Poker Articles

  • Party Poker Women's World Open IV Coming Up

    • Last week, Party Poker, the leading poker site in Europe released the schedule for the fourth incarnation of its Women's World Open of Poker. The Party Poker Women's World Open IV takes place on March 23 and 24 in London. The event will see 24 female... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday March 18 2010, 12:44

  • The Bad Boy Is Back: Dennis Rodman Now Plays OnlyPoker

    • Poker site OnlyPoker has just signed up 2-time All-Star game NBA star Dennis Rodman to its celebrity team. The 6'8" former power forward who won 2 NBA Championships with the Detroit Pistons and 3 with the Chicago Bulls now appears in OnlyPoker gear o... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday March 17 2010, 09:08

  • Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series XV Underway

    • The Full Tilt Poker MiniFTOPS, the smaller scale follow-up to every season's fully loaded Full Tilt Online Poker Series, has recently begun. Months ago this site was reporting on satellite tournaments into these 27 guaranteed prize pool tournament ev... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday March 16 2010, 09:28

  • US Poker Payment Methods Review

    • In case you live in the United States and love to play online poker, but you're done with playing free poker, you probably already know that only a small amount of online poker rooms are still accepting players from US.

      This is happening due to th... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday March 9 2010, 10:13

  • FTOPS Main Event Winner Under Age?

    • We recently brought you the news about JackQKA winning the FTOPS Main Event title. Well, we wanted to follow up with some accusations about the winner, JackQKA, being just 16 years old.

      Sources say the poker player is really 16 years old and actua... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Sunday March 7 2010, 17:24

  • Poker Ocean Bonuses and Current Promotions

    • Poker Ocean is a very nice online poker room that offers a wide range of poker games. They operate on software from Playtech, which is one of the best and most widely used providers for online poker software.

      Not only does Poker Ocean has excellen... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday March 2 2010, 09:34

  • FTOPS XIV Main Event Finished

    • The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Main Event has been completed! This tournament featured over 5.500 online players and had a nice $535 buy-in attached to it. Congrats to JackQKA for coming out a winner and taking home $237,644.

      Here are t... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday March 1 2010, 10:24

  • Full Tilt Pros to Play in Competitors' Events

    • Full Tilt Poker continues to grow and find ways to entice more and more users to join their wonderful online poker room. Despite economic downfall, and a strong push to slow down gambling within the United States and other country's, Full Tilt Poker... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Saturday February 27 2010, 14:28

  • Full Tilt Poker Signs Marc Karam

    • When online poker rooms are discussed, many of gamers look to Full Tilt Poker to provide full-fledged action. Full Tilt Poker as emerged as one of the top poker rooms in the world and continues to grow, not only in membership, but also in action.... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday February 25 2010, 10:54

  • Party Poker Premier League IV Champion

    • The Party Poker Premier League IV came to a conclusion this week with David Benyamine coming away as the winner. Benyamine knocked off Luke Schwartz head to head for the title, and garnered $400,000. The reviews for the finale were great for the poke... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday February 22 2010, 17:00

  • Full Tilt Poker FTOPS XV Satellite Update

    • Last week we brought you word of the upcoming Full Tilt Online Poker Series 15 at Full Tilt Poker from February 10 - 21 (that's this week), along with news of ongoing satellites between now and then for free tickets into the various events. Well toda... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday February 9 2010, 17:01

  • FTOPS XV is Coming Up at Full Tilt Poker

    • That favorite event of all Full Tilt Poker players, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, is back around again. And as usual, it's bigger than ever. This semi-annual tournament series at Full Tilt Poker (that means it happens twice a year) is made up th... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday February 5 2010, 12:37

  • Win $10,000 a Day with Hit or Run at Party Poker

    • All you have to do to win any bonus money in the event is to collect 20 PartyPoints. Do that and you'll receive a bonus of $1 to use as your bet in the Hit or Run heads-up game. If you win the game, Party Poker will double your money. At that point,... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday February 4 2010, 15:34

  • Titan Double Offers Progressive Jackpot

    • Anyone interested in progressive jackpots (and if you know what they are, you're surely interested) should head on over to Titan Poker and get in on the Titan Double, a daily chance to win free poker money. The Titan Double is a nightly tournament wh... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday February 3 2010, 10:30

  • Win a Share of $3.1 Million Guaranteed at BestPoker GSOP IV

    • The fourth BestPoker Grand Series of Poker is already well underway, having started last week, January 24. But with 18 events in all this time around, and the main event not happening til Valentine's Day, February 14, there is still plenty of time to... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday February 1 2010, 15:08

  • Team Party Poker Signs Two New Celebrity Players

    • Party Poker spent the first month of this new year signing up two new players to its Team Party Poker roster. Those players, in order of being signed, are Kara Scott and Tony G.

