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Monday, December 31, 2007

Cake promo on PSO

The requirements for the cake promo on PSO are going to increase as of tomorrow.

If you still sign up now you will be required to earn 600 points for a 9000 points PSO bonus.

Starting from 1/1/2008 they will require you to earn 1500 points for a bonus of 12.000 points.


Also, the $100 no deposit offer for UB is available again.

Happy new year everyone!


PSO signup

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Instant Bankroll on Party Poker is back

Get $50 free just for opening a Party Poker account!

You will need to earn 100 Party Points before you can withdraw any of the free cash.

If you don't have an Party Poker account yet, this is your chance to try it out for free.

Click here to sign up for a PSO account and then follow the instructions to sign up for Party Poker.

Friday, November 2, 2007

New PSO promotion

Action Poker has been added to PSO as their latest 12.000 points promotion (=$120).

To complete the promotion you need to earn 1200 Action points. Each $1 of contributed rake earns you 10 points and you also get 10 points for each $ paid in tournament or SNG fees.

Sign up for a PSO account and the Action Poker promotion

Thursday, October 25, 2007

UB free $100 no deposit bankroll available for EU

The $100 for free offer for UB Poker via PSO was formerly restricted for some European countries but it is now open to everyone.

You will need to earn 200 UB Points before you can withdraw any of the free cash.

If you don't have an Ultimate Bet account yet, this is yopur chance to try it out for free.

Click here to sign up for a PSO account and then follow the instructions to sign up for UB Poker.

1) First sign up for a PSO account (top right)
2) Click on Free Poker money and select UB Poker

note: If PSO asks you for a referral when registering your account please enter nardo11 (if not asked you have been tracked automatically)

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

300 Real Clay Nevada Jacks for free

Temporary promotion while stocks last:

If you don't have a Pokerroom account yet, here's your chance to get a 300 real clay Nevada Jacks chipset for free.

Go to the free gift promotions and choose Pokerroom and NJ Clay chipset. You need to earn 400 Pokerroom points after which you will receive $40 from Pokerroom and the chips delivered to you absolutely free of charge.

Chipset value lies between $300 and $400 on most sites.


Picture of the chips.



Sign up here

Monday, October 1, 2007

Betfair Casino update

If you haven't done the Casino bonus on Betfair yet, a friend just told me this:

If you play in the Casino for playmoney, they will send you an offer via emal "bet £20 in the Casino and get £20 for free".

This offer has a little less EV than the 100% match offer but it's a better offer if you wanna be sure to at least win something...

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

New Betfair Casino Bonus

100% deposit bonus up to £50

You need to fullfil the wagering requirements (25x) in order to be able to cash out the bonus.

To get the maximum possible value out of this sign up for a Betfair Sportsbook account through my code to get £20 for free.Then you can transfer some funds to the Casino and do the Casino bonus.

Instructions for signing up at Betfair are here

I just finished the bonus. Transferred €80 to the Casino and got my free €80 within one minute. I kept track of the bonus manually but at some point I got a popup saying my requirements are cleared. It's cool cause i thought I still had a little further to go. Went on a pretty lucky run at European Blackjack in the end and managed to cah out €205. Not a fortune but it was fun and the free money is always welcome...

I think you can cash put your initial deposit in case you don't win but I'm not sure.

They also sent me this mail:

Further to your query below, if the bonus funds are lost, you can withdraw your funds from your casino account.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further enquiries.

Kind regards,
Josef Baldacchino

New no deposit promotions on Boogster

Boogster is testing out some new promotions for a limited time. If you have a small bankroll or if you are bored, try it out.

All you need to do is open a play money account and they will send you some cash.

There are 2 new promotions available:


- Get $5 free on Duplicate Poker

- Get $4 for free on Spadester

Just sign up and give it a shot, you have nothing to lose. It's a free shot at turning this free money into a nice amount...

To sign up for Spadester and Duplicate Poker free money, you find the link on the left page under "Fun Stuff". Click on where it says "Free Gift Certificate promotion".

Note: When filling in the Boogster confirmation form in the end (to confirm your promotion), please enter nardo11@gmail.com as referral (if it isn't done so automatically).

The more referrals I get, the better will the future offers be that they'll send me. Thanks in advance...

I just tried the Spadester thing. Kinda reminds me of "hearts" and "Kingen". It's really fun...


Sign up here

Don't forget to refer nardo11@gmail.com on the boogster form IF they ask you for it...

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Site review: Ladbrokes Poker

Ladbrokes Poker




Ladbrokes has one of the most interesting bonus offers available in the poker industry. Additionally, traffic is good and the level of platy is generally poor. The software has a nice look & feel and has recently been upgraded with new features.

