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Getting ready to head to London Next week

2010-01-21T16:16:00.002-04:00

For those of you in the gaming industry, I will be traveling to London for bot IGE and LAC. I will get in on the 27th in the AM and then head to Earl's Cort at about 10AM.

On Saturday I am going to visit one of our land based partners in Waterlooville, Duff's Full House if anyone wants to tag along, they are more than welcome.

Currently I am in Las Vegas meeting some other business partners, it's raining and 43 degrees F, and I miss Antigua:)

$1 Million Dollar Guarantee Jan. 10, 2010

2010-01-07T20:03:00.002-04:00

In the very first SunPoker Million Dollar Guaranteed tournament that took place in September '09, a relatively new player to Sun from Russia pulled down the first place prize of $200,000, and we're eager to see who's going to take this one down on January 10, 2010.

You can qualify for as little as $0.44 cents, so how can you go wrong? That's less than a pack of gum. WE are going to follow up January's $1 Million No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament with another one on Valentine's day, February 14, 2010.

Be sure to take part in both of these monstrous events and claim your share of the Guaranteed Prize Pools. Best of luck and we'll see you at the tables.

Merry Christmas to the SunPoker Staff, Belated Style

2009-12-28T12:44:00.004-04:00

Hello Staff,

First off let me apologize for the tardy Merry Christmas wishes. While what I am about to embark on is not intended to be an "excuse-fest" for my belated festive warm wishes, it surely does make for a good story, and will probably feature well in my autobiography, (if and when one is ever written and/or published...I know the author, and he seemingly never has enough time to breathe let alone write an autobiography).

Stretching back to the Saturday before Christmas, In the morning I was able to get my wife one present, a remote car starter, (something she has wanted since the weather started dipping below 50 degrees F), and I had planned on using the afternoon to get some other shopping done...The installation of this remote started device takes MUCH longer than expected, (which made me feel like I was back on Antiguan time;) so I am stuck without a car all day until 4 PM, and while I am on my way to pick up the car, AND know this is my only day to go Christmas shopping, I think, "Let me run to the outlets and get a few other things, but when I get there, the outlets are actually closed. Something about a snow storm coming...

Saturday evening, we are met with 21 inches of snow. So much snow that my snow blower is no match for the height, and it takes me ALL of Sunday just to clear the bottom half of the driveway, just enough to get the cars onto the unplowed street, so leaving the house on Sunday and Monday are not an option. (I guess $14k/year is not enough in property tax to have your streets plowed)..[that was just my holiday did at the establishment]

Tuesday the temperature warms up to a balmy 27degrees, (still Fahrenheit), and I attempt to snow blow the rest of the driveway so no one slips and falls, and breaks a bone (foreshadow;), but after walking on the snow on the driveway, and then letting it sit for a few days, the base turns into ice so when I attempt to use the snow blower, it rattles so hard from trying to chop the ice that the side panel that covers the motor pops loose and falls off. After a few expletives in the holiday spirit, I wait for it to cool down enough from me to touch it, and I rig it back together as best I can...nay I think of actually using a regular old shovel... and I complete the task of clearing the driveway as the Sun falls below the horizon, and I'm exhausted.

Wednesday Tyler has his last hockey of the year for 2009, and it could prove to be the last game of his season because with three minutes left in the game, Tyler puts a check on a kid in his own defensive zone and hears a "snap". He skates over to the bench in severe pain, the coach tells the ref to stop the game, and takes him to the locker room. The first aid guy comes in, looks at it and says, "I think it's broken" (shoulder).

Off to the ER we go, get the X-ray, and sure enough, it's broken, but it's not the shoulder, it's the scapula, (which is the shoulder blade). The Doctor says this is very rare, and that's he's only seen it once before in his 22 years as an MD. So armed with a sling and Motrin we head back home at a little after midnight.

Christmas Eve was relatively uneventful, except we go to my Mother-in-Law's house and Tyler and Morgan bickering like siblings do get into a shoving match, but with Tyler's broken shoulder, (which he plays up like Sir Lawrence Oliver in the second act of Hamlet, "Oh my shoulder...") I can tell he's not in pain 'cause I can see him laughing as his Mother scolds his sister for touching him when he has a broken shoulder;)

Christmas day, this kids open their presents and I lead my wife on a wild goose chase with 4 or 5 hidden clues throughout the house to find her present... It's the remote car starter... She opens it, she loves it, goes over to the door to try it, and nothing... It worked like a charm when the guy showed me after he installed it, but when I needed it most, nada.

