The Micros Poker - Episode 2

PokerStars League Main Events' results

It was fun to play in these tournament, especially because they're were free and the players' skill level was under average. I had a nice rush in the beginning of both tourney. I was among the top 10 players until I bluffed away 50% of my stack. I play great anyway.

Facebook Poker League: 797/947
Twitter Poker League: 49/1486 - Step 2 coupon win

I didn't play the first tournament of the new season but I plan to play most of the this year.

Carbon Poker Announcement:

$75,000 Guaranteed tournament on 30th January 2010
buy-in $109, satellites are running now as low as $2.20
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Poker League Main Events

PokerStars Twitter Poker League Main Event:

Hello JrMontana08,

Congratulations on qualifying to the Twitter Poker League– Main event final. This is exclusively for players who cashed in any of the Twitter $1.10 Poker league tourneys in 2010.

Here are the tournament details:

Name: Twitter Poker League - Main Event Final
Date: January 23, 2011
Time: 15:00 ET
Game: NL Hold'em

In order to locate the tournament, click the "Tourney" tab, then "Private".  The tournament id is #350103398.

Good luck at the tables,
PokerStars Support

Main Event prizes:

Place	Prize
1	$2,100 Step Ticket
2-9	$700 Step Ticket
10-36	$82 Step Ticket
37-63	$7.50 Step Ticket

Player of the Year:

1st Place - $2,100 Step Ticket
2nd & 3rd Place - $1,050 Step Ticket

Best Live Tweeter of the Year:

1st Place - $1,500 Step Ticket
2nd,  3rd & 4th  Place - $215 Step Ticket

PokerStars Facebook Poker League Main Event:

Hello JrMontana08,

Congratulations on qualifying to the Facebook Poker League– Main event final. This is exclusively for players who cashed in any of the Facebook $1.10 Poker league tourneys in 2010.

Here are the tournament details:

Name: Facebook Poker League - Main Event Final
Date: January 23, 2011
Time: 15:00 ET
Game: NL Hold'em

In order to locate the tournament, click the "Tourney" tab, then "Private".  The tournament id is #350100589.

Good luck at the tables,
PokerStars Support

Place	Prize
1	$2,100 Step Ticket
2 – 9	$700 Step Ticket
10 - 36	$82 Step Ticket
37-63	$27 Step Ticket
64 -100	$7.5 Step Ticket

WBCOOP 2011

THE WORLD BLOGGER CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER IS HERE AGAIN!

WBCOOP Returns with $58,000 in SCOOP Tickets!

It’s time for all poker-playing bloggers to put down the keyboard and mouse and get ready for action, because the annual PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP) is back. This time round the seven-day event includes six preliminary tournaments, running January 24-29, 2011, before the action culminates with the Main Event on January 30. There’s an incredible $58,000 in Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP*) tickets up for grabs, and WBCOOP is completely free-to-enter for all verified bloggers.
How to Qualify

Simply register as a verified blogger to take part. For your blog to be eligible, it needs to have been online for at least two months and updated on a regular basis. Blogs created specifically for this promotion, or that only have a few posts, will not be granted entry to WBCOOP. If you have been eligible in the past for WBCCOP but have not updated your blog on a regular basis since the last event, you will not be eligible to play. All decisions about eligibility rest with WBCOOP management and are final.

Visit the WBCOOP registration page to find out how to submit your blog for verification. Once you are registered, you can play in any or all of the free WBCOOP preliminary events and qualify for the Main Event.

Preliminary Events

The preliminary tournaments are free-to-enter and run daily from January 24-29, in a range of different games at the times listed below. You can find them listed in the PokerStars lobby, under ‘Tourney’ & ‘All’.

Game	Date	Time
Pot Limit Omaha	Jan-24	14:00 ET
No Limit Hold’em	Jan-25	19:00 ET
Pot Limit Omaha HI/Lo	Jan-26	22:00 ET
No Limit Hold’em	Jan-27	14:00 ET
8-Game Mix	Jan-28	17:00 ET
No Limit Hold’em	Jan-29	19:00 ET

Prizes

Each preliminary tournament will award the following prizes.

Place	Prize
1	2x $215 SCOOP Tickets + 2x Sunday Million Tickets + WBCOOP Main Event Ticket
2-9	$215 SCOOP Ticket + WBCOOP ME Ticket
10-36	$33 SCOOP Ticket + WBCOOP ME Ticket
37-63	$16.50 SCOOP Ticket + WBCOOP ME Ticket
64-153	$11 SCOOP Ticket + WBCOOP ME Ticket
154-200	WBCOOP ME Ticket

Main Event

The 2010 WBCOOP Main Event takes place January 30 at 15:00 ET. Find it in the PokerStars lobby under ‘Tourney’ & ‘All’.

Place	Name
1	SCOOP Tickets to Value of $2,760
02-10	SCOOP Tickets to Value of $2,010
11-36	SCOOP Tickets to Value of $215
37-63	SCOOP Tickets to Value of $55
64-153	SCOOP Tickets to Value of $22
154-200	SCOOP Tickets to Value of $11
201-250	SCOOP Tickets to Value of $7.50

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.

Registration code: XXXXXX 984333

GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN AT THE TABLES!

Rodeo Poker

Rodeo Poker is also known as Cowboy Poker. It has nothing to do with real poker. They got cards at the table and the word of poker is involved.

