Doyle’s Bounty is your weekly chance to chat, hunt and win against our poker legends, pros and celebrity guests. Each one has a $1,000 bounty on their head; you get $10,000 for two and $50,000 for all three! Also be sure and get a Doyle’s Rakeback account now! You will get 33% Rakeback + a Free Boiunty tournament Entry!

Join Brunson 10 Pro Players Alec “Alec Torelli”, Zach “CrazyZachary” Clark and the legendary Mike Caro, Hoyt Corkins and Todd Brunson this Wednesday at 9:30pm ET for only $27.50.

You practically play for free because at the end of the tournament, first time players can request every penny of their buy-in back – win or lose!

Register Now From the Poker Lobby: Tournaments > Scheduled > DOYLE’S BOUNTY > 7016153

Make sure that you’re logged in to Full Tilt Poker this Sunday evening (ET) for a special announcement. In this week’s tip, Steve Zolotow offers sound advice on establishing table image through solid play to avoid potential losses at the tournament table. Pro Name Don’t Waste Money on Advertising Steve Zolotow

Código de marketing de PokerStars

“With the Bodog Poker Open IV, Bodog.com has given online poker players of all stripes the chance to win big while garnering the exposure they deserve,” says Bodog Poker Pro David Williams. “I’d like to personally congratulate ‘MrElPaso’ for his impressive victory in the Bodog Poker Open IV. His win cements his status as one of online poker’s newest stars, and I’m confident we’ll be seeing him at plenty of final tables to come.”

The $500 buy-in Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Event capped off a weeklong series of tournaments at Bodog.com that drew a total of 2,646 online poker players competing for more than $368,000 in cash prizes, with $65,000 in additional prize money added by Bodog.com. The Championship Event itself featured a total cash purse of $145,790, including $25,000 added by Bodog.com.

Quickly establishing itself as online poker’s most popular new tournament series, the fourth installment of the Bodog Poker Open drew a number of notable pros to the Bodog.com poker tables on Sunday, including Bodog Poker Pros David Williams and Evelyn Ng, and online poker pros “nevertilt22,” “UFpokerStar” and “ari.” Despite the formidable field, “MrElPaso” was able to emerge victorious to take down his biggest cash to date. Finishing in second was dvbronco, who pocketed $24,419.82, and in third place was ari, who earned $16,182.69.

The Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Event final table results are as follows:

1. MrElPaso
2. dvbronco
3. Ari
4. JazzyFace
5. bklynzto81
6. naskoxx
7. ello
8. ShuMoneyTonite
9. LIVIN LOUD

The Bodog Poker Open IV kicked off on Sunday, Nov. 1, and featured two parallel tournament series: the Championship Series and the Contender Series. The Championship Series featured higher-stakes buy-ins along with $62,500 in added prize money courtesy of Bodog.com. Each event also awarded a T$500 seat into the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Main Event to the winner.

Featuring lower buy-ins, the Contender Series also awarded a T$500 seat into the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Main Event to each event winner, while the remaining final table players earned entry to the Contender series finale (T$50) held on Sunday, Nov. 8. With $2,500 added to the prize pool, the Contender Series finale gave players incredible value for their buy-in, and it was “hitchchops” who took full advantage of that, walking away with the first-place prize of $3,268.10.

With another successful Bodog Poker Open in the books, the action at Bodog.com continues with a full slate of online poker tournaments catering to every level of player, including Bodog.com’s Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament. Qualifiers for the $100,000 Guaranteed event start for as low as $1 and run daily.

For more details on the Bodog Poker $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament, visit

Click Here To Play at Bodog now and get a 110% Deposit Bonus and 30% Rakeback!

“For 15 years, Bodog has been a leader in the online gambling industry, giving players a superior gaming experience while awarding billions in prizes,” says Bodog.com Poker Pro David Williams. “And Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker tournament series gives online poker players a fun and profitable way to celebrate this colossal achievement with Bodog.”

Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker gets underway on Monday, Sept. 21 with 15 days of qualifying tournaments running through Monday, Oct. 5. Each of the 15 qualifying tournaments will take place at 8:15 pm EST and feature buy-ins ranging from $5 to $15. A variety of Texas Holdem formats will be offered, including No Limit, Pot Limit, Fixed Limit, Turbo events, super-turbo events and re-buy events.

The prize pool in each qualifying tournament will be distributed the same way it would be in a regular Bodog tournament, but the top 30% of finishers from each event will earn Tournament Leaderboard Points, which determine who moves on to the 15 Days of Poker Semi Final and the $15,000 Final Tournament.

The Semi Final Tournament will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8:15 pm EST, with the field consisting of those placing in 16th to 115th place on the 15 Days of Poker leaderboard as well as players who have competed in at least 10 qualifying events. The top 15 finishers in the Semi Final earn an automatic entry into the $15,000 Final Tournament. The winner also gets a seat in the weekly Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament, and the remaining top 14 finishers each win a seat in a $100,000 qualifier.

Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker celebration culminates on Oct. 15 at 8:15 pm EST with the $15,000 Final Tournament. In addition to the top 15 finishers from the Semi Final, the freeroll event will be open to players placing 1 through 15 on the 15 Days of Poker leaderboard and those who competed in at least 15 qualifying tournaments. The $15,000 prize pool will be distributed in usual tournament fashion, and the top 15 finishers will also win T$162 to play in the Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed, held every Sunday at 4:00 pm EST.

If you are a winning Holdem players then there are some transferable skills which you want to hold on to. Aggression is most certainly one of them, as is isolating players who limp and getting into pots against weaker players in position.

Preflop seems to cause Holdem players who move over to playing Omaha a lot of problems. In Holdem if your playing too many hands preflop then tight aggressive players will punish you. Omaha is slightly different because the range of hands you can play profitably preflop is much much wider. Winning omaha players can have as high a VPIP as 45%. There is always going to be a bigger gap between your PFR and your VPIP when playing Omaha but playing a tight aggressive style would still be considered around a 30% VPIP and a 23% PFR. Playing your first few thousand hands with an overly tight style is never a bad thing.

When it comes to preflop hand selection in Omaha you must remember that two good Holdem hands does not make a good Omaha hand. So J-J-3-3 has no where near the same value in Omaha as KK or 22 would in Holdem. Good hands are hands that connect with each other across all four cards. Hands that are double suited obviously hold more value because they have potential to make two different flushes. So an example of a hand that works really well together would be 9c-10d-Jc-Qd.
Phil Hellmuth rates the following as the top ten hands in Omaha:

1) A-A-K-K double suited
2) A-A-J-T double suited
3) A-A-Q-Q double suited
4) A-A-J-J double suited
5) A-A-T-T double suited
6) A-A-9-9 double suited
7) A-A-x-x double suited
8-9-T-J double suited
9) K-K-Q-Q double suited
10) K-K-J-J double suited

Like in Holdem it still pays to take the betting lead preflop and then continuation bet on the flop. However you do need to be much more selective on which boards you continuation bet and which boards you don’t. Your opponents will call your continuation bets more therefore you need to select dry boards and tight players when continuation betting. Firing the turn is still a valuable play and given you hold four cards your opportunities to semi bluff will be increased dramatically. Multi way pots are a bit different and especially in the lower stakes games you should be continuation betting a lot less.

Many Holdem players struggle with river play when playing Omaha. There are two extremes; I don’t have the nuts so I can’t bet or I have top pair so I call. River play is very opponent dependant, if you’re playing weak opponents that call down light then obviously your value betting range can increase on the river. Playing against tight players you will need a strong holding to value bet the river. Now, that might seem pretty obvious but adapting to your opponents when value betting is even more important when playing Omaha than it is when playing Holdem.

Check out our new PokerStars German Pages – PokerStars Einzahlungsbonus

There is one final adjustment you need to make when moving from Holdem to Omaha and that is your mental approach to the game. Unfortunately Omaha is a game of variance, much more so than Holdem. If you can’t deal with getting sucked out on then there really is no point in even trying to transfer yourself into and Omaha player. Equity margins are much smaller which leads to bigger swings.

