Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Big Deal Tournament
Hollywood Poker's Big Deal is a great tournament that takes place every weekend.
The Big Deal is a $300+20 cash tournament that guarantees a whopping $50,000 prize pool and is your chance to seriously pad your bankroll! You can buy into this exciting tournament for $300+20 or you can enter one of the daily satellites or sit and go qualifiers and play all the way to the main event on Sundays at 12 pm EST.
Big Deal Qualifier Stage 1
Buy in: $5.50+.50
Running Daily: 10:30 am, 2:15 pm, 5:45 pm, 7:45 pm, 9:45 pm and
11:15 pm EST.
Big Deal Qualifier Stage 2
Buy in: $40+4
Running Daily: 1:45 pm, 6:45 pm, and 10:15 pm EST.
Sit and Go Qualifers
$32+3 Single Table Qualifier
Running continuously.
The winner gets a ticket to the $300+20 main event.
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Irish Poker Open 2007 betting markets
Nine new betting markets launched at
Paddy Power Poker now include unique 'number of minutes before 1st knockout' market for the €2 million guaranteed
Irish Open 2007.
Paddy Power Poker today announced a host of new betting markets on the Irish Open 2007, Ireland's largest poker tournament and Europe's most historic.
The additional markets, which can be found at
Paddy Power Poker, include:
* Number of minutes before 1st knockout
* Winner to be younger than Irish Open
* Nationality of winner
* Female to make the final table
* Number of Irish at final table
* Number of English at final table
* Number of Americans at final table
* Number of Scandinavians at final table
* Age of winner
For the first time in poker betting Paddy Power has priced a 'number of minutes before 1st knockout' market:
0-3 minutes 4 /6
4-6 minutes 2 /1
7-10 minutes 4 /1
11-15 minutes 7/1
15-20 minutes 20/1
21-30 minutes 50/1
More than 31 Minutes 33/1
Paddy Power, spokesman for the Irish bookmaker, said, "Last year's Irish Open was our most successful poker betting market ever but with twice the number of players expected this year the market is already looking like it’s going to blow 2006 out of the water."
Punters can also have a tickle at the 'Outright Winner' market with each way odds 1 / 5 for the final table of six.
A further raft of markets including more than a dozen match bets and a 'to make final table' market will be launched before the event which is held in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin on April 9, 2007.
Players can now qualify online in one of three ways:
* Win a Grand Final seat daily at 2 pm, 6pm, 10 pm, midnight and 2am, - buy-in $12 + $0.60 (rebuy)
* Buy in directly to a Grand Final for $198 + $9.90 every Sunday at 9 p.m. (rebuy)
* Win a $1 (10c registration fee) Shootout Tournament on the 1st Monday of every month at 8pm.
Live satellites in 33 card clubs and casinos across Ireland, UK and Europe are in full swing. Full details of venues hosting these games can be found at irishpokeropen.com as well as information on registering, online payment, the venue, side events, the Paddy Last competition and much more.
This year's event, which will be filmed for TV, is the biggest in Europe with a &euro2 million guaranteed prize pool and a capacity for 700 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) to play over Easter Weekend 2007 against the best players in the world.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Canadian Poker Night
The Canadian Poker Night is an exciting new tournament from
Hollywood Poker. Here's the goodies:
* Knock out Celebrities and win a $500 cash bounty
* Low buy-in of $5 +0.50
* Every Tuesday night at 10 pm EST
Time for some Canadian Poker Hollywood style!
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Online Video Poker Games
In the 1980s video poker became increasingly popular in casinos. Today video poker machines are placed prominently everywhere in the gaming floors of the casinos.
Video Poker play begins by placing a bet of one or more credits, by inserting money into the machine, and then pressing a "Deal" button to draw cards. The player is then given an opportunity to keep or discard one or more of the cards in exchange for a new card drawn from the same deck, after which the machine evaluates the hand and offers a payout if the hand matches one of the winning hands in the posted pay schedule.
