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The Asian Poker Tour has announced that it has received government approval to expand its offering APT Macau. As a result, the APT Macau event this coming August of 2009 was extended from 6 to 12 days and has been renamed Poker Tour Macau Festival. ‘S event will be held on 12 and 13 August at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. L ‘APT also sponsors the poker room of StarWorld.

The festival will include the high-limit cash game, sit-’n'-go and a host, not yet specified, the preliminary events. The main event has already been decided, will be held August 19 to 23 and will host three different sessions of Day 1. The buy-in for this event will be $ 4.300 U.S. dollars ($ 4,000 +300). There is also the return of an event “High Roller” tournament organizers promise a buy-in higher than 2008, but have yet to formalize its structure. The tournament director Matt Savage, who is now around the world, will return to lead the celebrations.

Of the APT Macau Main Event in 2008 was won by twenty Russian Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who won the first inaugural event, winning the $ 500,000 award against a crowd of opponents that included a large number of international stars. Among those who participated were Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Huckleberry Seed, Jack Binion, Liz Lieu, Todd Brunson, Kenny Tran, and many who would soon become members of the “Poker Pack – Nam Le, Quinn Do, JC Tran, Steve Sung, David “Chino” Rheem and Kwang Soo Lee – which focuses its attention on the emerging stars of poker in Asia. Over 40 countries were represented at the event’s inaugural ‘APT Macau.

According to the Director General of Asian Poker Tour, Chris Parker, “The Asian Poker Tour Festival Macau will host a series of events never before seen in Asia, including several new formats that tickle the curiosity of poker enthusiasts at all levels. We believe that the first festival of poker will confirm Macao Asia as an essential stage of the international poker circuit. “

In today’s talk about the rules of 7 card stud, seven card stud and then discuss some basic strategies for beginners. What you need to know when you start to play 7 card stud and what you should be aware of?

Rules
In 7 card stud (which now define Stud) All players start with three cards serve. Before having the cards to each player is required to pay an ante. In the $ 1 / $ 2 Stud, the ante is usually $ 0.10, although this can sometimes vary. In all the examples in this article assume that we are playing at a $ 1 / $ 2 game. After each player has placed an ante, the cards are served. Two cards are served covered so that only you can see them, and the last card is served discovery, seen by all participants at the table. This third paper is also called the door card.

The Door-card
The player with the lowest door card must pay the bring-in. If two or more players have the same lowest card, it is decided according to the suit of the cards, the first spades, then hearts, then square and finally flowers. The (2-Clubs) then the lowest card possible. The bring-in is a forced bet, and the player can choose to bet the minimum bring-in $ 0.50, or place a bet of $ 1 complete.

In other variations of poker, the action continues clockwise around the table for the player to the left of the one who paid for the bring-in is the next hand, and so on. This player can fold, call the Bring-in, complete the bet or raise, if the first decided to supplement it. After that, a re-raise must always have a value of 100% raise the previous year. So if a player completes the bet with $ 1, then the next raise will be $ 2 and $ 3 after that.

The fourth round
After the first betting round is completed, players receive another card. This is called “fourth round”. Even this paper has served the discovery and is seen by all. When playing live at Studio, a card is burned before starting a new round, just like in ‘Hold’ em. Now the player with the highest two cards face has the action. AA in this case would be the best combination of cards possible. If there are two or more players with the same cards the best, then the player closest to the left of the dealer takes precedence.

The minimum bet is now $ 1. The first player can choose to check, bet or make a double-bet. Only the fourth round a player can make a double bet, and can only do so if the player has a pair in his two cards face up. A double-bet then would be $ 2. Over the last several laps you can not make a double-bet. Each player can choose to check (if nobody has bet before him), call if you have made a bet, or raise. Pointing at each turn you get up to four episodes. So if a player bets, can be seen relaunch three more times. A double-bet is a bet of twice the value for which the maximum that can be pointed in this tour is $ 4.

The fifth round
After completing the fourth round, served a fifth card. The fifth round is served discovered. The minimum bet for the fifth round and all remaining is $ 2. Again, the player with the highest card plays first discoveries. Not always be the same player who starts the action in the previous round. Again the roof minimum bet must be 4, so the maximum you can bet it is $ 8.

The sixth round
After fifth round of betting is served the sixth lap. Here the same rule of the fifth lap. Although this paper is served discovery and the minimum bet is $ 2.

