Playing Poker Online - Internet Poker Rooms

Do you know where Macau is?  It is the gambing center in the Eastern hemisphere!

Bodog is giving away a trip to Macau to compete in the Asian Poker Tour (”APT”) as a member of Team Bodog - August 26 to 31. Win one of four seats to get Main Event buy-in ($5,300), travel expenses, 6 nights accommodation in Macau and $500 to spend as you wish.

Compete NOW in qualifiers running until August 3 - or play “Seat Giveaway Series” with the finale August 2.

Find out more about Bodog’s APT Macau online qualifiers.

Yesterday we reported on Bodog’s weekly $100K tournament.  And actually, we lied a little bit.  One of these Sunday tournaments is being upped to $250K - and you can start playing qualifiers now

Mark August 10th on your calendar.  Bodog’s usual $100,000 guaranteed tournament will be replaced by a $250K jackpot… their largest guaranteed tournament ever. Play through the week of August 4th in hundreds of qualifiers with buy-ins ranging from $1+$0 to $54+4. You will can buy directly in to the big dance for $250 + $20. Head to Bodog for more information on this upcoming guaranteed poker tournament.

Click here to read more about the $250,000 Poker Tournament

Are you frustrated spending your whole Sunday playing against several thousand players in online tournaments? Tired of not cashing? Why not play in a tournament that has the BEST value and where you actually have a great chance of winning? 

Bodog’s Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed occurs each and every week and has been averaging a 30% overlay for the past few months.  Each week the winner has won themselves $25,000. With a low buy-in of only $100+$9 and satellites running on a daily basis, you cannot afford to miss this opportunity.  So be sure that you keep your Sunday afternoon open and register by 4:05PM EST for your chance to win poker’s best value guarantee tournament.

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Over the last year Facebook has been in the news due to the company’s phenomenal success in dominating the social network sites. They quickly grew among Canadian users and eventually took over MySpace as the number one site to meet up with your old friends keep in contact. This has been in large part due to the company’s constant restructuring of tools and applications they offer their members which of course is always free. Recently they introduced a free poker application where you can host your own games with your friends, join a network of tables and even invite those to join who have yet to become a member of Facebook. while most would think this was just your basic application like most other games available on the website, it was in turn a way for the media giant to test the market and really study not only the popularity of the game but the time spent playing it.

During this trial period, Facebook learned that over 30 million adults on their network play free poker on average 3 hours a week. When we say their network we are only talking about Facebook members, since you cannot sit in a game without creating an account. More importantly these 30 million players were playing free poker which showed there is an interest in the game.

The Facebook application is the third most popular application among users and supports over 370,000 players daily. They also offer users free chips for referring their friends and rate you on the size of your bankroll.

It is predicted that this may become the new means of online poker if in fact the UIGEA is overturned.

There are so many poker sites out there - and we honestly cannot compete.  But, still, I love playing poker.  I’m not exactly WSOP material.  But I love the game… the strategy and needing to outthink your opponent… And your opponent trying to outthink you.  It becomes complex - with a bit of chance thrown in.

So, while Gamblingsmarts can’t be everything poker, you can get a taste and compliment your casino play.  Finding a good poker room is tough too - there are so many out there.  But they are either too big or too small - too impersonal or whatever other complaint.  We hope to point you in the right direction and find the right place for you.