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Following the exclusive preview of the Malta Poker Open 2009 on Melita, the Poker Channel is also scheduled to air the event.  The €300 tournament being held at the Portomaso Casino, St.Julians and hosted by Malta Poker Events, will be aired on the ever increasingly popular Poker Channel in May/June.  Keep tuned to catch local rising stars giving their best at the felt!

We're giving out freebies to players who are participating in the live events being organised around the island.  Starting from this Sunday @ the Portomaso for the Tournament - Bonnie & Clyde by IGS.  55Eur Buy-in  Freeze-out. 

See you there.

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We have seen them on TV. We have seen the grim focus of the sprinter preparing for a race; we have seen Barry Bonds step up to the plate just knowing that the ball is going out of the park. We have seen their winning expression, the look that just screams that they are going to win and nothing is going to stand in their way. They embody the winner mentality.

Their attitude is actually quite simple. They will succeed. And they know it.

It is a similar attitude a poker player should adept, especially when playing tournament poker. It is this mentality that the best players have. When the tournament starts and the first cards are dealt, at that very moment they know that they are going to win. All their focus and energy is on one thing and one thing only - winning.

Often it is impossible. The cards are against you, or you lose that critical coin flip, or bluff in the wrong spot. Afterwards, the disappointment sets in. And it is just natural that you get disappointed since you were so sure of winning.

But that is not a bad thing! It is out of this disappointment that the motivation to play even better, to excel to the next level, is born.

Poker is a game played by utilising those grey cells commonly referred to as "the brain". It is your brain that analyzes the available information about the opponents and their play; it is your brain that makes the decision. The brain calls the shots.

If your brain is convinced that you are a winner from the get-go, your chances increase dramatically. There is only one goal and it is to win.

The losses will be many and tough. But the best players analyze their losses, the situations that came up and hands they played, all in order to be even better prepared for the next tournament and have an even greater chance of winning.

This is the mentality of top athletes in all sports, so why would you as a poker player not try to embrace it?

Suited connectors are hands that often win big pots. As the name implies, a suited connector is a suited and connected hand, for example; JT, T9 and 65 of the same suit. These hands are often easy to play, because they are easy to fold the times we miss the flop.

So, when should we play suited connectors?

The answer is - almost always! When playing a full ring game, sometimes it is best just to call in early positions, but when first in from mid-to-late position, it is a raising hand. When playing shorthanded, we should always raise suited connectors first in. This is to balance our raising hand distribution; it gives good deception value and allows us to steal the pot on the flop, even if we miss it completely.

If someone has raised before us, in most cases it is correct to call the raise, especially if we have position on the raiser. A good rule of thumb is that it is correct to call up to 10% of our stack preflop, since it is about that often we will hit two pair or better. Preflop, our cards are not worth much. It is after the flop that things can become interesting.

Our goal is to flop two pair, three of a kind or a strong draw. Suited connectors are especially good for stacking over pairs, but they are playable in most situations. If we miss the flop, we simply fold, unless we have raised preflop. If we are the preflop aggressor and the pot is heads-up to the flop, we should continuation bet even if we miss in order to give us a chance to pick up the pot. If we have called preflop, we only continue playing if we flop at least a good draw.

The times we hit the flop hard our play depends entirely on the opponent, table image, table game play, stack size and position. To give a general advice for each situation that could arise would require an essay worthy of a Master's degree, so the only recommendation I really can give is to play the same way you usually play your good hands. The standard play, therefore, should be to play aggressive when hitting the flop hard.

To summarize:

Preflop:
Raise first in. In early position in a full ring game it is not wrong to limp, however I do think that most high suited connectors (that is JT+) are raise-worthy, but it is a matter of taste. Shorthanded, always raise first in. If someone else has raised - call for up to 10% of effective stack size.

Flop:
If you flop well - play hardball! When having raised first in and only one player has called, you should always continuation bet to try to pick up the pot. Otherwise, just use your common sense and skill and watch the money roll in!

Part of the charm of poker is the delicate and tough decisions we face when playing. We have a feeling that our top pair with a bad kicker is the best hand, but we are not sure. We think that our opponent might be bluffing, but how do we know? This insecurity gnawing at us when playing adds to the depth of the game and puts us on the edge of our seats when playing online poker.

A good rule of thumb is, when we are unsure, to either raise or fold. Let us assume that we called a preflop raise from a tight player with JTs after a caller in-between. The flop comes T73 rainbow. The early position raiser bets out, the player between us folds. What should we do?

