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noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:17:00 +0000

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Pokerstar's Sunday Football Tournament

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:26:00 +0000

I just played in one of the Pokerstar's Sunday Football Tournaments. Free entry with a reload deposit. It was A $11 buy-in and 5118 entrants and $51,180 prize pool. On top of that the winner receives 2 foot ball tickets to the biggest game on earth and $1000 for travel expenses.

I picked up some huge hands early on and was 2nd place in chips for most of the tournament. I bullied a lot of the table with my big stack and by the time they called I could take a hit to my stack or I had a good hand! Like in this hand, this guy finally took a stand with J9 suited but I had pocket rockets!

Then I have problems with my wireless internet connection, it kept cutting out every 2minutes for 40 seconds. I think the card was overheating so I'm trying to cool it down by blowing on it. That didn't help much. On 2nd break, I unplug the computer and take directly to internet router and try to plug it in but it doesn't work, break is over and continue to use wireless. It's working a little better..

With about 200 players remaining, I lose a coin flip, AK vs QQ. Then I win a big pot when I double up with 99 vs. AK. On third break, I clicked reset "repair internet conection" or something like that and now my wireless doesn't work either! I have something like 120k chips, in a good spot, blinds at 4k/8k. I turn off router and internet, it takes 15 minutes to get it working again..At this point I'm so mad because I had a good chance at a few thousand, if not 9k and 2 football tickets. When I log back in I have just over 16,000 chips. I triple up to 50k and next hand I pick up AJ. I go all in and instantly get called by QQ and I don't hit. If I win that hand, I'd have $125k and be in a good spot to win it.

So, I'm not really happy with 56th place for $84.44 when 7th place broke the $1k mark..But it was nice to play because I haven't played in a while. Maybe next time.

Anyway, here are 3 interesting hands:

First hand, two guys are always limping in so I go for the squeeze play with Ace 6 suited. I raise pretty big too, to 900 when they limped in for 200. They both call and I hit a nice flop! I go for a small continuation bet of 1200 hoping they reraise. I get 1 caller. Great turn card and I bet 2500 he goes all in with just a gut shot.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 11 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (9 handed)

saw flop | saw showdown

UTG (t1225)
UTG+1 (t5275)
MP1 (t1757)
MP2 (t4630)
MP3 (t2910)
CO (t8390)
Button (t3500)
SB (t1800)
David (BB) (t12760)

David's M: 42.53

Preflop: David is BB with A, 6
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t200, 3 folds, CO calls t200, 2 folds, David bets t900, UTG+1 calls t700, CO calls t700

Flop: (t2800) J, A, A (3 players)
David bets t1200, 1 fold, CO calls t1200

Turn: (t5200) 9 (2 players)
David bets t2500, CO raises to t6200, David raises to t9900, CO calls t90 (All-In)

River: (t17780) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t17780
Main pot: t17780 between CO and David, won by David

Results:
David had A, 6 (three of a kind, Aces).
CO had K, Q (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: David won t17780

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I just won the last two pots by raising 1800 and I do it again with KQ suited. I get called this time and he bets out into me on the flop. I hit top pair of queens, great flop. I call because I have position, it's possible he has a better hand than me and I want to see what he does on the turn. On the turn he checks so I check to for pot control, I don't really want to bet and get check raised all in. And if I check the turn he may think I think I'm a lot weaker than I am. On the river he bets out 3000 and there is no reason for me to go all in because he's usually only calling with a better hand.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 11 Tournament, 300/600 Blinds 50 Ante (9 handed)

saw flop | saw showdown

MP1 (t7995)
MP2 (t4476)
MP3 (t15723)
CO (t1280)
Button (t6985)
SB (t14866)
BB (t6160)
UTG (t19464)
David (UTG+1) (t34450)

David's M: 25.52

Preflop: David is UTG+1 with K, Q
1 fold, David bets t1800, 5 folds, SB calls t1500, 1 fold

