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Poker big blind and small blind explanation

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Rules | 1 Comment

This article is a part of the Poker Rules series.

Step 3: The Texas Hold’em No Limit Gameplay:

In my previous post in this series I described the different Texas Hold’em hands and how they rank against each other. We are now ready to move on to the actual Texas Hold’em game and how it’s played. In Texas Hold’em two players – the Big Blind and the Small Blind – are required to place bets (known as blinds) in the pot (the amount of money to be won in any single completed hand) before any cards are dealt. This means that in Texas Hold’em there will always be money to win in a hand. The dealer button rotates clockwise after each completed hand, and is used to represent the player holding the dealer position. The position of the dealer button also determines the position of the Big and Small Blind as the Small Blind is the player to the immediate left of the dealer and the Big Blind is the player to the left of the Small Blind (see the figure below). In online poker you don’t have to worry about the position of the dealer and Big and Small Blinds since this is all taken care of automatically by the poker software.

A Texas Hold’em hand begins with the dealer dealing one card face down in a clockwise manner to all the players at the table starting with the player to the immediate left of the Big Blind. Then the dealer deals one more card to each player in the same way.

When all players have two face down cards (known as hole or pocket cards) the first betting round (also known as the preflop betting round) begins, starting with the player to the immediate left of the Big Blind and continuing clockwise around the table. In No Limit Hold’Em the smallest possible bet is the same size as the Big Blind; there is no upper limit to bets. When it’s your turn to bet and you are not the Big Blind you have 3 options: Call, Raise or Fold.

• By calling you bet the same amount as the biggest bet made by the players acting before you.
• By raising you call the biggest bet made by the players acting before you and then place an additional bet over the top.
• By folding you choose not to continue playing your pocket cards, and you will be out of the game until the next hand starts.

When you are the Big Blind in the first betting round and nobody has made a bet larger than you big blind you can choose to Check, Raise or Fold. By checking you simply pass on the turn to the next player without making any bet. This is possible since you have already paid the Big Blind into the pot.

When the big blind has completed his/hers turn, the first three community cards – known as the flop- are dealt face up in the middle of the table. The second betting round then starts with the first player to the left of the dealer who is still playing the hand and continues clockwise. The second betting round ends with the dealer.

The next and 4th community card – known as the turn or the 4th street – is dealt face up and a third betting round follows in the same manner as the second betting round.

Finally the 5th and last community card – known as the river or the 5th street – is dealt face up and a fourth betting round follows in the same manner as the second and third betting rounds. If a player bets during the fourth betting round and all the other players remaining fold then he or she wins the pot without having to show his/hers pocket cards. If one or more players call then a showdown, where all remaining players reveal their pocket cards, determines the winner of the pot according to the hand ranking scheme I described earlier. So there you have it, the Texas Hold’em No Limit gameplay in all its simplicity. There are a couple of extra subtle details regarding special circumstances that may occur during the game, but I will go more into detail with these later.

My next post in this series will deal with choosing which starting hands to play depending on which position you are in relative to the dealer button.

This post belong to the following series:

• Easy to follow guide for online poker beginners
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No Limit step1
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No limit step2
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No Limit step3
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No Limit step4

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Malta News

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 | Poker and Life | No Comments

It’s all business and hard work here in Malta these days with projects from early morning to late evening. The hours just go by in an instant one day after the other with our minds focused on WOSB and PokerBRB.

Don’t get me wrong – its not that we feel burdened spending all the hours on the projects; it’s something we want to do because we find it very exiting. I think both of us have great visions about this Malta-project and we can’t really wait to get to where we are heading. But the hard work day after day comes at a cost. The body is drained of energy – then the intensity of our work starts to decrease and it ends up with no surplus of energy which is detrimental to the management of big projects like these.

Last Saturday we therefore took the decision to have a WHOLE day off to recharge our batteries… . No computers and Internet for the whole day – just relax. Excellent decision – though we couldn’t help ourselves talking about WOSB.com and PokerBRB.com but the conversation was centered on the broader perspective where visions and strategies were discussed in a relaxing atmosphere. I think we will take these breaks on a more regular basis from now on.

So, it was time to have fun where the new WOSB game was invented. We have this loved and valued WOSB ball – which can entertain to a degree which is very difficult to understand. It is possible to hit what you aim for due to the ball being firm enough and still, due to the softness of the ball, it is possible to throw it through the apartment with all your power without destroying anything . Oh well….a lamp was destroyed – but it was not due to the WOSB ball – more my acrobatic blockage of a shot from Michael which ricocheted of a glass lamp resulting in shards of glass all over the floor…sounds dramatic . But the only one injured was the lamp so the WOSB game continues. What exactly the WOSB game is about will be up for later – when the details of the game are set.