So I need to set up another appointment to get the remote car starter fixed, then another appointment to have an orthopedic specialist look at Tyler's shoulder, (and charge me just enough to cover his own ski trip to Vail)... I think I'll stop there.

Well it could be worse. At least I have my family, my health, and a group of people I work with that I love.

Here's to a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

Rob

Tiger Woods and Santa...

2009-12-15T10:19:00.001-04:00

What's the difference between Tiger Woods and Santa... Santa stops at 3 Ho's.

Testing a new Customer Service for Feature SunPoker

2009-12-09T00:35:00.005-04:00

We are testing a little something. Click on the reload button at the bottom of the video below, and then the small play button next to it.

I tried to push this little line over a bit to make this chat window fit, (that one>>>) but it just wouldn't move.

Barney Frank Bill is a Positive for Online Poker

2009-12-07T19:48:00.002-04:00

Here is an excerpt from my friends over at FTR.

After stalling for a number of months and coming dangerously close to collapsing, the legislative poker ball is now firmly up and rolling. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, a law which would prevent banks from processing online gambling deposits, was due to come into effect on December 1st. An impassioned plea from, among others, the Poker Players Alliance, resulted in the deadline being moved back by 6 months.

Now, with a bit of leeway to act, Rep. Barney Frank can spring into action. Frank has long been poker’s most powerful ally in Washington, objecting to the UIGEA on financial and moral grounds. As head of the House Financial Services Committee he has an important voice on all monetary issues. Unfortunately, the dire economic situation has meant that most of his attention has been focussed away from online gambling.

For the rest of the story visit http://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/barney-frank-preliminary-bill-hearing-positive-for-online-poker-1910

Half way through Movember, literally ;)

2009-11-22T07:17:00.000-04:00

Movember is half over, and Dale from North Vancouver is sporting just the right look for the occasion at the BCPC at the River Rock Casino.

Not much else to say, I think the picture says it all.

(Sorry for the sideways picture, took it and sent this post from my phone.:)

Rail birding the BCPC

2009-11-19T20:48:00.000-04:00

Greg and I are railbirding the SunPoker.com pros from high above the poker room floor at the River Rock Casino here in Vancouver, Canada

Heading to the Casino

2009-11-18T05:20:00.002-04:00

Well, I just got into the hotel room, and I am already bored. I am going to head to the River Rock to see if there is anything going on. I would have to think there should be some action. Stay tuned, Ay. Wow I feel so Canadian already:)

Vancouver, what a city!

2009-11-18T04:56:00.000-04:00

I just landed in Vancouver Canada, and even though it's just after midnight, I can tell it is a beautiful city. The first indication is the airport... probably the nicest I have ever seen. New, clean, and state of the art... even in Chinese;)

I am waiting for the ride to the hotel, and I will post again after I get some sleep.

What is it about traveling...

2009-11-17T21:57:00.000-04:00

For some reason, I get tired as soon as I start to travel...? it could be 9:00am and I could have had 10 hours of solid sleep the night before, but as soon as the captian turns on the seat belt sign, I am fast asleep. I-)

Then he'll chatter about some insignificant land mark out the left side of the aircraft, and the announcement is designed to do nothing except interupt my sleep...

After about 45 minutes of sound sleep, I will yet again be awoken by something else...It's a smell... not really sue where it's come from, and it actually could have been me and the corn chilli queasadilla, (I know I am spelling that wrong)...

Well on this trip, I think I have an idea of what might be making me tired, ad it's the 2 glasses of red I had before take off...

Hopefully, I land in BC fresh and ready to head straight to the casino and prepare for the BCPC $2700 buy poker tournament, and all the excitement it's expected to bring. If the red wears off before midnight I will try posting again... until then, I hope to be sleping at 35,000 feet.

Make More Money From Poker WITHOUT Playing a Single Hand

2009-11-11T16:20:00.002-04:00

I know it's been talked about before, but with the economy in the tank, there is traditionally an increase in the three major vices...Sex, Alcohol and Gambling...

