http://www.pokerdiy.comRSS feeds for PokerDIY60http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/449/last-seasons-results-the-new-season-scoring-method-and-the-jackpot.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=449http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=449&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/449/last-seasons-results-the-new-season-scoring-method-and-the-jackpot.aspxCongrats to Olly for winning the first poker season of 2009 (Jan -> June)! Jason came 2nd and Jeff managed to hold Davy off for 3rd place. The new poker season started yesterday (July -> December) with a strong start from Jeff, Rod and Olly. Lee seems to have lost his mojo, maybe it goes with the territory. You can see the current league scoreboard here.RodThu, 02 Jul 2009 02:48:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:449http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/444/40-000th-poker-player-on-pokerdiy-a-brief-history.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=444http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=444&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/444/40-000th-poker-player-on-pokerdiy-a-brief-history.aspxPokerDIY started out in life in 2005 as a website for a small group of friends who got together every Wednesday for a home poker game. Roll on 3.5 years later and we have just had our 40 000th poker player sign up for their free account on PokerDIY! This is great news – our community of poker players is growing at a astonish rate – let’s take a look at some milestones and you can see why PokerDIY is more than just another poker social network.RodFri, 26 Jun 2009 07:48:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:444http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/442/your-own-poker-player-profile-url.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=442http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=442&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/442/your-own-poker-player-profile-url.aspx Good news! From the 23rd of June, you are now no longer just a number on PokerDIY – you can have your own poker player profile URL. Your Display Name is used at the end of the PokerDIY URL (like this; http://www.pokerdiy.com/Your Display Name) to give you your own unique URL which you can give out to people. For example, here is my own poker profile: http://www.pokerdiy.com/rod.aspxRodTue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:442http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/439/customizing-your-poker-league-logo.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=439http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=439&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/439/customizing-your-poker-league-logo.aspxWe recently had a performance issue on PokerDIY due to the amount of new poker leagues being created.After tracking it down to a file system issue we had to temporarily remove the ability to change your poker league logo. The good news is that it is now fixed and easier than ever to upload your own image for your poker league!RodSun, 21 Jun 2009 10:31:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:439http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/436/improved-poker-league-scoreboard-updating.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=436http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=436&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/436/improved-poker-league-scoreboard-updating.aspxThose of you who manage your poker leagues on PokerDIY will know that in the past updating your poker league game results was a bit of a pain. If you were not using Dr Neau, STP or The Tournament Director to import your results, you'd have to enter them manually through the web or iphone. One of our users eventually commented on how slow this process was and raised a Feature Request. Well, we listened and redesigned the process to make it much quicker and easier to record your game scores!RodTue, 09 Jun 2009 08:33:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:436http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/428/new-look-for-pokerdiy.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=428http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=428&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/428/new-look-for-pokerdiy.aspxOver the past couple of years PokerDIY has been through 2 different UI redesigns. One of the most common complaints in the last year has been that PokerDIY is hard to navigate. We wholeheartedly agreed with this statement and tried to work out what was wrong with the UI that hindered usability. We came up with a few different areas that needed improvement: The main menu was hard to navigate and a great deal of information and resources were not being used because of this Certain key areas of the site were hard to find (for example, the Poker Forums) Many visitors come into sub pages on PokerDIY and do not see the home page first. We wanted to help them identify where they were and what they could do We wanted to increase the value of adverts for our sponsors and advertisers The new skin design addressed on all these points and focused on usabilty. As you can see at the top of this page is a Breadcrumb which helps pinpoint your location within the site. We made the search box a lot more prominent - if you can't find something we encourage you to search for it. We also made it easier to sign up, log in and edit your profile. There is