January 2005 News

January 31st, 2005

LAST DAY OF JANUARY!

It’s the last day of January and what have YOU DONE FOR POKER TODAY???

Well if your like me and you can’t sit still about the PartPoker IPO you are probably checking PartyPokerIPO.com every 24hours!

In other news – BoDog has been having some incredible tournament action. The other day I was playing on there for their $250,000 PokerBowl qualifier and was surprised to encounter a truly excellent thought provoking game of poker. I would compare it to a fine game of chess which made the 1st place qualification victory exceptionally wondrous. The poker action is really picking up over there – if you haven’t already check it out.

Moral of the story is $5.50 was all it took for me to qualify to possibly win their 250K prize pot. Though it wasn’t easy it sure was challenging and I can’t wait for the big game.

All the Rake that’s fit to Muck…

1. Not Bluffing: Poker mag makes serious start – A poker fanatic and a friend with publishing experience have combined forces to create a new poker magazine that already is selling swiftly off bookstore shelves.
2. Red-hot poker – The pot just keeps getting richer in the poker-tainment racket. Sure, we can thank Ben Affleck and his ilk for giving the wily game a tabloid boost (and we can thank poker for keeping him out of the movies for a nanosecond), but it looks like it’ll outpace the Benifer phenom by a long shot.
3. UW student wins $1.5 million in major poker tourney – A UW-Madison philosophy student pulled off an upset victory in a major poker tournament Thursday night, becoming an instant millionaire. And they say liberal arts majors will never get rich.

* BoDog Weekend Hottie (pic)
* Odd Poker Art (pic)
* Fairies Playing Poker (pic)
* Poker Comic (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day
Short-handed Play:
Aggression is the name of the game. Bet, Bet and Bet some more – even when your beat you have to keep betting. Bet the good hands, Bet the bad hands. Every hand will start off by someone raising and then someone either calling or three betting.

January 29th, 2005

SERIOUS News

First off, PartyPoker, the worlds biggest poker room is considering going public on the London stock exchange in what very well possibly could be the biggest IPO ever!

In other news, a student from Wisconsin who took the week off of classes ends up winning the World Poker Open! A truly remarkable story that will have almost every college student in the world drooling for poker mania!

1. Wisconsin Student Wins $1.51 Million in Binion World Poker Open – TUNICA RESORTS, MS (Jan. 28)–He took a week off from classes at the University of Wisconsin to take in some side action at the 6th Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open. He didn’t know he would soon be swimming with some of the most aggressive poker sharks in the world last Thursday night.
2. Poker and blackjack come to the Sooner State – The day that some tribal leaders in Oklahoma have been waiting for and anti-gambling forces have dreaded finally arrived as some previously prohibited card games including poker and blackjack became legal at a handful of Indian casinos.
3. World’s biggest poker site could be set for £5bn float – LONDON – PartyGaming, owner of the world’s biggest poker website PartyPoker.com, could be looking at floating in London, with reports that it has hired financial advisers to look at its strategic options.

* This is the REAL BoDOG (pic)
* Self Proclaimed Poker “Girl” (pic)
* Click Here To Play 5 Raked Hands @ VIPPoker and recieve a Free T-shirt or Hat. (adv)

Poker Tip of the Day
Waiting for the Blind:
By waiting a full rotation before posting you are allowing yourself a huge advantage. You get to watch how everyone plays/reacts etc. before you even spend a penny. So unless you are familiar with the players do yourself a favor and sit out until the BB comes around.

January 26th, 2005

Cool Online Poker Tourneys And Poker Faces

Over 36 registered users @ Rate My Poker Face! Is your Face Good Enough?

If you haven’t already – check out the Swish Poker Tour. Truly an amazing attempt to create a great and stationary online poker environment. And, best of all its affordable. Most qualifying tournaments are $20 or under!