The River
Once the sixth round is completed, is served the last card. This is called the river or seventh round. This paper is served discovery and can not be seen by your opponents. Are you still playing on the river, now you have three cards and four cards face up in front of you. The player who had the stronger hand in the sixth round and then began to focus also will override the action on lap seven. Again the minimum bet is $ 2 and the ceiling is four episodes. If the hand is check is a bet is called, the remaining players see the showdown and the player with the best 5-card combination wins the hand. The value of hands is the same as Hold’em.

The Community Charter
Sometimes you may not have been enough cards in the deck because every player has one. Stud cash is often played at tables with more than eight players. If all eight players remain in play until the sixth round, it means that was dealt 48 cards. Add to these three cards burned, and the deck is only one card. If this is the case, then the river card is served pool. This is the Community Charter. This paper complete the hands of all the players left.

Strategy
The strategy is very important in the study. In the study, you have a lot more information available than all’Hold’em Omaha, or simply because you can see many more cards. Your strategy therefore depends not only on the card you have, but also on the cards that are visible on the table, the number of players at the table and the number of players left in the game.

Cards and door card
The first thing that happens (after paying an ante) is that it is dealt two cards face down and your door card. What are the combination and you can stay in the hand? This depends very much from the other papers were served, but can generally deemed satisfied with the combination listed below. This is an example of projects and hands that have a value for the showdown.

Draws:
1. Combination Draw: This means that you have three consecutive points of color or with a gap. Now is your chance to peck a straight or flush with the remaining four cards. This project is a very strong hand.
2. Flush: Three cards of the same color, where an ace is obviously much stronger than a flush with 8-up.
3. Project scale: The project as hard as you can have is a flush opened as 9-10-J for example. If there is a gulf between them, your hand loses value. The higher your cards the stronger hand.
4. Three cards Broadway: This is a project that needs much improvement. With this you can peck a couple or a stronger draft scale. If you can get your pair, your hand takes immediate value for the showdown, although not very high.

Hands with showdown value:
5. Kind: This is the strongest possible starting hand you can be served, and can be compared to AA Hold’em. This hand is also very well camouflaged.
6. Two pair with a dangler: For example AAX. If the third card is served or connected, this increases even more the value of your hand.
7. Mature low: The low value of the pairs showdown is not very high. Basically a hand like that you can simply try to complete a project of tris.

A lot of information
When Stud games, you have to be very concentrated and focused on the door cards of all your opponents. You need to collect more information you can. If you do not, often, pays the price in later rounds. Not only do you need to know what are the chances of improving your hand, but also as likely to improve your opponents’ hands.

Before those who paid their action is folded hands, you get to know the following things:
- What door cards have been served
- How many cards in each suit were folded
- Which player has paid the bring-in and what is your position on him.

You need not necessarily know what the exact cards that your opponents fold, just have a general idea of which cards will be out of the game. Need to know this to determine whether your hand can still improve or not. If for example you’ve seen three flowers and three fold flowers, it drastically reduces the value of your hand. Or, if you have a pair of 10 and two other players have folded the 10, then the hand is much less interesting to play again.

On the last lap after a couple of players have folded and some continue, and it became pretty obvious that some of your opponents are planned, you need to know if your opponents are or not able to complete these projects.

A general rule for projects with a color that you should fold if two or more cards you need are in the cards of your opponents. If you have 4-5-6 and see the players at the table have the 3 or 7 then your hand has no hope. Not enough chance to continue, especially because every pair you get will often not high enough to win the hand.

The same goes for projects of color. If you have three cards of the same suit, then you should fold if two or more players between the cards of those that suit. This is especially true when we sit at a table with many people. If you are playing with little people and you can see fourth lap with a little, then you still have a reasonable chance, but tables with many people has your hand is almost always hopeless.

For pairs and hands like this is much more obvious because you have less chance. With Q or higher can often continue, even if one of the remaining Q is already out of the game. With J or lower would be better to have another project in hand to move forward.

The position is less important
During the first round of betting, concentrates on the position of the raiser. If a player in early position raises the bring in, then it is a sign that has a strong hand. If this happens in late position, the player may have bluffed.

The location is less important in the study that in Hold’em or Omaha. This is because the player’s position first hand the betting round is almost never the same which then acts on the first lap in fourth. This location may change until the sixth round, although not very often. Play hands in position, which is especially important in Hold’em, is much less important in the study. The position is less important in the study because it will guarantee you an advantage only for the first round, and if you do not know yet whether this advantage in later rounds.