now a Bookmark button at the top right of every page. You can bookmark your favourite pages in Facebook, Digg etc. with ease. The main menu got our main attention - it uses hover over drop-down menus to make it easier to find what you are looking for. Instead of 12 different menus we now have only 6. Things have been moved around a bit to make them easier to find. Every page is a little bigger and brighter and more spaced out for easier reading. We switched from Arial to Verdana font as this was easier on the eyes when scanning lots of text. So... this is the new PokerDIY look. We hope you like it! PLEASE feedback to us your thoughts, opinions and especially your criticism - this helps us so much! RodWed, 13 May 2009 11:49:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:428http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/399/australian-poker-league-aps-update.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=399http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=399&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/399/australian-poker-league-aps-update.aspxQ) What do these cards have in common: AK Suited QQQ A8 AK J8 suited flush Full house A) These are the last 6 hands (in 6 games) that I have had in poker and have been knocked out (No limit of course) by AK Suited   -> Beaten by 6 8 off suite that linked up a straight QQQ  -> Other guy had 3 Q too with higher kicker A8  -> beaten by KK AK  -> beaten by 66 J8 suited flush   -> beaten by Ace nut flush Full house -> beaten by quad Qs If I believed in luck I would say I was having a run of bad luck - I seem to get given very good cards which get pipped by not so good starting cards. I think I'd rather get rubbish cards and lose than keep hitting good cards and being pipped by extraordinary hands..... Whinge whinge whinge. Ok, good, I got that off my chest. One advantage of having your own poker blog is that you can whinge about your bad beats ;) These results mean that I go to the bottom of the Australian Poker League (well Sydney Poker League to be precise) - from winning it for 11th months of last year to the very bottom of the poker league scoreboard - oh the shame ;) So, without further whinging, here are the results from the last 2 sessions. It must be said that everyone is playing very well - Sandy and Lee and consistienlty placing and Dave and Morgs are also rising fast. Jeff is still Jeff.... Game Date Location Buy In Players More Easter Friday - $20 Game 1 - Morgs Kills It April 10 Lee & Ben's Pad $20.00 7 More Details...   This game is part of an Easter Friday - $20 Game 2 - Morgs Kills It AGAIN April 10 Lee & Ben's Pad $20.00 8 More Details...   This game is part of an Easter Friday - $20 Game 3 - Wood would win April 10 Lee & Ben's Pad $20.00 8 More Details...   This game is part of an Easter Friday - $10 Game 1 - Lee holds off Rods Winning Streak April 10 Lee & Ben's Pad $10.00 4 More Details...   This game is part of an First $10 Game - Lee pips Guest Star Kelly C April 03 Lee & Ben's Pad $10.00 5 More Details...   This game is part of an First $20 Game - Jeff holds off Dave and the gang April 03 Lee & Ben's Pad $20.00 7 More Details...   This game is part of an Second $20 Game - Sandy Moves Up the Charts April 03 Lee & Ben's Pad $20.00 6 More Details...   This game is part of an Third $20 Game - Sandy Moves Up the Charts AGAIN April 03 Lee & Ben's Pad $20.00 5 and the latest poker league scoreboard...RodSat, 11 Apr 2009 08:15:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:399http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/374/do-you-use-facebook-and-pokerdiy.aspx#Comments3http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=374http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=374&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/374/do-you-use-facebook-and-pokerdiy.aspxDo you have a Facebook account? Do you use PokerDIY? The good news is that you can now log on to PokerDIY using your Facebook account. This means one-click log ons and a lot more! Before we go any further - are you a PokerDIY-Facebook fan? If not, please join our Facebook fanpage as this helps us immensly! Now, the next time you log in (top right), click on the Facebook button (see login image below). The first time you do this you will need to associate your Facebook account with your PokerDIY account. This only takes a few seconds and will save you lots of time in the future! You will need to log on to Facebook and it will look something like this: Once you have associated your PokerDIY account with your Facebook account you can log in with one click. There are a couple of more advantages that will become more obvious later - we like to stay on the cutting edge and yuo will be sure to see more Facebook features on PokerDIY and like-wise more of PokerDIY on Facebook! Did you know you can already embed your poker player profile on Facebook (or your own blog/website for that matter?) If there is anything in particular to do with Facebook that you'd like to see on PokerDIY please let us know!  RodWed, 11 Mar 2009 11:06:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:374http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/360/manage-your-home-poker-league-with-pokerdiy-and-drneau.