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March 2005 News

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 30th, 2005

Good News Wednesday

Did I say good news Wednesday? I meant GREAT NEWS WEDNESDAY!

First, Tips For Poker would love to announce our 1st $100 EXCLUSIVE TIPS FOR POKER FREEROLL for members of our forum. Click here for more details.

Second, ABSOLUTE Vodka is still giving away FREE DECK OF CARDS. And the World Poker Exchange is still giving away a free poker t-shirt.

Third, the week is half over and its almost the weekend which means POKERTIME. Four, go to Poker Stars (trust me) deposit $50, and you get a 100% matching bonus. Now, play 1200 hands in 12hours you will have $300 extra bucks for your poker bankroll. Or, if your as good as you claim - A LOT MORE!

Five, I can't believe you made it this far! There fore I will give you another sexy little poker babe. Make that one your wallpaper; your significant other will love it. Oh ya don't forget about ENKE's pink bunny stunt, lucky bastard.

All The Rake That's Fit To Muck...

Today's Poker New's:
  • World Poker Tour 
    KOLO - Mar 29 10:57 PM
    Two years ago at this time, very few people had ever heard of "No Limit, Texas Hold 'Em." Today, that poker game is sweeping the nation. A few hundred of the world's best poker players are in town until Friday.
  • Try out some of poker's newest faces 
    Hampton Roads Daily Press - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
    Get Serious! The craze for those modern variants of poker, Texas Hold 'Em and Omaha, shows no signs of abating. But sooner or later every craze abateth, so you'll want to be ready for the next big thing.
  • MGM Opens New Poker Room 
    Rolling Good Times - Mar 29 12:18 PM
    LAS VEGAS -- Gamblers played in the new poker room in the MGM Grand after its opening on Monday. The nonsmoking room has 23 tables and a computerized waiting list.
Poker Quick Link's:
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. However, focus more on the players play, than taking notes itself. By this I mean watch the players play, rather than focusing on trying to keep up with typing notes about him.

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.

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 28th, 2005

Its SPRING, How about A Free DECK OF CARDS!!!

Alright, a lot of people believed me about the Noble Poker, offer. Because, I received about a dozen e-mails thanking me how incredibly easy it was to extract the max $300 bonus from this site.

Explanation: Because, they are offering a 100% bonus up to $300. Now, normally I'm not one to push bonuses however, this is quite possibly the easiest bonus to clear (4raked hands per $1) I've ever seen! Go play at Noble Poker, and get your bonus .

FREE DECK OF CARDS: Guess WHAT? It's your lucky day, because, free cards are on the way! That is what you'll be hearing after you roll over to and sign-up then click the "SWAG" link and have a brand new deck of ABSOLUTE Vodka Playing Cards sent your way.

Additionally, World Poker Exchange is giving away a free t-shirt for signing up.

Quote from site; "By completing this registration page, a promotional T-Shirt will be sent to you, and you will have access to play free money games at World Poker Exchange"

Enjoy your free Poker gear and cya tomorrow! Ehh you want more free poker stuff you say?

Well, go to the poker forum and register to win 1 of 35 GREAT Poker Related Prizes. Alright then head over to the free money no deposit required section and heap up all the bonuses you dirty little bonus whore.

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Today's Poker New's:
  • Online poker draws collegians 
    The Des Moines Register - Mar 27 2:01 AM
    A global tourney has proven very popular in the state. But here's the kicker: It's illegal, an official says. University of Iowa freshman Lindsey Negaard was drawn to the online poker tournament by the free entry and thousands of dollars' worth of prizes.
  • The poker explosion 
    Canoe - Mar 27 2:42 AM
    It's not even noon yet on a Saturday and the poker room at Baccarat Casino is packed. Too packed. There are only 88 seats available in their weekly no-limit hold-'em tournament, and you can tell by looking that won't be enough.
  • sundaymail - PLAY YOUR CARD RIGHT: POKER IS PEOPLE POWERED 
    Sunday Mail - Mar 26 5:28 PM
    POKER is a fascinating game but explaining its appeal to non-believers can be a thankless task. A friend asked me why poker was so compulsive last week and I had a hard time trying to get the message across.
Poker Quick Link's:
Poker Tip of The Day:

3rd Party Programs In a Tournament Situation

Using a program such as Poker Office, a tournament player can gain an advantage very easily.