The last laps
Reached the fourth round, you will have a relatively good idea of which players are being planned and which have a full coat. If a player has two aces among his papers, is obviously very strong. This also means that players remaining in the game have very strong hands.

Sometimes you also have the opportunity to continue a strong hand that you have not yet. If for example you have four cards face the same color, you are not hard to pretend to have a color with a hand like that and try to bluff your opponents into play.

Conclusions
Stud is much more than a drawing game, as well as Limit Hold’em. Sometimes you need to be careful when you play projects without having the chance to do it right. This will cost you a lot of money in the long run. Especially at lower levels players tend to play every possible project and call on each ace in the sixth round or even river. If this is the case, you need to play your strong hands very aggressively and minimize the game projects.

Remember the folded paper is very important in the study. The more you play, the more you succeed easily. The first thing you look for are the cards that improve your hand. If your hand is already dead then the rest does not matter. If you carry out your hand, you need to have a general idea of the cards still in play and those that have been folded. These are a lot of information to be collected, especially if you are playing multiple tables online.

The number of players online study is very limited. If you start to play Stud too soon learn to know who the regulars are and how they play. Especially at the lowest hands are played very openly. You do not bluff much and the players carry on their projects until the sixth or seventh round.

There is also a change in Hi / Lo, 7 Card Stud, which is comparable to Omaha Hi / Lo. Like Omaha, the ‘hi / lo points on more chance of winning combination, making the game much more complex.

We met with a tireless player, a brilliant teacher of poker, poker coach in Island and now also new fathers, we are talking about Nicholas Caramatti Luisgallo alias. Here is our pleasant conversation.

Hello Nicholas, this will be an interview on many levels, since your relationship with the game of poker are lattice, can you tell us how did your passion for this game and how it has become a profession?

The passion to Texas Holdem was born in 2005 when my friend, “opponent” during Bwin PokerIsland Riccardo Rinaldi introduced me to the game. I have made a financial background in mathematics and analytical thinking, factors that go perfectly with poker, love for the game was almost immediate, in particular fascinated me the chance to take control in an activity seems in many ways dictated by chance.

Hence, before making a profession, there have been many small steps: curiosity that has become a hobby which in turn has become a source of income at that point I tried to combine my professional experience the fun and then deciding Lezionidipoker.com to open and then to provide strategic advice to new entrants. com.

Your nickname is Luisgallo and in poker you’re a sports celebrity, what you have all this success? What are the qualities that have led you to be a player, a teacher at poker lessons, poker island reality in a coach and now a spokesperson for Bwin?

I never thought to celebrity status, even smile thinking about it! My choice was to focus the online poker for this long has made me a stranger to most people, the number of players online and ‘infinitely greater than any live event and thus emerge and’ difficult, not enough to win a tournament but it takes a lot of consistency in the results not to be regarded as a meteor, in 2007 I got placements in various major world rankings online and my “name” has begun to turn between lovers, in 2008 was for the whole ‘years in the top three in the world in single table tournaments up to $ 100, I think this has given the necessary light to “Luisgallo” to be noticed.

Mathematics and logic are the foundations of my poker preparation, as a player can be good at “reading” the opposition to end the choices are dictated by the probability and the law of large numbers, everyone thinks that to win at NLH we can do without the largely disadvantaged, I think I read 90% of poker books in circulation and have made a number inquantificabile simulations with mathematical analysis software!

The choice of founding www.lezionidipoker.com was born when I realized the passion that Italians have for the cards, but at the same bad approach to the NLH that was confused with the old five-card poker and then using a lot more bluff as a weapon, in this regard, together with Italians atria winning players have decided to offer the first poker site teaching and provide our knowledge and skills through videos, articles, tutorials and forums.

The port at Bwin Poker Island ‘was therefore a natural consequence of my role now institutional Instructor Poker and I hope I have provided an opportunity for many to understand that it takes commitment and application to win. After the great success of Bwin Poker Island and the great understanding that you and ‘Bwin trained with the team we decided to continue the collaboration, it will be a testimonial for Bwin Poker.

What kind and level of tournaments will be offered?

The tournament will offer rich and open to all levels of buy-in allowed by AAMS Bwin.it it aims to give the user an ideal platform for fun but at the same time efficient for the more sophisticated players.

Switch to TV and the new reality show that aired on Sky Sports, Bwin Poker Island, you can briefly explain what it was, for all those who have not been able to see it? The format was adapted to the Italian?