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=360http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=360&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/360/manage-your-home-poker-league-with-pokerdiy-and-drneau.aspxDo you use DrNeau to manage your home poker league or tourneys? Or perhaps you use PokerDIY to publish your league scoreboard and organize your home games? (for example, here's my home league!) Either way, life just got easier with the release of DrNeau version 3 which allows you to publish your poker league results directly to your PokerDIY league scoreboard!RodWed, 21 Jan 2009 09:50:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:360http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/352/australian-poker-league-2008-results.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=352http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=352&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/352/australian-poker-league-2008-results.aspxIt took me a while to write this report on the 2008 Australian Poker League Results! I was procrastinating after the devastating defeat I suffered at the hands of local poker champ Jeff Rourke. It turns out that Jeff is a regular at a poker tourney in Sydney city - he's even scopped the grand prize once or twice... Firstly... the results: Well done Jeff - you are firmly in position number 1! I managed a respectable 2nd with local boy Olly moving up the charts in the last game to steal 3rd ahead of Chris! Special mention must go to Sandy who came last (but played a BLINDING game) and to Lee (who managed to lose the most amount of money without coming last).RodThu, 08 Jan 2009 05:47:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:352http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/325/the-best-way-to-find-local-home-poker-games-tournaments-and-players.aspx#Comments8http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=325http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=325&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/325/the-best-way-to-find-local-home-poker-games-tournaments-and-players.aspxEither way, PokerDIY can help with our new Poker Games section. In a nutshell - it's a free (like the rest of PokerDIY!) service to help find local poker games, poker leagues, poker players and poker groups >in your area.RodTue, 02 Dec 2008 09:43:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:325http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/323/pokerdiy-marks-3rd-anniversary-with-map-service-to-find-local-poker-games.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=323http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=323&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/323/pokerdiy-marks-3rd-anniversary-with-map-service-to-find-local-poker-games.aspxFinding local poker games, poker leagues, groups and players just became easier with a new Google Maps mashup service from PokerDIYRodMon, 01 Dec 2008 12:52:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:323http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/320/poker-games-and-poker-events-on-pokerdiy-whats-the-difference.aspx#Comments5http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=320http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=320&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/320/poker-games-and-poker-events-on-pokerdiy-whats-the-difference.aspxPokerDIY has poker games and poker events. This can be a little confusing so I am going to explain the difference as they serve slightly different purposes. Poker Games (middle icon on top  ) are like poker game ads - ie. the intention of holding a poker game, looking for players, leagues etc. Here is an example of a proposed poker game in Manly, Sydney. You can drill down by location, search by distance from your closest town etc. As you can see, it is essentially an ad (always free ;) for a poker game or league to try and get players or to find a game. Poker Events (main menu bar under Find) are useful for poker league managers to schedule, manage and organize an ACTUAL poker game, event or tourney. For example, you know you are definitely playing a poker tourney next Thursday as part of you poker league and you want to see which of your poker league members can make it and who is busy etc. You can schedule an event and make it private (so only your poker league members see it). They will receive an invitation and can RSVP (you'll get notified) so everyone can see who is busy etc. This works very much like MeetUp, Facebook events etc (you can export your poker event to Outlook via iCal). Here is an example of a poker event (for an online freeroll - it doens't have to be a live game!) You could of course use both methods - post your home game in the Poker Game section if you are looking for players and then set up an event everytime you have an actual game scheduled. This is what we do for our Sydney Poker League. Sorry, one last thing just to confuse you even more- after you have uploaded your scores for your poker league on PokerDIY (you do have a poker league scoreboard right?) you will notice that your profile shows "Last x Poker Games". Basically a poker league has one or more seasons which consist of one or more poker games. So here is my poker league, here is the 2008 Season and here are the poker game results from last week. I hope that clears it up a bit! Let me know on the poker forums if you have any queries!RodSat, 29 Nov 2008 01:01:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:320http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/317/pokerdiy-breaks-into-the-alexa-100k-website-list-trafficgrowth-stats.