What does that mean to you? Well, you can go out and promote sex websites and make some good money...Let's face it, sex sells, but the major drawback to the sex business is after the initial "money shot", there is no long term recurring income, and as you will come to discover, that is the number one key to look for in any online business. How long will the customer you refer continue to earn you income?

That's where the greatest business in the world comes into play. The online gaming industry is the BEST way to make money on the Internet, because it generates recurring income. That means the players that you refer to the casino or poker room are yours for as long as they continue to play...for LIFE!

Think about having a piece of your own casino and poker room without the hassles of running day to day operations. This is exaclty what Focal Click provides. A turn key solution to producing extrodinary income from referring players to Omni Casino and SunPoker.

Learn Play Earn

2009-10-04T14:08:00.000-04:00

JUst found a very useful URL, and it does not even have to be shortened. http://www.sunptn.com

Sunday September 13, 2009 $1,000,000 on the Table

2009-09-07T21:44:00.006-04:00

On Sunday September 13, 2009 SunPoker is hosting a $1,000,000 Guaranteed Tournament at 8:00 PM GMT.

As the Fall season in set to bring a bit of chill in the air, SunPoker is going to heat up your Sunday on September 13, 2009 with a $1,000,000 Guaranteed Tournament, and then will be backing it up with another one on October 11, 2009. You can qualify for these two big event for as little as $0.44, so give it a shot, because winning an event like this can be life changing money.

"Everyone Plays in the Sun!"

The Loss of a Friend in the Industry

2009-08-06T13:17:00.007-04:00

I just heard that a friend of mine in the industry died, and I still can't believe it! The founder of PokerListings.com, Andreas Oscarsson, was killed in Sweden on the 3rd of August. He was found dead on his bed in the morning, and he had been shot. No further details were released at this time.

Andreas is pictured here below on the bottom left sitting next to WSOP champions Chris Moneymaker and Robert Varkonyi at the 2004 SunPoker.com Caribbean Poker Classic in St. Maarten.

The Future of Poker in Russia

2009-07-28T18:51:00.004-04:00

As you may or may not know, poker had a brief stint of being considered a sport in Russia, but as of July 21, 2009 the government reclassified it as a casino game (of chance), and thus it is now illegal.

What a shame. If you have ever had the experience of watching a good Russian poker player play, it is like watching a chess master, and it is all skill. Be that as it may, the July ruling by the Duma has put a slight kink in the plans SunPoker had come up with, but it will not put a complete end to the Russian market. The Russian poker players that want to play will find a way, and Sun wil be there every step of the way.

I suppose governments around the world will smarten up one day and use the proceeds from online poker to fund their other "governmental" projects, and I'm not sure whether I will like it or loathe it. Either way, at the rate of speed at which the government works, I am not sure it will happen in my lifetime, or if it does, I will be too old and senile to know the difference.

A New Dinosaur

2009-06-18T19:31:00.001-04:00

I hope I do not offend anyone with this...then again, no one's reading it anyway, so it doesn't matter much. It's not really poker related, but funny nonetheless.

I was at the deli today, and a guy was telling me that some palaeontologists discovered a new kind of dinosaur, and that is was a lesbian...

...they named it Lickalotopus :)

The Economy and Poker

2009-06-02T14:20:00.000-04:00

The Economy and Poker What does the ailing economy and poker have in common?

Damned if I know, but I am sure someone out there does. Please post them if you got 'em :)

German Poker Market

2009-05-29T11:18:00.002-04:00

In case you have not heard, (maybe you're heads been in the clouds, SunPoker has come into the German speaking market when it descended on Innsbruck Austria for the CAPT Austria poker tournament with its poker coach, "Sven Lucha" who showed 50 plus online poker players how to improve their game.

Did his training work?

Yes! In fact, so much so that a student of his, Chris Back, actually came in the money in at three tournaments he played since the seminar, so something must be working. For more information you can check out the page CAPT Austria for the next event you can qualify for at SunPoker.com.

WSOP Lives Up To Its Name For Europeans

2009-05-27T14:50:00.002-04:00

The 2009 WSOP is set to live up to its name and be the true "World" Series of Poker. Players from all over Europe and Asia are about to descend on the gambling mecca of the world, Las Vegas.

