12th place with $591,869
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Owen Crowe finished 14th for $463,201
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Scott Montgomery makes the final table
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Gert Andersen takes 14th place and $463,201
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Joe Bishop was 11th and received $591,869
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Joe Bishop's friends sends champagne to the table
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Joe shares the good stuff with the table
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David Rheems makes the final table
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Ylon Schwartz makes the final table
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Dean Hamrick stands as he waits for the river that sends him home in 10th place with $591,869 in cash
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The final table nine - from left - Ylon Schwartz, Kelly Kim, Dennis Phillips, Peter Eastgate, Darus Suharto, Scott Montgomery, Craig Marquis, Ivan Demidov, and David 'Chino' Rheem
WSOP Main Event Final Table Details
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Rio Resort Las Vegas
The final two days of the 2008 WSOP are almost here. Soon we will finally know who is the 2008 World Champion of Poker. It all begins on Sunday, November 9th, at 10 AM PST. The November Nine will take their seats at the final table at the Rio All-Suite Resort and commence play. They will continue until only two players remain, then they will adjourn until Monday November 10th.
Heads-up play will begin at 10 PM on Monday and continue until the final all-in and a call that determines the champion. The players are vying for $32 million in cash and one diamond encrusted platinum bracelet, the most coveted prize in all of poker.
The final table is set to take place in the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio Resort. Even if you can't make it to the live show you'll still be treated to a same day showing of all the action from each day on the ESPN Sports network and you'll see it up close in HD.
Stop by later for this weeks mini-gallery of Flipchip photos from Day 7 of the Main Event. WSOP poker on ESPN will premier another two hours of original programming from Day 7 at 9 PM ET on Tuesday evening. Mark it down because you don't want to miss this weeks WSOP poker action - the players are few, the stacks are huge and the stakes are astronomical.
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Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio Resort in Las Vegas
Caesars Palace Adds Mega Satellites
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Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Caesars Palace announced the addition of six Mega Satellites for the 2008 Caesars Palace Classic championship event. Player demand for more opportunities to enter the $10,000 buy-in event was the reason behind the decision to offer the additional satellites. For every $10,000 in the prize pool one seat will be awarded.
The added events are scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (October 24 - 26). A 4 PM $1,060 buy-in satellite and a 7 PM $550 buy-in will be held on the three days. Four previously scheduled satellites for the guaranteed $1 million championship event will be held on Monday, October 27. Two $550 buy-in satellites at 1 PM and 5 PM and two $1060 buy-in events at 3 PM and 7 PM offer players an altenative route to entry in the final Caesars Palace Classic event. Single table satellites for $1,040 run around the clock.
The Championship event begins on Tuesday, October 28, at High Noon. Players start the event with 100,000 in play money and 75 minute blind levels. Additional details are available at the Caesars Palace website or by calling the poker room direct at 702.785.6566.
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