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Introduction!
This web site is one of the leading resources for online poker. You will find a variety of poker game rules and strategy articles. I also write about new promotions and bonuses and the internet's leading poker rooms. We offer exclusive bonuses at many online poker rooms. Players that sign up with Allin Poker review through us will receive a 100% match on their first deposit up to $600 + a seat at our $500 weekly freeroll tournaments. These tournaments are free to enter. When you are creating your account at Full Tilt you must enter the All In Poker bonus code "APBONUS". Players from the U.S. are accepted at Allin Poker and do not even need a credit card to make a deposit. You can use your checking account to instantly fund your player account. Bookmark this website so you can stay up-to-date on the latest poker site news
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Finding The Best Online Sports Books
September 6th, 2011Online sports books can be quite intimidating to beginners. There are many things you will need to understand before you should start placing bets. Before signing up at an online sports book you should do research on the company. Some bookmakers have spotless reputations and others have bad reputations. You should also verify that sports betting online is legal in your country. The best NBA sports books include the following:
If you are in to betting on basketball you won’t find a better place to do it than these three bookmakers.
Whatever your needs and preferences are, we are ready to help you find best solutions. With reliable and secure online sports books, betting on sports has never been easier! With online sports books you can bet on a wide range of sports like football, baseball, hockey, tennis, basketball, and take advantage of free sports bets and great sports betting odds.
Finding The Best Online Sports Books
Betting on sport events can be fun and exciting, but you also want it to be profitable, right? The best sports books don’t simply take your bets – they provide you with current information on how the betting odds and lines were established, and they will also give you good recommendations based on this information. I personally like a wide range of teaser bets. Sports book teaser bets are some of the most profitable ways to bet on sports.
For instance, the best sports books will be aware of injuries to key players and the way they might influence on the outcome of upcoming games. The best sports books will also be aware of any internal problems teams might be having and will be able to tell you which teams are hot.
The best sports books are looking for everything that can give their customers an edge. Cause if you are winning frequently, you feel that you can trust their recommendations, and thus you become a regular client. Of course it would be cool to bet on your favorite team every time and win, but your chances are much better when there are experts to help you. So choose a reliable sports book and lay your bets! Here is how you can make it: check on the following features of the top sports books:
- Good sports books have several years of operation
- They offer reliable customer service
- They have Las Vegas style rules and regulations
- They offer good bonuses and incentives, including bonuses for the first – They have available management
- They are not mentioned in negative reports of problem companies
- The hours of operation are flexible. The best sports books are open around a clock
- The sports books are legal in the countries of operation.
We wish you good luck in dealing with a sports book you choose, and hope that our information will be helpful to you!
A5 Triple Draw Hand Probabilities
April 26th, 2011These tables show the probability of being dealt an A-5 triple draw hand of the specified strength (5-high, 6-high, etc.) for a variety of different hand sizes and wild card choices. This article will teach you everything you need to know about A5 triple draw hand ranges and odds.
Visit LockPoker.com Download the free software Note that the hands being compared are always 5-card A-5 lowball hands, even if the table is for a deal containing more cards. Here are some links to other useful A-5 triple draw articles:
5 Cards, No Wild Cards
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 1,024 0.00039400 Six high 5,120 0.00197002 Seven high 15,360 0.00591006 Eight high 35,840 0.01379013 Nine high 71,680 0.02758026 Ten high 129,024 0.04964447 Jack high 215,040 0.04964447 Queen high 337,920 0.13002124 King high 506,880 0.13002124 Pair or worse 1,281,072 0.49291717 Total 2,598,960 1.00000000 The median hand is thus a very rough K-high. The median is the “1299480th” hand, while the first pair is hand 1,317,888. Each rank comes in 1024 possibilities due to the suit assignments of the 5 cards. (1024=5^4.) So the median hand is the 18th worst K-high. Counting down from KQJT9 gives us KQJ87 (unless I made an off-by-one error or two or three.)
