If you are a reasonably skilled online poker player, you will probably face a mix of opponents, some less skilled than you, some perhaps a bit more. However, circumstances may arise when you are facing much tougher opposition than you are used to facing. This may be because you have decided to move up in limits at your preferred poker sites or because the only table that is available happens to be one filled with pros that you recognize. Either way, you may want to adjust your strategy when this happen

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FullTiltPoker.com is revolutionizing the online poker world with the debut of Rush Poker, a brand new and original poker format built to offer the latest in high-speed online poker playing and lessen the wait time between poker hands.

This tremendously fast and extreme poker action gives Full Tilt players the chance to move through different tables, play different opponents in every poker hand and choose the type of game (Hold’em, No Limit, etc) and decide upon the stakes they want to play. Players will also be able to classify the game list by other groups such as number of poker players, average pot or number of poker hands per hour.

Once you select the Rush Poker game you would like to play, all you have to do is double click on that poker game to enter the Rush Poker lobby. Rush Poker players are also able to get into a Rush Poker game by utilizing the “Rush Poker Lobby Widgets” accessible in Standard View.

Rush Poker is the world’s fastest poker game and can only be found at Full Tilt. Give it a try today for the most extreme poker action on the planet.

For more details, please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/rush-poker/details

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Harrahs, operator of the 2010 WSOP, has released the official schedule of events for the 41st annual WSOP set to begin from May 27th, 2010 with the Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em, and final events on November 9th, 2010 with the Main Event final table.

The 2010 World Series of Poker event schedule features a total of 57 bracelets events, including three new poker events ($50,000 Player’s Championship Event #2, $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Event #43, World Championship, $25,000 6-Handed No-Limit tournament Event #52). The WSOP 2010 event list refers to a few changes, for example, the $50.000 H.O.R.S.E event has been substituted with the $50,000 “Player’s Championship” (Event #2), featuring eight distinctive poker games (Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball).

The first 5 weekends of the series (May 29-30, June 5-6, June 12-13, June 19-20 and June 26-27) will include $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournaments with two starting flights. In addition, a sixth schedule of events on July 1-2, will also present the same event at the same buy-in level. The 41st annual WSOP 2010 will close on Monday, July 5th with the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Main Event. The Main Event will take some time off on July 17th, and will continue on four months later with the “November Nine” final table running from November 6th-9th

Other variations announced for the World Series of Poker include several new rules that will standardize the daily amount of play, and the addition of more poker tables. According to the World Series of Poker 2010 website, the entire convention center of the Rio will be devoted to the 2010 World Series of Poker, with tournament tables in the 58,000 square foot Pavilion and the 38,000 square foot Amazon Room.

The World Series of Poker 2010 is also giving players more than five months to sign-up for the first event on the World Series of Poker 2010 schedule. Pre-registration for the World Series of Poker 2010 is accessible at the Main Cage of the Rio and online at the World World Series of Poker 2010 website. Sign-up for all bracelet events will stay open until the start of the third level (approximately 2 hours, 20 minutes after start time) or until all seats are sold.

“Whatever your game and whatever your bankroll, the 2010 WSOP schedule offers something for everyone. We are planning for the largest WSOP ever and look forward to welcoming all players to the Rio in Las Vegas next summer.” said WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel.

WSOP 2010 schedule of events

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As was reported here over the weekend, it has recently been made public knowledge that Dwan has officially signed up with Full Tilt Poker. The online poker site has given the heads-up specialist a warm welcome with an Official Website featuring a welcome video clip and other details from the career of Dwan.

One of the best areas of the Official Website is the welcome video from Team Full Tilt players Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Jennifer Harman and others. The Tom “durrrr” Dwan video on FullTiltPoker.com also features an appearance from the legendary online poker player, ”durrrr”.

Tom “durrrr” Dwan has been keeping himself quite busy as of late with a new Tom “durrrr” Dwan blog, which will actually be published from events of Tom Dwan himself. And let’s not forget the durrrr Challenge which is on its 27,185th hand out of the scheduled 50,000 total hands.