      Kara Scott is not only a fine poker player, having won the Sports Sta... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday January 27 2010, 10:59

  • Last Man Standing at Titan Poker Wins 2010 WSOP Main Event Seat

    • At the beginning of this month we brought you word of Titan Poker's first promotion offering free seats in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, the Titan Poker World Challenge. And now we bring you word of Titan Poker's second promo awarding... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday January 26 2010, 11:35

  • Rush Poker, a New Online Poker Game Debuts on Full Tilt Poker

    • No one will deny that poker, and especially online poker, can be a fast paced game. But as die-hard online poker players know, it can also be excruciatingly slow, as everyone at the table sits and waits for each player in turn to figure out how the h... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday January 25 2010, 10:03

  • Doubled Guarantees for One Week at Full Tilt Poker

    • If you though the weekly guarantees at Full Tilt Poker were good, then you're going to think the week of Monday, Jan 25th to Sunday Jan 31st is downright fantastic! There is $25 million to be won during this all too brief period, and some lucky and... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday January 22 2010, 09:28

  • Titan Poker Holds Qualifiers for 2010 Irish Open

    • Titan Poker is holding qualifiers for the 2010 Irish Open, the biggest poker tournament in all of Ireland, and Europe's premier live poker tournament event.

      The 2010 Irish Open is going to take place from April 1st through the 5th in Dublin City... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday January 20 2010, 09:35

  • Party Poker Awarding Seats in 2010 WPT LA Poker Classic

    • Get yourself into the 2010 World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic at Party Poker.

      Party Poker is giving players a chance to win a free seat in the WPT LA Poker Classic. And that's not all. They're also adding $1 million to the WPT LA Poker Classic pr... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday January 19 2010, 09:21

  • Be the King of the Hill at BestPoker

    • BestPoker has a King of the Hill promotion going on now with a $2,500 top prize. The promotion is structured in a Sit 'n Go format with 3 types of feeder tournament fe... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Sunday January 17 2010, 14:18

  • More Countries Get Legal Online Poker

    • As the online poker loving citizenry of United States are currently awaiting on pins and needles the promised "new and improved" Congressional Poker Bill, said to be released and reviewed by Congress within the week, more countries are getting into... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday January 15 2010, 10:31

  • PKR Poker Ups The Ante on their $800 Max Bonus

    • While Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars are still giving welcome bonuses in the range of $600 - $650, PKR Poker, the three-dimensional poker site, is kicking off the start of a new decade with a new welcome bonus, pumped up to a hefty $800 max.

      The 1... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday January 14 2010, 15:50

  • Live Event Qualifiers at BestPoker

    • Not only does BestPoker host qualifiers to some of the best live poker tournaments in the world, but it gives you your choice of which event you want to be a part of.

      To explain, most poker sites host different qualifiers and satellite tournaments... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday January 13 2010, 11:31

  • Full Tilt Poker FTOPS XV Schedule Now Out

    • The schedule for the Full Tilt Poker FTOPS XV is now out. The dates for the 15th incarnation of Full Tilt Poker's most popular semi-annual tournament series event are February 10 through 21, 2010.

      Of course, as you would expect, Full Tilt Poker i... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday January 11 2010, 08:35

  • Titan Poker 2010 WSOP World Challenge

    • On January 3, Europe's largest poker site, Titan Poker, kicked off its World Challenge, an 18 week long opportunity to win a free seat in the upcoming 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

      Titan Poker plans to send 5 players... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Sunday January 10 2010, 13:34

  • Return of the Party Poker Cash Machine

    • Party Poker is bringing back its Cash Machine promotion on January 4 and like last time, there is an unlimited amount of cash to be won. The Party Poker Cash Machine promotion turns player points into cash. Earn at least 10 PartyPoints per 10 for at... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday January 1 2010, 14:13

  • BestPoker CashBack Program

    • BestPoker has a Cashback Program offering players up to 40% cash back from your Player Points.

