MIDNATS http://3.rankpage10.com Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:39:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Over 90% of poker bots are “fish” http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=776 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=776#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:39:11 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=776 Sunday, March 13, the New York Times published an article under that challenges: “The poker bots are invading the online game”. It appears that computer programs for playing online poker and multiply that rooms like PokerStars or Full Tilt fight actively against them. Others, however, close their eyes. But do not panic, according to the paper by Gabriel Dance, most robots are losers. A situation that could soon be set to change, some “machines” that can already compete with good poker players, but not the best.
Over 90% of bots are losing money

The science of poker bots is still in its infancy and “a vast majority of bots are very bad,” said Darse Billings, a consultant for PokerStars and Full Tilt. “More than 90% are losing money. Why? Unlike chess, where computers have all the information needed to play perfectly, poker, there are several unknown variables. A player does not know the cards of his opponent, or his playing style (aggressive, frequency of bluffs …) and the luck factor is part of the game
A robot can compete with good players, but not with the best

If the bots are not new and remain inefficient until now, they are improving and the most sophisticated can earn tens of thousands of dollars online. Since researchers in this field have moved away from the methodology employed for the robots chess in 2003, progress has been significant. Today, a robot “can compete with good players, but not the best,” said Professor Sandholm, director of the research program on robots poker Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Phil Ivey will therefore still for some time the best player in the world.
PokerStars and Full Tilt invest to fight against bots …

Meanwhile, the two biggest online poker rooms, PokerStars and Full Tilt have engaged in the hunt for bots and they invest huge sums to fight them. Once the programs are detected, the user accounts are deleted, the gains confiscated and the company compensates players cheated.

Yet, despite being banned, you can freely buy poker bots on the Internet. Shanky Technologies sells the company such as licensing, Holdem Poker Bot ‘for $ 129 per year. Brian Jetter, co-founder of Shanky, reported that “5,000 copies of its software have been sold since 2008″ and that Full Tilt at the expense least $ 70,000 per month to remove its clients.
… But some poker rooms look elsewhere

Throw in the article also highlights an important point and more serious. Full Tilt PokerStars or have the means to clean but it does “not think the other poker rooms will take the same financial decisions [...] Shanky has no formal relationship with the poker rooms but some of them look the other way when the robots play. He can only hope not to fall on the 10% who earn …

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Onyx Cup Series: Full Tilt Introduces First Championship ‘Super High Stakes’ http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=774 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=774#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:38:37 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=774 Monday, March 14th, Full Tilt Poker has announced the launch of Onyx Cup Series, the first championship tournament, Super High Roller ever. We do not yet have the detailed program of this new concept which should take place straddling three continents. Stages of Las Vegas, London and Macau seem to be acquired.

In 2011, Onyx Cup Series will consist of five tournaments with buy-ins ranging between $ 100,000 and $ 300,000 each. Plus a grand finale to $ 250,000 with $ 1M added to the prize pool. On the whole championship, Full Tilt talking about a global prize pool valued at over $ 30M!
Determine the best player in the world

To be broadcast in 20 languages ??and 40 countries, the Onyx Series Poker hopes to meet the expectations of the largest professional, tired of being drowned in fields increasingly dense and anxious to have a meeting where they can compete with the other superstars of the sport.

Who says so says Championship standings: top three from each heat will score points leader board and then the final winner will win Onyx Cup, a luxury car and the good reputation of being the best player in the world 2011.
Erik Seidel in the starting blocks

It is obvious that this level of buy-in, the field will consist almost exclusively of poker superstars and a few wealthy businessmen. All sizes of Team Full Tilt will be waiting for you, it ‘s act Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Patrick Antonius, Gus Hansen or course of Erik Seidel. Recall that the latter is becoming a specialist in this kind of events: in January, he has already won more than $ 3M in two tournaments, Super High Roller organized on the sidelines of the Aussie Millions.

About Onyx Cup Series, Erik Seidel stated: “It was a matter of time before a championship of this kind is born. The stakes have risen so much recently that it became inevitable. And Full Tilt was the only room in the same line to set up such a circuit because it has the world’s best players. ”
The Onyx Series Poker: A Threat?