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WeDoItAllVegas.com, the top LV, poker and gambling information website, is granting poker players a chance to earn some major money with their monthly $1500 poker tournaments and Free $100 Bankrolls onFull Tilt. WeDoItAllVegas.com, also has different WDIAV Forum Free Rolls and poker tournaments going on around the clock, that give members of their forum an great opportunity to earn even more cash just by joining.

First off is the special Free $100 Poker Bankroll at Full Tilt, which awards $100 to new sign ups at Full Tilt. The only requirements to get your Free $100 Bankroll is that you must be a NEW player at Full Tilt and meet the country requirements. You will then receive $50 in your new Full Tilt Poker player account and the other $50 when you meet the point requirements. Please read the full terms and conditions before signing up.

The other contest at WDIAV,  is their new $1500 Poker Free Roll, this poker tournament is for all the players who joined with the Free $100 Cash Bankroll promotion. To qualify for the $1500 Freeroll you will need to have received the Free $100 at Full Tilt Poker, or in the case that you are an affiliate, have at least referred one player to the Promotion on Full Tilt. Once you have reached these requirements, you will be granted a personal invite to be a part of the Free Monthly Poker Tournaments.

WDIAV Forum members have been earning tons of cash lately in the WDIAV Monthly $1000 Freeroll. To qualify for the Monthly $1000 Freeroll, you will need to meet a certain forum and blog post requirements set up by WeDoItAllVegas.com. Look through the requirements on the WDIAV forum to see if you qualify. Their WeDoItAllVegas.com  Freeroll is hosted by Full Tilt Poker, one of the best online poker rooms on the net.

WeDoItAllVegas.com, offers visitors incredible incentives, useful info and entertaining content. Stop by WDIAV, today and discover how enjoyable it could be to win money without risking a dime.

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Leading online poker site FullTiltPoker.com has recently launched a new bonus giving a minimum of $100 in bonus money to its online poker players just for trying the Full Tilt new poker client.

To access this new bonus, Full Tilt customers just need to earn one point from Full Tilt before July 28th. Players who don’t fulfill the terms are not entitled for the Biggest Bonus Ever offer. Poker players who meet the criteria of this offer will have until 23:59 ET on August 16th to obtain the bonus.

To activate the bonus, players simply need to open the Full Tilt software, log in and click on the “Cashier” tab in the game lobby, choose the “My Promotions” box in the cashier, choose the Biggest Bonus Ever link in the ‘My Promotions” gateway; this will lead them to a section amplifying the details on how to accept the poker bonus from Full Tilt.

Once Full Tilt players trigger their Biggest Bonus Ever, they will have 30 days to release the poker bonus simply by earning Full Tilt points in any real money poker games on the site.

Ring game players will earn one Full Tilt point for each dollar raked from the pot in poker hands where they are dealt cards. Players can gain partial Full Tilt points if less than one dollar is raked, with a max of three Full Tilt points earned per poker hand.

Sit and Go poker players will earn 7 Full Tilt Poker points for each dollar in tournament fees paid. A cap does not exist for the amount of Full Tilt points you can gain in each tournament.

For more information on Full Tilt Biggest Bonus Ever, please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/biggest-bonus-ever/overview?ck=ftp472930110217469

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World leading online poker site FullTilt.com has unveiled a new poker client software that includes innovative new elements on both the front end and backend and creates an easier poker experience.

The first feature players will notice is a new welcome page boasting a brand new modern appearance as well as a few brand new aspects such as a list of random security guidelines displayed on the bottom of the screen. Full Tilt new client software gives players 3 distinct lobby views: Basic, Standard and Classic View.

The Basic View gives new customers the possibility of catching up with the new poker client and viewing the games without the demands of participating. The Basic View provides step by step reports on all the existing poker games, and gives players the ability to decide on their currency, type of game, Game (Hold’em, Omaha Hi or HL, Stud and Mixed Games), Limit (Fixed, Pot or No Limit), and Stake. In addition poker players can now check the action before joining a poker table with the new “Observe Table” choice or click on “Browse Table to view the list of open tables.

The Standard View gives information about all the available poker games and allows poker players to customize the list of poker games and tables to present only the poker games of their preference. This option also offers players the possibility of choosing the type of table, poker game, stake and view the tables before jumping in the poker action.

