Our flagship event will again make an appearance at the Southern Hemisphere's premiere gaming destination, Crown Casino Melbourne, from September 27 - October 5. Here's a quick update of how you can win packages to the 2009
Poker events to date have managed to break through the guaranteed prize pool.
$5,500 PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls – August 16, 30
Winner receives $5,000 package
$500 cash distributed as per Full Tilt Poker’s standard payout structure.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Online Poker Betting: Kevin “GetPWN3D” Saul and Joe Udine Win FTOPS Events
Monday’s action in the Full Tilt Online Poker betting Series will be remembered for the day that two of online poker bet brightest stars broke through and each captured a title of their own. Kevin “GetPWN3D” Saul and Joe “hoodini10″ Udine each took down one of the two FTOPS XIII events on Monday.
Saul, known more to his online following under his other screenname “BeL0WaB0Ve“, outlasted a field of 1,310 in the $216 Half Pot Limit Hold’em, Half Pot Limit Omaha event to win $57,640. The last player Saul eliminated, “borrfan“, earned $36,680 for his runner-up performance. Barny Boatman represented the red Full Tilt pros well with a 19th place finish for $903.90.
FTOPS XIII Event #11 Final Table Payouts
1. GetPWN3D - $57,640.00
2. borrfan - $36,680
3. no not baxter - $26,527.50
4. Luke L Short - $21,287.50
5. ComeonDONKFISH - $16,060
6. Riverdreamer - $11,790
7. Alekhinebcn - $7,598
8. sicklol - $5,502
9. Beyond Thoughts - $3,930
Udine captured his title in the $1,060 No Limit Hold’em event Monday evening. The field of 1,679 put the total prize pool at $1,679,000, $179,000 more than the guaranteed amount. All 12 FTOPS XIII events to date have managed to break through the guaranteed prize pool. Udine and “carter8080” made a deal when action reached heads-up that ensure both players walked away with big paydays. Udine earned the win and $304,793.45 while “carter8080” earned $284,535.55. Full Tilt pro Ryan Daut finished 73rd for the top performance by a player in red.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
How to Win Hold Em - Basic Online Poker Betting Strategy
1. Position. When first playing the game, it's important to not veer from a pre-flop strategy of playing only premium hands from an early position. This means big cards like AK, AQ, and sometimes even AJ if it's suited. Pairs down to about TT are of course fine hands, and KQ is okay as well - but KJ should be avoided like the plague; it's just too tricky of a hand for a beginner to play well on the later Online poker betting rounds. Since most players will assume you have a strong hand in position, when you get resistance you will likely need something strong. Until you're comfortable with the many variables in post-flop play, when many people are still left to act, stick to cards that start strong for an automatic head start in the hand.
The player who's turn it is may call a bet by putting the same amount of chips/money in the pot that is equal to the online poker bet of the previous player.
2. The bluff. Contrary to popular belief, it's usually not a big bluff that wins you the most chips - rather, it's the possibility of the big bluff that rewards your legitimate hands with bigger pots. Having said that, you will need to bluff sometimes if only to show that you are capable of it, and it certainly doesn't hurt to try and actually get away with it. Bluffing successfully is like telling a good lie - you have to set it up; your prior actions must support it to be believable. By being aware of the actions you've taken so far, you'll be able to spot believable opportunities to represent other than what you have.
The player who's turn it is may call a bet by putting the same amount of chips/money in the pot that is equal to the online poker bet of the previous player.
2. The bluff. Contrary to popular belief, it's usually not a big bluff that wins you the most chips - rather, it's the possibility of the big bluff that rewards your legitimate hands with bigger pots. Having said that, you will need to bluff sometimes if only to show that you are capable of it, and it certainly doesn't hurt to try and actually get away with it. Bluffing successfully is like telling a good lie - you have to set it up; your prior actions must support it to be believable. By being aware of the actions you've taken so far, you'll be able to spot believable opportunities to represent other than what you have.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Online Poker Betting Strategy -The Secret of Adaptation
Chris Ferguson does not think of himself as having a particular style because he adjusts his play to fit his opponents. He thinks of his style as trying to give his opponents as much trouble as he can and make their decisions as hard as possible.
If they're playing too many hands, I will make them pay to play. I am going to put pressure on them and make them shift to a style where they're going to want to see a lot fewer hands. So, in effect, I am going to play around them. If they're playing too few hands, once again I will put pressure on them and raise more often, but if they come into a pot, I'm more likely to let them take it. In essence, I'm saying, In poker "Play more hands, steal the pot," because that is a style they're not used to.