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Los Angeles Classic
Paddy Power launches the outright betting market on the prestigious WPT Los Angeles Classic. The $10,000 buy-in event at Commerce Casino, Los Angeles, California, is a popular tournament attracting some of the world's best players.
Punters can not only bet on a player to win the tournament but back players 'each way' 1/6 the odds to make the final table of six. This market is non-runner, no bet.
Odds on offer at Paddy Power Poker include:
Phil Ivey 66 - 1
Daniel Negreanu 80 - 1
Phil Hellmuth 100 - 1
Gus Hansen 100 - 1
Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott 125 - 1
Padraig Parkinson 150 - 1
Andy Black 150 - 1
Doyle Brunson 200 - 1
Donnacha O'Dea 200 - 1
Men 'The Master' Nguyen 250 - 1
The event is held in the Commerce Casino - the largest cardroom in the world - from February 24 to March 1, 2007.
Last year's winner was Alan Goehring. It was his second WPT title, earning him a colossal $2,391,550 first prize. Alan reached the final table with the second shortest stack but his wealth of experience eventually paid a very lucrative dividend.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Online registration now available for Irish Poker Open
Paddy Power Poker today announced the launch of secure online registration for the
Irish Open 2007 main event and all side events taking place over Easter weekend 2007 (April 5-9).
On the registration page there are three options:
1 - 'I am paying for myself' - suitable for players registering and paying for themselves.
2- 'I am booking on behalf of other people' - suitable for cardrooms and casinos registering and paying for group bookings.
3 - 'I am booking for myself and for other people' suitable for players booking for themselves and friends.
When the appropriate option is chosen registration and payment by credit/debit card, cheque/bank draft or bank transfer is just a few short steps away.
Before payments can be processed players must complete the registration process fully, following all instructions in the process. Players will receive a confirmation email once payment has been received.
Registration is not complete until full payment has been received. The final date for receipt of payment for online registration is close of business Wednesday 4 April.
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Win her knickers lingerie freerolls
It's knicker-poker-glory with the innovative pre-Valentines Day promotion at Ireland's leading online poker site
Paddy Power Poker!
Paddy Power Poker today launched a series of exciting evening freerolls in the run-up to that annual day of romantic excess, Valentines Day.
Each night from February 7 - 13 at 7.30pm poker players can enter the 'win her knickers' freeroll where the winner receives a £100 (around €150) lingerie voucher from figleaves.com.
Paddy Power, spokesman for the online poker room said "This is the pants promotion that's not pants! We've all been on the wrong end of a 'get off that damned computer and pay me some attention' conversation. With these freerolls we're giving something back. Players can legitimately say they are playing to win a sexy treat for their loved one. It's antes-up, panties down."
Winners must confirm their postal address with
Paddy Power Poker within 72 hours of winning tournament.
Paddy Power Poker will send voucher to that address within 72 hours of receiving address confirmation.
Winners can also send in a digital photograph of the recipient of the underwear for a $10 bonus.
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Monday, February 05, 2007
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Sunday, February 04, 2007
Multi-Hand Blackjacks Gold Series
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Saturday, February 03, 2007
The profile on an average online gambler
LONDON, England - GPWA.net - The first comprehensive picture of the 'average' online gambler emerges today from a huge new research project involving nearly 11,000 players from 96 countries. The 'eCOGRA Global Online Gambler Survey' commissioned by industry self-regulatory body eCOGRA and undertaken by the Betting and International Gaming Research Units at Nottingham Trent University, is the largest study to date into player behaviour and attitudes to the industry.
General InformationOne of the most surprising findings to emerge is that although playing for money was important in terms of making games entertaining, overall, the majority of gamblers appear to not be playing to win money long-term – it's more about the entertainment. When players across all forms of gambling were asked why they gambled online, answers such as 'to relax', 'for the entertainment and excitement' or 'to relieve boredom', heavily outweighed 'to make money' or 'to win', highlighting that online gamblers view their pastime as simply another form of leisure activity.
