Full Tilt Poker is one of the biggest poker rooms online, and of course getting a rakeback deal with them is great news for the serious player.

For you that don’t know, rakeback means to get a percentage of your fees (rake) back from the room. Basically, it is free money, because you would pay the fees anyway.

But there is a catch: only a few partners have the right to offer this to the players, and I am glad to say that we belong to this group. Not only that, but we offer the highest possible rakeback deal for FTP, which is 27%

How to get rakeback on Full Tilt Poker

This is pretty simple. Just use one of our links to Full Tilt Poker and bonus code FTPRB

After you make your first deposit and start playing, your rakeback will be deposited weekly, directly by Full Tilt Poker employees. Nobody outside FTP will handle your money, so no one can take any cuts from your rakeback.

I already have an account on Full Tilt Poker and want rakeback

In that case there may be a problem. If you never deposited, nor have played with real money, it’s pretty simple: just create another account, FTP allow that now.

If you have played before with real money, you are locked to your account and we can’t get you rakeback. If that’s the case, you can still tell your friends and family to be careful when they decide to create their account, so that they have rakeback for life.

If you have any doubts, feel free to contact us.

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We know that a lot of players love SNGs because they are usually fast paced and fun. You can make a good profit as well if you know the strategy behind its games.

During the research for a poker article I discovered a pretty good site for SNG players called: Sit and Go Tips. What I really liked about the site is that they give you information in an easy to read format – each article is a SNG tip. You can sign up to their newsletter and receive their tips periodically.

Some tips they feature are really interesting:

• Bankroll management for sit and goes
• Double or Nothing SNG Strategy
• Best softwares for SNGs
• Rakeback for SNG players

So my poker tip for today is to check the website SNG Tips. It’s a good value for your time.

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It started slowly, but Ferguson gradually worked his way through various free roll tournaments and up the poker ladder until he succeeded in achieving his goal around nine months after he started.

His winnings were given to charity, but his achievement started a number of discussions in the poker community about whether a regular player might be able to do something similar. The conversation then developed into conversations about how online players can really maximize their bank roll.

A portion of the community believed that Ferguson’s achievement couldn’t be matched by the average player as Ferguson is one of the top players in the world and a full time professional.

However, I think it’s important to mention that most poker players have an advantage over Ferguson: they’re able to make use of one of the many poker bonuses that are now prevalent in online gaming.

With so many rooms now offering players incentives to sign up, you no longer need to be a top professional in order to grow a modest investment into a fairly impressive bankroll.

The key to achieving this is patience. Even Chris Ferguson found the going slow when he started on the bottom rung of the ladder, so you shouldn’t expect things to be any different for you. Low stake games offer relatively small prizes, so it’s very likely you’ll be spending a fair bit of time around those tables.

You have to make sure that you don’t start getting impatient. Don’t be tempted to get ahead of yourself by jumping up to a higher level game before you’re ready. If you begin to get ahead of yourself, then a small mistake or a stroke of bad luck can leave your bank roll decimated and force you to go back to square one.

Instead, make sure you choose your games well when you’re starting out. Take the time to research the tables you’re thinking of playing at. Find a game that suits your style and make sure you don’t end up paying more than $1 for a game until your bankroll has reached the $50 mark. When you’ve reached that benchmark, you can begin to research the $5 tables.

No matter what limit you find yourself getting involved with, make sure that you continue to set these benchmarks. Whether, you’re playing in Freerolls or high stake games, keep an eye on your account balance. Only start to think about moving up a level once your bankroll is three times more than when you started playing at your current level.

By doing this, you’ll ensure that your skill level increases at the same rate as your bank balance. Jumping ahead of yourself can mean that you find yourself playing against players who are a lot more skilled than you are. Once you find yourself out of your depth, you can expect your hard work and effort to be undone in no time at all.

When following a strategy like this one, you need to understand that there will be times when your bankroll goes down as well as up. When you go through these slightly rough times, you really need to make sure you stick to your principals and boundaries more than ever.

If you find your balance has dropped below $50 for example, then you need to reassess your strategy by dropping down to the free roll games until you get past that mark again.

It’s going to be hugely tempting to start adding additional funds to your bankroll. Whatever you do, don’t start playing poker with money that you can’t afford to lose though. There’s just no excuse for it. If Lady Luck ends up leaving your side, close down the software and turn off your computer.

Don’t even think about chasing after the money you’ve lost by pulling your credit card out again.

Things will improve. Even a former WSOP champion went through the bad times to complete his challenge. He had the skill of patience, and that’s what you need to develop as well if you’re going to follow in his footsteps.

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Who

The World Championship of Online Poker is sponsored and run by online poker site giant Poker Stars. They started the Championship in 2002, and the participation level and prize pool has grown wildly every year since. This year’s tournament will be the biggest yet in every way imaginable. Anyone can qualify via Poker Stars many cash, sit-n-go, and steps satellite tournaments, but if you miss your chance there you can always buy in directly.

What

The WCOOP 2008 boasts 33 events over 16 days with a prize pool of at least $30,000,000 guaranteed. The main event alone boasts prizes of $10,000,000+. Of course there are plenty of Hold ‘em events, but you can pretty much choose your poison here with 5-card Draw, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, 2-7 Triple Draw, HORSE, 7-card Stud, 2-7 Single Draw, and a special eight game event. Buy-ins for these events range from $215 to $25,500. The buy-in for the main event is $5,200. Be sure to use some of the great poker bonuses that Pokerstars in handing out in order to increase the tournament sizes and help towards your buy-in money.

