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RoundersParadise is under new Management effective 10/10/2009

We are happy to announce that Rounders is now under new management.� We currently have two new Admin at RoundersParadise.com, please welcome Tirade and CriticalMass to the site.� With a total of 6 years of combined admin experience, we feel they will greatly improve Rounders and provide you, our members, with a safe, enjoyable atmosphere.

Quick Start Guide

New members are very welcome here at RoundersParadise. Please read this short guide - it should help you get the most from the site.

First, be sure to fill in your details when you register. Put your City name under Location, and the screen names of your poker accounts. This will ensure that transfers are completed smoothly.

New members have a better chance of being staked at the lowest limits. Once you have run �five or more stakes at these levels, potential backers will be able to see your results, and can decide to stake you for higher amounts.

When�you are chosen to run a stake, you will receive a private message telling you so. The stake will�then be sent to your poker account, and a thread with the stake number will be opened in the Forum under the Official Stakes section.

You will be expected to post some hand histories from your game into�this thread. Usually, you should post your first hand, last hand, any 'big' hands, and your finishing�position in there.

When your game is over, calculate the amount of any winnings that you must return to the staker according to the terms�of the stake and ship them, then go back to the original private message and click on 'close' - the staker will then be�able to close the stake and your Horse Rankings will be updated.

If you have any questions you can go to the chat room where you are sure to find someone who can help. And you can tell your staker when you are running their stake so that they can watch you play.

But don't ask for a stake, in the chat room or by private message; that's a quick way to get yourself banned!

New Contest for February

Hey guys, a new contest is up under the General Staking forum. Check it out!!!

Small Bankroll Strategy

Small Bankroll Strategy by DontLook
Well I have a little technique I have been using to turn small amounts of poker cash into a few hundred dollars with literally just a couple hours a day of the course on 3-4 days. I have done this multiple times so I figured now would be a good time to share this info with everyone here at Rounders Paradise.

If my bankroll consists of $10, I will sit down at a .10/.25 NL table. If my bankroll is $20, I will run two tables of .10/.25 NL poker. The idea here is to diversify your bankroll. You want to get at the point of running 3 tables of .10/.25 NL poker sitting down at each .......

Tired of Tournaments?

by Tripps - As I've mentioned many times before, I play a lot of tournaments. I have noticed a trend recently on the online sites. The sit-and-go tournaments are tightening up.

The level of play seems to be moving in one direction - up. Players are reading, learning, practicing for free, reading some more, and employing all sorts of technological do-dads to track and monitor every conceivable factor in a tournament.

What this adds up to is an environment requiring pitch-perfect decision making throughout a tournament in order to even have a shot. Pre-flop hand selection becomes a simple mathematical formula.

Weak players are spotted quickly and taken out just as quickly. The strongest players lie in wait until the structure of the game takes over and again ...

How to Handle Abusive Players

If you're like most recreational Texas Holdem poker players, the main reason you come to the casino (or log on to the online poker room) is to have fun.

You want to spend a few hours playing a game you enjoy, and if you can make a few bucks doing it, all the better. The last thing you want is to deal with someone rude at your table. Unfortunately, poker, as great a game as it is, attracts all types, and sooner or later,..

Chat Room Rules and Guide

All members are welcome to enter the sites chat room, especially new members who can get answers to any questions that they may have about the site, or poker,�or life.

Of course there are some rules that need to be followed in order to keep the chat room enjoyable for all members.

Firstly, and most importantly, it is strictly NOT allowed to beg for stakes. Begging includes asking for stakes either directly or indirectly, or suggesting that you should be staked, or that someone should put up stakes, or just saying out loud how much you would reeeaaaalllly like to be staked.

This goes for both public, and private, chat. �Members are reminded that the chat room is monitored at all times.

Next, we like to keep the chat clean. This is not a hard and fast rule - just use your common sense and don't make other members uncomfortable with your language or topics.

It is also important to remember that asking personal questions is not a good idea.� Answering personal questions is also not a good idea.

And finally, NO BEGGING ALLOWED.

PPA Hires Phil Ivey to Stare at Congressmen

WASHINGTON D.C. - Leading online poker lobbying group The Poker Player's Alliance (PPA) announced today a sharp turn in their lobbying tactics - the hiring of Phil Ivey for the exclusive purpose of staring at Congressmen who are opposed to online poker regulation.

Michael Bolcerek, president of the PPA, explained the decision. "We thought we were on the right track, what with...

World Poker Tour(R) Announces Official Season VI Tour Schedule

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE - News) today announced its official tournament schedule for Season VI of its highly popular TV show, the World Poker Tour? (WPT).

The schedule includes 19 regular-season WPT tour stops and the annual ladies-only event, Ladies Night V. Several "WPT specials"--or themed invitation events--will be announced at...

Court: No Deal for legal poker

RALEIGH --Poker is mostly a game of chance -- not skill -- making it illegal to bet items of value when playing the card game in North Carolina, the state Court of Appeals said Tuesday.

In a unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel agreed that a skilled player can tip the odds in his favor but said the player "is always subject to defeat at...