Okay this might start to sound like some sort of Island disease when a ball can lift your day so its worth mentioning in a blog – and I won’t deny that may be the case – but I tell you…..the WOSB ball is brilliant .

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Boss Media Poker Network

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Network | No Comments

This article is a part of the Poker Network series.

This article continues the series of Poker Network Reviews. We are now moving on to the Boss Media network. The company behind the network was listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange until it was acquired by GEMed the 18th of April 2008 and consequently delisted. GEMed, which is jointly owned by GTECH (87,5 percent) and Medströms (12,5 percent) payed EURO 149 million for the Boss Media network.

Boss Media Poker Network consists of more than 80 skins sharing players, which gives a lot of traffic. Major gaming sites connected to the network are: bet-at-home and Sportingbet.

Boss Media Poker Stat Box:
License: Varies, depends on the skin, but mainly Malta and Alderney.
Rakeback Available: Yes, 30% rakeback available.
Americans Accepted: No
Traffic Rank: #7 on Poker Scout
Financial Information: Owned by GTECH and Medströms.

Network Statistics:
Updated: 15. June 2008 7 PM CET

Number of players are defined as number of cash table Limit and No limit seats occupied at a given time.
Micro Stakes: Lowest of the lowest Up to 0.05/0.1
Low Stakes: 0.1/0.2 to 0.5/1
Medium Stakes: 1/2 to 4/8
High Stakes: 5/10 and Up

Special Features at Boss Media:

It is possible to receive rakeback at Boss Media through PokerBRB. The rakeback is 30%, and on top of this you are eligible for a sign up bonus, which is not deducted from the rakeback. For example, the sign up bonus at Celeb Poker is 200% up to €500. The bonus release is €10 for every €50 in generated rake. So the combined rakeback and bonus gives you a total rakeback of 50% for the first €1000 raked.

Enjoy!

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Written by Michael, June 13th 2008

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Mark’s personal bankroll building project; update 2

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Projects | No Comments

Here’s the good news first: I now have a net profit of 32,15$, a 78$ bankroll and I’ve played 35,15 session hours in total. The bad news is that I have still been having problems with my connection at Celeb Poker. My theory is that my Internet connection is  incompatible with their software….makes no sense I know, but damn it it’s all I’ve got. But come to think of it my Celeb Poker bad news is not bad news after all; today I got so sick of timing out that I cashed out from Celeb Poker (GASP!) and deposited my entire 85$ bankroll at Everest Poker. What joy! Despite loosing 7$ of my bankroll, I got to multitable 3 tables for an hour with no problems what so ever. Watch out all you fellow 0,05/0,10c No Limit players, the grinding monster is back with a vengeance.

In the wake of my new found enthusiasm, I have also set new goals for myself:

• Reach 200$ by playing 0,05/0,10c 10$ max buyin tables and small stakes tourneys (max 2$)
• Move up in limits when the 200$ goal has been reached

So far I’m earning on average a buck an hour, so I will reach 200$ in about 120 hours from now if I continue on the same track….let’s hope Lady Luck can give me a boost. 120 hours is a long time.

Here’s a selection of my session updates posted throughout this week in my bankroll building thread:

06-09-2008

Update

I managed to play 3 session hours yesterday while discussing the future of pokerbrb with my two friends and co founders.
Rest assured that the future looks bright
I had a bad start to both my sessions, reloading almost 10$ which is a full buyin.
On one table I had AJ on a JJ4 board against KK, of course a king comes dancing along on the river.
On the other table I tried to bluff…enough said
Fortunately I made a nice double up with KK on a Qxx flop. I went all in on the flop to fake madness and my opponent called. I’m pretty sure he had a Q so I was unhappy to say the least when another Q hit on the turn. But this time the K came dancing on the river to my tune.