      BestPoker Player Points, like the loyalty or rewards programs for all other poker sites, rewards a player for frequent play in real money games (both ca... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday December 31 2009, 12:25

  • Full Tilt Poker Big Little Tournament

    • After spending the holiday right (with its Holiday Hundred bonus and 3Xmas Happy Hours), Full Tilt Poker is now about to kick of the New Year right with the Full Tilt Poker Big Little Tournament promotion. Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday December 30 2009, 10:43

  • PKR Poker Gets Sex Appeal With Nuts & Loaded Deal

    • PKR Poker, the 3D poker site, has teamed up with IPC Media, makers of men's mags Nuts and Loaded to offer a new level of entertainment (and rewards) in online poker.

      On a purely entertainment level, the Nuts and Loaded partnerships allow PKR memb... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday December 25 2009, 09:46

  • Party Poker Premier League IV Qualifiers Underway

    • For the first time in its history the Party Poker Premier League is coming to Las Vegas, and you can qualify to be there competing alongside the best and brightest of poker with Party Poker's Premier League IV qualifiers.

      Party Poker started sate... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday December 24 2009, 11:38

  • 2010 WSOP Schedule Released

    • The 2010 World Series of Poker schedule is now out and as always it includes mostly the familiar with a bit of change thrown in. As with this past 2009 WSOP, the 2010 series will be comprised of 57 events (and remember, that's just the ones for gold... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday December 23 2009, 09:24

  • 3 Cheers for Full Tilt Poker 3Xmas Happy Hour

    • If you missed out on the recent Holiday Hundred bonus over at Full Tilt Poker, don't worry about it. A lot of folks did. The thing did end on December 6, after all.

      But it's okay, because Full Tilt Poker has another holiday themed bonus going on... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday December 21 2009, 10:52

  • BestPoker Best & Biggest Welcome Bonus

    • Today no free poker deal, but a deal that outdoes the big boys.

      While all the biggest name poker rooms like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Titan Poker are whacking swords with welcome bonuses (aka first deposit bonuses) in the $600-$650 realm,... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday December 17 2009, 14:45

  • Full Tilt Poker Rivalry: The Rise & Fall of Isildur1

    • It all happened on Full Tilt Poker over the course of the past month. A cast of Full Tilt Poker Pros headed up by Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Patrik Antonius got involved in a major high stakes online poker rivalry that has taken on unimaginable proporti... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday December 15 2009, 09:20

  • Party Poker Software Improvements

    • Great new changes are afoot at Party Poker, a site widely considered to be already great.

      Among them are synchronized breaks and easier multi-table tracking. These improvements, and several others, are all a part of the latest Party Poker software... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday December 11 2009, 16:40

  • Titan Poker Celebrates New Year with $2010 Promotion

    • Titan Poker is celebrating the turning of 2009 to 2010 with the aptly named $2010 promotion.

      One of the nicest things about the $2010 promotion is that it's open to all Titan Poker players, new and old, sit 'n go, cash game, or multi-table tourn... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday December 9 2009, 10:52

  • Full Tilt Poker's Mini-FTOPS XIV Starts Dec. 9

    • Full Tilt Poker's 14th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XIV) may be behind us, but the Mini-FTOPS XIV hasn't even started yet. It's all set to begin at Full Tilt Poker on December 9 and run through the 20th, with a total guaranteed prize pool... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday December 8 2009, 09:56

  • Party Poker Running Full House Promotion For December

    • Party Poker has a new promotion running for the month of December called the Full House promotion. The Party Poker Full House promotion is made up of 3 parts: a $50,000 Cash Game Race, the Jackpot Hunter, and $1 Million Multi-Table Tournament Jackpot... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday December 7 2009, 14:16

  • Playing Suited Connectors in No Limit Hold'em

    • Suited connectors are a very interesting starting hand in no limit hold'em because they are not very strong at first, but with the right community cards they can complete so... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Tuesday July 14 2009, 20:51

