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Everleaf Network pulls out of USA, France, and Malta
February 10, 2012The Everleaf Network has recently added a clause to their terms and conditions forbidding residents of the United States, France, and Malta from playing in their games. The recently added rule to their terms and conditions reads '18. No person who is resident in Malta, France and USA may open an account, play, or in any other way participate in the ELG offerings and/or services.' This most recent withdrawl follows a disturbing trend, where poker sites don't want to leave themselves open ...
Read moreBarry Greenstein responds to question about Full Tilt Debt
February 3, 2012Yesterday in TwoPlusTwo's News Views and Gossip section, Barry Greenstein posted a response to claims that he owes Full Tilt money. The following is an exerpt taken from his statement on twoplustwo "I borrowed $400,000 to play on Full Tilt a few years ago, before PokerStars had high stakes games. I didn’t pay it back, hoping that some people who owed me and had money on Full Tilt would pay me there so I could use that against the debt. (I'm only owed about $150,000 now). I have assumed ...
Read morePhil Ivey ships 2012 Aussie Millions High Roller
January 29, 2012Phil Ivey defeated Patrik Antonius heads up in the $250,000 high roller even at the Aussie Millions to ship the $2 Million first place. During the controversy that surrounded Full Tilt, Ivey disappeared, not playing in many of the large live events, he choose to keep himself out of the spotlight, but it seems Ivey is ready to get back into the swing of things. Previously in the 2012 Aussie Millions, Ivey barely missed the final table, finishing 12th for $100,000. The 16 player ...
Read moreCard Rush at Party Poker
January 29, 2012On February 1st, Party Poker will launch their latest promotion, Card Rush. Card Rush has com before on party, and is a favorite for people who like a reliable promotion. The bonus offers a fairly reliable 10% Rakeback on Party Poker, if you grind a moderate amount, with potential for much more. Card Rush is mostly directed at cash game grinders, who are able to fully capitalize on the promotion. To participate in Card Rush at Party Poker, just sign up at party poker, make your f...
Read morePartyPoker’s tournaments go rake free
January 21, 2012All tournaments on Party Poker have had their rake completely removed. In what must be an effort to gain traffic from Full Tilt, Party Poker stepped up their promotions, removing all the rake from their tournaments, instead putting that money back into the prize pool. Since Full Tilt was shut down in April of last year, the players mostly migrated to Pokerstars to get their MTT Fix, while Americans migrated to Carbon Poker on the Merge Network, unfortunately Party Poker does not ...
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Betfair Poker Review
January 16, 2012History of Betfair Poker The largest internet betting exchange was founded back in 2000, and had soon developed a strong following in the United Kingdom. Betfair's History has mostly been free of controversy, and has consistently been the most trusted sports betting site in the world, even trading on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol LSE. Betfair's healthy reputation likely steps from the fact that they are not a traditional bookmaker, Betfair simply takes a small commission, an...
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Pokerstars Site Review
January 16, 2012History Pokerstars was started in late 2001, at a time when online poker was first finding its legs, the major competition at the time was Partypoker, and a few other smaller online sites. Pokerstars soon began its meteoric rise to the stop, by providing excellent service, and software that is second to none. After the passage of the UIGEA in 2006, and PartyPoker withdrew from the United States, Pokerstars filled this very large vacuum, along with Full Tilt, and was soon the largest online...
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Party Poker History and Review
January 16, 2012Party Poker History Party Poker's history is one of the oldest and most storied of online poker sites. Party Poker was launched in 2001, and quickly took the spot of top poker network. Its games back then were a poker players fairytale, people were winning for massive amounts, and there were plenty of players. In 2006 with the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), Party Poker closed itself off to the U.S. Market, and has not re-opened since. Af...
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Beginner Poker Strategy : Bankroll Management
January 21, 2012Bankroll Management is a skill that is vitally important if you want to have any sort of stability as a professional poker player. The Heart of Bankroll Management, is that for each stake, you have a ample reserve of funds, if things go less than favorably to you. Below we'll list some examples of Bankroll Management by Stake, and Bankroll Management by Game Type, each bankroll is assuming you are playing No Limit Holdem. Bankroll Management for Cash Games Bankrolls for cash games are fur...
Read moreBeginner Poker Strategy : Position
January 17, 2012Position in poker is one of the most easily overlooked concepts for a new player, and is one of the most important concepts if you want to succeed in poker. We will refer to this below chart for the remainder of the post. We'll also abbreviate the positions in ways you will encounter on poker forums, and on pokerflux Under The Gun : UTG Big Bling : BB Small Blind : SB Cut-Off : CO Button : BTN There are other names for positions, but these are the most vital, wheth...
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