Flop: (t4650) 6, Q, 9 (2 players)
SB bets t2400, David calls t2400

Turn: (t9450) 8 (2 players)
SB checks, David checks

River: (t9450) 5 (2 players)
SB bets t3000, David calls t3000

Total pot: t15450
Main pot: t15450 between SB and David, won by David

Results:
SB had A, J (high card, Ace).
David had K, Q (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: David won t15450

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Here's another interesting hand. I should have check raised all in on the flop..Maybe he would have folded.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 11 Tournament, 1000/2000 Blinds 200 Ante (8 handed)

saw flop | saw showdown

UTG (t19647)
UTG+1 (t21310)
MP1 (t27677)
MP2 (t51148)
CO (t25920)
Button (t28734)
SB (t35128)
David (BB) (t77265)

David's M: 16.80

Preflop: David is BB with 5, 4
2 folds, MP1 bets t5000, 4 folds, David calls t3000

Flop: (t12600) 7, Q, 4 (2 players)
David checks, MP1 bets t6000, David raises to t14000, MP1 raises to t22477 (All-In), David calls t8477

Turn: (t57554) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t57554) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t57554
Main pot: t57554 between MP1 and David, shared by MP1 and David (t28777)

Results:
David had 5, 4 (one pair, fours).
MP1 had 5, 4 (one pair, fours).
Outcome: David won t28777, MP1 won t28777

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Cake Poker Buys T.J. Cloutier’s WSOP Bracelet On Ebay

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:30:00 +0000

One of the team members at Cake Poker bought T.J. Cloutier 2005 World Series of Poker $5K No Limit Bracelet for $4006 on ebay. There were 8 bids on the bracelet, starting at $2999 and finishing at $4006. The Cake Poker member put an auto-bid on the item so it looks like they were willing to pay a lot more than $4000 for it. There is a post on Cake Poker Blog about Cake Poker buying the bracelet: Cake Poker Discovers the Joys of eBay. They do not directly say they bought the item but there are enough clues including the Tags on the post "Tags: ebay, wsop, tj cloutier".

T.J. Cloutier confirms the bracelet is indeed from his 2005 WSOP win. He told this to Hardcore Poker Show

“I don’t want to talk about it… Yeah its mine… I was short… I pawned it…. I tried to get it back with my ticket but i was too late”

I feel kind of sorry for Cloutier but he shouldn't be pawning his WSOP bracelet(s)..I just noticed this is on the auction page:

"Please see our other auctions for another one of Mr. Cloutier's Championship Bracelets!"

I wasn't able to find the other auction. Here is a link to the original 2005 World Series of Poker $5K No Limit Bracelet auction on Ebay. Note: The auction is private so you need an ebay account to view it. I took a screenshot of the auction(Image to the left)

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Funniest Poker Quotes

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:19:00 +0000

Here are some of my favourite poker quotes from some of my favourite poker pros!

Sam Grizzle:

"You can spend your money the way you want to and ill spend somebody else's money the way I want to"

Gus Hansen:

Clonie: "I have an above average hand"
Gus: "I have an above average something too"

Gus: "Do you know that good old saying?"
Daniel Negreanu: "Which one?"
Gus: "F*** you"

Mike Matusow:

"Only a donkey would make that call"

"poker 101 - never bluff to an idiot"

"Just call me Bossman"

What are your favourite poker quotes?

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Seventh Street Decisions in Seven-Stud - Keith Sexton

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:44:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, I offered some pointers for playing fourth steet in Limit Seven-Card Stud. For this tip, I'm going and show how you might improve your play on seventh street.

My first suggestion for playing on seventh street is that you need to look at your pot odds when facing a final bet. When playing $5-$10 Stud, for example, you'll often need to call a $10 river bet while looking at a pot of $70. In this spot, where you're getting 7:1, if you have any suspicion that your hand is good, you really ought to call. The odds are so favorable that throwing away a lot of marginal hands would be a mistake. This is very different from no-limit poker, where you'll need to make some big laydowns late in a hand. If you're making the transition from No-Limit Hold 'em to Limit Stud, keep this very important point in mind.

