Archive for October, 2011

Russian Player Wins and Loses Big

Discovering poker for the first time is always exciting. Anyone with a good head for games will instantly want to play as much as they can. Online poker sites like Bono PokerStars offers them round the clock games and an account always ready to accept more money.

If you’re not careful, things can quickly spiral out of control. Thousands of players have arrived with high hopes and stuffed wallets, only to be stone cold broke a few days later.

After grasping the fundamentals of the game, the next thing you need to master is bankroll management. Knowing what limits to play and how much money to invest will keep your online poker career alive. Stepping outside of your comfort zone without good fiscal foundations is a one way ticket to disaster.

Russian player I7AXA had certainly mastered the skill element of the game. Last week, he took down 2nd place in PokerStars Sunday Million. It certainly made downloading the PokerStars Скачать worthwhile. This landmark finish paid out a massive $148,343 to a player who had previously only dreamed of stepping beyond low limit poker.

As for bankroll management, it’s a totally different story. The Russian player decided to… READ MORE

Elie and Campos to Argue that Poker is a Skill Game

The Department of Justice targeted a number of people on Black Friday, and two of them have chosen to defend themselves in a very interesting way. In an attempt to have their charges dismissed, Chad Elie and John Campos will be arguing that poker is a skill game.

Both men are being charged for money laundering in addition to their other very serious offenses. Elie has a total of nine charges against while Campos has six. They are hoping that the opinion that poker is a skill game will help them overturn some of these charges. In order for things to go their way, they will need to convince a federal judge of this view. Neither man was able to evade authorities after Black Friday as both of them were arrested on April 19th earlier this year.

Campos was the Vice Chairman of SunFirst Bank in Utah. He is accused of aiding the processing of payments for both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. If you were a poker player living in the United States, it’s a safe bet that you played on Full Tilt or PokerStars since a William Hill Poker download was not possible.

Elie, a businessman, was… READ MORE

Poker Refugees Helps Players Relocate

Online poker players in the U.S. saw their lives change dramatically on Black Friday as their ability to play on the three biggest online poker rooms (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Ultimate Bet/Absolute Poker) was taken away from them. The livelihood of many of these players was stripped away, leaving them to question how they would be paying their bills. Because most of the other sites available in the U.S. have terrible player traffic, the option became clear for some of these players: move abroad.

Moving out of your country is not an easy thing to do. You have to understand the immigration policy of the country you intend on temporarily relocating to, and then you must find a place to live. If you plan to play on PokerStars once relocated rather than a Party Poker download, your next task will then be to provide proof that you are maintaining a residence in another country. Poker Refugees was made to help you with these things.

Poker Refugees is a service run through PocketFives, a site that ranks tournament players on biggest poker sites. You must pay a one time fee of $1,000 in order to receive their services.… READ MORE