By monitoring his/hers own play - the player can find the mistakes they are making and quickly remedy them.

Programs like Poker Office, also watches your opponents. Giving you a great idea of their play style. IE) loose, reckless, aggressive, etc.

You should step up to a program such as Poker Office and see your tournament play increase almost instantly.

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 26th, 2005

Holy Bonuses Batman!

First off, if your looking for a new poker room and an excellent bonus - you might want to check out Noble Poker. Because, they are offering a 100% bonus up to $300. Now, normally I'm not one to push bonuses however, this is quite possibly the easiest bonus to clear (4raked hands per $1) I've ever seen!

You can easily play for a couple hours and clear the whole bonus and cash out if you like! You like free money don't you? Of course you do! Who doesn't? Go play at Noble Poker.

The Pink Bunny Auction is back, crazy SOB and marketing genius Jeremy Enke has finally done it (his third time around) and will officially (unless Harrahs won't let him) be playing in the WSOP in a full bunny suit. Enke would be wise to watch his back, as bunnies have been known to be assaulted on occasion.

I'd give it about a week before the naked cowboy from New York realizes his advertising potential at the WSOP.

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Today's Poker New's:
  • Online poker is the Net's fastest-growing business 
    CBS Market Watch - 1 minute ago
    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- It's a Thursday afternoon and Tyler Jewell is looking for some poker action.
  • Adding Pizzazz To Poker Night 
    CBS News - Mar 25 12:00 PM
    Celebrity poker shows and Internet sites are driving the poker craze. So Colleen Brewer, the home director at SHOP Etc., visits The Saturday Early Show with a list of products to make your party a success.
  • Internet Poker 
    KXMA-TV Dickinson - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
    Today the state Senate defeated a constitutional amendment -- to require lawmakers to authorize Internet poker. The vote was 43 to three against. North Dakota's constitution prohibits gambling. The amendment would have exempted Internet poker from the gambling ban.
Poker Quick Link's:
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.

Click HERE to read the Players Notes Section.

 

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 24th, 2005

Imagine this, sitting at your weekly home game only for the SWAT team to bust in and raid your ass! Don't think it can happen to you? Read today's Poker News, where even small town cops are on the lookout for your seemingly innocent home games.

Have you seen the *new* upgraded version of Poker Room? Tips For Poker's very own EG, visited it and wrote up this quality review citing why you might want to revisit PokerRoom!

Have you ever imagined playing poker on your cell phone? Well mid next month you'll be able to. Read this on why!

Read Daniel N's updated Blog on his recent tournament loss in Rio.

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Today's Poker New's:
  • Fairfax Police on Alert for Illegal Poker Games 
    WTOP Radio Network - Mar 23 12:24 PM
    If you want to play high-stakes poker, take your game to Las Vegas.
  • 5 Arrested In Chalmette Over Poker Game 
    News Channel 6 New Orleans - Mar 23 7:11 AM
    CHALMETTE, La. -- Two bar operators and three card dealers have been arrested by State Police in connection with a poker tournament in which the bar allegedly was taking a cut of the fees paid by players to participate.
  • BSkyB alums gamble on Poker 
    C21 Media - Mar 23 5:40 AM
    A group of former BSkyB executives will lay their cards on the table today with the launch of a new UK digital satellite channel dedicated to poker programming.
Poker Quick Link's:
Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More Poker Strategy)
  • 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.

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 22nd, 2004

Bad News For Online Poker

Today in Poker News, the attempted measure to legalize online poker in North Dakota was defeated by the senate. Maybe next year boys!

If you like to talk poker, check out our Poker Forum - which broke a new record of over 37 people on at a single time yesterday!

We've upgraded the Comprehensive Freeroll Listing directory - it looks better now and is more effective. Shortly it will be updated with about (20) other free roll's and display important information such as "PLAYER POINTS NEEDED" , etc.