  • Summer Survival League Rant

    • // Begin of rant

      This post is in regards to our Summer Survival League, a competition of 8 $50 added events with low buy-ins and a final of $1,000 where only 20 players will qualify for. The first prize of the league is nothing less than $500!... Read the entire article >       Comments: 4Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday July 9 2009, 09:55

  • FTOPS XIII

    • With the World Series of Poker coming to a close Full Tilt Poker has announced FTOPS XIII, which is the newest instalment of the successful FTOPS poker series'. FTOPS XIII begins on August 5th and concludes on August 16th after 12 days of intense po... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Tuesday July 7 2009, 21:35

  • Summer Survival League

    • It's summertime, the days last longer and the holidays are nearby. It's definitely one of the calmest periods of the year for poker, except of course for the World Series of Poker..... but not at Poker For Free! We will treat you with a super cool... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday July 1 2009, 13:58

  • PKR Super Series 09

    • With the World Series of Poker in full swing, PKR has decided to put on a series of their own for players who are stuck at home wishing they were playing in some meaningful tournaments. This poker series, the PKR Super Series 2009, will start on June... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Friday June 26 2009, 22:05

  • Rebuy & Add-On Tournament Strategy

    • Many online poker rooms run a lot of rebuy and add-on tournaments because they attract players with small bankrolls as well as players with large bankrolls. Players with small bankrolls can just buy-in once for the buy-in price and play the tourney l... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Wednesday May 27 2009, 09:32

  • European Poker Tour Season 5 Concluded

    • With the conclusions of EPT San Remo on April 23rd and the EPT Grand Final in Monaco on May 3rd, the European Poker Tour's fifth season has ended. Season five was a great success with each of the 13 events drawing huge fields and big prize pools. Al... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Monday May 11 2009, 21:47

  • 5 Reasons to play at PKR

    • PKR has one unique, one-of-a-kind 3D software that allowed PKR to become an instant competitor in the online poker industry. The software includes many unique features to allow you to display your emotions through your character during game play. At... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Friday April 24 2009, 09:29

  • Introduction to Implied Odds

    • In our last article we looked at what pot odds are and how to calculate them and use them to your advantage when you are deciding whether to call a bet with a drawing hand. This article only looked at pot odds and did not take into consideration the... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Tuesday March 31 2009, 13:15

  • Monthly $100 Sweepstakes

    • Poker For Free introduces a monthly sweepstakes of $100. To enter, all you have to do is join our free Poker Club and submit a testimonial for one of our recommended online poker rooms.

      All Poker Club members may submit as many testimonials as the... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday February 27 2009, 13:35

  • Introduction to Pot Odds

    • Pot odds are the ratio between the size of the pot and the size of the call you will have to make to stay in the hand and see the next card. This can also be looked at as a percentage, where the pot odds are the percentage of chips to call divided by... Read the entire article > Comments: 1Niko, Canada
      Thursday February 26 2009, 15:48

  • 6 Tips to Improve your Double or Nothing Sit and Go Game

    • Double or nothing sit and go's have a very unique structure, especially for single table tournaments that aren't satellites. In a nutshell, double or nothing tournaments are exactly what they sound like. You either double your money by finishing i... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Monday February 16 2009, 13:20

  • 4 Tips Increase your Bounty Tournament Success

    • In bounty tournaments a portion of each players buy-in goes to the prize pool, with the remaining amount becoming a bounty on the players head. When a player goes broke, the player that took them out wins their bounty. For example if you are playing... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Niko, Canada
      Thursday February 12 2009, 02:17

  • Qualifying for a $150 Free Bankroll

    • You might have noticed that we recently started working together with PokerStrategy, a school where you can learn all aspects of the game of poker, as well as get the opportunity to play with real money without the need of making a deposit.

      Curren... Read the entire article >       Comments: 5Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday January 28 2009, 14:09

  • Poker For Free 2008 Recap

    • Wow, what a year 2008 has been... and it moved by so fast. Lots of things have happened, most positively, but also some negatively. As every year, in the end you look back and so do I.

