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A few days ago I wrote about passing time in Vegas with activities that are completely free. Don’t even think about that Bingo bonus during your free days because there is plenty of cheap entertainment to be found on the Strip. This entry will feature a list of cheap activities that will be a million times more fun than Bingo.

Food is obviously a universal favorite, so let’s start with the cheap food deals. If you are a big fan of shrimp, go for the deal offered by the San Francisco Shrimp Bar & Deli. You pay just $1.99 for shrimp with homemade sauce, lemon, and saltine crackers.

If you need some meat to go with your shrimp, the Hard Rock Hotel is the place for you. Mr. Lucky’s serves steak and shrimp for $7.77 24 hours a day! This meal includes everything: steak and three shrimp, mashed potatoes, salad, and a dinner roll. Take note that you have to specifically request this meal since it’s not on the regular menu.

If you are looking for a deal on drinks, head over to the Plaza. They serve well drinks for $2.50.

After a string of tournaments in…

Because of the US indictments back on April 15th, it is no longer possible to download PokerStars while living in the US. While players in other parts of the world have not lost the privilege of playing on the world’s largest poker site, they have still been affected by some changes that have resulted.

Some of the changes have been good. For instance, Europeans recently enjoyed a Spring Championship of Online Poker schedule that was much more European-friendly than in other years. There have also been some bad changes. For instance, some tournament guarantees have had to be reduced due to a smaller player base.

Some people will also be disappointed about the lack of PokerStars presence at the WSOP this summer. Years past have enjoyed some wonderful incentives for the WSOP courtesy of PokerStars. For instance, there was a year that saw people automatically become Supernova just for playing the Main Event donning a PokerStars logo. They also used to give bonus cash for winning the event. For example, Duhamel received $1 million in compensation for wearing the PokerStars logo and winning the event.

All of this was back when PokerStars was still one of the

Ever since Black Friday hit, online poker players have clung to the hope that legislation is on its way. Barney Frank and co made attempts to introduce meaningful online poker regulations over the past few years, but with Americans still enjoying top texas holdem sites un-menaced, the impetus was never there.

However, with the United States cracking down hard on player’s few remaining outlets, commentators have suggested that there may be a new drive to see online poker full legalized, taxed, and regulated in the U.S.

The first serious online poker bill since Black Friday comes from a new source. Texas Republican Joe Barton announced he is planning to table a motion that would allow the industry to return to the States in an officially recognized capacity.

Echoing the arguments made by poker advocates for years, Barton announced that “poker is a game of skill,” at a recent press conference. To back up his claim, he challenged anyone to battle former WSOP winner Greg Raymer heads up. Raymer, a member of the Poker Players Alliance and formerly of the PokerStars Download, was positioned behind the Congressman during the announcement.

Barton hopes that the bill will pass through both…

WSOP is fast approaching and players everywhere are getting ready to play in casinos for USA players. If you are traveling to Vegas for your first World Series, be sure to schedule some off days in between tourneys. You will find yourself exhausted after a few consecutive days at the tables, so being able to relax and recharge on your off days is important for your mental health. Are you worried that you might be bored on these days away from the tables, however? This article will go over a few low cost but fun activities for someone trying to stay on a budget.

Free parking, free bet sportsbooks, free lunch. People love free stuff. So what can you do for free while in Vegas? There are plenty of free things to do if you are going to Vegas for the first time. For one, everyone should take a peak at the Bellagio’s outdoor fountains. It’s dancing but by water – the water moves in a choreographed fashion to music! When you are satisfied with what you have seen, you should continue on to the Bellagio Conservatory, which is also free.

If you adore animals, head to the…

When certain people think about defining themselves as high caliber poker players, they imagine imagine winning big in prestigious, large-field events. Whether it’s live or in online poker rooms, nothing beats the feeling of going deep in an event with the chance to win tons of money. If you want to get in on this action, you have come to the right place. This entry will tell you everything you need to know about getting started with tournaments.

Unless it is explicitly stated in the rules, you not allowed to buy-in again if you bust a tournament. Everyone starts with the same number of chips, and then you must survive as long as possible. Everyone pays the same amount to enter the tournament, and around 10% of the field receives part of the prize pool once everyone else has busted. If you can obtain first place, you will win the most money out of everyone in the field.

Tourneys also differ from ring games due to the fact that the blinds go up based on a set schedule. Since the blinds are constantly increasing, people must make plays and either gain chips or go bust.