Check out this funny picture of snowmen playing poker in poker quick links.

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Today's Poker New's:
  • Boston-NY poker? Deal me in 
    Boston Globe - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
    Boston vs. New York. NESN vs. YES. Six of our wiseguys vs. six of theirs (actually two of the "wiseguys" are ladies) in an eight-week team poker competition. Round 1 aired Sunday, and reairs tonight, Thursday, and Saturday at 9 p.m.
  • Matt Savage Joins World Poker Exchange 
    Rolling Good Times - Mar 21 11:03 AM
    ANTIGUA, England – (PRESS RELEASE) -- World Poker Exchange has engaged poker legend Matt Savage as tournament director of the Aug. 3-6 London Open. The gaming and lifestyle event, produced by one of the world's fastest-growing online poker sites, will incorporate an exciting array of lifestyle events framed by the allure of United Kingdom landmarks.
  • Senate defeats Internet poker measure 
    Bismarck Tribune - Mar 21 12:52 PM
    2:34 p.m. - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The Legislature's dalliance with Internet poker regulation ended abruptly Monday, when a bill to make North Dakota the first state to license cyberspace poker tables got only three votes supporting it.
Poker Quick Link's:
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!

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 21st, 2005

Freerolls, Freerolls, FREEROLLS!

Tips For Poker would like to give you even more free money! By adding a new Comprehensive Freeroll Listing directory, which is updated live.

You can now easily keep track of whenever a new FreeRoll is starting up. Best of all you can add it to your RSS for streaming FreeRoll information.

Check out this funny picture of snowmen playing poker in poker quick links.

Chat in our forums and win $650 of poker stuff!

The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

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Today's Poker New's:
  • Different takes on charity poker 
    The Morning Journal - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
    LORAIN -- Mike Kennedy, the owner of Kennedy's Broadway Billiards at 105 W. Fourth St. who was cited by the Ohio Department of Public Safety for hosting Texas Hold'em tournaments, said yesterday he believes that poker for charity is a good idea, but that it needs to be legalized for everyone.
  • Fewer walls, more room for poker 
    Delaware Online - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
    Rick Post (left) deals a hand of poker to family and friends gathered in the newly remodeled and expanded space in his home. Toni and Rick Post, and their son, Taylor, 12, enjoy their new great room and kitchen space.
Poker Quick Link's:
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.

 

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 20th, 2005

Sunday Is Free Money Day!

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Or, you could go to BetOnUSA and get $50 free just for creating an account, simply follow these steps:

1. Go to BETONUSA and create an account.

2. Go to www.BetONUSA.com/FREE50 to claim the free $50, enter promo code: PP-I7A5FO or some combination of that.

The Poker Forum is becoming very active, now's your chance to talk all about poker with other educated players in a moderated environment!

Did you know that PartyPoker is considering going public on the FTSE aka LONDON STOCK MARKET? Read all about it in todays poker news.

The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

All The Rake That's Fit To Muck...

Today's Poker New's:
  • sundaymail - PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT: POKER IS PEOPLE POWERED 
    Sunday Mail - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
    POKER is a fascinating game but explaining its appeal to non-believers can be a thankless task. A friend asked me why poker was so compulsive last week and I had a hard time trying to get the message across.
  • Poker princes eye pot of gold 
    The Telegraph - Mar 19 2:01 PM
    London, March 19: Two Indian batchmates from IIT Delhi, Vikrant Bhargava and Anurag Dikshit, who set up the online Party Poker website four years ago, are thinking of floating their company which is being valued by financial analysts in London at a mind-boggling $6 billion.
  • Is your poker game legal? 
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Mar 19 10:19 AM
    It’s probably not, but with differing state laws and poker’s popularity, bars and charities try to play it straight.
  • Poker games help inspire great room 
    InsideBayArea - Mar 19 7:06 AM
    AT the moment, poker may be as red-hot as, well, a red-hot poker. But even so, is it possible that a card game could cause a family to undertake a $100,000 house remodel?
Poker Quick Link's:
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!

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 18th, 2005

Friday Means PARTY TIME!