      For me personally, I have been able to travel quite a bit. I t... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday December 31 2008, 11:36

  • PFF's December Leader Board

    • Tonight I came home and took a look at the messages in the forum and as usual... there were not too many, though my attention fell on one that had the word "password" in it's title. I thought to myself, oh no... not a password hunter again, but la... Read the entire article > Comments: 2Giorgio, Netherlands
      Sunday December 28 2008, 21:52

  • The Best Times to Play Poker Online

    • In order to succeed in online poker it helps to understand when to play. Poker rooms that boast of having thousands upon thousands of players active at the same time usually don't have them active 24/7 especially the poker sites that accept US playe... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday December 18 2008, 11:11

  • Virtual Dealer Games Increasing in Popularity

    • In an attempt to bring a more community style feel and traditional gaming experience to online casino enthusiasts, many companies have begun introducing various games using a virtual dealer. Mirada gaming is the latest to introduce its newest virtual... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Thursday October 23 2008, 19:22

  • Overlays in Major Online Tournaments

    • PokerStars had to pony up some money for the most recent million dollar Sunday tournament. With 7,303 entrants, PokerStars had to reach into their pockets for an additional $38,600 to complete the prize pool to the guaranteed one million dollar mark.... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Friday October 17 2008, 15:12

  • Binions Announces the Second Annual Poker Open

    • With the paid attendance topping 3,000 for the First Annual Poker Open, the legendary Binions Casino in Las Vegas announced today the return of the annual event. Kicking off on Wednesday, October 15th the 21 event series is comprised of smaller buy i... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Thursday October 16 2008, 22:47

  • Las Vegas Taking Economic Hit Too

    • It seems as thought the current economic situation in the United States isn't only affecting auto makers and insurance companies. The Nevada Gaming and Control Board has announced that revenues from gaming are down for the eighth straight month. With... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Wednesday October 15 2008, 09:02

  • The Poker Channel Expands their Online Presence in Europe

    • Europe's only dedicated poker television channel appropriately called "The Poker Channel" is getting ready to re-launch. Working together with online streaming video pioneer Brightcove, the partnership promises to improve the online experience of... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Tuesday October 14 2008, 09:24

  • Giorgio's trip to Sint Maarten - The last night

    • On my last poker night in St. Maarten I went to Casino Royal as planned, after deciding earlier that tourneys where starting way too early and I would have to miss my seafood linguine at Pineapple Pete's.

      So I got in a little over 22:00 and it wa... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday October 13 2008, 20:44

  • Giorgio's trip to Sint Maarten - Catching up

    • Well, after loosing $200 in a hand where I was an 83% favorite (see the previous Poker in St. Maarten recap), I have been in action twice again at Casino Royale, just across from where we're staying. The reason I prefer playing there, instead of the... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands Antilles
      Saturday October 11 2008, 18:25

  • 39 Busted in North Carolina Poker Game

    • Following in the footsteps of sister state South Carolina, North Carolina joined in the fray this week by citing 39 poker players in a home game. Most of the players were soldiers stationed at nearby Fort Brag and playing in the low limit cash game a... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Saturday October 11 2008, 20:30

  • Giorgio's trip to Sint Maarten - Ace on the river

    • This morning when I was doing my daily workout in the hotel's gym, I was rethinking yesterday's poker night. First of all, I didn't make it to the R&A tournament at the Atlantis World Casino, since we went out eating sushi at Wasabi's. While doin... Read the entire article > Comments: 1Giorgio, Netherlands Antilles
      Thursday October 9 2008, 12:20

  • Giorgio's trip to Sint Maarten - $2000 freeroll

    • It's only 10:33 AM, but usually I will post the poker article later because, unfortunately, there's no WiFi Internet connection at the Maho Beach Resort.

      As you might have read in the forum, I didn't play any live poker on Monday night, as I could... Read the entire article >       Comments: 1Giorgio, Netherlands Antilles
      Wednesday October 8 2008, 16:44

  • Giorgio's trip to Sint Maarten - Waking up

    • To make you understand the reason why this paragraphs' title is called Jetlagged, I have to take you back in time about 24 hours, when we (my dad and I) left Amsterdam for Sint Maarten, "the Friendly Island". After a drive from the North of Hollan... Read the entire article > Comments: 3Giorgio, Netherlands Antilles
      Monday October 6 2008, 16:59