Only downside: a persistent rumor that the Full Tilt pros will not participate in tournaments on the same dates as the Onyx Cup Series. Depending on the timing finally chosen, it is possible that the World Series Poker Europe or the future Professional Poker League (currently implemented by Jefrey Pollack and Annie Duke) have suffered from the defection of some of their biggest headliners …
Full Tilt’s exclusive provider of satellite

Despite the double-barrier constituted by the ticket price and quality of opposition he will soon be possible to qualify for the first stage of the Championship ‘Open’: qualifications in line will begin on March 28 next Full Tilt Poker .

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Marrakesh Poker Open XIX: Jeremie Guez champion (€ 38,438) http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=772 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=772#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:38:21 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=772 Jeremie Guez has emerged in the Main Event XIX Marrakesh Poker Open at 1,350 € buy-in, winning the first prize of € 38,438 after a final table that included Leo figured Laslandes Team Sajoo.fr ), Gregory Hairston or Karina Nogueira.
Jeremie Guez, a champion bluffing

“Marrakech is the house where we do not bluff,” warned Leo Laslandes in his blog under ironically prescient. Candidate often unhappy collecting second places of the TV poker “The Bluff House” tour here in Marrakech, Jérémie Guez was to “take revenge”. A hand that now since it takes its “second consecutive big win” after a perf in Madagascar.

“Waiting for the game shorthanded to play more aggressive,” Guez then received a “good rush” to win the tournament heads-up, hoping that this success will help him in his early career: “I’m looking for sponsor like all young players, “we did well during our interview given after his victory.
Mercier and empty-handed Guerfi

42 players have taken their seats at the Salon Jean Bauchet Es Saadi Casino at 14 am this Sunday, March 13 to play the Main Event Day 2 DFO XIX total prize pool of € 172,941.

Isabelle Mercier, Ambassador BetClick

In possession of the twelfth carpets from the last day of the tournament, Leo Laslandes took a great start to approach and then surpass the million chips and take only the head of operation at the approach of the bubble twenty cashes.

Isabelle Mercier and Mesbah Guerfi ??out as Alain Roy (another place in Marrakech paid to him since he finished 17th), the road broke away for Leo Laslandes, Benjamin Hannuna, Gregory Hairston, one of three son of ‘Big Roger at tee off.
Karina Nogueira Laslandes joined in the final

Karina Nogueira

The two most experienced players in the tournament for the pros Trijaud Marc (11th, € 2,764) and the bubble-boy (10th, € 3,801) Rémi Marrale, recent winner of a side event DFO XVIII, left the tournament to leave the nine finalists battle.

Behind the trio of leaders Laslandes, Hannuna, Hairston found it particularly Karina Nogueira with the fourth rug before the eventual winner.
Kings against aces, Gastounet eliminated

Leo Laslandes, Team Sajoo

Following an eight-player deal, Leo “Gastounet” Laslandes, Pro Player Sajoo.fr has limited the damage after a hand ‘cool’, that is to say a big meeting, which led to his release in 8th place.

‘Gastounet’ could not avoid the worst with Leo fell Laslandes cons from Somas Prash on a flop , Removed to a gain of € 10,216.
Jeremie Guez, Mr Indestructible of the final

Strong and feisty, the last player in the race Karin discovers Nogueira and decides to follow his carpet Jérémie Guez cons that returns . But the picture Karine crucify leaving the Main Event fifth with a gain of € 13,616.

Often present at tournaments Es Saadi, Benjamin Hannuna Nogueira followed to the rail in 4th place (€ 16,146), released by Prash Samas, accustomed to its share of the Cercle Clichy Montmartre, who finished in 3rd place in the wake for € 17,800, released by Guez.

Jeremie Guez

Jeremie Guez quickly took the ascendancy in the heads-up against Michael Marcone, who could not withstand more than a quarter of an hour to rush his opponent. A carpet with with , Marcone will be paid by Jérémie Guez lives with and it went to 5.3 million tokens (cons 1.9 million) through the table before playing the final hand preflop:

Michael Marcone: .
Jeremie Guez with

Table put a stop to end the suspense and tournament, Michael Marcone being eliminated in second place for a gain of € 29,556.

Jeremie Guez has captured all the chips in the Main Event XIX DFO, which makes him the champion of this edition of the Marrakesh Poker Open and allows him to get a nice gain of € 38,438.