Celebrity Poker showdown kicked off its new season tonight. Unfortunately, we cannot report that the show is getting any better. For a sheer entertainment factor however, this is an excellent resource. Be sure to check it out on Wednesday nights on Bravo! Check your local listing for times and be sure to watch the new episode of TILT tonight!

1. Schilling aced in celebrity poker; gala eyes glitterati – ANTE UP No danger of Curt Schilling embarking on a career as a card shark. Appearing last night on Bravo’s ” Celebrity Poker Showdown,” the Sox ace showed himself to be a decent, if not great gambler. Squaring off against actresses Catherine O’Hara and Sara Rue and ”Everybody Loves Raymond” stars Ray Romano and Brad Garrett , our hobbled hero …
2. Poker star Annie Duke is an unlikely celebrity – CHICAGO – Two years ago, few people could pick poker champion Annie Duke out of a crowd. Today, the ruby-haired mother can’t go through an airport without getting stopped.
3. World Poker Open Draws Flocks of Players to the South – LOS ANGELES, California — (PRESS RELEASE) — The tenth stop on the WORLD POKER TOUR™ (WPT) kicked off today at the Horseshoe/Gold Strike casinos in Tunica, Mississippi.

Poker Tip of the Day
Use A Four Color Deck:
This might seem basic, but, its actually quite advanced. In a recent survey, 6/10 people actually refuse (or don’t know how) to change their options to 4-Color Decks.

Its fairly simple and seemingly obvious, just go into the options section and click the Four Color Decks. You now have an advantage over many mistake making folks out there!

Everyone who has played long enough has probably misread their cards at some point or another (usually after a long stretch), especially flushes. Using a four colored deck makes it much easier to identify flushes (and more importantly flush draw threats) and enables you to use your brain powers elsewhere.

January 25th, 2005

3rd Party Programs and Annie Duke

Try using 3rd Party Programs – they’ll bring up your game!

Congratulations to Card4, TeflonDon, and thuglove316 winners of our January Private Play Money Hold’em Contest.

Oy Vay! Could it be true, Annie Duke is becoming a television star? Now, don’t get me wrong – I used to think she was hott. But, after what I read about her scandalous ways on RGP I am not impressed. And, the fact that its Affleck’s sloppy seconds just doesn’t cut the cake for me!

Finally, it looks like PokerRoom has some competition. MFORMA has created a new multi-player game for mobile phones! It has some quality reviews so be sure to look into this!

1. Poker craze takes hold of STC – Who would have thought, 10 years ago, that poker would take its place among the most watched sports on television? Poker, a game long associated with smoky bars and shady characters, has come into the limelight in recent years, thanks in part to television.
2. Poker hand rankings – There are 10 hands that can win in poker. 10. High card. In poker, the ace is high, followed by the king, the queen, the jack, and then the rest in reverse numerical order. If no other combinations are dealt, an ace high will beat a king high, and so on.
3. ‘World Poker Tour’ Signs Official Beer – LOS ANGELES To promote its Michelob AmberBock brand, Anheuser-Busch has become the official beer sponsor of the 2005 World Poker Tour , according to the cable program.

* Strip Poker (pic)
* More Strip Poker (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day
Advantages To Keeping Notes:
The reason why Online Poker can be more profitable (to the user) than live poker is simple. There are many features that a user can utilize that live poker never could offer.

For instance, some advantages that online poker has over live poker is the ability to have multiple windows open, taking player notes, and advice from friends or experts.

The advantage we are focusing on here is taking players notes.

Taking detailed notes is EXTREMELY important. WHY? Because, if your serious about playing online – YOU MUST KEEP DETAILED notes on players. Plain and simple, you will encounter the same player again.

It’s so important that we have dedicated a whole section to teaching you how to keep details notes.

January 23rd, 2005

World Poker Open, Begins!
Jack Binion’s World Poker Open Jan 24th-27th.

Presented by Binions Horseshoe in Tunica and the Gold Strike Casino Resort.

