Regarding Poker

Absolute Poker launched their Bad Beat Jackpot and started the pot at $100,000!

As soon as someone hits a qualifying bad beat, 70% of the jackpot will be shared between everyone at the table where the bad beat went down. 20% will go towards the next jackpot and 10% will go to the house.

Absolute Poker will take the new amount and divide it amongst the players seated at the Bad Beat Jackpot table.

- The loser of the hand – ie. the bad beat victim - will take 50% of the prize
- The winner of the hand will take 25% of the prize
- The rest of the players seated at the table will share the remaining 25%

So what constitutes a bad beat? If you lose a hand holding Aces Full of Kings (AAAKK) or anything better, that’s a bad beat.

So if you are feeling lucky, or rather unlucky, then head over to Absolute Poker and join in the specially marked Hold’em Jackpot tables for your crack at the pot.

New Absolute Poker real-money accounts receive a signup deposit bonus up to $500.00. Click here for details.

Pitbull Poker is offering all new signups free poker cash. Pitbull Poker will give you $10.00 free so you can try out their poker room. No deposit is required for the free $10.00 poker cash; just signup and use Bonus Code: RPBONUS. If you like the poker room and you end up making a real-money deposit, they will also give you an instant bonus of $25.00 (also attached to Bonus Code: RPBONUS).

About Pitbull Poker:

PitbullPoker is a registered and licensed business in the United Kingdom. PitbullPoker has developed its own online poker software using Macromedia Flash. With no software to install and their flash gaming client that is compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac you can play anywhere… home, work, internet cafes, friends’ computers, etc. Real money games ranging in limits from $0.50/$1.00 to $50/$100.

Check them out at pitbullpoker.com, and use Bonus Code: RPBONUS for your free no-deposit $10.00 bonus (and free instant $25 bonus, should you decide to make a deposit).

I took my free $10.00 and made just under $40.00 so far in just a few hours playing sit and go’s. The traffic isn’t great there, that’s for sure, but the action is soft enough to make a good player very happy. Try Heebing that free $10.00 into a monster bankroll!

Go to: Pitbull Poker
Free $10 Bonus Code: RPBONUS

Hey, free poker cash, why not?

 There is a lot of confusion out there in which online poker rooms accept American players. Even the online poker rooms themselves sometimes don’t clearly mention if they accept American players from the US.

I highly recommend that you only join the most trusted and proven online poker rooms. The list below is a list of the best and most trusted online poker rooms available.

Online poker rooms that accept all players, including American players:

PokerStars – 100% Match Bonus up to $50.00 for new accounts.

Full Tilt Poker - 100% Match Bonus up to $600.00 for new accounts.

Absolute Poker - 100% Match Bonus up to $250.00 for new accounts.

For American Players ONLY:

Sportsbook.com – 10% bonus – One account for poker, casino, horses, and sportsbook.

Help fight to keep online poker alive in the U.S. – Join the Poker Players Alliance today!

Here is a video from the Poker Players Alliance:

You can join the Poker Players Alliance for free, or donate as little as $20.00. You can make a difference.

Americans have fewer choices these days when it comes to playing online poker, online casino games, or placing a sports bet online.

Many online poker rooms, casinos, and sportbooks have dropped serving American players, and as a result some of you may be having a hard time finding a reputable place to play or bet at.

The one company that has always served Americans, and will continue to, is sportsbook.com. In fact, they only allow Americans membership!

Sportsbook.com offers it all, with one account, you get: sportsbook.com Poker, sportsbook.com Casino, sportsbook.com Sportsbook, and sportsbook.com Horse Race Betting.

Having an all-in-one membership can be very convenient and adds diversity to your online entertainment.

Sportsbook.com has a great first-time bonus for all new real-money accounts, you get: 100% bonus up to $650.00, $100,000.00 poker freeroll, 5% redeposit bonus and more.

Use this sportsbook.com bonus code: FIRST100 when making your first real-money deposit.

Win some poker from some fish, play a few hands of Blackjack, make a bet on your favorite team, and get your girlfriend to place a wager on a pony with a nice sounding name! Click here to visit sportsbook.com.

Americans do have a choice, and now it’s all under one roof… sportsbook.com.

Poker is a game with a long, rich history. Whether played by politicians, professionals, or college professors, it’s a game enjoyed by all sorts of people all around the world.

At Full Tilt Poker, they are committed to protecting the game we all love.

This month, we want to let you know how you can help, and get a whole bunch of free cash from Full Tilt Poker in doing so.