Bonus

Ladbrokes PokerLadbrokes has an amazing new player bonus at the moment. If you use my referral, you will get up to $500 in first deposit bonus + $25 refer a friend bonus. On top of this, every player at Ladbrokes receives 30% rakeback at the end of the calendar month.

100% up to $500 (chip purchases must be made for $50, $75, $100, $200, $300, $400 or $500)

No bonus code required, but must use bonus claim form in the poker bonus section at Ladbrokes. This must be done after completing requirements.
Must earn 30 Poker Points for each $1 in bonus money.(66%-83% contributed rakeback)
Bonus released in one lump sum within 3 days of submitting claim. If you complete at least half of the clearance requirements, you will receive 50% of of the total bonus.
Bonus expires after 30 days.

You will now also receive player points for SNG and MTT tournaments!

To receive the full bonus, make sure you follow the sign up instructions carefully and enter the referral correctly (see below)

Rakeback

Receive up to 30% contributed rakeback for play during the month.
Must earn 25,000 Poker Points by the end of the month to receive 30% RB for the month. Earning between 10,000 and 24,999 will earn 25% rakeback and earning 5,000 to 9,999 will earn 20% rakeback.
Rakeback payments will be paid to accounts during the few days of each month for the previous months play.


You will now also receive player points for SNG and MTT tournaments!

Traffic

Traffic at Ladbrokes is very good and there are always plenty of juicy games going

Level of competition

Games are very soft at most times. The best times to play are generally weekend evenings.

Extra features

MTT leaderboard

Every month, the top 250 finishers in the Monthly Leaderboard will share $15,000 in cash prizes with the winner receiving $3,000. Finish in the top 250 players in the Weekly Leaderboard and be entered into a $10,000 Weekly Leaderboard Freeroll held each Friday. The position for the Weekly Leaderboard is determined from Friday to Thursday. You can earn MTT Leaderboard Points by participating in MTTs listed in the Daily Tournament Schedule or SNGs with at least 30 players. Points are awarded using a formula which combines three variables: finishing position, buy-in and the number of players in the tournament.


Graduation freeroll

As many of you have signed up and taken advantage of the Ladbrokes bonus recently I wanted to remind you of this little tournament. There is a $1000 graduation freeroll every Monday. Tonight the tournament has 38 runners. In order to participate you just have to pass a little quiz on the Website (you need to have a Ladbrokes account). More info is here


Payment options

Deposit Options: Neteller, Instacash, Moneybookers, Paypal, Solo, Switch, Maestro, Laser, Delta, uKash, Western Union, Visa, Mastercard, eNETS, cashier check, money order, bank draft, checks and wire transfer

Cashout Options: Neteller, Moneybookers, Paypal, Western Union, Solo, Switch, Maestro, Laser, Delta, Visa Mastercard, Bacs, Chaps, check and bank wire


Signing up

Navigate to http://www.ladbrokespoker.com/, download the software and create your account.

After you have signed up and when you start the software for the first time, you will get prompted to verify you alias.

Important: At this point, make sure you enter nardo11 as referral (all in small caps).

There will be a field asking you who referred you to the site at this point. If you fill this in you will receive an extra $25 refer a friend bonus. You will have 30 calendar days to fullfill the bonus requirements. You will need to play 1500 raked hands to obtain the refer a friend bonus.


To see the exact number of player points require for each bonus level click here

To sign up at Ladbrokes Poker click here

Friday, September 14, 2007

PSO auf Deutsch

PSO gibt es neuerdings auch auf Deutsch.

Es stehen zwar noch viele Fehler drin aber wenn ihr des Englisch wirklich nicht mächtig seid, dann könnt ihr die site jetzt auf Deutsch besuchen.

Sogar Fragen auf dem Hilfeforum können auf Deutsch gestellt werden.

Klicke hier um PSO auf Deutsch zu besuchen.

Prozedur:

- Klicke auf de Link
- Klicke rechts oben auf "Konto eröffnen"
Wenn ihr gefragt werdet wer euch empfohlen hat dann wäre es nett wenn ihr nardo11 angebt.

Für weitere Fragen könnt ihr mir jederzeit eine email schicken.


Eine übersicht der PSO Angebote betreffend gratis Geld und Bonusse findet ihr hier:

Free money offers (no deposit required)

Poker bonusses (with deposit)

Friday, August 31, 2007

PSO maintenant disponible en Français

PSO have translated their site into French.

Pour ouvrir un compte sur PSO et pour prendre avantage des offres

cliquez ici

1) cliquez sur le lien
2) ouvrez vôtre compte PSO
n.b.: Si PSO vous demande qui vous à envoyé, merci d'indiquer nardo11


Pour voir la liste des offres PSO:

Free Bankroll (no deposit required)

Poker bonusses (with deposit)

Pour toute question ou traduction merci de vous adresser à: nardo11@gmail.com

$50 no deposit free bankroll open to Europeans

The $50 for free offer for CD Poker via PSO was formerly restricted for some European countries but it is now open to everyone.

