Reuben Peters wins European Poker Tour Dublin Event

The stock trader from Telluride, Colorodo, won a PokerStars satellite to qualify for this event and although he began the final table holding one of the shortest chip stacks, he managed to outlast seven other players to reach heads up play against the table favorite, 19-year-old pro Annette Obrestad. Peters was a big underdog when heads-up began but managed to even the counts after a double-up and a series of small pots. The tournament ended after Peters moved all-in with top pair, top kicker on a 10-6-3 board and was called by Obrestad, who held 7-7. Peters' pair of tens held up, giving him the first place prize and the EPT title. Obrestad received €297,800 (approx. USD 432,000) for her second place finish.

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Tournament players will enjoy the poker leagues. Most of the tables are low limit but they do offer a ton of free rolls.

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Full Tilt message

It's been an historic week at the World Series of Poker* and Team Full Tilt's Allen Cunningham was right in the middle of the action. Allen won his fifth WSOP* bracelet and became just the fifth player ever to win three bracelets in three consecutive years. There's still plenty of time to join Allen and hundreds of other Tilters at this year's Series. Join us at 18:00ET (6PM) on Sunday, June 17th for our gigantic 100 Seat Guarantee where we're awarding at least $1 million worth of Main Event entries in this single tournament.

If you're interested in a European poker vacation, look for satellites into our Hendon Mob Shootout where you can win dinner with The Hendon Mob in London and a chance to play in the Great British Poker Tour (GBPT) Main Event. Finally, check out Lee Watkinson's tip on how playing a short stack can eliminate tough post-flop decisions in Pot-Limit Omaha.

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Received this electronic mail from full tilt:

The 2007 World Series of Poker* has officially begun and there are still plenty of chances for you to win your way to Las Vegas and take a shot at WSOP* gold. We're offering two guaranteed $52K prize packages in our $50K HORSE Qualifier, while our Main Event 100 Seat Guarantee provides at least 100 chances to win an entry to the Big Dance.

To get the inside scoop on this year's Series, keep an eye on PokerWire.com and The Full Tilt Poker Blog by Michael Craig for interviews, daily chip counts, and behind-the-scenes reports.

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cardozagames

Today I received an email from this new site called cardozagames. I checked it out and found that cardoza games are part of the ipoker network so USA players are not allowed to play for real money. That's too bad because I really wanted to try out their new first ever integrated tool called the Ten Commandments of Poker.

Their site explains the tools like this:

Ten Commandments of Poker is an instant tutor that will revolutionize your poker game. You can see results while playing, analyze a session of play or receive general comments on where to improve your game.

Ten Commandments of Poker is a software application that runs side by side with the poker client. While you play, messages will pop up highlighting mistakes you have made and warn you of situations where you have made potentially unprofitable plays.

Ten Commandments of Poker is designed to address common mistakes, both for the new player and the experienced pro. Remember, even for a winning player, improvement will mean a better long term result.

Luckily, US residents can still play at ultimate poker.com and fulltilt poker.com for now anyways.

Ultimate Bet Update

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Ferguson Goes From Zero to Hero

I'm almost a year into an experiment on Full Tilt Poker. I'm attempting to turn $0 into a $10,000 bankroll. With no money to start with, I had no choice but to start out playing Freerolls. Starting out, I'd often manage to win a dollar or two, but I'd quickly get busted and have to start over again. It took some time but, after awhile, I was eventually able to graduate to games that required an actual buy-in.

Even today, people don't believe it's really me when I sit down at Full Tilt's small stakes games. They ask what I'm doing down here, and often tell me stories about how they turned $5 into $500 or $100 into $1,000. Usually, these stories end with the person telling me that they went broke. There's no surprise there. These folks tried to quickly build a bankroll by gambling. They'd play in a game that was beyond their bankroll and, if they happened to win, they'd move up to a higher limit and risk it all one more time. Inevitably, they'd lose a few big hands and go broke.

For me, this experiment isn't about the money. It's about showing how, with proper bankroll management, you can start from nothing and move up to the point where you're playing in some pretty big games. I know it's possible because I did it once before, turning $1 into $20,000.
To ensure that I keep my bankroll intact, I've adopted some key rules:

• I'll never buy into a cash game or a Sit & Go with more than 5 percent of my total bankroll (there is an exception for the lowest limits: I'm allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less).
• I won't buy into a multi-table tournament for more than 2 percent of my total bankroll and I'm allowed to buy into any multi-table tournament that costs $1.
• If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent of my total bankroll, I must leave the game when the blinds reach me.

I think a lot of players would do well to apply these rules. One great benefit from this approach to bankroll management is that it ensures you'll be playing in games you can afford. You'll never play for very long in a game that's over your head because, when you're losing, you'll have no choice but to drop down to a smaller game. You can continue to sharpen your game at that lower limit until your bankroll allows you to move up and take another shot. These rules also prevent you from being completely decimated by a bad run of cards.

Dropping down and playing lower limits is difficult for a lot of players. They view it as a failure and their egos get in the way. Many want to remain at the level they'd been playing and win back their losses. But this can lead to some pretty severe tilt - and that can go through a bankroll in a hurry. I know that dropping down was difficult for me in my run from $1 to $20,000. When I first played in the $25/$50 game, I lost. Sticking to my rules, I dropped down to the $10/$25 game. I had a losing streak there and had to go down to $5/$10. That was tough. After playing $25/$50, a $5/$10 game was boring to me.

But I had the discipline to stick to my rules, and that motivated me to play better at the lower levels. I really didn't want to lose any more because I knew the consequences: I'd have to play even lower and work even harder to get back to where I'd been, which could take as long as a month. If you ever find yourself bored or frustrated playing at the lower limits, you're obviously not playing well. Take a break from the game. Often, stepping away can give you a fresh perspective and heightened motivation to play well when you return.

There are a couple of more tips I'd like to share regarding bankroll management. First, you should never play in a game that is beyond your bankroll simply because the game seems to be soft that day. It's never soft enough to risk money that puts your bankroll in jeopardy. The other point is that you should avoid playing in games that are at the top of your bankroll limits, when a lower game offers more opportunity for profit.
I'm confident that by sticking to these sound bankroll ma

nagement rules, I'll make it to my $10,000 goal. These rules are sure to help you as well, as you pursue your own poker ambitions. So, if you want to start your own quest - or play against me while I'm continuing with mine - come open a free account at Full Tilt Poker and look for me online. But hurry, because I'm hoping I won't be in the lower limits for too much longer.

Chris Ferguson


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