  • Six Figure Sum Spent by the PPA So Far in 2008

    • While the elite superstar online poker players have wagered this much on a single hand of poker, the Poker Players Alliance this year has spent just shy of $630K on lobbying efforts in Washington. That may seem like a significant amount of money but... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Saturday October 4 2008, 22:23

  • Norway Taking Backward Steps

    • Norway is unfortunately the next country that appears to be headed towards government mandated prohibition of online poker. Like the United States, Norway has chosen a strange way of going about it by introducing UGIEA style legislation to their Parl... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Friday October 3 2008, 16:42

  • Company Set to Study Online Poker Industry

    • Castle Technologies, an interactive gaming software developer announced today that they're creating a white paper discussing the online gaming industry. They claim that online gaming will grow to a $48 billion dollar industry by 2010 and a whopping... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Thursday October 2 2008, 20:30

  • Global Economy Sags While Online Poker Rages On

    • With the record bail out package that tops seven hundred billion US dollars about to (presumably) pass a house vote, there's no question that the turmoil has spilled over to a global stage. European markets have suffered, Asian markets have suffered,... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Wednesday October 1 2008, 22:23

  • Danish Player Peter Jespen Targeted

    • Well known Danish professional poker player Peter Jespen was recently the target of some very savvy fraud. The problem began when Jespen was contacted via email by a supposed representative of a well known Swedish media company. The perpetrator disgu... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Wednesday September 24 2008, 09:10

  • Party Poker Finally Revitalizes Old Look

    • Party Poker, once the world's largest online poker room and still one of the most popular poker rooms in the world, has finally made an update to their ages old software. The new software features massive improvement to both the look and feel of wha... Read the entire article > Comments: 1Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday September 23 2008, 21:20

  • WSOPE 2008 is Underway

    • September 19th saw the kickoff of the second annual World Series of Poker Europe hosted at 5-6 Leicester Square in London England. After a highly successful debut year, the world's largest poker tournament decided to return to the quickly growing Eu... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday September 23 2008, 09:45

  • Making the Move to Omaha from Hold'em

    • If you've been playing Texas Hold'em for some time and you're now looking for a new challenge, you may want to try Omaha. This variant of Hold'em is very similar in terms... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday September 22 2008, 11:44

  • Bluffs and Online Poker

    • How do you read another players actions while playing online poker? Often, many players make the mistake of misreading opponents on the Internet because of the lack of physical interaction. When you're staring at an icon on a screen, it's easy to s... Read the entire article > Comments: 1Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday September 19 2008, 17:23

  • Online Poker Still a Hot Topic in American Legislature

    • Barney Frank, online poker in America's reigning congressional hero is at it again trying to get some issues from the ill worded UGIEA straightened up in an attempt to make the American business environment more accepting and viable for online poker... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Thursday September 18 2008, 09:07

  • Best Damn Poker Show Set to Air in November

    • Ultimate Bet.com's Best Damn Poker Show will be making a sophomore return when it airs on Fox Sports Net this November. The Best Damn Poker Show is a reality type television show that puts some of Ultimate Bet's top pros against each other, but not h... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Todd, U.S.A.
      Monday September 15 2008, 23:34

  • Satellite Qualifier Strategy

    • Poker satellites are a great way to gain entry to larger online poker events without risking large chunks of your bankroll. A typical example would be if you're looking to play in a $500.00 tournament but don't want to kill your $1,000.00 bankroll.... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday September 10 2008, 12:35

  • Poker For Free Version 2

    • After 4 weeks of hard work, many days and nights of coding, designing and migrating I have finally launched Poker For Free Version 2.

      All important features work, but there is still some work left, though you will probably not even notice :) Read the entire article >       Comments: 2Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday September 8 2008, 13:49

  • Jackpot Sit n' Go's on the iPoker Network

    • The iPoker Network, host of sites like Titan Poker and VC Poker, is known for their ongoing promotions. One of those, my personal favorite for many years, are the Jackpot Sit n' Go's. They come in four different levels, the Dirty Dozen with a buy-i... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday July 7 2008, 17:03

  • Playing Above your Limit

    • One of the most made mistakes inexperienced online poker players make is playing above their limit. Next to that, the vast majority of players don't implement any kind of bankroll management, so they rather jeopardize their entire bankroll.

