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 Hansa Poker joined the iPoker network in early 2007, following the migration from the Tribecca network. iPoker is one of the largest and fastest growing online poker networks in the world, which means that you will find games at Hansa Poker around the clock.

Hansa Poker offers virtually all variations of poker and betting structures. Additionally, there are games to suit all bankrolls, ranging from under 0.10 all the way up to 100-200 No Limit Hold'em and higher. But best of all, the competition at Hansa Poker is generally considered to at the soft end of the online poker market. So if you're looking for easy games, this is one of the best places online. 
 

In addition to a generous set of signup and reload bonuses, Hansa Poker now has the exciting EXCLUSIVE Poker Russian Roulette:

 

Every week of every month, Hansa Poker will run a random draw for players who have raked more than $150 in that week (just short of $22 per day average over 7 days!) The draw winner will be given a ticket to the 50K guranteed worth $100+$9!!

1 ticket per 50 entries (see below)

Now this is where excitement will start to set in, this is like Russian Roulette only in reverse.

Those that did not win the ticket in the previous week but manages to rake the $150 in the next week too gets 2 entries to this draw and so on (Think of it as adding another "bullet into the gun" for the non winners who remain playing)

If a player does $150 every week for 5 weeks and does not win the ticket, they will have 5 entries into the draw.
Once there are over 50 entries Hansa Poker will add another ticket, therefore the odds of getting the ticket will never exceed 50/1!

If a player fails to hit $150 in a week then he does not get entered or receive bonus entries (ie if he has done it for 4 weeks, not won the ticket but then fails to do the $150 in the 5th week then he loses all of his entries and is not in the 5th draw.)

 

This is one of the most exciting promotions to get your players into some great money, and for you to benefit from this huge MGR deal!  Terms and conditions apply

 

What's more:

As from 1st September 2009, the Ipoints Freeroll will turn into a Freeroll League.

Throughout the whole month, there Will be 1 $25 Points freeroll from Monday to Friday + 2 freerolls of $50 on Saturday + 2 Freerolls of $50 on Sunday.

A leaderboard will be available at the start of each month. Top 20 will be playing a final freeroll of $250. 

Free Tournament Tokens - Reload you account and receive complimentary tournament tokens that you can use to play in any tournament on Hansa Poker.

Easy $50 Sign Up Bonus - Make your initial deposit by any method and a $50 Bonus will be credited to your account and released gradually, as you earn the required amount of Hansa Poker Points. 

200% Reload Bonus - Reload your account and received a 200% reload bonus. Your bonus amount will be released to your gradually as you earn the required amount of Hansa Poker Points.  

What are you waiting for, dig into a new room!

Heads Up No Limit Hold'Em Poker

Heads Up No Limit Hold'Em Poker

 Heads-up play is one of the most important and exciting aspects of poker, especially no limit, and many players could benefit from strengthening this aspect of their game.

 

Position is crucial in heads-up play. So is aggression and a serious ability to read your opponent. What you may not understand is, playing aggressively in position can often be the deciding factor in whether or not you win the pot. You can have a much worse hand, but if you trust your reads, you can often take the pot with the right community cards being shown.

 Playing in Position

I don't recommend playing that many raised pots out of position.  In other words, don't call a lot of raises from the big blind. Hands like two face cards, A-8 and up, and pairs are worth re-raising with. Hands like 6-7 or 8-9 suited are fairly worthless because suited connectors like these can be easily dominated by larger hands and lose a lot of their value heads up.

In general, I'm looking for big cards like K-10. Even though these cards are easily dominated in bigger or ring games, they play much stronger heads up. If I hit a big pair with cards like these I can feel comfortable going with it, which is something that's hard to do with middle cards like 6-7 or 5-6.
I'm usually going to do one of two things in the big blind when I'm heads up; fold or re-raise. My standard re-raise is between three and four times my opponent's bet, and by pumping up the pot pre-flop, I'm making it difficult for my opponent to call me with marginal hands. If he does call, I can always make a post-flop continuation bet or lay down my hand if I've missed and my opponent leads out at the pot.
The only time I call out of position is when my opponent plays back at me by moving in a lot. My decision here comes back to paying attention to my opponent's tendencies and going with my reads.

