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Feel the Rush, Play Rush Poker

January 24, 2010

Rush Poker is the world’s fastest poker game – and it’s only available at Full Tilt Poker.

This page shows you how to find and play a Rush Poker game.

Unlike a standard ring game, when you play Rush Poker you’ll join a large player pool and face a different table of opponents every hand you play. When you fold your hand, you’ll immediately be moved to a new table for your next hand.

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Here is a short extract from the Full Tilt site explaining what Rush Poker is all about.

What is Rush Poker*?

Rush Poker is a new poker format available only at Full Tilt Poker. When you play Rush Poker , you’ll join a large player pool and face a different table of players every hand you play. As soon as you fold your hand, you’ll be moved to another table for your next hand.

What does the Quick Fold button do?

The Quick Fold button – located at the bottom of the Rush Poker* tables – moves you to another table for your next hand right away, even if the action hasn’t reached you yet. Players at your previous table will not see that you have folded until it’s your turn to act.

You can use the Quick Fold button at any point in a hand, unless you have committed chips to the pot and are not facing a bet (including when you are the big blind), or you are all in. Beware – once you click the Quick Fold button, there is no taking that action back.

How do posting blinds and seating position work in a Rush Poker* game?

You’ll post the big blind upon joining a Rush Poker game. After that, the big blind is assigned to the player who has gone the most hands without posting it. If there is a tie for who has gone the longest without posting, the big blind will be chosen randomly among the tied players. All other seating positions, including the small blind, are completely random from hand to hand.

Do I have the same amount of time to act in a Rush Poker game as I do in a standard ring game?

Your amount of time to act and your time bank in a Rush Poker game are the same as in a standard ring game, with the following exceptions:

  • During pre-flop play, if it is your turn to act and no players have raised in front of you, you will have a shortened decision time and will not have the option to activate your time bank; if there is a raise in front of you, you will have the standard decision time and the option to activate your time bank.
  • Your time bank will be fully replenished at the start of each hand.

This is very innovative and exciting for online poker. Looking forward to everyone’s feedback.

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Protecting your blinds – The key to winning poker?

January 20, 2010

Protecting your blinds – The key to winning poker? There are many players who lay down their hands to blind stealers or on the other hand don’t steal enough blinds to be competitive. There are a few strategies to employ when making a bid to be more competitive at the the poker table.

  1. Identify the Blind Stealers – These players are generally players that steal blinds to boost their chip stack. The tend to pick on one or two weak players in order to get away with stealing their blinds. Blind stealers  act when they have the positional advantage and when there aren’t too many players contesting the hand.
  2. Play Position with the Reverse Bluff- Remember position when attempting to steal your blinds. If you have a decent hand and there is a late raiser, try to counter with a c-bet tactic. The” reverse bluff” is a vital part in protecting blinds. Use this with great caution and pick your spots very carefully!
  3. Don’t fall in Love with you Blinds – As much as you want to protect your blinds, dont go over the top and loose more than just your blinds. If the action is too hot for the hand you are holding then pull out early.
  4. Raise when in the Small and Big Blind- Don’t allow limper’s to be part of your your hand. So ask the table a question and see who is serious about there hand by putting a small raise.
  5. Represent the Bad Flop- If the flop spills over a number of low and random cards with straight , set or full house draws then represent with a marginal bet. This is vital as most players have come into the pot with strongish hands like AK, Q 10 etc. ie. Flop is 3h3d6c, bet into this hand and lead from the start- 9/10 you will win the hand without hitting a single card.

* use these tips at your own discretion, taking into account the tables players, betting history and so forth

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Team Poker Shuffle will be competing in PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP)

January 19, 2010

Team Poker Shuffle will be competing in PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP). All-in Stefk and Pokershuffl will be taking part in the 7-day event and test their poker skills across all sorts of poker games from Hold’em to Omaha.

This event is open to all bloggers across the world. the prize money at stake is entry to the Spring Championship of Online Poker where the best online poker players will be competing in live events.

We will keep you updated on the tournament progress.

2010 WBCOOP

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Simple starting hands for Texas Hold'em poker. The key is to commit to a pot with a healthy starting hand. It does all depend on the actions of players before you and history of players betting actions. This is a general guide to use when you are just starting out but want to be a winning player at the lower limits(5c/10c to 50c/$1). **The following guidelines are only for fixed-limit Hold'em Hands to Raise with: These hands are what you want to use to take control of the pot with of pre-flop action: AA, KK, QQ, AK, JJ, AQ, TT Hands to call with: Do not call three bets with these hands, call only one or two. AJ, KQ, QJ, JT, T9 (only if of same suit), 99, 88, 77, Ax (same suit)