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GSOP 2 – Sumol94 wins event # 15 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=770 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=770#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:37:57 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=770 The last preliminary event GSOP 2, the championship of online poker rooms organized by the network Ongame.fr drew 349 participants. This allowed the actual prize pool of € 113,000 reach and slightly exceed the guarantee to the delight of SumoL94, winner of the tournament, pocketed a first prize of € 24.015 and € 1,000 a ticket for the final Grand Slam with a prize pool of € 50,000 March 20, 2011.
Final Table for Jackadi

Some well-known figures in online poker French have obviously wandered into this tournament with a nice guarantee of 100,000 € in the image of Florent “Jackadi” Leprovost who grabbed a chip lead of more than 100,000 chips in the first part tournament. The player was out of breath just before the prize money but still secured qualification to the final table before abdicating in 6th position for a gain of € 6.491. Mario “Lacorderaid” Hugo Cordero and Lemaire did not have the privilege to access the final table despite a great resistance in the final straight. Cordero tilts in 32nd position for a gain of € 622.65 and Lemaire in 53rd position at some places of the GTI.
Sumol94 march on the final table

Sumol94 would build its success by doubling the detriment of the player “Fombeus” thanks to a pair of aces who met a . Sumol94 then cashed a pot of 280K by eliminating the player “picpoker10″ before disposing also “ico40tonno13″ after paying 92K to push his opponent with and found top pair on the board cons .
JackaAdi, reduced to a stack of 79K was making a push with pocket 4 out of an open raise to 20K Sumol94 who decided to follow . Despite a dominated hand, wins the pot Sumol94 by finding a set on the board .

With 3 players left, held a chip lead Sumol94 about 1 million in chips. However Maxpops would reverse the trend to use a chip lead of 1.173 K after eliminating “bmahieux” in 3rd position. Heads-up was to the advantage of Sumol94 who won a first prize of € 24.015.
Grand Slam Final

The GSOP2 ended with a nice tournament with a structure with relatively qualitative starting stack of 5,000 chips and 20 minute levels still too rare on ongame.fr and all the other rooms of the French market. The two return GSOP March 20, 2011 in finale with a real deepstack tournament, the final Grand Slam at 1,000 € buy-in and has a guaranteed prize pool of € 50,000. This final will bring together 15 champions GSOP 2 as well as online qualifiers. Satellites will be available online until Sunday, March 20 and participants will play with a carpet of 10,000 in chips on levels of 30 minutes.
GSOP 2 – Event # 15 – Final

Variation: NLHE
Buy-in: 325 € +25 €
Warranty: 100,000 €
Actual prize pool: € 113,000
Participants: 349
Places paid: 46
Minimum earnings: € 622.24

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High Stakes Poker Season 7 Episode 3: Robl made a grand entrance http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=768 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=768#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:37:36 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=768 During the third episode of Season 7 of High Stakes Poker, amateurs and professionals gathered around the table have continued the fight. Phil Ruffin started the game with more than $ 800,000 as of carpets and Antonio Esfandiari that he showed a profit of $ 300,000 at the end of the second episode. Andrew Robl, who joined the table along the way after the removal of a player, quickly made ??his presence felt by producing a ‘hero call’.

SPOILER ALERT: If you watch the episodes of HSP, do not read further.

Here are the available players at the table and the status of their respective mats at the start of this episode.
It shares

Bill Klein asks a blind-on to $ 1,600, David “VIFF” limped with Peat Doyle Brunson joins the festivities with and Barry Greenstein raised to $ 10,000 with . Phil Ruffin pays the asking price from the big blind with and Klein participated in rugs $ pour137.800 after returning .

Everyone sets up quickly Greenstein, who pays all in with his last $ 66,200. Ruffin, the last to speak, passes his hands around and returned.

Greenstein is already putting his hand in his pocket for recharging seeing the flop appear, but when he sits down appears on the turn. Greenstein has to find six outs to split the pot and River is one. Both players share $ 146,800 thus located in the middle.
There is always a Nine

Once per episode at least, means Bill Klein exclaim: “There is always a Nine.” Indeed, in this hand a Nine is indeed appeared. But Klein could have done it.

Klein opens with $ 2,200 {K} and is followed by David Peat, which has ) And Doyle Brunson, who will have to defend his chances with . The flop comes and everyone checked to Klein, who sends a continuation bet to $ 6,000. Peat calle but not Brunson.

The turn is a which leads to Peat checker again. Klein fired a second missile – this time for $ 10,000 – and Peat aligns.

