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January 2010 Absolute Poker Referral Code

This month at Absolute Poker, for a limited time only, you can get a 150% signup bonus up to $500. Just register a new account and deposit with Absolute Poker referral code PSITEORG to get this great bonus. To earn your bonus, play real money poker online at Absolute Poker, and you’ll be awarded with Status Points. As a new player, you’ll clear $1 of your bonus for every 20 Status Points you earn. You’ll receive bonus payments in increments of $5, and you’ll have 60 to clear your full poker bonus.

Don’t wait to join though, because right now, Absolute Poker is running satellites for the 4th annual UBOC (Ultimate Bet Online Championship), which will run from January 20th through January 31st, 2010. This 18-event series will include Deepstack, Sniper, No-Limit, Pot-Limit, Omaha, Hold ‘em, and Turbo tournaments with guaranteed prizes totaling more than $4 million. Included is two $1 million events, the $1 Million Guaranteed Championship Event and the $1 Million No-Limit Hold ‘em 6-max Deepstack tourney. Qualifiers start as low as $2.20 and from January 20th through February 7th, there will be six free satellites that will get you into some of the biggest UBOC events.

Paralleling the UBOC is the 16-event Mini-UBOC featuring buy-ins capped at $30 and only 10% of their bigger counterparts. The Mini-UBOC events will run at the same time as the UBOC events.

Also, in addition to the cash prizes that will be awarded to finishers of the UBOC, the winners of each of the 18 events, as well as the winner of the UBOC and the winner of the January tournament leaderboard contest, will each receive a commemorative and exclusive watch to mark their wins.

Don’t wait to joint Absolute Poker—do it now, get your bonus, and move on to the UBOC to win real cash this month!

Wisconsin gambling problems

Gambling problems reached a high in Wisconsin last year, according to the statistics. In fact a record 14,604 calls were received by the Problem Gambling Helpline, operated by the Green Bay-based Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling.

The support group stated that this was an increase of 12.8 percent from the previous year – 2008, and also amounting to the second year in a row that the council reported a record number of calls.

Executive Director Rose Gruber stated that she does not thing the record will drop through 2010. She commented; “The economy is likely one factor affecting the increase in calls. Accessibility to gaming may be another factor, along with increased awareness of problem and compulsive gambling and the services that are available. We typically see a spike in calls this time of year. Credit card bills are arriving, there’s been the temptation of the college bowl games, and the Super Bowl is just ahead.”

Face-off between NBA Players after poker game

A poker game on the 19th December, between NBA players Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton started off on a plane flight chartered by the NBA basketball team; Washington Wizards. This game then continued once they got back on the ground as the two players rose to very high stakes games with one of them not paying up to his debt.

The story unfolds with Gilbert Arenas facing Javaris Crittenton trying to intimidate him into paying the $25,000.00 gambling debt by threatening him with 3 guns. The Crittenton got out his own gun and even though no shots were fired, the incident grew on from there.

It also seems like the NBA team got to know about this face-of only from the New York Post Article. The NBA team is considering kicking out both reckless players as well as the current team manager Ernie Grunfeld. We will know more later on, as for now the 2 players have not even been suspended.

At the moment, Gilbert Arena is saying that he took the guns with him to the team’s locker room only because he has a new born baby at home and wanted to safeguard him.

Winners on a roll get a hard blow from VC Poker

The latest iPoker policy was issued stating that they will be penalising their partner sites for having too many winning online poker players. This new policy was a shock to the many poker players who were on a winning streak and now have to face a less profitable year ahead.

The VC Poker many regular cash game players on the Victor Chandler group received an email stating that they will be shut out from the cash games; “If you are not already aware, iPoker will be implementing a new policy in the New Year which will categorize players depending upon certain criteria. The new policy will impose penalties on card rooms that in essence have a high proportion of winning players in relation to losing players”.

“Regrettably, therefore, we are being forced to restrict a number of accounts in order to comply with the new policy and to avoid penalization by iPoker and it grieves me to inform you that we have no option for the time being other than to restrict the cash game stakes at which you play on Victor Chandler Poker. In the meantime, please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this action will cause but know that you can still play in tournaments and on any other of the Victor Chandler suite or products.”

This email was signed by Victor Chandler International and it went on to say that they do regret taking this immediate action and they do hope this current policy will change in the near future making it possible for the Victor Chandler Poker players to play cash games again.

January 2010 Cake Poker Signup Code

New Cake Players in January 2010 will receive a 110% deposit bonus up to $600 in addition to a New Depositor’s $500 Freeroll entry. Just use Cake Poker Signup Code CAKEPBS and receive a pending bonus that will clear to you in real money as you play online poker at Cake Poker. You’ll receive your bonus in $10 installments for every 166.67 Frequent Player Points you earn, which comes out to $0.06 per FPP. You can earn FPPs by playing in real money ring games (1 FPP = $1 in rake) and tournaments (7 FPPs = $1 in tournament fees). You’ll have 90 days to earn your poker bonus in full.

This month at Cake Poker, you’ll have a very unique opportunity to win for a trip to Dublin, Ireland to participate in the 2010 Irish Open main event that will take place April 2nd through 5th. This tournament is a tradition that was first started in the early 80s when Amarillo Slim, Doyle Brunson, and Stu Ungar took an Easter pilgrimage to Ireland to compete with the best Irish poker players. Cake is forming a team to take to the event, and you can be a part of Team Cake this Easter weekend by winning a package at Cake Poker.

