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Lock Poker Offers New Promotions with Revolution Gaming
Earlier this month, Lock Poker acquired Cake Poker network and announced the launch of its new brand, Revolution Gaming Network on June 1. Recently, the poker room revealed details about the deals and promotions that it would be offering through the new network. The changes include a better bonus offer, 100k guaranteed tournament and return of the dealt rake back promo, which has been a hit with several poker players in the past. Here is some more information about the … Read the rest
Poker Tournaments for You This Week
There is never a dull moment in a poker player’s life. Obviously, the main reason for that is the constant existence of poker tournaments and poker events that one can participate in. These events are not just for making money, but also to have some fun and get better at the game in the process. Several live poker tourneys are lined up for this week and the coming weeks. Here is a note on some of the tournaments you can … Read the rest
2012 PokerStars Macau Poker Championships Announced
PokerStars is one online poker room that never takes a break from hosting tournaments. The poker room recently released details about its upcoming event, the PokerStars Macau Live Tournaments. The Macau tournaments hosted by PokerStars is one of the biggest and richest poker events held in Asia. It includes 4 major poker series – Macau Poker Cup (MPC) Red Dragon, Asia Championship of Poker, Macau Poker Cup Championship or MPCC and the yearly Asia Pacific Poker Tour event at Macau. … Read the rest
How to Win at PokerStars
Sunday, June 12th, 2011 by Phil
Wondering how to win at PokerStars? Take some time and use these tricks and tips to give yourself an even better chance to have success on the world’s largest online poker website. The first step, as always, is just to learn how to play the game and to play it well; using these tricks along with that knowledge, however, gives you the best chance to walk away with a lot of money in your bank account.
Things To Do While Playing at PokerStars (If You Want to Win)
Claim your signup bonus. (You can find a PokerStars marketing code to use here.) These are given out for a number of different things, from starting an account to depositing more money to referring your friends to the site. Do not just let this money sit; it is free money and you can have a good chance to win even more if you use it while you are playing.
Play one game at a time until you really know what you are doing. Many people will be tempted to play a handful of games at once because they feel that they can win three or four times as much this way. This is not true if it means that you are too distracted and are just losing at every table, so keep it simple while you are just starting out.
Stay away from the players who are too good. Watch the tables for a little while as soon as you arrive — do not just jump in and try to play right away. If you can find a table where it looks like the players are at or below your skill level, choose that as your place to play.
How To Begin Playing
Start with tables with a small betting limit. You can play for a dollar, half a dollar, or even less. Do this while you are figuring out how the system works so that you can build up some money and so that you will not lose everything right away.
Move up only when you have some success. Move back down again if you are losing. The high stakes tables can be very alluring because they promise the chance to win big if luck is on your side, but stay away from them until you have some money to lose.
Final Tips
- Play conservatively, only betting on good hands and folding when you can.
- Do not play in order to win everything back. Forget about the money that you have lost.
- Take notes on the other players. There is a notes function built into the site and you should use this to keep track of how players operate so you can beat them in the future.
- Use the chat if they will respond to you. This can also help you understand how they think and play.
This is how to win at PokerStars. Follow these rules and ideas and you will see your bank account expanding instead of dwindling away. With enough practice, you can make a living playing poker.
ESPN has the latest information about the recent issues with PokerStars and the United States government. It’s good to inform yourself about those issues if you’re planning to play poker on the Internet anywhere.