You will need to earn 2000 CD points before you can withdraw any of the free cash.



Click here to sign up for a PSO account and then follow the instructions to sign up for CD poker.

1) First sign up for a PSO account (top right)
2) Click on Free Poker money and select CD Poker

note: If PSO asks you for a referral when registering your account please enter nardo11 (if not asked you have been tracked automatically)

Best free money offers

A few years back, there were literally hundreds of free money Poker bonusses available on the Web. Unfourtunately, as Poker Rooms become better known, their aggressive promotional activities are abandoned.

It is therefore usefull to keep an eye on this section as old offers dissapear and new offers come to the surface.


Why do sites hand out free money?

The reason for giving away money is obviously to attract more customers. Poker sites "earn" money in the form of rake whenever you play online. The more you play, the more they earn. Therefore, they know that if they can keep you as a player long enough, it is worth the initial investment of giving you a small bankroll to start with.


To get the free money you will pass through one of the biggest and most trustworthy affiliate in the Poker industry today that are known for having the best offers available.



No deposit offers:




1. PSO



General remarks:

- Always clear your cookies before you navigate to a new site and sign up (if you don't do this and if you have ever navigated to the pokersite before it is possible that the affilite will not track you correctly)

- If you have any problems with any of the offers or if you need assistance towards PSO or the pokersite itself feel free to contact me at any time at nardo11@gmail.com



The very first thing you need to do:






Signing up for a PSO account


- Navigate to PSO (click here)

- Click on "create account" on the top right

- Enter your personal information

note: if PSO asks you for a referral when signing up please enter nardo11 (if not asked you have been tracked automatically)

---> PSO auf Deutsch
---> PSO en Français



Current PSO offers

Free $100 on UB Poker via PSO ---> Free Money ---> UB Poker $100

Free $50 on CD Poker via PSO ---> Free Money ---> CD Poker $50

Free $50 on Titan Poker via PSO ---> Free Money ---> Titan Poker $50



Make sure the information you enter is correct as a PSO representative will check it with you via the live chat facility.



You need to earn 2500 Titan points or 2000 CD points or 200 UB points before cashing out. Minimum age = 21.









2. Your Poker Cash



Free money on:



- Full Tilt ($100)

- Absolute Poker ($100)

- Ultimate Bet ($100)

- Titan Poker ($50)



note: Belgian residents are eligible for all of these offers. Only submit accurate information. Your Poker Cash WILL verify your details before paying you the free money. An automated system will call you on the number you have provided and give you a confirmation code. Make sure you enter your number correctly. A Belgian mobile phone number starting starting with 0486 would be entered as: 32486...






Procedure

- Click here and sign up on Your Poker Cash

- Click on a offer and follow the instructions carefully

note: if the referral code isn't entered automatically please enter f73d13





3. Boogster

Boogster is testing out some new promotions for a limited time. If you have a small bankroll or if you are bored, try it out. All you need to do is open a play money account and they will send you some cash.

There are 2 new promotions available:

- Get $5 free on Duplicate Poker

- Get $4 for free on Spadester

Just sign up and give it a shot, you have nothing to lose. It's a free shot at turning this free money into a nice amount...

To sign up for Spadester and Duplicate Poker free money, you find the link on the left page under "Fun Stuff". Click on where it says "Free Gift Certificate promotion".

Note: When filling in the Boogster confirmation form in the end (to confirm your promotion), please enter nardo11@gmail.com as referral (if it isn't done so automatically).

The more referrals I get, the better will the future offers be that they'll send me. Thanks in advance...

Sign up here


4. Other free money offers


Various Poker rooms give away small amounts of money to encourage customers to open an account with them and try out their software. There used to be many rooms giving small amounts of money to new customers but most have discontinued their service.



On Poker770 you get $7.70 for free just for opening an account.

Just open an account an write an email containing your login and code "bonpok" to promotions@poker770.com. On top of the free money you will receive freeroll entries with the possibility to win up to $2000 in prizepools. Aditionally, Poker770 will credit your account with a first deposit bonus.



To sign up and for more information click here.







Make sure to have a look at the deposit bonus section where you will find the best value deals.

Best Poker Bonusses

This list is updated regularly to take account of changes in offers that affect optimum deposit amounts and thus the value of the bonusses.

The reason that these offers are of better value than what you get when you sign up for a site directly is because here you will go through an affiliate.