Full Tilt members can also opt for the Classic view and stay with Full Tilt Poker’s initial lobby, however, this choice will be accessible for a limited time only and will be terminated shortly.

Both the Basic and Standard views also features a series of pioneering characteristics such as new revolving graphic screen located on the left that provides customers direct entry to FullTiltPoker’s promos and events including the FTOPS, Iron Man, Play with the Pros, Full Tilt Poker Academy, Poker Deposit Bonuses, and many other poker promotions and Full Tilt Poker Tournaments, as well as an option for video that allows players to view videos directly from the Full Tilt Poker client.

Full Tilt new poker client is available for Mac and Windows OS. To download Full Tilt’s new poker client visit FullTiltPoker.com or click here.

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Full Tilt Poker will attempt to stamp its name on the Guinness Records and to do so; the site has announced that it will try to set a new record for the Largest Online Poker Tournament. Full Tilt’s Record Breaker tournament was unveiled as the finale to FIVE, a week of events and promotions created exclusively to celebrate the site’s 5^th anniversary. The tournament will take place on July 19th at 15:05ET, players can buy in for this event for only $5 or 1000 Full Tilt Points and compete for a share of a $250,000 guaranteed with $250,000 added prize pool. Players can also get entries to this event by playing the online satellites available on the site and starting for as little as 30 cents or 50 Full Tilt Points.

Team Full Tilt pros and WSOP bracelet winners Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Phil Ivey have already confirmed they will take part in the event, offering players the chance to sit down at this historic tournament and play with some of the best high stakes and tournament pros in the world.

“By extending the limits of what is possible in online poker tournaments, Full Tilt Poker will allow players to compete for a big payout without the big buy-in,” said Team Full Tilt member Howard Lederer.

Putting together a poker tournament of this magnitude would be nearly impossible for any brick and mortar casino or poker room. The current record for the largest “live” poker tournament was set at the 2006 WSOP Main Event with 8,772 players. To break the current Guinness Record set by PokeStars.com in December, 2008, Full Tilt Poker will need to attract over 35.000 players. If successful, this tournament will establish Full Tilt Poker as World Record holder and cement its reputation as a world leader in online poker industry.

For more information on Full Tilt’s Record Breaker tournament, please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/the-record-breaker.

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FullTiltPoker.com has just launched a brand new informative site covering all the action of the “Durrrr Challenge”, an incredible online heads up tournament involving some of the finest big money poker players taking on the Heads Up Specialist Tom “durrrr” Dwan.

The new website section gives poker players and followers the chance to stay on top of this historical online poker challenge and check out timely updates. With this innovative “durrrr heads up Challenge” portal fans can track all the details and look at each poker hand played during this poker challenge, and look at lots of stats, including how many hands were played, time of session, cash won, average won during each hand and lots more.

Close to six months ago, the 23 year old online poker phenomenon dealt out a heads-up poker challenge for any poker player with the cash, time and talent to accept it. Any player entering the poker challenge has to bet $500,000 against durrrr’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 poker player who has more cash will secure the pool. Basically if you enter the Full Tilt Challenge and win a dollar after the 50,000 hands, then you will take home durrrr’s $1.5 Million, but if he succeeds by a dollar then he will take your $500,000.

So far, several poker players have accepted to play the “durrrr challenge”, including WSOP Champ Phil Ivey and David Benyamine, but, only Patrick Antonius has accepted the challenge. Thus far, both poker players have completed in a total of 20,647 poker hands out of 50,000, with Tom durrrr Dwan ahead $726,546 total.

If you would like to see more details on the Full Tilt Poker durrrr Challenge and durrrr vs. Antonius, please stop by http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/durrrr-vs-antonius

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The hugely successful poker website Full Tilt is upping the ante on the news from 2009 WSOP in Vegas with their WSOP Coverage Page, a new platform created to provide players on everything related to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, including players views, players’ insights, players’ coverage, timely updates, players’ blogs and more.

Full Tilt World Series of Poker 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, Full Tilt 2009 WSOP News 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 Full Tilt Poker WSOP Coverage Page please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/series-coverage

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