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The most popular online poker website FullTiltPoker.com is upping the ante on the news from 2009 WSOP in Vegas with their 2009 WSOP News Page, a new portal dedicated to inform customers on everything related to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, including players views, players’ insights, players’ coverage, updates, poker celebrities’ blogs and more.

Full Tilt 2009 WSOP Coverage Page is not the usual news website like many other sites. Full Tilt WSOP News Site is divided into three sections, and includes a daily highlights piece in where fans can get access to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas events info, results, players and more in a series of articles written by the Full Tilt writers Roy Winston and AlCantHang. Besides the typical daily updates and results on each and every event, Full Tilt Poker World Series of Poker Coverage Page also highlights two in house blogs, Poker from the Rail Blog, which features comments, wsop news, insider info from Full Tilt Poker stars, comments from Full Tilt Poker’s players and writers and guest posts from other poker bloggers, and the Pro Blog, which highlights commentaries from members of Team Full Tilt playing in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, including Andy Bloch, Jon “Pearljammed” Turner and Roy Winston.

Additionally, Full Tilt Poker’s new 2009 WSOP Coverage Page has a Twitter portion that supplies round the clock updates and commentary from several poker professionals. Included in the Twitter area include, Beth Shak, Jennifer Harman, Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow and Rafe Furst. The Twitter feed lets players to create short messages permitting people from around the world to listen to them. These messages known as “tweets”, can be forwarded from any place in the world through a mobile phone or other portable device.

If you would like more info on Full Tilt Poker’s new WSOP Coverage Page please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/series-coverage.

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Open to ALL WDIAV Forum Members

This is your LAST BEST CHANCE to win one of SIX $1,500 2009 World Series of Poker event tickets in Las Vegas!

May 17th, 9 pm EST - Put it on your calendar! $500 Freeroll PLUS a chance to win a ticket to our WSOP Step 4 final where we are giving away 6 WSOP seats. Top 18 placers in the event will win a Step 4 ticket.

Terms and conditions:

1. You MUST be a registered WDIAV Forum member. This Freeroll will be by pre-registration ONLY. No password.

2. You MUST have a minimum of 50 valid (i.e. non-spam or redundant) posts to the forum threads.

3. You must have a minimum of 50 forum points available to enter. You can still earn points under the CURRENT point system (more about that below) by making posts to the forum and by posting your avatar. When you enter this final freeroll tournament, you will be redeeming ALL of your current forum points for this last chance to win.

4. All Step 4 Tickets are transferable to another forum member or WDIAV Player. Anyone found selling tickets will be immediately disqualified and their forum account will be cancelled. All tickets have no cash value.

5. WSOP seat(s) are non-transferable and have no cash value. You must be present at the RIO with your Harrah’s players card to obtain your WSOP seat.

6. You MUST be 21 years old at the time you present your ticket in Las Vegas for your $1,500 event #7 seat. This event will be played on June 2nd, 2009 at 12 noon.

7. Winners are responsible for any and all taxes, travel, expenses and any other costs incurred in this promotion. Winners of WSOP seats agree to wear the shirt and hat of our choice while playing in the event. Winners agree to hold WDIAV harmless for any occurrence as a result of this promotion. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

8. The final date to earn forum points and to make 50 posts to the forum is May 15th, 2009. After that date, forum members who try to enter this tournament by completing their posts and points will not be allowed to play in this tournament!

If you haven’t had time to earn points and post into the forum or you’re a new forum member, here’s your chance to get into a really GREAT DEAL! Get your points and posts into the WDIAV forum by NO LATER than May 12th, 2009.

ANNOUNCEMENT - WDIAV POINTS WILL BE CHANGING

We’ve been working hard to try to create a point system that rewards forum members who contribute to our forum and who make it a fun and interesting place to visit. The DAY AFTER this special tournament, we will be announcing our new forum point system. At that time, all old WDIAV points will be come invalid.