First of all, we need to realize that our holding is very marginal. Sure, we have top pair, but our kicker is bad and we are facing a tight player. It is not exactly a hand to write home about (unless we have our mom on MSN and want some good parental advice).

In this situation, our options are to raise or fold. There is nothing wrong in folding. A bit on the tight side, sure, but if we put the tight player on a good hand there is no reason to continue playing. We can, however, test the tight player by raising. If the opponent re-raises we just fold, if he calls we do not put another cent in the pot unless we improve to two pair or three of a kind. Playing like this has its advantages: we avoid to pay off our opponents' good hands (for example, over pairs or sets), but we win most of the times he is continuation-betting with a hand like AK or 88.

The same is true for a hand like 87 on a flop like T76 - a very marginal holding indeed. Middle pair and a gutshot straight draw is not really a hand we like to get deeply involved with, but if we feel the opponent might be bluffing it is not wrong to test him with a raise. Folding is correct, but often, so is raising.

The common denominator for both hands is our action on the flop. Raise or fold. No calling! This allows us to avoid trouble later in the hand, on more expensive streets. If we face resistance, we are probably beat. If we are lucky, we draw out on the turn and get paid off, but otherwise we just toss our hand in the muck without losing too much money.

Should we just call the flop with a marginal hand, there is a risk of us trying to bluff should the opponent check the turn, or maybe it will be too alluring to call on the river just to see him turn over a better hand. It all boils down to avoiding trouble on later streets by acting on the flop. It both saves money and makes money, and is therefore a good play.

Four common beginner errors in No Limit Texas

Since we, unfortunately, are not born perfect, flawless and all-knowing, we are bound to make a lot of mistakes each and every time we try something new. We go through a learning curve where we identify the errors we commit and try to correct these to the best of our abilities.

This is also true for online poker. In this article, I will point out four common and costly beginner errors.

1) Playing too many starting hands

This is probably the most common, and one of the most costly, mistakes a new poker player makes. Most new players are so eager to just play that they fail to realize the value of sound starting hand selection. There are certain hands that should rarely be played and there are loads of hands that should never be played. Good starting hand selection is the foundation of solid play.

2) Betting too small

Another common mistake is betting too small. It is not at all uncommon to see people making tiny bets, even in large pots. This is almost always wrong. When you bet too little, people will not fold the times you bluff, and will have good odds to outdraw you when you have a good hand. A good rule of thumb is to always bet ½ - ¾ of the pot size.

3) Slowplaying too much

The rush of flopping a great hand, like three of a kind or a straight, is exhilarating. So exhilarating that many new players forget to bet their great hands! When you flop a great hand, the best way to get paid usually is to just bet it. Sure, there will be these annoying times when everybody folds, but those will be outweighed by the times when someone calls (or even raises!) your bet. By betting your great hands you give yourself the chance to win a huge pot instead of just picking up a small one.

4) Calling too much

The fourth mistake is calling too much. Beginners tend to never let go of a straight draw or a flush draw, regardless of the cost. The curiosity of seeing the other players hand is overwhelming on the river, so many beginners call in spots where all logic screams that they are beat, just ”to see their hand”. Calling too much is a very costly mistake. The next time you just feel that urge to call on the river just to see the other players’ hand – think it over once again and think of the money you will save by just folding.

Adjusting The Pot Size to the strength of your hand.

Sometimes, we just feel this irresistible urge to play a big pot. Unless we are drunk or tilted, this urge is usually when we flop a great hand. On other occasions, we like to play medium-sized pots, and this is usually when we have a good but not great hand. Sometimes, we want to play a small pot and get to showdown cheap, this is when we have a mediocre but probably-best holding.

This is why it is so important to try to adjust the pot size to match the strength of your hand. Let us assume that we raised 99 from late position and got called by both blinds. The flop is a dream for us - J93. This is one of those situations where our highest wish is to just get the money in the middle - and this is why it is so important to start building the pot right away!

If the blinds check to us, we should bet - about 2/3 to 3/4 of the pot is a good bet. Sometimes our opponents will have missed the flop completely and fold, but if they have hit a piece of it they will call - or even raise! - And the pot gets nicely bloated already on the flop, increasing our chances of stacking the opponent. By betting, we give ourselves the chance to win a huge pot whereas if we check behind, we will have trouble winning a big pot.

