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One of the toughest things about starting out in online poker is playing against all of the experienced grinders who have been in poker for a while. Fortunately, there’s a way to minimize this handicap by taking advantage of all the new player promotions at Party Poker. For starters, beginner poker players can get up to a 50% rakeback deal at Party Poker by signing up through RakeTheRake. Rakeback pays you back money based on how much rake you have to pay online poker sites. When you sign up for Party Poker through RTR, you’ll also receive a 100% up to …

Since Black Friday on April 15 this year, online poker players all over the world have been understandably hesitant about joining new online poker rooms. Having seen the US’ Department of Justice seize the websites of some of the biggest global poker rooms on the internet, player confidence has been shaken. And for those who retained their confidence, accessing their bankroll has been their next concern. So where does this leave players? And for those who want to sign up at a new room, what are the smart choices? For starters it makes sense to choose a room where you …

The average online poker player needs to spend quite a bit of time grinding in tournaments to earn a $10,000 profit. But at 888poker, players can collect this large amount of cash instantly by reaching a few milestones in the “7 ways to win with the Monday Twins” promotion. To get started with this promo, players need to look for the Monday Twins tournaments in 888’s poker software on Monday at 19:35 GMT; go to the “Tournaments” tab, then click the “Challenge” button. There are two different tournaments at the same time – $10,000 Monday Twins Challenge Royal and $10,000 …

Despite not having been around the online poker world that long, WPT Poker has already developed a reputation for offering lots of prize packages to the biggest World Poker Tour events. And the latest big poker tournament that they’ll be offering prize packages for is WPT National Bohemia. This will be the inaugural year for WPT National Bohemia, and players have a chance to be a part of history by playing in the satellites that are currently running at WPT Poker. The WPT National Bohemia satellites and qualifiers run until November 6th, and here is a look at the different …

The stereotypical online poker player is in no shape to compete in a triathlon – nor do they have any interest in doing so. However, Fortune Poker is offering a triathlon that all poker players can appreciate since it will give away some major money. The Poker Triathlon is set to pay out €10,000 in cash, and players simply need to complete the following three tasks to participate: Cash Games – Win 5 cash game pots to complete the challenge. Each pot must involve 6 players or more, the hand needs to reach showdown, and it must be played in …

Improving at online poker is often looked at as a collective subject, when in fact, there are lots of different ways to get better at the game. That said, here are the top 10 ways to learn online poker and become a better player. Poker Training Videos – As with anything, it always pays to learn poker from a professional when you have the opportunity. And poker training videos certainly give you this opportunity because training sites employ top professional players to create strategy videos. Assuming you’re interested in learning poker strategy through poker training, you can get free poker …

Every online poker player has dreams of one day beating the top pros, and making a name for themselves in the poker world. Fortunately, that “one day” can come sooner rather than later through the Team Online Freerolls that PokerStars is running. Team Online Freerolls will run on the first Sunday of every month, and they’ll feature different members of Team PokerStars Online. Assuming you sign up at PokerStars and make a deposit, you’ll be entered into the $1,000 Team Online Freeroll. And keep in mind that this is in addition to the $5,000 freeroll you can get into at …

RPM Poker has always been known for their daily promotions, but in October, they’ll be running some of their biggest daily promotions yet. Considering the fact that they already offer some great deals, in October the daily RPM Poker promotions will add even more value to playing at the room. This being said, here is a look at the special daily promos for this month: Burnout Monday – Every online poker player who earns 150 VIP points throughout the month of October will receive an entry for the Burnout Monday $100k Flipament. And the winner of the $100k Flipament will …

Some people tend to demonize online poker and other forms of gaming because these activities are said to promote addiction. But in reality, gambling addiction affects a very small percentage of the population, and a recent French study proves this. The study was a joint result of work done by the Observatoire Français des Drogues et des Toxicomanies (Observatory of Drugs and Drug Addiction), and French Institut National de Prévention et D’éducation pour la Santé (National Institute of Prevention and Health Education), and it sought to find out what percentage of the French population had a problem with online poker …

InterPoker is definitely the poker site to be playing at in October since they are running some excellent promotions. For starters, there’s a big €25,000 InterPoker rake race that’s running from October 10th to October 23rd. To participate in the rake race and compete for a share of the €25k prize pool, you need to play cash game poker hands only. To monitor how you’re doing in the race, you can look at the leaderboard that InterPoker will have for the promotion. If you’re really competitive, you can also play in the two October cash races that InterPoker is running …