5 Cards, One Joker
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 2,304 0.00080288 Six high 7,680 0.00267625 Seven high 20,480 0.00713667 Eight high 44,800 0.01561147 Nine high 86,016 0.02997402 Ten high 150,528 0.05245454 Jack high 245,760 0.08564006 Queen high 380,160 0.13247447 King high 563,200 0.19625847 Pair or worse 1,368,757 0.17697117 Total 2,869,685 1.00000000 5 Cards, Two Jokers
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 4,224 0.00133565 Six high 10,880 0.00344031 Seven high 26,560 0.00839839 Eight high 55,104 0.01742413 Nine high 102,144 0.03229840 Ten high 174,336 0.05512583 Jack high 279,360 0.08833490 Queen high 425,920 0.13467784 King high 623,744 0.19723068 Pair or worse 1,460,238 0.46173388 Total 3,162,510 1.00000000 5 Cards, One-Eyed Jacks Wild
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 4,224 0.00162527 Six high 10,880 0.00418629 Seven high 26,560 0.01021947 Eight high 55,104 0.02120233 Nine high 102,144 0.03930187 Ten high 174,336 0.06707914 Jack high 139,680 0.05374457 Queen high 352,640 0.13568504 King high 524,832 0.20193924 Pair or worse 1,208,560 0.46501678 Total 2,598,960 1.00000000 6 Cards, No Wild Cards
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 40,448 0.00198678 Six high 181,760 0.00892796 Seven high 483,840 0.02376597 Eight high 985,600 0.04841216 Nine high 1,684,480 0.08274079 Ten high 2,515,968 0.12358305 Jack high 3,333,120 0.16372113 Queen high 3,886,080 0.19088224 King high 3,801,600 0.18673263 Pair or worse 3,445,624 0.16924727 Total 20,358,520 1.00000000 6 Cards, One Joker
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 90,112 0.00392517 Six high 268,800 0.01170860 Seven high 637,440 0.02776611 Eight high 1,218,560 0.05307900 Nine high 1,999,872 0.08711200 Ten high 2,903,040 0.12645290 Jack high 3,763,200 0.16392043 Queen high 4,308,480 0.18767217 King high 4,139,520 0.18031247 Pair or worse 3,628,456 0.15805114 Total 22,957,480 1.00000000 7 Cards, No Wild Cards
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 781,824 0.00584390 Six high 3,151,360 0.02355548 Seven high 7,426,560 0.05551134 Eight high 13,171,200 0.09845082 Nine high 19,174,400 0.14332297 Ten high 23,675,904 0.17697038 Jack high 24,837,120 0.18565012 Queen high 21,457,920 0.16039160 King high 13,939,200 0.10419140 Pair or worse 6,169,072 0.04611199 Total 133,784,560 1.00000000 7 Cards, One Joker
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 1,725,312 0.01119293 Six high 4,593,920 0.02980296 Seven high 9,666,560 0.06271161 Eight high 16,105,600 0.10448474 Nine high 22,521,856 0.14611007 Ten high 27,019,776 0.17529023 Jack high 27,709,440 0.17976441 Queen high 23,464,320 0.15222428 King high 14,924,800 0.09682433 Pair or worse 6,411,496 0.04159445 Total 154,143,080 1.00000000 8 Cards, No Wild Cards
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 9,856,000 0.01309701 Six high 35,563,520 0.04725810 Seven high 74,019,840 0.09836025 Eight high 113,971,200 0.15144907 Nine high 140,851,200 0.18716819 Ten high 143,216,640 0.19031147 Jack high 118,487,040 0.15744988 Queen high 75,694,080 0.10058504 King high 32,947,200 0.04378143 Pair or worse 7,931,430 0.01053957 Total 752,538,150 1.00000000 9 Cards, No Wild Cards
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 91,126,080 0.02476874 Six high 293,736,000 0.07983962 Seven high 538,618,560 0.14640052 Eight high 717,886,400 0.19512685 Nine high 750,512,000 0.20399473 Ten high 625,806,720 0.17009891 Jack high 406,492,800 0.11048776 Queen high 191,368,320 0.05201533 King high 55,915,200 0.01519817 Pair or worse 7,613,320 0.00206936 Total 3,679,075,400 1.00000000 10 Cards, No Wild Cards
Lowball Hand Number of Hands Probability Five high 658,829,280 0.04164528 Six high 1,893,034,080 0.11966063 Seven high 3,050,318,880 0.19281379 Eight high 3,508,367,520 0.22176752 Nine high 3,091,197,760 0.19539779 Ten high 2,104,409,664 0.13302190 Jack high 1,067,774,400 0.06749512 Queen high 368,575,680 0.02329805 King high 71,961,120 0.00454874 Pair or worse 5,555,836 0.00035119 Total 15,820,024,220 1.00000000 The New Victory Poker Referral Code
March 30th, 2011If you have not been reading the poker news sites you may not be aware of the fact that Victory Poker is no longer on the Cake Poker network. They have dropped that crappy network in favor of the best network: Cereus. Comparing these two networks is a lot like comparing a new BMW to a 1990 Ford Escort. Victory Poker no longer uses bonus codes because of this network change. I wanted to make this post to provide information of the new victory poker referral code. These new referral codes include larger bonuses and more perks.