Hope you all had a great St. Patricks day and hopefully your hangover isn't too big!

Lets Talk Inspiration... Inspiration to play poker, Inspiration to win big - well here is your INSPIRATION.

Unfortunately, we have some bad news - as today in a poker robbery gone horribly bad a fatal shooting occurred. Read all about this tragedy here.

Did you know that card shark Amarillo Slim was kidnapped in Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar? Read more in his feature in CardPlayer

The boys at FORTUNE CASINO wanted me to tell you that if you deposit $50 using NETeller you get $50 free. Read all about fortune casino in our free money section.

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Today's Poker New's:
Poker Quick Link's:
Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More Strategy)

Odds Calculators:

If you are not an "old school" sort of guy and think you can handle your own when it comes to Online Poker. Step into the 22nd century my friend and try out Automatic Odds Calculators.

What these 3rd Party Programs do for you is automatically determine your odds of making a hand by reading your hold cards and the board cards. Don't worry - this isn't cheating!

Click here to read our reviews on automatic odds calculating programs and what they can do for your poker game today!

Shana Hiatt Pictures March 16th, 2005

Aye Captain Poker

We have a GREAT update for you today! First, lets start with a bad-beat suffered in our Poker Forum. If you haven't seen it yet, its brutal. Lets just say it includes a rivered flush simply devastated by quad kings.

Can't get enough of Poker News? We've added an additional news section with an RSS feed to the latest news directly above the current news.

Here is picture perfect proof you can win on Paradise Poker. This picture shows the chip leader of the Bay 101 tourney who won his seat through a $5 satellite on Paradise!

Today in Poker Quick Links tons of hott poker girls, poker comics and free old school strip poker games.

Advice From Pro's as posted on CardPlayer:

"It has always been my belief that knowing your opponents in pot-limit and no-limit hold’em — how they usually play, and how they play in specific situations — is the most important thing in the game."
- T.J. Cloutier & Tom McEvoy

All The Rake That's Fit To Muck...

Today's Poker New's:
  • Poker craze hitting Crawford County 
    Telegraph-Forum - Mar 15 9:33 AM
    NEW WASHINGTON -- There's a saying in the poker world: "All you need is a chip and a chair." Translated: If you have a stake, regardless of the size, and a place to sit, you always have a chance.
  • Poker fever raises concerns 
    The Electric New Paper - Mar 15 8:27 AM
    IT is a big deal now on some US campuses. And some see it as a dangerous trend. Spurred by televised poker championships and a proliferation of websites that offer online poker game, Ivy Leagues and state universities alike have seen a spurt in the popularity of poker games.
  • 'Pegger heads to world-class poker tournament 
    CBC Manitoba - Mar 15 7:47 AM
    WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man is on his way to Monte Carlo to play in one of the world's top poker tournaments. Will Clarke won his way into a paid spot at the table at the European Poker Championship by playing poker online. Normally, the entry fee into the tournament is 10,000 euros – about $17,000 Cdn.
Poker Quick Link's:
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.

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  • Shana Hiatt Pictures March 14th, 2005

    Monday Bloody Monday

    Another Cinderella Story happened this weekend at the WPT's Shooting Star tournament as poker amateur Danny Nguyen took the $1million dollar pot. That gives hope for all of us poker amateurs to win day win the big one! Read more about it in poker news...

    New/Updated versions of Poker Software Reviews have been added to the Poker Forum.

    More Tips For Poker Exclusive Babes are coming your way soon, keep your bookmarks locked on T4P!

    If your looking for a great alternative to Party Poker, try Paradise Poker. This place is the nuts, for serious players - Paradise is key. A lot of quality poker players makes it easier to play quality poker and make a reliable living off of poker winnings.

    All The Rake That's Fit To Muck...