If last year's main event is any indication of just how worldwide this event has become with players from 125 countries around the world represented, this year with Peter Griffin's (from "Family Guy") formation of "Petoria" there will most likely be at least 126 countries playing in this years World Series.

While the main event does not start until the beginning of July, there are still many other smaller events Starting today. Here is a list below, (although the formatting stinks, but you get the idea). If you want to qualify for a seat online for free, visit SunPoker.com.

Event Date Days Tournament Buy-in
1 Wed, May 27th
12:00 PM 2-Day Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em $500
2 Thu, May 28th
12:00 PM 4-Day 40th Annual No-Limit Holdem $40,000
3 Fri, May 29th
12:00 PM 3-Day Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $1,500
4 Sat, May 30th
12:00 PM 4-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,000
5 Mon, Jun 1st
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $1,500
6 Mon, Jun 1st
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Seven Card Stud $10,000
7 Tue, Jun 2nd
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
8 Tue, Jun 2nd
5:00 PM 3-Day 2-7 Draw Lowball $2,500
9 Wed, Jun 3rd
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $1,500
10 Wed, Jun 3rd
5:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha $2,500
11 Thu, Jun 4th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
12 Thu, Jun 4th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Mixed Event (Event 12) $10,000
13 Fri, Jun 5th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,500
14 Fri, Jun 5th
5:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $2,500
15 Sat, Jun 6th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $5,000
16 Sat, Jun 6th
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Stud $1,500
17 Sun, Jun 7th
12:00 PM 3-Day Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship $1,000
18 Sun, Jun 7th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $10,000
19 Mon, Jun 8th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $2,500
20 Tue, Jun 9th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Hold’em $1,500
21 Tue, Jun 9th
5:00 PM 3-Day H.O.R.S.E. $3,000
22 Wed, Jun 10th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $1,500
23 Wed, Jun 10th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball $10,000
24 Thu, Jun 11th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
25 Thu, Jun 11th
5:00 PM 3-Day Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better $2,500
26 Fri, Jun 12th
12:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em $1,500
27 Fri, Jun 12th
5:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better $5,000
28 Sat, Jun 13th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
29 Sat, Jun 13th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em $10,000
30 Sun, Jun 14th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $2,500
31 Sun, Jun 14th
5:00 PM 3-Day H.O.R.S.E. $1,500
32 Mon, Jun 15th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
33 Mon, Jun 15th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Limit Hold’em $10,000
34 Tue, Jun 16th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
35 Wed, Jun 17th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha $5,000
36 Thu, Jun 18th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $2,000
37 Thu, Jun 18th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $10,000
38 Fri, Jun 19th
12:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em $2,000
39 Sat, Jun 20th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
40 Sat, Jun 20th
5:00 PM 3-Day World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha $10,000
41 Sun, Jun 21st
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $5,000
42 Sun, Jun 21st
5:00 PM 3-Day Mixed Event $2,500
43 Mon, Jun 22nd
12:00 PM 3-Day Seniors No-Limit Hold’em World Championship $1,000
44 Mon, Jun 22nd
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Razz $2,500
45 Tue, Jun 23rd
12:00 PM 5-Day World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em $10,000
46 Tue, Jun 23rd
5:00 PM 3-Day Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $2,500
47 Wed, Jun 24th
12:00 PM 3-Day Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) $2,500
48 Thu, Jun 25th
12:00 PM 3-Day Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better $1,500
49 Fri, Jun 26th
12:00 PM 3-Day World Championship H.O.R.S.E $50,000
50 Fri, Jun 26th
5:00 PM 3-Day Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 players max.) $1,500
51 Sat, Jun 27th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
52 Sun, Jun 28th
12:00 PM 3-Day Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em $3,000
53 Sun, Jun 28th
5:00 PM 3-Day Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better $1,500
54 Mon, Jun 29th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em $1,500
55 Mon, Jun 29th
5:00 PM 3-Day 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) $2,500
56 Tue, Jun 30th
12:00 PM 3-Day No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed $5,000
n/a Thu, Jul 2nd
2:00 PM 3-Day Ante Up For Africa Charity $5,000
57 Fri, Jul 3rd
12:00 PM 13-Days World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’emJuly 3,2009 12:00 PM Day 1A (3,000 players)
July 4,2009 12:00 PM Day 1B (3,000 players)
July 5,2009 12:00 PM Day 1C (3,000 players)
July 6,2009 12:00 PM Day 1D (3,000 players)
July 7,2009 12:00 PM Day 2A
July 8,2009 12:00 PM Day 2B
July 9,2009 12:00 PM Media Event
July 10,2009 12:00 PM Day 3
July 11,2009 12:00 PM Day 4
July 12,2009 12:00 PM Day 5
July 13,2009 12:00 PM Day 6
July 14,2009 12:00 PM Day 7
November 7-10,2009 TBD FINAL TABLE $10,000