Building pots on early streets with good holdings is an essential part of good play.

Then what about the medium-sized pots? Well, let's say that we raised AQ preflop and again the blinds called. The flop comes QT3. If both check to us, we should bet for value, but at the same time a certain measure of care is necessary. If we don't have a good read, we probably do not want to play for stacks - the opponent could have two pair or a set. We are betting to extract money from a straight draw or a top pair with a worse kicker.

The standard turn play is to check behind if the opponent checks, with the intention of calling most rivers if bet into and value-betting most rivers if checked to.

With mediocre holdings, our wish is to keep the pot small. Let us assume that we, in an online poker game, limped A4 suited from late position after a few limpers (to try to flop a straight, flush or good draw). The flop comes AT8, giving us top pair with a lousy kicker.

In this case, it is in our interests to keep the pot small. If checked to, we should check and see a turn card (if we bet, we are likely only getting called by hands that beat us). If another player bets, we can call on the flop and re-evaluate on the turn (or just fold if it is a tight player doing the betting). If there is a bet and a call in front of us, we just muck this hand. We have no interest to play a medium-sized or big pot.

Adjusting the pot size to the strength of your holding is an important part of poker. Of course, sometimes it is necessary to mix up our play a bit to not make us too predictable, but the above lines are long-term winning standard plays.

Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year to all...

24th – 26th April 2009 – Malta Poker Open: €300 + € 30 Poker Tournament
€300 Tournament held at Portomaso Casino spread over 3 days. Tournament is limited to 200 participants from local and international regions. The tournament will take the form of a freeze-out and will receive coverage over several communication channels. Highlights and interviews will be aired on local TV stations and several international streaming TV channels.

Participants may gain entry to tournament through purchase of ticket, or through satellite tournaments held at the Portomaso Casino.

The Seminar is aimed at poker players who are aiming to get better at their game and others who aspire to turn their pastime into a profitable one. Various speakers will be addressing key areas of the game, like reading opponents, mindset, betting strategies, responsible gaming, and more. Speakers will share their wealth of knowledge with the 200 delegates attending the seminars.

Players will leave the seminars with a new found confidence, and ground-breaking strategies in their skill-set.

Following the educational seminars, a free-roll tournament will be held at the Portomaso Casino. The tournament will provide delegates with a platform where they may put their new knowledge to practice against a multitude of players from different backgrounds and styles.

Attendees will also enjoy six coffee breaks and two lunches, and will also be given a hard copy of the presentations, and the topics covered during the seminar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance outlining the subject matter covered.

The price of the seminar is €145
This includes a full 2 day pass, CD including visual and textual documentation, access to all lunches and breaks, a free-roll tournament and a cocktail party at an exclusive venue to wrap up in style.

The Poker Seminar is open to paying delegates and entrance is restricted to people aged 18 and over.

Malta Poker Events strike broadcast agreement with Melita to air event footage on Melita Sports.

The Maltese Islands offer an exhilarating contrast of colours: the azure of the Mediterranean, the mellow honey-coloured limestone which characterises the architecture, and clear skies. The Islands are a feast for the senses.

Everywhere you go, a unique historic sight awaits. Temples, palaces, cathedrals, and forts provide a living history you can almost touch. Sound plays an important part in the life of the Islands. The mix of fireworks and village band marches transforms a summer night into a special memory. The advantage of a stay on the Maltese Islands is that you can experience several holidays in one.

Cuisine here is a taste of the Islands' multicultural heritage. Local restaurants offer a creative selection of tempting fare. After dinner, night clubs, wine bars and casinos beckon with their own brand of excitement.

To experience all this, you won't have to travel far. Just a few hours flying time away from most European cities, the Islands are serviced by direct scheduled flights operated by the national carrier and major international airlines.

I turned on my laptop first thing this morning and the Internet Connection was virtually dead. My ISP quickly gave me the standard excuse, the pipeline between Malta and Rome was "broken" again. 

I watched a video on Tedtalks about Bernoulli's equation. Perfect for people who play poker. I am on a line of thought. Humans take risks and that is why we have grown to be the dominant specie, we are always calculating what we will gain and how much effort is involved. Always comparing the past and thinking of the future.