The World Poker Open has quickly established itself as one of the most successful poker tournaments in the world and is attended by both nationally and internationally renowned poker players. Follow the links below for a documented history of the WPO.

I know what your thinking – the World Poker Open is here, big woop! You are here, and the tournament is there. But, it’s not at all as bad as you think.

For starters, our Tips For Poker WORLD TOUR contest ends tonight. With T4P regular “card4”, as the strong favorite looks like the contest is all about wrapped up. Official winners will be announced tomorrow, as well as the mystery prize.

1. Business in the cards for poker champ – Denver Post – Jan 23 12:22 AM – Poker has long been a metaphor for business, but for Howard Lederer, it is business. Lederer is one of the most recognizable faces in TV poker, not only as a champion in the game but as lead commentator on poker tournaments for Fox.
2. Poker players ante up for charity – Centre Daily – Jan 23 12:15 AM – STATE COLLEGE — A deluge of snow Saturday could not keep almost 90 men and women from putting on their best poker faces for the Kards for Kids Poker Tournament at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center.
3. Spa City to get taste of poker fever – Saratogian – Jan 23 12:21 AM – SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Texas Hold’em poker tournament is being held to benefit various Easter Seals New York programs that serve the Capital Region and northward.

* Rate My Poker Face, How Good Is Your Face? (link)
* Shana Hiatt in Stuff Magazine (pic)
* Bunch of GREAT Shana Hiatt Pics (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day
Know Your Outs:
The rule of four-two is an extremely easy way to figure out basic odds for most situations where you know your outs. This method is not 100% accurate but it will supply you with an idea of your chances for making a hand. Here is how it works:

With two cards to come after the flop you multiply your number of outs by four. With one card to come after the turn, you multiply your number of outs by two. This will give you a quick figure to work with. If you have a four-card flush after the flop you have nine outs. With two cards to come, you multiply the nine by four and you get 36 percent chance of making the flush. The chart shows the true odds at 35 percent. With one card to come you multiply nine by two and get 18 percent. The chart shows that the true figure is 19.6. It is not completely accurate but it is pretty close, and it is an easy calculation to do in your head.

January 21st, 2005

Online Poker Tours, Contests, more Free Cash!

Check out the Swish Poker Tour, a brand new concept of a great online poker tour. Here’s the straight juice:

The 2005 Swish Poker Tour is the best thing ever introduced to the Online Poker world. Filled with 5 week-long “seasons”, tour members are ranked by our unique ongoing point system. Top performers at the end of each season get paid with cash and prizes. All of this, of course, is in addition to the typical payouts for ALL TOUR EVENTS which are held on Sunday nights at 11est! Just download the Swish Poker software and you’ll be hearing from us regarding the Swish Poker Tour!

Current Contest Leaders:

1 card4 9485
2 TeflonDon 1944
3 Thors1982 671
4 harrington 423
5 jumpman23 349
6 slayer 178
7 Raykf 120

Mike Sexton, Brand Ambassador for PartyPoker.com, won the televised $20k (winner take all) invitation tourney at Crown Casino, Australia beating a table comprising – Marcel Luske, Mel Judah, Scotty Nguyen, Tony Bloom, Harry Dimitrivo. Mike had a long interview after the tourney. It is to be televised on Fox and Discovery!!!

Free Money No Deposit Required has added a new ($35 free offer) from Portofino casino. Be sure to check it out!

STEELERS Going all the way? BET ON THEM @ Bodog.

Play Poker With Your Sports betting winnings — Bodog is a Poker Room too!