An affiliate is a site that promotes Poker rooms and gets paid by the Pokerroom for every customer that the affiliate site brings them. Therefore, by going through an affiliate you will earn 2 bonusses for every site you subscribe to, one from the affiliate and one from the poker site.


The main affiliate endorsed by Fish'N'Chips is PSO.


They are the biggest and most trustworthy affiliate in the Poker industry today and are known for having the best offers available. This list will give an overview of the PSO offers first and the other most interesting offers in second place.


General remarks:

- Always clear your cookies before you navigate to a new site and sign up (if you don't do this and if you have ever navigated to the pokersite before it is possible that the affilite will not track you correctly)

- If you have any problems with any of the offers or if you need assistance towards PSO or the pokersite itself feel free to contact me at any time at nardo11@gmail.com


The very first thing you need to do:


Signing up for a PSO account

- Navigate to PSO (click here)

- Click on "create account" on the top right

- Enter your personal information

note: If PSO asks you for a referral when registering your account please enter nardo11 (if not asked you have been tracked automatically)

---> PSO auf Deutsch

---> PSO en Français


PSO bonusses

This is an overview of the best value bonusses that are available at PSO for the moment. For each bonus I will indicate what the total value and what the requirements are. This is dependant on the stakes you play and whether you play shorthanded or Full Ring. Some bonusses can also be cleared by playing SNG's or MTT's and this will also be indicated. The higher up in the list a bonus is, the more value it has. I would therefore suggest to start with the bonusses on top of the list.

note: PSO will pay you in PSO points. 1000 points are equivalent of $10 and can be spent on gift certificates or other things in the PSO store. The optimum deposit stated is the MINIMUM deposit neccessary to get the maximum bonus amount.


1. Full Tilt Poker

Value: $120 (PSO) + $15 (Full Tilt) = $135

Suggested limits: any limit

Optimal deposit: $150

Requirements: 250 Full Tilt points

Comments: Arguably the easiest bonus, clearable in a few hours time



2. Party Poker

value: $120 (PSO) + $100 (Party) = $220

Suggested limits: any limit

Optimal deposit: $500

Requirements: 250 raked hands

Comments: What makes this bonus so easy and almost risk free is that the raked hands can be accumulated at micro limits



3. Wingows Poker

Bonus value: $90 (PSO) + $10 (Wingows) = $100

Suggested limits: NL25 and up, $1/$2 FL and up

Optimal deposit: $100

Requirements: 100 Raked hands

Comments: One of the easiest promos. Only 100 dealt raked hands (minimum pot $10) required. It's a new promo and the requirements might go up in the future so be quick.



4. Bodog Poker

Bonus value: $90 (PSO) + $50 (Bodog) = $140

Suggested limits: any limit

Optimal deposit: $500 Requirements: 200 Bodog points

Comments: You get 50 Bodog points to start with so you only need to earn an additional 150 points. The $50 bonus is paid upfront and tournaments also count towards clearing the bonus.


5. Poker Room

Bonus value: $120 (PSO) + $40 (Pokerroom) = $160

Suggested limits: any limit

Optimal deposit: $100

Requirements: 400 points Comments: SNG's and tournaments count towards clearing the bonus. Additionally you will be credited free entry tickets for some restricted tournaments.



6. Carbon Poker

Bonus value: $120 (PSO) + $10 (Carbonpoker) = $130

Suggested limits: 50NL or higher (or 0.25/0.50 limit)

Optimal deposit: $100

Requirements: 4500 comp points

Comments: If you have a Poker.com account is has to have been inactive for 6 months before you can sign up for Carbon Poker. Clears well on low limits. Additionally, upon signing up you will receive a free ticket for a $10K tournament and a ticket for an initial depositors freeroll. You get $10 from Carbon per 2500 points. So if you make an extra 500 (5000 in total) you will get $20 instead of only $10.



7. Ultimate Bet

value: $120 (PSO) + $50 (Ultimate Bet) = $170

Suggested limits: any limit

Optimal deposit: $100

Requirements: 500 points

Comments: Hard to clear on the lower limits



8. Pokerstars

Bonus value: $120 (PSO) + $25 (Pokerstars) = $145

Suggested limits: any limit

Optimal deposit: $50 Requirements: 250 FPP's

Comments: Tournaments and SNG's count towards clearing the bonus






Boogster bonusses



Boogster is another high quality affiliate site. Personally I prefer PSO as an affiliate (as the rewards are generally higher) but Boogster has some Poker (and Casino) bonusses of very high quality for rooms that you can't find at another affiliate site. Also, offers change monthly so keep an eye on them.



Sign up for a Boogster account

note: if asked for a referral code on the Boogster confirmation form please enter nardo11@gmail.com







Other bonusses



Ladbrokes Poker



Ladbrokes has an amazing new player bonus at the moment. If you use my referral, you will get up to $500 in first deposit bonus + $25 refer a friend bonus. On top of this, every player at Ladbrokes receives 30% rakeback at the end of the calendar month. Points are obtained in both cashgames and SNG's / tournaments.