Fighting to Protect the Game We Love

As a poker player, I’m sure you know about the UIGEA, which was signed into law by President Bush late last year. This bill, which aims to make it illegal for people to transfer money to online gaming sites, has - we believe - unfairly impacted online poker. (Please note: The Bill does not make playing poker illegal for the poker players, it just means that U.S. financial institutions can no longer deal with online poker rooms).

With that in mind, Full Tilt Poker is dedicated to helping the Poker Players Alliance and its new Chairman, former three-term Senator Al D’Amato, in the fight to get poker the express exemption it deserves from the new law. A long-term poker enthusiast, D’Amato knows that the first step toward change requires getting Congress to listen. That’s why Full Tilt Poker is working to help the Poker Players Alliance grow its membership to 1 million poker players, because a million voices can’t be ignored on Capitol Hill.

As a special incentive to Full Tilt Poker players, they are offering a special one-time Poker Players Alliance bonus. If you join the Poker Players Alliance or upgrade your existing membership before March 22nd, Full Tilt Poker will provide you with a bonus of up to $1,200. See the chart below for details:

As a poker player, we hope you believe in this cause as strongly as we do. You would be helping to protect much more than just your love of the game; you’ll be helping to protect a game that’s enjoyed by millions of players around the world who have every right to play when and where they like.

So help support the PPA. It’s good for the game, and for everyone who enjoys online poker and who wants to keep the game alive in America!

Full Tilt Poker is here to stay, and all American poker players are always welcome to play at Full Tilt Poker!

So join Full Tilt Poker, then support the Poker Players Alliance for as little as $20.00 (special link from Full Tilt Poker software) and get your free poker cash from Full Tilt Poker!

Remember, Full Tilt Poker will also give you a 100% deposit match bonus on your first real-money deposit up to $600!

Now that’s a lot of free cash… Join now!

Thanks Full Tilt Poker!

I want to go over the deposit bonus cash that PokerStars is giving for all new real-money accounts and explain to you on how it works.

PokerStars will match your initial real-money deposit by 100%, up to $50.00. This is free poker cash to you and a great way to start building your poker bankroll.

In the past PokerStars had first time deposit bonuses on rare occasions, but this year they are running this promotion until the end of 2007. PokerStars is always trying to improve in one way or another and full kudos to PokerStars for always doing more even when they are rated number one.

So you may be asking what the catch is to get this free poker cash. Well, there are requirements but these requirements are very easy to achieve.

For every dollar that you deposit into your new account, PokerStars will match it by 100%, up to $50.00. To release the free deposit cash all you’ll need to do is collect Frequent Player Points (FPP).

The examples below will tell you how many FPP you’ll need before they release your bonus:

Deposit $25.00 - You’ll need to collect 125 FPP
Deposit $50.00 - You’ll need to collect 500 FPP

So how do you collect these FPP?

1. Earn FPPs for cash game play

First Frequent Player Point (FPP) is awarded for playing a hand in which the rake reaches: 

- $0.40 for fixed limit poker games with stakes $1/$2 and lower 
- $0.40 for NL/PL poker games with blinds $1/$2 and lower 
- $1.00 for all other games

Second FPP is awarded for playing a hand in which the rake reaches: 

- $2.00 for all 6-max tables (this doesn’t apply for games being played 6- handed at 10/9/8 player tables - just 6-max tables) 
- $3.00 for all other tables

Third FPP is awarded for playing a hand in which the rake reaches $5.00.

2. Earn FPPs for tournament play

Five (5) FPPs are awarded for each $1 in tournament fees paid.

For example, playing in a poker tournament with $20 buy-in and $2 tournament fee, each player will be awarded 10 FPPs. *Note that partial Frequent Player Points are always rounded to the nearest whole number.

In a $5 buy-in Sit & Go poker tournament with only a $0.50 fee, 3 FPPs (instead of 2.5) will be awarded to each player who played poker in the tournament.

In a $5 buy-in 4-player Heads-Up Sit & Go poker tournament with only a $0.25 fee, 1 FPP (instead of 1.25) will be awarded to each player who played poker in the tournament.

Please note that “FreePlay” tournaments do not award FPPs. You can play poker for fake money at their free tables, but these poker games and tournaments are not part of the PokerStars FPP program.

As you can see it won’t take that long to accumulate the required FPP to have your bonus released. Just play smart and choose your games wisely based on your skills.

You get six whole months to collect the required FPP for your bonus to be released.

When signing up for your new account be sure to enter bonus code, “First2007″.

Enjoy the game, enjoy PokerStars, and enjoy your free cash!

Click here to open up your first real-money PokerStars account.