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=317http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=317&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/317/pokerdiy-breaks-into-the-alexa-100k-website-list-trafficgrowth-stats.aspxWith the steady growth and new users it was bound to happen sooner rather than later – Alexa puts PokerDIY at 98 906 as of the 26th of November, 2008. This really is exciting and shows that poker players are finding value in our free service. RodThu, 27 Nov 2008 01:48:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:317http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/315/my-brush-with-google-death-paid-links-and-the-affect-on-the-little-guy.aspx#Comments4http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=315http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=315&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/315/my-brush-with-google-death-paid-links-and-the-affect-on-the-little-guy.aspxI had a very real brush with Google Death recently and I thought I would share my experience out of interest. I run PokerDIY.com, a social network for poker players that allows you to manage your poker league and find local poker games and players. You do not play poker on PokerDIY, it is a service for connecting poker players with league management (think Facebook + Craigslist for poker). All this is free of course. My prime revenue stream is online advertising. I just want to state now that I do not ever want to be an affiliate-driven poker site – i.e. I send someone to an online poker room and I get $50 (they probably lose $500) – most of the large poker sites operate on this model but my long-term vision is to have a successful social network and provide a respectable, useful, free service (I started PokerDIY because I kept sending our home poker league scores on a spreadsheet with mass emails). I personally do not play much online poker (playing live poker with a couple of mates and a few beers is one my favorite pastimes) and I really dislike the spew of keyword-rich poker sites with masses of affiliate banners of them offering no real value to the net visitor. I have tried MANY different types of online ads – ranging from AuctionAds, AdBrite, Adsense, Affiliate Ads, etc. and the most lucrative (as-in, keep me afloat lucrative) has always been the custom, flat rate ads (i.e. Not CPC or CPM - a webmaster contacts me, we agree on a rate and I put up their banner or text-link for a set duration of time). Why not Google Adsense? A year ago the great Google god (GGG) decided that PokerDIY does not comply with their guidelines (no gambling or casino sites) so they disabled my Adsense account. (For the record, I completely disagree and have appealed this decision as my site is a social service, not a gambling platform - you don’t play poker on PokerDIY!). I hope to hear back from them soon and will keep you posted. I think contextual ads (as opposed to untargeted, content-insensitive ads) are of course better for everyone. So; my point - Every now and again I experiment with different ads and options but I have repeatedly found text-links always give the best ROI (note, this depends on so many factors like your site’s target market, UI, traffic etc. This is merely my experience). The reason for this is PokerDIY’s good PageRank. For a few years the home page has been a PR5 and all the major subpages either a PR3 or a PR4. This directly translated into good ad rates for text-links and the advertising income made the time spent on the site worth it. This has all changed over the last year as Google have made their guidelines quite clear regarding bought and sold links. In a nutshell, they say that buying a link to increase your page-rank (incoming links count as “votes” towards a site’s worthiness) is a no-no and any site caught buying or selling links will be penalized. I won’t go into detail on this – it caused an ongoing, massive debate in the SEO and advertising world and this post is merely the affect it has had on me, the little guy. Firstly – I should state that I do agree with this conceptually. I don’t want to be able to move up the rankings in Google because I have money (or lose out in the rankings because my competitor has more money). I want a fair race where your web visitors are the judges and a sites ranking depends on its usefulness and the value it offers in its respective field. However, we have to be realistic – I (and most web entrepreneurs) rely on online ads to make money – if you remove this revenue stream a webmaster has to either secure an alternate stream if possible (we are in a recession in case nobody noticed) or shut shop. I fear for most people like myself “who just get by” and have no major backing behind them this is almost a death blow. Let me show you the tangible effect this has had on me: Two weeks ago I noticed that my Page Rank on my homepage had dropped from a PR5 to a PR3. Several potential advertisers inform me of this fact (almost gleefully) and suggested I reduce my ad rates and moved on. I did some research and although I can’t be sure I got the impression that Google was starting to “slap” webmasters on the wrist who were involved in the illicit link trade business. This had happened to many sites over the last year and seemed to be on the increase. But I never thought it would happen to me though (I’m the little guy!). I dropped everything and did some serious research on their guidelines – suddenly my worst fears had become a reality overnight with that casual PR drop. You might argue that PR has no influence on SERPS and or whatever (there’s endless discussions on this too) but it definitely has an effect on my revenue stream and the reactions of the advertisers whose payments I rely on. So, I had to make a big decision – Continue along my this path and risk a harder slap or Re-think my ad strategy, update my site, humbly get on my knees and beg for forgiveness (which involves pleading for my PR2 increase back). Oh yeah, and watch revenues tumble.   