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Club WPT Poker has legal online poker for USA players with over 5,000 tournaments a month, and a total of more than $100,000 in prizes and cash awards!
ClubWPT was launched in 2007 to offer legal poker for players in the United States, and they give you the chance to play poker in front of a television camera for real money.
You can play legal US poker online at Club WPT for free, with a two-week free trial membership, and then choose to make one of three club fees to continue your ClubWPT membership.
The reason US players can play poker here is because ClubWPT falls under the Lottery rules in the US. You play via subscription and don't spend extra money for the games.
Play in several online poker tournaments via poker points; either in the current nine Prize Tournaments and/or possibly in the eight Cash Tournaments that Club WPT offers.
That being said, we're sure you'll find a tournament that suits to your poker playing skills, since they claim to have more than 5,000 tournaments a month.
ClubWPT Online Poker Promotions.
In the Online Poker Promotions section at Club WPT poker, there is currently a list of nine poker tournaments that take place every week, month, or season. You can earn WPT tournament seats, cash, or prizes.
Every day after midnight (Eastern Time), Club WPT poker players will have 500 Tournament Points if their point balance is below 500 points.
The Tournament Points are used for poker tournament entries. Here's what you can look forward to:
Weekly Poker Tournaments.
Play legal poker for US players, by checking out the weekly tourneys at ClubWPT, where you can win prizes, cash, or both:
- Tag Tuesdays: Tuesdays at 8:00pm and 11:00pm - 100 Tournament Points for Entry - First place wins a pair of TAG Heuer sunglasses valued at $300.
- $200 Nooner: Wednesdays at 12:00pm - 100 Tournament Points for Entry - The top 20 finishers will win a cash prize; 1st Place is $50.
- $1,000 Odds Calculator Tournament: Thursdays at 9:00pm - 400 Tournament Points for Entry - The top 80 finishing players win a cash prize and the top 50 players win the 'Texas Hold'em Pre-flop Winning Odds Poker Calculator'. First Place wins $150.
- Weekly $2,000 Deepstack Hold'Em Tournament: Saturdays at 4:00pm - 1000 Tournament Points for Entry - First place wins $300 and the following 49 places win a cash prize.
You can enter daily Satellite tournaments for an entry seat to the $2k Deepstack Tournament for as little as 50 Tournament Points, and two tournaments are available on Saturdays.
Monthly Poker Tournaments.
Club WPT poker has several monthly tournaments you can play with your tournament points, towards winning cash and other prizes:
- Poker Leaderboard Competition: Once a month, times are given online - Three levels of play; Gold, Silver and Bronze...
- Gold Level is the top 200 ranked poker players,
- Silver Level is the next 400 ranked players,
- And Bronze Level is the final 600 ranked players.
- The top 80 finishers win a cash prize; 1st Place wins $150.
- WPT Boot Camp: Once a Month - 1st Place wins a WPT 2-Day Boot Camp prize. Satellites run for 7 to 8 days towards the final event with 500 Tournament Point entry fees.
- Big Silk Poker Tournament: Once a Month - 500 Tournament Points for Entry - 1st Place wins a Big Silk Poker Table, and it's delivered to your home (shipping covered up to $200).
Seasonal Poker Tournaments.
WPT Main Event Seat Package: Once a Season - Satellite tournaments run for up to 15 days with 500 Tournament Point entry fees:
- The top 10 players from each daily satellite will win a seat into the Final Event.
- One poker finalist will win a seat to play for $1,000,000!
You can also join in the daily 'Zino Platinum VIP Cigar Package' tournament at 10:30am, Sunday to Saturday. First Place wins the Zino VIP Cigar Package.
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Certain poker tournaments may award Tournament Points. Since the above tournaments are subject to change, please visit Club WPT poker online for the latest information on their tournament games and prizes.
Club WPT Online Poker Games - Daily Tournaments.
The online games at Club WPT are legal poker games for USA players, and in this case they are the daily tournaments that ClubWPT offers.