Some of the tougher decisions on seventh street arise when you're holding one pair. Let's say you start with a pair of 6s and your opponent open-raises with a King as his door card. He bet all the way, representing a pair of Kings, and you called. Neither of you seemed to improve on fourth, fifth or sixth streets, and he bet out on the river.

At this point, you can be fairly certain that he doesn't have a pair of Kings. Most people don't have the heart to bet one pair on the river. So, in this case, you're likely up against something like Kings up, some sort of hidden hand, or a total bluff. Given this range of hands - and knowing that a bluff is a possibility - you should make the final call. You'll pick off a bluff enough of the time to make the call profitable.

I want to point out here that, since it's proper to call with a lot of marginal hands, betting with one solid pair on the river is often a good idea. If you start with something like a pair of Kings and your opponent doesn't seem to catch anything, don't be timid on the river. Oftentimes, you should bet, knowing that a lesser hand is likely to call.

Now, let's look at another river situation. Let's say that after the river has been dealt, you have Q 10 9 8 with three clubs showing. You made a straight on the river after your opponent has been aggressively betting his hand the entire way, showing Ad Kd 9s 6h.

After betting into your hand on sixth street, he again bets into your hand on seveth street. In this situation, you have to think about what your opponent is betting into. Most players will not bet into such a scary board with one pair or even two pair.

We have to assume that our opponent is either bluffing with a weak hand and is unconcerned with our hand, or has a huge hidden hand and is hoping to get three bets on the river. This could be a situation where you might just call, especially if there is a third hand behind you who might over-call with a marginal hand that he would fold if you had raised.

When playing Limit Stud, be sure that you're making enough value bets and crying calls on the river. Keep the pot odds in mind and you're likely to make the right play.

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Major Flaw at Lucky Ace Poker/ Pacific Poker Network

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:24:00 +0000

A while I posted about how Lucky Ace Poker/ Pacific Poker Network takes money from inactive accounts, which they call "administration" fees. To make things worse, they also take your bonus dollars (Money which you have to wager before withdrawing) and they make you work off the pending bonus before you can withdraw even though they took the bonus dollars.

For example:

I had $25 bonus dollars in my Lucky Ace Poker account. $20 of it was taken for "administration" fees while I was inactive. Now, before I withdraw, I have to wager enough to clear the $20 but when I complete the requirements, I do not get to keep the $20..

No pokerroom should be able to do this, it's just plain wrong. I suggest everyone stay away from Pacific Poker Network... you can see what network pokerrooms are on at http://www.pokerscout.com/PokerSites.aspx

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UFC Poker After Dark and UFC 106

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:06:00 +0000

UFC Poker After Dark

A new episode of Poker After Dark is coming out. It's a special episode with UFC fighters Randy "The Natural" Couture, Dan "Hollywood" Henderson and UFC announcer Bruce Buffer. Along for the match are Full Tilt Pros Patrik Antonius, "The Professor" Howard Lederer and Erick "E-Dog" Lindgren.

I've watched Bruce Buffer play and he's a great player! I watched him play at 2007 WSOP and he outplayed Chris MoneyMaker but got unlucky. Buffer talked about the show on his blog: BufferZone. He said Henderson impressed him and Couture was a cerebral player. It should be a great match!

There are a bunch of other Poker After Dark episodes coming up soon including $150,000 Buy-in Cash Game with Tom "Durrrr" Dwan which should be good!

UFC 106

I watched the UFC 106 preliminary fights on Spike TV on the weekend, I haven't seen the main card yet. My favourite fight was the Kendall Grove Vs. Jake Rosholt‎ fight. Rosholt‎ slammed Kendall 3 times, he's a strong dude! Rosholt was overpowering Kendall but lost after getting caught in a triangle submission. I heard the Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin was a close fight.