The river then displays – you guessed it – a Nine. The to be precise, which offers a second pair Peat. The latter is sending $ 20,000.

“Really?” Sighs Klein. “Always a New …”

It’s dying as he makes the call and finally Peat discovers the winning hand. Klein quickly shows his Ace-King Peat before sending it to the discard pile.
Pretty Slowroll, Doyle

Ruffin Bill limps with Peat and David did the same with his formidable . Doyle Brunson, who feels the weakness in his opponents, raises to $ 6,800 with and everyone folds to Ruffin, who pays. Peat, he departs from the path and the dealer may return . Both players checked the turn and reveals a . Ruffin then put $ 20,000, enough to prevent Brunson to pay.

The river is a and both players checked.

“I think I just an ace,” Brunson said, apparently oblivious to his heart.

“Two pairs,” retorted Ruffin.

“Oh for a second,” Brunson alarmed suddenly turning color. “Sorry. really sorry. ”

We will win this time. but even if we take the ‘Godfather of Poker’ to ‘slowroller’, we take you on a little boat ride with Michael Corleone, just to remind him good manners.
It shares the second!

Doyle Brunson takes a look at his first card, And opens at $ 4,000. Vanessa Selbst reraised to $ 11,000 with and the action returns to Brunson, who finally looks his second card. It is the and it equalizes.

The flop comes . Selbst took control with an upgrade to $ 18,200 and the second nut straight but Brunson decided to go carpet for $ 191,400. I must say he has the nut flush draw. Selbst calle and the two adversaries agreed to proceed with two draws.

The first poster and . It gives the advantage to Brunson, who has just hit its color. But the second printing allows Selbst take his revenge with a turn and a the river. Both players share $ 406,800 so the pot.
Stupid question

Antonio Esfandiari opens with $ 2,500 and is paid by Robert Croak and . Phil Ruffin, who owns , And Vanessa Selbst with , Do the same.

The flop comes Croak and quickdraw to $ 6,500. Ruffin just pay with the nuts and the other lie. The turn is a which inspires Croak bet $ 11,000. Ruffin decided to restart and this time he separates from his stack of $ 10,000 five tokens. Croak responded by announcing ‘all in’. Obviously, Ruffin hurry to pay.

“It takes a couple of times?” Croak request.

“One,” replied Ruffin. “I have a straight.”

The River is a brick and Croak is therefore the way out.
She knows I know she knows

Bill Klein raised again over-armored and David Peat raised to $ 4,500 with . Vanessa Selbst called with a pair of three and Antonio Esfandiari follows the example of her neighbor with a pair of Four. Klein also invites himself to the party, armed with .

The flop comes and all three players checked. The the turn brings a pair on the board and pushes Peat $ 10,500 in the middle. Selbst then tries to make a move to $ 38,500 by raising and everyone folds except that Peat calle.

The river provides Peat and check. Selbst is considering his options and finally decided to stop his bluff and turn checker.

“A difficult decision,” Selbst admit.

“I’ll tell you what just happened,” begins Peat. “You have cost millions of dollars putting this video online. but it has cost you too ”

By this video, “Peat refers to a video site that coaching DeucesCracked Selbst made ??on the river bluff.
“I knew she knew I was weak,” said Peat yet. “But she also knew that I knew she knew I was bluffing!”
The entrance Robl

Andrew Robl replaces Robert Croak at the table and makes a very inflated ‘hero-call’ Phil Ruffin cons from his first hand played.

David Peat poses a big blind to $ 1,600 and Robl raised to $ 6,000 with . Ruffin aligns with and with Peat . The flop shows Ruffin and immediately sends a warning shot at $ 5,000. Peat pays with his gut-shot draw and Robl did the same with his pair of queens.

The turn is a Ruffin and invests $ 5,000 in a new attack. Peat as callent Robl. The River brings to the board and a pair Ruffin opts for a third and last shot at $ 20,000. Peat goes down but not Robl, which agrees first a moment of reflection.

“Here I am lost,” he announced. “Why did not you back that 5000?”

Ruffin simply laugh. After about thirty seconds, Robl Ruffin pays off and is forced to mount his bluff. Robl inherits the pot.