ECOOP IV starts 25 May $4.5 Million Guaranteed

2009-05-24T08:26:00.003-04:00

The European Championship of Online Poker kicks off on Monday 25 May an includes $4,500,000 in guaranteed prize money. It is the single biggest online poker series of its king, and you can get in the action from SunPoker.com, so get in there and claim your share of the sick prize money.

Good Luck, and please drop in a comment and let us know how you do.

To sell or not to sell with a blog?

2009-05-22T10:05:00.004-04:00

In the world of non-stop eCommerce, the question is, "Should I use my blog to 'Pitch' my product or service?"

I am sure this can be debated from both sides for a very long time, and the answer either way you slice it will NEVER please all of the people all of the time. So what is the write answer? From our perspective, the fact that the company that allows me to sit here all day and blog, pays my bills, I suppose it it's necessary to solicit the actions of the reads of said blog to come into the poker room and see for themselves what makes SunPoker such a great company.

Anyway, I don't want to "Sell" you on playing at SunPoker, just pull up a chair and head into a Texas hold'em, Omaha or other poker game at the table stakes of your choosing, and you'll sell yourself on the fun and excitement in what's being called, 'The Hottest Poker Room under the Sun.'

Herein lies the end of my pitch;)

Win one of 40 World Series of Poker Seats FREE

2009-05-22T07:07:00.002-04:00

God only gave you one ass to fill a seat, although some come in different sizes and may 'overfill' the seat, nonetheless, it's just one ass. Now SunPoker.com is giving a chance to put your in one of the 40 it's giving away for free.

Beginning May 19th, SunPoker.com is giving away a guaranteed 40 seat to the worlds biggest poker tournament, the World Series of Poker for FREE. So stop reading bligiddie blogs and get into the action so your ass can make it to the WSOP with one of these $13,000 packages.

This is test, yes only a test

2009-05-20T22:11:00.000-04:00

This what I am watching right now on tv. Just testing how the blog and how it handles the posting from my phone. The quality of the video is going to be a little suspect, but it's only a test. Had this ben an actual post, you would have been alerted to the exits:)

Funny "Poker Her" Story

2009-05-20T21:16:00.004-04:00

Two couples were playing poker one evening.

Jim accidentally dropped some cards on the floor. When he bent down under the table to pick them up, he noticed Bob's wife, Sue wasn't wearing any underwear under her dress! Shocked by this, Jim upon trying to sit back up again, hit his head on the table and emerged red-faced.

Later, Jim went to the kitchen to get some refreshments. Bob's wife followed and asked, "Did you see anything that you like under there?"

Surprised by her boldness, Jim admitted that, well indeed he did.
She said, "Well, you can have it but it will cost you $500."

After taking a minute or two to assess the financial and moral costs of this offer, Jim confirms that he is interested.
Sue told him that since her husband Bob worked Friday afternoons and Jim didn't, Jim should be at her house around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.

When Friday rolled around, Jim showed up at Bob's house at 2 p.m. sharp - and after paying Sue the agreed sum of $500 - they went to the bedroom and closed their transaction, as agreed. Jim quickly dressed and left.

As usual, Bob came home from work at 6 p.m. And upon arriving, asked his wife: "Did Jim come by the house this afternoon?" With a lump in her throat Sue answered "Why yes, he did stop by for a few minutes this afternoon."

Her heart nearly skipped a beat when her husband curtly asked, "And did he give you $500?"Sue, using her best poker face, replied, "Well, yes, in fact he did give me $500." Bob, with a satisfied look on his face, surprised his wife by saying, "He came by the office this morning and borrowed $500 from me. He promised he'd stop by our house this afternoon on his way home and pay me back."

Now THAT, my friends, is a poker player!

If Jim was a SunPoker player, he would have borrowed $1,000 and went at it twice;)