Randy Couture fought at UFC 105 and clearly lost the match 29-28 but the judges gave Couture the win. I understand the reasonsing for the judges decision. The match meant everything to Couture, if he loses this match then it may very well be his last fight. Couture mentioned he was going to take his last run at the light heavy weight title before retiring. I think it's amazing that he is still fighting at this high level at age 46!

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Big Blind Play in Limit Hold'em - Jennifer Harman

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:04:00 +0000

In Limit Hold 'em, the big blind is one of the toughest position to play. You're out of position, and that's never a good thing, but usually, you'll be getting excellent odds to continue with the hand. Against a single opponent who has raised, you'll be getting better than 3 to 1 and, in most hands, you're no more than a 2 to 1 dog. The problem is, you'll often find yourself going into the flop with shaky cards and, at that point, you're sure to face some tough decisions.

Before I talk about some tricky situations that develop in the big blind, I want to note that you can make your life a little easier by folding some hands pre-flop. If you're holding a medium Ace and you're facing an early position raise from a player who you know plays only good cards up front, then fold. It may seem like you're getting a nice price to continue, but in this spot, you're only going to get into trouble. When you miss the flop completely, it's going to be tough to continue and, if you hit an Ace, you may lose a lot to a hand that has you dominated. I'd rather play 6-7 against an early position raise from a tight player than A-7.

There are some hole cards that are just hopeless. If I'm facing a raise from any position and I find something like J-2, T-3, or 9-4. I'm going to surrender the hand.

The really difficult situations arise when you hold a mediocre hand, something like A-8 or pocket 6s, and you face a raise from late position. Many players will raise with just about anything in the cutoff or on the button, so it's tough to know where you stand with these medium strength hands.

What should you do?

Unfortunately, there are no easy answers. My best advice is to vary your play so as to take advantage of a particular opponent's tendencies. For example, if you hold A-8 in the big blind and face a late-position raise from a player who tends to be a little weak after the flop, you should probably re-raise pre-flop and then follow up with a bet on the flop most of the time. Against this type of player, this kind of action will force a lot of folds.

If the opponent who raises in late position is tricky and very aggressive post flop, I'll often call the pre-flop raise and then check-raise on most flops, whether or not I got a piece of the board. Even if the check-raise doesn't win the pot, this move helps keep a tough, aggressive player off balance.

Of course, you'll need to consider the flop as you move forward in the hand. If you call a pre-flop raise with pocket 6s and see a flop of T-Q-K, there's little point in going to war. Give your opponent credit for some hand that beats yours and look for a better spot. But this doesn't mean that you should be willing to give up on anything less than top pair.

Against a single opponent, I'll play second pair pretty aggressively. Sometimes, I'll lead at the pot with this hand, and sometimes, I'll check-raise with it. Taking this aggressive approach with a shaky hand allows me to play my big hands in the same manner. When my opponents see me check-raise, they won't know if I'm making this play with as little as second pair or as much as a set.

As I said earlier, playing from the big blind in limit poker is tricky. In my opinion, it's one of the toughest spots in all of poker. My best advice is that you should stay alert to your opponent's tendencies and look to mix up your play. If you're on your game, it will be tough for other players to put you on a hand while you'll have a pretty good idea of what they're doing.

Good luck.

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noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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Firing the Second Bullet - Greg Mueller

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:58:00 +0000

In No-Limit Hold 'em, one of the trickiest and, sometimes, scariest situations occurs when you bluff at a pot on the flop and get called. The turn brings a blank and you're left with a big decision: Do I fire a second bullet and continue with the bluff?

Recently, while playing in the World Poker Tour event at The Mirage, an opponent launched a double-barrel bluff against me, and he got me to lay down the best hand. It was early in the tournament and I was in late position. My opponent, a pro whose play I respect, raised from early position, and I called with Ac-4c. The flop came A-J-7, rainbow with one club. My opponent bet out and I called. The turn brought a blank, and my opponent put out a very large bet.

