Archive for October, 2007

October
30th 2007
Annie Duke Event Features $100K Freeroll

Posted under Poker & poker tournament & texas holdem

With the emphasis on the amount of money that can be won in free rolls notwithstanding, the popularity of competing in these types of games of chance is phenomenal as player after player becomes enamored of the chance of winning big at Texas Hold’em poker and other types of poker events. In order for players to qualify for the October 25 tournament, they will have to win a series of games and qualify for the stamps that will be required for players to play in the tournament. In this way, the first 1000 players will be able to compete in the event sponsored by the famous World Series of poker event winner after winning the requisite amount of required games in the intervening space of time.
As one of the most famous professional poker players in the game, Annie Duke is well-known for her abilities at the Texas Hold’em poker tournament as well as other variations of poker and gambling. By sponsoring the event, Annie Duke very likely measurably increases her own level of exposure as well as helping in the advertising of poker and the particular event itself. With its emphasis on matching the big-name star to the event, organizers stand to reap the rewards on all kinds of levels as players are drawn to the tournament and the popular hostess who has won so many poker tournaments in the past and done so much for the sport itself. In the past, Annie Duke has written all manner of books and authored many instructional poker DVDs about the game of Texas Hold’em poker and other variations of poker. This tremendous level of exposure and celebrity status in the professional Texas Hold’em poker world gives organizers good reason to think that the presence of the World Series of poker bracelet holder and world-famous author at the event will increase the level of exposure and publicity that is generated, allowing more and more profit to be earned from players who sign up at the event.
Competing in these types of events is always advisable, as free rolls are a good way to build the players bankroll and win big with out risking any tremendous amounts of cash playing in live competition against other players and events such as the Texas Hold’em poker. Considering the entry fee in relation to the potential winnings, participation in these events is almost a given.

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October
30th 2007
Problem Gamblers Become Issue for Online Poker Rooms and Casinos

Posted under Poker & online poker & poker rooms

While it is certainly enjoyable and entertaining to spend time in online poker rooms and casinos such as Fulltiltpoker.com, there are issues that go beyond the casual playing of these types of poker rooms and casinos that, for some people, are simply impossible to overcome. In the case of problem gamblers, those who cannot stop gambling, even when losing nonstop and having no chance of winning, these types of institutions are the worst possible thing that can happen to them. By making it so easy to participate in these types of gaming and gambling institutions on the web, these types of online poker rooms and casinos can be very difficult for the player to resist who has difficulty turning off the gambling switch. For those players who don’t know when to say no, the online poker rooms are a flame, drawing the moth to its inevitable doom. Unfortunately, the fail safes that exist in off-line, traditional brick and mortar establishments in areas such as Las Vegas do not exist in the online world, making it impossible for establishment proprietors, staff of the website or employees to identify problem gamblers and get help for those who cannot help themselves. With this effort to identify these types of problem gamblers in the real world at traditional brick and mortar gambling establishments, the problem can be often headed off before it comes to a severe problem for the gambler.

With the focus of the United States government on regulating and taxing online poker rooms and casinos in the future, there may be some small chance of providing these problem gamblers with relief, or at least a way to detect the difficulties that they have an reining in their spending habits. By providing methods of identifying gamblers who cannot stop gambling and cause problems for themselves of a financial nature, the new regulations, whatever form they might take, could be an extremely effective method of helping these problem gamblers before disaster strikes and the problem devolves into an impossible situation to deal with. While the concept of regulating and taxing any online poker room and casinos might not be very popular with players and poker room enthusiasts, it will certainly provide a strong and effective method of preventing problem gamblers from gambling their way into financial devastation. By providing this essential method of protecting players and gamblers on the Internet, the online poker rooms and casinos can effectively eliminate the chances of problem gamblers going overboard and causing themselves no end of financial hardship and grief.

