South Africa Soccer World Cup Fever!

The world’s most important event is right around the corner and you could be a part of it! If you made a deposit between April 25th and May 2nd 2010, then you’ll have a chance to win a full Package by playing in any of the 33 freerolls, plus a Grand Prize $20K Freeroll that includes your pass into the World Cup stage. But no worries if you didn’t deposit before May 2nd, you will still have a chance to play on the remaining freerolls available after the date you deposit and be a part of the frenzy going around this great UB promotion. Once you have made your deposit make sure to enlist yourself in one of the freerolls available in the UB lobby on the “Events” tab, listed as “New Dep Free” tourneys. For more information about this and many other promos go to http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion

 See you in South Africa!

Marko C.

ANY GIVEN SUNDAY at Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet

Hello Everyone!

As usual our brands Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet have something up their sleeves for this Sunday. DOUBLE your points, yes I said DOUBLE your points at any ring game this Sunday May 22nd all day long! Just a little thanks to our players for the continued loyalty to the brands. Keep in mind that this does not apply to heads up. Good luck at the tables, and have fun!

On another note keep in mind the current promos that we are running:

South African Soccer Spectacular:

http://www.chipleader.com/promos.asp?brand=ap&pr=soccer

Craziest Last Longer Bet:

http://www.chipleader.com/promos.asp?brand=ap&pr=cllb

*THIS PERTAINS TO YOU AFFILIATES*

Send your players to the BIG one in Vegas:

http://www.chipleader.com/promos.asp?brand=chip&pr=wsop

If you have any questions please shoot an email to support@chipleader.com

Have a good one,

Dani

Poker Facts

Poker Facts

I have to admit it, I love trivia and random facts about anything (no wonder one of my favorite shows is “Who wants to be a Millionaire?”). So, after doing some homework I decided to share with you some of the most interesting poker facts I found out there. I’m posting some familiar facts- which I believe all of us- involved in the poker industry, should know already, but some I betcha didn’t have a clue before reading this… so, enjoy!

• Poker origins (speculations as always!):“Pochspiel” is a German game that most believe had the biggest influence on today’s poker, since it involved bluffing, hand ranking and betting. But the Persian game “As Nas” has been denoted as the true game from which poker derived (five cards dealt from a 20-card pack). The first US poker games date back to the early 1800’s, in the Mississippi River Delta area.
• One of my favorites is this bit of historic trivia about deck of cards:  the king of spades represents David, King of Israel; the king of Clubs represents Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia; the king of Hearts is Charlemagne, King of France; and the king of Diamonds is Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome.
• As I browsed around, I bumped into exaggerated and more realistic figures. These are the lowest and highest numbers I got for US players who play poker on a regular basis: 40 to 80 million regular players. So, if the US has a population of 309 million, that’d be 1 in 4. That’s a lot! That’s more people than who chew gum!
• Ex-president Richard Nixon played his share of poker, winning $6000 during his first 2 months in the U.S. Navy (WWII); this would be an equivalent of $42,640 in 2004 dollars. With this money he was able to finance his run for U.S. Congress in 1964, which he won.
• And what about Edmond Hoyle? Great grandfather to poker? Not even close! Poker was played as it is today almost 150 years after he died. He used to play whist and wrote a book about it, but people hear the phrase “according to Hoyle” and have made up a story that wasn’t true. It only makes reference to playing according to the rules, playing straight.
• The first WSOP event was held in 1970 at Binion’s Horseshoe (now part of Harrahs’ Entertainment, owners of the Rio Hotel and Casino- where the WSOP currently takes place). The winner was Johnny Moss and he received a silver cup as he was elected the first World Champion of Poker.
• Now some numbers to be in awe about:
  • More than 70 million decks of cards are sold in the U.S every year.
  • The youngest player to win the WSOP main event was 24, the oldest 80.
  • Phill Hellmuth has the most bracelets (11), while Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan have won 10 each.
  • The biggest prize to be awarded in a Main Event at the WSOP was in 2006 with a total amount of $12,000,000. Jamie Gold took this home, winning with pocket Qs,9c.
  • Total number of possible poker hands in a 52-card deck:  2,598,960.
  • Odds of being dealt a pocket pair: 16 to 1. And a Royal Flush? 649,740 to 1.
  • The number of 2009 WSOP participants in all combined events: 60,878. And this year? Who knows, I’ll let you know once I do my count!

And because I like videos, here’s one a lot of you would remember. I love their attitudes! I just couldn’t help it! You want to laugh and hug the poor guy at the same time!

Prague Conference

Hi Guys and Gals!!

