Screw Ball - Notice of recent deposit in your account.

One of the worst things about the 'net and online poker is people are always pitching me. I mean, I'm pitching other people too but I don't lie to them.

In scoping around looking for things to write about I happened to the hoaky "Amazing Gambling Systems" (AGS)web site. I'm not linking to them so don't bother looking.

I got an e-mail from AGS entitled "Screw Ball - Notice of recent deposit in your account".

The body says "This email is to notify you that $200 is waiting for you now. Get up to $200 FREE with your first purchase. That's right, a $200 New Player Bonus!"

So it's just a 1st deposit bonus and not a very exciting one at that. I guess why they felt the need to lie in the e-mail subject.

I guess what bugs me is it's such a bad lie. How can they make a deposit in an account that doesn't exist yet?

You know what's worse? One of the sites Web Casino World links to is Golden Palace Poker (GPP).

If you go directly to the GPP site and check their promotions page it says there's a 300% match bonus on an initial deposit of $25 to $100 using NETeller, myCitadel, or FirePay.

I don't imagine too many people will get sucked in by Web Casino World but anyone who does deserves it.

--PB--

P.S. Looking around the GPP ads I see they're heavily into responsible gambling and supporting some good environmental and social causes. Good on them.

Donkeys Always Draw

This guy looks too young to be that wise but maybe it's an old pic :) As usual I don't want to take from his words by adding my empty ones after. --PB--
	Don't be a tilt monkey

By Ed Miller

Two Plus Two Internet Magazine - July 2006: "You see, donkeys don't really play poker. There's no such thing as a poker-playing donkey. If they don't exist, they can't put you on tilt, can they?

Donkeys only play against your ego. You spend lots of effort working on your game, you practice a lot, and you've achieved a level of success you're proud of. Or maybe you haven't achieved that success yet, and you're looking for someone to blame. So you call players who aren't yet at your level "donkeys." And maybe you get embarrassed when you lose to a donkey.

...deletia...

Poker is about making the best decisions you can and then hoping the cards do the right thing for you. If the cards do the wrong thing, it doesn't matter if Phil Ivey or Phil Donkey is on the other end. If you'd feel better about losing to Phil Ivey, then your ego is playing tricks on you.

Remove your ego from the equation. You're a good player with plenty of room to improve. Some players aren't as good as you are, and others are better. Sometimes you'll lose to the weaker players, and sometimes you'll beat the better ones. That's a fundamental truth of poker.

Be positive. Don't waste your time thinking about how badly the donkeys suck. Think about how you can improve. Win or lose, think about how you can make sharper decisions. Chances are, you missed an opportunity to make a brilliant play in your last tournament. Think about what that opportunity might have been, and make the play next time it presents itself."

Free Money - DreamPoker.com - $10 Free & 120% Match Bonus

Before I posted this I downloaded the software, installed it, logged on, played a few hands and talked with tech support. This is for real. DreamPoker.com is offering a - $10 Free Sign Up Bonus. The only (microscopically small) hitch is that you have to wait 24 hours or so for the money to show up in your account.

Download the software and register an account and a credit/debit card with DreamPoker.com and you will receive $10 absolutely free, in your account to play with. This promotion requires no deposit although Terms & Conditions do apply.

Once you do make your 1^st deposit on DreamPoker.com through Neteller they’ll match your deposit with a bonus of up to $500 calculated at 120% of your first deposit amount.

For example, if you make a real money deposit of $400 on Neteller, DreamPoker.com will award you with a Bonus of $480, subject to the usual T&C's.

--PB--

Blinking Tabs gets podplay on Ante Up Radio

Unusually, the July 10th, 2006 edition of Ante Up Radio had a commercial. Host Brady Goodman played it straight, pitching the next segment of the show over the extro.

But it wasn't really a commercial. It was me ranting about the blinking tabs on poker.com's software. I played with Brady on Poker.com and we started talking which is not unusual for media people AKA the chattering classes.

If you like poker and want to listen to quality podcast while playing check Brady out. The show was recently nominated for an award in the Podcast Awards in the gaming category by a fellow journalist.

The Podcast Awards "recognize the best podcasters in the world by allowing the people (Listeners and Podcasters) to nominate, and then vote for their favorite podcast.

This will culminate with awards and prizes being given during the 2006 Awards ceremony that take place during Podcast Expo in Ontario California on September 29, 2006."

--PB--