PokerSchool Online

PokerSchool Online Sponsorships Available   The Pokerschool Online Tutorial Team Mike Caro "Mad Genius" Nolan Dalla Noted Columnist Lou Krieger Poker for Dummies Referral & Affiliate Programs Launch for PokerSchool Online Refer-a-Friend: Members of PokerSchool Online can earn $$, extend their School membership or add to their virtual bankroll when friends they refer become qualifying members of PokerSchool Online. Read more... Not a PokerSchool member? Read about the school here Affiliates: Businesses can earn $$, when referrals from their web site become a qualifying member of PokerSchool Online. Read more... Hear live audio broadcasts from the WPO in Tunica. To find out more about these and other audio broadcasts, click here. To view WPO event videos, updated daily, click here. New in PokerSchool Online: All multi-table limit omaha & limit holdem tournaments now have $5000 starting chips not $2500 starting chips! Added Omaha Hi/Lo school satellites Beginners school single table satellite, $2.00 Buy-in, 30 seconds on clock Return to Top

Software Information

New Software for Tournaments and Single Tables Satellites and a New Format for PokerDollars By Tina Napolitano We will be creating Heads Up matches in the near future. Check for more details coming soon. As you may or may not know, we have closed the tournament area on the old software. You will only be able to play 24/7 side action on the old software. To download our new software and participate in the Fun Play tournaments and Single Table satellites, click here. We have now added Limit Hold'em Single table tournaments as well as Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. We are still awarding Poker Dollars, but this time it is a slightly different system. You play in the Fun Play area and your play in the tournaments is calculated and included in a ranking system (20 games per month). The top 3 players on the ranking system at the end of the month win, 3 months, 2 months, and 1 month respectively in our www.pokerschoolonline.com If you are already a PokerSchool member, then you can also participate in the Fun Play tournaments. If you win then, the time will be added onto your existing membership. Pot Limit Hold'em will be available soon! Read More Return to Top

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Poker Dollars Program

If you still have Poker Dollars that you have not yet claimed for tournament play in a live casino, don't worry: They are valid for a year. For more information on the latest Poker Dollars promotion, click here. Return to Top

Player Articles By Randy Glover

The Education of a Poker Player: Part I & II I'm sitting in a $220 buy-in No-Limit Hold 'Em tournament at the Mirage. First place is $3,000. Seven people are left at our table. I'm on the button with Q10s, and short stacked. Only $800 in tournament chips left. No one limps. It is me versus the blinds. The small blind is a tough player who won the tournament three nights ago. I've got to get through him if I'm going to win this thing. I reach for my chips. Writers often steal from one another (techniques, a turn of phrase, titles). Poker players steal too, and not only blinds, but moves, styles, and plays. I'm doing a double steal here. The original steal is from Herbert O. Yardley's book The Education of A Poker Player (the best poker book out there). The second steal is from Adam Schoenfield's recent article in Card Player magazine. The reason I could not come up with a better title is that I am in Poker School (Pokerschoolonline-a part of pokerpages.com), and I am trying to become a winning tournament player. Ernest Hemingway said write the truest sentence you know. Well this is the truest title I could come up with. Besides kitchen table games, I had no poker experience prior to August of 2000. I loved going to Las Vegas, I loved to gamble. But I was tired of losing every trip. The Monte Carlo casino advertised free poker lessons and I went one morning. It was very basic and included betting rules (no string bets) and rudimentary rules on pot odds (don't draw to an inside straight unless you have 11 to 1 odds). My first forays into live 7-card stud games were not good. I lost $200 very quickly-but I was hooked. When I returned home to Florida I ordered poker books. I subscribed to Poker Digest. My wife found Wilson software online and I ordered their Turbo 7-card stud. Now I was really hooked... Read More Return to Top

Professor Poker By John Vorhaus

Dear Professor Poker, I have a friend who likes to play against tough opponents because, she reasons, the tougher the competition the better her own game will become. What do you think about that? Jouster Dear Jouster, Well, it works for tennis. If you play against tougher opponents, your tennis game will certainly improve. But is that what you really want in poker? I don't think so. After all, the goal of the game is to win money, and while sharpening your skills will certainly help you realize that goal, playing against soft opponents works much, much better. If you're really interested in improving your game (and you should be) then spend your time studying poker books and using analytical tools and deconstructing your own play. Obviously you'd like to reach the point where all your opponents are weaker than you. But out there in the real world, the fact is that some foes will be much, much better. Avoid them while you can. That's not where the money lies. Read More Got one for the Professor? Send it to John Vorhaus Return to Top

