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Five Diamond World Poker Classic

2008-02-10T18:04:00.000-08:00

Team PokerRoom.com is on its way to Las Vegas again. And this is your chance to join them. Have the greatest time of your poker playing life in Vegas at one of the most prestigious events on the poker circuit, the Five Diamond World Poker Classic.

All you have to do is win one of the weekly Online Finals and you'll be staying at the fabulous Bellagio - where the tournament takes place - mixing with the giants of poker. Last year's winner, Joe Hachem, will no doubt be making an appearance along with notables like Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen and many, many more.

This tourney attracts the big names. And why wouldn't it, when you see how much prize money is on offer. Last year, Mr Hachem took over $2,000,000! Why not make it you this year?

Here's how it works:

WPT Satellite Tournament

Simply win one of the weekly Online Finals (taking place Saturdays 22.00 CET) and you're off to Las Vegas. You can decide if you want to buy in via our satellites (starting from about $1, $7 or $50) or go straight to the Online Final for $650+50. Each prize pool is guaranteed at $21,450 with the winner guaranteed a package worth $20,050.

1st Prize $20,050 WPT Five Diamond Package
2nd Prize $650 + 50 Ticket
3rd Prize $650 + 50 Ticket

Win this and you'll be staying at the Bellagio from the 10th to 19th December, taking part in the Five Diamond World Poker Classic and living it up with the rest of Team PokerRoom.com - where we make it our business to show you a great time. Go on, give yourself an early Christmas present!

WSOP Europe 2008

2008-02-10T17:57:00.000-08:00

The WSOP doesn't always mean Vegas. With the launch of its European counterpart, the World Series of Poker Europe, London will have the prestige of hosting the first ever WSOP Europe.

The £10,000 (approximately $19,600) WSOP Europe No-Limit Texas Hold'Em Championship starts on September 10th and will play through September 16th.

The event is arranged at the London Clubs International casinos in London.

Here's what could be yours:

1st WSOP Europe = $28,000 Prize package, buy-in to the main event, flights, accommodation and spending cash.
2nd $650+50 Ticket + 50% Pot Share = Approx. $2150
3rd $650+50 Ticket + 30% Pot Share = Approx. $1290
4th $650+50 Ticket + 20% Pot Share = Approx. $860
5th $650+50 Ticket

You could be going on that trip to London on September 10th for this historical event - the first ever WSOP Europe - where the prize package could be even bigger than the WSOP! With qualifiers starting at just $1.10, we think you should go!

With a buy-in of approx. $20,000 (£10,000) this will surely attract the cream of the poker crop from all over the globe. How would you like to be there representing PokerRoom.com? We can make it happen - all you have to do is win either of the two $35,000 Guaranteed WSOP Online Finals and you'll get a prize package worth $28,000! This includes buy-in to the Main Event, flights and accommodation in the European capital of cool - London, mate!

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WSOP February Freeroll worth $13,000

2008-02-05T00:26:00.000-08:00

Another exclusive promotion from Poker Plex . This time Poker Plex is giving away a seat to the WSOP. All you have to do to win this seat to the WSOP, a package worth $13,000, is earn 1,500 MPP's during February.

Once you have earned your 1,500 MPP's you will be entered in to the WSOP Freeroll at 20:00 GMT, Sunday, March 2nd. The winner will be going to Las Vegas to take part in the premier poker event of the year with a package worth $13,000 ($10,000 Main Event Buy-In plus $3,000 for travel, accommodation and meals).

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Ultimate Bet Poker Foxwoods Satellites Now Playing

2005-10-20T05:46:00.000-07:00

ULTIMATE BET POKER - Foxwood Satellites Now Playing

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Whether you play for fun or for money, the download is free and the tables are filling up. Download and join the poker action now! Whether you've never played poker before or you know the game like the inside of your eyelids, everybody's got rule questions from time to time. All the answers are here, in our user-friendly rules of poker section, where you'll get the last word on everything from "what beats what" to the conditions of kill games.

And once you've poked around among the rules of poker, if you've still got a query just fire off an email. We have rules mavens standing by to explain every nuance of the poker games we love. Believe us: You haven't got a poker question that we can't answer!

Texas Hold'em -- THE game of the World Poker Tour. Find descriptions and rules for Limit Texas Hold'em, No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Pot-Limit Texas Hold'em and Double Flop Texas Hold'em. Go to the rules of Texas Hold'em poker Omaha -- A very popular variation of Texas Hold'em. This game comes in two flavors, Omaha and Omaha 8/B. Go to the rules of Omaha poker 7 Card Stud -- 7 Card Stud was the most popular poker game for most of the 20th Century, until Texas Hold'em gained TV fame in the 90's. Try this classic stud game in two varieties, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud 8/B. Go to the rules of 7 Card Stud poker Crazy Pineapple -- A fun variation of Texas Hold'em poker that makes for faster play and crazy hands. This game also comes with an 8/B variation. Triple Draw -- A 5-card draw low-ball game where players are allowed to draw cards three times and the lowest hand wins! Triple Draw comes in two varieties, Ace-to-5 and Duece-to-7. Go to the rules of triple draw poker Stakes and Game Types -- Learn about Kill games, betting structures, antes, blinds, buttons, mucks, chips and UltimatePoints!

Foxwoods World Poker Finals 2005

Monday September 19th kicked off the start of our Foxwoods' World Poker Finals super satellites!
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Join us at the tables every Monday at 9:30pm ET in our $100+9 Foxwoods' World Poker Finals supers and play to win a Foxwoods' World Poker Finals prize package.
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Each Monday at LEAST one Foxwoods' prize package is guaranteed to pay out. For every additional 112 entries, an additional package pays out. Each package includes a $10,200 paid buy-in to the World Poker Finals and $1000 credit for travel expenses. The main event will be held at Foxwoods' Casino Nov 13-18th, 2005.

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Low Limit Hold Em Poker

2005-10-15T19:40:00.000-07:00

LOW LIMIT HOLD EM POKER

In low limit Hold'em poker, play only high cards that have another way of winning besides just pairing up.

Like King Ten, unsuited, because you can make a straight or big pair. if they are suited you have a better chance with a flush as well. If you have Ace Ace and three of a suit come up on the flop if you don't have the ace of that suit and bet and get raised, then fold if you have the Ace; then just call because you can make the top flush.

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How To Play 5 Card Stud Poker

2005-04-09T03:58:00.000-07:00

How to Play 5 Card Stud Poker

The classic poker game, 5 Card Stud Poker is one of the oldest poker card games.

Captain Cooks Poker gives you active 5 Card Stud Poker rooms so you'll never have to wait. Visit the site to download the poker room software.
Players are dealt one card face down (the hole card) and one card face up (the up or door card).
Players then have a betting round before the dealer gives out a new up card.

Once players have 5 cards there is a final round of betting, and the Player with the highest hand wins the pot.
5 Card Stud was invented way back in the 1850s, but it is still enjoyed by a large number of players. 5 Card Stud is relatively simple in comparison with some of the other poker derivatives, which is attractive to players new to poker. 5 Card Stud is an excellent introduction to the world of 7 card stud.

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