If you…

People currently living in the United States no longer have a lot of options when it comes to playing poker. PokerStars, UB, and Full Tilt Poker no longer accept Americans, so you will need to go with a smaller network if you want to play online. For example, perhaps you could try a True Poker download. If the smaller sites don’t appeal to you, you will need to travel to a brick-and-mortar.

There are a lot of Americans that want back on the big sites, and so they are considering a move. Clearly this is not a great choice for players with families or jobs, but it is an opportunity to travel and meet new people for others. This entry will have details about relocating to Australia.

It may sound like a good idea to move to Australia so that you can continue to earn PokerStars rakeback, but it would be wise to do a little research first. The first thing to figure out is what kind of documents are required for entry into the country.

Those with the intention to visit Australia must hold an electronic travel authority, otherwise known as an ETA. You must apply…

Central and Eastern Europeans have the chance to participate in the PokerStars promotion called Arena 2. This promotion gives you the chance to win one of 100 iPad 2 devices! The month-long promotion started at the beginning of May and is running until the start of June.

You need to get into the Arena 2 Daily Finals for the chance to win. You are automatically qualified to play every Daily Final if you download PokerStars and make your first deposit between May 9th to May 29th. Use the bonus code “arena” while depositing in order to receive your Access All Areas pass. To help your bankroll, you will also receive a 100% bonus up to $600 when making your deposit.

If you cannot afford to make a deposit, you can freeroll your way into the Daily Finals. You’ll find freeroll 180 sit-and-go’s filling at all hours, and you can enter these once per hour. If you don’t mind investing a little cash, you can try 36-man sit&go’s for $0.11 or 3 table sit&go’s for $1.10. You earn both Daily Final seats and prize payouts in these events.

The Arena 2 Finals are scheduled for 2:00 PM ET. They…

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker are no longer US friendly poker sites, so their promotions must now target everyone else in the world. This article will focus on a live series taking place in Ukraine and brought to you by Full Tilt.

There are three Full Tilt Poker series for Russia and Ukraine: one in July, one in September, and one in November. Each series is a week long and takes place in Kiev. The buy-in for the Main Event tournaments in July and September is $1,500, and the Grand Final in November features a $2.5k buy-in. If everything goes well, the prize pools across the three series should reach $1 million.

For the chance to play poker in Ukraine, Direct Qualifiers run twice a week on Full Tilt. They are scheduled for 10 am ET on Sundays and Wednesdays at a buy-in of $163. The Sunday event guarantees five live event seats, and the Wednesday version awards a minimum of three seats.

If you win your seat in a Full Tilt qualifier, you get a huge bonus prize: exclusive Academy Lessons from Nikolay Evdakov and Vitaly Lunkin. If you are looking to improve at poker, this is a…

When the Department of Justice launched their raid on internet poker, part of their goal was to shut down the site’s provision for American players. To that end, they seized the domain names of PokerStars, Full Tilt, Absolute and UB. PS and FT have both seen their .com addresses returned as part of a deal to ensure that U.S. players are refunded.

Blanca Games, parent company of Absolute and UB, recently announced a similar deal, although that did not include a provision to unlock their domain names. As part of the treaty, Absolute made a very clear statement about ending their service to U.S. players.

Their May 4th press release read: “Absolute Poker agrees that for the duration of the agreement, it will not allow for, facilitate, or provide the ability for players located in the United States to engage in playing poker for “real money” or any other thing of value.” This quote has been widely circulated on news and poker forum sites.

However, a report from traffic monitoring site PokerScout seems to indicate that some Americans are still slipping through the net. Their data shows that players from a number of different states have been playing for…

If you are a tournament player looking for a Carbon Poker review, you have come to the right place. Generally speaking poker players are hoping to hit a big score, and the path to huge prizes often begins with multi-table tourneys. Tournament players have plenty of events to choose from on Carbon including bounty MTTs, miscellaneous tournaments with guarantees, and even games exclusively for women.

Carbon Poker’s tournament schedule offers tournaments with guarantees at various times of the day. Buy-ins vary in size so that no players are left out throughout the course of the day. You will find the biggest daily guarantee in two different tournaments. You can play for a $7.5k guaranteed prize pool for either $22 or $33. If you want to win huge, you will want to play on the weekend. Saturday is host to a $33 freeze-out with a $12,500 guaranteed prize pool. The biggest event of the week takes place on Sunday at 15:00 for $109and a $50k guaranteed prize pool.

The previously mentioned ladies tournaments often carry guarantees, as well. They are generally very low buy-ins, but even those that play higher stakes might be interested in the rebuys.

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