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Value for Tournament Players
During Freeroll Frenzy, Bet365 is bumping the Merit Points tournament players earn for buying in to MTT and SNG tournaments by 33%. Bonus points do count toward VIP status and bonus clearing.

Bet365 is also running three $10k guaranteed tournaments which are expected to overlay, along with special qualifier routes to those tournaments for SNG players.

Value for Cash Game Players
$10k in rake races are running at Bet365 during Freeroll Frenzy. Players can win a max of $1k per week in these races. The twist: Only play at the Bet365 Premium Tables counts for the race standings. Premium Tables are only available to bet365 players, so your pool of competition will be small.

Bet365 has a 200% first deposit bonus, max bonus $1000. Use Bet365 bonus code PBONUS when you sign up at Bet365.

Play With No Deposit at Bet365
During Freeroll Frenzy you can play for real money at Bet365 without making a deposit. Bet365 is running freerolls ever two hours all throughout Freeroll Frenzy, for a total of 360 freerolls.

No deposit is required to earn money playing these freerolls, and the cash you win can be used to play poker for real money at the site.

Freeroll Frenzy is running now through the end of February – Play Now.

There are numerous ways to get into this tournament, players can buy in directly with real money or Frequent Player Points or play the satellites running frequently everyday for as little as $2.20 to win an entry.

If you don’t have an account at True Poker sign up now and get a 27% Rakeback as well as a First Deposit Super Bonus for up to $1000.

Additionally PartTimePoker is offering stakes at High Pulse Poker – to qualify all you have to do is Download the software and enter Referral code: PartTime when creating your account. With High Pulse Poker’s unique affiliate program you will be able to refer friends and get paid commission on their play, regardless of who you sign up under. You can get started for free by getting staked at PTP Staking after creating your account.

As stated in our poker room review of High Pulse Poker we believe High Pulse is set to be a major player in the online poker market as they have spent 2 years developing and beta testing superior software and have injected 750,000 euro into 60,000 player accounts which became real money at today’s launch. This coupled with a 50% VIP-Rakeback program and the tiered affiliate program, High Pulse Poker is slated to become a premium and popular online poker site.

Who are these guys?
The PWB team consists of management employees of existing large online poker rooms who decided to make a run at the industry. With strong funding and some celebrity surprises in store, they are one of the few rooms that may actually be able to crack the market. Their interest in community testing and feedback will help their chances.

What is expected of beta testers?
Beta testers will be asked to participate in play money tournaments and cash games and report bugs. Testers can participate as much or as little as they would like; there is no minimum time commitment.

Whats in it for beta testers?
Aha! The good part…While all games will be play money, testers will gain status by playing, winning, and referring friends to the beta testing program. Status will earn testers:

• Entry into freerolls. There will be one $1,500 freeroll, plus $100 nightly freerolls and more. Cash won will be available in your account when the site launches.
• A chance to win a $5,000 WSOP Package.
• A higher rakeback rate upon site launch.
• A chance to win a custom avatar upon site launch.
• Did we mention the higher rakeback rate that will be available to beta testers?

How can I get involved?
It’s easy, follow these steps  and sign up via Part Time Poker. You’ll be guided through the sign up process and will be greeted by a dashboard at Poker Whiteboard that will allow you to track your status advancements.

Be certain to follow the steps and submit your name to PTP to get the preferential rakeback rate when the room launches. We’ve got your back on this one, but we need your account name to make it happen.

Why do people not ever hire poker dealers for their home games? After all, it is an appealing prospect to have an experienced dealer to come in and run your home game. It speeds up the play, allows a player to focus on their game and avoid any arguments about poker etiquette. Matt Alford (founder of Dial a Dealer) states that the main reason is the fact that the cost of hiring a freelance dealer does not compare favourably with the average pot size of most home poker games. A second reason is the fact that most people do not know any dealers. And if you don’t know any dealers, where do you turn to? Most people will contact a casino night hire company. And when you get a middleman involved, you can be guaranteed that the price goes up by 50%.

Will Dial a Dealer solve those problems? By connecting dealers directly with home poker games, the punter should certainly dramatically reduce the cost of hiring a dealer for their next home game. There are dealers on site at the moment listing their services at between £10 and £30 and hour, which although not quite as economical as a card room, it does make having a dealer at your home game a feasible possibility.

So we know the players can benefit, what opportunities does the service present for the dealers? Listing on the site and putting yourself in front of thousands of potential customers will set a croupier back $15 (£10) a month. It does seem a lot, but it looks more favourable when you think that all a dealer needs to do is obtain 1 job a year until he hits breakeven.

Dealers are certainly taking the bait in the UK, with 25 dealers already having registered. The company is open to dealer registrations from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.

