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June 30, 2007

BodogLife Poker

Bodog Entertainment is holding an open casting call in Vegas from July 5th through the 8th, for “Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker II” a poker reality television show that pits 12 amateur poker players against each other, each trying to take home a 2 million dollar prize package!

Bodog Founder Calvin Ayre says “Naturally if you are looking for poker player in July, Vegas and the WSOP are the place to be.” Calvin goes on saying “We expect to find some talented and unique players for our second season of Wild Card from these auditions. ”

Bodog will be holding auditions for four days at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino (formerly the Aladdin). Auditions will be held in the “Sapphire 2″ room between noon and 5pm daily.

All you need to audition is a valid piece of photo ID, stating that you are at least 21 years of age, not to mention in LadyHoldem’s case, Airfare and a Motel Room.

All skill levels - beginner to advanced poker players are invited to audition.

    Score a Royal Flush with your pocket cards on any real-money Texas Holdem ring game at CarbonPoker.com and you will receive a bonus of 100 x the big blind!

    Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News 

    Online Poker - Absolute Poker Announces New Bad Beat Jackpot!

    June 29, 2007

    Online PokerNot only did Absolute Poker announce their new bad beat jackpot, it’s been won, three times! In order to win the Absolute online poker badbeat jackpot, a poker player must hold quad 8’s or better, and have them beat at one of AP’s bad beat tables.

    Sound impossible? Well apparently not, within a week of the new bad beat jackpots unveiling, tens of thousands of dollars have been won! The first winner, had his quad tens beaten by a straight flush, both hands were made on the river.

    Now there’s an occasion where one does not complain about being beaten on the river! CGA11 and all of the other players at the table split 70% of the bad beat jackpot which was a very nice $38,000 giving 50% of that 70% ($19,000_ to the badbeat victim (CGA11) and 25% to the winner (NEDKELLY) and the last 25% (of the original 70%) is split to all those around the table!

    The remaining 30% of the jackpot.. 20% of this money restarts the next jackpot. and the last 10% (I believe in addition to regular rake) is kept by the house (Absolute Poker).

    The jackpot is paid for by Absolute Poker players. Fifty cents is taken from each pot at the bad beat tables in order to build the jackpot, so in essence here, AP is raking the pots, and the jackpot! Seems a bit excessive to me, but I betchya those guy that split the jackpot don’t mind to much.

    Some technicalities to note:

    • To identify an Absolute Poker Bad-Beat Jackpot Table, look for the word “Jackpot” written in brackets after the table name, the tables will be in red text in the lobby.
    • The hand must be raked to qualify, and 4 or more players must be dealt in.
    • Quad eights or better must be beat for the jackpot to be paid.
    • Both hole cards must play.
    • There has to be a showdown for the jackpot to be paid.

    Collusion is not allowed, the way I read the rules, stating that you have quads, or asking the other person not to fold, would be collusion and would nullify the bad beat jackpot.

      Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News 

      Party Poker Review

      June 19, 2007

      Party Poker is one of the largest online poker rooms in the world, providing an elite gaming experience since 2001. They have an enormous volume of ring-game and poker tournament traffic at peak hours, providing some very loose competition for skilled players. Good promotions, surprise bonuses and special offers are presented often. US players are not accepted at this time.

      Party Poker has developed their own lightning fast software, providing sleek graphics plus an array of easy to use features, including player notes, deal making, excellent hand history and the ability to toggle sounds and animations. Lobby stats show average pot size and hands player per hour, but there is no viewed-flop percentage.

      Game variety includes;

      • Texas Hold’Em
      •  Omaha
      •  Omaha hi/Lo
      •  7 Card Stud
      •  7 Card Stud Hi/Lo

      The above games are available in No Limit, Pot Limit and Fixed Limit varieties. Short-Handed, Full-Table and Heads-Up are available. Real money http://www.reviewpokerrooms.com/ ring-game traffic at peak hours averages 11,700.

      Tournaments include 3 daily poker Freerolls worth $100, plus a weekly Freeroll worth $250 guaranteed. Sit’n'Gos, Single Table, Multi-Table, WSOP Satellites and Qualifiers are all available with new tournaments starting every 5-15 minutes. Buy-ins start as low as $1 rising into the hundreds. For as little as $11, buy-in to the qualifier for a chance to gain free entry into the $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament. Real money tournament traffic at peak hours averages 75,000.

      Soft competition is easy to find for skilled players, especially at lower level limits, though tournaments near the final rounds typically find very tight opposition. The rake is above average, favoring higher limit tables. Lower limits rake as high as 20% with higher stakes raking an average 8%,depending on pot size and number of players.

      To see the current sign-up bonus, players must either open an account or email tech support for available offers. Reload bonuses are offered from time to time, worth 15-25% up to $100-$200. Loyalty points are accumulated, which can be used to purchase merchandise and enter special tournaments. Surprise bonuses are automatically entered into player accounts on occasion.