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Full Tilt Poker € 100K: Mikael Oestreicher nearly doubled http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=766 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=766#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:37:08 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=766 Sunday, March 13, the pro player Mikael Oestreicher came very close to doubled in the € 100,000 guaranteed tournament to 218 € entry Poker.fr Full Tilt , overthrown in jhead-up by the winner ‘domino enzo’.

€ 100K guaranteed tournament at Full Tilt Poker France continues to be one of the most interesting of the weekend, offering an “overlay” of € 25,800 or 25% of the guarantee. 371 players have registered for the tournament, with 54 places paid at least 300 €.
The sharks lurk in the money

Rendezvous ‘regulars’ of the room, FTP 100K guaranteed allowed some sharks to highlight positive including the multi-finalist FTOPS ‘ARTUS x’ (50th), the formidable Nazim “nAAzim” Guillaud (31st) or Matthew “Sixcoups” Lamagnère (22e).
Final deal and found four

The final table was quite relieved with the presence of pro Mikael Oestreicher house but Mathieu ‘frenchfish16 Albano or the Cannes Xavier Arnal alias’ xav_13′ and ‘RodPokerLife’, another player who was doubled in the 100K Guaranteed he had already won.

Released ninth, preceded Arnal Albano eliminated in 5th place, leaving four survivors share the remaining prize pool equally with stacks very close (€ 15,400 each).

Once the deal concluded, the party greatly accelerated, Oestreicher including the coup attempt for a prestigious double after winning the October 31, 2010 in this same tournament, while inaugurating its sponsorship by Full Tilt to great effect.
Mikael Oestreicher: “lil ‘pussy shots standard”

Mikael Oestreicher

When is a ‘grindeur has almost full time, we often tend to complain of the variance, but Mikael Oestreicher knows that sooner or later the luck can re-aim the tip of his nose as he told us after his second place on 13 March.

“I wanted to pass on the double 100K that I had won, but I failed” notes Mikael does not, however, complains of his success at the final table. “I cracked the Kings with a pair of Lady, thanks to a lady at the river “says he in particular.

A little later he finds himself with a new pair of ladies for a different scenario in the course but the same outcome. “I raised preflop in early position and ‘frenchfish’ just left me to my 3bet. Mikael follows and on the flop ‘Frenchfish’ and follows up again to find a nice lady at the turn! “We check every two and a brick falls on the river. I bet 3 / 4 of the pot, he pays me and watch the Kings … !

“I’m going to deal chattard” enjoys the Full Tilt pro, “but I çaaaaaa!”. After the beatings and the deal to four, “everything went very quickly, I do not remember once in particular, it has sent all over the carpet.”

Despite the double just missed, Mikael admits “very happy because since my win on the other 100k was plummeting, I can win that ‘turbo’.” Nothing to complain thus: ” if I take a 100k every three months fits me indeed! “

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Viktor ‘Isildur1′ Blom will test PokerStars.fr http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=764 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=764#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:36:39 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=764 PokerStars.fr launched from March 20 to April 17 two new tournaments connotation very athletic, the Rookie Game and the All-Star Game, and the online poker room announces the presence of Viktor ‘Isildur1′ Blom and Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier in the second event.
Rookie Game: Buy-in € 1 – € 10K prize pool

The next four Sundays, from March 20 to April 10, 2011 at 19h, PokerStars makes up the Rookie Game, a tournament entry price of 1 € which guarantees a total price of 10.000 €. The starting stack is 3000 and the blinds increase every 10 minutes. Late registrations are open during the first 120 minutes. In addition to a portion of the prize pool, the winner of the tournament will win a ticket worth € 1,000 to play in the tournament All-Star Game on April 17.
Isildur1 will take a ride on PokerStars.fr

If everyone, on both the low buy-in, will have the opportunity to participate in the Rookie Game, only players with bankrolls (money for poker) and consistent winners can register Rookie Game at All-Star Game to be held Sunday, April 17 at 21h. The entry price of $ 100,000 guaranteed tournament which is 1,000 € and the structure is as follows: starting stack of 10,000 and change level every 15 minutes. For this event, PokerStars announced the presence in the field of many members of Team PokerStars Pro with the Swede Viktor ‘Isildur1′ Blom and French Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier.

For the moment only one satellite Sit and Go (6 players) buy-in of 300 € is proposed to earn his place for the All-Star Game. On the Rookie Game, Sit & Go qualifier at 0.25 €, 24 and 39 FPP FPP are available.