      Becaus... Read the entire article >       Comments: 1Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday June 5 2008, 14:45

  • Wanted: Bloggers

    • This could be the beginning of a free online poker career!

      This is not really an article as you are used to, but since Scott Brown vanished from the world of online poker and has been spotted on XBox Live lately, plus the fact that I personally do... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Monday June 2 2008, 10:40

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 15)

    • It was time to start playing for real cash after getting $20 on my PokerStars account. I decided to play the satellites for this years' World Series of Poker. The WSOP is the biggest event on the poker calendar and to play it is a once in a lifetime... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Sunday March 16 2008, 20:08

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 14)

    • The Poker For Free freeroll, about 90 players were registered? I think due to a small error with GMT+1 hour... Getting seated at the table, it's my 1st visit to Poker Nordica and everything looks great, the cards are nice to read, the players sitting... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Thursday March 13 2008, 09:35

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 13)

    • Playing CD Poker is very enjoyable, I really like the game play. I've been playing cash on there for a while now, and it seems good, there's not so much "fishing" even on the small stakes, and people respect bets. I've been up and down from my starti... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Monday March 3 2008, 12:37

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 12)

    • Full Tilt Poker holds a couple of freerolls through the day and they all fill up quite quick. I've been ranking anywhere from 47th place to 23rd of about 3000 people, being at my best, because the blinds soon start creeping up on you. But the other d... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Monday February 11 2008, 12:29

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 11)

    • Playing at PokerStars I thought of entering the NLHE Heads up $1000 + $50 (play money). So I registered and waited for it to start, thinking to myself: "people will go all-in all the time being heads up..." What I noticed was people raising a lot and... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Monday January 28 2008, 17:19

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 10)

    • So, after a long time of getting beaten on BestPoker I decided to give up on playing Internet poker for a while, but later on I decided that 2008 was going to be a great year for poker, so I eventually logged into my BestPoker account again to play s... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Saturday January 5 2008, 00:16

  • Making the Most Out of Your Poker Bonus

    • No deposit bonuses or first deposit bonuses, there are plenty to choose from, but they aren't worth anything if you don't know how to make the most out of it.

      Because of the nature of this site, Poker For Free, we see many players choosing for fre... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday December 13 2007, 12:09

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 9)

    • I haven't been playing any live poker for some time, due to my league finishing and doesn't restart 'till after the Christmas period, so I've been sharpening up my skills online! Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Thursday November 29 2007, 14:23

  • Added Poker Tournaments

    • First of all, let's talk about the definition of an added poker tournament. An added poker tournament is a tournament with extra seed money added to the prize pool. The buy-in amounts are added to the prize pool inclusive the added amount, opposite t... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday November 20 2007, 19:45

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 8)

    • Well I'm still playing PokerStars trying to reach my target of 100.000 play chips by December 25th, I've got 21.000 at the minute and still going strong! Playing the SNG's and doing well at them.

      Also, I have started to play the $50,000 freeroll w... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Tuesday November 13 2007, 15:51

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 7)

    • Well like I said in my last blog, I really am playing PokerStars a lot, still loving the 27 person sit & go's and the British_Irish $100 freeroll. Well I've been playing them loads and I cash in just about every night, it may only be $0.10 or whatev... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Tuesday November 6 2007, 12:08

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 6)

    • Well after my holiday to Magaluf, which was a blast, I got back into playing poker again. I missed playing poker on my holiday… Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Tuesday October 30 2007, 18:05

  • The Time is Now!

    • For those of you in the Euro zone who are still doubting about playing for real money, currently it's a great moment to make the move. Let me define why. Because of today's US economic situation we see a huge devaluation of the US Dollar. The Dolla... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday September 27 2007, 12:45

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 5)

    • I downloaded VC Poker sometime ago and was waiting for this freeroll for ages. I sat down to a tourney of 300 players, all poker for free members! :)

      I was the 1st big blind, and had something like 8-4 off suit. I decided to fold as a raise was ca... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Tuesday September 25 2007, 22:17

  • World's Largest Online Poker Room

    • Occasionally I have a chat with some of our members, mostly prior to one of our freerolls. I am kind of surprised to hear that some of you don't have an account at Party Poker, while this is one of the best know poker rooms, where almost every respec... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday September 18 2007, 12:44

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 4)