I can guarantee that no brick and mortar system has a comp or VIP program that comes close to beating the one at Victory Poker these days. Here is a breakdown of the bonuses you will receive when you use one of our codes:
- A Victory Poker referral code bonus
- Referral code freerolls
- Referral code tournaments
- More…
Victory Poker is giving away more bonus money than the vast majority of online poker rooms. They are also running a boatload of freerolls for depositing players and play money players alike.
US players can play at the real money tables and the new casino section at Victory Poker. There are many cool features that online poker players love:
- Badbeat jackpot – I’ve seen this jackpot peak at around $1,000,000.
- Royal Flush jackpot – You can receive a hefty jackpot for catching a Royal Flush at Victory Poker
- VIP program – Victory Poker has one of the Internet’s most rewarding poker VIP programs.
- Casino game jackpot bonuses – Many of the casino games at Victory Poker have huge progressive jackpots.
- Much more…
New US Poker Room – Poker4ever
December 19th, 2010Poker4ever is a new US poker room in 2011. They are part of a small network and don’t offer the kind of traffic you will find at the larger rooms but they are a very good room to build up a bankroll. You can do so by taking advantage of their rake races and freerolls. The first deposit bonus at Poker4ever is a 100% match up to $150. You can claim this bonus by visiting poker4ever.com. The Poker4ever bonus code P4E2011 should already be filled in if you used the link I just provides.
Poker 4 Ever is not for everyone. They are one of the smallest poker rooms for US players but if you like to play small stakes poker they will be perfect. You can play in a variety of freerolls and rake races that will enable you to turn a small deposit into a sizable bankroll if you play your cards right.
Poker4ever is part of the Everleaf network and they are open to non-US players as well. international players can use the Skrill poker deposit option to fund their accounts. For more detailed info please visit our Poker4ever review page.
3D Movies – The History
December 15th, 2010It is official. The 3-D movie has made a big comeback and is here to stay. Gone are the days of the red and blue paper 3D glasses that movie-goers used to experience a “somewhat” 3D image on the screen. Please check out my 3D movie news blog for information on upcoming 3D movies. New advances in 3D technology have allowed such blockbusters as James Cameron’s Avatar to wow us with a “feels like you’re in the picture” experience. Since the inception of film, filmmakers have been looking for methods that can be used to display movies in three dimensions, or 3D. And today’s movie studios have a toolbox of goodies that they can use to make a movie literally come to life before your eyes – or reach out and grab you from your seat (well almost). Let’s look at the history of 3D and how far it has come.
Early 3D Films
Since 1903’s L’arrivee du train frightened the wits out of some movie patrons who thought that a train was actually about to run over them where they sat, there have been startling advances in 3D. Next up was the first 3D movie to be commercially released The Power of Love (1922), and also the first to be viewed using anaglyph glasses that feature lenses of opposite colors that, when they are combined with two corresponding strips of film, created a 3D effect.
A system known as the Teleview System made its debut in 1922 and featured small viewers that were attached to movie theater seats that were synchronized to open and close based on alternating frames in dual film reels. Because the system was cumbersome, it never made a wide impact on the 3D industry; in fact, just one film was ever developed for use with the system.