More details here





Unibet Poker



Unibet is very active on the Belgian market, which means that they are frequently offering bonusses and incentives for Belgian players (such as restricted tournaments).

The main advantages of Unibet are on the one hand that they have closed ringgames up to a certain level (the level of play is a lot weaker than average) and they have a great banking facility to wire money straight to you Belgian bank account completely free of charge.



This is a great site to use as your regular "homebase" with a lot of small buy in tournaments and freerolls.

Fish'n'Chips has arranged a special $100 bonus for anyone signing up through the link at the bottom.

Just create your account via this link and you will receive $10 after reaching 10VIP points, another $40 when you reach 200 points and another $50 once you reach 400 points. The money will be placed into your account automatically by Unibet. The required points are fast to reach through tournaments and / or cashgames.

Additionally you will receive further bonusses at random times when Unibet does special promotions.



Sign up here (nederlands)





Ouvrir un compte Unibet (français)



note: to make sure the bonus works perfectly sign up directly from the page you reach when clicking the link and don't navigate to other subdomains first







Monthly Poker bonusses



There are 2 interesting monthly poker bonusses available on the internet at the moment.


1. WillHill Poker


On William Hill, you get $50 every month for the first 5 table hours you play. It doesn't matter if you 5 table for 1 hour or if you play 1 table for 5 hours. Every tablehour $10 will be added to your account with a monthly maximum of $50.
note: Minimum stakes are 100NL WillHill also has an interesting monthly Casino bonus. You can read more about it in the Casino bonus section. You can also find a discussion of the WillHill monthly bonus here.




2. Interpoker


On Interpoker you receive a monthly bonus varying between $100 and $1000 each month. As the requirements are famous for changing regularly, make sure you check the terms and conditions on their website.
Usually, the pot need to reach $20 for it to be counted as a full raked hand.
If you decide to sign up, have a look on the ITH site as they usually have an offer for Interpoker where you will get additional free gifts for signing up.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Update: Ladbrokes graduation freeroll

As many of you have signed up and taken advantage of the Ladbrokes bonus recently I wanted to remind you of this little tournament.

There is a $1000 graduation freeroll every Monday. Tonight the tournament has 38 runners.

In order to participate you just have to pass a little quiz on the Website (you need to have a Ladbrokes account).

More info is here



For more info on the Ladbrokes bonus or to sign up look on the Poker bonus page

100 free spins on Royal Vegas Casino

Here's a new no risk Casino Promotion.

You will receive 100 free slot spins, no deposit required.

Make sure you read all the terms and conditions.

I've just received some feedback that the cashing out requirements are huge and after the free spins you will have to make a deposit before you can clear them and cash out. Monetary value of this bonus is therefor pretty low.

You can always go for the 100 spins and see what happens...

Sign up and more info here

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Wingows added to PSO! Only 100 raked hands to qualify...

PSO has added Wingows Poker to their choice of Poker bonusses.

It's a low traffic room but you only need to play 100 raked hands to qualify for the PSO promo (9000 points = $90) + $10 from Wingows.

You don't have to contribute to the pot but the pot has to be at least $10 in order for it to count as a raked hand. After 100 hands you get the $90 PSO bonus (or free gifts if you prefer).
Additionally, you will get $5 from Wingows per 40 raked hands you play.

This makes this one of the best value and easiest to clear PSO promos out there.


Sign up here

1) First sign up for a PSO account (top right)
2) Click on Free Poker gifts and choose Wingows

note: If PSO asks you for a referral when registering your account please enter nardo11 (if not asked you have been tracked automatically)

New low risk Boogster Casino promo

English Harbour Casino has been added to the list of Bonus sites. Deposit $80, wager $800, and receive 8000 boogster points (value = $80)! U.S. customers are also welcome...

Click here to sign up and for more information

When filling in Boogster confirmation form thanks for using nardo11@gmail.com as referral if it is not entered automatically


Discussion:

PRO: "Once you're in the casino and playing, you can withdraw your purchase and any winnings earned from that purchase at any time you like. To play with the Welcome Bonus or to withdraw the bonus as part of your winnings, however, please note that you will need to fulfill a wagering requirement of twenty times the combined value of the purchase and bonus before you can do so."

CON: "Play at any Blackjack, Progressive Blackjack, Video Poker, Hold 'Em, Craps, Tri-Card poker, Roulette, Baccarat, Pai-Gow, War, All Star Horse Racing, Red Dog, Extreme Lotto and Ultimate Hi-Lo game is restricted until you have met our wagering requirement." and "please note that any game play at these games before you meet the requirements set forth will not count for fulfilling your requirement."