Update:

Session hours played: 28,5
+/- : 23,3$
Total bankroll: 47€

Check this hand out. I should not have called his turn all in…was pretty sure he had the flush. But hey, I had outs for a full house and even better 4 of a kind


***** Hand 1116826143 *****
0.05/0.10 Texas Hold’em (No Limit ) – 10. juni 2008 22:11:04
TH Mini 24 (Real /Cash Game )
Seat 1: VicNadal (13.89)
Seat 2: Saxon4 (6.17)
Seat 3: \Akhilles/ (15.20)
Seat 4: viv_viv (2.62)
Seat 5: alppis (10.21)
Seat 6: Hero (10.16)
Seat 7: CafeCream (10.76)
Seat 8: johanchung (9.85)
Seat 9: Hugo74 (11.48)
Seat 10: BKQ8000 (9.93)
BKQ8000 post SB 0.05
VicNadal post BB 0.10
** Deal **
VicNadal [N/A, N/A]
Saxon4 [N/A, N/A]
\Akhilles/ [N/A, N/A]
viv_viv [N/A, N/A]
alppis [N/A, N/A]
Hero [Jc, 10h]
CafeCream [N/A, N/A]
johanchung [N/A, N/A]
Hugo74 [N/A, N/A]
BKQ8000 [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
Saxon4 Fold
\Akhilles/ Fold
viv_viv Fold
alppis Fold
Hero Call 0.10
CafeCream Raise to 0.50
johanchung Call 0.50
Hugo74 Fold
BKQ8000 Fold
VicNadal Call 0.50
Hero Call 0.50
*** Flop(Board): *** : [10c, 9s, 10s]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
VicNadal Check
Hero Check
CafeCream Check
johanchung Bet 0.90
VicNadal Fold
Hero Raise to 2.82
CafeCream Fold
johanchung Call 2.82
*** Turn(Board): *** : [10c, 9s, 10s, 6s]
*** Bet Round 3 ***
Hero Check
johanchung All-in 6.53
Hero Call 6.53
*** River(Board): *** : [10c, 9s, 10s, 6s, 10d]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 1.03 Total Pot: 19.72
VicNadal Fold Win: 0.00
\Akhilles/ Fold Win: 0.00
viv_viv Fold Win: 0.00
alppis Fold Win: 0.00
Hero [Jc, 10h] Four of a kind, tens Win: 19.72
CafeCream Fold Win: 0.00
johanchung [As, 2s] Ace high flush Win: 0.00
Hugo74 Fold Win: 0.00
BKQ8000 Fold Win: 0.00

Today

Internet dodgy again

So I only got to play 1,5 session hours before my connection started screwing me again. I have made the decision to withdraw my bankroll from Celeb Poker and deposit somewhere else. I have the feeling that my Internet connection and the Celeb Poker software are not compatible.

Here’s my last update from Celeb Poker:

Session hours played: 32,15

+/- : +38,45

I have also made a graph over my hourly net income and accumulated net profit. Check it out here (the stats are not that impressive)

 See you at the tables folks…good luck to you all.

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IPoker Network Review

Saturday, June 14th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Network | No Comments

This article is a part of the Poker Network series.

This article continues the series of Poker Network Reviews. We are now moving on to the iPoker network, which is owned by the stock exchange listed company Playtech. A full list of the listed e-gaming companies was given in the previous article “E-gaming Stocks“.

iPoker consists of more than 60 skins sharing players, which gives a lot of traffic as many major sports betting companies have chosen to connect its players to this Network. These are among others: Bet365, Victor Chandler, Centrebet and Expekt.

iPoker Stat Box:
License: Varies, depends on the skin.
Rakeback Available: No
Americans Accepted: No
Traffic Rank: #3 on Poker Scout
Financial Information:
iPoker is as mentioned owned by Playtech plc. This company does not run any poker or casino sites itself. The company was traded at a marked value of £1.13 B (that is just over one billion pounds!!) today the 13th June 2008. This is actually almost exactly the same as Partygaming plc (Party Poker), which is trading at a value of £1.08 B.

Network Statistics:
Updated: 13. June 2008 7 PM CET

Number of players are defined as number of cash table Limit and No limit seats occupied at a given time.
Micro Stakes: Lowest of the lowest Up to 0.05/0.1
Low Stakes: 0.1/0.2 to 0.5/1
Medium Stakes: 1/2 to 4/8
High Stakes: 5/10 and Up

Special Features at iPoker:
If a player wins a certain numbers of SNGs in a row it automatically gives you a quite amazing jackpot. Notice that the blinds are quite large, but so is the jackpot

- Four Dirty Dozen, $2+$0.4 twelve seated SNG, in a row gives you a $2000 jackpot.

- Five Maui, $5 + $1 ten seated SNG, in a row gives you a $15.000 jackpot.

