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04
Feb
Gain rewards your loyalty deserves with Will Hill

Cash in your coins
February’s race to collect cash is on!! Play either the £ or € tables this month and work your way up the prize table! The More Coins you earn the more cash you receive for the points you gain over the month! Earn as little as 1 point to receive your coin each day and then build a stack of coins to grab a bigger monthly top-up. You have to opt-in though, so make sure you do to get your prizes!

Double Up Sit and Go Leaderboard
All you need to do is play a Double up Sit and go and you will automatically join the Double Up Sit & Go Leaderboard to play for excellent prizes. Every time you play, you win points! We are giving away $250,000 over 4 weeks.

Irish Poker Open
We are offering you the opportunity to win a seat at theIrish Open Poker Tournament 2010 in Dublin’s Burlington Hotel. The Irish Read More »

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pokerblogs Posted by WillHill_Poker in Weekly Promotions

19
Jan
Big Bet Poker Launches on the Merge Gaming Network

The Merge Gaming Network just got a little bigger. On Tuesday, it was revealed that Big Bet Poker is the Network's newest addition. The group of sites already includes ACED, Carbon Poker, Iron Duke, Poker Nordica, Reefer Poker, and Spin32. The Network happily accepts players from the United States.

In a press release distributed by Big Bet Poker on Tuesday, a company spokesperson explained the decision to launch on the Merge Gaming Network: "Merge's continuous growth in liquidity combined with our ability to accept new players from anywhere in the world provides an exciting new option for all poker players." The Merge Gaming Network has grown in popularity due to several high-profile signings. In July, Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh signed with Iron Duke. Last month, 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jamie Gold signed with ACED.

Big Bet Poker offers two player rewards system. The first is the standard Merge Gaming player point system. In addition, Read More »

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pokerblogs Posted by MyPokerAcademy in Big Bet Poker

02
Dec
Poker Psychology: The Complete Circle

The game of poker is warfare of an unusual type. You battle it out with chips and cards instead of armaments and physical strength, using conflicting information to make the best decisions possible. Some players come to the felt with a major part of their arsenal muted; they lack the psychological support to allow them to attack poker properly.

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pokerblogs Posted by MyPokerAcademy in Poker Psychology

02
Dec
Dave Meli - 'King Of November' In the November €220 Poker Tourney

 

Host: Malta Poker Events
Venue: Portomaso Casino
Main Event: €220 Freeze-out
Side Event: €50+5
Registered Players: 49
Tourney Duration: 8 Hours


Another fantastic live poker tournament took place on Sunday the 29th November 2009 in the charming Maltese Islands at the heart of the mediterranean.  The ‘Kings and Queens of November’ by Malta Poker Events dr Read More »

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pokerblogs Posted by MaltaPokerEvents in Poker Malta, Poker Tournament, Portomaso Casino,
Autumn Schedule, Monthly Tournaments, Malta Poker Events, Sandbox

23
Nov
Malta Poker Events – Thursday Satellite - 19.11.09

Malta Poker Events – Thursday Satellite - 19.11.09



The action picked up yet again on Thursday the 19th November with Malta Poker Events at the Portomaso Casino, St. Julians. 4 Seats were given out as prizes for the €220 freeze-out taking place on Sunday the 29th November. Winners of the €27+3 freezeout satellite event included previous satellite frontrunners Thomas Harvey, and Tanya Apap.

The tournament structure featured a starting stack of 3,000 chips and a blind structure which increased every 18 minutes. Players were at their seats at 20:30 hrs, and were split up into two separate tournaments according to their indicated preference whilst registering at the Portomaso cash desk - A 10 player tourney in the smoking area and a 24 player multi table tournament at the smoke-free tables Read More »

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pokerblogs Posted by MaltaPokerEvents in Poker Malta, Poker Tournament, Portomaso Casino,
Malta Poker Open Satellite, Monthly Tournaments, Malta Poker Events, Sandbox

03
Nov
Girl Power Prevails At The Halloween €220 Tournament 1.11.09

Halloween €220 Tournament 1.11.09   Host: Malta Poker Events Venue: Portomaso Casino Tournament Style: €220 Freeze-out Registered Players: 64 Satellite entries: 17 players Direct Buy-in: 47 players Tourney Duration: 9 Hours   64 poker players registered for the Halloween €220 Freeze-out tourney at the Portomaso Casino hosted by Malta Poker Events.  The prize-pool reached just under €13,000 giving out cash prizes to the 9 poker players who made it into the money this month.  The first prize of €4000 went out to Beatriz Bernal Leonardo [Spain], for placing first.   The first hand of the night was dealt a Read More »

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pokerblogs Posted by MaltaPokerEvents in Poker Malta, Poker Tournament, Portomaso Casino,
Autumn Schedule, Monthly Tournaments, Malta Poker Events, Sandbox

27
Oct
Nothing Better then Winning a MTT

Feels good to win, played like two pros and got lucky!

$7,000 Guaranteed TURBO R/A 2009-10-27 23:05:37 1 Place $5+$0.50 $25.50
Ship It $1,941.25

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pokerblogs Posted by melitapoker in Big Wins

23
Oct
October Satellite – Episode 4 [22/10/09] - Malta Poker Events

The fourth episode of the weekly live satellite tournaments hosted by Malta Poker Events attracted 35 players on Thursday the 22nd October at the Portomaso Casino St. Julians.     Among the players present, were some of the regular Malta Poker Events fans like Stephen Spiteri, Ryan Seguna, Charles Sammut and Hubert Micallef as well as last month’s €220 winner, Georg Westin [Sweden].   The event started at 20:30Hrs where dozens of poker players took their shot at the event which gave them a chance at winning their €220 entry to the end of month Halloween Poker Tournament taking place at the Portomaso Casino, Malta, on the 1st November 2009.   The tournament progressed at a steady pace with quality poker players who were taking their time at analysing their opponents before taking any chances with uncalculated decisions.  By midnight the game was down to the final table and the actions started to tighten up as leader Brian Cremona had a Read More »

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pokerblogs Posted by MaltaPokerEvents in Poker Malta, Poker Tournament, Portomaso Casino,
Autumn Schedule, Monthly Tournaments, Malta Poker Events, Sandbox

23
Oct
Controlling The Size of a Pot

 

Pot control is the art of manipulating the size of the pot based on the relative strength of your hand.  “Relative strength of your hand” refers to how strong your hand is in comparison to the likely range of hands of your opponent.  This means that the tighter your opponent is, the stronger hand you will need to play a big pot and the looser your opponent is, the weaker your hand can be to play a big pot.

For example if you have top pair against a calling station fish, you would usually be correct to place bigger bets on the flop, turn and river.  With top pair against a tight nit, it’s more of a judgment call, but you still usually want to avoid a situation where you end up with all of your chips in the middle.

Pot control is one of the most important skills for no-limit players.  By keeping the pot the appropriate size, it becomes much easier to avoid mistakes.  Pot control both keeps you out of trouble and Read More »

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pokerblogs Posted by XEOflex in Poker Strategy, Poker Tutorials, Poker Tips

22
Oct
$6 Sng x5 $5.50 x5 Hu (recently updated)

played in 2 

1st.  3rd=$10 

2nd. 1st =$25

3rd. 8th

4th. 2nd=$15

5th. 2nd=$15

6th.2nd=$15

 2 more and i get the $200 bonus :D go me ahha

was unlucky not to get to top 2 ran 4th

2/2 out of x5 in my heads up so far even got unlucky but manage to keep cool and still take both out !!!

Cheers Dan

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pokerblogs Posted by danoby in Dans poker info to the top



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