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October
30th 2007
Celebrity Poker-Jennifer Tilly Shows up for the National Poker League Tournament

Posted under Poker & poker celebrities & poker tournament & professional poker & texas holdem

The benefit of celebrities joining in famous poker tournaments that are televised or otherwise publicized is tremendous to the poker room and casino that hosts the event as well as the television broadcasting station that is fortunate enough to be able to benefit from the broadcast material. Whenever celebrities participate in famous Texas Hold’em poker tournaments and other types of competitions, it is a great boost to publicity all-around, for the tournament, for the establishment that hosts the tournament, for the television station that broadcast the tournament and even for the celebrity player that participates in the tournament. In the case of the National Poker League, Jennifer Tilly, a World Series of poker tournament bracelet winner, is tearing up the felt and doing everything that she can to compete in the tournament in hopes of winning big at the final event. Featured in movies such as The Crew, Bound and Liar Liar, Jennifer Tilly is a famous movie star and actress that is known for her voluptuous figure and seductive voice and has appeared in a variety of movies and other works, from all manner of genres. Her interest in poker and competing in poker tournaments such as the World Series of poker in Las Vegas and the That the tournament has been well chronicled, and many of her fans are supportive of her role as a semi-professional player.
By participating in a National Poker League tournament as well as other types of events and activities on such a well-publicized scale, the well endowed film actress and international movie star enjoys a level of publicity that cannot be attained in any other way. With the focus on publicity and promotional efforts, the establishment itself could not ask for a better method of promotion, as the simple presence of such a high level celebrity makes all the difference in the promotional effort of the poker room and casino establishment and can bring a tremendous amount of additional revenue and attention which translates very well into revenue and liquid cash dollars in the community as well as in the pocket of establishment proprietors.
By simply participating in the National Poker League tournament, Jennifer Tilly can effectively increase the publicity for the tournament, the National Poker League itself and her own career in the long-term. With this win-win situation, it only makes sense for talented celebrities to compete in these types of poker tournaments.

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October
30th 2007
Asian Professional Players Feel Jilted by Endorsement Deals

Posted under Poker & poker tournament & professional poker & texas holdem

Looking around at the next Las Vegas Texas Hold’em poker tournament that you have a chance to attend, it is easy to see that Asian players enjoy a far lower level of endorsements than their American counterparts, despite being strong winners or flamboyant players. With the seemingly unbalanced method of awarding endorsements to players, it is easy to see how Asian players could be upset and feel that they have been slighted when so few have been offered endorsement deals while lesser, non-Asian players are fielding offers from all manner of corporations such as Nike and other, unnamed textile clothing companies. Although there are many thousands of dollars that flow to the Texas Hold’em professional tournament players hands every year, in the case of the Asian players, no matter how successful they are, it is usually far more difficult to secure the type of endorsement deals that are hoped for by these types of players, looking for additional earnings to supplement their winnings. With the wildly popular method of endorsing professional Texas Hold’em poker tournament players and increasing the level of exposure for corporations endorsement package plans, Asian players go a long way towards keeping the sport alive. By slighting these players and not offering them the same endorsement package deals that are offered to other players, organizers and planners indicate their willingness to allow this type of insult to exist.

As Asian players and professional Texas Hold’em poker tournament organizers and planners grow increasingly more at odds with the other, it is seemingly unlikely that endorsement offers will come out of the woodwork overnight for these types of players. Whether based on ethnicity or culture, it is hard to tell what type of discrimination is occurring, but it does seem apparent that there is some type of discrimination against Asian players, seeing as how so many of them are so successful and yet still have no endorsement deals to choose from.

Endorsement deals for online poker room and casino players as well as their brick-and-mortar, traditional Texas Hold’em poker tournament player counterparts can be quite lucrative and it is easy to understand how Asian players can be upset that they have been passed over for these types of sharing plans again and again. Considering that some Asian players who successfully do well on a consistent basis see less promotional endorsement offers than even the lowest ranked native Caucasian player, it is easy to understand how these players can feel that they have been singled out and discriminated against.

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October
30th 2007
Who Collects the Rakeback?

Posted under Poker & online casino & online poker & poker rakeback

Playing in online poker rooms and casinos such as Fulltiltpoker.com has become such an extremely popular pastime on the web that it is almost more popular than any other form of gaming or wagering on the Internet. With the incredible draw and attraction of the online poker rooms and casinos on players from around the world, it is interesting to point out some of the differences between online poker room and casino promotional programs, such as the rakeback sharing affiliate program that is so popular with new players. The concept of sharing in the rakeback that is collected at every online poker room casino is not new by any means, as players have been signing up for these types of promotional offers and programs since the earliest days of these types of poker rooms and casinos on the Internet. As more and more players flock to online poker rooms and casinos to take advantage of the promotional offers such as the rakeback sharing affiliate program that is so popular with so many players, it becomes readily apparent that there is a huge market for these types of residual profit sharing programs that do such a fantastic job of bringing in new players to the online poker room and casinos in hopes of generating profit and earning a loyal customer.
But when dealing with the rakeback sharing affiliate program, it becomes interesting to note that very few of the online poker room and casino players actually partake in this type of rakeback sharing affiliate program. In some cases, players are simply unaware that this program exists or are afraid to make the effort to understand how the rakeback is calculated. In other cases, players are simply so profitable they do not care. But for those who sign up for the rakeback sharing affiliate program, there are some points to understand before the first dollar is ever paid out. First and foremost, the player actually has to be active at the online poker room and casino. The more games the player participates in, the more rakeback is accumulated from the hands that are played in the pots that are won, making for a larger payout for the player. Without this constant playing and constant activity, the player will never earn anything significant from the rakeback sharing affiliate program.