Now it's Friday evening and I want to play poker online, I know it's broken, the connection is so slow that a heads up game that usually takes 15 to 20 minutes is takening over an hour. I have treated that last few months as a learning curve but this is different. I decide to try something different tonight. Very very interesting. Here is my notes:

- With 3 breaks the game lasted over 3 hours
- Heads up play
- Some how the blind levels did not increase
- Trying to maximize pots
- Found a tight player
- I decide to raise all my medium hands
- I also decide to not raise my good hands, then trap
- I bet on a paired board, straight draws and flush draws
- I go all in at the right moments
- I sence weakness and then make a nice bet
- I take alot out of the experince but its slow, painful and fun

Im not the same person when the internet is so bad.

Cashgame, Omaha pot limit full table.

-only play good starting hands

-play the lower starting hands only in position

-put most of your focus on your hand and on the flop rather than on the other players

-if a few players are in, only chase the nut flush or the nut straight

-don’t risk all your chips with bottom set

-don’t chase flush or straight if board is paired

-if someone is raising your bet when you hold nut straight after flop, be careful, especially if there is two of same suit out. Most likely he has same straight as you and maybe also a set or a flush draw to go with it.

-if you have a big drawing hand, for example you have 4589 with two spades and board is 672 with two spades, bet big to get muppets out. Bottom set, top two pair and nut flush draws might give you the pot if your bet is big enough. If you are first in, you should consider check raising since a pot-bet here is not big enough to get muppets out, for example when the pot is 60. If you bet 60, maybe you get some callers since it’s cheap to call with top-two pair, nut flush draw or whatever. If u check and someone is betting pot and get 2 callers u can now put in 300 instead of 60 and u will make it expensive for bottom set, two-pair or a higher flush draw to stay in the pot. They might all fold. If you get only one caller, you should be the favourite. It’s good to be heads up with this hand. If the bigger flush draw and the 8910 folds here and only the 67(top-2) calls, you now have more than 50 per cent chance of winning instead of less then 20 per cent if they were all in the pot.

-if you flop top set and there are many draws out, get as many chips in the pot straight away. If you hit a full house on the turn, then it is too late. They will leave you hanging with your fish lip alone in the no more chips for you.

-always have a lot of chips so u can make a pot bet on turn when u hit your flushes or straights.U want a muppet that holds a set pay to see that river.

-always be aware on how many chips your opponents have before u make a play.
-AA with nothing else is not a good hand...

Before you begin playing poker, you need to find out what your goals are when playing the game. Are you playing to have fun, to make money, to become a better player or just to meet interesting people?

A good friend of mine is one of the best online players in the world, but still he has lost around 10 million SEK during the last couple of months. This happened only because he persisted in playing on the highest levels only where the best players hang out. Probably he was still a favourite compared to the average player there, but he was only slightly better. When he ran into a cold period of time, he started taking bigger risks than earlier and suddenly he didn’t have an edge anymore. Now he was the fish at this level and the other players took advantage of his recklessness. I still think he is one of the best players online and he is also incredibly precise in his analysis when it comes to live games. He plays some really good live poker as well, but still he manages to lose his entire bank roll. How is it possible?

In this case there is an explanation. To become a better player, he really wants to play with the best opponents because he wants to be one of the best players in the world.

What’s your goal when you play poker? Some people play only for fun, but many play to win money. If you want to win money playing poker, ALWAYS TRY TO PLAY AT TABLES WHERE YOU ARE THE BEST PLAYER. Even if you are ranked at number 10,000 in the world, you will win if you find players that are ranked around 50,000 in the world. Probably they won’t play at the highest levels, but sometimes they play at a higher level than they should, and that is where you can make really good money. If you run into a player that plays poorly, write down his username and try to play against him as often as possible if you feel comfortable with the stakes.
You don’t even have to keep track of your opponent’s games. Today there are several computer programs that help you when it comes to your own and other players statistics. Online poker is great!

I’ve been playing poker for more than 15 years and there is one aspect that I have learned to really take care of – sleep. Don’t ever play poker when you are too tired. Not only because you can make the most horrible decisions when you are tired, you also lose your ingenuity and your variation of play that is one of the most important parameters for a good poker player. When you have been playing for 24 hours, you start to play like a robot and other players that recognize this will take full advantage of your lack of good play. If you play live you will throw your cards in the muck all the time and suddenly when you get a hand, you will wake up and play. Do you think anyone will pay you in that hand?

When you start to get tired, go to bed. Don’t play poker. And remember - When you play, do it against weaker opponents. If you follow these pieces of advice you will for sure increase your chances of making more money playing poker.

