Full Tilt has just unveiled an innovative informative site involving all the excitement of the “Durrrr Challenge”, an incredible online heads up tournament presenting some of the finest big money online players competing against the online poker star Tom “durrrr” Dwan.

The brand new section presents poker players and fanatics the opportunity to follow this incredible internet poker challenge and get timely statistical updates. With this innovative “durrrr Challenge” site players can track all the action and look at each poker hand played during the poker challenge, and get lots of statistics, including how many hands were played, session time, amount won, average won during each hand and lots more.

Around six months ago, the 23 year old internet poker professional issued a heads-up poker challenge open to any poker player with the money, time and ability to accept it. Any poker player entering the durrrr challenge has to put up $500,000 against Tom’s $1.5 million. Dwan’s challenge states that at least 50,000 hands need to be played simultaneously at 4 or more poker tables of no-limit Hold’em or pot-limit Omaha. At the end of the poker challenge, the player who has more money will secure the pool. Essentially if you enter the FullTilt.com durrrr challenge and win a dollar after the 50,000 poker hands, then you will take home durrrr’s $1.5 Million, but if he wins by a dollar then he will take home your $500,000.

So far, a number of poker players have agreed to to play the Full Tilt “durrrr challenge”, including WSOP Champ Phil Ivey and David Benyamine, yet, only Patrick Antonius has agreed to the challenge. Thus far, both poker stars have engaged in a total of 20,647 hands out of 50,000, with durrrr up by $726,546 total.

If you would like more information on the Full Tilt Poker durrrr Challenge and durrrr vs. Antonius, please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/durrrr-vs-antonius

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World leading online poker website Full Tilt is upping the ante on the news from 2009 WSOP in Vegas with their Full Tilt 2009 World Series of Poker News Page, a informative site created exclusively to keep players informed on every detail related to the 2009 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, including players views, players’ insights, players’ coverage, timely updates, players’ blogs and more.

Full Tilt 2009 WSOP Coverage Page is not the same ol’ news portal like hundreds of other sites. The website is separated into three areas, and includes a daily highlights area in where viewers can get access to the World Series of Poker 2009 events info, results, players and more in an articles series written by the Full Tilt writers Roy Winston and AlCantHang. Besides the usual daily updates and results on all of the event, 2009 WSOP Coverage Page also highlights two poker blogs, Poker from the Rail Blog, which highlights comments, poker news, insider info from Full Tilt Poker Professionals, comments from Full Tilt Poker’s viewers and authors and guest posts from special guest bloggers, and the Pro Blog, which features posts from members of Team Full Tilt participating in the 2009 WSOP, including Andy Bloch, Jon “Pearljammed” Turner and Roy Winston.

Additionally, Full Tilt’s new WSOP Coverage Page has a Twitter section that supplies live updates and notes from several poker pros. Poker players involved in the Twitter section include, Beth Shak, Jennifer Harman, Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow and Rafe Furst. The Twitter feed permits these players to send short messages letting the world know what’s going on. These messages known as “tweets”, can be transmitted from any place in the world through a cell phone or other hand-held device.

To see more information on the new WSOP News Page please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/series-coverage

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Open to ALL WDIAV Forum Members

This is your LAST BEST CHANCE to win one of SIX $1,500 2009 World Series of Poker event tickets in Las Vegas!

May 17th, 9 pm EST - Put it on your calendar! $500 Freeroll PLUS a chance to win a ticket to our WSOP Step 4 final where we are giving away 6 WSOP seats. Top 18 placers in the event will win a Step 4 ticket.

Terms and conditions:

1. You MUST be a registered WDIAV Forum member. This Freeroll will be by pre-registration ONLY. No password.

2. You MUST have a minimum of 50 valid (i.e. non-spam or redundant) posts to the forum threads.

3. You must have a minimum of 50 forum points available to enter. You can still earn points under the CURRENT point system (more about that below) by making posts to the forum and by posting your avatar. When you enter this final freeroll tournament, you will be redeeming ALL of your current forum points for this last chance to win.