The event will take place at the Burlington Hotel and will feature a €3,500 buy-in, which will be paid for you by Cake Poker, should you win your spot. Last year the event saw 700 players that represented a legendary and international field, the same of which is expected for this year. In addition to your buy-in, you’ll get a five-night stay at the host venue hotel that will allow you to check in on April 1st. You’ll also be given $1,700 for travel expenses, the opportunity to meet poker greats, and a Cake Poker gear pack.

To go to Ireland this Easter on Cake, play in the daily and weekly qualifiers or purchase a package for 21,200 Cake Poker FPPs.

Vanessa Rousso Wins Ladies Only Event

During the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2010 there are a lot of side events on top of the popular main event and the highroller event. One of these events were a ladies only event which was meant for the female players only.

It may not come as a surprise to you that Godaddy Girl and Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso ended up taking down this event. According to her Twitter account she was the chip leader when the final table started.

Vanessa won’t get much rest after her win in this $1000 Ladies only event as she is scheduled to participate in the World Cup of Poker where Rousso is going to represent Team USA in their fight against the rest of the world.

January 2010 PokerStars Marketing Code

Don’t let another month go by without opening yourself a PokerStars online poker account. Right now, you’ll get 100% of your first three deposits back up to $600. Just make one deposit and two more within 90 days to claim all three poker bonuses. You’ll then have six months to clear all your bonus cash by playing real money cash games and tournaments at PokerStars in 2010. To get this deal, when you register, use PokerStars Marketing Code for January 2010, PSP11903.

Your bonuses will clear in $10 increments when you earn the corresponding amount of VIP Points by just playing poker. To receive the full bonus, earn 17 X the total amount in VIP points.

Sign up by January 4th, and you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a special US- and Canadian-players-only tourney that will celebrate the successful finish of the first season of the hit television show, the Million Dollar Challenge (MDC). This Head Hunt will put bounties on Daniel Negreanu, other Team PokerStars pro members, MDC celebrities, and MDC contestants. Buy in for $11 or satellite in for free. Bounties run from $100 to $1,000.

If you miss the Head Hunt, you can always take part in the Turbo Takedown, the monthly Frequent Player Points tourney that offers a $1 million prize pool. Also up for grabs, a new Audi TT, bonuses, and more Team PokerStars Pro bounties. Buy in for 3,000 FPPs or check out a satellite from the non-stop schedule running right now.

PokerStars is where it’s at this January. Start the year out right with a PokerStars bonus, great promotional tournaments, and all the online poker you can stand. Use PokerStars Marketing Code PSP11903 when you register during the new year!

And the $1 Million prize goes to the retired NYPD officer

Mike Kosowski has hit the headlines as the retired NYPD officer who has managed to win $1 million through his participation at the FOX poker game show PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge.

Kosowski suffered an injury during 9/11 when he was a tower correspondent and was catapulted in the air resulting in him getting badly hurt and burnt. This time off work period was when he started out playing online poker. Now the same man has won over some of the world’s top pros such as Daniel Negreanu by playing head-to-head.

Mike was quoted saying; “It’s unbelievable. We’re still on an emotional high every day. Every day I wonder, ‘Am I living a dream? Playing against a pro is difficult. Because you know he knows the game inside and out. You can’t take as many risks as you would against some guy in Atlantic City.”

Poker Players in High-Stakes Golf Games

In the November 2009 issue of the Golf Magazine, Josh Sens is taking a closer look in to the phenomenon that is high-stakes golf. Poker Players are usually well known for gambling for large amounts even outside of the poker felt and this is just what Sens is reporting in his article called “The Golf Sharks“.

The players mentioned in this article are Phil Hellmuth, Layne Flack, Erick Lindgren and Gavin Smith. These players are making wagers on the golf course that reach all the way up to $10.000 per hole. The game of choice is two-man best ball where Hellmuth and Flack are playing against Lindgren and Smith.

Sens also brings up a lot of the history behind betting, golf and poker and is showing the readers how closely connected the three really are. The Legend Doyle Brunson is mentioned as one of the players who played in the Professional Gamblers Invitational during the 1970’s.

In the article it is also brought to the readers attention that Daniel Negreanu is not participating in any of these high-stakes golf matches as he is still working on improving his golf game.

Full Tilt Poker Referral Code January 2010

Start the New Year out right with a brand new Full Tilt account. Get a 100% bonus up to $600 when you use Full Tilt Poker Referral Code PRULESNET. After signing up and depositing real money into your new Full Tilt Poker account, just start playing poker games and tournaments to earn Full Tilt Points (FTPs). The more you play, the more you’ll earn. For every $1 you pay out in tournament fees, you’ll earn seven FTPs, and for every $1 you pay in rake, you’ll get one FTP. Each point is worth $0.06 of your bonus, so when you’ve earned $20 worth of bonus or 10% (whichever comes first), you’ll get your first installment of your bonus and thereafter, you’ll continue to earn your bonus until you’ve cleared it all. The poker bonus will expire in 120 days.

Also if you join Full Tilt right now, you’ll be able to participate in this January’s Big Little Tournament. For a minimal buy-in, you’ll have a chance at winning a piece of the $1 million guaranteed prize pool. For only $5.50, every Sunday at 13:45 ET between January 3rd and January 24th, you could win big. The first and third tournaments (January 3rd and 17th) will be $250K Guaranteed No-Limit Hold ‘em Events. The second and fourth tournaments (January 10th and 17th) will be $250K Guaranteed Turbo No-Limit Hold ‘em events.

What makes Full Tilt Poker’s Big Little Tournament even sweeter is that you can qualify for as low as $0.50 or 50 FTPs, but you can’t win if you don’t play, and you can’t play if you don’t sign up with Full Tilt. Don’t forget to use Full Tilt Referral Code TILTME600 for January 2010 to get the maximum bonus of $600, and Full Tilt Poker accepts US players!

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