The Rakeback Return

Online poker sites do not “comp” players free buffets or hotel rooms as casinos do, but many sites offer rakeback. Poker sites offer rakeback percentages as incentives to attract new players to sign up with their site. The rakeback rate varies from site to site and there are multiple methods used to determine how the rakeback is calculated. Then at the end of each month, the rakeback percentage is refunded to the player’s account. The different methods of calculating rakeback benefit different playing styles. If you have cashed in on a sign up bonus with your present site, you will likely have to move to a new site to take advantage of a rakeback offer, and it could be a very lucrative venture.

The Contributed Method Explained

With the contributed rake method, the rakeback return is determined by the amount each player individually contributes to the rake. When you are playing in a $20 pot with a five percent rake, $1 is raked from the pot. If your personal contribution to the pot is $5, or 25 percent of the pot, then your return will be 25 cents or 25 percent of the rake. At the end of the month, your accumulated rakeback is tallied and deposited in your poker account. The biggest site using this method is Full Tilt rakeback.

Cashing in With Contributed Rakeback

Contributed rakeback is an easy choice if you are a frequent player who likes to participate in a lot of hands. The contributed rakeback method is almost a reward for betting so frequently. Tight players who choose their hands with extreme caution will not benefit from contributed rakeback as extensively as those who play every other hand. Players who wait for the perfect hand will be better off looking into dealt rakeback, but a loose player can improve their win rate considerably if they are taking advantage of a contributed rakeback.

Bluff – when a person pretends to have better cards than they do and plays and bids as if they have.

Hand – the cards dealt to you, and the cards that you play using. So a complete hand will include cards that are visible only to you and others dealt face up which are visible to everyone.

Fold – to decide that your hand isn’t good enough and to stop playing that round.

Community cards – Cards which are placed face up on the table during a deal, and which all players in the game can use to help make their final hand.

Pot – the money which is bet by players in the game. This is the money which the winner of the round will take.

Chips – the round pieces which players are given in exchange for cash money before a game begins. Each chip represents a fixed amount of money.

Ante – a fixed amount that all players have to place in the pot. Antes are only used in some variants of poker.

Dead Money – money put into the pot by players who have folded.

Small blind – a small bet placed by the first player in a game where there is no ante. The amount is normally half of the amount that will be the size of the minimum bet on the first betting round.

Big blind – a blind bet which is normally a raise of an earlier blind called the small blind. In poker with limits set the big blind is normally the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.

Call/See – to put the minimum bet necessary into the pot to allow you to continue playing.

Raise – to raise the amount of money being played into the pot.

Hole – these are the cards which are dealt into your hand at the beginning – they are the cards which are dealt face down.

Flop – in Hold’em poker these are the first three community cards which are dealt at the same time.

Pot Limit – A game where the maximum bet is set by the size of the pot at the time.

Pot Odds – The amount of money in the pot at the time divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Players often use this to decide if a pot offers enough reward to make it worthwhile to call.

River – the last card dealt in a hand of Hold’em or Stud poker.

Wild Card – A joker or other card chosen by agreement by the players (or by the dealer) as a card which can be used to represent any other card desired.

House – the casino or poker room hosting the event.

Rake – An amount of money taken from the pot and given to the house. Usually a percentage of the pot up to a maximum amount.

Table Charge / Seat Fee – a fee paid periodically by all players at the table – usually set as every half an hour or hour, and taken where the house doesn’t take a rake.

Beginners will find that playing in one of the low stakes rooms is a friendly and enjoyable experience. I’d recommend that you play in a room that you can afford to spend a fair while in – especially in the early days. It is very demoralizing to run out of money and have to leave a table, so playing at a table you can afford to spend some time in will ensure that you get used to the ups and downs of online poker.

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1. Sign up for a Rakeback at Walker Poker

2. There will be a two months points race for July and August. The top 10 point earners during this time will compete against each other in a tournament on Saturday September 6th at 3pm est. The winner gets the package.

3. Point totals will be updated daily here: http://www.rakebacknation.com/walker-points-race/ … Information on how to earn points is available here: http://www.rakebacknation.com/walker-poker/

4. In addition to this promotion, you will earn a 30% rakeback paid daily and a 100% initial deposit bonus that is not deducted from your rakeback. All this makes Walker Poker the best place to play on the Merge Network

Currently, Full Tilt Poker rakeback payments are made to players on a monthly basis, but starting immediately, all existing PTP rakeback accounts at FTP (and all new accounts made) will be paid every Friday.

Full Tilt is now also offering daily rakeback stats and no minimum rake for payout. For complete information on Full Tilt Poker rakeback, click here.

PartTimePoker also offers rakeback deals at a variety of online poker sites. For more information about our full list of offers and promos, click here.