1. Hold it: Poker, states at odds – Sun-Sentinel – 17 minutes ago – ST. PAUL, Minn. · David Bischoff thinks he got a raw deal last year when state gambling regulators raided his bowling alley, shut down his weekly Texas Hold ’em poker tournament and confiscated his cards and chips.
2. Poker Craze Collides With State Laws – ABC News – Jan 20 1:14 PM – National Poker Craze Collides With State Gambling Laws Across Country
3. Poker craze is dealing headaches to regulators – Arizona Daily Star – 1 hour, 20 minutes ago – ST. PAUL, Minn. – David Bischoff thinks he got a raw deal last year when state gambling regulators raided his bowling alley, shut down his weekly Texas hold ’em poker tournament and confiscated his

* Free Shana Hiatt Screensaver from FHM (link)
* Holy Crap Shana Hiatt looking HOTT (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day
Learn to Leave:

Not only is this a great tip for poker players – but gamblers in general. However, this rule is often overlooked, even by professionals.

There is a simple rule of thumb, when your up LEAVE! Odd’s are that you can only go down from here. So, do yourself a favor and listen to the voice of reason nagging at you in the back of your head. It’s there for a reason.

Another huge advantage to Online Poker is that there is always another table just waiting for you, so if you’ve experienced 5 bad beats in a row at one table. It’s quite simple – just get up and leave.

You might be wondering why this rule is in the ADVANCED strategy section. Quite simply, its what sets apart professional gamblers from amateurs. Professionals know when its time to walk.

January 20th, 2005

Rate My Poker Face!

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Contest Leaders:
* Card4
* TeflonDon
* Thors1982
Free Money No Deposit Required has surpassed the 10k mark for this month, do you have your share yet?

STEELERS Going all the way? BET ON THEM @ Bodog.

Play Poker With Your Sports betting winnings — Bodog is a Poker Room too!

1. How’s Your Poker Face? Now You Can Find Out – [Press Release] PR Web – 20 minutes ago – Tips For Poker www.Tips4Poker.com, the number one online poker resource has released a new fun and free website. The website, RateMyPokerFace.com , allows users to submit their pictures to be rated on a scale of 1-10 and get feedback on how well their poker face stands out! [PRWEB Jan 20, 2005]
2. Caribbean Sun Poker January Tournament Announced – Rolling Good Times – Jan 19 4:14 PM – UK — (PRESS RELEASE) — On January 22, 2005 Caribbean Sun Poker will be hosting a “New Years Extravaganza” poker tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 or roughly $190,000.
3. New Poker Show has Big Name Attention – [Press Release] PR Web – 18 minutes ago – The Small town Poker Tour Show has people talking worldwide. [PRWEB Jan 20, 2005]

Poker Tip of the Day
Taking Notes In a Tournament:
A very valuable skill in an online tournament is taking notes.

A good player (in a multiple table tourney situation) will be watching multiple tables and taking notes on each player — knowing he will shortly encounter that player.

The advantage is he will now know for the most part exactly how he plays. His bluffs, his tells (if any) and his betting structure.

Taking notes during a tournament not only keeps you alert and busy but, it keeps you from playing the hands that will bust you out of the tournament quick.

January 19th, 2005

Contest Continues & RMPF Opens!

What You Can Win:
1st. Place: $50 Via Neteller/PayPal
2nd. Place: $25 Via Neteller/PayPal
3rd. Place: Mystery Prize

How You Win: Click Here and register @ our private play money tables. The person with the top scores by NEXT Sunday January 23rd, 2005 win the prizes.

GOAL: Use your first 100 starting points – to get as many play money points as you can by January 23rd 11:59PM. The top (3) persons with the most play money points at that time will be contacted and receive a prize. You can view your current position by clicking the “Leaders Board” button at any time.

