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July 30, 2006

Fulltiltpoker.com Review

Full Tilt Poker
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Full Tilt Poker Review  Overview:
Full Tilt Poker offers a variety of online poker games. No Limit Texas Holdem,
Pot Limit Texas Holdem, Fixed Limit Texas Holdem as well as varieties of
Omaha, Stud, and Razz. Ring games, tournaments, Sit and Go Tournaments
and multi table tournaments

Texas Holdem

Hold 'em is probably the best known and most popular form of poker today.

Each player starts with two hole cards. There are three rounds of community
cards. These are dealt face up, for every player to use, with betting after
each round.

The best 5-card hand using any combination of the five community cards and
two hole cards wins.

Each new hand begins with a small blind, a big blind, and a round of betting.
The betting rules vary depending upon whether the game is Limit, Pot Limit
or No Limit.

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Omaha

Omaha is a variation of Hold 'em played with four hole cards instead of two.
At showdown, the best five-card hand using exactly two of your hole cards
and three cards from the board wins. Unlike Hold 'em, you may not use more
than three cards from the board. The betting and blinds are exactly the same
as in Hold 'em.

At the beginning of each hand, each player is dealt four hole cards. There is a
small blind, a big blind, and a round of betting.

In Pot Limit, a player can bet any amount from the minimum bet to the size of
the pot. In a $5/$10 pot-limit game, the small blind is $5 and the big blind is
$10. The first player can call the big blind (in this case, $10), or raise to any
amount up to the size of the pot. A raise must either equal or exceed the
previous bet or raise. In this case, a pot-sized raise would be $25 ($5 small
blind + $10 big blind + $10 call), meaning that, in total, player three can bet
up $35. Supposing player three makes a pot-sized raise, the total pot is now
$50.

If the next player wants into the hand, they must call $35, which is the size
of player three's bet. If they want to raise the maximum, they would bet
$120, which equals the size of the pot ($50) plus a $70 raise ($35 call + $35
raise).

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Seven Card Stud

Long before Hold 'em became "the game", 7-Card Stud was what you played
when poker night came around. One part skill, one part memory, one part
strategy, no parts boring.

Each player starts with two hole cards and one upcard; there are then three
more rounds of upcards, with betting after each card, and a final downcard,
followed by a final betting round. Each player ends up with seven cards: four
face up and three face down. The player holding the best hand using any five
of their cards wins the pot. As in Hold 'em, aces play both high and low.

Each new hand begins with every player putting an ante into the pot. For
example, in a $2/$4 limit game, each player would ante 40 cents. The ante is
not like a blind, and does not count toward any future bets. On the first
round, the betting starts with the player having the lowest upcard. This bet is
a forced bet, and the software will automatically put the specified minimum
bet (called the bring-in) into the pot. In a $2/$4 game, the bring-in would be
$.50.

Each player can then fold, call the bring-in, or complete the bet (that is, raise
to the lower limit). Once the bring-in bet has been completed, there is a limit
of three reraises. All future rounds have a three raise limit, as well.

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Razz

Did you ever wish your "bad" hands could make you money? Then Razz could
be the game for you. Part lowball, part 7-card stud, the goal is to make the
best five-card low hand from seven cards.

Each player starts with two hole cards and one upcard; there are then three
more rounds of upcards, with betting after each card, and a final downcard,
just as in stud. Each player ends up with seven cards: four face up and three
face down.

The player holding the best low hand using any five of their cards wins the
pot. Aces are always low, and flushes and straights have no effect on the
value of a hand. Also, it's good to remember that drawing a pair will not hurt
your hand. The best possible hand is A-2-3-4-5.

Each new hand begins with every player putting an ante into the pot. For
example, in a $2/$4 limit game, each player would ante 40 cents. The ante is
not like a blind, and does not count toward any future bets.

In the first round, the betting starts with the player having the highest
upcard. This is a forced bet, and the software will automatically put the
specified minimum bet (called the bring-in) into the pot.