I was in a tough spot. It was early in the tournament, and I didn't want to call off most of my chips with this hand. I was pretty certain the bettor wouldn't have fired a bet of that size with something like A-K or A-Q. With a hand like that, he'd have to worry that he was beat, and he'd probably try to get to the showdown as cheaply as possible. I figured he either had a very big hand - maybe a set of Jacks - or not much at all.

In the end, I decided to lay down my pair of Aces. My opponent then showed pocket Kings.

I give my opponent a lot of credit for playing the hand well. He had a good sense for how much heat I was willing to take. His play illustrates the most important consideration when deciding if you should continue with a bluff: Your opponent's mindset.

If you're up against an opponent who is unwilling to play without a very big hand, firing the second bullet can force them to make some bad lay downs. To make this work, however, you need to estimate the price a particular player is willing to pay, and then bet more than he seems capable of handling. In the hand I discussed above, my opponent zeroed in on a price I couldn't stomach.

Sometimes, a meek player will get stubborn and try to get through a hand by calling you down with something like second pair. You need to have a sense that he's trying to get through the hand in this way, then price your bets so that he won't be able to call.

If, however, you're against a guy who has shown a willingness to call any bet of any size with just about any hand, then you need back off and wait till you flop a monster.

In the end, the most important thing is to know your opponent. If you're attentive at the table and pick up on the tendencies of those around you, you'll find some nice opportunities for double-barrel bluffs.

That said, I should note that I'm far more willing to bluff on multiple streets in cash games than I am in tournaments. If I get caught running a big bluff in a cash game, I'll re-buy with the knowledge that my actions will force some bad calls later in the session. In tournaments, if I bluff off my chips, I'm on the rail.

As your no-limit game develops, study your opponents and identify those who are vulnerable to bluffs on multiple streets. As you develop this skill, you'll pick up some key pots and become a more profitable player.

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noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:38:00 +0000

Here are the latest 2 free full length videos from Pokersavvy Plus/CardPlayer. If you want access to all the CardPlayer/PokerSavvy Videos than you can sign up for a free 7 day here.

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Sexy Poker Halloween Costumes

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:40:00 +0000

Halloween is fast approaching and I thought what better way to celebrate then with some hot poker babes! Some of the outfits are from Alice in Wonderland, I haven't seen any of the movies or read the book. I heard there's a new Alice in Wonderland coming out in 2010 with Johnny Depp

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An Ace High Risk - Tommy Miller (CardPlayer Video Articles)

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000

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Fourth Street Decisions in Seven Stud - Keith Sexton

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:36:00 +0000

In an earlier article, Perry Friedman gave some guidelines as to what you should be looking for at the start of a Seven-Card Stud hand. Perry concentrated on third street, when you make your initial decision to proceed with the hand or not. For this tip, I'd like to go further down the road and talk about fourth street.

When playing Stud, fourth street is the last of the smaller betting rounds. On fifth street, the bets double, so if you decide to play beyond fourth street, your investment in the hand is going to be hefty.

On fourth street, I look to see if an opponent has picked up a card that has a relation to the door card (the first up card). If fourth street builds straight or flush possibilities for my opponent, I'm likely to muck a lot of hands; if it appears to be a complete blank, I'll usually continue.

For example, say one player open-raised with the Qd as a door card, and I called with split 8s and a suited 6. If he catches a total blank (something like the 2c) on fourth street and bets, I'm likely to continue and see if fifth street brings either of us any help. On the other hand, I will probably dump the hand if my opponent catches anything between a Ten and an Ace, and I don't improve.

I won't know for sure if a Ten, Jack, King or Ace helps my opponent's hand, but at that point, his board presents too many warning signs for me to continue. Many players will enter pots when they start with three big cards, so any high card on fourth street has the potential to make my opponent a big pair or get him closer to a straight. Either way, my eights are pretty flimsy.