It is May! This is the month that sees Save the Rhino day, Cinco de Mayo, Eat What You Want Day ( May 11^th so let’s pig out today!), Memorial Day and who can forget, the iGaming Super Show!

This time around the Conference will take place in Prague. Ah beautiful Prague, (not that I’ve been there before so how would I know?) but who has not seen xXx with Vin Diesel, Blade II or even the Kanye West video “Diamonds from Sierra Leone”? They all have had some part or another shot in Prague. I know and you all know, the city looks beautiful so having the Super Show there will most definitely make one amazing Conference!

 Now then moving on to the real nitty gritty of the blog post…

We will be going to the Super Show and we will be having a booth for the Conference. We would love to meet with you if you are attending, so please contact alex@chipleader.com or danielle@chipleader.com and arrange for a meeting.

 See you in Prague!!

Alex

What is Ante and Blinds.

Hi Guys!,
Here I am again bringing you some basic info on this game that we all love: Poker!
Just for beginners

Antes

If a game has an ante, every player contributes a certain, predetermined amount to the pot before each hand. It’s usually a small bet. For instance, in a nickel-dime-quarter game, it might be a nickel. The important thing about antes to remember is that a player’s ante doesn’t count as a bet. It’s just a way of getting a pot started.

Blinds

The other way to start the action rolling is by making players put in a forced bet, called a “blind” before the deal. It’s called a blind because you haven’t seen a card when you put in this bet — you’re going in without seeing, or blind.

The most common practice is to have the two players to the left of the dealer pay the blinds. The player immediately to the dealer’s left places a smaller bet called the “little blind,” whiles the player two places to the left puts in the “big blind.”

The amounts of the blinds are fixed and determined before the game begins. Usually the “big blind” is equal to the smallest bet possible, while the little blind is 1/2 or 1/3 of that amount. So, if the minimum bet was $3, the big blind would place a forced bet of $3 and the little blind might put out $1.

The difference between blinds and antes is that blinds do count as a player’s first bet. This means in the first round of betting, no one can “check,” that is, everyone has to bet.

Stay tune! I’ll be giving up more info and maybe a tip or two 
Don’t forget to check out our latest promotions:
Absolute Poker: TRIP TENS IN APRILUB.com: OWN THE YEAR WITH UB
If you have any questions do not hesitate in contact me and I’ll be more than glad to help you.
Cheers!
GB

$50K New Depositors FreeRoll

Hi Everyone!

We have an incredible promotion for May. The promo is called the $50K New Depositors FreeRoll and to sum it up it is $50,000 in prizes, players play for free and they can own their share of the cash. A World Cup VIP package worth $14K is up for grabs!

The promotion names for AP and UB are: AP: South African Soccer Spectacular / UB: $50K Soccer FreeRoll Frenzy

The promotion consists of  a series of daily FreeRolls running in May (in total 33 FreeRolls) with $50K in prizes.  This is a promotion exclusive for players who fund their account for the first time between April 25th and May 30th.  Players who deposit (or receive a player to player transfer for the first time) between April 25th and May 30th qualify for all 33 FreeRolls.

Important Details

• Players can make their qualifying deposit any time starting on Sunday, April 25th and before Monday, May 3rd at 16:00ET if they want to qualify for ALL 33 New Depositor Freerolls.
• Player can make their qualifying deposit any time during the promotion and they’ll qualify for all the upcoming New Depositor Freerolls.    
• The Wednesday $2,500 freerolls will pay out 500 places so it’s easy for everyone to win something.
• Every new depositor from April 25th to the end of May will qualify for the GRAND PRIZE $20K Freeroll with a World Cup VIP Package worth over $14K.           

This is a Spectacular Promotion and we want one of your players to be the winner of this incredible VIP Package!

Alex

Announcing UB.com

Leading Online Poker Site UltimateBet Finds a New Home at UB.com

UltimateBet rebrands and unveils a sleek new identity with the switch to UB.com, and a shift back to the most important element in online poker, the player.

Miami, FL (Marketwire), Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – Tagged by players as “UB” for much of its decade online, UltimateBet has embraced the Poker Room’s nickname, and is primed to tackle the next ten years with a whole new look and focus. Extensive rebranding of its online Poker Room reveals a multi-layered makeover that delivers the streamlined UB brand name and super cool logo, plus a slew of other ‘non-cosmetic’ feature and functionality changes designed to please the player.

“The launch of UB.com represents a turning point for our company. We have assembled a great group of professionals who are passionate about poker to build the UB brand. Our goal is to create products and services that poker players really want. We are trying to listen very carefully to both our players and the poker community to help us achieve this goal,” said Paul Leggett, Tokwiro’s Chief Operating Officer.

