While .com internet sites typically sell for much more than those ending in .org, the over whelming popularity of Texas Holdem had driven the selling price of poker.org to astronomical levels. It simply sold poker.org sold for a wild amountof $1 million dollars.

Right now poker.org is an empty shell of a internet site. Estimates on launch have yet to be released.

The increasing popularity of Texas Holdem stems not only from the nationally televised events, but also largely because of USA Poker Online Texas Holdem Rooms. Since Chris Moneymaker’s victory in the 2003 World Series Of Texas Holdem Main Event, online Texas Holdem had been receiving heavier media attention. The media attention stemmed from the fact that he was the first player to ever become a world champion after qualifying through online Texas Holdem rooms.

Not only is this a testament to the popularity of online Texas Holdem, but also to that of the .org name. While .com’s still control the market, the smaller class of internet site is gaining ground.

Struyk, who supports the idea of online gaming – although he uses the term ‘account deposit wagering’ – stated that over 50,000 Iowans regularly play Online Texas Hold em Poker and casino games.

Struyk referred to problems facing these players, including his opinion that certain offshore Online Texas Hold em Poker websites use planted players to bluff and win money off unsusceptible poker fans. Let me be the first to give that a triple, WTF. Anyway, Struyk noted that “people in our state lose thousands of dollars on this.”

Struyk gave the proposal, which would allow Iowans to open an online account at state casinos and fund it with cash, a one in four chance of passing in 2010. The success of the proposal, according to Struyk, lay in the ability of lawmakers to educate the public about the concept of Online Texas Hold em Poker and gaming, without turning it into an emotional circus.

The House Majority Leader, however, was doubtful that the state would be ready to lead the idea of online gaming in the USA.

“I will tell you that in my judgment, that would be the largest expansion of gaming in the history of the USA of America,” stated Kevin McCarthy. “There never has been a state that has done it and knowing that gaming bills historically are bipartisan and it takes a lot of work to get to 51 votes on a fairly limited bill, moving to the potential of allowing every home in the state to be licensed as an online casino to gamble at home seems to me to be a fairly heavy lift.”

A total of 15 ‘Pokerland San Remo Expedition’ qualifiers, each with an $11 buy-in, are running every Monday & Thursday at 22:00 from now until March 29. Your best 5 results in qualifying will determine whether you reach the final on April 1, so the more you play, the better your chances! You can find these tournaments located under the ‘Tourney’ > ‘Regional’ tab in your PokerStars.com lobby.

The top three finishers in the final will all win EPT San Remo packages worth up to $8,820, while the other finalists will also win prizes.

From now on all players will also set your PokerStars lobby to display in Greek. This feature is still in the Beta testing stage, but you can change your preferred language by selecting the ‘Language’ > ‘Play In’ > ‘Greek’ option in your PokerStars lobby.

PokerStars is the world’s largest poker site and the home of tournament poker. It’s where you’ll find the action running non-stop and the widest selection of games. It’s a fun and safe place to play poker with people from around the world, for real or play money.

PokerStars offers a huge range of poker games including Texas Hold’em poker, Omaha, Stud and mixed games like HORSE - all available in a wide range of limits that suit every type of player. With games running around the clock and a tournament starting every second, you’ll never be far from the action with PokerStars.

As a promotion for the release of the film, Titan Poker’s French site will be holding an exclusive From Paris with Love Tournament in which players can win up to $5,000. The site will also be giving away merchandise and tickets to the film at different intervals throughout the tournament.

“From Paris with Love” is an action-packed film from director Pierre Morel starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Titan Poker is the leading online poker room in Europe and part of the iPoker Network. Titan Poker’s software is developed and maintained by Playtech, a public company and leading gaming software developer. With nearly 30,000 online players at peak hours, Titan Poker guarantees $16,000,000 in monthly prizes, features special sit ‘n’ go tournaments with progressive jackpots as high as $100,000, and awards players with entries to major worldwide Texas Holde em poker tournaments. The Titan Poker brand is promoted exclusively by Euro Partners.