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2.90 the odds for a qualification of OM against Manchester United http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=762 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=762#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:36:21 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=762 Manchester United welcomes the Olympique Marseille Tuesday, March 15 at 20.45 in the fourth round back of the Champions League. After the first leg 0-0, the OM must achieve a feat to eliminate the Red Devils. But everything is possible in the theater of dreams of Old Trafford.

The Red Devils were widely favored to win predictions tonight with a score of 1.36 on PMU.fr. A draw is rated at 3.70 and the odds of a victory in Marseille is 7.00! The odds of a rating of OM is, it, of 2.90.
Mighty Manchester United at Old Trafford

Manchester is leading the Premier League, Manchester is undefeated this season in the Champions League, Manchester remains of 24 matches without defeat at home to Manchester was imposed 13 times in 14 games (39 goals, 9 against) on his lawn in the league . In short, the Red Devils are the favorites to figure cons OM as evidenced by the score of 1.36. Package announced, Nani, unfortunately for Marseille in the group and Alex Ferguson can also count on the return of Antonio Valencia, long wounded. Marseille will therefore have to overturn a mountain.
Interesting odds on the Reds

A rating of 1.36 is not very attractive to bettors, but it is possible to find odds on Manchester United more interesting. For example, the odds for that MU leads to half-time is 1.85. One for the Red Devils lead at the break and needed at the end of regulation time rises to 1.95. Finally, if both teams are back-to-back after 45 minutes and MU wins in the end, you can earn 3.40 times your stake.
A draw may be enough to move to MO (rated 3.70)

Marseille is sentenced to exploit but Mandanda and its partners believe their luck. After the home defeat against Lille (1-2) Ligue 1, OM has fully corrected it this weekend by going to win at Rennes (2-0). A victory in the head, made a very foolish to Marseilles before the big event tonight. Better education elsewhere in the league with 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats, Marseille can settle for a nil result tonight with a rating of 3.70. In case of 0-0, there will be extensions but any other parity score will send the OM in the quarterfinals.
7.00 the odds for a win in Marseille!

An Olympian victory would be even more sensational is the symbol for this scenario to occur is 7.00. Regarding other ratings on OM, a qualification is listed at 2.90. Didier Deschamps’ men expect to suffer, but their goal is to hold. The odds for that OM enters the locker room at halftime on a parity score is 1.85.

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Poker, pub and media (IV): Welcome to the world of reality http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=760 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=760#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:36:07 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=760 The time of big campaigns spectacular advertisements for the online poker revolution seems to medium term and marks poker look twice before engaging in communication operations at cost determined but the fallout uncertain.

Unintended consequence but for the players benefit from this growth crisis: the grumbling against some controversial rules of the ARJEL wins the leadership of the rooms which look to a “communication product” immediately measurable, more effective and that their clients will primary beneficiaries.
Poker he relied too much on TV?

Albeit think Guignols Canal +, which bocardent TV as “the ancestor of the Internet”, the ancestor in question is doing very well in terms of exposure and can reach the whole population, beating its own audience records in 2010 (3:32 per person per day on average) and therefore absorbing the bulk of marketing costs (63%) of the major gaming sites online.

Based on this principle we have also seen that the marks of poker as Winamax or PokerStars had decided to strike quickly and hard with massive investment in high-end spots and at prime time. Too fast, too strong? The question worth asking.
Complicated market, crisis communication

After the wave observed on small screens in 2010, the day of reckoning arrived and the results are not necessarily equal to the effort. In terms of ratio risk / reward (risk / reward as they say in poker), the major online gaming sites suffer from the limited success of online paris and heavy taxation on poker.

Jean-François Villotte

“All operators have lost money in 2010, even though they had expected”, explained Jean-François Villote, president of the ARJEL. “These losses are due to the amount of their spending marketing, advertising and bonuses given to bettors. Only the activity of online poker should be positive in 2011, “he added, predicting” the disappearance of operators and acquisitions between operators. ”

Eurosport Poker , which was a time made ??a brief appearance on television screens, has disappeared from circulation and the site is simply for sale to the highest bidder. As for Winamax, the brand is much more muted in the mainstream media. The replacement of his “surprise” on Sunday (often a trip, bullion, its weight in Euro) by … a friendly visit from Patrick Bruel (shareholder) appearing quite symbolic of the mood of French poker rooms: time for calculations.