4. All Step 4 Tickets are transferable to another forum member or WDIAV Player. Anyone found selling tickets will be immediately disqualified and their forum account will be cancelled. All tickets have no cash value.

5. WSOP seat(s) are non-transferable and have no cash value. You must be present at the RIO with your Harrah’s players card to obtain your WSOP seat.

6. You MUST be 21 years old at the time you present your ticket in Las Vegas for your $1,500 event #7 seat. This event will be played on June 2nd, 2009 at 12 noon.

7. Winners are responsible for any and all taxes, travel, expenses and any other costs incurred in this promotion. Winners of WSOP seats agree to wear the shirt and hat of our choice while playing in the event. Winners agree to hold WDIAV harmless for any occurrence as a result of this promotion. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

8. The final date to earn forum points and to make 50 posts to the forum is May 15th, 2009. After that date, forum members who try to enter this tournament by completing their posts and points will not be allowed to play in this tournament!

If you haven’t had time to earn points and post into the forum or you’re a new forum member, here’s your chance to get into a really GREAT DEAL! Get your points and posts into the WDIAV forum by NO LATER than May 12th, 2009.

ANNOUNCEMENT - WDIAV POINTS WILL BE CHANGING

We’ve been working hard to try to create a point system that rewards forum members who contribute to our forum and who make it a fun and interesting place to visit. The DAY AFTER this special tournament, we will be announcing our new forum point system. At that time, all old WDIAV points will be come invalid.

Some of the new features:

* Automatic point calculation

* Automatic point redemption for passwords to tournaments

* Point rewards for all parts of the forum - threads, posts, photos, videos, referrals, blogs, comments, adding events to the calendar and much more.

* Redeem points for cash and gift certificates

Once again, we want to say thanks to all our members who have made our forum the success it is. Now we want to take it to the next step in enjoyment.

Regards, WDIAV Team

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Christmas cheer has come to a good number of the most popular online poker websites this holiday season, and they have been very kind with their bonuses. Whatever style of internet No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker room special you are searching for; there is a perfect one for you. After looking at the most well-known internet Texas Hold’em Poker websites, we came across these specials.

Starting off with the ever popular internet poker room Full Tilt, they have available the “The Holiday $100k”. The online poker room is granting all their poker members a chance to take home $100,000, by buying-in with just 2000 points. This Texas Hold’em tournament will begin on Dec. 27th and a 2nd game on Dec. the 28th. FullTiltPoker.com is also giving players a chance to win an entry into one of the promotions by competing in a Freeroll.

The 2nd Texas Hold’em room we took a look at was Ultimatebet.com poker, they have had promotions each day throughout this month. Already they have awarded IPods, a $1000 New depositer Freeroll, and on the 19th you have the chance to win a flat screen TV. The popular website has their “Days of Deals” promotion continuing for the duration of December.

Finally, Party Poker is announcing “The Great Gift Giveaway”. The way you can win is by working your way up the ladder and the more points you collect, the better the prizes you can win. There are tons of prizes to be had to win for example access into prize tournaments or cash payments. In addition if you happen to play on the Texas Hold’em Poker website on December 25th, PartyPoker.com will double the points you accumulate on the real money Texas Hold’em tables.

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The most hated players at the no limit Texas Hold’em poker table the majority of times will forever be the show-off. You know the one I’m talking of. He’s the guy that finds a seat at the Texas Hold’em table and makes certain you’re mindful that he desires all of your no-limit Texas Hold’em chips; exiting the no limit Texas Hold’em poker table with the exact same attitude that he rolled up with. Even if the guy gets shut down, he has the idea that he is the top no limit Texas Hold’em poker player in the world.

As the bulk of no limit Texas Hold’em poker players would preferably shun poker opponents of this kind, there exist other people who may say that boasting might have its good points. So, the question that everyone is asking is: Is there honestly a clever Texas Hold’em boaster or devious no-limit Texas Hold’em boaster? Boasting about how clever you are in poker is basically just like admitting: “I am the greatest no-limit Texas Hold’em player in the world, always remember to stay on your A-game while you’re competing in a Texas Hold’em Poker game against me!” No doubt, that is the most awful vibe to give out playing Texas Hold’em Poker. Also, sharing too much information about your no limit Texas Hold’em poker playing techniques can be quite harmful to your no limit Texas Hold’em poker game. You undeniably do not want these individuals to get a clue about how you play specific Texas Hold’em hands.