Some of the new features:

* Automatic point calculation

* Automatic point redemption for passwords to tournaments

* Point rewards for all parts of the forum - threads, posts, photos, videos, referrals, blogs, comments, adding events to the calendar and much more.

* Redeem points for cash and gift certificates

Once again, we want to say thanks to all our members who have made our forum the success it is. Now we want to take it to the next step in enjoyment.

Regards, WDIAV Team

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Christmas cheer has struck some of the most popular online No-Limit Texas Hold’em sites this holiday season, and they are rather charitable with their specials. Depending on what type of internet No-Limit Poker site bonus you are looking for; there is one out there for you. After looking at the top online No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker sites, we found the following promotions.

Opening up with the ever popular internet No-Limit Poker room Full Tilt Poker, they have available the “The Holiday $100k”. The site is granting all their poker players a chance to win $100,000, for buying-in with only 2000 points. This Texas Hold’em promotion will start on Dec. 27th and there will be a second chance on Dec. the 28th. Full Tilt Poker is also giving members an opportunity to win their way into one of the promotions by playing in a Freeroll.

The 2nd poker room we took a look at was Ultimate Bet poker, they are having specials every day during this month. They have already awarded IPods, a $1000 New depositer Freeroll, and on the 19th it is possible to take home a flat screen TV. The poker site has their “Days of Deals” special continuing for the duration of this month.

To finish, PartyPoker.com is presenting “The Great Gift Giveaway”. The way it works is by working your way up different levels and the more points you win, the bigger the rewards you can win. There are scores of prizes to be had to win for example entries into prize tournaments or cash prizes. Plus if you happen to play on the Texas Hold’em Poker website on Christmas Day, Party Poker will double the points you make on the cash No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker tables.

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Without a doubt the most loathed personalities at the no-limit Texas Hold’em table the majority of times will constantly be the boaster. You recognize the poker player I’m talking about. He’s the guy that finds a place at the no limit Texas Hold’em poker table and makes sure you’re aware that he desires all of your Texas Hold’em chips; parting the no limit Texas Hold’em poker table with the exact same position that he came with. Even if he doesn’t win, he has the thought that he is the finest poker player on the globe.

As the greater part Texas Hold’em players would prefer to stay away from competition of this type, there exist others who would argue that boasting may have its compensation. So, the doubt you may have is: Is there , if truth be told such a thing as a skillful poker boaster or false Texas Hold’em Poker bragger? Showing-off about how competent you are in no-limit Texas Hold’em is really just like stating: “I am the most skilled poker player around, be sure to stay on top of things while you’re competing in a Texas Hold’em game against me!” That’s about the most awful vibe to send out playing no-limit Texas Hold’em. Plus, sharing too much information about your no-limit Texas Hold’em playing manner can be harmful to your no limit Texas Hold’em poker game. You most certainly do not want these guys to know how you bet on certain Texas Hold’em hands.

What is more there are those no-limit Texas Hold’em opponents who may use show-boating as a sort of no-limit Texas Hold’em technique, or bluff. Show-boating when you have a particular poker hand might probably bewilder your opponents and confuse them about your no limit Texas Hold’em poker playing method. Some people may deem this tactic a bit deceitful, but it is important to not forget that there aren’t many regulations against it in Texas Hold’em. Texas Hold’em Poker is all about working with what you got and taking advantage of it to the fullest.

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On Sun., Nov. 30th CBS will premiere their special “How Online Gamblers Unmasked Cheaters”. This special was filmed after a 16-week research into the online Texas Hold’em industry and particularly a cheating scandal with the online poker site Absolute Poker.

This poker page was studied after some of the poker players on the website stated that a poker player was illegally winning a great amount of cash. Todd Witteles was a vital player in this research, according to Witteles; he was losing large amounts of money to the exact same Texas Hold’em poker player. Witteles claimed that this player was raising against incredibly good poker hands, anyone would have assumed he was basically giving his money to the other players, but he was unbelievably winning quite often.