    Today's Poker New's:
    • S.J. poker player wins $1 million pot 
      San Jose Mercury News - Mar 13 3:21 AM
      There were cheers for Danny Nguyen at both of San Jose's card clubs this weekend, after the local poker dealer and hometown hero won the $1 million prize in the World Poker Tour's Shooting Star Tournament at the Bay 101 Casino.
    • Ante Up at Dear Old Princeton: Online Poker Is a Campus Draw 
      New York Times - Mar 13 7:51 PM
      PRINCETON, N.J. - For Michael Sandberg, it started a few years ago with nickel-and-dime games among friends. But last fall, he says, it became the source of a six-figure income and an alternative to law school.
    • Casino Aims to Keep Workers Slim, but Heavy Publicity Hasn't Hurt 
      New York Times - Mar 13 8:44 PM
      ATLANTIC CITY, March 9 - Calvin France sat at the bar playing video poker for a quarter a game and casting a glance now and then at Sylvester Stallone, who was putting the muscle on a deadbeat on one of the big flat-screen TV's overhead.
    Poker Quick Link's:
    Poker Tip of The Day:

    Show the avatars (people in chairs), but don't stereotype them:
    This is probably the most debatable tip I'm guessing, because if you've turned them off, you probably really don't like the avatars to begin with. And if you do like avatars, well, they're probably on already. I just want to get my two cents in about this Party Poker tip by saying that even though avatars are computer graphics, it's again human nature to easily identify faces. That means we can more easily associate a personality to a face, so it makes it easier to remember how someone is playing when we can attach a face to a playing style.

    Shana Hiatt Pictures March 12th, 2005

    Poker Filled Weekend

    You made it to the Weekend! Now, its time to sit back relax open up that corona and fire up the old poker room and join a nice SNG or Satellite.

    Daniel N. updated his blog today with another interesting but bland post. Worth a look to get inside the mind of a poker champion.

    Participate in Poker Trivia for REAL PRIZES in our Poker Forum and enter our "GRAND OPENING" contest to win part of $650 in poker related goods including a Phil Hellmuth card cover!

    Today in Poker Quick Links babies playing poker, drug dogs and even a random comic.

    All The Rake That's Fit To Muck...

    Today's Poker New's:
    • World Intercollegiate Poker Championship to be Broadcasted 
      Rolling Good Times - Mar 11 11:49 AM
      ANTIGUA, BWI – (PRESS RELEASE) -- World Poker Exchange (WPE) today announced that IFILM Corp., a leading broadband entertainment destination reaching more than five million people per month will exclusively stream clips and highlights from Worldpx.com's first annual World Intercollegiate Poker Championship in Cancun, Mexico from March 12 - 14, 2005.
    • Justice Dept. to Stenehjem: ND Internet poker bill illegal 
      IN-Forum News - Mar 11 4:56 PM
      BISMARCK, N.D. The U.S. Justice Department has told Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem it believes a proposal to license Internet poker sites violates federal law. The legislation's sponsor, Fargo Rep. Jim Kasper, called the agency's opinion a "hollow threat.
    Poker Quick Link's:
    Poker Tip of The Day:
    Move out of the $5 tournaments ASAP:
    This isn't as much a trick as it is advice. The $5 sit and go tournaments on Party Poker are cheap, but at a price. With a $1 entry fee, this amounts to a 20% rake, which is no light task to beat. If you are good enough to win enough $5 tournaments that you can beat this rake, you are good enough to be playing at the $10 tournaments. There really is no difference between the two; and in my opinion, the $10 tournaments might even be easier because you don't get filled out tables of nothing but calling stations. Try as you might and throw the book of poker at me, but there almost nothing humanly possible you can do at an entire table of maniacs or calling stations. The game makes more sense at $10 and even more sense at $30

    Shana Hiatt Pictures March 10th, 2005

    Thursday The Bland.

    Just one day till the poker filled weekend. Hang in there your almost there. Check out some poker babes while your waiting!

    It's 10 days into march and we are already at the $3,000 in free money mark! If you haven't tried these no deposit required casinos and poker rooms yet - give them a whirl.

    Visit the fast growing Poker Forum and enter our contest to win part of $650 in poker related goods including a Phil Hellmuth card cover!

    Today in Poker Quick Links some quality poker art prints, poker comics and even a Joopy update!

    All The Rake That's Fit To Muck...