Contest Dates/Times :
January 17th 12:01AM – January 24th 11:59PM

Click Here For Full Rules & Regulations

1. Poker Tour International Announces Upcoming Tournaments – Rolling Good Times – Jan 18 2:59 PM – FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — (PRESS RELEASE) — Poker Tour International (PTI) announces upcoming Texas Hold’em Poker tournaments for 2005. Dates are as follows: March 16-20, 2005 — Circa’s Hispanola Resort and Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and April 13-18, 2005 — Norwegian Cruise Caribbean Spirit Ship. Rates for the trips, including buy-ins, travel, and accommodations, run $2,999.
2. News Article: Crave Announces Poker for DS – Planet Gamecube – Jan 18 9:40 AM – The publisher’s first DS title will go all in on the current poker phenomenon. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POKER: DELUXE SERIES™ COMING SOON! LOS ANGELES, Calif. –
3. Spurred by TV tournaments, poker all the rage – Macomb Daily – Jan 18 7:43 AM – Enter Gameland Sports in Clinton Township and you might think you walked into a Las Vegas novelty shop. Spread out seemingly as far as the eye can see is a virtual smorgasbord of poker-related items: poker tables, poker chips, poker visors and even poker books.

* Artistic Poker Face (pic)
* True Indian Poker (pic)
* Click here to try our new FREE FLASH Poker Play Tables! (cool flash holdem game)
* Click Here To Play 5 Raked Hands @ VIPPoker and receive a Free T-shirt or Hat. (adv)

Poker Tip of the Day
Buy-In More Than Necessary:
There are more than a variety of reasons for buying in more than necessary at the poker table.

Intimidation Factor
Reserves
Having “THE NUTS” and not being able to raise.

Although, the minimum suggested 20times the big blind is hardly what people buy-in with to this day. I would recommend a buy-in more on the lines of at least 50times the big blind.

After you start doing this – you will notice people respect your raises/play more. You will always have the opportunity to raise (not be the person who flops a boat, and is out of cash). And will always have a cash reserve after a bad beat.

January 15th, 2005

More Free Poker Money

The Free Money No Deposit Required section has been updated with a new $16 (or close to) free from Noble Poker. Be sure to take advantage of that! Tips For Poker already had one winner take out $90 today from them, minus their initial free cash.

1. Organizers say poker tournament will continue despite warning – Gazetteonline.com – Jan 15 9:38 AM – CARTER LAKE — Organizers of a poker tournament that the state says is illegal may be headed for a high-stakes showdown with regulators.
2. Las Vegas fantasy poker camp – Denton Record-Chronicle – Jan 15 3:13 AM – Almost 170 signed up for the first Howard Lederer Poker Fantasy Camp, the latest vacation choice that allows wannabes to mix with famous professionals, pick up poker tips, ask questions and match their skills against others in tournaments. Fantasy camps have been around for years.
3. Knowing When To Fold’em Important For Teen Poker Players – NBC 10 Philadelphia – Jan 14 8:43 PM – What on Earth is interesting enough to pull a kid away from their video games? Try poker. TV shows with big bucks on the line and professional poker players are glamorizing the game, so NBC 10’s Dawn Timmeny took a look at the pros and cons of kids and poker.
4. ‘Gamblin’ Granny’ Creates #1 Poker Show in America, ‘Ultimate Poker Challenge’ – [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance – Jan 14 10:48 PM – At age 90, Florence Pugliese is not your average poker player.

* OLD School Celebrity Poker (Jon Franks, Joe Piscapo, etc.) (link)
* Poker Babe! (pic)
* How HOTT is Joopy??? (pic gallery)

Poker Tip of the Day
Feel Out The Situation and Bluff HARD (C/S Rule #4):

Don’t bluff when you have Two Pair and a flush draw on the flop? No one betting, but you have position? Make a smart-bluff at the pot. Make a bet that you think that is big, but callable. Like you want someone to call you. If no one has anything watch them all fold like cowards.

Don’t be scared if you get a caller, REbluff him on the next card – IF you don’t think it helped him.

If that fails, don’t hesitate to fold.

January 13th, 2005

Tonights The NIGHT, TILT BABY
How many times have you went on TILT this month? Well if the answer is more than once than ESPN might have an answer for you.

ESPN’s new Poker Drama, TILT, will be on the air for its first night tonight. Check your local listings for exact times, standard is January 13th @ 9pm with a ridiculous amount of reruns to shortly follow.