Witteles was quite correct in his assumptions, it was later shown that a player with knowledge of the site was able to see any poker player’s hole cards. At first, Absolute Poker said that there were no faults with the room or the Texas Hold’em poker competitor. After numerous players moved forward with accusations, the Texas Hold’em site examined further into the problem and found the problem.

By Jan. of 2008, the gaming commission uncovered what the Texas Hold’em poker competitors and the poker website had suspected all along. It turned out that, there was an employee who had broken through the Texas Hold’em poker room’s security system and was playing poker illegitimately for more or less six weeks. The research proved that the poker page had not benefited from the illicit activities in any way, and was in no way, shape or form implicated.

These circumstances are further proof that there should be more laws in regards to online poker websites. The United States government should authorize and legalize the online poker business to defend these honorable customers. These laws would also regulate the access to these pages by children, which tends to be another concern these days.

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Take a minute to imagine if you were to have a chat with any ordinary guy or girl off the street about Texas Hold’em, they almost certainly wouldn’t consider Texas Hold’em to be a game of strategy, careful planning, or careful observation. Possibly when you point out online Texas Hold’em poker with them, they would almost certainly envision some acquaintances lounging around their kitchen table chatting and smoking cigars. They also could believe online poker to be a game of luck rather than expertise, more like a game of craps rather than checkers, for example.

So the big issue is: “Could I possibly make a living by playing poker?”. You might not believe it but, it is possible to make a profit from poker. Quite a few people not only come out on top by playing Texas Hold’em poker, but also make a lot of money by competing in the game. The key point you have to remember about Texas Hold’em poker is that even though you can play in a Sin City casino, beside blackjack tables and slots; in poker you are not working against the house but against other online poker contestants. Therefore, in all reality, you are gambling your poker chips against other rivals in a game of skill as opposed to a game of fate.

You could be thinking to yourself: “What about the luck factor?” Obviously in online poker, nobody is aware which hands will be dealt. That doesn’t signify that one cannot play poker games with a dependable amount of pre-tournament know-how. One major thing to keep in mind in online poker is that numbers will be your best friend. Statistics plays a very important part in the game of Texas Hold’em. So much so, that even if you get somewhat fortunate every once in while the stats always seem to humble you.

Don’t forget that Vegas casino games such as online Texas Hold’em poker where you are truly competing versus other actual contenders CAN be won. The more you play the game of Texas Hold’em, you will discover that it is more of game of expertise as opposed to natural fate.

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Two of the largest online poker corporations out there are merging in a TV deal very soon in what is projected to be a very popular gamble. The incredibly successful online poker room Fulltiltpoker has recently stated that they will be collaborating with World Poker Tour for the upcoming W.P.T. season. FullTiltPoker.com will be the primary supporter of the World WPT’s TV season, and the poker website is on tap to be presented in every single one of the installments which are seen on F.S.N.. Fulltiltpoker will gain all the control of the instructive segments of the shows.

Particulars of this contract have not been made known so far, but the union will definitely be a great achievement. This agreement will combine two tremendously strong Texas Hold’em poker names. World Poker Tour which is a well-known brand on television through Fox Sports Net and Fulltiltpoker which has a massive Texas Hold’em poker set of fans, as well as a Texas Hold’em poker team including players who have accumulated a total of 10 World Poker Tour trophies and thirty-five World Series of Poker bracelets. Full Tilt also funds many other Texas Hold’em poker players and now the Texas Hold’em webpage has begun presenting Texas Hold’em poker instruction as well.

This merger is guaranteed to lure a fresh following and is assured to fill the fresh distinction which poker is causing. This union denotes W.P.T.E.’s forfeit of the Texas Hold’em room business as World Poker Tour will more than likely end their online poker website World Poker Tour Enterprises online. The pay site ClubWPT.com will more than likely remain open.

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The benefits of internet poker versus actual poker rooms are endless, but besides these benefits there are also some shortcomings. Internet poker lets at-home players the option to contend in professional poker tournaments with pro Texas Hold em players, but these non-professional Texas Hold em players must avoid any distractions that may impair their chances to win lots of poker chips.