“The launch of UB.com is not just a new domain with a different logo, it’s much more than that. It’s a complete new direction for UB. It’s software built with the serious poker player in mind. It’s a new television show that is truly about poker, not just another reality or game show. And finally, it’s tournaments and promotions that poker players care about.”

The change from UltimateBet to UB is a natural development for the leading online poker site, as it responds to the next generation of poker players who are young, intelligent, and passionate about the game.

The latest software update features a complete Lobby redesign for improved navigation and usability. New game filters empower UB players with a quicker more efficient way to weed out the games they don’t want to see, keeping only their personal game selection in view. Tournament and ring game icons have also been added in this product release.

An overhaul of the tournament schedule adds over 30 new guaranteed poker tournaments and $1 Million-plus in guarantees every month to the line-up. UB’s improved tournament blind structures have been welcomed, and the launch of synchronized breaks is universally applauded amongst the growing breed of multi-table online tournament player.

Recent software enhancements have also introduced a much-anticipated Mac version of the poker client, and players now enjoy more ring game options than ever before, including the unique UB 7-Deuce Hold ‘em, plus 4 Max tables, and ring games with antes.

Home of the Aruba Poker Classic, the annual UBOC online tournament series, coming again this January, and the biggest and best Bad Beat Jackpots, UB.com will continue to offer players industry-leading promotions, the robust RAI$E loyalty program, easy access to superior customer support, and more ways to deposit real money funds with the fastest cashouts around.

“In the ten years since I have been involved with the UB brand, I have never been prouder to represent the company as much as I am right now. We have great people captaining the ship, we have a great vibe and some serious swagger. I look forward to the day when we are the largest poker site on the planet,” added UB Pro player Phil Hellmuth.

To find out more about the new UB.com and a ton of new features, visit www.ub.com

About UB.com

Raise. Stack. Own.
Built for the passionate poker player, UB.com offers top poker rewards, optimal tournament structures and fast-paced action games in one of the largest online poker communities in the world. Players can download the free poker software, play in free ring games and tournaments, plus meet and chat online with Phil Hellmuth and other Team UB pros to learn and enhance their playing strategy. UB provides the best poker games available on the net as part of the CEREUS poker network.

UB Relaunch

Well guys and gals it is finally here!

UB has relaunched today!

If you haven’t had a chance to see the new and improved UB site and client then head on over to the UB site and make sure you download the latest update for the UB client and you will see in full living color the new UB!

Out With The Old In With The New:

New UB banners will be available today from the HTML Link Factory so that all of the old UB banners are switched to the new ones. Make sure you change your banners!

Alex

Wanna go to the Super Bowl?

We know a lot of our affiliates go crazy for sports. And those who don’t, well, chances are they love a kickass party.

That’s why we’re sending one of our affiliates to the biggest sporting event / football party of the year. That’s right, we’ve brought back our Super Bowl promotion. Yup, we’re giving away another two tickets to the Super Bowl to our top performing affiliate.

The prize package on the line includes airfare for you and a friend to Miami, Florida, hotel accommodations in a really nice hotel, and seats to the biggest game of the year.

To win it, all you need to do is keep raking in new players. If you’re the top affiliate who brings in the highest percentage increase of new depositing players for the month of December compared to your November numbers, you’ll win. There are a few terms and conditions you need to know so head over to our Super Bowl promo page for the details.

Oh, and if you don’t get to hit the Super Bowl on us, don’t worry. We’re throwing another thousand bucks into the mix for the affiliates who rank 2nd through 5th. You can use the cash to throw your own Super Bowl party at home. Maybe put it towards a new HDTV or a few hundred lbs of wings and hold a tailgate party in your own backyard. Your call.

Be Aggressive Oline

Online poker is a unique beast, with its own quirks and oddities. How you play a successful and winning game online can be completely different than how you play a successful and winning game in a casino or club. You’re playing against different people in a different environment, and a lot of the tips and guidelines that apply to traditional poker table simply don’t work online.

Case in point, conservative slow playing. This is one of the consistently winning strategies in brick and mortar games. Holding onto your chips is how you win the game, because truly risky gambles are almost always too risky. Now there are exceptions to this, but in general you want to be conservative.

Not so online, especially in fun money games. First of all, the online player base is much more timid than the brick and mortar player base, and thus, they will be more easily aggressed, and aggression will net you more winnings. Realizing the timid nature of many online players will help you win more chips and make more money, whether it’s real or fake.

In fun money games, aggression is always the way to play. There’s no real risk in losing, and thus, there’s no reason not to be aggressive. Fun money games are where you practice your chops, and learn new ways to steal chips. In this environment it always pays off the be aggressive, if only to test whether or not it will be successful.

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