Each day you have a chance to enter into a freeroll tourney and try for the first place cash prize:
- $10 Open Poker Tournament: Freeroll, No Entry Fee - Once a day at 12:30pm. 1st Place wins $10.
- $10 Poker Tournament: 10 Tournament Points for Entry - Several daily tournaments where 1st Place wins $10.
- $10 Ultra Turbo Hold'em Tournament: 10 Tournament Points for Entry - Once a day at 6:30pm, and 1st Place wins $10.
- $10 Pot Limit Omaha Hold'em Tournament: 10 Tournament Points for Entry - Twice a daily, with a 1st Place prize of $10.
- $20 Speed Poker Tournament: 20 Tournament Points for Entry - Runs twice daily and 1st Place finishers win $10, 2nd and 3rd win $5.
- $20 Poker Tournament: 20 Tournament Points for Entry - Runs several times daily; 1st Place finishers win $10, 2nd and 3rd win $5.
- $50 Poker Tournament: 50 Tournament Points for Entry - Runs several times daily; 1st Place finishers win $20, and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th win a cash prize.
- $50 Six Handed Speed Poker Tournament: 50 Tournament Points for Entry - Runs several times daily; 1st Place finishers win $20, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th win cash.
- $50 Double Stack Poker Tournament: 50 Tournament Points for Entry - Runs twice daily; 1st Place wins $20, and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th win a cash prize.
And all these tournaments are legal online poker games for players in the US, brought to you by the makers of Club WPT and their affiliates.
Please check with ClubWPT online for tournament information and on the accurate times for which their daily tournaments begin.
General Information for ClubWPT.
After you've completed your two-week free trial, you will need to subscribe to ClubWPT to continue your membership with one of three membership payments plans.
Club WPT online has that information when you wish to do so.
US Player Restrictions: Legal in all states except for; Alabama, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Missouri, South Dakota, Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Washington, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi and South Carolina. Restrictions are subject to change.
There are all sorts of things to consider when you think about the ideal line-up for your home game.
Do you want a table full of fish — easy to exploit and simple to read, who make bad calls, seldom raise, but can be relied upon to call you down when you have the boss hand? But what if they're obnoxious, bad mannered oafs? Do you really want to make a habit of spending time with people whom you can't stand, just so you can take their money?
What about good players with impeccable manners and scintillating conversation? Sure, you might enjoy their company. But if they're really good, won't they make it hard for you to profit from your poker experience — which is really your bottom line?
Do you only want to invite guys you are friendly with — that is, avoiding strangers? This might seem like a good plan, but how many of your friends really want to play poker and are ready to commit to a regular poker game? Keep in mind that for this to work you're going to need a solid group of no fewer than eight people. Do you really have that many friends who will show up regularly to play your favorite game? If you do, then how come you're not playing with them already?
Setting aside your daydreams of playing poker regularly with nine of your closest friends — all of whom are great guys, with deep pockets, and lousy poker players — the reality is the biggest challenge in organizing an awesome home game is not coming up with the ideal list of invitees, but rather getting enough people to your game. That's the rub.
In other words, 'Will they play?' becomes pretty much the sole focus of your concern.
So let's start with that. What can you do to make sure you have enough players for a good game?
I've found that the keys are to cast a wide net and to be organized. Here are the five steps I always take to get a good home game together:
1. Make a list
You might think you already have a good idea who you're going to invite to your home poker game. And maybe you do. Most of us know at least a few people who are obvious choices to call. That's fine.
But generally speaking, there aren't enough of them to make up a great game (or you'd already have one). You'll find that when it really comes down to it, even if you know dozens of people who play poker, they won't all be available and eager to play on the same night — especially not on a consistent basis.
So make up a list. Make sure you include every single person who might be worth inviting. The good thing about a list is that you can add to it as you think of more people and as your contacts expand. That's what you want — an evolving, growing list of invitees.
This may seem obvious, but in addition to the names of invitees, you want to keep track of emails and cell phone numbers along with an indication for each player of the best means of communicating. Some players never check email or rarely answer their phone, but always rely on text messages to communicate. Others — such as oldsters like me — are best reached by phone.
