Full Tilt Poker Review

Monday, August 18th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Full Tilt Poker

Bonus	9.0
Transactions	9.0
Competition	8.0
Overall	8.66
Open to USA Players

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Overview

Full Tilt Poker is one of the largest US Friendly poker rooms on the market.  Also, they are an established room, and have been around for a long time.  You can feel totally safe depositing at Full Tilt Poker, and we highly recommend it for playing real money poker.  They have fairly soft tables, and on of the best poker interfaces today.  Here’s the Full Tilt Poker Review:

Bonus (9.0/10)

CoinflipPoker.com has arranged for the top Full Tilt Poker deposit bonus.  When you sign up below through our special link, or use our bonus code when you deposit, you’re account will be credited with a special 100% up to $600 bonus.

Bonus Amount	Special Bonus Link
100% up to $600	Visit Full Tilt Poker Here

Unfortunately, this bonus is only available to first time depositors, so if this is your first time depositing at Full Tilt Poker, make sure you take full advantage of the $600 bonus.  For more information on the terms of this bonus, view our Full Tilt Poker Bonus Code page.

To clear this bonus, you earn points by playing real money poker tables or real money poker tournaments.  Your bonus is released in increments of $10 or 20% of the total bonus, whichever is larger.  Each point you earn is worth $0.06, and you can clear roughly $20 of bonus every two hours by playing one table.  Make sure you clear the full bonus within 120 days of depositing, or you’ll lose the remaining amount.

Transactions (9.0/10)

Transactions at Full Tilt Poker are effortless, and you’ll have no worries making deposits or cashing out of this room, even if you’re a US player.  Full Tilt Poker has been ranked as one of the most trusted online poker rooms, so play with no concerns.

Deposit Methods: Visa, MasterCard, ATM, Check, Debit Card, FPS, Click2Pay, or Cash Transfer.

Withdrawal Methods: FPS, Click2Pay, GatorPay, or Check if the amount is between $100 and $5,000.

Competition (8.0/10)

Full Tilt Poker is known as a great poker room, so it attracts some better players.  Although there are still plenty of fish, you’ll occasionally run into a shark.  When you do, just make a note on that player, so next time you see him you can avoid him.  As long as you’re a smart player, you’ll have no problem making money here and taking the fishes’ bankrolls.

If you’re ready to learn more about Full Tilt Poker, check out their site here.

Single Table Sit n Go Basics

Monday, August 18th, 2008 | poker strategy | No Comments

Single table sit n goes are the fastest growing game in online poker.  A standard sit n go consists of 9-10 players with the top 3 making the money.  Recently, different forms of sit n goes have come into play.  One new type is the shorthanded sit n go, where 5-6 players enter and the top 2 finishers make the money.  Also, satellite sit n goes are becoming popular.  In these sit n goes 9-10 players enter for a certain buy in, and the top finisher wins his/her way into a larger buy in tournament.  Another common form of single table sit n goes are “step tournaments”.  In these, players start out at step 1, which may have a $5 buy in, and the top 2 finishers advance to a step 2 tournament, which may have a $25 buy in.  There are usually around 4-5 steps before the final tournament, where cash prizes are awarded.

In sit n goes players enter the tournament for a fixed buy in.  Besides the buy in, there is also a small tournament fee, which is usually 10% of the tournament buy in.  This means that if you enter a $5.50 sit n go, $5 is going to the tournament prize pool, and $.50 is going to the poker site for hosting the tournament.  It is similar to the rake of cash tables.

When the tournament begins the players are all given the same amount of “play chips” that they use to play in the tournament.  The chips you have aren’t real money, but you have to use them to try and outlast all of your opponents.  When players get out that are in the money they are awarded their cash prize.  In the most common form of single table sit n go, the 9-10 man, the top 3 finishers get paid with payouts as follows:

1st Place Finisher	50% of the prize pool
2nd Place Finisher	30% of the prize pool
3rd Place Finisher	20% of the prize pool

Some of the advantages of single table tournaments are as follows:

Single table sit n goes are very quick, because the blinds are continually raised.  Usually blinds are increased every ten minutes, and as the tournament progresses an ante may be added as well.  This puts pressure on everyone, as they are blinding away, so the tournament progresses quickly.

Sit n goes can be entered at anytime.  They are literally running non stop at just about every single online poker site.  This means that as soon as you bust out of one sit n go, you can join another instantly.  This feature attracts many weak players, as they want to play without waiting in line for a ring table, so experienced players can take advantage of them.

Another advantage is the fact that you aren’t playing with chips that aren’t real money.  At a cash table you can lose all of the money you have at any time.  In a sit n go however, you can only lose what the buy in was for the tournament.  This reduces the variance for sit n go players.

Single table sit n goes are a great way to increase a skillful players bankroll.  At the lower levels the players are almost all fish, so if you learn the proper strategy you can win consistently.

The Online Casino and Betting Smart

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

The other day I went through cash faster than the senate on a pork barrel spending spree. I couldn’t figure out how my money disappeared so quickly. And then I realized that as I played at a favorite online casino, I wasn’t betting smart. I was betting based on emotion. That’s something I always council against.

I was at the Craps table and had been on a roll, when suddenly my luck went south. I broke a few cardinal rules. First, I raised my bets when losing. I was attempting to make up for losses quickly. Rule number one—never try to make up for losses by raising bets.

As I lost more, I got a bit steamed and frantic (a.k.a. “emotional”). So, I started wagering emotionally. Rule number two– never wager emotionally. I lost even more money.

Then, I found myself at this online casino and betting on a losing streak. Rule number three—recognize when your luck turns and you’re on a losing streak and stop playing.

So, I broke three of my rules for wagering and lost more than I had bargained for. With a few days distance from the event, I think I’ve learned something– to listen to and practice what I preach.

I’ll be at the Craps table again soon. Cool and calm. See you there.

The Gamblin’ Rambler