    Today's Poker New's:
    • TV Poker's Rising Stakes 
      BusinessWeek - Mar 09 9:20 PM
      World Poker Tour founder Steve Lipscomb has seen his brainchild become a ratings hit. Now he has to beat the imitators
    • Charges Announced In Greensboro Poker Raid 
      WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 9:10 AM
      Two people and two businesses have been charged with violations of gambling statutes after authorities raided a poker game last week at a Greensboro Ham's Restaurant.
    • Lawmaker Want Poker Networks to Fund Help 
      AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 5:22 AM
      On Bravo, it's "Celebrity Poker Showdown." On ESPN, it's "The World Series of Poker." On compulsive-gambling help lines, the real stakes emerge.
    • Internet Poker Arguments Heat up Capitol 
      Rolling Good Times - Mar 09 5:04 PM
      BISMARCK, North Dakota -- As reported by the Associated Press: "North Dakota should license Internet poker sites instead of turning a blind eye to the business, and both the state's treasury and the Bank of North Dakota would benefit, industry officials contend.
    Poker Quick Link's:
    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.

     

    Shana Hiatt Pictures March 9th, 2005

    March is Flying By...

    Before you even know it, this month is going to be over and it will be one month closer to summer and the WPT!

    Check out Daniel Negreanu's rant on how Phil Hellmuth actually won a tournament today, its hilarious. The magician himself Antonio Esfandiari has a quality feature in Card Player today, worth a gander.

    The Poker Forum was in Yahoo! news today... Are you a member yet???

    Check out Sporting Bet USA for a free $10 Bet on March Madness. They also have a promotion deposit $50 via Neteller get, $50 Free. This place is money!

    Today in Poker News more on North Dakota's legal woes and information on NJ Lawmakers trying to tax Poker TV shows!

    All The Rake That's Fit To Muck...

    Today's Poker New's:
    Poker Quick Link's:
    Poker Tip of The Day: (Click Here For More Strategy)
    • 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

    Shana Hiatt Pictures March 7th, 2005

    Exclusive New Poker Babe Pics!

    Joopy, our favorite poker playing beauty and also a Tips For Poker Poker Babe. Has posted some Tips For Poker Exclusive Pictures. Be sure to check them out! Thanks Joopy!

    RSS/XML feeds have been added to the Poker Forum so you can now add a live bookmark. Join the contest and get your share of the $650 in Poker Related Prizes!!

    Check out Sporting Bet USA for a free $10 Bet on March Madness.

    Today in Poker News North Dakota is under fire for its attempts to legalize online poker.

    Today's Poker New's:
    • Lobbying blitz beginning on Internet poker measure 
      IN-Forum News - Mar 06 4:57 PM
      BISMARCK, N.D. Licensing Internet poker sites can help prevent gambling by youngsters, compulsive gambling and other consequences that concern state policy-makers, an Internet gambling company executive believes.
    • Internet poker bill: Feds say it's illegal 
      Bismarck Tribune - Mar 06 2:12 AM
      Supporters of making North Dakota the first U.S. home for Internet poker sites face a difficult hurdle -- the federal Justice Department believes the idea is illegal.
    • Poker players ante up under deal 
      News-Record - Mar 06 12:17 AM
      GREENSBORO -- Prosecutors on Friday won more than the pot from 14 poker players charged after a late-night raid of a secret Greensboro poker parlor in December.
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    • Ukbetting launches online poker site 
      Reuters.co.uk - Mar 04 4:56 AM
      LONDON (Reuters) - British online betting firm ukbetting Plc has launched a new poker site, boosting its shares as a new report predicts the online poker market could double in 2005.
    • Bikers can play in annual poker run 
      The Reporter - Mar 04 6:29 AM
      ABATE Local 17's 16th annual FYAO Poker Run takes place Sunday. Sign-ups will be held at Miss Darla's, 110 Peabody Road in Vacaville from 9 to 11 a.m. Run pins will be given to the first 200 entrants. Cost is $10 per person and is open to all bikers.
    • Big poker winner to visit state for hearing 
      Bismarck Tribune - Mar 04 2:12 AM
      A man who won $5 million playing Texas Hold 'em poker will be among sev