You will have to play games like slots and Carribean Stud to clear the bonus.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Free hour of play on Casino Classic

Here's another risk free promo for the Casino whores amongst us:

"No Risk Casino Play! Play at Casino Classic with NO RISK to your personal funds!That's right, play any game with €500 totally free and whatever you win in your first 60 minutes is yours to keep!"

There are a few things to keep in mind: The maximum you are allowed to win is €200. In other words, there is no point in going above €700.

Also, the winnings will be transferred to your real money account. In order to cash out any of your winnings you'll have to deposit €20 and fullfill these wagering requirements:

Then its €20 + max€200 x 15 (for slots,PG), x30 (for VP), x60(for BJ) wr.

So, it's really hard to actually end up with winnings but if you enjoy playing the Casino for free for an hour go ahead...

To sign up and for more info have a look at this thread

Friday, August 17, 2007

Poker Books: Review

"I want to start reading more about Poker - which books do you recommend?"
is a question that comes up regularly in discussions with fellow poker players.

Regardless of your skill level and the types of games you like to play, there are good books out there for you to work on the general approach and strategy of your game.
Yet, I always tend to warn players that get overmotivated to read a lot. It is important to understand that every player has his own style and that this is the basis of your game (which you should feel comfortable with). Taking the wrong approach towards the material you read can infact harm you play. In other words, using the information you find in books in the wrong way can be bad for your game.

Before starting to read up on advanced concepts, you should be aware of what kind of player you are. In Poker, more than any other sport I know, the first step to success is self knowledge. Knowing yourself and realising how others might view you will give you a big edge on your competition. Know your strengths and weaknesses, and you can use them to your advantage.
Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.

I've always been hesitant to read certain books because of the effects they could have on my "natural game". I'm not a big fan of telling people how to do something. You need to be able to think on your own and try out certain things in order to become good. Instead of telling someone how to do something, try making him think about what he wants to achieve and often he will surprise you with his ingenuity and not only him but you too can learn something from it. The beautiful thing about Poker is that there is not one single truth or one single successfull strategy. Adapting to the game is the key to success.

On the other hand, use the wealth of information you can find in the books out there wisely, and it can be an enormous enrichment for your game and overall skill level. After all, people seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

That being said, I will progressively post a list of books and articles that are of great importance and value in my opinion. Don't expect to read a book and instantly turn into a great player though. At the end of the day, experience counts for a lot. "years teach us more than books"



Under construction

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Unibet Poker Site review

Unibet Poker


Unibet is very active on the Belgian market, which means that they are frequently offering bonusses and incentives for Belgian players (such as restricted tournaments).
The main advantages of Unibet are on the one hand that they have closed ringgames up to a certain level (the level of play is a lot weaker than average) and they have a great banking facility to wire money straight to you Belgian bank account completely free of charge.This is a great site to use as your regular "homebase" with a lot of small buy in tournaments and freerolls.

Fish'n'Chips has arranged a special $100 bonus for anyone signing up through the link at the bottom.

Just create your account via this link and you will receive $10 after reaching 10VIP points, another $40 when you reach 200 points and another $50 once you reach 400 points.

The money will be placed into your account automatically by Unibet.

The required points are fast to reach through tournaments and / or cashgames. Additionally you will receive further bonusses at random times when Unibet does special promotions.


Sign up here (nederlands)


Ouvrir un compte Unibet (français)


note: to make sure the bonus works perfectly sign up directly from the page you reach when clicking the link and don't navigate to other subdomains first

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Best sportsbetting deals

When it comes to betting on sports events, there is no question as to where you should go. There is one big industry leader, and there is a good reason why this is so.

Some facts:

Betfair is the world's largest sports betting exchange. The Betfair online betting exchange matches over one million bets a week and has an annual turnover in excess of £2.6 billion. Betfair is a competitive place to find a good price and should be considered when you are checking odds. If you're into betting against the public favourite then you can often get a very good deal!
Betfair is not a conventional bookmaker and the "betting exchange concept" takes a little time to understand, however, once you "get it" you will never want to do without...