Let me give a brief bit of background on why neither of these 2 choices thrilled me: Either way, my ad revenue is going to drop – it’s just a matter of time. In the first case, I could keep my ad rates the same for the next 6 months or so, but I would definitely notice a drop in re-buys (90% of my advertisers periodically re-purchase their ads and I have a good relationship with every one of them (PokerDIY grows stronger every month – we are now in the Alexa top 100k, although of course this is no real indicator of a site’s success as I could have written a bot to hit the site periodically if I didn’t have better things to do)). Over time though the Google slaps would get harder and PokerDIY would wither up and die in the long run. Who knows what GGG is capable of when you risk his wrath – let’s see – PR0, lower SERPS and worst of all, the Google Death Blow – de-listing from the index). I therefore decided that whatever happens I want to stay on the right side of Google (Matt Cutts take note!) like a good little dog. But… if I play by the rules it means I keep my PR and traffic, but then I have to do things like a) not sell links or b) sell links that rely on eyeballs and not SEO – ie. Add the “nofollow” tag to them so Google does not think you are bigging-up the site you link to. Again, I see their point. If Paddy’s Poker Palace buys a link from me I should not be telling the world that PokerDIY endorses them (with link juice), I am merely saying – here’s an ad, click on it if you like and make your own mind up. Adding a “nofollow” tag is the only real option but boy, this is where the problems start. I have to either refund the advertiser (the value of their purchase has diminished) or offer them an alternative. Refunding is not an option as I cannot suddenly raise the money to pay back all my advertisers at once. So I am working on an ad package of an equal value (with a bit more thrown in for the trouble and hassle this has caused!) to make sure they get value for the remainder of their ad time. For example, if they had a direct text-link I will now offer them a 125*125 non-direct banner. Someone might argue that I could just leave the ”nofollow” tag off until the end of their advertising, but besides killing PokerDIY PR and traffic this would have a negative effect on their site anyway – not only because of the loss of traffic and PR, but Google would penalize the target site too for engaging in the despicable practice of ad purchasing for PR gain (it’s no secret that this is why people buy the little text links that no one clicks on). Out of interest, I had one existing advertiser contact me and request that I PUT the “nofollow” tag on as soon as possible (their site was being penalized for purchasing links), which I did. *UPDATE* A few days after implementing the “nofollow” tag on all text-links my PageRank was restored to a PR5. I believe this shows that Google is using algorithms and bots/spiders to automatically handle this affair (as you would expect). If this has not affected you then I would imagine it is only a matter of time – take action now so you don’t have to face the mess I am in. The other very tangible affect is that I have literally slashed my ad rates by more than half. In one day my potential forecast has more than halved with a single action from Google. A big company or firm might be able to budget for this kind of drop and have a contingency action plan built in, but for a many web entrepreneurs this is a serious blow. It could very well lead to a mass of small players dropping off the face of the web, leaving a clear web-class divide between the big players with money and the rest of us. So in a way even this action allows the big players to get to the top of SERPS – they’ll be #1 if there are no competitors with the financial backing to compete. Is this perhaps what Google want – a clean sweep of the web riff-raff to improve the quality over time? I will save the details of my Advertising Rethink for another post as this is getting a bit long. I thought I would share this story as testament to Google’s power and how it affects me, the little guy...RodWed, 26 Nov 2008 01:08:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:315http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/283/poker-league-scoring-enhancements.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=283http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=283&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/283/poker-league-scoring-enhancements.aspxYou can now rank your league season by Points, Average Points, Profit, Average Profit or by Games Played. You can set the scoring method at Season level so that each season you could decide to change it and not affect past results. Here are some more poker league scoring enhancements.RodSat, 11 Oct 2008 10:07:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:283http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/282/pokerdiy-poker-league-update-new-scoring-options.