The Great Depression halted efforts for most studios to adopt 3D. Another notable 3D film was released in 1936 and went on to win an Academy Award – Audioscopiks. This film again used the anaglyph glasses format of red and cyan lenses. The invention of polarizing sheets would mark a better generation of 3D films on a larger scale.
3D Gains an Audience
In 1952, a little film called Bwana Devil would become the first color film in 3D. Up until then, although stereoscopic 3D movies were printed on red and cyan reels, they were still yet in black and white. This made it hard for viewers to really envision things in 3D because, obviously, we all “see” in color. This film made use of polarizing sheets and Polaroid filters, which would become the staple for films made in 3D during the time period. Little changed with 3D until 1970 when StereoVision 3D technology allowed for the side by side display of reels onto a single film strip. While 3D enjoyed resurgence during the seventies, the cost of 3D equipment and films made them unpopular with movie theaters. With the 80s came IMAX technology, which made 3D filmmaking less expensive and ensured a better picture for viewers without giving them the classic eyestrain that accompanied watching older films in 3D.
Modern 3D Experience
The modern 3D movie experience saw tons of competition for IMAX technology including Dolby 3D, Master Image 3D, and Real D 3D, all of which abandoned the use of the anaglyph glasses for a more modern approach to 3D viewing. 3D movies are now so popular that many films are now released in 2D and 3D versions. Film studios make major profits at the box office with films that gross millions of dollars, which in turn, justifies their upgrades to better equipment for viewing 3D movies. And at home, consumers are now able to purchase 3D televisions that have a 3D mode that works with a special battery-operated LCD shutter lens. These 3D glasses allow light to pass through at various intervals in synch with the video display. Some are even wireless to make for a better viewing experience.
Master 7 Card Stud Strategy
December 6th, 20107 Card Stud is a hard poker games to master, but is one easy poker game to be profitable at assuming that you can out-skill your opponents. As a result of the large number of cards dealt face-up in 7 Card Stud a skilled player has an easier time gauging how many ‘outs’ they have at any time in the game by looking at what cards have already been pulled from the deck. This seven card stud strategy article will teach you everything you need to know about seven card stud games.
Practice at 7 Card Stud will make you a better player, here are some tips to help get you started:
Push High-Pair’s early.
If your initial three cards contain a high valued pair you have a good hand to start with, however, high valued pairs often don’t improve or even hold up once other players get more cards. Unless another player has indicated strength, it’s usually better to get players to fold early through betting while you have the best hand rather than to slow play.Consider slow playing three of a kind.
With two pair being a common final hand in 7 card stud slow playing three of a kind is usually a sound strategy when your opponents have a tendency to fold early, because more often than not your three of a kind will take the pot. Be careful that your opponents’ hands don’t contain straights or flush draws.Watch other players’ hands carefully.
Remember that all of the face-up cards showing on the table can’t be used as possible outs for your hand. In the case where your hand needs a 4 to complete a straight and you observe three of them face-up on the table you know that the odds of having the fourth 4 dealt to you are very small. Also if your hand needs one more spade for a flush but you observe eight other spades on the table, you know there’s very little chance of you drawing the single remaining spade.The other way you can use your observations of your opponents’ cards is for you to be able to better predict the odds of you drawing the card or suit that you need. Suppose for example, that you have four cards to a flush and you observe that a low number of that suit is showing in the other players hands, you are now in a position to use this information to predict that you have an increased likelihood of catching the required suit to make the flush.
Remember what was folded.
In a 7 Card Stud Poker game when a player folds their cards are turned face down on the table. Therefore to maintain your tracking of what cards are left in the deck it’s important that you have kept a mental note of what cards were folded so you can add them to the remaining face-up cards to know what cards are out of play.Watch players’ bets early to get an indication of what their down cards may be.
A player who bets early is usually showing that they have a good starting hand; you may be dealing with an opponent holding a pair or even three suited cards. Since they are signaling that they have a strong starting hand, if you feel they have, act according to what you feel their hand contains and the chances of your hand being a better one.7 Card Stud has a much larger number of face-up cards for players to see than when they are playing hold’em games, and this allows the players to get a much better feel for what’s left in the deck and to calculate their odds a bit better. Players who pay attention to what cards have been dealt are better able to predict the odds and can act accordingly.
