Archive for March, 2010

Clearing the Full Tilt Bonus

In my introduction post, I described why a Full Tilt Poker download is
so respected in the online poker world. The Full Tilt Poker download
has top-notch software, a great player base, and good customer
support. I also described the new player deposit bonus where they
match your deposit and you receive 100% in bonuses up to $600. The
extra money is a painless way for new and veteran players alike to
increase the bankroll when they’re grinding hands on FullTilt.com.

As soon as you make your Full Tilt Poker download and put in the
necessary referral code, you’re ready to start clearing your newly
acquired bonus. Nothing free is ever quite as easy as you’d hope,
though. The required hours the Full Tilt Poker bonus clearing takes
can range based upon your choice of games. The bonus will be released
at a rate of $0.06 per Full Tilt Point (FTP), which you earn by
participating in Full Tilt’s real money games. For example, let’s say
you deposited $600 and became eligible for a bonus of $600. It will
take a total of $600/$0.06 = 10,000… READ MORE

Poker Skills

Completely understanding the order of poker hands and an opponent’s range can help your game. These are both simple skills that are required in order for you to make a profit playing this game. If you don’t understand poker hand order, you can’t possibly figure out which poker hands to play and you’ll almost always end up playing way too many Texas Hold Em hands. If you don’t have a clue about how to put your opponents on ranges, you’re bound for a tough moment when you have a borderline hand and you must work out whether to call, raise, or fold.

There are some key skills that players must learn before they can be good at the game. I’m about to list a few that a few people might think have nothing to do with poker. They are correct in that they don’t help directly improve your poker game itself. But they could very well be the most vital skills in the game because a great poker player can still lose all of his money if he doesn’t use them.

Do you ever wonder why select great poker players… READ MORE

PokerStars Bonus

PokerStars.com Bonus Requirements

In the world of online poker, there are thousands of sites devoted to bringing people together from all around the world and setting them at the poker table. However, nobody is quite as considerate as Pokerstars.com, which is currently giving up to $600 as a welcome bonus when you join forces with Pokerstars.com. That’s true – they GIVE you coin to play poker! All you must do is enter in the PokerStars bonus code ‘STARS600′ when you make your first real-money deposit.

Where’s the catch? It’s a reasonable question. After all, not one person today just gives money away – there’s always a business tactic, always a motive they’re actually trying to swindle you out of your coin.

This is precisely what PokerStars’ master plan is. They are banking on your joy of poker to keep you going on. See, they do not give you $600 right away. Each time you play at PokerStars.com, you accumulate what are called FPPs, or Frequent Player Points. For each 170 FPPs you accumulate, ten dollars of your bonus will be disbursed to you. You can pocket this in your roll or use it to keep participating at PokerStars, for free.… READ MORE