      Deposit methods:  Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron, PaySafeCard, EPS, WebMoney, Mister Cash, iDeal, Laser, Click&Buy, Click2Pay, GiroPay, Ukash, eWire, ELV, Electronic Transfer, UseMyBank, Switch, Maestro, Solo, Bpay, MoneyBookers, EntroPay Visa, NETeller, Citadel, MyCitadel, Bank Transfer and Bank Wire Transfer.

      Withdraw methods: Visa, Switch, Maestro, Solo, WebMoney, Electronic Transfer, NETeller, Click2Pay, Bpay, MoneyBookers, Bank Wire Transfer Checks by mail and Courier Checks ($25 fee).

      Customer support is offered 24/7 through email only, but assistance is extremely fast, accurate and friendly.

      Party Poker, being one of the largest poker sites in the world, is financially sound. The strictest security measures are taken to protect all player information. Party Poker is fully licensed by the Alderney GamblingControl Commission, with regular RNG/Shuffling tests performed and certified by iTech Labs.

        Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News 

        Roxy Palace Review

        June 11, 2007

        Roxy Palace online casino is an exciting online casino providing the highest quality in every aspect of their establishment. The only downside is that they do not accept US players at this time. A virtual bottomless pit of online casino games is presented with amazing graphics and realistic sounds. Download the software to play all games or try to no-download flash version, which comes with a large assortment of the most popular casino games. Roxy Palace offers a safe, secure and fair gaming experience with unmatched customer support and fast payouts.

        Roxy Palace, powered by Microgaming, presents over 200 games. To break it down, players enjoy 46 Online Slots, 74 Video Slots, 15 Progressive Jackpot games, 37 varieties of Blackjack, 41 Video Poker machines and a whopping 54 Table Games. Sign up a real money account and make your first deposit to receive a 100% matching bonus of up to $100. All games are subject to Random Number Generators to ensure fairness of game. Roxy Palace is Payout and RNG reviewed regularly by independent auditors, with a payout percentage of 97% for 2006.

        The online casino is available in several languages, catering to English, French, Dutch, Italian and Netherlands. Accepted Currencies include USD, EUR, GBP and CAD. A good selection of deposit methods is offered: Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club International, Click2Pay, NETeller and MoneyBookers. Withdraw options include NETeller, Checks by Mail or International Courier and Wire Transfers.

        Specific Details:

        US Players – No

        First Deposit Bonus = 100% up to $100 (USD, EUR, GBP, CAD)

        Positives/Negatives
        + Enormous Casino game selection
        + Huge Progressive Jackpots
        Good language/currency support
        + Casino Realistic Feel
        - No US Players

        Find more Online Casino Reviews at Online Gambling Pal This particular review is as created by SYN Gambling Content Writers. Feel free to use, copy or otherwise distribute this article, so long as all non affiliate links remain live.

          Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News 

          Cpays Affiliate Certification Revoked by Casino Affiliate Programs

          June 1, 2007

          In a statement by the owner of the increasingly popular gambling webmaster affiliate forum, Lou announced that Cpays certification at CAP will be revoked.

          This is not the first time revocation of Cpays CAP certification has come up for discussion in the past, suggestions for revocation were met with comments regarding keeping the line of communication open, pleasing the masses (or the multiple people that do business with and promote Cpays several gambling properties (such as CD Poker).

          However, it would seem that the Gambling giant Cpays has lost some of its pull when Playtech decided to stop accepting players from the United States.

          Here is the statement as posted on the CAP forum:

          Professor (CAP Editor):

          After a great deal of thought on the subject we have made the decision to remove CAP certification for CPays effective immediately.

          For years we wrestled with this issue, but due to the large number of CAP members who worked with them we felt it best to keep the lines of communication open. We also tried our best to encourage CPays to move in a positive direction with respect to marketing practices both internally and via their larger affiliates.

          That is the ONLY reason we maintained their certification for as long as we did despite adamant objections from many CAP members.

          What’s different now?

          1. The decision by Playtech to no longer market in the US severely impacted their earning potential for many CAP members. As a result they lost traction with our affiliates and the argument that we were serving the needs of most members by keeping CPays on board evaporated.

          2. There are also ongoing issues with both internal marketing sources and rogue affiliates employing black hat promotional techniques that never seems to end. Quite frankly it’s become apparent that there are only token efforts at best being made to reduce this problem. Unfortunately working in a positive manner towards a resolution doesn’t seem to be effective with this group.

          3. We have ongoing accounting issues with CPays and the constant aggravation of having to hound them for membership fees is outweighing any benefit of having them here. If they give CAP this much trouble for such a nominal amount we are concerned what affiliates will go through to get paid in a timely manner.

            Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News 

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