PokerRoom Back in the Real Money Game

Posted on January 6, 2012 by compncards — No Comments ↓

Are you a player searching for something new? You might want to try out the new and improved poker interface over at PokerRoom.com. After a two year break from the world of online poker, players can once again take part in real money games from one of the first poker websites to offer players the chance to play poker online for real money.

PokerRoom.com has reentered the online poker market.

Poker players throughout the globe have been waiting in anticipation for the reveal of the website that serves as one of the big comeback stories of 2012. After nearly two years out of the poker scene, the website is back and ready for players to take on the game, make their first deposit and become part of the popular online poker community.

Players can make a deposit at PokerRoom.com of $100, $500 and $1,000 and get one hundred percent deposit bonus. This can increase playing time, and allow the player to get some practise in at real money games without ripping through the online poker account. Players can convert these credits into winnings that can be cashed out of the game on the basis of poker points that are accumulated.  For each eight points that are accumulated through the account, players can clear a percentage of the online deposit bonus.   Points are earned at PokerRoom on the basis of playing in regular cash games, poker tournaments, and you can even earn points by setting up your real money home poker game.

PokerRoom.com is back and ready to offer players the experience that comes with being one of the first online poker websites to offer players real money poker games, as well as the first company to offer players on the Mac computer the chance to download software to play online poker. This expertise and history in the online poker world is going to lead to big things in 2012 for online poker at PokerRoom.com.

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PokerRoom May Offer Cash Poker Games Once More

Posted on December 8, 2011 by compncards — No Comments ↓

According to recent reports, PokerRoom.com may soon reopen to offer cash poker games online.  PokerRoom originally opened in 1999 as a play money poker site.  A bit later, it was among the first online poker sites to offer real money poker online.  It rose to prominence during the poker boom but started on the decline in 2006 when the site was forced to pull out of the US market.

PokerRoom Could Offer Cash Poker Games Once More

Rumors regarding the site reopening began a week ago when Josef Rantamäki, a SEO manager at bwin, tweeted that PokerRoom would soon reopen its doors.  He later retracted that statement when pressed.

This seemed like a bit of clever hype until Tuesday when PokerNewsBoy revealed that the decision to reopen PokerRoom is not yet official.  Sources at bwin told PokerNewsBoy that they are “strongly considering” opening the once famous online poker room.  If the site is not reopened, the site is still due for an update and may be used to support other parts of the Ongame Network.

Why PokerRoom would reopen at the present is unclear.  The current online poker climate would seem to be counterproductive to starting a new online poker venture.  However, PokerRoom did have a history of security and integrity, something that has taken a hit due to the antics of PokerStars, Full Tilt, and UB.

PokerRoom was innovative during its 10 year run as an online site.  They were not only one of the first sites to offer real money poker games, but they were the first site to offer a Mac client.  Also, PokerRoom was the first poker site in history to receive the seal of approval from eCogra.  ECogra is now a respected regulator in the e-gaming industry.

Should PokerRoom reopen, it will be interesting to see how many people return that used to play at the site and how many will give the site a try as an aftereffect of the Full Tilt and Absolute Poker sagas.  Absolute Poker and Full Tilt are now all but extinct.

Unfortunately, PokerRoom will not return as a US poker room, choosing to wait until the legal climate in the US is sorted out.  In the meantime, other players around the world will have yet another option for online gaming should PokerRoom choose to open its doors once again.

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Blog Changes

Posted on September 27, 2011 by compncards — No Comments ↓

Hi all.

As you may notice, the blog looks a little hokie.  The reason is that one of my old sites had a security flaw and apparently this site had spam emails attached to it.  I went ahead and just flushed out the old wordpress install and upgraded.  I exported all my old post, but not any pics, so I will have to go back and fix that.

Also, the old themes are gone.  It’s time for some new ones anyway.  Until that gets fixed up, the blog may look a little weird.

In addition, I will be updating this more often in the future so stay tuned.