    • So like I said last week, PokerStars has these great play money Sit n' Go's that I feel really help you to get better and pick up reads on people. Also playing a 46 person SNG is a great way to keep your tournament play fresh! And like I said before.... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Sunday September 16 2007, 20:34

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 3)

    • Since signing up for VC Poker I have neglected the other online site I play on. I only logging in at PokerStars for the British_Irish freeroll, so after a small bit of thought and a sip of my drink I log into PokerStars to look around what else I can... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Sunday September 9 2007, 21:07

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 2)

    • So to start the week I thought to myself, I'm going to play more Internet poker freerolls this week, as I haven't played any for ages! And with Poker For Free giving all the best Sites for the freerolls I decided to play PokerStars British_Irish free... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Thursday August 30 2007, 14:14

  • Scotty speaks out! (Part 1)

    • Scott Brown, one of Poker For Free's active members will be blogging weekly about his progress online, as well as in real live. Read the entire article > Comments: 0Scott Brown, United Kingdom
      Wednesday August 22 2007, 10:46

  • Playing Poker on Saint Martin

    • I have just returned home from a two week vacation to the Caribbean island Saint Martin with my family. It was a whole lot of fun, especially seeing my almost 2 year old son enjoying the ocean and the pool at our hotel. Besides that, my girlfriend an... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Sunday August 19 2007, 22:15

  • Loosing our Credibility?

    • This weekend was one full of mistakes.

      First we had a bug in our newsletter software causing all members to receive between 1 up to 918 copies of the same e-mail. Some were so mad at us that they called us names, others simply unsubscribed, and al... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Sunday August 5 2007, 22:48

  • How to Play Online Poker on a Mac?

    • "How to play online poker on a Mac?" This is a question that I have been asked a few times, and here we're not talking about the few online poker rooms that provide a download able Mac version of their software. No, here we're talking about those onl... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday July 10 2007, 23:37

  • A Bunch of New Stuff

    • It's been a while since that I have posted an article. Sometimes it is wise to prioritize, and writing an article had a low priority in regards to some stuff that needed to be taken care of. You probably have noticed the change in look and feel. Our... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Thursday June 21 2007, 17:48

  • What Makes Titan Poker Better?

    • As you might notice when surfing the Poker For Free website, we promote Titan Poker the most. Of course we get a pretty good deal compared to the other online poker sites, but that's definitely not the reason why we give them top promotion. In fact,... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday August 15 2007, 23:54

  • The Amsterdam Casino Affiliate Convention

    • On May three, four, and five I will travel to Amsterdam (in my home country The Netherlands) to attend this years Casino Affiliate Convention. The CAC is all about promoting wagering services on the Internet, that is (of course) online poker in parti... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday April 18 2007, 17:42

  • PKR - Welcome to the Real World!

    • I have written it before and am doing it again. Online poker has changed since the launch of PKR, the most visually stunning, phenomenal online poker room ever created. If you are a fan of RPG computer games, then you are definitely going to like PKR... Read the entire article > Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Wednesday March 14 2007, 22:09

  • This is Where I'd Sign-up Being a Rookie Poker Player!

    • We have cut Pitbull Poker from our selection of poker rooms. Instead we recommend VC Poker where you can get $10 free + an additional $25.

      You hear me right, I am gonna give you some valuable advice if you're a rookie poker player that is looking... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday February 9 2007, 00:36

  • 3D Poker at PKR

    • At this moment I play less poker than ever. I am occasionally playing a few SNG's, and sometimes a Texas Hold'em freeroll. Setting up a site like Poker For Free takes a lot of time, developing, writing content and most of all its' research.

      One of... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Saturday January 6 2007, 00:02

  • Holiday Recommendations

    • As a poker player you probably want to spend some time away from your relatives during the long stretching holidays. What's better than taking some time to practice your poker skills?

      Many poker sites around the web offer special holiday promotio... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Tuesday December 19 2006, 22:24

  • Regarding Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act

    • The United States senate has passed a bill on September 30 that prohibits US citizens to play poker, or gamble online.

      Fortunately there are still a few online poker rooms that still accept US poker players.

      We've been in touch with the sites'... Read the entire article >       Comments: 0Giorgio, Netherlands
      Friday November 17 2006, 14:09
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