Where

All of these events will be held online through a special portal designed and supported by PokerStars.com.

When

Satellite qualifying tournaments are being held now and will continue through August. The first event of the WCOOP 2008 will begin on Friday, September 5 at 2:30pm. The NL Hold ‘em Main Event begins on Sunday, September 21 at 4:30pm. The Main Event is a two-day event and will end on Monday, September 22, effectively ending the whole tournament and crowning the 2008 champion. The specific start times for each event may change depending on the size of the playing field.

Why

With a few dollars and a lot of skill you could win your way to a chair in the WCOOP 2008′s Main Event. But if you’re not lucky enough to win a place via the satellites, the buy-ins for each WCOOP event are fairly reasonable and far easier than playing sit-n-go’s for days. This is one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) tournaments anywhere-online or off! You don’t have to take time off work, fly across the country, or camp out in Vegas for a week to participate. Last year’s Main Event champion took home well over $1 million. It’s the kind of money you simply don’t see every day, especially online. So why not take this rare chance at instant online poker stardom?

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Poker Helping Softwares

1. Odds Calculators/Tutoring Softwares.

Softwares that show you your hand strength, your odds for a great hand, your odds for having the best hand in the table. Most of them show also a suggestion of play, telling you when you should fold, or raise, or call… THE TRUTH: What you see is what you get. No false hopes here, the programs only give advice derived from mathematical calculation, and you get to decide what to do. The best ones in the market are:

a) Texas Calculatem Pro: the program sit by the side of your online poker table, give you advice for your next action, and show the percentages and odds. This new “Pro” version gives you more statistical information than previously ones. I personally use Calculatem Pro, and find it very effective. It helped me the most when I was a beginner.

b) Sit ‘N Go Shark: this one gives strategic advice in small text boxes for Sit ‘N Go tournaments. It has powerful advice, with a good sense of humor, which is great for the boring times when you are folding bad hand after bad hand.

c) Holdem Genius: this is a new program, from the same company that created Calculatem Pro. I am really impressed with the software, because it is even easier to use and do not clutter your screen. It also has a powerful odds calculator. I bought it a month ago and so far it looks an awesome deal.

2. Player Information Softwares.

Softwares that telling what you about your opponents, based on their previous games, as registered on the poker rooms. Every move you make on poker is recorded on hand histories. Poker softwares release these histories to the public, and some softwares gather this information to qualify players according to their behavior.

Poker Crusher is such a software, and the most reliable one I ever found on the market. You sit at a table and it shows who is the fish, the rock, the maniac, and so on. You can decide if it is profitable to try this table or move to another. I believe that this tool was the one that made me more money from all of the above. It also helps you become a better player, showing your current classification. Poker Crusher is really a great software, and has a free trial period. Check their website where you can find a video preview and see what I am talking about.

For more information about these programs, check the banners in the bottom.

Poker Cheats

A program that can change the outcome of the game by giving you information that you should not be able to know, or that could change the cards you will get. Some claim to be able to show your opponents hidden cards. THE TRUTH: lies, lies and lies. There is no such thing. The respected poker rooms have softwares with so powerful encryption, that it would be easier to hack into some online banks. If you ever buy such a program, be aware. Just think: if someone has such a thing, why would he sell it? He could be making millions using the programs, and would not be willing to advertise his crime!

Poker Bots

A program that plays for you in your computer. It “reads” the situation on screen and play for you, even if you are sleeping. THE TRUTH: looks interesting, doesn’t it? But there are some problems you should be aware of: the biggest poker rooms do not allow them; it could have spyware and viruses; it is kind of dumb: I mean, it’s a software, so it uses a program to calculate odds and take actions based on those odds. It cannot “feel” the opponents, it cannot make advanced moves, it cannot mix-up the strategy. Can it win some money? Probably yes, because there are a lot of players out there dumber than the bot, but I would be surprised to see a bot that could consistently win for you.

Conclusions

We believe that the best way to beat the game is by reading a lot, and practicing a lot. Buy the basic books and read what the pros have to say – they’re pros because they know something about the game. Most of the rooms let you begin playing for money by depositing as little as $20 to $50 dollars (Titan, for example, has a $20 minimum). With this buy-in, you can play a lot in the cheap tables, freerolls and small buy-in tournaments. From the above softwares, we strongly suggest the helping programs, because you learn a lot from reading their suggestions mid-game.

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To fix this, the poker companies made deals with the best financial services online. All companies charge a small amount (usually from 1% to 3%) to make the transaction.

We will feature on this article the best options that we have tried and approved. Read below, and decide for yourself.

NETELLER. A company accepted in virtually all poker rooms. After the USA Gambling Legislation, Neteller had to withdraw from the american market, but it is still very strong worldwide, and working to get back to USA. They have a card verification process when you do your first deposits. You can sign up by clicking in the image above. If you want to get a 10% first deposit bonus, send an e-mail to us and request the Neteller bonus offer. Neteller currently does not accept poker transactions for USA users.

MONEYBOOKERS. A company located in the United Kingdom, with a very larger user base, mostly people from the european union. They have credit card deposit options and bank transfer for european users. Other users can only deposit using credit cards. To sign-up, click their logo above. They do not have sign up bonus promotions so far.

ENTROPAY. This is another United Kingdom company. It has a very easy-to-use, friendly interface. You can create a virtual VISA credit card, and use it to deposit in most poker rooms. Click their logo to know more. Entropay currently does not accept USA users.

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