The scale of the sample has allowed researchers to create the most reliable picture of the typical online poker and casino player to date.
The Average online poker player is likely to:- Be male (73.8%)
- Be aged 26-35 (26.9%)
- Play 2-3 times per week (26.8%)
- Have visited more than 6 poker sites in the preceding three months (25%)
- Have played for 2-3 years (23.6%)
- Play for between 1-2 hours per session (33.3%)
- Play one (24.1%) or two (24%) tables at a time
- Play both cash games and tournaments (34%)
- Play at big-blind (minimum stake) levels of 25p to £1.00 (61.2%)
- Play with 6-10% of their bankroll at a table at any one time (23%)
The Average online casino player is likely to:- Be female (54.8%)
- Aged 46-55 (29.5%)
- Play 2-3 times per week (37%)
- Have visited more than 6 casinos in the preceding three months (25%)
- Have played for 2-3 years (22.4%)
- Play for between 1-2 hours
Player AttitudesThe best things about internet gambling are 'convenience and accessibility' and 'fun and excitement', while 'losing' and 'financial implications' came top of the worst things - as might be expected. The vast majority of players say they are 'up' or 'down' within a range plus or minus £130 a month or £32.50 per week - less than the cost of a night in the pub with your mates and a taxi home.
Overall, players felt that there was some need for improvement across a range of areas - 55% wanted to see an increase in the number sites submitting themselves to effective self regulation e.g. eCOGRA, while operator transparency (55%), clarity of regulations (54%), uniformity of code of conduct (51%), responsiveness to complaints (49%) and better responsible gambling features (48%) all featured highly on the list. In addition to the 55% who supported effective self regulation, a further one in four players (25%) felt 'very strongly' about the need for sites to sign up to a common code of conduct.
When it comes to customer service, it appears that online gambling companies do well when compared to other industries. The majority of players felt they received either the same level or significantly better levels of customer service, even when they'd had a dispute with a site.
Approximately half of all respondents had confidence in the integrity of the software, although disturbingly, one in three people thought that the sites had an on/off switch that allowed them to turn the software in their favour – something that an eCOGRA member site would find it impossible to implement thanks to the organisation's standards for software development and independent testing procedures.
When it came to minimising the risk of being cheated, 64% of players 'often' or 'always' played on the biggest named sites, with 40% saying they 'never' played on smaller sites because of this fear. In addition, 70% of players said they sought out well known software providers or other assurances such as the eCOGRA 'Play it Safe' seal (61%).
Player BehaviourLocationPlay takes place mainly at home (89.7%) in the evening; however one in ten women preferred playing in the workplace.
Message boardsNearly 40% of respondents said they visited message boards or forums, contradicting previous perceptions of online gambling as a rather solitary activity. Message forums are visited to get information about sites (53% say they visit for this purpose), to have a general read and catch up on news (40% and 37% respectively), as well as find out about promotional offers (the most popular of all, cited by 65% of respondents).
Wagers and winningThe typical wager is between £15-30 a session in casino games and poker players said they typically played with 2-10% of their bankroll at any one time. In a further sign of realism about their chances, a third of poker players say that the game required more skill than luck, yet most say they were simply 'averagely' skilled.
Reasons for playing at specific casino sitesThe most important single motivator for playing at a particular casino site is its bonuses (75%), followed by game variety (62%), deposit method and reputation (both 56%) and then promptness of payouts (54%).
Poker specificThe poker results provide a fascinating snapshot into the area of multi-table play. The majority of players play one (24%), or two (also 24%) tables at a time, however researchers were able to ascertain that after four tables, concentration drifts significantly and leads to dramatic drop off in success. Likewise, the optimum amount of the bankroll that a player should use is 2-10% at any one table to maximise winnings.
LossesBoth casino and poker players were more likely to do well financially if they refrained from chasing losses and were unbiased in their approach i.e. not influenced by previous hands/game outcomes - all players might do well to take note here.