- Six Rio, $20 + $3.5 six seated SNG, in a row gives you a $25.000 jackpot.

- Six Fort Knox, $50 + $9 six seated SNG, in a row gives you a $50.000 jackpot.

It actually possible to receive some free money at Victor Chandler Poker (iPoker skin)

$35 Free Cash at VC Poker

You will get $10 when you open the account (within 48 hours).

Enjoy!

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Written by Michael, June 13th 2008

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Bankroll Building Skills – Discipline

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Bankroll Management | No Comments

This article is a part of the Poker Bankroll Management series.

The personal skill – discipline – will be the first skill I will go into more depth with in the coming series of articles describing necessary skills required for good Bankroll Management. Before going into why discipline is important in bankroll management and how it is developed a clear definition of discipline is needed:

…..persistently act in the direction of a goal regardless of external adversity or internal state.

Many associate discipline with pushing yourself hard to achieve a certain goal. But this is not the way to succeed in the long run with any challenge especially Bankroll Management. To succeed it is essential to maintain the joy of playing poker. Discipline in this context is the ability to persistently act in the direction of a goal regardless of adversity and the emotional state while keeping in mind that you are doing it because it’s fun.

Why is discipline important in Bankroll Management?

I think that all poker players have experienced varying degrees of tilt. With undisciplined behaviour these periods can have dramatic consequences on your poker bankroll. It is here the mental fight with your inner compulsive gambler starts…..quite fun when you look at it from above But very dramatic when you are in the situation.

It is a fact that even the greatest poker players experience periods with adversity which can set them of track. Discipline lies in the choice to get back on the bankroll management track and its explicit stated buy-in rules. Discipline helps you follow through on your best long term intentions no matter what.

How is discipline developed?

First it is important to make one point clear – it is possible to become more disciplined with practice. In my experience the level of discipline will still fluctuate over time depending on the dedication to the project and the internal state of mind at any specific time.

I have seen many views on how to increase the level of discipline but in my experience two elements are central for tight discipline. The first element and step is setting a goal which is visionary and high enough for me to feel 100% dedicated to achieving that goal. In bankroll management this should be followed by explicitely stating a clear set of rules that will lead you to that goal. Discipline in the context of bankroll management is about managing and acting according to these rules. The rules were discussed in the article “Bankroll Management” and dealed with continuous choice of the right table to enter.

The second element that helps is keeping a metaphor in mind during the process – a clear understanding of the process involved with self-discipline helps keeping the right direction of my actions. A good metaphor is a field/thicket you will continuous have to cross. At first it’s a bit difficult to cross because the way over to the other side is not very clear. But as I keep crossing this field/thicket a pathway is made and it is easy and obvious which way to go. Discipline in bankroll management is much the same when you keep making the same choices according to your rules they become obvious – much like a routine – and you won’t have to think much about the rules or discipline when the pathway is made.

Other articles in this series:

• Bankroll Management
• Bankroll Management – Motivation
• Poker Bankroll Skills – Willpower
• Poker Bankroll Skills – Positive Thinking
• Bankroll Building Skills – Persistence
• Bankroll Building Skills – Acceptance
• Bankroll Building Skills – Discipline

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Anders June 12th, 2008

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Poker rules for beginners

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Rules | No Comments

This article is a part of the Poker Rules series.

In this post I will give a more detailed description of each of the poker hands I listed in my previous post, but first a couple of introductory remarks. In Texas Hold’em and most other poker variants a hand consists of 5 cards. The player with the best 5 cards wins the pot. Here are some additional general rules:

· Suits (e.g. Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds and Spades ) have no value. This means for example that a flush in hearts is just as good as a flush in spades

Here’s the more detailed description of the individual possible poker hands:

An ace-high straight [A-K-Q-J-10] with all cards being the same suit, this is the mother of all poker hands. The probability of getting a royal flush is 0,00015%. In other words a royal flush comes along once in 649740 hands! Many poker sites offer significant bonuses to players who get royal flushes.

Straight Flush

5 cards in a sequence [for example 10-9-8-7-6] with all cards being the same suit. As with the regular straight a king-high straight flush [K-Q-J-10-9] beats a queen-high straight flush [Q-J-10-9-8] which beats a jack-high straight flush and so on. The probability of getting a straight flush is 0,0015% which means that you can expect to see one once every 64974 hands.