If my opponent folds his blinds too often, I am going to raise him frequently. I am going to try to force him to play pots against me and defend his blinds more. Now, he is playing a game he is not comfortable with. If he defends his blinds all the time, I am going to tighten up slightly. I am going to tell him, "Well, you should throw those weak hands away because when I come in I have a good hand." I am forcing him to change his style to play a little bit more conservatively. If he is always raising me and trying to steal my blinds, I am going to start playing pots against him. I am going to punish him for raising me with those weaker cards by playing more hands. If he does not want to play a lot of hands, and is not raising enough, I will let him steal my blinds. I'll only play my best hands. So again, in one sense, I am trying to force him to play a style he is not used to; or I am punishing him if he does not change. To me, that is a win-win situation. If he does not change the way he plays, that is fantastic because I am really taking advantage of him. If he does change the way he plays, now he is playing a game he is not used to. He is playing a style that he does not want to play. It is not his natural style and the fact that he is going to be slightly out of his element is going to be an advantage for me. So I think you could say my Online poker Betting playing style is really geared to my opponents. I try to adjust to them as much as possible.
If they're playing too many hands, I will make them pay to play. I am going to put pressure on them and make them shift to a style where they're going to want to see a lot fewer hands. So, in effect, I am going to play around them. If they're playing too few hands, once again I will put pressure on them and raise more often, but if they come into a pot, I'm more likely to let them take it. In essence, I'm saying, In poker "Play more hands, steal the pot," because that is a style they're not used to.
If my opponent folds his blinds too often, I am going to raise him frequently. I am going to try to force him to play pots against me and defend his blinds more. Now, he is playing a game he is not comfortable with. If he defends his blinds all the time, I am going to tighten up slightly. I am going to tell him, "Well, you should throw those weak hands away because when I come in I have a good hand." I am forcing him to change his style to play a little bit more conservatively. If he is always raising me and trying to steal my blinds, I am going to start playing pots against him. I am going to punish him for raising me with those weaker cards by playing more hands. If he does not want to play a lot of hands, and is not raising enough, I will let him steal my blinds. I'll only play my best hands. So again, in one sense, I am trying to force him to play a style he is not used to; or I am punishing him if he does not change. To me, that is a win-win situation. If he does not change the way he plays, that is fantastic because I am really taking advantage of him. If he does change the way he plays, now he is playing a game he is not used to. He is playing a style that he does not want to play. It is not his natural style and the fact that he is going to be slightly out of his element is going to be an advantage for me. So I think you could say my Online poker Betting playing style is really geared to my opponents. I try to adjust to them as much as possible.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Poker Bets- “Smouse156″ and “guilhermeosa” Claim Saturday FTOPS Titles
The first event was the $535 six max Pot Limit Omaha tournament (Event #6). The field of 833 Poker bets players put the prize pool at $416,500, $66,500 above the guaranteed prize pool of $350,000. The final two players, “Smouse156″ and “zelik”, chopped up the remaining money with $76,232.75 going to the player declared the champion, “Smouse156″.
Johan Storakers almost gave the red Full Tilt pro set their second consecutive final table but only managed a 12th place finish, walking away with $4,914.70.
FTOPS XIII Event #6 Final Table Payouts
1. Smouse156 - $76,232.75
2. zelik - $71,000
3. countrymac - $41,650
4. thewood503 - $31,654
5. NoPasaran - $22,491
6. blend84 - $14,369.25
The second event of the day was a little bit busier, and a little bit wilder. The $109 No Limit Hold’em with rebuys (Event #7) tournament featured 2,316 entrants who built up a prize pool of $696,300 by rebuying 3,263 times and adding on 1,384 times.
Just like Event #6 the final two players decided to divide up the money and both walked away with six figure paydays. Walking away with the winners share and title was “guilhermeosa” who pocketed $126,632.27 while eventual runner-up “mralan2950″ banked $107,289.72.
Johan Storakers almost gave the red Full Tilt pro set their second consecutive final table but only managed a 12th place finish, walking away with $4,914.70.
FTOPS XIII Event #6 Final Table Payouts
1. Smouse156 - $76,232.75
2. zelik - $71,000
3. countrymac - $41,650
4. thewood503 - $31,654
5. NoPasaran - $22,491
6. blend84 - $14,369.25
The second event of the day was a little bit busier, and a little bit wilder. The $109 No Limit Hold’em with rebuys (Event #7) tournament featured 2,316 entrants who built up a prize pool of $696,300 by rebuying 3,263 times and adding on 1,384 times.
Just like Event #6 the final two players decided to divide up the money and both walked away with six figure paydays. Walking away with the winners share and title was “guilhermeosa” who pocketed $126,632.27 while eventual runner-up “mralan2950″ banked $107,289.72.
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