However, some review’s are already in. John Ruch of the Boston Herald seemed to think that TILT will soon be TILTING off the air! Click here to read his opinionated article. On the other side the NY times thought the show to be on its way to the big time, with this optimistic piece.

Just like New York and Boston to do that to each other!

When viewing the TILT Preview special yesterday, One must give the show credit. It appears to have everything a good drama should and it also has Poker. Which is exactly what the show promised. What more could you want? Other than, a hundred begging affiliates to offer you $50 to sign-up for the fan club.

Tips for Poker feels that if you take this show with a grain of salt – it will be enjoyable. But, go in expecting this show to be MATLOCK from the start and expect to be disappointed.

Now, only if Poker players could use this show as an alternative to actually going on TILT and the show may very well be a hit!

1. Deal me out: ESPN poker drama `Tilt’ comes up short of a royal flush – Boston Herald – Jan 12 2:55 PM -`Tilt,” ESPN’s new pinball – er, poker – drama, aims to be hard-boiled but never gets deeper than attitude. Still, props to ESPN for taking a shot at another fictional expose series after its 2003…
2. Online Poker Industry Grows – Rolling Good Times – Jan 12 2:05 PM – UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by the UK Register: “In the two years since online poker first tempted punters, the industry has grown from $100,000 in gross rake per day in January 2002 to between a staggering global $2m and $2.5m While online gaming itself continues to grow at a dramatic pace, the online poker industry has more than tripled in the past year according to statistics provided by
3. James Woods’ Online Poker for Tsunami Aid – Rolling Good Times – Jan 12 1:36 PM – Los Angeles — As reported by the Indo-Asian News Service: “Hollywood actor James Woods (“Any Given Sunday”, “The General’s Daughter”) will host an online poker tournament to aid the victims of the devastating tsunami tragedy.

* Name this Poker Appearence in a MOVIE. (pic)
* Poker FACE! (pic)
* JOOPY’s hot Poker Pics. (pic gallery)
* Link Whore Takes So Much, But Gives So Little. (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Switch Up Your Play (Common Sense Rule #3):

Just Bluffed a big hand? Consider showing your bluffed hand to the table, then next time you have a huge hand bet really strong – you might get a few people who still think your bluffing! Alternate your play in a non-predictable manner but try to keep your betting rhythmic and predictable no matter what hand you have!

January 11th, 2005

TILT, ESPN’s Baby – Coming Soon
In Case, you weren’t aware – ESPN’s new POKER-Based series “Tilt” will shortly be making it’s appearance. Will it FLOP? Or will it be a huge success? My bet is, that the show itself will be a huge success and continue to draw huge crowds and attention on Poker.

ESPN, truly has something going here. The most exciting part about Poker is what goes on in the players mind. And, if they work this show in the right way it will very well work out. The cast is dynamite, they have a great day to air it on. And, Tips4Poker is willing to bet, TILT will be a huge success. Be sure to check it out this Thursday!

Read more about TILT

1. World Poker Tour Season Three: Pokerstars.Com Caribbean Poker Adventure – Rolling Good Times – Jan 10 3:20 PM – Los Angeles, CA — (PRESS RELEASE) — The ninth stop on the WORLD POKER TOUR™ (WPT) is in paradise, literally.
2. Poker Broadcast Being Negotiated – Rolling Good Times – Jan 10 1:20 PM – Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. has hired a sports television consulting firm to help the company negotiate a broadcast agreement with ESPN and develop new programming related to the World Series of Poker tournament.
3. Passport Entertainment Announces Ultimate Poker Babes – [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance – Jan 10 5:58 PM – Ultimate Poker Babes, from the producers of Ultimate Poker Challenge, America’s #1 poker television program, now bring you a fun, sexy, reality game show where the cards are mandatory and the clothing is optional.

