| An american with the alias "zeko1985" got tired of spending long hours in
 Many players who had played against zeko1985 suspected that something was going on and decided to contact the poker site in question. The poker site's fraud team started investigating and concluded that zeko1985 indeed was using a robot and therefore they closed the account and confiscated a huge amount of cash. zeko1985 thought that he had done nothing wrong since he programmed the r obot all by himself. This is what he wrote in a poker forum recently. "I think that it should be okay to use robots. Even if I'm not controlling what's going on at the tables, It's still I who have programmed it and therefore I'm responsible for how it plays. One needs to be very skilled to program a winning bot." zeko1985 hopes to be back at the poker site soon again. "I hope to be back playing at the poker site soon again, meanwhile I'm us ing my accounts at other poker sites." |
Thursday 21 October 2010
American programmed own poker robot and won $220,00!
Monday 13 September 2010
PokerStars Launches 50 Billionth Hand Promotion
You read that right. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is on the cusp of dealing its 50 billionth hand. 50 billion! With such a major milestone to commemorate, PokerStars is busting out all the stops and dishing out $1 million in cash to its members.
In cash games, the PokerStars 50 Billionth hand promotion will actually kick in starting at hand #49,700,000,000 (that’s 49.7 billion for you non-mathematical whizzes out there). The players dealt cards in every one-millionth hand from there will receive $50 for every single VIP Player Point, or VPP, earned during the 50 previous hands at that table. The minimum payout is $50 and whoever wins the main pot is in store for a treat, as their bonus will be instantly doubled.
When the milestone 50 billionth hand is dealt, every player receiving cards in the hand will take home a colossal $500 per VPP earned over the previous 50 hands and the winner will also see their prize doubled. Text found on PokerStars’ website accurately points out, “This could mean a grand total of tens of thousands of dollars!”
Everyone dealt to in hand number 50 billion also lands a seat in the 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event on September 26th, a $5,200 value. Finally, the player who takes down the 50 billionth hand banks $50,000 on top of the pot and all of the extra goodies. Wow.
PokerStars also has a promotion suited for sit and go players. Between September 10th and 25th, there will be five constantly running 50-player Super Sit and Gos. Each one has a different price tag – $1.10, $5.50, $11, $22, and $55 – and the winners of every Super Sit and Go at a particular buy-in over the course of the promotion will split $50,000. If you click on “Sit and Go” and then “All” in the PokerStars lobby, then you can track down these unique tournaments being held as part of the 50 billionth hand festivities.
If your bankroll on PokerStars isn’t quite up to snuff, the 50 billionth hand promotion provides an excellent excuse to load back up. Just reload using the code “50BN” or deposit for the first time with the code “FREEROLL50” and you’ll receive a ticket into one of three $50,000 freerolls that will be held on September 25th. They’ll take place at 09:15 ET, 15:15 ET, and 21:15 ET on that date and you can locate the freebies in the PokerStars lobby by clicking on “Tourney” and “Special.”
Still not convinced? If you’ve currently achieved any level in the PokerStars VIP program, then you can purchase a $50 cash credit for 3,000 Frequent Player Points, or FPPs. This can only be done one time per person and is open to any VIP member. The 50 billionth hand promotion will come to a close on September 25th, so make sure to take advantage of these rock solid opportunities before they pass you by.
The 2010 WCOOP is also taking place on PokerStars, ensuring that both its cash game and tournament tables will be bustling like never before. The 62-event series wraps up on September 26th with a $5,200 buy-in Main Event that will dish out at least $10 million. It’ll be one of the largest online poker tournaments ever held and its winner is assured at least a $2 million payday.
Likely due to the ongoing WCOOP, PokerStars has seen a 24-hour peak of more than 40,000 real money ring game players placate its felts for the last five days, the only time in the last 60 days that’s happened according to PokerScout.com. The site boasts a seven-day running average of 27,000 cash game players and happily accepts action from the United States. At the time of writing, which is just after 1:00am ET early Saturday morning, 117,000 total players are logged in and 4,600 tournaments are in action.
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The PartyPoker Weekly: Mike Sexton On Jake Cody, So Close for Tony G and New Depositor Freeroll Coming Up
Welcome once again to the PartyPoker Weekly. It’s been a massive week for PartyPoker as the inaugural WPT London has finally drawn to a close but everyone is still talking about Jake Cody and our own Tony G in the high rollers event.
$500 New Depositor Freeroll This Week
As part of our fantastic value $7,500 Cash Runner Series, there will be a $500 Freeroll on September 15 for players who sign up a new account between July 01 (00:00) and September 12 (23:59). Hurry though, as you have until 23:59 GMT tonight to qualify for that.
But no matter what, PokerNews referred PartyPoker players can make the most of a $2,000 Deposit Freeroll on September 29 as well as a great value Cash Runner Points Race which is already underway!
Mike Sexton on Jake Cody, Jake Cody on Mike Sexton
The latest WPT Champion Jake Cody is creating a real stir in the poker community. Not only has he gone from obscurity to being the favourite to take down the poker triple crown, he has really impressed everyone with his play when he took down WPT London. PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton thinks he can win the triple crown and said his performance was one of the best he has ever seen in the WPT