Compncards

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Hello world!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by compncards — 1 Comment ↓

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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Swedetooth vs Röfls in HU4RLZ Challenge

Posted on March 28, 2011 by compncards — No Comments ↓

The much anticipated “Duel Down Under HU4RLZ Challenge” is just around the corner.  For reasons only Dr. Phil could understand, Swedetooth decided to challenge Max Röfls to a showdown that is expected to be nothing short of a complete beatdown.

Seriously, what is he thinking?

For those of you that don’t remember Swedetooth is that break even donk that somehow managed to win the Sunday Mega-Millions a few months ago for $1.2 Million.  Since that point, he donated a substantial portion of that roll to TurkeyJerkey.  Yes, the same TurkeyJerkey that lost $2 Million in 80 hands back in October.

The challenge was issued as the result a bar spat at Aussie Millions.  Reports have it that Swedetooth took exception to some needling from Röfls and issued the challenge.

WHAT…THE…FUCK!!!!

Dude, are you serious?  Röfls has 6 bracelets, all in different games.  In addition, he wrote “Let There be Triple Range Merge,” which is only the 2nd most successful poker book behind Super System.  Rumor has it that Doyle has asked him to write the Hold’em chapter on Super System III after Doyle finally passes away in 2013.  He is Phil Ivey lite.

In all fairness, I have contacted a few of my fellow media colleagues and various pros to get their take on the upcoming match.  Here is what some of them had to say:

@Kevmath – “Normally I would say that on any given day that a pro could take down a heads-up challenge.  The problem is that I grew my micro-roll playing Swedetooth, so I know how much he sucks.  He has about as much chance of winning this as Daniel Negreanu does of being invited to the Duke family dinner.”

Gary Wise – ESPN (@Garywise1) – Is this the same guy that was the first guy knocked out the Aussie Millions?  If he couldn’t beat TurkeyJerkey, what makes him think he can beat a legitimate pro?  A win by Swedetooth would not be an upset, it would be the biggest travesty in live poker.

Phil Hellmuth – I was joking around the other day and asked some friends, “Would you rather back me in Stud or put money on Swedetooth to beat Röfls.”  My stud games at the WSOP are now rolled through 2015.

Doyle Brunson – I once said that sometimes you have to go out on a limb because that is where the fruit is.  Well, this kid Swedetooth is about to be plucked.

Barry Greenstein – Max should consider giving his winnings from this challenge to charity.  I mean seriously, how good can you fell about taking money from a kid who couldn’t buy a combo from McDonalds with his lifetime poker winnings.  Use the money to buy some Happy Meals for children.

The Jess and BJ show set the line on number of hands played at 95.  Jess Wellman took the over and BJ Nemeth decided to take the under.  He said that Swedetooth would last about 60 hands.

Personally, I have to agree with BJ Nemeth.  I think that this will be a short match with Swedetooth leaving penniless.  Röfls should come into the match to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon’s theme song of “No Chance In Hell” as that song sums up Swedetooth’s chances.

Anyone disagree?  It won’t matter if you do cause you will be wrong.  Trust me.

Disclaimer:  The Food and Drug Administration had nothing to do with this blog post.  Why would they?  It is about a online animated series.  The views, quotes, and opinions expressed in this blog are about as real as Pamela Anderson’s boobs.  And please, would the guy in Oklahoma that keeps sending me week old socks please stop?  It’s just creepy.

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Keeping Busy and SaleCamel.com

Posted on March 11, 2011 by compncards — No Comments ↓

Hi all, I know I haven’t posted for a while, but things have been busy. As you know, I have several sites that I write for where I actually get paid, so they tend to get priority. As well, I have gotten back into rebuilding laptops, so that has taken some time from my schedule.

One thing that I will mention is a site I ran across the other night. For those of you that like to shop, you should check out the daily deals at Salecamel.com. They aggregate deals from all over the web and put them into one site for you. The site is updated every five minutes and you can find pretty much whatever you want.