Four of a Kind

Also known as quads. As usual the indivual card ranks determine the winning quads. If two players share the same quads, the fifth card (the kicker) will decide who wins the pot, the bigger card the better. The probability of getting quads is 0,024% so you will only have to wait 4061 hands to see one.

Full house

Also known as full boat or simply boat. A full house consists of 3 matching cards with one rank together with 2 matching cards of another rank (for example 7-7-7-6-6 which is known as a full house “sevens over sixes”). The hand with the highest set of three wins; 8-8-8-2-2 beats 5-5-5-A-A. If two players share the same set of three, the player with the higher pair wins. The probability of getting a full house is 0,14% which makes it a less than “one in a thousand hand” (1 in 694 to be precise)

Flush

A flush is made up of any 5 cards with the same suit. The highest of the 5 cards gives the flush its name (e.g. queen-high flush, ace-high flush etc.). Determining the winning hand between the players holding flushes with the same high card can be tricky, so pay attention:-). If both hands have the same highest card, then the second-highest ranking card is compared, and so on until a difference is found. If the two flushes contain the same five ranks of cards, they are tied. The probability of getting a flush is only slightly better than a full house, namely 0,20% or 1 in 509.

Straight

A straight is 5 cards in sequential rank but in more than one suit (otherwise it would be a straight flush). As mentioned before, straights are described by their highest card as in a “9-high straight” [9-8-7-6-5]. A straight cannot made from both sides of an ace as in [Q-K-A-2-3]. This means that the lowest straight is A-2-3-4-5 and the highest straight is 10-J-Q-K-A. The probability of getting a straight is 0,39% or 1 in 255.

Three of a kind

Also known as trips or a set. In Texas Hold’em the set refers to the combination of a pocket pair (two hole cards of the same rank) and a third card of the same rank among the community cards (more about community and hole cards in “Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em_Part 3″). If two players share the same three of a kind, the remaining two cards (the kicker’s) determine the winner; [3-3-3-A-2] beats [3-3-3-K-Q] which beats [3-3-3-K-J] and so on. Three of a kind is the first hand with a probability over 1%, namely 2,1% or 1 in 47.

Two pair

Two pairs consist of two cards with the same rank together with two more cards of the same rank (but not the same rank as the first pair, in this case you have quads). When comparing two two pair hands, the two pair hand with the highest pair wins. If two players share the same high pair, the player with the highest low pair wins. If two players share the same two pairs, the remaining card determines the winner; [3-3-5-5-K] beats [3-3-5-5-10] which beats [3-3-5-5-6] and so on. The probability of getting two pairs is 4,75% or 1 in 21.

One pair

Not much need for explanation on this one. One pair is two cards of the same rank. In a showdown the highest pair wins. As usual if two players share the same pair, it’s down to the kickers to determine the winner. Most poker hands are won with one pair outranking another. The probability of getting one pair is 42,26% or just under 1 in 2.

High Card

High card is basically 5 cards that do not match in any way to form any of the hands explained above. However, you will be surprised how many showdowns are won with the best high card hand. When comparing two high card hands you start by comparing the highest card. If both hands have the same highest card, then the second-highest ranking card is compared, and so on until a difference is found

In my next post I will start explaining the specific gameplay of Texas Hold’em

· When determining the winning hand, hands are first ranked by category; then by individual card ranks. Thus a full house will always beat a flush no matter how good the flush is.

This post belong to the following series:

• Easy to follow guide for online poker beginners
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No Limit step1
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No limit step2
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No Limit step3
• Learning the poker rules and how to play Texas Hold’em No Limit step4

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Malta News

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 | Poker and Life | No Comments

So the official Powerboat P1 race has started in Malta which for us means a sound in our apartment much like a Harley driving through our living room at full throttle from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon…..not the perfect condition to work in if you add the noise of a loud speaker down the street playing Maltese music all day. The funny thing is that you get used to it as if it is the most normal thing in the world.

Regarding our projects WOSB.com and PokerBRB.com we get more and more involved in it. Lately it has become something like an addiction – like a good computer game you can just play for hours as time goes by. It’s like the old classic computer game Pizza tycoon where you can do all kind of things to make your product better and get customers to come and eat your pizza…..maybe not exactly the same But I love these kinds of games where you build something up from scratch and continuously have to choose which area to upgrade next to get the best result.

During the day we take a couple of hours off, go down to a cafe at the seafront and discuss and evaluate our next move, what generates most traffic and what creates most value for the users of our websites – cool to have it as job

My next move will be going to the kitchen to make a sandwich….see ya

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Gambling Stocks

Monday, June 9th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Network, Poker Room | 5 Comments

This article is a part of the Poker Room series.