I have found out that doing well in poker is so much about everything else than about the game. Here are some hints, which might help you to avoid big losing sessions and increase your "boiling point" (point where you get enough bad beats and start steaming and therefore playing badly).

If you play poker seriously or use a lot of time playing, then you really want to enjoy the game. In order to be able to put all your efforts to the game, you have to make sure that your basic needs are satisfied. You should sleep well and eat well. You should finish all the other things, which are important to you to be able to focus only to the thing you love- poker :) I don’t think any person should play poker when having relationship problems. You should be able to close all the negative things from the outside, which might affect you, when you play poker. You should always make sure your best tool - your HEAD - is sharpened for your game. You should exercise to improve your capability to concentrate. There are a lot of things, which will help you to be able to focus better and longer. Mental and physical shape goes hand in hand and you should take care of both. Working out doesn't mean that you should sweat yourself to death!!! It can be anything you enjoy, where you can get any form of exercise and at the same time get your mind off poker. Everyone is unique person and all of you should listen to your body and do what feels good and fits you. There are other things as well, which will help you to concentrate better. For example reading books is always good and there are special exercises for the mind like yoga and meditation but i don't want to go that far this time.

Poker is a game where you need to use your instincts as well and in order to use your instincts best you really need to be in balance, both mentally and physically. Listen to your instincts! I believe that you can really improve your instincts if you really pay attention to your feelings and try to figure out what all those different signs that your body is trying to tell you really mean. You also have to be able to handle pressure while you play and therefore be able to make the best decisions in the most important pots. Stress can also be one of the reasons that prevent you from playing your A-game. Being in a good physical shape helps you in all those things, which might stop you from playing better and improve your game.

Try to find a good balance in you life. Make sure to set short and long term goals for your self in life and work hard to achieve them. When you are satisfied and happy with everything and all areas of your life are in balance, there are no limits of how good you can do in poker.

Good luck to everyone.
-Patrik Antonius-

Writing a poker tip is not an easy thing. Whatever you write some players will disagree. The main concern I had when asked to write this column was to make sure the tip would be something all players could benefit from, maybe even something I could benefit from. What has been one of the problems I have faced, but feel I have gotten a better understanding of as I have matured as a poker player? Bankroll. Managing my bankroll is something that I have picked up along the way. When I started playing poker for a living, the idea of managing my bankroll was not something I put much thought into. I felt that if I just played my game and kept improving so would my bankroll. I was very successful and everything went great. I moved up in limits and kept improving until one day I had nearly lost my entire bankroll and could not really afford to play the limit I had been playing. How could this happen?

Most poker players are gamblers by nature. They get on a mental high when they are playing. They become action junkies and like any other form of junkie, they have a constant need of getting their fix, playing poker. Once you have gotten used to the dose of the fix, in this case a certain table limit, the fix you used to get high on no longer gets you that high. You need more action, bigger stakes. Sometimes players will risk too much of their bankroll in order to get their fix. This is where bankroll management becomes very important. In my case, a friend of mine helped me understand the importance of bankroll management.

If you want to play poker for a living, meaning for the rest of your life, it is important to find other places/things in life that will get you your fix. Here, I DO NOT mean drugs, but some other non-hazardous way of making you happy (Golf, movies, travel or even shopping LOL). Poker is your job, and even though you have fun playing poker, you must look at it like a job. I know poker is not like any other profession, but you almost have to treat it like it is.

I see a lot of very good poker players having trouble managing their bankroll. There are players out there that have won millions of dollars playing poker and yet they find themselves broke. Obviously this is not because they are bad players, but because they did not understand to manage their bankroll. When you decide to play poker as a profession you must be aware that you have the rest of your life to build up your bankroll, and as with any other profession, you do not need to make all your money in one day. A successful lawyer will not make his entire fortune on one case, but will build his “bankroll” day by day. This should be the same thought process for a poker player. Many younger and some older players take too many shots. ‘Taking a shot’ means trying to play at limits too high for their bankroll. Even though they might be better than most of the players at this level, they do not have the bankroll to play enough so that their superior skill will even out the luck factor. We have all had bad runs, but if we play long enough, we can make up for the fact that there is some luck involved in poker. I am not saying a player should never take a shot, but if you do take a shot and you loose the percentage of your bankroll you decided to risk, Stop. Do not chase. Make sure you leave yourself enough money to play at a lower limit and still be able to make a decent living.

