Poker.ca – Dreams come true from final hand vow

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:26:18 +0000

Many poker players make a vow to something on their final hand – get a pizza, drinks at the casino bar, God. But rarely do those promises involve buying a website. In this instance, popular online Canadian gaming domain Poker.ca. What makes this case all the more juicy is the identity of the winner/buyer – or perhaps more accurately the lack thereof.

Despite buying the domain for a phenomenal $400,000, the face behind this crafty consumer remains anonymous. The private poker game where these fortunes were apparently won and lost was an exclusive one, which played host to some of the poker-playing elite from around the world. Whether the buyer is a professional player himself is uncertain at this point, but it does seem a likely possibility.

In an exclusive interview with his new website, he stated that the buy was a follow-through promise made on his final hand; that prize money gained from the event would be put towards the purchase of www.Poker.ca. Such a statement may be a hint that the buyer had been saving up for a while in order to place his bid, or it may have been a wild impulse. Until his true identity is revealed, we can only speculate.

Even a passing look at the website itself can explain why it was able to command such a high purchase price. The website is well laid-out, with easily accessible drop-down menus and clearly-marked tabs. The home page moves with vivid colour and eye-catching displays. The domain serves a duel purpose, acting as both a news source and providing visitors with a wealth of tips and tricks for the games provided.

Whether lucky madman or shrewd business impresario, poker fans can only wait for the identity of Poker.ca’s new maestro to be unveiled.

Different variations of the poker game

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:52:23 +0000

If you’re a beginner, you’re probably not aware of poker’s different versions. In websites like Sky Poker, you can enjoy your favorite games for 24 hours a day. The biggest benefit is that you can always find tables to play in, no matter what time it is. Most games also appear in the form of video poker.
These are the poker games available in the Sky Poker website:
Texas Hold’em poker – available with or without limits. Texas Hold’em is the most popular game among gambles and is also the main game in global poker tournaments like WSOP.
Omaha Poker – Omaha Hold’em is very much similar to the Texas hold’em in many ways, but the players are dealt additional faced-up cards and the hand must have exactly two of the player’s faced-up cards and three of the board’s.
The seven cards – before Texas became famous, 7 cards was the most attractive game. You can still find tons of possibilities in the 7 cards tables at Sky Poker and in different groups.
Razz – If you think you can never form a hand, Razz Is the game for you. This version allows you to toss your worse hand and still win.
The five card draw – is a game that most people grew up playing. This classic brings you back to the origins and makes you profit some money along the way.
Badugi – a game which purpose is to form the best lowest hand from the four cards dealt.
If you decide on playing one of these versions in an online poker site, you will be entitled to a poker bonus as well.

best rated and reputable internet casinos

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:42:09 +0000

In order for a casino to be considered good, there is more to consider than just whether they pay their players on time, although clearly this is still important. A truly good casino will also be certified as fair, give good playout percentages and give competitive casino bonuses. This shouldn’t end when the player is no longer new to the casino either, they should continue to get the best casino bonus available for the entire time they play with the casino. Most of all, it should be fun, they should have good games and make you want to
play casino online.
Players will often complain about casinos, and even accuse them of being dishonest, because they do not get their winnings back immediately. Online casinos simply do not work this way. True, if you go into a land-based casino and win you will walk right back out with your winnings, and since paying into an online casino happens as quickly as it does with a land-based one, people will assume that withdrawing the money will be just as fast. The reality is that online casinos do not process the payments themselves and have to go through third parties. These processors have a number of safeguards in place to protect themselves against fraud, and these tend to add to the time that payments take to be processed. While it is true that there are those casinos where you will receive your payment quickly, this by no means that they will all be like this, or that the ones that aren’t are being dishonest.

Well known online casino

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:13:43 +0000

Casino Riva is a well known online casino which offers its players a wide selection of games to choose from. Many players decided to start playing online because they were seduced by the huge amount of games of chance available, but others were more attracted by the possibility of being able to play so many different cards games, as for instance the blackjack or the baccarat. Cards games are very popular in every culture and they have been around for so many years. In fact, the first cards games date back to the 13th century.

Deposit Methods At UltimateBet poker

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:32:48 +0000

Every site that offers poker online wants you to play the real-money version of the game with them, but it’s remarkable how few actually make the process easy for their players. Some research has shown that UltimateBet offers more ways to deposit real money into your player account than the competition, and they make sure you get a nice reward for doing so with a 111% deposit bonus. They also offer regular reload bonuses to their players, which means you get paid for replenishing your account. This piece reviews just two of the many methods available to players at the poker room.

If you’re in the US, UltimateBet can receive a deposit directly from your Visa or MasterCard account as well as with a bank transfer. By enabling players to use the credit cards they’re already carrying to make a deposit, they’ve removed the barriers to play that have stymied much of the online poker industry in the States. When you make a deposit with UltimateBet, you’re protected by the most sophisticated online encryption processes available and if you have any questions, their player support team is there for you.

In the UK or Canada and wanting to play real money poker? UKash may be the method you want to use! Ukash sells vouchers in local shops and online and they can be redeemed with merchants and sites like UltimateBet Available in Canada, Australia, South Africa and 22 European countries including the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Netherlands. Ukash is ideal for people who have credit or debit cards but don’t wish to use them online, or those who do not hold payment cards at all.

These two easy methods are just the beginning for players interested in real-money poker at UltimateBet. The poker room accepts European poker deposits using PostePay, Giropay, Euro6000, Laser, EPS, and CartaSi to name a few! Australians have their choice with Poli and wire transfers, and you can even mail UltimateBet a check if you want.