Bwin Poker Island ‘a reality show set in Ibiza in a dream villa where ten players qualified through online freeroll are divided into two teams captained by two tutors (and others’ note and’ Richard Rinaldi). The players are dealt with in skill games and poker games alternating with lectures, each episode has seen the elimination of two competing up to the final the winner, Francesco Alberti, a young man working in a hypermarket Suzzara ( Mn), won a trip to Australia to attend the Aussie Millions.
The show told the lives of players, lessons, games and the tournament, in fact a very different view than the traditional poker programs.

Bwin.it decided to adapt the program to the Italian public with the introduction of the tutors and teams, a choice that is proving very successful.

Your role from reality looked very severe. Sergeant Major in the game and life?

I smile thinking about that when I talk about my role within Bwin Poker Island told me that I had to be a teacher “hard” without knowing what I was already hard for my teaching! So I had to fall in part because they are basically very strict and obviously dark clothing and sunglasses have softened the image!

What do you expect from this experience and what impact do you think the symbolic universe of viewers? Do you think the game of poker, through such programs can promote a different vision?

What I hope is that he has taken a picture of Texas Holden as a fun game in which skill plays a factor and that has very little chance to do.

At the same time the choice of a beautiful villa with pool and lots of fun shooting communicate, to those accustomed to the old Italian Poker made of smoke, alcohol and illegal image of a different game.

Therefore we welcome this kind of programs and Bwin.it thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate.

You are the founder of the first online poker school. LezioniDiPoker is, in fact, a popular website where beginners and less experienced players can learn the rules directly from samples of this discipline, how did this idea? Are you satisfied with this project or is there something more you would like to improve?

The idea was born, as explained above, the perception that there was no need for a more theoretical approach among Italian fans, the site is not fact ‘that only a part payment with videos and articles but also a forum where users exchange opinions techniques thereby creating ‘a community of players with solid technical basis and that this connection should not intimidate the beginner because there is a great sense of dissemination of matter.

We started with a modest budget and a lot of will and initiative, in short is finally launched its new website tailored to the needs technical and aesthetic, we feel that with the boom of interest in the game there will be ‘even the desire of many to deepen theoretical and want to be better prepared to receive them.

Have you participated in the Italian championship poker sports, organized by Fith (Italian federation texas hold’em) in San Remo, gaining a seventh place. A tournament that has seen the best pro out one at a time, what happened?

We say that the tournament was very well organized structure of the game and gave good time for players with more skills to emerge. In fact in the money there were many famous faces
and the final table besides me even Max Pescatori. So the professionals have had the opportunity to exploit the game. I have played so cautiously because the first two days I literally saw cards, so I played very position and players trying to take every pot that seemed left to itself. The real turning point was when we arrived at the final table where my experience came out very strong. Everyone was scared
It took just a bit ‘of aggression to win the pot. This led me from 400,000 to 1,200,000 chips without ever showdown, I had everything under control until sa crime. In practice, only a terrible bad beat me from the finish line. As the first true live appearance in Italy was still very positive and Bwin thank you for giving me the opportunity to play it.

About Bwin news a few days ago, has managed with WPT Enterprises to bring the event to Venice, and I think part of it?

It ‘wonderful initiative that demonstrates the interest that everyone has for poker in Italy.
I guess I’ll be there.

It seems that 2008 was a year really rich, intentions and commitments for 2009?

2008 was a very good year, the initial goal was to win an international leaderboard but I had to settle for a place of honor, basically because the commitment was part-time and I played less than half of my rivals; I won two tournaments in Las Vegas, logically Bwin Poker Island and collaboration with Bwin. I regret I did a foolish one of the WSOP tournaments when I tried to do an elaborate bluff against one of the best online players in the world when I was in the top ten in chips.

For 2009: I will play much more in the live circuit, I will defend my position but at the same time I want to dedicate time to my child who has just born!

Thank you heartily and best wishes for this new adventure! A welcome your baby.

Just as in the previous stage of the European Poker Tour – the Copenhagen giocatasi in February – is a Norwegian, William Thorson, sitting on top of the provisional standings after the first two days of opening Dortmund Pokerstars.com EPT Main Event . 115 of 306 players who began the day, managed to qualify for Day 2 on Thursday. After eight hard fought game levels, Thorson was able to turn his 10,000 chip starting stack in an extraordinary 84′500 which puts him ahead on the German Robert Zipf, a qualified online and finished the day in second place 72′300 in the championship.

