Archive for November, 2008

Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

The Sunday Brawl is a bounty tournament that is played weekly at Full Tilt Poker.  Many Full Tilt pro’s are consistent participants in this bloody tournament.

Targeted: Anyone who wants some good old head hunting fun.
Value: No added value
Chance of big payday: The prize pool is $350K guaranteed.
Type of Promotion: Guaranteed Tournament
Take Advantage: If you are looking for a quality bounty tournament with the chance to knock out some big full tilt pro’s.

Details
The Sunday Brawl is a $350K guaranteed knock-out tournament with a $240 + $16 buy-in that is played every Sunday at 2pm EST at Full Tilt poker.  $200 from your buy-in goes to the prize pool with the other $40 going to the Knockout pool.  Every time you knock a player out of the tournament you earn their $40.

You can keep track of your knockout totals in the knockout leaderboard located http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/sunday-brawl.  If you run the show and take out the most players in the tournament then you get entry into the next Sunday Brawl for FREE.

The most knockouts ever in a Sunday Brawl was 22.  This has happened twice, with congratulations going out to jman5j23 and jesseja777.

If $256 is too much for you, which I’m sure is true for a lot of people, you can try to satellite into the tournament.  Full Tilt runs a ton of satellites throughout the week, so you won’t have any trouble finding one.

Use full tilt referral code THEFULLTILT when signing up to receive the Full Tilt bonus of up to $600 on your initial deposit.

$100K Double Deuce Tournament Full Tilt Poker

Friday, November 21st, 2008

The $100K Double Deuce is a new tournament that Full Tilt Poker just added to their schedule.

Targeted: Anyone who wants to the chance of a big payday for only $22.
Value: No added value
Chance of big payday: First place is almost $20K
Type of Promotion: Guaranteed Tournament
Take Advantage: If you are looking for a chance at a big cash from a small buy-in this is the tournament for you.

Details
The tournament is a $100000 guaranteed multi-table tournament with a buy-in of only $22, running every Sunday at 4:35pm EST.  This means that Full Tilt needs 5000 players in order to reach the guarantee!  There are many satellites running during the week, from as little as $0.60.

This is also a great chance to play some of your favourite Full Tilt pros for small buy-in as there are already 4 pro’s signed up for this Sunday, including Lee Watkinson.

Use Full Tilt Referral Code THEFULLTILT when signing up to receive your Full Tilt Poker bonus.

Devilfish Poker Introduces 32 Card Draw

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Targeted: All players who are tired of hold’em and omaha and are looking for a new poker variation.
Value: No added value
Chance of big payday: Whatever you put in, determines what you can win :)
Type of Promotion: New Variation of Draw Poker
Take Advantage: If you are looking for an interesting draw poker game, where big hands are often present, then yes.

Details
32 Card Draw Poker is increasing in popularity across Europe and is now available to be played at Devil Fish Poker.  Only the top half of the deck is used, (7-A), which results in a lot more big hands such as full houses and quads.  All these big hands causes a lot of fast paced action, which makes 32 Card Draw one of the most exciting poker games around. 

There are some rule changes.  The ranking of hands is different than in regular poker, with a flush beating a full house and certain suits being more valuable for flushes than other suites.  There is also an option to offer to split the pot.  Also, (A,7,8,9,10) counts as the lowest straight in 32 Draw Poker.

Here are the hand rankings for 32 Card Draw:
1. Royal Flush
2. Straight Flush
3. Four of a Kind
4. Flush
5. Full House
6. Straight
7. Three of a Kind
8. Two Pair
9. Pair

Suit Rankings
1. Hearts
2. Diamonds
3. Clubs
4. Spades

Overview
32 Card Draw looks to be an exciting form of poker.  I’m definitely going to try it out this Thursday after I play my weekly Devilfish Bounty Tournament.

PokerStars Poker Camp

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Targeted: All players who want a weekend away with some top PokerStars pros.
Value: $4500 – $1500 in travel and expenses, $500 tournament ticket and the remaining $2500 goes towards the 2 days of camp instruction.
Chance of big payday: The $30K guaranteed camp tournament will have some very enticing cash prizes.
Type of Promotion: Poker Camp
Take Advantage: If you are interested in improving your poker game and having some fun in the sun, then yes.