Another sort of situation develops when I catch two-pair on the turn. Say that I started with a split pair of 8s and a 6. My opponent open-raised with the Qd and I called. The turn brings me another 6, giving me two pair. My opponent catches a blank and bets.

In a spot like this, I think raising is a big mistake because the two-pair is well hidden. If I raise on fourth street and happen to catch a boat on fifth or sixth street, it will be almost impossible for my opponent to continue with the hand after my show of strength. He'll have to assume that I've hit and he'll fold to a bet. If, however, I just call on the turn and then hit a 6 later in that hand, my opponent may continue with his pair of Queens.

Moving on to a third example, say I have Kings in the hole with the 6d as my door card. Again, assume my opponent open-raised while showing Qd on third street. In this spot I'm likely to just call my opponent's raise on third street. If I were to re-raise with a 6 as my door card, I'd be announcing that I held a big pocket pair. My opponent would probably fold and I wouldn't get any value out of a nice hand.

After I call the third-street raise, I'm hoping that the turn brings a card like the 8d. If my opponent then leads at the pot, I'll raise, hoping to give the impression that I'm on a draw. Once my opponent has that impression, he'll probably call my raise on fourth street. If fifth street appears to be a blank, he'll probably call a bet there as well. I'll be building a nice pot while holding a strong hand.

These are just a few situations you might run into on fourth street. If you play your hand correctly at this point, you stand to pick up some big bets on later streets when things go well, and save some bets when things go south.

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Poker770 $50 Free Promotion is Coming To An End

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:16:00 +0000

The popular $50 free promotion from Poker770 is coming to an end on Oct. 31. There is still time to sign up, just register here and send an email to promotions@poker770.co.uk with your login and bonus code 50DOL. For more infomation about the bonus, click here.

1) Click the above banner
2) Download pokerroom
3) Create real money account
4) Send email to promo@poker770.com mentioning your login and the code: 50DOL.

Example:

I would like to receive free $50, my username is _______, bonus code is 50DOL

Once the $7,70 is credited to your account, choose your table and start playing!

Then, you must accumulate enough hands and you will get your $22 bonus.

After Oct.31, you can still receive free $7.70 bonus. Simply send the code bonpok instead of 50DOL.

Listening To Music While Playing Poker

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:29:00 +0000

I like listening to music while I play. Lately I've been listening to VA Dance Summer 2009, it puts me in a good mood:) Anyone else listen to music while playing?

Here's a few songs from the album

Lady Gaga - Pokerface Remix

Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl (Big Ali Neon Remix)

Flo Rida - Right Round

Pacific Poker Network Is Silently Emptying Idle Accounts

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:45:00 +0000

The other day, I logged into my Lucky Ace Poker account. I had $25 in there and when I logged in I only had $5. And there is no transaction history at Lucky Ace so I contacted their support. They said since I haven't used my account in 6 months, I have to pay an "administration fee at a rate of 10% of the balance in the account" every month until I log back in. And that I agreed to this in their terms like they expect every player to read the fine print..

At the end of the email, it said this: "David, at LuckyAcePoker.com, we believe in a warm welcome." Then they offer me a deposit bonus like I'm going to play there after they took my money, lol. I emailed them back asking for the $20 back but they haven't replied yet.

Anyway, had a little fun with the $5 and went all in first 8 hands. Won all 8 hands and $18:) Played a little more and made a big bluff (video above). I was pretty sure he was weak..He probably had a king. Going to cash out now.

Update: Turns out the entire Pacific Poker Network has this administration fee rule so I wouldn't play at any of the following pokerrooms:

LittlewoodsPoker.com
LuckyAcePoker.com
PacificPoker.com
PokerdomePoker.com
RacingPostPoker.com
RileysPoker.com
TowerTorneos.com

There is an interesting topic on 2Plus2 forums where Pacific Poker took $3,361.80 from one player. He eventually got it back but not so easy: Pacific Poker is silently emptying idle accounts.