The fault, in large part to a market which takes off very slowly because of lack of active forces (geographical partitioning of the French players, slow increase in the number of players) and a rapid depletion of their resources (rate of return capped players, prohibitive taxes) has been the CEO of Betfair said that the French market is the “worst” of the global industry.
The stars give way to products

The situation is far from being as it might seem alarming, but the marketing gurus of poker sites can not decently ignore this reality. Direct consequence of this new departure winded regulated market that is slow to develop, the message of the ads takes a 180 degree turn with a much more direct communication and far less glamorous: “play poker for money.”

Gone are stars, celebrities and the subliminal messages . Regarding PokerStars, the metamorphosis has already begun and the blonde wig flew Chabal to make way for an “announcement” much more pragmatic highlighting the flagship tournament of the room, Special to the Sunday € 200,000 guaranteed or the next series SCOOP .
A likely trend and announced

This transformation had also been announced by Alexis Laipsker, communications director of PokerStars France , in an interview with IGA Magazine: “The first phase of our strategy was to publicize the brand PokerStars in a context of market opening . We went to a very large audience, so we had to introduce ourselves. Now that this stage has passed and is aimed at a more mature and knowledgeable, we communicate about our promotions, tournaments, our players “.

Bwin, Party Poker, all sites communicating on TV seem to follow suit PokerStars leader, focusing on their offers. “Being a leader today is easier than to be in 3 or 5 years. The size of communications budget is for the time difference “has found Christophe Blot, deputy director of Sajoo who knows the media world since the poker room is a subsidiary of Amaury (L’Equipe, Le Parisien, Today France).
A crisis in any profit for players

We know the major communication campaigns should be compensated in terms of cost. The slowdown on TV commercials to big show is actually good news for players for several reasons.

First, online poker rooms will continue their strategy of gradual but steady increase in tournament prize pools guaranteed, and know.

Then the players will be better informed of current promotions, messages institutional giving way to an informative communication oriented immediate benefits for players.

Finally, the online poker rooms seem determined to defend their interests with those of players in view of preparing revaluations on market conditions, whether at the continental level with the European Green Paper, “an opportunity for online poker players to make their voices heard ” , or revision of the law regulating the market for online games.

So many reasons to rejoice to see the major brands of poker closer to its customers attempting to remain winners in a challenging environment. Poker players online who complain since the beginning of additional taxes and containment within national borders, and their message are formed by the rooms pokerà address institutional decision-makers: “We’re not cows “. Welcome to the world of reality.

SajOO.fr for example, who had bet on a “targeted visibility on sports media reference and aggressive on-line communication,” thus changes its mind until better conditions and prevents policy makers through the voice of Christophe Blot, “the law must be reviewed independently of any political sensitivity. It makes economic sense. The more players, if possible profitable faster, tax revenues will be important in the medium and long term

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Bwin.fr – 5,000 € overlay every night in the tournament High Rider http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=756 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=756#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:35:06 +0000 http://3.rankpage10.com/?p=756 Until March 20, 2011, bwin.fr organizes every night at 20h its tournament events Highrider € 100 buy-in. The room will inject his pocket € 5,000 daily in order to significantly inflate the prize pool. € 5 satellites buy-in will allow you to participate in this tournament cheaply.
High Rider – 5,000 € overlay

High Rider participants begin the tournament with a starting stack of 3,000 chips and levels of change on 15 minutes. The first edition of this tournament brought together 67 players to create a prize pool of € 6.030 which was almost doubled with the 5,000 additional € bwin.fr injected to reach € 11.030. The winner of the tournament, “mangusta2A” won a first prize of € 3.089 and 10 players have returned the money.
Satellite High Rider

There will be a € 5 rebuy at 15:00 (GMT +1) and a € 10 rebuy at 17:00 (GMT +1) and a Last Chance tournament before each tournament at 18:30 Highrider
Bwin.fr offers you the chance to qualify for lower fees in this tournament to benefit from the € 5,000 daily overlay.

A first satellite Turbo Rebuy € to 5 buy-in starts at 15h and then giving way to a Turbo Rebuy € 10 buy-in programmed to 17h. Finally, a last chance satellite also offers a guaranteed seat every evening at 18:30. The buy-in is 5 € with ability to perform a number of unlimited rebuys during the first 30 minutes of the tournament.

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