Players can wager with just an ace or two minor overcards on the flop, however players should most often fold if a player raises another players wager in this situation. If a player wagers before other players on the flop players may call with two overcards, but players should fold them at the turn unless players hand could improve. Also, players can call with two major overcards, if a player should raise another players wager on the flop. Also, with that same hand players can check-call on the turn unless the board looks to threatening.

A small  pair and an overcard kicker is a hand that players can cold call a raise with on the flop. However, if on the next round players were raised and another players hand has not improved and/or someone wagers before players, then players should fold. Now amazing enough, if all check on the flop players may wager on the turn although players really have nothing. Many times the other opponent players will fold in this case, unless they are too loose.

Next is that players can sometimes bluff-bet if the flop contains an ace, as in this case many of the players will fold if they do not have pairs or an open ended straight, as it is almost impossible for them to have any overcards when the flop contains an Ace! Note! This will only work if the opponent players are not too many or playing to loose. Should a player suddenly wager into another player raises, and players are thinking of folding, the first thing players should do is check the amount of chips the opponent has in front of him, as if he is low or out of chips he is likely bluffing with either a raise/bet as he expects to go all-in on that hand anyway.

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With the 1st deposit freerolls you can make your first ever deposit using the deposit bonus code F40 and you’ll be able to play in as many of our ‘$1,000 First Deposit Freerolls’ as you like. There will be five per day from February 14-21, with a combined value of $40,000! You will also receive our 100% up to $600 first deposit bonus (conditions apply).

Leading up to the 40 billionth Mega Milestone, starting with hand 39,601,000,000, players dealt into every millionth hand will earn a cash prize. There will be 400 milestone hands during F40, which we estimate will award more than $1 million! Milestone hands can be dealt at any cash game table, including tables with buy-ins as low as $1, so you don’t have to be a high roller to win big. Check out the F40 page to find out how much you could win.

Specially held online poker tournaments will be held Sunday, February 14 at 14:30 ET Poker Stars will be hosting a $40 tourney with a $1 million guarantee. And on Sunday, February 21 at 16:30 ET, there will be a special Sunday Million 4th Anniversary Edition with $4 million guaranteed prize pool and a first prize of at least $1 million. Poker Stars will be holding eight special tournaments over an eight day period from February 14-21, each with a 40 FPP buy-in and $40,000 prize pool!

From February 14-21, there will be 40-man Super Sit & Go tourneys with buy-ins of $1.10, $11, $22 and $55. All Super Sit & Go first place finishers will receive an extra cash prize at the end of the promotion: a share of a $40,000 prize pot. There will be one $40,000 prize pot for each Super Sit & Go buy-in level, for a total of $160,000.

The biggest celebration around is happening on Poker Stars this February!

Poker Players still asking life’s big question ‘Where is the Love’ will find the answer at the online poker rooms; there’s an extra shot of holiday cheer awarding hot tickets to the Valentine’s Day $200,000 Guaranteed No Limit Texas Hold ‘em tournament, for as little as a $2+.20 investment.

Get your heart racing this Saturday, February 13th at 20:30ET in the special Valentine’s Day $30+3 buy-in Satellite. Finish near the top of the field in Saturday’s prelude event to win a seat at the weekly $200K Guaranteed $200+15 buy-in poker tournament, scheduled for February 14th at 16:00 ET. Poker Players who don’t succeed the first time will be automatically entered into a second shot $200K GTD 5 Seat Freeroll on Sunday, February 14th at 11:00 ET.

Love struck with the idea of earning your seat for less? Then participate in any one of the many low-limit buy-in $2+.20 and $3+.30 qualifiers, and go on to win a spot in the $30+3 satellite to be one step closer to Valentine’s Day bliss.

Thid Valentine’s Day play the $200K GTD at 16:00ET on Valentine’s Day to earn a little extra for that special someone, compliments of UB Poker. Feed a passion for poker while vying for a piece of the sweet Valentine’s Day rewards — it’s a match made in online poker heaven.