Here are the emails between LuckyAcePoker and I:

That's what I call robbery. Why wasn't I contacted? I'm not going to play at Lucky Ace unless I get my $20 back.

> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:44:18 +0000
> From: support@luckyacepoker.com
> To: david_david_3@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [R] LuckyAcePoker - Forgot Password (KMM32093274I1819L0KM)
>
> Dear David,
>
> Thank you for contacting us, my name is Islyn a member support
> representative.
>
> David please be advised that should you not use your account for six
> months, your account is then considered a "dormant account". Hence the
> reason as to why now you have logged in the bankroll is now $5.00.
>
> To further explain the six-month period will run from the date of your
> last login to your account.
> In the case of a dormant account, the Company will charge a monthly
> administration fee at a rate of 10% of the balance in the account, on
> the date that it became dormant.
>
> David, the administration fee shall be deducted from the dormant account
> commencing from the last day of the sixth month in which the account is
> inactive, and occurring on the last day of every month thereafter, until
> the balance of the account has reached zero.
>
> In the event that you log into your account during the ten-month period
> during which the administration fee is charged, the Company will cease
> to charge the administration fee but shall not be obligated to return to
> you any monies deducted from the account at such time.
>
> This information is very explicitly stated on our Site User Agreement,
> to which you agreed when you ticked the "I agree to the Terms &
> Conditions" box at the bottom of your account registration page.
>
> I hope this clarifies this matter, and thank you for your understanding.
> On another matter, please too provide your date of birth to ensure your
> details are update correctly for record keeping purposes.
>
> David, at LuckyAcePoker.com, we believe in a warm welcome. That's why we
> hand you 25% of your Welcome Bonus instantly, before you even sit down
> at your first table.
> There will also be an EXTRA 75% waiting for you once you have
> accumulated the required amount of point . Click here for more details http://luckyacepoker.com/en-GB/playersclub/Promotion.aspx?promotion=WelcomeBonusℑ=WelcomeBonus.gif
>
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Islyn. P
> Member Support Representative
> support@LuckyAcePoker.com
> www.LuckyAcePoker.com
> *****************************************************
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> *****************************************************
> NOTE: Please do not disclose your password to any
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> requesting you to provide your password, please report it to us
> immediately. Our Member Support Department is available 24/7 to assist
> you via e-mail at support@LuckyAcePoker.com
>
>
>
>
> Original Message Follows: ------------------------
> USER: geneyus1
> FULL NAME: David Bergeron
> Account Type: Money Play
> PHONE:
> EMAIL: david_david_3@hotmail.com
> Date of Occurrence: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM
> Question/Comment: Hi, I received $25 free bankroll from bankrollmob.com
> but only have $5 in account now. Can you check account history please
> and thanks.

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Two Months Two Million, 2m2mm - Final Episode

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:31:00 +0000

Here is the final episode of 2m2mm. If you missed the previous episodes, you can watch them all on Pokertube.com (Just search for 2 months). You can also watch some bonus scenes on the Official 2m2mm Site. You can also read more about the show here.

Part 1:

Part 2:

This is by far one of my favourite poker shows and I really hope they have a second season! My favourite part of the season was Ansky dressing up in a pink dress and tutu!

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Sun Poker Review and Deposit Bonus Code - 100% up to $600

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:28:00 +0000

Sun Poker is on the IPoker network. Third biggest poker network, behind Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker. So there are lots of players, only problem is they don't accept US Players. IPoker is one of my favourite places to play, lots of loose players. They have double or Nothing Sit and Gos that are fun and really easy to cash in.

Sun Poker has a nice deposit bonus as well as recurring monthly bonuses. For a deposit bonus of 100% up to $600, enter coupon code: p600

Chipping Up Through Weak Competition - Tony Dunst (Pokersavvy Plus Video)

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:27:00 +0000

Here's a clip from Pokersavvy Plus.