Horse Poker Tables
December 5th, 2010I recently launched a line of Horse poker tables. This blog post our our new horse poker and mixed poker game table that comes with a digital screen which shows you which card game you are currently playing explains how this product works. Read this Horse poker blog post for more information.
These new poker tables will likely be in casinos across the country in a matter of months. They will make playing horse poker and othjer mixed poker variants so much easier.
Want To Play Slot Machines Online?
November 17th, 2010A couple of days ago I was an hour into playing online slot machines and I loved it! The sounds, the colors, and the anticipation are hard to come by when you usually play online card games. Winning a jackpot is as simple as hitting a button! Now granted it isn’t that easy winning a jackpot, but playing to hit it is exciting and fun. Placing more than one line also increases the odds of winning before you spin. It leaves more opportunities to win money than just sticking with the straight across result. Online slot machines come in a variety of games and limits that are as low as a penny, so finding your own personal favorites are just as fun as playing. So when it comes to finding some action online, online slot machines are the way to go!
Ten Game Poker Guide
November 6th, 2010A couple of days ago I noticed that Full Tilt Poker was offering some new games. The only new game that really interested me was 10 game poker. I enjoy playing challenging mixed poker games so this one was right up my alley. I had a little trouble with Badugi Poker and the Triple Draw rotations but my first session of 10-Game Poker was +EV. I played around 200 hands wich would mean I played two complete rounds. I ended up being up $156 and I’m pretty sure I was earning 2X the number of FTP points. 10 Game Poker is not for novice players. If you are inexperienced and you just have to play 10 Game please start off at the small stakes tables. I’m not saying that you are going to lose or anything but it’s better to win small than lose big.
Full Tilt Poker has the perfect software in my eyes. It’s fast and there are never any bugs. They have a whole team of Pro players whom you can either watch or play against. They offer a nice 100% match bonus up to $600. I’m looking forward to playing in their 10-game Poker tournaments. I’m sure many rookie players will want to try this new game out and I will be there to take their chips. Read the 10 game rules before playing.
Poker Bonus Code Guide
September 21st, 2010So many people ask me what poker site bonus codes are. I usually just tell them not to worry about it but I guess it depends on where they are playing. Some poker rooms will withhold your bonus if you don’t enter a code so I wanted to make a post explaining what they are. The poker site codes listed below provide you with a bonus offer of some kind. The actual bonus will vary from place to place. Our poker site bonus codes are guaranteed to give you something a little better then the standard offer though. Also, each of the poker rooms mentioned below accept US players.
Poker Bonus Code FAQ’s
Most people wonder why you have to enter a poker bonus code. It is a special marketing tool to give out exclusive bonuses. Some places make you enter it during signup and others do when you fund your account. Its optional at many online poker sites but you certainly dont want to leave money on the table. People call them different things and its important not to get them mixed up. here is a list of the different names bonus codes have:
- referral codes
- bonus codes
- marketing codes
- sign up codes
- promo codes
- promotion codes
This isn’t a complete list by all means but in general they are referred to as poker bonus codes.
Fulltilt Poker Bonus Codes
Full Tilt Poker is my favorite place to play poker. They offer Rush Poker, a very exciting new poker game. During the early evening in the USA they have around 150,000 players online, making them the 2nd largest room. Here are some Fulltilt Poker bonus code pages I have created to ensure you receive the top bonus.
- Fulltilt Poker referral code
- Fulltilt Poker sign up code
- Fulltilt Poker promo code
- Fulltilt Poker promotion code
Gr88.com Poker Bonus Code
If you are looking for a newer and smaller room Gr88.com Poker has a lot to offer. Gr88 Poker specializes in live dealer casino games but also boasts a seperate poker room with casino games that you can play at the same time. Our Gr88 Poker bonus code PSC600 provides a $600 bonus, the largest available, as well ass freeroll tickets.
Optimus Poker Bonus Code
Optimus Poker is a medium sized room with plenty of extra features. The atmosphere is very commmunity-like and they offer both poker games and casino games Our Optimus Poker bonus code BONUSNPS offers the maximum bonus possible of $500.