Do you feel like the house always wins or that the rake is too high? If so, you could actually be the house by investing in E-gaming / gambling stocks. I have put together a list of all the companies related to gambling and listed on stock exchanges around the world.

Company Name – Gambling Brands

Party Gaming: Party Poker, Empire Poker, Gamebookers and other brands.

Ladbrokes: Ladbrokes.

Bet-at-home: Bet-at-home.

32Red: 32Red Poker.

Webis Holdings plc: BetInternet.

Leisure & Gaming: Betshop.

Betsson: Betsson Sportsbook and Exchange.

Rank Group: Blue Square.

International All Sports: IASbet and Canbet.

Centrebet International: Centrebet

Paddy Power plc: Paddy Power

Unibet Group: Unibet and Maria Bingo.

William Hill plc: William Hill.

888 Holdings: Pacific Poker, 888, Betmate and other brands.

British Sky Broadcasting: Skybet.

Betbull plc: Betbull Betting Exchange

Modern Times Group: Bet24.

BWIN Interactive Entertainment: BWIN, Betoto and Ongame Poker Network.

Sportingbet plc: Sportingbet, BetUK and Paradise Poker Network.

FLUXX: Mybet and Jaxx.

GigaMedia Ltd: Everest Poker.

Lasseters Corporation: Lasseters Sportsbook.

Redbet Holding: Redbet

Cryptologic Limited: The Cryptologic Poker Network and Casino Software.

Playtech. The IPoker Network and Casino Software.

As a whole the online gambling business is expected to double its total revenue over the next 5-6 years (source: Global Betting and Gaming Consultants), but there are some very large uncertainties to consider before investing. Just remember how the US marked closed almost from one day to the other, with the result that many stocks lost up to 60 percent of their value. This could happen in some European countries too. But the key is, as with all investments; keep your portfolio diversified to minimize your overall risk.

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Written by Michael, 9th June 2008

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Mark’s personal bankroll building project; update 1

Saturday, June 7th, 2008 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Projects | No Comments

My Personal Bankroll Building Project covers a series of 4 posts.

Other posts in this series:

• Mark’s personal Bankroll building project
• Mark’s personal bankroll building project; update 2
• Mark’s personal bankroll building project; update 3

I’ll give you the good news first. My bankroll is up to 43€ and I have a net profit of 18$ so far from my bankroll building project. The bad news is that I’ve only played 4,5 session hours since my last update. In total I have now played 25,5 session hours. There are several reasons for the lack of time played during this week. Firstly my Internet connection has been really bad, so bad in fact that I had to leave my tables on several occasions…..I just kept being timed out. Secondly I have been really busy at work trying to optimize the lifespan of our biomimetic membranes by altering their molecular composition. And finally I have spent a lot of time spreading the word regarding our pokerbankrollblog by adding it to blogging social communities such as MyBlogLog and blogcatalog.

Here’s a list of my best (as judged by me) session comments since my last update. They taken from the pokerbrb forum where I have my own bankroll building thread.

05-29-2008, 20:00 (this was the session that got me back on track)

Smoking!!

Just increased my stack from 10$ to 33$, that’s a new personal best for me during this project

I’M BACK BABY!!!!

Arghhh Celeb Poker

 

So finally got my motivation back, but now suddenly the Celeb Poker Software is F.U.B.A.R. I keep getting thrown of tables
Screw it, I won’t play tonight then

06-05-2008, 15:06

Damn Internet connection!

I simply cannot play poker these days. My Internet connection is totally F.U.B.A.R, so I keep timing out when I am playing tables.
This really really sucks

06-05-2008, 15:12

Hmmm

06-05-2008, 15:18 (a great Party Poker testing session +30$ in 6 minutes) 

Lol

Just won 30$ on Party Poker, too bad it doesn’t count in my Bankroll Building Project

TOURNAMENT UPDATE

I have played 2 10k$ guaranteed tournaments, a 8k$ guaranteed Speed tournament and a 6$ regular tournament on Party Poker during the week. I finished out of the money in all of them. No serious bad beats, just did not have the necessary luck in key hands. You can read about my tournaments in my tournaments thread on the pokerbrb forum.

Well that’s it for me for the time beeing….better play some session hours on Celeb Poker (my Internet connection is good tonight).

Written by Mark

Tags: Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Projects