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Fulltiltpoker Software Graphics
Reasonable graphics, player avatars, easy to navigate. The software at Full
Tilt Poker runs reliably and quickly, with the player selecting from various
background environments. There is a statistics function that offers real time
hand analysis. The software is Mac compatible

Fulltiltpoker Promotions

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account in increments of 20% of your initial deposit. A one time deposit of
$100 will earn you $100 payable in increments of $20.

There are also a number of Qualifier Tournaments at Full Tilt Poker. World
Poker Tour and World Series of Poker Satellite Tournaments, guaranteed
tournaments, and other free money give aways. Always great promotions
availabe at Fulltiltpoker.

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Fulltiltpoker.com Deposit Options

You can make a deposit at Full Tilt Poker with Visa, Mastercard, NETeller,
FirePay, or by Money Transfer

Full Tilt Poker Cash Out Options

NETteller, FirePay, and credit card

Fulltiltpoker.com Loyalty Bonus

Earn Full Tilt Points as you play to be used for merchandise, or for freeroll
tournaments. You will receive 7 full tilt points for every $1 in tournament fees

FullTiltPoker Rake Structure

The rake at Full Tilt Poker is a bit higher than the industry standard at 5%.
They have a no flop, no drop policy, like most online poker rooms. Full Tilt
Poker has a maximum rake of $3 and is in line with other poker sites

Full Tilt Poker Support
Support is available around the clock for player convenience. Live support,
E-mail support, and Frequently Asked Questions section

FullTiltPoker.com Unique Features

At Full Tilt Poker, players can play against real poker professionals from all
over the world. Unlike other online poker rooms who claim to have real
professional poker players playing on their sites, at Fulltilt Poker, there is
always a professional poker player at the tables. You will have no trouble
locating the pro players at Full Tilt Poker. The members of Team Full Tilt
include Phil Gordon, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson,
Jennifer Harman, Andy Bloch and dozens more

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July 16, 2006

What is Poker Tracker?

What is Poker Tracker?

Poker Tracker is a Windows based computer program that allows you to
analyze your on-line Texas Hold'Em, Omaha/8 and 7 Card Stud (and Razz)
play. Poker Tracker stores and summarizes hand history data that can be
downloaded from your poker site.

What does Poker Tracker have to offer?

The ability to:

Track your ring game and tournament play on multiple poker sites.

Do you have an account on Party Poker, Poker Stars, etc.? No problem, Poker
Tracker will allow you to import hand histories from each site and store them
in the same database. Don't worry if your screen names are not the same
either, Poker Tracker has a way to let you to combine the stats from multiple
sites.

Track your starting hands and with the various hand combinations see
how many times you:

1) See the flop

2) Raise

3) Win money

4) And much more!

Track your play by position.

You can see how many times you call under the gun, from the cut-off, etc.
Look at the amount of money you win by position. You can also see how you
play short-handed or with a full table.   
Track your play by session/tournament.

Track your hand results.

You can see how many times you got a flush, full-house, etc. and how much
money you made with each hand.

Track your best and worst opponents.

Find out whom you've won the most money from and who has won the most
money from you.
Track every player you have ever played against and keep detailed notes on
each player. You can see how often they see the flop, raise pre-flop,
check-raise, win at showdown and much more.

Import from and export to your player notes files.

The advanced exporter allows use to export user-defined stats to the notes
files so they show up when a player sits at your table.

Auto-rate ring game players.

You can setup rules, or use the default rules, to automatically rate players as
hands are loaded. Find out instantly who the fish are.
Graphically replay your hands individually or replay entire sessions or even
entire tournaments.

Try Poker Tracker for free by downloading the free trial
version of Poker Tracker Hold'em, Omaha and/or Stud today.
Import up to 1,000 hands with no obligation.