Then there are those Texas Hold’em opponents who might utilize showing-off as a style of poker technique, or bluff. Showing-off when you are dealt a particular Texas Hold’em Poker hand could fool your opponents and stump them about your poker playing style. You will come across people who could deem this plan somewhat devious, but it is vital to keep in mind that there are not too many rules against it in Texas Hold’em Poker. No-limit Texas Hold’em is all about working with what you got and taking advantage of it to the limit.

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On Sunday, November 30th the CBS network will present their special investigation show “How Online Gamblers Unmasked Cheaters”. This investigation special was shot after a four-month research into the online poker business and particularly a scam with the online Texas Hold’em page Absolute Poker.

This Texas Hold’em website was probed after some of the poker players on the website stated that a poker player was unlawfully winning a large amount of cash. Todd Witteles was a significant witness in this examination, according to him; he was losing huge amounts of poker chips to the exact same poker player. Witteles stated that this man was raising against extremely good cards, most people would have presumed he was just giving out his money, but he was unbelievably winning cash.

Witteles was correct about his statements, following this it was uncovered that a player possibly working for the company was able to see any player’s poker hole cards. With the first look, Absolute Poker proclaimed that there were no issues with the site or the Texas Hold’em player. After several players moved forward with charges of fraud, the Texas Hold’em website explored deeper into the cheating problem and discovered the cheater.

In January of 2008, the Kahnawake Gaming Commision revealed what the Texas Hold’em players and the Texas Hold’em poker website had suspected all along. As it turns out, there was an employee who had hacked the poker webpage’s security and was competing illegitimately for approximately six weeks. The examination verified that the poker page had not gained from the illicit activities in any way, and was in no way implicated.

These scams are further proof that there should be more regulation in regards to gambling pages. The U.S. government should license and regulate the internet Texas Hold’em poker industry to protect these honorable clients. These control measures would also police the entry to these websites by children, which tends to be another problem lately.

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Take a second to imagine if you were to have a chat with any typical person off the street about online poker, they most likely wouldn’t believe Texas Hold’em poker to be a game of tactics, preparation, or careful observation. Chances are when you mention poker with them, they would almost certainly picture some poker buddies sitting around their living room having conversations and smoking cigars. They also could consider online Texas Hold’em poker to be a game of fate as opposed to ability, closer to a game of blackjack compared to checkers, for example.

So the big question you might be asking yourself is: “Can I become rich playing poker?”. It may seem strange but, the answer to this question is a very strong “yes”. Some people not only make a profit by playing Texas Hold’em, but also make enough to live by playing poker. The main issue you need to remember about Texas Hold’em poker is that although you can play in a Las Vegas casino, close to craps tables and casino slots; in online Texas Hold’em you are not competing against the house but against other online Texas Hold’em poker competitors. Hence, in truth, you are risking your hard cash against other rivals in a competition of ability as opposed to a game of chance.

You may be thinking to yourself: “Doesn’t chance play a part?” The truth is in online Texas Hold’em poker, no one has any idea which poker cards will be dealt. That doesn’t suggest that you can’t play poker with a reliable amount of pre-game know-how. One major thing to remember in Texas Hold’em is that numbers are always truthful. Statistics plays a rather significant role in the game of online Texas Hold’em poker. Not to forget, that even if you become a bit lucky frequently the figures always seem to humble you.

Don’t forget that LV casino games similar to online Texas Hold’em poker where you are truly competing against other real-life players CAN be won. It is proven that the more you play the game of online Texas Hold’em, you will find out that it is more of game of skill and not only genuine fate.