Article Written by Expekt Poker Bonus Code

If you aren’t getting rakeback at Full Tilt, get signed up now and earn 27% Rakeback for life! Full Tilt Rakeback

Get up to $50 cash and double Full Tilt Points by playing at least two ring-game tables at once during Take 2. Join the action today to start earning.Don’t miss your chance to earn 3x Full Tilt Points by playing Triple Points Happy Hour ring games and tournaments. Go to My Promotions in the Cashier and click on Happy Hour for dates and times.

Mini FTOPS XIII Schedule

Special guests including AP’s Mark Seif, the Krazy Kanuck, Young Phan, and others will be joining the tourneys with special bounties added. Register for the next event now!

Also check out our new PokerStars Deposit Bonus Page and learn the affects of Deposit Bonuses on your Poker Rakeback!

Rounders House Satellites on NOW!Every day Reefer Poker is hosting multi-table and SnG satellites for the main event on October 18th. For every $1,400 in the prize pool one package for a player to be a resident of the Rounders House in Vegas will be awarded, with one package guaranteed. Check out the tourney lobby now!

Stoners vs StaffOur most popular weekly event, this tournament pits you, the “stoners” against the RP staff, and special guests. Next week, September 10th, AP’s Mark Seif, double WSOP gold bracelet winner, will play in this event as well, with a special $100 bounty on his head!

Stoner vs Staff – every Thursday at 20:00 Reefer Poker Time (9 pm Eastern) – $3 + .30

Reefer Poker Forum Members ONLY FreerollNew for the fall, Reefer Poker is hosting 2 Reefer Poker Forum freerolls, each with the winner receiving a $55 Rounders House Main Event ticket, and the next 9 finishers receiving a Stoners vs Staff tournament coupon.

The first event is on Saturday September 19th and the second on Saturday October 3rd, both at 16:00 Reefer Poker Time (5 pm Eastern). Put them in your calendar now!

If you are not yet a member of the forum, please visit the ReeferPoker.com website and click on the Forum tab! Coupons will be issued to all forum participants 24 – 48 hours prior to the events.

Reefer Poker Depositors FreerollThis puppy has a cool $1K added and if you made any deposit in August, you are eligible to play on Sept 6th at 16:20 Reefer Time (5:20 pm Eastern). Check out all the deposit offers below – you have NO excuse to miss this one!

Reefer Poker Community FreerollThis month’s community tournament has $3,000 added to the free tournament! Open to all registered players, this tourney happens on September 27th at 1620 Reefer Time (5:20 pm Eastern). The Community Freeroll is a coupon entry tournament. Once you have a coupon it will be valid for all future Community Freerolls, which increase in value by $500 each month! Join the forum now if you do not yet have a coupon.

Act now and get a 100% Deposit Bonus Using PokerStars Marketing Code PSP1686 and get your piece of the huge WCOOP Prize Pools that can change your life! The Pokerstars Bonus is by far the easiest poekr room bonus to clear and the VIP Rewards go far beyond any other room!

If you aren’t familiar with the WCOOP, this is an online tournament series similar to the World Series of Poker. 45 different events will be held over a period of 18 days, with guaranteed prize pools ranging from $50,000 to $10 million. Each event will be hosted by a Pokerstars Pro player such as Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Vanessa Rousso, Joe Hachem, and others.

In total, there are 25 events with prize pools of $500,000 or more. Direct buy-ins to most events are in the $109 – $320 range, with others up to $25,500. Don’t worry, you don’t have to come up with that kind of cash. Satellite tournaments for the WCOOP start at just $.50 or 3 Frequent Player Points (FPP’s). No that’s not a typo, I said 3 FPP’s!

Satellite tournaments come in a variety of styles. Steps tournaments are available for as little as $7.50. Multi-table satellites can be played for as little as $.50 or 100 FPP’s. If you prefer to spend a little more money in exchange for a more realistic shot at winning a seat, Steps tournaments can be entered at any level. The higher level you enter, the easier it is to win a seat. The same goes for multi-table satellites where higher buy-ins translates into more available seats per entry.