As a matter of fact, Betfair has a unique feature which makes it better than everyone else. Betfair let's YOU be the bookmaker. You have the choice between betting on odds (like you would at any other bookmaker) or laying odds for other people to bet on. The fact that the players effectively create their own odds means that you will continously find the best odds available at Betfair. Do the test and you will find that the odds at Betfair have on average 10% more value than on other betting sites (Betfair claims on their site that their odds are on average 20% better than those of competitors. Personally I have found that a figure of approximately 10% is more accurate.)


example:

You think that Anderlecht will become Belgian champion. You can go and just make a simple bet on Anderlecht. Yet, what you can also do is bet against another team to win. So say instead of Anderlecht to win you can bet on Standard NOT to become champion. All you do in this case is say how much money you are willing to risk at the market odds. If for example Standard is 5-1 to become champion, and you lay €100 on them (so betting against the fact that they win) other people will match that bet with you. Effectively you are the bookmaker now. If Standard doesn't become champion, you keep the €100 that people took you up for. If they do win, you will have to pay out the €100*5 = €500 to cover the winning bets that you were taken up on.
During Eurovision (don't laugh), I made a lot of money just by shopping around for odds and maying bets at Betfair. The same is true for their WSOP bets where they paid good money to people laying odds that there will be less than 10.000 participants in the Main Event (a near certain bet).


The fact of both being able to place and to lay odds means that you can work out strategies like on a stock market. Odds change continously based on demand and supply (just like stocks). So you can bet on odds when they are high and lay them when they are low. That way you can guarantee a profit.


Apart from this exceptional feature, another advantage over its competitors is that Betfair covers almost every sporting market. You can bet on almost anything imaginable, as long as there are a few people interested, a market is created.
The bottom line is simple. If you play somewhere else, your options are very limited and you will win less money (or lose more) over time. So if you are an occasional sports bettor or even if you just want to create a new account to see what this is all about, it's definitely time to join.




BONUS:

Fish'N'Chips has arranged a special £20 (approximately €30) bonus for you if you sign up using coupon code V6G6P4CPE

Betfair sent me these terms and conditions to go with it:

People using the bonus code get:

- £20 credited to their account within 48 hours once they have placed matched bets to the value of £20
- A reward at the end of three months based on the amount they bet


Simply give your personal code (shown above) to the person signing up. When they register at Betfair they just have to enter this code.
N.B. Codes cannot be added or corrected retrospectively, so please remind your friends to enter your code correctly.
*All bonus payments are quoted in pounds sterling. These will be converted into local currency at the time of payment at the current exchange rate.

This is an amazing bonus as all you have to do is make a bet of £20 or more and no matter if you win or lose your bet you will receive the bonus in your account. In other words, you can't lose.



Click here to open your Befair account and receive your bonus *

* Make sure you don't forget to enter the code!

At the bottom of the signup page, just after choosing your account name and password, it says "Do you have a Promotion or "Refer and Earn" code?". Click on yes and just copy/paste the following into the box: V6G6P4CPE

When U have your Betfair account make sure you also check out the risk free £100 Casino bonus here




Other Sportsbook bonusses


1. Boogster

Via Boogster, an affiliate site that also does Poker and Casino promotions, you can get a deal at 4 different sportsbooks.

By making the minimum deposit and fulfilling the wagering requirements (which are low) you get a bonus at the sportsbook and an extra bonus from Boogster.

Click here to go to Boogster and then click on "sportsbooks"

note: if asked for a referral code on the Boogster confirmation form please enter nardo11@gmail.com


2. Bwin

On Bwin you get €10 for free if you deposit al least €10.
It's a good site with a lot of markets. You need to make bets for a total of €30 before you can withdraw your free cash.

Click here to sign up
note: if you have a problem with the link (they expire after some time) shoot me a mail to nardo11@gmail.com and I'll send you a personalreferral mail with link right away.


Tuesday, July 31, 2007

New free money bonusses!

Your Poker Cash has now been added to the list of free Poker money bonusses.

Via this site, you can receive $100 (no deposit required) for free on Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet or $50 for free on Titan Poker.

New in August: There is a new offer opening in August for a free $100 (no deposit required) on Full Tilt.

note: Belgian residents are eligible for all of these offers. Only submit accurate information. Your Poker Cash WILL verify your details before paying you the free money.

An automated system will call you on the number you have provided and give you a confirmation code. Make sure you enter your number correctly. A Belgian mobile phone number starting starting with 0486 would be entered as: 32486...


Procedure:

- Click here and sign up on Your Poker Cash

- Click on a offer and follow the instructions carefully

Friday, July 27, 2007

Best value casino bonusses

Last updated: 09-2007

A few years back, there were literally hundreds of free money (no risk) Casino bonusses available on the Web. Unfourtunately, as internet Casinos and Poker Rooms become better known, their aggressive promotional activities are abandoned. It is therefore usefull to keep an eye on this section as old offers dissapear and new offers come to the surface.


Risk Free



WillHill

Another no risk bonus. Probably the best as it is a monthly recurring bonus.

The reason is that it's 100% risk free as you play with the bonus money and not with your own.
When you open your account you will receive €80 for free when depositing €80. You can cash out you original deposit right away and just play with the bonus money. Whatever you have when you have cleared the requirements is yours to keep.

