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Approved Poker Rooms
| Poker Room | Free Demo | Review | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Poker | Yes | Pacific Poker | 4.75 |
| Paradise Poker | Yes | Paradise Poker | 4.50 |
| PokerRoom.com | Yes | PokerRoom.com | 4.25 |
| Party Poker | Yes | Party Poker | 4.00 |
| Empire Poker | Yes | Empire Poker | 4.00 |
Our Approved List represents trusted poker rooms that have been selected based upon our experience and knowlege of the industry. All our approved Poker Rooms have well established reputations as financially secure operations that provide an ethical and safe poker room environment. Poker by nature involves risk, but there should be no risk in your choice of poker room. Poker Room Rating provides players with reviews and recommendations of online poker rooms, as well as list of operations which players should avoid.
See our Approved List page for more information about this list.
Daily Poker Tip
June 11, 2006 - A solid strategy for beginners to Texas Hold'em Tournament play is to play very tight at the beginning rounds of the tournament. The reason for this, is that the blinds are going to be relatively small, so you won't get hurt folding marginal or suspect hands. The small blinds in the early rounds are also make it pointless to try and steal the blinds. In the early rounds, it is better to wait for good table position, and only play a select few hands. Many of your opponents will whittle their chip stacks down from stupid play far faster than the blinds. And with the reduced limits, the early winners are not going to gain such a lead to justify suspect play, you should be able to reel them in the latter rounds. One point to remember, if you do land AA or KK, make the most of it, and get yourself some cushion.
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Editor's Choice: Pacific Poker
All though we are comfortable recommending any of the poker rooms on our Approved List, we often get emails requesting a specific endorsement. We consider Pacific Poker to be the top online poker room and the winner of our Editor's Choice Award. Our reasoning is quite simple: Pacific Poker offers a nice balance of both a safe, secure environment, and an entertaining and dynamic platform.
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Poker News, Ratings and Update's
June 11, 2006 - Poker Tips Daily Archive
Repeat after me... tight aggressive poker players win tournaments. This is obviously a generalization, but the fact remains that the style lends itself perfectly to tournament play. A tight aggressive player mitigates their risk, by reducing the number of hands they play and by waiting for a certain level of quality before committing. The aggressive player is able to push the envelope and win hands unchallenged or steal blinds. If you want to be successful at tournament play, there are a number of things to keep in mind, but the most important is that your style can not be too safe or fearful. Develop your instincts and the poker table, and then learn to trust them. This is perhaps the most valuable skill that you can employ during a poker tournament. Compliments of Poker Tips Daily, sign-up now to have poker tips sent directly to your email or cellular phone. Check out our vast archive of past poker tips. everyday.June 5, 2006 - Poker Tips Daily Archive
Tournament play is a different animal from ring games, a tournament player needs to come to the table with a strategy and follow it to a tee. When you play in a ring game, there is not beginning or end, no finite number of chips, the game is on going and opponents come and go. In tournament play though, there is a beginning and end, and players are eliminate one by one, much like a battle. Great tournament players understand this difference, and follow a strategy, somewhat like a poker General, never deviating from the goal and exploiting opportunities when strongest, while mitigating losses while weakest. Always remember to go into a a tournament with a plan, and to follw that plan through out. That does not mean to play in a rigid, and predictable manner, as some would attribute too much planning, rather to establish a plan of attack, and how and when to commit you resources.Compliments of Poker Tips Daily, sign-up now to have poker tips sent directly to your email or cellular phone. Check out our vast archive of past poker tips. everyday.
June 4, 2006 - Professional Poker Player Bio Update for Stu Ungar
Stu Ungar is the only person ever to win the WSOP No-Limit Hold'em on three seperate occasions at the table (Johnny Moss' 1970 title was by popular vote). Stu is regarded as one of the most talented poker players ever to grace a card table, and is without question the most tragic personality in contemporary history of the game. For more information on on of the greatest World Series of Poker (WSOP) champions, check out our bio of Stu Ungar.June 4, 2006 - World Series of Poker (WSOP) June 25th - August 10th
The WSOP kicks of June 25th at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Of course the main event of the WSOP is the No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament, which is the Poker World Championship, with the most coveted prize in the world of poker at stake. The No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament will kick off play on July 28th. Last year's winner of the main event, Joseph Hachem, took home the grand prize of $7.5 million dollars. For more information on the World Series of Poker check out the WSOP website http://www.worldseriesofpoker.comJune 3, 2006 - Poker Tips Daily Archive
Betting at the poker table is not always about having the best hand. There are a number of functions that betting performs, and one of the most important is providing knowledge. Re-raising at certain points can give you an insight into the strength of your opponents hand is a perfact example. The point is that there are a number of tools that a poker player has at their disposal, and betting is one of the more useful and reliable methods. Compliments of Poker Tips Daily, sign-up now to have poker tips sent directly to your email or cellular phone. Check out our vast archive of past poker tips. everyday.June 1, 2006 - June is Poker Tournament Month at Poker Room Rating
Well, the World Series of Poker is almost upon us, which is why June is tournament month with Poker Room Rating. We will be featuring ratings and reviews from a variety of online poker rooms and their tournament offerings. In addition, Poker Room Rating will be offering a number of tournament tips of the day and poker tournament strategies, to help out players with their success at the poker table. As a special offering to our players, we will also be offering a number of exclusive offers and bonuses to our players as WSOP specials. Check out our new BONUSES section of the website where you will be able to find exclusive offers from Poker Room Rating.
May 31, 2006 - Overcard Networks Llc annouces the acquisition of Poker Room Rating
Overcard Networks Llc, a Delaware based company has annouced that it has acquired Poker Room Rating, and has added the website to its expanding product line. Overcard Networks Llc. already owns Sportsbook Rating, The Poker Trainer, Safe Casino List and the soon to be release NFL Expert. The new ratings and review database will be utlized across all the brands, and Overcard is planning to utlize their relationships within the industry to develop stronger and more comprehensive services for their clients.Overcard Networks President, Christopher Haugen, said 'the addition of Pokerroomrating.com to Overcard is a very significant development for the company. Poker Room Rating is widely regarded as having the industries best poker ratings and top poker reviews, with only the best online poker rooms being recommended to clients of the web service.'
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May 31, 2006 - The Art of the Slow Play - Article Update
A new article has been added to our Resources section, Slow Playing. There are few strategies in the game of poker that are more effective at building up a monster pot than Slow Playing, but it is a strategy that should only be employed in very select circumstances. Read through Slow Playing for tips and insight on how to increase your winnings both online and at your home game. And don't forget to check out the latest for our Other Resources section, which is updated and amended on a daily basis.