UB Poker has an online poker game for everyone. If you’re new to the game, our free online poker games give you the perfect chance to play poker online and build your skills against real players. Players with some real money poker experience can enjoy lower stakes online poker games where the risk is manageable and if you’re a real-money tournament player who loves big money online poker action, then UB Poker’s massive tournaments and higher stakes games mean you can play online poker and swallow all the fish in your path.

At UB Poker,players can getpoker bonus page and see how you can get up to $1100 in bonus poker dollars back into their UB Poker account. With 111% “thank you” bonus for online poker players is the best in the industry and an incentive to move up from just choosing to just play poker free online at our tables!

FTOPS winners will also receive extra prizes in addition to their big payouts. Players that will make it to a final table will receive to ware the limited-edition FTOPS jacket. Winners will also receive gold jersey avatars to place on their websites. Full Tilt Poker is also running a leader board to help determine which is the best overall player of the series which will receive a custom avatar and approximately $8,500 in buy-ins for the following FTOPS.

Even players who will not make the loot will win, thanks to the Bouncebackability freeroll. Players who get eliminated on the money bubble will get an entry into a special freeroll tournament that will be held a day prior to the main event. The player that will win that tournament will receive a $500 seat.
The series will also offer a fairly large variety of games and formats such as knockouts, shootouts, turbos, and even a seven-game tournament. Buy-ins range from $100 to $2,500 depending on the event.

EPT Berlin takes place from March 2 - 7, and you can win a package to be there worth €7,440, which includes buy-in, accommodation and spending money, through our satellites which are taking place now from just €5.45+R or 100 FPP. You can find all of these qualifiers located under the ‘Events’ > ‘EPT’ tab in your Poker Stars lobby. Visit the EPT Berlin webpage for full details about the event.

The €5,300 EPT Berlin main event will take place March 2-7, 2010 in a beautiful glass palace which is being constructed right next to the Spielbank Casino in the heart of the city. Berlin is the third new location for the EPT this season following successful debuts in both Kyiv and Vilamoura, Portugal.

The EPT has proved hugely popular in Germany since it started in Season 3, attracting massive fields from all over Europe and beyond. Last year’s EPT was the third biggest event of the season - as well as the biggest poker tournament ever held in Germany.

A total of 667 players competed with German Team Poker Stars Pro Sandra Naujoks, who lives in Berlin, taking it down for a jaw-dropping €917,000. Naujoks was only the second ever female EPT champion and only the fifth player to win an EPT in their native country

If you’d like to experience the thrill of real money play poker and battle for the chance to win a package to EPT Berlin, claim your 100% up to $600 Poker Stars first deposit bonus now! From the time of your first deposit, you then have 90 days to make up to 2 additional deposits to take advantage of the full bonus. Deposit using the code ‘Stars600’ and the bonus will automatically be applied.

Alongside sending Valentine’s cards and flowers to their friends and lovers, poker players will compete at Titan Poker for the titles of King of Hearts and Queen of Hearts in two online poker tournaments reserved for male and female players respectively. The winning two players will then meet in a Heads-up Valentine’s King & Queen Final event, and split a prize pool of 1,000 Euros.

Entries to the Valentine’s King of Hearts and Valentine’s Queen of Hearts tournaments are €2+€0.20, and these satellite tournaments will start at 19:00 GMT on February 14. The final tournament will take place later on that same night.

In order to become part of the action in the Valentine’s Day tournaments, online poker players should download Titan Poker software and open a player account prior to the the tournaments’ commencement on February 14.

At Titan Poker players can enjoy the excitement of playing fast-paced Texas Hold em poker at well-attended tables. Online card games offered at Titan include Omaha High, Omaha High Low and 7-Card Stud, each in a variety of table limits. Titan is quickly becoming the world’s most popular virtual poker room, providing players from around the world a unique online gambling experience. In addition players will find Titan’s Progressive Jackpot Sit ‘n’ Go tournaments, regular freeroll tournaments and Guaranteed Prize tournaments, online satellite and super satellite tournaments to suit every basnkroll.