I’ll do my best to try and get a post up here a little more frequently. As of right now, it looks like I may be getting busy again. I’ll keep you updated.

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I Don’t Normally Review Online Casinos

Posted on November 24, 2010 by compncards — No Comments ↓

Normally I don’t do a lot of website reviews, but this casino online review site recently was brought to my attention.  It is for the most part your run of the mill affiliate site but this one specializes in casinos. At the site you will find reviews for various online casinos as well as bonus offers for those casinos.  The site is pretty straight forward and should load quickly in any browser.  The main plus for this site is that it gives you plenty of options for those that want to find a USA friendly online casino.  While I am typically a poker player, I know some of you out there prefer to play other games.  If you are shopping around for an online casino to call home, check them

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At the WSOP for Another Summer

Posted on May 25, 2010 by compncards — No Comments ↓

It is almost time for the 2010 World Series of Poker and yet again I am in Las Vegas for the summer. I got here on the 6th actually. The place I am staying at is very nice. I am renting a wing of a home that I would guess to be worth at least $750,000 if not a Million. The funny thing is that it still really doesn’t fit me. I setup my house in a Virginia to be efficient for me and while this place is functional, it just isn’t home.

Funny when video poker runs better than regular poker.

My poker so far this trip has been very odd. I normally like to play mixed games such as HORSE, but my run in HORSE tourneys has been horrible. Played in five and the best I have placed is 14th. However, I have made four NL Holdem final tables out of six tournaments played. Sadly two of those final tables were for naught as they paid only three or four spots. However, the other two went a lot better.

The Tuscany casino has a nice NL event. It is $35 with rebuys. I would like the starting chips to be more, but if you play the event on the weekend, you have a good shot to do well even with only $3,000 in chips. This past weekend, I picked my spots and gathered about 12k in chips in the first hour. I was third in chips at that point and actually hovered around that point until the final table. I almost blew it when I ran queens into kings early on in the final table, but I was able to battle back to a decent stack. Ultimately, we chopped 7 ways.

My video poker on the other hand has been going fantastic. Except for the Orleans, I have finished up in every casino for video poker. And as far as the Orleans, I recently hit a decent amount on this past Sunday to cut my losses down to probably just $40 or $60. So far, I have only hit one royal flush. I have hit about 3 or 4 straight flushes and four aces twice or three times on bonus or double double.

Starting Thursday, I will be tied up quite a bit with the World Series of Poker. I will try and do some updates during that time, but I cannot guarantee anything. If you want to follow my coverage, check out pokerjunkie.com.

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So I Haven’t Blogged in a While, New Gigs, and the Upcoming WSOP

Posted on March 9, 2010 by compncards — No Comments ↓

Time does fly by eh?  I haven’t posted anything on here since May of last year.  That is primarily my fault due to either being busy, or just not taking the time.   Part of it is honestly due to the fact that I blog so much in other places that it is hard to say anything here when I have pretty much said most of my poker commentary in other places that actually pay me for a living.

For those that don’t follow my Facebook or Twitter, quite a few things have been going on since last year.  The primary thing is that I am a primary blogger over at PokerJunkie.com.  I have been working over there since last year and usually crank out four short blogs a week plus any articles they throw my way or that I come up with.  Also, I provide some strategy articles now for PokerNetwork.com.  They are the Australian sister site to PokerNews.com.

Which brings me to my next update. I actually enjoyed my gig this past summer with PokerNews.  I was a recapper for the daily events and I worked with Hailey Hintze.  Sadly, she was let go shortly after the WSOP.  A lot of upheaval over there.    After my WSOP gig with PokerNews last summer,  I heard absolutely nothing from them since.  Not that surprising since the guy in charge of the reporting team was not very communicative.  I could make other speculations but it is irrelevant.  He doesn’t even work there anymore.  I may reapply but I am also waiting to see what other outlets I work for do.