A few cowboys are sitting at a table with cards in their hands. A raging bull is running towards the players. The last person to throw down their cards and run from the table is declared the winner of the game.

Viewer Discretion Advised - more blood, more action:

I'm not a fan of rodeos but I've never heard about rodeo poker before. Interesting but it's just another way to "entertain" people.

Well, I wouldn't play a hand there.. or check/raise the bull on the turn..

Moved up in stakes [Poker770 challenge]

I'm doing well in the Poker770 challenge, can't complain. I started with a $7,70 bankroll and currently I have ~$25. Thanks to PokerSpace for the opportunity.

I moved up a few stakes because I won a PokerSpace tournament for $18. I'm going to play $1 Short-handed (6-max) SnGs.

I hope I'll reach the $2 stakes soon, so I can play the $2 Jackpot SnGs. Those games are great! Win a 4 "Dirty Dozen" Jackpot SnGs in a row and get $2000.

Poker770 Challenge

Poker770 Challenge - $17,70 no deposit bonus


A new free poker money deal is available on PokerSpace for its members. A $7,70 free poker money and a $10 free casino money can be claimed here.

I'd like to win as much money as I can (just like everyone else). My goal is to reach $1770. I'll post hands, screenshots and tournament results during the challenge.

I'm going to start playing the 20 cent 6-max SnGs. I like the Jackpot SnGs there - those are super good.. I've been told that the PLO10 tables are pretty juicy too :)

I try myself in this challenge because I didn't set any particular goal for 2011. I just want to improve, enjoy the games, enjoy the money, meet new people, be healthy, etc. I believe that I can accomplish my goal.


Poker770 is the member of iPoker Network. I am not a big fan of this network but the PokerSpace point deal increases it's value and I like having some extra and know that I have tiny edge against those are not members. PokerSpace points are awarded after the raked hands I play - 100 PS points are equal with $1 value but the formula of the PS point rewarding system is secret .

It is a double reward system because you get points for playing in real money on Poker770 (which you can spend on their site)  and you recieve points on PokerSpace too (which you can spend in the Points Store) ! It's like rakeback.. on sites where rakeback is not available.


This deal is: not available for US residents!

Brain Fail 1 by JimmyLegs

I found this video on YouTube. JimmyLegs is creating awesome videos for CardRunners. This one is free and uploaded by CRJimmyLegs - enjoy it :)

First win of 2011

Happy New Year! I had a fantastic start of 2011 because I won a $250 GTD HU MTT on 888 Poker.

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I'm going to play these tournament almost every day. There are 2 x $250 GTD HU MTTs on 888 Poker:

• 21:10 CET
• 22:10 CET

Both of tournaments are $5 buy-in games with +EV. I recommend the $2 buy-in Heads Up MTT with $100 GTD (running every day, 20:10 CET) too.

Maybe it'll be the year of Heads Up. Who knows.. I'm sure I'll grind and play as hard as I can.

I hope the new year brings a lot of win to you too.

New tournament type on PokerStars: Fifty50

FIFTY50

‘Fifty50’ is a type of one-table Sit & Go tournament. In a Fifty50 Sit & Go, the event ends when half of the entrants have been eliminated. For example, in a 10-player Fifty50 tournament, 5 will be paid. Half of the prize pool will be distributed equally among the 5 winners, and the other half of the prize pool will be distributed among those same 5 players based on the chip count percentages at the end of the event. The 6th-10th place finishers win nothing. So in a 10-player $10+$1 Fifty50, the prize pool is $100. Each of the final 5 finishers would receive $10 each, plus a percentage of the remaining $50 in the prize pool. You can find Fifty50 tournaments under ‘Sit & Go’ > ‘1-Table’ in the PokerStars lobby.
As a more detailed example, in a $300+$17 tournament with ten entrants, the total prize pool is $3,000. Each player starts with 1,500 chips.

Example	Chips	Chip %	Chip Prize	+Buy-in	Total Prize
Player 1	4,300	28.67%	$430	+$300	$730
Player 2	3,600	24.00%	$330	+$300	$660
Player 3	3,100	20.67%	$310	+$300	$610
Player 4	2,300	15.33%	$230	+$300	$530
Player 5	1,700	11.33%	$170	+$300	$470
Total	15,000	100.00%	$1,500	+$1,500	$3,000

To calculate the value of Player 1’s chips, multiply half the prize pool ($1500) by Player 1’s portion of the total chips in play (4300/15000), a total of $430. Adding the returned buy-in awarded to each player who cashes results in Player 1’s total prize amount of $730 ($430+$300). As a formula, an individual’s payout would be expresses as:

payout = buy-in +	(ending chip count)	x (0.5 x total prize pool)
	(total chips in play)

The Fifty50 tournament lobby displays the approximate amount per 100 chips to be paid out when the tournament ends. The value displayed in the Fifty50 tournament lobby is rounded down to the nearest cent, but payouts are calculated so that the entire prize pool is paid out. Note that the final payouts may experience small rounding differences in order to ensure that the total payouts equal the prize pool.
Due to their unique payout structure, Fifty50 tournaments are not eligible for any Tournament Leader Board points. You can find Fifty50 tournaments under ‘Sit & Go’ > ‘1-Table’ in the PokerStars lobby.