"Ramux" Wins Bodog Sunday $100k Guaranteed Online Poker Tourney

Smack in the middle of Memorial Day weekend in the US, 558 online poker players took a break from their grill outs and drinking games to pony up $100 + $9 to play in Bodog's Sunday $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament. Getting almost double the value for his buy-in due to Bodog's generous overlay, Bodog regular Bolivar "ramux" Palacios walked away with the $23,600 first-place prize.

A fixture at the top of leaderboards across the Bodog Poker room, Palacios has now racked up more than $250,000 in career tournament winnings on Bodog.com. As well as success in online tournaments, he has had success in live tournaments as well, like the LAPT Mexico and will most likely be roaming the halls of the Rio this Summer for the 2009 WSOP.

1. Ramux - $23,600
2. ionlyplayAA - $13,600
3. illcallyou - $9,100
4. soul ripper - $7,000
5. hotmax9 - $5,700
6. amaru34 - $4,500
7. chinaman9 - $3,300
8. bigbman29 - $2,200
9. jasdell - $1,300

Qualifiers for the Sunday $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament start for as little as $1, and there is an incredible selection of Online poker tournaments available for your daily fix of action and many different Poker Promotions to make your money work harder for you.

Will Florida be the First State to Legalize Online Poker?

While extensive focus was on the legislative ratification of the gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe and an omnibus gaming reform bill to help Florida's ailing pari-mutuel industry, Florida lawmakers quietly tucked a measure into an unrelated regulatory bill which could pave the way for Florida to become the first state to embrace internet poker for its citizens.


House bill 425, which passed the Florida Legislature by overwhelming margins, contains a provision which requires the legislature's policy research arm to complete a study into the effects of internet poker on Florida's bricks and mortar poker rooms. The measure pushed by lobbyists representing American Poker Ventures, LLC. requires the policy arm to report by December 1 "regarding the enactment of laws to provide for protection and remedies from existing and unregulated online poker activities."

How to get the best from online poker

Poker game is no longer limited to casino houses these days, because even if you are in your home, it is possible to play the game, too. With online poker, you do not only have the chance in playing the game but there is also an offer to take advantage of like the poker bonus. Poker is probably the most popular casino game that can be both played in an actual casino and with the help of the Internet.

Playing online poker is similar to playing it in an actual casino. There is still the usual betting and high hands but it is only the online poker rooms that offer poker bonus, a sign up giveaway usually offered by most poker websites to first time players. The poker bonus may be initially used by the players for betting but it is only given once for each player who visits the poker room for the first time.

Poker websites have assigned bonus codes in order to ensure that these bonuses are only given once and not fool them by using another name to sign up in the same chat room. Giving out bonuses like this is a way for the website to encourage players to visit their site and to try out playing with them.

The best way to get a full advantage of online poker rooms is to choose the best website before joining one and getting the first poker bonus. You do not want to lose the chance of getting free cash once you have made the first deposit.

Although there is still another poker bonus to expect from a website after getting the first one, it can only be used the moment you decide to be a member of the poker room. The free cash will be taken after the next real money deposit and after a required number of raked hands. But with the fun and entertainment you get from online poker, you would not even notice that you have reached the specified number of games to be played.

Taking the poker bonus is like taking in some free money. An online poker site wants the first time players or even the regular players to join the poker room and play with them for as long as they like. The different websites are continuously competing with one another so that the only way they can stay ahead is by offering tempting poker bonuses from time to time. And this is legitimate and acceptable, it is up to the players to grab and take advantage of them. Choosing a reputable website can be beneficial, especially when each one of them can have different bonuses to give and limits to consider. Take advantage of whatever these websites offer. As long as you are not in the losing end, then grab everything. These sites want poker players to enjoy playing with them to make them come back for more. On the other hand, these players would only want to have fun and be entertained.

Marc Naalden Wins PNC Alpine Main Event

After three days of poker and a grueling three-hour, heads-up match, Marc Naalden finally put away his last opponent to take down the Main Event of the PokerNews Cup Alpine at the Alpine Palace Hotel and Card Casino in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Naalden defeated Runnar Lindepuu heads-up for the trophy and the €46,474 top prize. While it was Naalden triumphant at the end of the day, it was Australian pro Mark Vos who went into the final table with the chip lead, as the seating assignments and chip stacks looked like this:

Seat 1: Marc Naalden (Belgium) -- 251,200
Seat 2: Fedor Los (Netherlands) -- 286,700
Seat 3: Simon Borg (Denmark) -- 75,800
Seat 4: Salvatore Cundari (Italy) -- 116,800

Seat 5: Mark Vos (Australia) -- 548,800

Seat 6: Runnar Lindepuu (Estonia) -- 391,300
Seat 7: Joseph Buhmann (USA) -- 126,300
Seat 8: Jan Hlobil (Netherlands) -- 84,400
Seat 9: Farhad Kia (UK) -- 74,100

Poker - Which are the Easiest to Play

Here is a guide to the best online games. Find yourself winning, or at least not necessary losing in the long run. The best casino games are games that have a low house edge or games where by practicing your skill you can have an advantage over the casino.
Those with the lowest house edge are blackjack and video poker. By improving the skill with which you play poker and blackjack, you gain an advantage over the other player or over the casino. This is an exceptional casino game. It is the only casino game where you play against the other players instead of competing against the casino. There is not a house edge in poker. Instead, most casinos ensure their profits by collecting a rake, which is a certain percentage of the pot used to cover expenses. Other casinos charge each player by the hour.

Choosing A Site To Play Poker With

These days most people know at least one person who likes to play poker online or offline. Texas Holdem Poker is just one variation of poker amongst several, for most people learning to play poker this is the first game they try.

Texas Holdem has never in the past had such a large following of players, this is thanks to extra publicity from late night poker shows. There are literally hundreds of online poker sites and choosing a site to play poker with may be overwhelming if you are a complete beginner.Firstly you should make sure the site is respected and trustworthy, picking a well known brand name is usually a good move.

There are some really big well known names out there to choose from such as party poker, titan poker, full tilt poker and poker stars just to mention a few. Pick a site that allows for free play, this way you can practice and tone your skills on other variations of poker, to master poker it is a good idea to play poker of all variations. It can also help alleviate boredom if they have other games to choose from and you fancy a change.

The Right Way to Play a Pair of Tens

A pair of tens is one of those hands that looks great at first glance, but in reality isn't that strong. A lot of hands can beat a lowly pair of tens and you should usually play your pair aggressively to chase out all the limpers and hopefully play the pot against only one or two opponents.

The first thing you want to consider when you are dealt a pair of tens is your position. Are you in early, middle or late position? Another important consideration is your opponents - are they aggressive or passive - are they weak or strong poker players? If you are playing against strong players and you are in early position, you may even consider throwing your tens away. The earlier your position, the more aggressively you want to play your tens. The later your position, the better your chance of trapping with them. If you manage to hit a flop of all low cards, you most likely have the best hand at the table and you shouldn't much around - start betting aggressively - about half to three quarters of the pot.

If you hit your set (three of a kind), you have the opportunity to slow play. Only slow play if there aren't any straight or flush draws on the board. You don't want to give your opponents a free card to beat you.

If the flop comes and there are cards higher than yours (J, Q, K or A) Don't panic - you're not beaten yet. Put out a feeler bet of about half the pot to gauge the other players reactions. They will hopefully fold straight away. If they call or re-raise you, be careful - you are most likely already beaten.

However you decide to play your pocket tens, make sure that you pay attention to the reactions of the other players at the table. Don't let them push you around and don't miss the opportunity to take down the pot when they show weakness.