For the most part, I am just continuing the grind of life as a freelance poker writer and content provider.  I have been fortunate to be able to work in the field as long as I have.  As far as this blog, I will start to update it a bit more as I am paying for the space, etc.  I will likely use it for personal poker exploits or other things I can’t talk about on other venues.

Speaking of which, go over to http://www.pokerjunkie.com/poker-blog/ and check out my blog.  I write under the handle compncards but we have several fantastic writers.  Well, except for Melissa Castello.  She sucks.  JUST KIDDING MEL!!

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Wow How Time Flies – New Gig – WSOP Time

Posted on May 6, 2009 by compncards — No Comments ↓

I haven’t posted on here in nearly two months.  That is entirely my fault.  Every time I go to post on here, I decide to do something else.  So, with that said, I’ll update a bit on some happenings.

I played several events at PokerStar’s Spring Championship of Online Poker.  I was able to cash in the Stud 8 SCOOP event.  I know, big shock eh?  I came close in a couple of other events but towards the end I was not as focused as I could be.  The FTOPS event over on Full Tilt Poker is coming up and I will be playing several of the Mini-FTOPS events.  I feel good about the Stud 8 and HEROS events obviously.  I’ll also play a PLO Knockout event, a PLO8 event, a Razz event, the PL HA event, and the Mixed Holdem event.  Ill likely get deep in the Razz, Stud 8, HEROS, and Mixed Holdem.  I hope to do well in all obviously, but my PLO and O8 results are a mixed bad.

The biggest news regarding my job is that I picked up a new gig.  I am now writing for Pokerjunkie.com.  I provide some articles and I have a blog under my pseudonym compncards.  I’ve been there for about a month now and my “personal” blog there has been up about a week or so officially.  The big difference between this and my gig for thewsopblog.com deals with the fact that most of my articles are preselected topics that I must write on.  I am not responsible on the article topics, just on the blogs.  That is helpful, and at times a little hairy when I get article requests on things I am not real knowledgeable about, such as Vegas nightlife.  Fortunately I have some resources for those things.

The WSOP is just 3 weeks away now.  I will be attending this year, but I will not be working in any official capacity.  At least, that does not appear to be the case at present.  Instead, I will be playing in numerous events around town.  I am going to play Event #26 at the WSOP and maybe the Stimulus Event.  Yes, that means  I will play my first ever NL Event at the WSOP if I play it.  However, I will only play it if I either satellite or if half of the buy-in is put up elsewhere.

That leads me to another area I have been dabbling in lately, and that is staking.  I have been using ChipMeUp quite a bit lately.  ChipMeUP is an online staking site where you buy shares of people for poker events.  Right now I am up overall in my staking and all of my SCOOP events were 50% stakes.  I am trying to get some of my live events and my WSOP events staked as well.  I’m having some luck with the H.O.R.S.E. events, but not on the WSOP events.

I’m doing a lot better in my NL Holdem game lately.  I have been really working on my aggression in certain spots and it is beginning to pay off a bit.  The biggest difference has been in my Sit-N-Go’s on UltimateBet.  I am still trying to win my Main Event seat, and am now up to Level 5.  Yes, I know that is only half way, but I still have time.  The ultra-turbo sit-n-go’s seem to closely resemble the WSOP satellites and as well as I am doing in those lately, I feel I might have a decent shot at satelliting into some WSOP events out in Vegas.  We will see.

As far as when I am leaving, I have not made that decision as of yet.  I have a couple of things to take care of around here first.  I will likely head out around the 22nd to the 24th.  If I play the Stimulus Event, I will definitely head out then.  I will only be there until around June 22nd as I will be working 4-H Camp this year, and I will not miss that for anything.

Anyway, that’s what’s going on with me at present.  I’ll try and give some updates during my FTOPS and into the WSOP.  Check out my blog over at pokerjunkie.com and my work over at thewsopblog.com.

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