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Poker Tip Howard Lederer

Poker Lesson #55
Bad Position, Decent Cards
Howard Lederer
April 3, 2006

In the middle and later stages of tournaments, there are often times when
you're forced to make a pretty big commitment on a relatively weak
holding. These are uncomfortable spots because you never want to risk a
large percentage of your chips with a mediocre hand. Things get even
more difficult when you're playing from the blinds and out of position.

For example, say you're playing late in a tournament. The blinds are $500
and $1,000, and there's a $100 ante. You're in the small blind with
$18,000. It's folded around to the button, an aggressive player who raises
frequently in late position. He has $30,000 in his stack and he raises to
$3,500. You look at your cards and see Ad-9s.

You know that A-9 isn't a great hand, but you can't ignore it in this
situation. First off, given your opponent's history, he may very well be
raising with a hand that is far worse than yours. In fact, in this spot, he
could very well have two rags. Another consideration is that there are a lot
of chips in play. Between the blinds, antes, and your opponent's raise, you
stand to pick up over $5,000 in chips if you can take down this pot, which
would be a nice addition to your short stack.

So, you're probably going to want to play this hand. But what's the best
action?

Find out by reading the complete Poker Pro Tip by Howard Lederer.

July 15, 2006

Estimate Hand Odds

Clonie Gowen
Lesson: 2
A Way To Approximate The Odds
March 21, 2005

It is very difficult to calculate the exact odds of hitting a drawing hand when
you're sitting at the poker table. Unless you're a genius with a gift for
mathematics like Chris Ferguson, you will not be able to do it. That leaves
two options for the rest of us: The first option is to sit at home with a
calculator, figure out the odds for every possible combination of draws, and
then memorize them. That way, no matter what situation comes up, you
always know the odds. But for those of us without a perfect memory, there's
an easier way. Here is a simple trick for estimating those odds.

July 09, 2006

Representing a Bluff

Poker Lesson #52
Representing a Bluff
Huckleberry Seed

Deception is a vital tactic in poker. Usually, when a player talks about a
deceptive play, he's referring to a bluff - a time when he represented a hand
of greater value than the one he held. But this isn't the only deception
available in poker - not by a long shot. If you study your opportunities
thoroughly, you can use the threat of a bluff to engage in another type of
deception, one in which you're trying to convince an opponent that you are
bluffing when, in fact, you have a great hand.

Say you're playing in a No-Limit cash game and things are going well. You've
been playing actively and aggressively. You've been firing at a lot of pots,
using a combination of good cards and well-timed small bluffs to pick up a
number of them. To your table mates, it seems as if you're trying to capture
every chip on the table. They're starting to grow suspicious and feel you're
getting greedy.

Read the complete poker lesson by Huckleberry Seed


 

July 08, 2006

Live Poker Hand Odds

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July 06, 2006

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July 04, 2006

Poker Statistics Live

PokerOffice is the most sophisticated tool on the market for Online Texas Holdem Poker. PokerOffice allows you to track all of your opponents actions as well as your own game, while you are playing, without any need for hand histories or user input. It stores all of the collected data and brings you summarized statistical reports,
spreadsheets and graphs of your own and your opponents play.

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July 01, 2006

Whats Poker Sidekick?

POKER SIDEKICK is:

An online game monitor that runs on your PC, follows your poker play as the game progresses online

A poker tournament expert system that analyzes the game situation, computes the actual odds and probabilities of both current and potential hands that you and your opponents could draw

An online consultant that guides you in how best to play each hand, including an improved set of Sklansky starting hand groups, plus a unique hand scoring system that calculates the overall value of each hand, based upon your hand's strength vs. opponents and the actual situation (e.g., overcards, board has paired, flush draws, straight draws, etc.)

An online poker consultant that teaches you how to win, avoid common pitfalls and to recognize and seize opportunities.

POKER SIDEKICK includes the most complete and automated poker odds calculator available. POKER SIDEKICK uses the actual hand odds plus teaches you WHY to take certain actions, so you learn HOW to win more, why you're winning and key pitfalls to avoid along the way - this knowledge stays with you when you play in offline games, too, making you a much more formidable, respectable poker player

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