While this might seem obvious to the online poker room and casino player, for many, the rakeback sharing affiliate program is mysterious and unfathomable, wrapped up in an enigma and the tremendous amounts of formulas and calculations that are nearly impossible for the casual player to keep track of.

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October
30th 2007
William Hill Poker-Strong Poker Bonus and Action despite Lack of Rakeback Sharing

Posted under Poker & internet poker & online poker & poker rakeback & poker rooms

In most instances, it is fairly common for websites and online poker rooms and casinos on the Internet to offer a rakeback sharing affiliate program that allows the player to participate and share in a portion of the rakeback that is collected from every hand that they play. But in the case of the William Hill Poker website and online Casino, there is no such rakeback sharing affiliate program available, bucking the trend and providing one less promotional offer as an incentive for players to participate and compete in the online poker room and casino on a consistent basis. While other promotions, such as the 100% poker deposit bonus matching up to $500 are relatively competitive with other online poker rooms and casinos on the Internet, the lack of a rakeback sharing affiliate program is less than good news for players who depend on this type of program for sustained earnings, as quite often players who find themselves on a losing streak can eventually come back around with a little help from the residual income that is presented to them through the rakeback sharing affiliate program.

Despite the lack of a rakeback sharing affiliate program, the William Hill poker room does a brisk amount of business on the Internet, drawing in players from all around the world and the international community to the online poker room and casino to compete against the tremendous amounts of new action that is constantly coming in to the online poker room and casino in a steady stream from all around the world. With the tremendous amount of rabidly loyal players and patrons that the William Hill poker room and casino on the Internet experiences due to its tremendous popularity and extremely personalized touch, the William Hill poker room has the enviable position of being able to provide a strong level of action on the web for its legion of dedicated players. With the ability to provide new action, it is a simple enough matter to keep players steadily playing in the William Hill online poker room and casino on the Internet.

With the strong poker bonus that the William Hill poker room online casino offers, 100% matching of the poker bonus deposit up to $500, there is good reason to join up, but the lack of a rakeback sharing affiliate program, so common as to be almost mandatory in this day and age, really hurts the presence of the William Hill poker room and casino despite the strong level of action at the poker tables.

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October
30th 2007
Can America Still Compete?

Posted under Poker & online casino & online poker & poker casinos

With all the talk about the United States government and their crackdown on poker rooms, very few have taken up the point that many financial experts have made, that the United States government has legislated itself out of a strong taxable revenue source that could keep the economy afloat even in times of slow revenue growth and depression. With the online poker rooms and casinos, the potential to generate tremendous amounts of revenue is patently obvious and requires little more than the publishing of the online poker room and casino software to the web. With this simplicity and ease of use, even the bureaucrats and pencil pushers that make up the United States government industrial complex can see that there are literally millions of dollars to be earned with this type of online poker room casino wagering. While it is true that many types of gambling, such as those types of events that are based on playing against the house and feature extremely poor odds for the player, are certainly unsuitable for taxation and revenue purposes due to their unfair nature, the earnings that are brought in through the rakeback at online poker rooms and casinos is generous enough to fuel the revenue generation program that the United States could theoretically construct, implement and take advantage of to stave off recession and lack of growth, as well as add to the overall profitability of the gross domestic product.