Single and multi-table sit-n-go satellites can be played as well, with buy-ins starting at $3.30 in cash, or 600 FPP’s. Another interesting way to win a seat is by playing in the heads-up sit-n-go satellites. If you’re a good heads-up player, you can choose to play in 2, 4, 8, or 16 player heads-up tournaments. That’s pretty cool.

The 2009 WCOOP kicks off at 14:30 pm ET on Thursday, with a $1,250,000 guaranteed, short-handed, NL Hold’em tournament. This tournament has a $215 direct buy-in, and satellites are running now. Later on Thursday, a $200,000 Razz tournament with a $215 buy-in will be held.

Since NL Hold’em is still the most popular game, there are more of these events than any other. With that said, the schedule for the 2009 WCOOP has 12 more events than in 2008, allowing Pokerstars to open up the game choices. This year, Badugi, 2-7 Triple Draw, 2-7 Single Draw, 5 Card Draw and 8-Game have been added to the schedule. There are also plenty of Omaha and 7 Card Stud tournaments, along with two HORSE events.

The whole thing comes to a close on September 20^th, when the 2-day Main Event begins. The Main Event has a direct buy-in of $5200, and a huge guaranteed prize pool of $10 million. This event is capped at 4000 players, meaning that the actual prize pool could be as high as $20 million. If things go as planned, this will be the largest online poker tournament of all time. What’s even better is that you can qualify for as little as $1, or 100 FPP’s.

To play in the 2009 Pokerstars WCOOP, you will need to enter marketing code PSP1686 during the registration process. When you make your first deposit, you will need to use bonus code Stars600. Used together, you can get the new Pokerstars sign up bonus of 100% up to $600.

MiniFTOPS XIII begins on Wednesday, September 9th, guaranteeing at least $3 million in prize money spread across 25 events. MiniFTOPS satellites are running now – win your seat for as little as $0.50 or 50 Full Tilt Points. Poker tournaments require focus, dedication and skill – and the right frame of mind. In this week’s tip, Joe Beevers advises how to prepare mentally and go in to your next tournament with a winning attitude.

MiniFTOPS

Earn three times the points you’d usually receive during scheduled Triple Points Happy Hour periods during September. Use your points in the New Full Tilt Poker Store to get exclusive Full Tilt Poker merchandise such as jerseys, iPods, laptops and more.

Up to $50 cash and double points could be yours for playing at least two tables at the same time during Take 2 from 00:00 ET Tuesday, September 1st through 23:59 ET Wednesday, September 30th.

Click on My Promotions in the Cashier and then click Take 2 to take part and earn up to $50 cash.

MiniFTOPS satellites are running now, offering you the chance to turn a small buy-in into a huge score. You can also buy in directly to all MiniFTOPS events now, including the Main Event where you could claim your share of at least $500K in guaranteed prize money and become the next MiniFTOPS Champion. Each MiniFTOPS XIII event is hosted by a Full Tilt Poker pro who will run a pro chat while hosting the tournament.

Also be sure and check out the latest Pokerstars Marketing Code Promotions where you can get your part of the $600 deposit bonus!

Paddy Power Poker today announces details of its qualifier schedule to the inaugural Monthly Million tournament, scheduled for September 13th at 7pm. The $1,000,000 Guaranteed event has a buy-in of $500 + $35 and features 20 minute blind levels with a 10,000 starting stack.

A wide variety of feeder satellites run daily with buy-ins from $1 to $100. Many of these satellite tournaments award a guaranteed number of seats to the Monthly Million. Additionally, STT specialists can focus on ongoing Sit’n'Go satellites, which begin on September 5th and accommodate between two and ten players.

“The Monthly Million is the biggest monthly tournament we’ve ever offered our players and their interest in the daily satellites has exceeded our initial expectations”, said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “We’re not as shocked as we might be though – a guaranteed prizepool of $1,000,000 is enough to attract every kind of poker player out there. The September Monthly Million is going to be MASSIVE!”

Feeder satellites to the Monthly Million $1,000,000 Guaranteed can be accessed via the poker software lobby; select ‘Scheduled MTT’s’ and then the ‘Satellites’ tab.