Backgammon

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:37:43 +0000

In the Backgammon game, there are two different colors of “Soldiers”, white or black or Red or Black also called: checkers, once there are placed on the board, of course, each color is opposite to the other color then you can start playing.

However, the objective of the game is to bring all your checkers to your side/ territory and after that, taking them all outside the board. How do you do that? It’s simple you move your soldiers anti clockwise depends of the numbers shown on the dices once you roll them. Meaning, if you have for instance: 2 and 3 on your dices, you play 2 and then 3 or vice versa. You choose which soldiers to move, you can play with the soldiers at your rival’s territory, placed on your top right/left depends where you sit, you can move with the ones on your top left, whatever you like, you can do, but be careful, it doesn’t work like that all the time, sometimes there are some exceptions such as: traps or walls (which mean that you cannot move your soldier/s if there are few of your rival’s soldiers in that specific spot. Then, you are probably telling to yourself, so that it ain’t easy like you thought it was.

Nevertheless, all exceptions are applied for both players and you can use them whenever and wherever you want.

Finally, you’ll realize that the game is not bad at all and kind of challenging, although you’d rather play at the very moment other games like Black jack, or online poker in a land based casino or an online casino.

Online Vegas-type casinos

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:24:26 +0000

I remember the time I fell in love with online Vegas-type casinos. I had just come back home from a well known casino in Vegas and a 5 day gambling ordeal. I was irked by the amount of extra money I had blown on everyday expenses and felt like there was no way I would ever go back to the city of sin. I did like one thing about Vegas: gambling and playing my favorite casino games.

I set out to find an alternative to the Vegas experience, less the needless money Vegas demanded from each tourist that crossed its path. At first I tried smaller casinos in my home town, but it wasn’t the same – the roulette tables were not serious enough and most establishments bet on slots which were not my favorite.

One day, while I was surfing the net, I came across a banner for a Vegas-styled online casino that offered me free money if I chose to download its software. I did as it said and signed up an account. Before I made my first deposit at the online Vegas casinos, I was given $3000 in Freeplay money and 60 minutes to make some winnings. I made about $200 and contacted the support agents at the casino and sure enough I was allowed to keep my winnings.

Since that day I have never looked back or booked another flight to Vegas – what’s the point? Currently my online Vegas casino gives my all I need in gambling entertainment. The representatives at the online Vegas casino are extra friendly and I don’t even have to leave my house. It’s so simple now.

‘Earn’ yourself a mint, in an online casino

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:54 +0000

The way in which the online casino industry has taken off in the last few years might have been anticipated in some way, but perhaps the scale of this world has caught many by surprise. The fact is that so many of us have made playing in an online casino integral parts of our lives that we cannot think back to a time when we didn’t play, or imagine a point in the future when it will not be something with which we are involved.

Whether you are a novice, just beginning on this journey we call gambling, or you are more experienced in these arts, an online casino can prove to be a lucrative place to be. One of the great things about gambling in an online casino is that you need never leave your chair, the one in your home of course, to play. Another excellent feature of an online casino is that you are enabled to have more time to play your favourite games, or even least-favourite games, if it is something that you just wish to become better at. You can also choose whether or not you wish to play in a free online casino or one where you have to use your own money. Unlike a land-based casino, you aren’t under the same kind of pressure to play with your own money.

So try an online casino today and see if you can’t earn yourself a mint.

Casino vs. Online Casino

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:31:32 +0000

This is a difficult comparison to make, as one is not really assessing like exactly with like. However, in the spirit of trying to give over information, I will attempt to define the relationship.

A casino is an atmosphere like no other. Part club, part bar, part casino – there is so much going on and so much to take in. Everything in a casino is both an attraction and a distraction, from the task at hand – i.e. maximizing profits, while limiting losses. It can be both an extremely exciting and slightly intimidating environment, particularly if you are not sure what you are doing. I would almost suggest steering clear of a casino in order to gamble, until you comfortable with what you are doing. If not, it could be embarrassing for you and frustrating for anyone you are playing against.

An online casino can be a great way of getting practiced in the rules, regulation and conventions of casino play. You can do everything from the comfort of your own home and if you don’t have a casino nearby and you have caught the bug, it’s a great way to satisfy your craving. As you can see, some of the casino vs. online casino debate comes about merely because of opportunity or lack thereof. I don’t think that I could hand on heart say that one is better than the other, it very much depends on you as an individual and what your opportunities for gambling are.

Branch out with new kinds of games!

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:11:49 +0000

So, not much new has been happening at the online casino lately. I’ve been trying out a few new games, and have been semi successful. It’s not my favorite kind of play, but it is decent enough to win some money on.

One of my favorites this week has been some roulette play. I’ve watched other player’s take on the action before and it looked like fun so I thought I’d jump in with some play. The wife and I are going to Vegas next month, so I wanted to get some experience in roulette casino gambling before I played at live tables. I have to admit, I enjoyed the game much more than I thought I would. The play was excellent and the anticipation was great too. I had been checking out some roulette blogs earlier in the day and discovered that there were a lot of different ways to bet in casino gambling roulette. Obviously, my odds differed somewhat depending on what I chose, but – stupid me – I didn’t realize that I could bet on more than 1 number. I could choose all black, or all red. Whatever I desired, I could choose.

Anyway, that’s all that’s been happening this week. I thought it would be interesting to just share a little of my casino gambling play with my readers and encourage players who continually play only one game, to branch out. There’s nothing better that starting a new game, and enjoying the new kind of play! Good luck!