Lots of online Texas Holdem players become preoccupied by what is happening around them, or perhaps by the Full Tilt Poker site they are playing on. These distractions can in fact cost them excellent poker hands and most likely their hard-earned Texas Holdem Poker chips. The game of Texas Hold em poker is a game of proficiency as well as absolute focus, no matter if you are playing Texas Holdem at home, or in a real poker room.

Perhaps, the most prevalent slip-up that Full Tilt Poker players commit is by competing in more than one table at once. The better part of amateur online Texas Holdem poker players will assume that this is a good thought, but ultimately it might workout to be a detriment. This method of playing several tables in sequence will impair your awareness and finally cost you poker money. Don’t forget that even the best Texas Holdem poker players in the world will commit harmful mistakes when concentrating their mind on different online Texas Holdem tables at once.

Any given internet poker player, may at any point, find themselves playing various internet poker tables at the same time, at the same time as they are watching TV, reading their favorite websites, calling their friends etc. This is a scenario which ought to be avoided if you want to win poker games and meet the requirements for big internet poker tournaments. Remember to direct your mind on the other online Texas Holdem player’s bets, their aim, and your own internet poker hands if you want to be the best poker player.

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The hugely popular online poker room FullTiltPoker.com, just let everyone know that for the tenth time they will feature the Full Tilt Online Poker Series or “FTOPS” at the beginning of next month. This Texas Hold em event will launch with a $216 Texas Hold em buy-in championship. Fulltiltpoker.com will have a prize pool of more than $15 million guaranteed. The Texas Hold Em championship has 25 poker events with the main poker tournament on Sunday, November 16th which will award a $2.5 million prize pool.

There is a possibility for any Texas Hold em player to play in the FullTiltPoker.com tournament, by coming first in as many satellite games as possible. Depending on how many satellite games you win, the more FTOPS cash you will receive. If you happen to win more satellite events than the other players, you will receive two extra buy-ins for the FTOPS. The satellite poker games are taking place at the moment, and are open for members of Full Tilt Poker.

The FullTiltPoker.com tournament launched in 2006 with a total of 8 events and awarded $1 million in prizes. Since then, the poker tournament has become extremely popular, with the previous year’s tourney running 25 FTOPS events and prizes of over $15 million. FTOPS X will include a Two-Day Event which will have buy-ins of $2500 to $5000. The very first Two-Day event was FTOPS V, that FTOPS tournament had a prize pool of $400,000. Next month’s Two-Day event has a guaranteed prize pool of around $2 million. This tournament will launch on Sat., Nov. 15th.

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One of the most important aspects in Texas Hold Em is misleading your competitors by making them think you actually have a good hand, when in all honesty it is possible you have the worst hand at the table. This is what people call “Poker face”, a straight expression to trick your poker buddies into trusting in an idea that might be false.

If you have a good hand it is most likely going to make you more nervous, could possibly make your hands shake, and your heartbeat race. These are tell-tale signs that your competitors may see very quickly, especially if they are old friends. Keep in mind not to glimpse at the pot if you have some good poker cards in your hands. This is very obvious to your poker buddies that you are, in your head, counting how much you will possibly win.

In the situation where you have a terrible poker hand, try not to avoid looking at your opponents, don’t lower your head, and don’t act reluctant about your bet. In the event that you can persuade yourself that your hand is equal, or superior than your competitors; you will possibly fool them into believing this as well. Remember to make this seem as natural as possible. Your gestures and motions might be saying one point, while what you are saying are giving them a whole different idea.

Another significant aspect of Texas Hold Em is to be able to read your opponents “poker tells”. A “tell” is any kind of expression, physical gesture, or habit that may give you an idea of the type of Texas Hold Em hand they are holding. One key rule to remember is when your poker buddy gives the appearance that he has a great Texas Hold Em hand; he, in all likelihood, is holding a weak hand. From a different angle, if he behaves in a way that seem like he has a poor poker hand, he very likely is holding a strong poker hand.

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