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Coming up in September, Pokerstars is running their World Championship of Online Poker. They are currently running various Satellites to the WCOOP and we need more Vancouverites representing our great city to take down an event in this Championship.

I’m currently enrolled in No Limit Holdem Event #9 ($1 million guarenteed!) and am doing all that I can to get in to their Main Event. There are cheap satellites and “steps” to get in, but you gotta be patient. One of your best shots actually is one of the “step” events, where you win your way up a series of mini tournaments.

Coincidentally, Full Tilt is running their own online poker championship series called the FTOPS, or the Full Tilt Online Poker Series. I personally don’t have any money on Full Tilt, however I do have some Full Tilt Points left over from when I went busto.

Once I’m qualified to the WCOOP I may and get in to one of their event. It really depends though as the more time I spend online, the less time I’m spending at the casino pulling in more money.

Anyways, anyone who’s looking to compete in or signup for either even can follow the links below for more details:

Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker
Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIII

Cheers and Good Luck,
~Addict

Hey all, been a while I know. It’s been difficult to pry myself away from the tables. I’m sure you can understand

I just noticed that on the Cascades Casino website, they have their Bad Beat Jackpot listed at $104,040.74!! While the chances of hitting this jackpot are pretty much as unlikely as they get, jackpots of this size tend to really draw a lot of people to the Casino, often times a lot of people who really don’t know how to play poker profitably.

This is the part of the Bad Beat Jackpot that draws me to the casino and the reason why profitable players should be drawn as well. The odds of actually hitting it are something around 1 in 4 billion making it something that’s impossible to play profitably (in the long run). Many people who play poker, however don’t seem to understand this and “slot machine fever” draws them to the casinos w/ the off chance that they will hit the BBJ

These people who do not understand how to determine pot odds, implied odds, fold equity, etc… are the people I want to be playing with as I have a slight edge over them. (This is why I practice playing poker online BTW)

While it would be nice to actually hit it (I can think of a few things I could spruce up with $50K) I certainly don’t count on it and don’t use it (directly) as my reason for playing. Anyways, I’m off to take their monies. Until next time!

Cheers,
~Addict

Ok, so it doesn’t quite have the same catchiness as HNIC, but still it’s what I’m up to tonight.

The World Pub Poker Tour is in town and they are running a freeroll tournament at my local pub. This local tour is operated locally and sponsored by the good folks over at Sun Poker.

The beauty of these tournaments is that, as the name implies, they are free and excellent practice for players of beginner to intermediate skill levels.

For those new to the game, it offers a cheap introduction to poker in a real tournament setting. This means you can take your time if you are still figuring out game structure, strong starting hands, and even the winning hand order. You can ease into the game and even get help from the other players at the tables.

Intermediate players attending these freerolls should keep in mind that they are playing with beginners and well… other people who really don’t have anything to lose here so expect loose and unorthodox plays. My advice is to try to open up your range a bit, really utilise your position, and remember that beginner players will often check things down when they have a strong hand, not knowing the most profitable way to play it. I only say this because I’ve been called down on all streets w/ no bets or raises, when a beginner at these freerolls flopped a set (Yes, they just called on the river after I’d bet as well). Figuring out who these players are is easy and very important, be sure to be slightly less aggressive against them once identified.

Aside from strategy, the only other recommendation I have for those attending these freeroll tournaments is to be sure to buy from the bar and encourage others to buy as well. They will certainly appreciate the extra business the freerolls bring in if everyone is buying… if no one is buying, then not so much and the freeroll tournament could easily dry up.

So the incentive for playing these Vancouver freeroll poker tournaments is that if you can make it to their bi-monthly “winners tournament” and place in the top-9, you can actually win some pretty nice prizes. With WSOP season quickly approaching, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were putting up a trip to Vegas w/ entry to the main event as they have done in the past.

You do of course have to do fairly well at these freerolls to get to the winners tournaments, then hopefully you run good while you’re there. Expect roughly 100 or so players if you can make it to the winners tournament.

Anyways, if you have time and are looking for a cheap way to learn how to play poker, you might want to check them out. Their schedule can be found here:http://poker.meetup.com/114/

Stay tuned for more news and information on Poker in Vancouver and Vancouver Freerolls.

Cheers,
~Teh Addict