Include such contact info with each entry on your list. Ideally, you want a list so long that you won't be able to keep track of everyone just by memory.
2. Create group lists
As you grow your list of players to contact for a game, subdivide it into group lists for emailing or texting. Doing so saves you the time and trouble of writing individually to the many people on your list. With group lists, you will be able to send out a blast text or email message in less than a minute.
True, you'll still have to sort through the responses individually to see who's a yes, who's a no, and who's a maybe. But that's the fun part — like checking your lobster pots.
3. Send out a follow-up blast as you get closer to your game
Let people know the status of your game as the week progresses, especially if you have seats to fill. Players are often reluctant to make definite plans for a game when you send out the invitation initially. They may want to be sure that the game is a go. Or they may need to get permission from a spouse or family member, and so may not respond to your first query.
Give these slow responders a chance as you get closer to the game to decide they're coming. A 'two seats left for Saturday's game' note is often what it takes to turn the 'maybe' players into 'yes' ones.
Noting when your game is filled will also make those who said they're coming take their commitment more seriously. It can also make others more ready to commit early to lock up their seat the next time, so they aren't shut out of the game.
4. Look to expand your group regularly
Poker players are usually not the most reliable people, you know — especially bad poker players. They flake out of commitments, don't show, move on, and drop out of the poker playing community for many reasons (like going broke from time to time).
That's okay — it comes with the territory. You need to be prepared for that eventuality by growing your list of invitees. If you don't keep working to expand your list, it will inevitably shrink below the level needed to maintain a viable game.
Expanding your list starts with your intention to do so. Keep a notebook with you for jotting down the name, email, and/or phone number of people whom you meet who might be interested in playing. Don't be afraid to ask people if they're interested in playing poker. Keep in mind that in most cases, if you're going to bring people into your poker circle, you're the one who is going to have to make the first move.
If you are serious about this, I suggest that you intentionally, if only occasionally, expand your poker playing contacts by visiting places where there are poker players. In addition to just 'putting the word out' to your regular players that you are always looking for new players, consider going to nearby poker rooms, casinos, and home games where you are likely to meet players.
Then, in the course of playing elsewhere, chat up the people with whom you're playing and invite them to your game. You don't have to be aggressive about this — just a pleasant and casual conversation will usually reveal whether someone might be interested in playing with you. The key is following up by getting their contact information and inviting them.
5. Make new players feel welcome
I'm not suggesting anything elaborate. The obvious pleasantries usually suffice, but do make sure you cover the basics with a new player. Explain the games you play and how you play them. You probably have house rules and practices that most outsiders won't know. Make a point of explaining all of these things to the newbie.
Similarly (and obviously), bend over backwards to make sure the new players feel welcome. Introduce them to everyone, even if the other players don't seem very interested. Give them a tour of the room, pointing out where the bathroom is, where the food is, where they can get something to drink, how they buy chips — all the obvious stuff about your game that you and the regulars know as a matter of habit.
Remember that you want them to come back, even if they lose money. Disputes, common practices, or routines that come up over the course of the evening and are handled automatically by you and the group might be confusing to a newcomer who is used to doing the same things differently. Being new to a game can be somewhat disorienting for players who are already likely to be uncomfortable with a new group of people. Make them more likely to return by welcoming them into your group with a smile, introductions, and a warm explanation of what you are doing.
Follow these steps to establish your home game. Once it's going strong you can then become more selective with whom you invite into your regular game. And if you have an open seat, please consider inviting me!
Ashley Adams has been playing poker for 50 years and writing about it since 2000. He is the author of hundreds of articles and two books, Winning 7-Card Stud (Kensington 2003) and Winning No-Limit Hold'em (Lighthouse 2012). He is also the host of poker radio show House of Cards. See www.houseofcardsradio.com for broadcast times, stations, and podcasts.
Photo: “Gamble,” Nicu Buculei. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic.
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