Your Ability of Reading is Fundamental

Reading your opponent becomes even more important in heads-up play. Due to the fact that your opponent is likely to raise with a much larger range of hands heads up, making reads is much more difficult. Learning to gauge your opponent's hand requires paying close attention to their patterns. Do they always raise the button? How often do they call your button raises? Do they ever re-raise from the big blind? Asking questions like these helps to narrow down their possibilities.
You have to trust your reads enough to act on them. If you sense strength, will you lay down what appears to be the second best hand?  If you sense weakness, will you apply the correct amount of pressure it takes to win the pot?

In my experience in both ring games and heads up, many players try to accumulate chips too quickly. If you just sit back and wait for your opponents to make mistakes, you'll end up with all of the chips in the end. For instance, you should avoid making pot-sized bets when smaller bets will usually accomplish the same goals with less risk. Sometimes half-pot bets are even too high and betting the minimum is enough to gather the information you need about your opponent's hand.
This becomes especially true when your opponent becomes short-stacked. In these cases, I will usually limp on the button once they are around the 10 big blind range. If I do raise, I must have a hand I'm willing to go with because my opponent's only options are folding or pushing. Some people think it's weak to limp on the button, but I don't want to keep folding semi-decent hands in this situation. By limping when my opponent is short, they have to decide if they want to gamble with a high-risk/low-reward all-in move to win one of my blinds.
In heads-up tournaments you want to play in position, trust your reads, and play small pots to build a lead. Once you have a  lead, then you're looking for hands to gamble with against your opponent's short stack.
How have your heads up situations gone, are you a success in the heads up part of a tournament or is your string suit ring games???

The Semi Bluff

The Semi-Bluff

 

One of the most powerful weapons in any poker player’s satchel. If in fact there is a reasonable chance you can steal a pot by semi-bluffing, you should pounce on it for sure. But, as with any play you make at the table, the semi-bluff is always most effective when you use it at the correct time in the correct situation. Semi-bluff at a more often than not pace and your opponents will know when you’re on the draw or think you are straight up bluffing. Semi-bluff at the right times (strategy plays a role here) and your opponents will know to fold whenever you bet. The key to semi-bluffing is to constantly change your pace, keep it fresh and never be too predictable with your betting patterns.
Let’s say that you’ve flopped the nut flush draw and are pretty certain your enemy has connected with the flop one way or another, whether a pair, set or top pair.
A better move in this spot might be not semi-bluffing but instead just calling. This way, if you hit your flush on the turn, your options have now become endless; check, call or raising are all situations you can choose to participate in, and your opponent won’t be able to put you on a hand quite as easily ( especially with your ability to switch up your betting pattern. By not semi-bluffing, you increase your chances of winning a bigger pot when your opponent actually has a strong hand. There are players out there who’ll ASSume you’re not on the draw if you don’t semi-bluff, so be sure to cash on those opportunities.

Here is your chance, if you don’t think that your opponent has a strong hand or your draw isn’t that strong (for example a low flush draw), this is the perfect time for a semi-bluff. The semi-bluff should be used as a tool to steal pots when the opportunity is sure to arise, not as a means of building big pots.







Another good way to mix up your semi-bluffing game plan is to press until the turn to semi-bluff rather than always jumping on the opportunity on the flop. This can be a dangerous play because you’ve only got one card to come on the turn and you’re not getting the same odds. But it also means that your opponent is less likely to think that you’re semi-bluffing and put you on the draw. It looks pretty strong if you call on the flop and then raise on the turn; your opponent might think you’ve flopped the nuts and throw away a pretty strong hand.
Another advantage to semi-bluffing on the turn rather than the flop is that you could be so fortunate as to pick up a few more outs on the turn.

Lets consider this; if you have a gut-shot straight draw on the flop and then pick up a flush draw on the turn. You’ve just gone from four outs to about 12, which might be worth a shot at taking down the pot right then and there. A lot of players will also have trouble deciding to put you on the flush draw in this spot; it’s just harder to see that flush draw on the turn than it is on the flop.

Once again, the key to a good semi-bluff is picking the right spot to pull it off. Choose poorly and you could stand to lose a good portion of your stack; choose well and you could throw your opponents off balance and hit them where it hurts when you make your hand. 

How are your Semi-bluff experiences going, are you a serial bluffer, or are you controlled, whats your personality at the table, glasses, hat, hood, Ipod.  I want to know!