With this emphasis on what should happen and what might happen, it is easy to overlook what is happening. The United States government is singularly unimpressed with online poker rooms and casinos and has expressed the desires of the politicians who find online poker rooms and casinos to be a hot button issue, capable of generating enough press to attain reelection, the politicians number one concern.
As long as politicians and government officials put so much emphasis on combating online poker rooms and casinos and ignore their ability to generate income inside the United States, the American entrepreneur will never be able to take advantage of this world of opportunity to earn a tremendous amount of income through the proprietorship of online poker rooms and casinos. With this lopsided approach to eliminating American players and potential proprietors of online casinos ability to generate income through the proprietorship of these types of establishments, the American government has adopted the very strange policy of eliminating the ability of United States citizens to earn any type of income from the online poker rooms and casinos beyond what they can earn at the tables.

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October
30th 2007
Poker Lifestyle Makes for Unhealthy Players

Posted under Poker & poker tips & poker tournament & texas holdem

Anytime you may have observed poker players at the table for any length of time, you may have noticed that there is very little physical activity going on. Reaching out for a hand of cards and pushing money into the pot is hardly considered to be good exercise, yet this is the only activity these professional players involve themselves in on a regular basis, making for an extremely unhealthy lifestyle. The fact is, with the ongoing nature of tournament play , professional Texas Hold’em poker tournament players very rarely get the exercise that they need, instead spending all their time indoors playing cards. With this poorly maintained lifestyle, it is easy to see that there are many health hazards that could cause problems in the future for these types of players who get far less exercise than what they should. In the case of the majority of professional Texas Hold’em poker players, whether playing in traditional Texas Hold’em poker tournaments or in online poker rooms and casinos such as Fulltiltpoker.com, many simply do not get the exercise required to maintain a healthy life.

But there are steps that the player can take to mitigate the downward spiraling and less than optimal health patterns that they may have been engaged in for some time. First and foremost, it is necessary for the player to get some form of exercise on a regular basis. Simply sitting at a card table all day is not suitable exercise and the sedentary lifestyle will cause problems in later years for the professional Texas Hold’em poker tournament player who does not care for their health correctly in the modern day. Health professionals have repeatedly spoken out against the type of lifestyle that professional Texas Hold’em poker tournament gamers lead, in which very little exercise is had and players are generally known for sitting at the poker table for long hours without any type of exercise to break up the routine. With this less than beneficial nature of the habits of the professional Texas Hold’em poker player, it is easy to see that leading this type of lifestyle will quickly lead to an extremely unhealthy individual over the long term.

With Texas Hold’em poker becoming such a popular pastime, it is critical that players began to look after their health and try to incorporate as much exercise and proper diet as possible into the Texas Hold’em poker tournament player lifestyle.

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October
30th 2007
Rakeback Sharing Affiliate Programs Come under Fire from Government Legislation-How Long Will the Rakeback Stay Legal?

Posted under Poker & online poker & poker casinos & poker laws & poker rakeback

Participating in online poker rooms and casinos and signing up for the rakeback sharing affiliate program can be an extremely popular, fun and exciting way to earn additional income on the Web. But in the case of many rakeback sharing affiliate program members, participating in the rakeback program is literally the whole reason for participating in the first place. Considering the sharing of residual income over time and its lucrative payouts, the rakeback program is a big motivator for players to participate on the web. Without the rakeback sharing affiliate program, many online poker rooms and casinos would lose a tremendous amount of their business very quickly and have problems maintaining the revenue that is generated on a regular basis. As long as you make that sharing affiliate program is in place, it is very likely that there will be no problem with maintaining new business and keeping new players playing at the online poker room and casino tables in general. In the case of the legal ramifications involved in the rakeback sharing affiliate program, up until now, it has been legal due to the reduced amount of sharing. The law regulates the amount of revenue that can be shared at a certain percentage, which online poker rooms and casinos such as Fulltiltpoker.com follow to the letter. But with new legislation and new developments, the rakeback program as it is currently known may change over the coming years into some other type of program that is barely recognizable by players of the modern-day poker rooms and casinos. While it may be true that online poker rooms and casinos provide a tremendous amount of competition in tournaments as well as free rolls to motivate players and provide extra incentive to participate, without the rake back sharing affiliate program that so many players have gotten used to, it is very likely that these types of online poker rooms would very quickly go out of business without the interest that is sparked by these types of online poker promotions.

Obviously if the United States government was to completely eliminate the rakeback sharing affiliate program or change it so much that it no longer resembles its current incarnation, players would most certainly leave the Internet in droves and look for action elsewhere, anywhere that the rakeback was less constricted and harshly imposed upon by United States government law. In the case of the online poker rooms and casinos that currently exist, very few of them would survive if the rakeback sharing affiliate program was completely eliminated.

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