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The two most important online Texas Hold’em corporations around are joining forces on TV shortly in what is predicted to be an extremely successful endeavor. The enormously successful online Texas Hold’em site Fulltiltpoker has just declared that they will be collaborating with WPT for the upcoming W.P.T. season. Fulltiltpoker is going to be the foremost benefactor of the World WPT’s seventh season, and the poker site is going to be presented in all of the shows which are aired on Fox Sports Net. Fulltiltpoker will secure all the rights to the instructive pieces of the episodes.

Detailed information of this agreement have not been revealed so far, but the partnership is guaranteed to be a sensation. This accord will join two tremendously prominent Texas Hold’em corporations. World Poker Tour Enterprises which is an outstanding powerhouse on television through F.S.N. and Fulltiltpoker which has a gigantic online poker fan base, not to mention a Texas Hold’em lineup consisting of players who have collected a total of ten World Poker Tour Enterprises trophies and 35 World Series of Poker bracelets. FullTiltPoker.com also backs many other Texas Hold’em players and now the online poker webpage has begun offering poker education as well.

This union is guaranteed to bring in a fresh following and is assured to comply with the recent status which Texas Hold’em poker is breeding. This pact is a sign of W.P.T.’s forfeit of the Texas Hold’em poker room industry as World Poker Tour will before long close up their Texas Hold’em poker page World Poker Tour online. Their pay to play webpage ClubWPT.com will most likely continue to operate.

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The advantages of online poker opposed to real poker rooms are infinite, but in addition to these advantages there are also several shortcomings. Online Texas Holdem poker lets non-professional Texas Hold em players the probability to compete in pro Texas Hold em Tournaments with poker champs, but these recreational poker players must steer clear of any diversions that could impair their chances to make lots of money.

Most internet poker players become too distracted by what is happening around them, or maybe by the online Texas Holdem poker site they are playing on. These diversions can actually cost them superb poker hands and probably their well-deserved poker tournament chips. The game of poker is a game of talent as well as total attention, no matter if you are competing at online Texas Holdem, or in a brick and mortar poker room.

Maybe, the principal mistake that internet poker players commit is by playing at more than one online poker table at a time. The greater part of amateur online poker players will believe that this is a good thought, but at the end of the day it could turn out to be a detriment. This mode of playing numerous Texas Hold em tables at once will harm your attention and in the end cost you money. Remember that even the best Texas Holdem players in the world will commit harmful errors while concentrating their mind on several online Texas Holdem tables at once.

Any particular online poker player, may at any instant, discover themselves playing a few Full Tilt Poker tables at once, while watching television, reading their favorite websites, talking to friends etc. This is a circumstance which ought to be avoided if you expect to win poker games and succeed for big online Texas Holdem poker tournaments. Remember to concentrate your mind on the other online poker player’s wagers, their motives, and your own online Texas Holdem hands if you desire to be a great Texas Holdem player.

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The successful online poker room FullTiltPoker.com, just revealed that once again they will hold the Full Tilt Online Poker Series or “FTOPS” in the first week of November. The popular event will start out with a $216 no-limit Texas Hold em tournament. Fulltiltpoker.com will have a $15 million prize pool. The Texas Hold Em championship has 25 Texas Hold Em events with the main Texas Hold em event on Sunday, November 16th which will award a $2.5 million prize pool.

There is a possibility for any Texas Hold em player to participate in the tournament, by coming first in as many satellite games as they are able to do. Taking into account how many satellite games you win, the more FTOPS chips you will receive. If you happen to win more satellite tournaments than the other players, you will receive two more buy-ins for the FTOPS. The satellite Texas Hold em games are are going on now, and are open for members of Full Tilt Poker.

The FullTiltPoker.com tournament launched in 2006 when it consisted of 8 events and gave out over $1 million. At the present, the Texas Hold Em Tournament has become extremely popular, with last years poker event running 25 poker events and prizes of over $15 million. This year’s tournament will highlight a Two-Day Event with unprecedented buy-ins of $2500-$5000. The Initial Two-Day Event was FTOPS V, that year’s FTOPS had a winner of $400,000 in prize money. This Two-Day event has a guaranteed poker pot of around $2 million. This Texas Hold Em tournament will open on November 15th.

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