Poker Stars Report is where you will find all the latest information and strategies for playing on the biggest poker site on the planet.
From the desk of Marty Smith, webmaster and online amatuer poker player; If you play online poker, then no doubt you have been exposed to or heard of Poker Stars. This site was always one of the most popular poker sites but since the demise of Party Poker (US legislation interpretation), Poker Stars and Full Tilt benefited from an exodus of American players, followed soon by the remaining players who realized all the action at Party was drying up.
Suddenly, Poker Stars was officially the biggest poker site on the internet. Deservedly so, becuase they had far superior software to Party Poker anyway, especially in regards to tournament execution.
As well, it was the Poker Stars tournments that vaulted the company into a commanding market position when in 2003 and 2004 both WSOP champions entered via Poker Stars WSOP qualifier tournaments, each paying just a few bucks each for their entry, and turning it into millions!
Not only were Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer competent players, but they took down pro after pro in these tournaments proving that plaing on the interent can really build your experience exponentially.
In 2005, Greg Raymer nearly repeated his success making it into the final 3 tables before one hand against Aran Kantor took the monster out of his stack. However, another Poker Stars regular, an Australian named Joe Hechem went on to win a record 7 million US finishing in first place.
Poker Stars is still the place to play for qualifying events as a regular schedule of tournaments can land you a paid entry and travel to the WPT events, WCOOP, World CUP, EPT, and of course the WSOP.
Database Tracking Now On Poker Star’s List of Regulating
I was in a tournament recently with more than 700 entries on Poker Stars. It was a NL hold’em affair with a moderate $15 entry fee. I made it deep into the money and as the final table approached I started checking out my competition as I fully expected to be a participant. more..
Poker Stars About to Get Tougher on “Bot” Like Software.
Poker Stars, the dominating force and market share leader is about to take even more steps to make sure that all of it’s players enjoy the fairest playing environement on the internet. Already with the strictest policy in regards to third party assistant software the security department at Poker Stars has decided that they need to go farther due to recent changes in the thrid party programming market. more..
The Psychology of Online Poker
For those of us intertwined in this competitive world of online poker we breach the boundaries every day of the game being just a fun hobby, outright competition, a risky business, or even a merciless illness. What exactly it means to any of one us could be a combination of these or many other schemes we self manifest if only to justify playing at 3:38am on a Monday night/morning. more..
Tournament Indicator Now Approved for use on Poker Stars
From Poker Calculator Report.com: The first ever poker calculator for online poker tournaments has been approved for use by Poker Stars within it's first week of release. For those of you that may have had a bad experience with software like PokerEdge, Holdem Hawk, or Poker Sherlock, you have probably felt the hard end of Poker Star's bute force about losing your account and all funds in it, unless you stop using and uninstall such software.
So why does software like Tournament Indicator and Holdem Indicator get approved by Stars. Simply because the software doesn't mine data on a continuous basis and share that information with other users. These are empirical software programs that improve your game without the big sword of Poker Stars coming down on you.
For definitions of Poker Calculators and which ones are allowed or not then see poker calculator report .
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Online Poker Rooms: Poker Stars, Party Poker, and Full Tilt Poker
In the past few months, there has been a dramatic shift in online poker rooms. Since the US regulation attempting to ban online poker deposits, many players have moved their money to a few key sites. Party Poker used to be the number one online poker room in the world. Now most of the players have migrated over to Poker Stars and Full Tilt. Poker Stars is home to three of three WSOP main event champions. Chris Moneymaker, Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, and Joseph Hachem all make Poker Stars their online poker site. Poker Stars has always been at the top of the online poker world in terms of software. The customer service at Poker Stars excellent and cash outs are always on time. Poker Stars is the best online room for big tournaments. The big Sunday tournament usually pays at least $100, 000 to first place winner. Poker Stars Report Article
Focus On Chris Moneymaker
The whole world watched Chris Moneymaker as he turned a $40 online entry fee into an astonishing $2.5 million dollars by winning the World Series of Poker and as you may have guessed, knocked out some pretty substantial players along the way.
An accountant who graduated from the University of Tennessee, Chris Moneymaker wanted to play poker but would have never dreamed he would get a golden opportunity like this. After winning his way to the World Series of Poker from the PokerStars website, Chris could not have imagined what kind of instant fame he would earn after winning the tournament.
Maybe he was still in such shock from the win at Poker Stars he didn’t realise the likelihood that he would be a viable contender at the World Series Of Poker. Not only was Chris a possible challenger, he was also a tough opponent and proving as much to the others at the final table. Poker Stars Report Article
Online Poker Gambling Sees Tremendous Growth
Online poker gambling at casinos and poker rooms is one of the fastest growing forms of wagering on the Internet. Fueled by the televised tournaments seen on Travel Channel's World Poker Tour, ESPN with the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and Bravo's Celebrity Poker, the popularity of the game is seen everywhere. A huge number of the qualifiers for the 2004 WSOP gained their entries from playing in online satellite tournaments for a fraction of the large entry fees paid by others. Look for more players to enter 2005 world series of poker satellite tournaments for this reason.
Tournaments at land based casinos are becoming so popular that people are being turned away, with waits at some lasting two hours to get a table on the weekends. Smaller land based casinos are promoting poker tournaments in order to capitalize on the growing trend of the game. Even though the cut for the house is pretty slim, they report increasing revenues by the number of patrons who play other games, buy drinks and food. It is also allowing them to attract new players which are mostly twentysomethings and women which expands their customer base. Poker Stars Report Article
Online Poker - Everything You Need To Know To Get Started
Poker includes various card games that are played by at least two people who take turns betting on the value of their hands. Online poker consists of the same games, played against other players over an internet connection. There are numerous web sites set up in which the players can create accounts and play poker with other players, these sites are typically called online poker rooms.
The most commonly played online poker game at the current time is Texas Hold 'em. The game has a few variations including a no limit version and a pot limit version. The limits apply to the amount players are allowed to wager. Other games are gaining popularity online, including 7 or 5 card stud, Omaha hi, and Omaha low. Poker Stars Report Article