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=282http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=282&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/282/pokerdiy-poker-league-update-new-scoring-options.aspxWe have just released a new version of the PokerDIY Poker League core software. There are a number of major enhancements and a couple of small new features. If you manage your poker league on PokerDIY or know someone who does then read on!RodSat, 11 Oct 2008 08:53:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:282http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/284/pokerdiy-poker-league-update-email-blast.aspx#Comments3http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=284http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=284&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/284/pokerdiy-poker-league-update-email-blast.aspxThis is the email blast that was sent to all poker league owners on PokerDIY to let them know about the new poker league scoring enhancements.RodWed, 01 Oct 2008 13:30:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:284http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/262/partypoker-deducted-4-as-an-inactive-fee-virtual-blackmail.aspx#Comments6http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=262http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=262&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/262/partypoker-deducted-4-as-an-inactive-fee-virtual-blackmail.aspxI have many online poker accounts but I hardly ever play these days as I am always working on improving PokerDIY ;) I was shocked to receive this email from PartyPoker yesterday: " Subject: Your Account has been inactive for 180 days Dear PokerDIYcom, Our records show that that you have not logged in to your account for 180 days. A $4 administration fee** has been charged to your inactive account. The next charge will be deducted from you account balance on: 07-Oct-2008 ET. However, this fee will NOT be charged if your account, or any related account, is reactivated on or before 06-Oct-2008 ET. Reactivating your account is easy: Just log in and place a cash wager, enter a tournament with a cash entry fee, or play a raked hand. **TERMS & CONDITIONS If you do not access your Account by "logging on" to your Account using your Account name and password for any period of 180 days, then after those 180 days (the "180 day grace period") your Account (and any related account with any ESP) will be deemed "Inactive".   If your Account becomes Inactive, then the Company is entitled to charge you an administrative fee (the "Inactive Account Fee"). The Inactive Account Fee shall be deducted from your Account Balance at the end of each calendar month in accordance with the Inactive Account Fee Schedule.   We will stop deducting the Inactive Account Fee from your Account Balance if your Account is re-activated. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our Customer Care team is available 24/7. Sincerely, Party Team " Is this normal? I am of course closing my account and not promoting PartyPoker at ALL on PokerDIY - I find this shocking and unacceptable. It's obviously in the Terms and Conditions but I am insulted beyond belief! This is shock tactics and completely uncool... do any other poker rooms do this?  RodWed, 10 Sep 2008 02:22:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:262http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/241/pokerdiy-august-newsletter.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=241http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=241&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/241/pokerdiy-august-newsletter.aspxRead the PokerDIY August Newsletter, Edition 4 with poker league updates, site news and loads more...RodSun, 10 Aug 2008 22:31:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:241http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/239/pokerdiy-traffic-growth-and-new-features.aspx#Comments4http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=239http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=239&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/239/pokerdiy-traffic-growth-and-new-features.aspxPokerDIY is growing quickly. At the time of this blog post we have an Alexa Ranking of 131 776. There are 499 poker leagues are being managed using PokerDIY custom poker league software, 496 poker groups throughout the world and we've paid out $4600 in poker freeroll prize money!RodSat, 09 Aug 2008 01:45:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:239http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/235/start-your-own-poker-blog.aspx#Comments3http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=235http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=235&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/235/start-your-own-poker-blog.aspxNow everyone can share their poker ramblings and bad beats with other poker players right here on PokerDIY. Start your own poker blog and share your thoughts on anything to do with poker - bad beats, good beats, the poker industry or even a plug for your poker website or product (yes, free poker advertising!)RodTue, 05 Aug 2008 00:58:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:235http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/223/server-upgrade-possibly-downtime.aspx#Comments4http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=223http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=223&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/223/server-upgrade-possibly-downtime.aspxMany of you have noticed that this site sometimes is a little slow and unresponsive (especially around Freeroll time!), so we are upgrading to a new, faster server!RodMon, 11 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:223http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/218/please-welcome-noblepoker-to-pokerdiy-starting-off-with-2-100-freerolls.