In regard to how big your bankroll should be to play at a certain level, I will refer to other articles discussing this subject, as I feel that this is personal and varies from player to player

It's been an action packed weekend for Chilipoker on the newswire, here is all the juice for your enjoyment. While Liz Lieu was gearing up for the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, four Team Chilipoker players registered for EPT in Prague, we were really impressed when all 4 players made it to the second day.

Nasr El Nasr from Germany made it to the final stages, was in the money, and was SO unlucky when his Pocket Rockets (AA) lost to a pair of Kings (KK). This particular hand gave the chip lead to an Italian player instead of El Nasr. But Nasr did'nt give in and actually played some amazing poker to stay in the game and make it to the final table.

Here is how the final hand went down for Nasr: Andrew Chen raises 30,000 and Nasr El Nasr shoves all in. Chen calls. El Nasr shows KJ suited and Chen reveals 10 10. The flop brings presents for everyone: 10-4-2 with two diamonds giving a flush draw to El Nasr, and a set to Chen. The turn is the 7 and the river the 8. No flush for El Nasr and Chen knocks him out in seventh place for €99,500. El Nasr's game has received a lot of respect, and as predicted Chen is right back in the game with just under one million chips.

Some several thousand miles away Liz Lieu also made a jaw dropping performance and also got lucky (finally) with an ace on the river to eliminate Baptista. They day ended with Liz Lieu in 5th place and 123,000 chips. Go Diva!

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Malta Poker Events has scheduled a Seminar and Gaming Expo set for April 2009 aimed at poker players who are aspiring to turn their pastime into a profitable one. A Gaming Expo will also be in progress at the same venue supporting the seminar, and is targeted at gaming operators, service providers and third parties with the intention of giving a more clear direction about servicing the industry more effectively.

The Seminar and Expo are scheduled for the 18th & 19th April, 2009 at the MCC, Valletta and will attract poker players and gaming operators for a weekend of seminars, networking and exposure to key operators in the iGaming & Poker industries.

Poker Seminar
The seminar is expected to attract poker players of various skill levels who would like to become better at poker and it will cover many aspects of the game including live and online games, strategies, reading opponents, making best use of the information available, and responsible gaming. Following the seminar, a free-roll will be held allowing seminar attendees to put their newly-acquired skills to practice against a multitude of players from different backgrounds.

“The game of poker has picked up significantly on the Maltese Islands, and, considering that locally this area has not been explored at an educational level, we have decided to offer a dedicated event aimed directly at players” said spokespersons Mark Cassar and Etienne Licari.

Gaming Expo
With the Gaming Expo, Malta Poker Events is targeting gaming operators, service providers and third parties. It “will provide a platform for them [the iGaming community] to network, discuss market drivers, and develop means on how to cater better for this industry”. Speakers and exhibitors will also deliver speeches in the 18,000 sq.ft Sacra Infermeria hall where exhibition stands setup by iGaming operators and service providers will serve as points for interaction between visitors and potential business partners. A dedicated networking area will also be setup, and this will give exhibitors a space where they may interact between them as well as with expo speakers and key industry officials.

Venue
The Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta is frequently referred to as the flagship of conference venues on the Maltese islands, and has been selected for the occasion as it possesses unique historical character and provides the modern facilities required for such an event.

About Malta Poker Events
Malta Poker Events was setup to act as a Mediterranean Poker hub in the gaming world. Be it online players, live players, beginners or professionals, the organisation strives to enhance the quality of the poker community as a whole while providing a physical platform to do so.

Interested parties are urged to contact the Malta Poker Events team for more information on attending the Poker Seminar, visiting the Gaming Expo, or participating as a speaker, exhibitor or for brand association purposes.

Most of the afternoon, I had my computer tuned in to the Live EPT Prague Coverage on Pokerstars.TV live. Coincidentally, my other browser window was uploading videos to Chilipoker.TV

First 4 out of 4 Chilipoker players made it to the second day of EPT Prague. Later on, Nasr El Nasr of Team Chilipoker was in the last 12. His rockets did NOT hold up on a 1.2 million pot, when the flop showed another king!!!

Nasr El Nasr did'nt give in, played some good hands and managed to make it to the final table with a about 300k in chips.

** Update: Nasr El Nasr Eliminated in Seventh Place (€99,500)