Poker in the USA By Tina Napolitano

As I write this we have 4 days to go at Reno and 6 days left for the World Poker Open in Tunica. Reno has seen has not seen the numbers that were expected for the bigger buy-in events, but since the introduction of some new events with smaller buy-ins they seem to have found the larger crowd of players again. Glad to see that Amarillo Slim still has what it takes to win the events even at his age of 74, and despite his rigorous cattle ranching of the past months. Mark has been in Tunica covering every final table of the World Poker Open with video footage, and this can be seen on the home page of www.PokerPages.com, and we will be bringing you the live internet audio broadcast from the main event, with the Million dollar guarantee. There will be audio highlights in the evening of day 1, 2 and 3 and then the full coverage of the final table action will start at noon on the 26th January. You can also read the fabulous daily reports from Nolan Dalla on every event along with the daily updated results. I am sure that this event is going to be huge and they have already set the dates for 2003. Did you know that Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot could sing? Watch the video of the Omaha Tournament on the 18th to see for yourself. Also in another casino in Tunica there has been action of a different kind. The Tunica Classic at the Grand has enjoyed the smaller buy-in events and have had great numbers also. This actually ends today, but full results and photos will be posted on PokerPages as we get them. Oceans Eleven is having the final day of their Puttin' on the Ritz, and Lucky Chances Super Bowl of Omaha kicks off today for 2 days. The Bike has its $40,000 Guaranteed weekend from the 24th - 27th and The Golden Gate Classic starts on January 26th thru Feb 3rd at the Casino San Pablo in the Bay Area. Take care Tina Napolitano Return to Top

Poker in Europe By Tina Napolitano

Casinos Austria in Seefeld have just seen the finish of their Winter Challenge, and everyone moves onto Paris for the start of the Euro Final of Poker at the Aviation Club on February 1st. This event this year is going to be slightly different as it incorporates the EFOP Heads Up Challenge, which is an exciting addition to the poker tournament world and one that was started last year with the first ever World Heads Up event instigated by Jon Shoreman, Nic Szermeta and Richard Geller. The 2nd World Heads Up Poker Championship will of course be held at the Concord Card Casino in June. Tina Napolitano Return to Top

Poker in the UK and Ireland By Tina Napolitano

The Grosvenor Grand Challenge finished yesterday in Luton, with Steve Vladar taking home £29,100 for 1st place, B Dahl in 2nd with £18,250, Simon Trumper 3rd with £20,000 and Peter Costa finishing 4th with £7,300. For the results from all the other events, click here. The Gala Riverboat Casino starts its Scottish Poker Championship today and that will run until the 27th. The Gala Casino in Teeside has also added a new event that will start on Feb 20th. The North of England Open from the Grosvenor Casino in Manchester will start on February 5th until Feb 10th, and at this time i do not have the schedule but I am working on getting it. Tina Napolitano Return to Top

Poker in Russia By Bill Marczak

Moscow Report The boom in poker in Moscow has continued at a rapid rate since the Cosmos Poker Tournaments held in October. At last count the following major casinos are spreading poker: Cosmos Corona Shangri-la Arbat The Horseshoe Vinco Grand There are also 2 or 3 small casinos spreading 5-card stud as a service to regular clientele. Since John Harrak took over as poker operations manager at Shangri-la Casino in early December last year, the poker room has gone ahead in leaps & bounds, spreading 5-card stud, Texas Pot Limit, Omaha Pot Limit as well as regular tournaments. Poker rules have been introduced & are strictly enforced, rulings are made fairly & in accordance with accepted international practice, & players can now feel confident that disputes will be resolved equitably. Commission has been reduced & is now the lowest in Moscow, & credit is unavailable which means that players are unable to get in too deep (which has often been the case in the past in the Moscow poker scene) & are playing within their means. Two low entry tournaments have been held already with excellent attendances, & the big event scheduled for Jan 18th is a $1,000 entry No Limit Hold'em Freezeout structured with 40 minute levels starting at 25-50 & 10,000 chips to start. Read More Bill Marczak Return to Top

Poker Down Under By David Parlor

January was a huge month for Poker in Australia with the completion of The Australasian Championship and the inaugural Poker Ashes taking place at Crown Casino in Melbourne. The main No Limit Holdem event was won by Melbourne local, John Maver, who took home $150,000. This is the largest single tournament win of any Poker event ever held in Australia with a prizepool totalling $330,000 of which Melbourne locals claimed more than 80%. The Hendon Mob featured on the final table with their lone representative of Ross Boatman taking out 10th place. With all the talk prior to the start of the Championship it wasn't long before the Poker Ashes came into conversation and an event was created. The format was each member of the Hendon Mob were to compete against any four players that wished to accept the challenge in a heads up format. Unfortunately for the Aussies, the English proved too good and claimed the $20,000 that was up for grabs. Most importantly The Ashes were created from the hat of Billy "the Croc" Argyros which was ceremoniously cremated by Australian Cricketer Shane Warne. It's great to see players take a lighthearted view of what was a very enjoyable week. Casino Canberra will hold the National Poker Championship in February and are expecting a good attendance. Australian players have always enjoyed this event and I am sure that this year will be no exception. For any questions about Poker in Australia please email me. David Parlor Return to Top

Shopping at PokerPages.com By Tina Napolitano

Be sure to browse through our Shopping Mall! Our Shopping Mall features a huge catalog of products, with you the poker enthusiast entirely in mind. Products by KEM Playing Cards, Kestall tables and Wilson Software are among the many items available. So be sure to visit the mall for all of your poker needs. Return to Top

Feedback

Poker Pages has produced this newsletter for you, the poker enthusiast. We have a worldwide audience of Beginners, Intermediate and Professional players and we try to accommodate all. With this in mind we would really appreciate your feedback and ideas on how we can reach perfection in this newsletter and at www.PokerPages.com. This Newsletter is being distributed to over 70 countries worldwide. I for one would be very interested in hearing about Poker in your part of the world. I would be delighted to hear from players from anywhere in the world that is not currently being covered at PokerPages.com. Please contact me and we can discuss it. Tina Napolitano

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