Details
Satellite qualifiers to the PokerStars Poker Camp are running now until December 27th.  The weekly finals take place Saturdays at 2:30pm EST.  You can win entry into these finals by playing the weekly satellite qualifiers or buy-in direct for $320.
The Poker Camp will be taking place January 5th and 6th at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino in the Bahamas.  Greg Raymer will be leading the camp, which will focus on reaching the money in deep stack, multi-table tournaments.  All skill levels will be catered to and the main teaching tool will be live hand analysis.

Overview
PokerStars Poker Camp is sure to be a huge success, as the biggest online poker room knows how to teach and party right.  This camp will be amazing if you are lucky/skilled enough to win a seat.  Learning from some WSOP champions and other PokerStars pros will be worth a lot in your future poker games as well as a great story for your buddies.
Poker won’t be the only thing on your plate over the two days though.  You’ll also have the opportunity to soak up the sun on one of the best resorts in the Bahamas or check out how your favourite pro is doing at the tables of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure.  All in all this will be a great weekend, so I would suggest taking a few stabs at some satellites.  I know I will be.

If you are going to be signing up as a new player at PokerStars be sure to use a PokerStars Marketing Code.  Using a marketing code will ensure that you receive the $50 poker bonus that is available to new players at PokerStars.

Everest Poker Welcome Bonus

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

For a limited time Everest Poker is offering a $100 welcome bonus to all new players who open an account.  All you have to do to receive this bonus is enter the bonus code “Welcome” when prompted while opening the account.  Then once you make a deposit on Everest your bonus is released into your real money account by earning summit points. In ring games you earn 1 summit point for every $1 that is raked, including fractional points.  For example you would earn 0.2 points if $0.20 is raked.  For every $1 paid in tournament fees you earn 8 summit points.  Every summit point is equivalent to $0.07 of your bonus.  Your bonus is moved into your real money account each time you earn summit points.  This is different from the majority of poker rooms who move your bonus over in increments of $10 or $20.

The one downside of Everest’s welcome bonus is that it expires after 30 days and the amount that has not yet been earned is forfeited. This means you have to make sure you play enough poker the month after signing up to ensure you get as much of the $100 bonus as you possibly can!

Everest’s online poker bonus is one of the best in the industry because there is no minimum deposit to earn the full $100 welcome bonus. Also, because the bonus is not earned in increments, it is easier to earn as much of the bonus as possible before it expires.

In addition to the $100 welcome bonus, you will also receive a new depositors freeroll token if you make a deposit within one week of signing up. The token is for a $1000 freeroll that runs every Monday and Thursday at 1:30pm EST.

PKR Bond Bounty Promotion

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Rating: 4/5

Targeted: all players
Value: $600 in added bounties
Chance of big payday: There is a guaranteed prize pool of $12500 with the buy-in at $30…
Type of Promotion: Bounty tournament – money added tournament
Take Advantage: Yes

Details
To celebrate the upcoming bond movie, “Quantum of Solace”, PKR is changing their regular Wednesday night bounty tournament into a Bond Bounty.  The tournament will take place this Wednesday @ 2pm EST.  The buy-in is $30 and there will be a guaranteed prize pool of $12,500.  All six bonds will be in the game, from Connery to Brosnan to Craig.  Knock out any bond and you’ll receive $100.  Also $5 of the buy-in goes on the head of all the other players in the tournament as well, so any other player you knock out nets you $5.

Overview
This tournament is a good value tournament with $600 extra added to the pot, in the form of the 6 bond bounties.  PKR’s bounty tournaments are always a ton of fun, and I would encourage anyone who can to play and get in the 007 mood.  If you are thinking about becoming a new player at PKR, make sure you get a PKR bonus code when making your first deposit to take advantage of their bonus offers.  You should at least download PKR and try out the best poker software in the industry.

Full Tilt Poker – Vote ‘n’ Play Election Day Special – 3 Times FT Points

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Rating: 5/5

Targeted: all players
Value: 3 times FT Points at 6pm EST on November 4th
Chance of big payday: None, just 3 times Full Tilt Points
Type of Promotion: Frequent play promotion
Take Advantage: Yes

Details
There will be a Full Tilt happy hour election day special promotion at Full Tilt Poker.  Starting at 6pm EST on November 4th, earn 3 times Full Tilt Points for all games at Full Tilt!