Andrew Beveridge, CEO, eCOGRA comments on the findings: "These findings are a salutary reminder about the vast majority of players who enjoy this form of entertainment responsibly. Our job is to signpost players towards those operators who are meeting the majority's expectations regarding fair play, responsible operator conduct and provisions to address problem gambling. We are encouraged by much of the feedback, but also recognise that we still have some way to go.
"This report provides invaluable information that will shape our approach for the next year as we continue to provide players with a 'gold standard' level of protection. We are delighted that the vast majority of players who responded were supportive of eCOGRA's efforts and we hope this endorsement will encourage those within the industry that have yet to apply for our 'Play it Safe' seal, to do so over the coming year."
Jonathan Parke, International Gaming Research Unit, says, "This is exciting research in many ways. Not only does it mark the first significant research collaboration between academia and the Internet gambling industry to date, but it is also the largest research initiative ever carried out in this area. There are many interesting findings: some of which reinforce previous assumptions; some of which provide a fresh understanding of player behaviour and attitudes."
Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams, Director of the Betting Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, comments, "The importance of this research for our understanding of the online gambling phenomenon cannot be overstated. The findings of this groundbreaking collaboration between academics and practitioners will have a significant, positive role in influencing the thinking of policy-makers, regulators and operators alike".
Source: GPWA.net
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Friday, February 02, 2007
Liverpool Legends Poker Tournament
Have you ever dreamt of playing with the likes of Ian Rush, Jan Molby or John Aldridge but felt you'd look a bit of a joker on the green surface?
Well now's your chance to go head to head with the former aces on a green surface of a different kind in the Liverpool Legends Poker Tournament.
Paddy Power, official online gambling partners of Liverpool FC, are offering fans the chance to play against the three legends in their grand final on Wednesday 28th February at the River Club in Liverpool.
And if you come up trumps against the Liverpool aces and finish in the top two you'll be feeling flush with a VIP trip to Dublin and a place in the Paddy Power Poker
Paddy Power Poker Irish Open - Europe's oldest poker tournament with a whopping £2million prize fund.
For your chance to play against Rushie and Co simply visit Liverpool's website www.liverpoolfc.tv and pre-register for one of the online satellite tournaments taking place at 8.30pm on each of the following dates:
Sunday 4th February
Sunday 11th February
Sunday 18th February
And as an added gift poker fans who sign up to play Paddy Power Poker can also claim a poker bonus of up to $500.
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
2 Million Guaranteed Irish Poker Open
February's feistiest online poker giveaway the
Paddy Power Poker $1 shootout for a €3,500 ticket to the 26th Irish Poker Open!
Monday 5 February sees the fifth
Paddy Power Poker $1 shootout where one player walks away with a €3,500 ticket to the 26th Irish Open 2007 held in Dublin over Easter weekend 2007.
While the online tournament can accommodate 999 players the two previous shootouts have fielded around 400 making this the 'path of least resistance' to the Irish Open 2007.
Players can now qualify in one of three ways:
1. Win a Grand Final seat daily at midnight, 2am, 2pm, 6pm & 10pm - buy-in $12 + $0.60 (rebuy) (additionally at noon each Saturday and Sunday).
2. Buy in directly to a Grand Final for $198 + $9.90 every Sunday at 9 p.m. (rebuy).
3. Win a $1 (10c registration fee) Shootout Tournament on the 1st Monday of every month at 8pm.
Live satellites in card clubs and casinos around the world will be announced in the coming months.
This year's event, which will be filmed for TV*, is the biggest in Europe with a €2 million guaranteed prize pool and a capacity for 700 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) to play over Easter Weekend 2007 against the best players in the world.
What sets the Irish Open apart from other poker tournaments is its historic legacy, unique atmosphere, famous Irish hospitality, and legendary reputation for camaraderie and 'craic'.
Last year, Dubliner Vincent Melinn won the €350,000 first prize in only his second ever live tournament and the final table was broadcast live across Europe - a world's first.
This year the event doubles in size. Check it out at
Paddy Power Poker.
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Poker News: February 2007