* Talk about a Crowded Table! (pic)
* Stu Unger, a true poker player (pic)
* Google Groups Rec.Gambling.Poker (link)

Poker Tip of the Day
Use Your Mind (Common Sense Rule #2):
Think through every hand. The pro’s get to the final tournaments because they think through every hand and every move the person made. Think HARD! What hand do you think they have? What hand do you think they just made? Why are they betting this much? Are just a few examples of questions you should be asking yourself.

January 10th, 2005
Did you see those Playoffs?
Whoa, talk about some serious upsets in those NFL playoffs this past weekend! More people were grunting and groaning in the poker room — I felt like I was watching the horse races! Hopefully you didn’t lose too much money.

I know I promised you that we would release information about our new contest using our Play Money section. However, its not ready quite yet. A couple more bugs need to be fixed (probably within a day or two) and it will be good to go!

Once again the strategy guide has been updated, be sure to check that out. The next target for a big update is the free money section – and finally the members section will receive a complete overhaul.

1. Kennedy, Leykis to Co-Host Poker TV Show – ABC News – Jan 08 12:04 PM – Ex-MTV Personality Kennedy, Radio Personality Tom Leykis to Co-Host Poker Show on GSN Network
2. Poker craze leads to questions about what’s legal, what’s not – The Bryan-College Station Eagle – Jan 09 12:48 AM – When it comes to playing poker for money or prizes, local officials suggest keeping the games at home — or you can bet you’re breaking Texas law.
3. Deitsch: ESPN’s new poker series has potential – Sports Illustrated – Jan 07 12:03 PM – Poor Michael Madsen . Everybody is out to get him in ESPN’s fictional Las Vegas. Poker players want to beat him. A small town cop wants to ice him. Even real-life poker stars T.J. Cloutier and Daniel Negreanu refuse to play him at the fictional Colorado Casino.

* Fairys Enjoy Poker Too (pic)
* Enjoyable Poker Comic (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day
Play Less Hands (Common Sense Rule #1):
The less hands you play, the more money you keep. This doesn’t just go for tournaments but for poker in general. Play only the best possible hands you can! Meaning, only play the hands that will give you the best return on your investment. Duh!

January 7th, 2005

New Strategy Guide

Tips4Poker.com continues to get better by the day, we completely overhauled our Strategy Guide section. It might just actually take your game to the top!

Believe it or not, some companies charge upwards $50bux for a comparable Strategy Guide – but, leave it to your good friends @ Tips4Poker to offer it to you for 100% FREE! You don’t even need to sign-up for a stupid mailing list.

WE got Poker NEWS, its quite simple…

1. Anheuser-Busch sponsors World Poker Tour – BizJournals – Jan 06 10:16 AM – Anheuser-Busch Inc. has agreed to sponsor the 2004-2005 season of the World Poker Tour, the tour’s parent company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
2. Excalibur Electronics Turns ‘World Series Of Poker’ into Royal Flush – Rolling Good Times – Jan 06 12:26 PM – MIAMI, Florida – (PRESS RELEASE) — Excalibur Electronics picked the best poker hand last year when the leading manufacturer of hand-held games, information electronics and poker products was licensed to market “World Series of Poker” products by Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET).
3. Poker tourney to help shelter – The Reporter – Jan 06 7:05 AM – Supporters of Vacaville’s Opportunity House will transform the historic downtown Opera House into a Vegas-style casino Feb. 5 when the nonprofit hosts its first Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament.

* Doyle Brunson Signed Poker Chip (pic)
* Phil Hellmuth Jr. FUNNY PICTURE (pic)
* Great Poker Comic (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day
Poker Strategy
The Tip of the day, is to visit our NEWLY RENOVATED Strategy Guide Section. This doesn’t happen everyday so we’ve got to keep you wanting more!
Check back tomorrow, for a real tip of the day!