Tony "Bond18" Dunst is a well known online MTT pro. At age 20 he won a package on Party Poker for the Aussie Millions and nearly final tabled his first live event. In 2006 he made a run in the WSOP ME, finishing 198th. He switched to online MTT’s and found 2+2, where he began to learn what he was doing wrong and fixing his game. Tony plays 8 hours of online poker every day and moderates the MTT forums on 2+2. He also writes a blog at tworags.com as well as articles for pokernews.com and pocketfives.com. Tony is thrilled to be making training videos and we're excited to have him on board.

The Card Player Pro/PokerSavvy Plus team of pros includes Michael “SirWatts” Watson, Justin “WPTHero” Rollo, Dani “ansky” Stern, Tony “Bond18” Dunst, Andrew “Foucault” Brokos, Christian “Charder30” Harder, Tom “LearnedfromTV” Chambers, and Evan “_Fisherman” Roberts.

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Win a Porche event and MDC Freeroll

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:18:00 +0000

Played the Pokerstar's Win a Porche event and MDC Freeroll today. I got knocked out early in both. First one, short stack moves all in. I have nines and have to call. Big stack behind finds queens and gets quad queens by the river. Second one, I picked up tens and was going to raise to ~200 but decide on just calling and try to hit another 10. Dealer raises to 150, folded to me and I should have raised to ~550 but decided to call. Flop, check called and check raised all in on turn. He called and hit his flush. He had a lot of outs, I should have played more aggressive preflop. Anyway, here is a video. More videos coming soon, I've just been busy moving to a new apartment.

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Pitbull Poker Forced to Close, Pokerstar's Porsche Event and Loose Change

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:12:00 +0000

Pitbull Poker
Pitbull Poker has closed. They had some superusers who cheated other players and now forced to close. If you have money in there it then you can pretty much kiss it goodbye. I had $41 sitting in there for months, I should have withdrew it.

Pokerstar's Porsche Event
I just deposited and going to play in the Pokerstar's Porsche Event on Sunday October 18 13:00 ET. Still time to deposit and play in it for free if you haven't yet. Deadline to deposited is October 18 11:00 ET. Check this post for more information: Win a Porsche Event

Off Topic
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup movie is out now. It's a movie about 9/11 and how it was an inside job. Official site: www.loosechange911.com/ You can watch a trailer there and a few sites stream the whole movie.

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Father Andrew Trapp Plays Million Dollar Cash Game

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:50:00 +0000

Father Andrew Trapp, also known as "Father Rambo" because of his love of paintball, played 3 headsup sit and gos on the Million Dollar Cash Game. First against a John Sally, retired NBA basketball player , actor and talk show host, then against Vanessa Rousso and finally against Daniel Negreanu. Fr. Andrew beat all 3 and won $100,000. He will use his winnings to help build a new church for the parishioners at St. Michael Catholic Church in Garden City, S.C.

Since Fr. Andrew won all 3 matches, he will play in a sit-n-go against other Million Dollar Challenge winners to see who will face Negreanu in the show's final round of play (for the $1 million) in December.

Poker is one of my hobbies. I play it with family and friends. It’s a way for people to come together, have fun and enjoy each other’s company. There’s no moral issue. Even if I didn’t win any money, it would be an opportunity for people across the country to see that there are still young men choosing to be priests, and that one can be joy-filled and have fun as one serves God.

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Password For Pokerstar's Million Dollar Cash Game 20K Freeroll

noreply@blogger.com (David Bergeron) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:13:00 +0000

Hey Guys, I'm just watching Pokerstar's Million Dollar Cash game. The Password for $20k MDC Freeroll is MONEYMAKER (All Capitals). To enter, open up Pokerstars, click tournament tab, click regional (North America only) and scroll down to Oct. 11 18:25 $20k MDC Freeroll. Registration starts at 17:25.

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