Procedure:

- buy 80 Casino chips in the Casino client (or more)
- get another 80 chips for free
- cash in all Ur chips again
- buy 80 chips again (these are the free chips)

Now your original money is still on Ur normal account and U have 40 free chips.

Once you have completed this bonus (or when you have lost the bonus money) there is a monthly bonus available.

You will receive a risk free €40 per month to play with. It works in exactly the same way as the first deposit bonus.

You will find a discussion of this bonus here.

Sign up here



High Value


Betfair 100% deposit bonus up to £50

You need to fullfil the wagering requirements (25x) in order to be able to cash out the bonus but I think that if U lose the bonus without meeting the requirements you can stil cash out your initial deposit.

To get the maximum possible value out of this sign up for a Betfair Sportsbook account through my code to get another £20 for free in the sportsbook. Then you can transfer some funds to the Casino and do the Casino bonus.

I just finished the bonus. Transferred €80 to the Casino and got my free €80 within one minute. I kept track of the bonus manually but at some point I got a popup saying my requirements are cleared. It's cool cause i thought I still had a little further to go. Went on a pretty lucky run at European Blackjack in the end and managed to cah out €205. Not a fortune but it was fun and the free money is always welcome...

Instructions for signing up at Betfair are here




Boogster Casino bonusses

Boogster is a Casino and Poker affiliate that will pay you extra gifts or cash for completing a Casino promotion. This makes the promotion a lot more valuable as it means that even if you don't win anything in the Casino, you will still be rewarded with a bonus.

Boogster has a lot of promotions whith new rooms being added constantly. It's therefore definitely worth keeping an eye on it.

note: How to use your Boogster points?

The best way to use your points are to request Full Tilt gift certificates. For each 1000 Boogster points you will get $10 on Full Tilt. If you do not have a Full Tilt account yet set one up through PSO for an extra $120 PSO bonus (see here)

The best Boogster bonusses at the moment are:

Risk free:

Lasseteers Casino - min deposit $50. Wagering requirements $400 for $110 Boogster bonus.

note: U need to wager $400 to receive the $110 in points from Boogster but U have to wager 10x your bonus amount to withdraw any money from Lasseters.Yet, the bonus is worth it for the Boogster points alone.

Low Risk:

English Harbour Casino: Deposit $80, wager $800, and receive 8000 boogster points ($80 value)

Mansion Casino: min deposit $100. Wagering requirements $800 for 10.0000 Boogster points ($100 value).

Additionally, both rooms give you a 100% signup bonus, requirements see Boogster.

Sign up here

note: if asked for a referral code on the Boogster confirmation form please enter nardo11@gmail.com





Other:


Casino On Net

100% max $200 20x waging requirements.

Therefore deposit $200, get an extra $200. Wager $4k, and you can cash it all out. This is by far the best bonus in the industry.

Expected Value is $191, therefore that was what your expected to make by doing this bonus! For CON I just flat betted $5 per hand, took about 1.5 hr, cashout takes roughly a week. Check your comp points to keep track of wagering.

Warning, if you use Neteller as your first time deposit method, WR increases a lot making the bonus less +EV. You can always try deposited with another method, playing your wr, and then do another deposit via neteller, and then withdrawal. This should work normally.

Best value rakeback deals

Last updated: 08-2007

Whats is rake and rakeback?

The rake is what a poker room takes out of each pot in order to make money. Typically the rake ranges from $.05 to $3.
If you sign up for a rakeback offer, the pokerroom will pay you back a part of the rake you have paid at the end of each month. The more you play, the more money you will receive.


How do I receive my rakeback money?

Your rakeback money will be added to your poker account. In most cases, the poker rooms themselves take care of transferring your rakeback money.




Below is a list of the most interesting rakeback offers from the most trusted rakeback affiliates on the internet.

If you are intersested in any of these offers, send me an email to nardo11@gmail.com so that I can send you the appropriate link.

It can be interesting to set up a few rakeback accounts (even if you don't use them) in case these site decide to discontinue their rakeback deals in the future.

All these accounts are free to set up and will pay back the indicated amount of your rake contribution at the beginning of the month. Most of these rooms also pay rakeback on tournament fees.

Also, for most rooms you will get a signup bonus on top of your rakeback deal.

Note: You have to be a first time customer at the poker site. Yet in most cases, even if you have already signed up for a room, there is always another room available on that same network where you can get rakeback.




Current rakeback offers:

Full Tilt 27%

PKR 30%

Prima network 30%

Cakepoker network 33%

Crypto network: 37.5%

Boss media: 30%

Ultimate Bet: 30%

Pokerroom network: 30%

Absolute network: 30%


Please send an email to nardo11@gmail.com if you want to sign up or receive more information about any of these deals