January 7th, 2005

Eyes On The Prize

It’s January 4th, 2005 and you know what that means — the orange bowl. The two titans of college football (minus Auburn) will meet and fight for the title of College Champions.

*Bet on USC or Oklahoma for the Orange Bowl @ Bodog!

Back to Poker News, incase you didn’t see yesterdays story – 2004 WSOP Champ Raymer getting jumped after a poker game check it out here. And, I found this interesting personal column about the benefits of children learning poker. Read some more poker news here…

Check out our new Business Card – WE ARE BIGTIME BABY, BIGTIME!

Online Cheating Section has been renovated, check it out for new info on online cheating.

Poker Addictions, College Recruiting and More…

1. Millard alumni recruit with poker – Omaha World-Herald – Jan 02 10:19 PM – The Millard Schools Alumni Association is hosting a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament Jan. 15 to recruit members. Membership is open to Millard graduates, parents and friends of the district.
2. When house wins, poker game is illegal – Greeley Tribune Online – Jan 03 12:06 AM – Q Some friends and I play a regular game of Texas Hold ‘Em at an area bar during the week, and now we’re being told the police are going to shut it down because of illegal gambling. Can you tell me why it’s legal to play bingo in Colorado, but you can’t play poker?
3. Counselors warn: Poker games put players at addiction risk – Quad-Cities – Jan 02 9:59 PM – The popularity of poker games — especially Texas Hold’Em — continued through the holiday season, with many finding poker sets, poker chips and cards in their stash of gifts.

* Lou Costello Playing Poker (pic)
* Poker, DAS MUSICAL (pic)
* When a Poker Game, goes bad. (pic)

Poker Tip of the Day
Keep player notes on opponents:
I cannot stress this enough. So much so that I will be writing an article on how to take some good notes in the future (updated: Player Notes page now up). While you always want to be paying attention to how people are playing, in online poker, players are always coming and going, which doesn’t give you time to feel them out. Taking notes cam help you when you play these opponents again. Even if you aren’t going to play this person it again, taking notes makes it much easier to keep a mental track of how each player plays and what to expect from them. The big things to note are: smart or stupid, aggressive or passive, tight or loose, straight up or bluffs, bets out a draw or not and what kind of hands do they play or pre-flop raise with. Yes, this is a lot of information to note, but it will help you in the long run.

January 2nd, 2005

Raymer Attacked and Other Poker News

In case you didn’t hear already about the news, 2004 WSOP Champion Greg Raymer was assaulted by two unknown attackers who followed him to his hotel room. Read the full story here.

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1. Assisting UK Poker Players to Make the Right Choices – [Press Release] PR Web – Jan 02 12:04 AM – UkPokerOnline.co.uk offers UK poker players an informed choice of where to play online. [PRWEB Jan 2, 2005]
2. Poker champion fights off attackers – Gwinnett Daily Post – Jan 01 6:43 AM – LAS VEGAS Greg Raymer, the 2004 World Series of Poker champion, apparently knows how to wield more than a stack of chips when everything is riding on it.
3. Jerry Orbach Well Remembered – E! Online via Yahoo! News – Jan 02 10:30 AM – The stars turned out Friday in New York to remember, mourn, and memorialize Jerry Orbach as a great song and dance man, an astute poker play, an avid golfer, a fine friend and co-worker, and a quintessential New Yorker.

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Poker Tip of the Day
Wait a full table rotation before posting the BB:

This tip is probably debatable by many of the players out there. In my opinion, unless you know what you are doing, this tactic will save you money in the long run by letting you not only get mentally prepared for the game, but also gives you invaluable time to evaluate your opponents. The worst thing that can happen is to get dealt a strong hand early and then get caught in a massive raising war between two players you don’t know. They could be two maniacs for sure, but what if one of them is a maniac and the other player is super-tight? Most likely, that super tight player is holding the nuts while you are bumbling by with top pair or two pair. Not a good move. So be patient, take notes in the meanwhile and save money in the long run.