The tournament will be a five day event, hosted at Mohegan Sun from April 7-11, 2010. The Main Event will require a $4,700 + $300 entry fee. There will also be a big selection of side events covering all levels of buy ins and as always, the unmissable PokerStars Welcome Party.

Satellites giving you the chance to win a package worth $7,000 are running now from as little as $1.10 under the Events > NAPT tab in Pokerstars lobby. Prize packages include Main Event entry, hotel and $1,006 spending cash. If you haven’t already opened a free PokerStars account, go to the Getting Started page and follow the simple instructions.

 
Full Tilt Poker’s Cashout Tournaments provide players the option to leave the tournament at any time before the final table and get the cash value of what their stack is worth. With the options of cashing out part of your chip stack or your entire stack and exiting a tournament, we players are presented with a whole new variety of options to consider.

In Cashout Tournaments, half of the buy-in goes into the Cashout prize pool, and the other half into the tournament prize pool. The ability to cash out in 10% increments of the starting stack (for example, if you start with 3,000 chips, you can cash out as little as 300 chips and keep cashing out in increments of 300) can drastically alter the way you approach these tournaments. With most pros, the goal in a tournament is first place. Cashing in a tournament or lowering variance is not a major concern the vast majority of the time. If that’s your only goal, removing chips from your stack is not going to be an option you employ very often. For most players, however, while first place is certainly always going to be the number one goal, there are other factors involved.

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It’s not a sexy subject, but we all know how vital bankroll management is to your poker career. A great way to help out with managing your roll is to keep records of your play. Accurate records not only help you keep track of how you’re doing, they also allow you to analyze your game and keep you honest with yourself. We all like to believe that we’re winning players, but that’s not always the case.

Here are a few key categories/stats to keep track of every time you play:

• Overall bankroll (so you never play over your head in games that are too big)
• How long you played
• What game/limit you played
• How much you made (how many big blinds or big bets won per hour)

Keeping records of these basic elements really helps put your game in perspective. Personally, I like to dive in even deeper, so I keep track of my emotions as I play. How you feel when you play and what frame of mind you’re in are vital to the outcome of your session – don’t ignore these factors.

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In tournaments, you should always be looking for ways to pick up chips. You can’t just sit around waiting for Aces or Kings and hope to double up when you do. One of the best and most popular ways for adding chips to your stack is by implementing what’s known as the squeeze play. A typical squeeze play works like this: an active and aggressive player raises in late position, and he’s called by another player on the button. You’re in the blinds and you have to decide what to do.

There’s no real indication yet that anyone has a particularly strong hand. The aggressive player could be raising with a wide range of hands, and the call from the button could mean a lot of things. He may have a medium strength hand, or he may be pretty weak and just looking to play post-flop with favorable position.

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1. oskar69 $50,000.00
2. Bommel222 $30,000.00
3. TLWPB $20,000.00
4. willis59 $10,000.00
5. kruglay $8,000.00
6. madmick62 $6,500.00
7. DS1982 $5,250.00
8. denmil53 $4,000.00
9. bigsnapper7 $3,000.00

Congratulations to oskar69 and all of the 30,000 players who cashed this evening.

You can be part of history by helping PokerStars break their own World Record for the largest ever online poker tournament. The current Guinness World Record for the largest online poker tournament was set this July when PokerStars drew 65,000 players.

On December 27 at 14:45 ET, PokerStars will host a tourney with a $300,000 guarantee and a $50,000 first prize! And with a buy-in of just $1, it’s easy for everyone to take part.

How to Register:

1. If you haven’t done so already, download free software and install it on your computer.
2. Create an account.
3. To find the tournament, go to the PokerStars Lobby and select ‘Tourney’ and ‘All’ or ‘Special’

PokerStars has a special online page with more information on this event, located at http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/world-record/

People always ask, “How much do I need to play in a certain stake game?” The usual answer to all poker questions is, “It depends.” But in this case, it is the wrong question. The question really should be, “Given my temperament and current financial situation, how much can I risk in a game?”

Let’s examine these components. First is your temperament. Years ago, Mike Caro distinguished between two types of players – plodders and adventurers. I like to put poker players into three categories. First are the plodders. They are extremely risk adverse and would rather play for pennies than take a chance of going broke. Next are the normal players. The normal players are willing to take moderate risk if they think they have a reasonable advantage. Lastly there are the plungers. They love to take extreme risk. They are the poker equivalents of mountaineers who want to reach the top of Mount Everest. The risk in question is, of course, losing a large percentage of your bankroll or, in the worst case, going broke.

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PokerStars Depositor Freerolls are back, and with a combined prize pool of $500,000, they’re bigger than ever. The freerolls will take place from November 28 to December 13 and there will be eight per day, each with a prize pool of $2,500. If you reach the money in any of these tourneys, you will qualify for one of the eight huge $25K finals on December 13. Simply deposit now with one of following codes to be a part of the promotion

• Enter ‘500K’ if you are an existing real money player
• Enter ‘FIRST500K’ if you’ve never made a deposit before.

If you’re new to PokerStars, it’s easy to set up an account. Simply download the free software, follow these easy steps and you’ll be playing in no time.

The freerolls will take place from November 28 to December 13 and there will be eight per day, each with a prize pool of $2,500.

In the game of Hold ‘em, especially No Limit, aggression is usually rewarded. By being aggressive, you are putting your opponent in an uncomfortable situation and forcing him to either make a hand or make a bluff. You take over control of the pot and put yourself in the driver’s seat. And yet, for as much good as aggression can do, I still see far too many players either being too aggressive or misusing aggression altogether. Aggression is one of the biggest tools a poker player has, but it needs to be used wisely at all times.

For instance, I see a lot of young players getting out of line and being overly aggressive with hands like A-Q and A-J. They put in huge raises with these hands thinking they’re making a smart move, but really they’re just scaring the dead money away.

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PokerStars are looking for player in the US to fill the job of a lifetime. Play in the Dream Job USA qualifiers and you could win a 12-month poker contract worth a massive $100,000, including $40,000 to play at the biggest live events of your choice. Visit the Dream Job USA page to find out how you can qualify for free.

The winners of the PokerStars Dream Job will be required to play for real money on our site for at least four hours per week or 16 hours a month. They will be required to wear PokerStars branded clothing during any live events they play, and will be expected to comply to any TV and blog requirements we may have. Check out the Dream Job USA page to find out how to take part.

From November 8-21, PokerStars Battle of the Planets will get a whole lot bigger. To celebrate paying out over $5,000,000 since this weekly Sit & Go Leader Board challenge began, there will be double prize pools up for grabs in each planet division, and big cash rewards for players that break the Leader Board records. The more you play, the more chances you have to win.

Check out the Battle of the Planets celebration page to find out how to take part.. Remember, the prizes for each low and high orbit leader board in each division will be doubled!

 Starting from October 17, play in any of the daily free-to-enter and $1.10 qualifiers for the chance to advance to the Freeroll Fantasy Main Event. You can play one freeroll a day and as many cash qualifiers as you want.

Finish in the top nine in ANY tournament to get a seat in the PCA Freeroll Fantasy Main Event, where all players that make the nine-handed final table will be awarded a $15,100 package. There are 27 $15,100 packages up for grabs - including $10,300 worth of buy-ins, hotel accommodation and expenses. *Please note: Players are prohibited from entering using more than one account.

PokerStars Freerolls Schedule

How to Enter

To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events Tab’ –> ‘PCA’ –> ‘All’ –> PCA Freeroll Fantasy.

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