Johannes Strassmann, who last year was the final table of that event (finishing in seventh place), spent a day of ups and downs but managed to survive as Alexander Kravchenko, and Soren Kongsgaard Rolf Slotboom. Meanwhile, other professionals of international reputation suffered from a fate far worse than being eliminated. Among the many fallen Biechel remember Remy, Barny Boatman, Rasmus Nielsen, Roberto Romanello and Ivan Demidov.

Other familiar faces make their appearance during the second session of Day 1 scheduled for today, among them Dario Minieri, Bertrand Grospellier, Marcel Luske and the sample Main Event World Series of Poker 2008 Peter Eastgate. The total number of participants should substantially exceed the threshold of 411 members registered last year when Canadian Mike McDonald won the title.

These leaders of the 1st Day:

William Thorson – 84.500
Robert Zipf – 72.300
Jan Collado-Fernandez – 71.100
Bjerring Martin – 70.500
Jens Wiegel – 69.300
Holger Kanisch – 69.000
Petter Petersson – 65.800
Sebastian Zink – 64.100
Dino Dinler – 63.100
Michael Kwiek – 62.700

Along with Max Pescatori, Luca Pagano and Dario Minieri, Alioto is among the best-known figures in the poker world. Darius has always been at the forefront in the dissemination of poker, when in 2007 the game was legalized in Italy online. Sicilian, born July 18, 1984 in Palermo, Dario is initially a promising youth of the world of wrestling and judo at the national level but at some point decides to open the way to his passion for cards.

He himself says: “I’ve always loved card games and every game in general. I have always been very competitive since childhood and the benefit of the cards was that you could always carry around easily and it was possible to play virtually anywhere: you only have a opponent. Since I learned rules of poker around 11 years, any other card game seemed boring in comparison “Helped by the discipline and determination that you need to practice martial arts, after a period of study and practice without pauses began to be known in the world of poker. Seven months were enough for frequent visits to initial levels to become a player capable of obtaining placements and victories in the most prestigious tournaments.

Young love that has matured with time until EPT Barcelona in September 2005. Online entry wins the prestigious tournament, which besides it next to the most famous poker players in the final table, gave him the opportunity to permanently join the world of Pro

Alioto was a specialist in Omaha, and it is this discipline that has given his best, producing good results remember, the dream for every player poker, the WSOP bracelet 2007. Ryu for this specialty is fun, more technical THN equal stakes and the average level is lower than hold ‘em.

Omaha is very likely that between the turn and river can get a scary card, so a very aggressive player and Alioto has often proved to be, will have many opportunities to bluff successfully. Despite this predilection, Dario also has major placings in Texas Hold’em: his first live tournament player, the ‘Euro 4000 EPT in Barcelona, has attested as an effective competitor of this type of competition. He has reached the final table and took home 52,000 euros. Since then, his career has been built to the sound of satisfaction.

In the summer of 2007, Dario proved his skills as a professional in the WSOP. Not only won cash prizes in two tournaments, but has even earned a place at the final table event PLO Hi / Lo Split 8 or Better $ 1,500. In total, took home over $ 55,000.

Returning to Europe, it was not given to the good life and laziness, but got a first place in a PLO tournament in Italy and immediately has gone to London to participate in the event of the WSOPE £ 5,000 PLO. Even here Darius gave his best, taking home first place and a payout of more than 234,000 pounds. We are talking about the magical 2007.

In 2008 the great demand from Full Tilt Poker and Alioto agreed to join the team and play on the site, where you have the opportunity to challenge him, because as he says: “you see now is a poker room designed by gamers for gamers, always ready to steal and adapt to the needs of their users: both those who play poker to make a profit, but also those who do it for fun. “

Dario has been shown to have a natural inclination for playing poker, both online tournaments than in live. This feature along with persistence and determination, it will lead, undoubtedly even higher.
2009 has just begun, we’ll see …

Luckily today not everybody who wants to play poker no need to live near a casino, this is thanks to online poker, so there are more options to go to the casino or the games of Thursday night our friends, thanks to the Internet is that we can sit and play whenever we please.

In online poker you can find the option to play for free, this is great for players just starting to play. For those just starting to bet money there are also limits items or micro low limit, most of the rooms we can find. But more interesting things we find are in these tournaments free roll entry is free and prizes are real money.

Other advantages of online poker on this list:

The action is faster, so you play more hands per hour.

You can take advantage of Bonus for deposits and special promotions.

Action 24 hours a day.

No need to scroll.

No obligations of clothing.

Forget the tips, which eventually have, a lot.

As you can see more than one reason for choosing this type of games and poker.