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=218http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=218&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/218/please-welcome-noblepoker-to-pokerdiy-starting-off-with-2-100-freerolls.aspxWe have joined forces with another well-known poker room, Noble Poker to bring MORE great freerolls to PokerDIY!RodSat, 01 Sep 2007 06:03:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:218http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/214/pokerdiy-forum-admin-required.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=214http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=214&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/214/pokerdiy-forum-admin-required.aspxDue to the growth of the Poker Forums we now have a space open for 2 more Admin positions. Could you do the job?RodTue, 17 Jul 2007 17:58:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:214http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/322/home-poker-league-management-just-became-easier-with-pokerdiy.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=322http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=322&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/322/home-poker-league-management-just-became-easier-with-pokerdiy.aspxPoker players can now track their poker game performance over time by taking advantage of the new integration feature between PokerDIY's free poker league management software and The Tournament Director.RodTue, 19 Jun 2007 02:59:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:322http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/208/managing-your-pokerdiy-league-with-tournament-director.aspx#Comments2http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=208http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=208&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/208/managing-your-pokerdiy-league-with-tournament-director.aspxDo you use PokerDIY to manage your home poker league? Do you still record your results on paper or in a spreadsheet? Have you heard of The Tournament Director? Do you find recording the results to be a real pain? You can now publish your TD results to PokerDIY!RodFri, 15 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:208http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/207/please-welcome-partypoker-to-pokerdiy-starting-off-with-a-200-freeroll.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=207http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=207&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/207/please-welcome-partypoker-to-pokerdiy-starting-off-with-a-200-freeroll.aspxThe big daddy of online poker - PartyPoker has recently joined forces with PokerDIY to offer you, our members, a $200 freeroll!RodThu, 14 Jun 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:207http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/205/beating-the-freeroll-password-thieves-and-the-new-password-release-system.aspx#Comments2http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=205http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=205&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/205/beating-the-freeroll-password-thieves-and-the-new-password-release-system.aspxPasswords for PokerDIY Freeroll Poker League games will now be released automatically with our new software to ensure freeroll players are active community members. This should deter freeroll pw thieves.RodSat, 02 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:205http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/200/new-partnership-between-pokerdiy-and-doylesroom-great-poker-freerolls.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=200http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=200&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/200/new-partnership-between-pokerdiy-and-doylesroom-great-poker-freerolls.aspxWe have recently teamed up with DoylesRoom to offer you even more great poker freerolls!RodSun, 13 May 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:200http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/199/sorry-for-the-recent-downtime.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=199http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=199&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/199/sorry-for-the-recent-downtime.aspxWe've had to migrate to better, faster servers to handle all the traffic PokerDIY is getting these days, and we hit a few snags along the way that meant PokerDIY was down for a few hours or a bit sluggish.RodWed, 09 May 2007 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:199http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/197/poker-league-software-update-start-your-own-poker-league-now.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=197http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=197&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/197/poker-league-software-update-start-your-own-poker-league-now.aspxWe've just released some great new features in our poker league software to make starting and managing your home poker league easier than ever! (I've sure I've said it before, but in case you missed, it - it's free!)RodSat, 28 Apr 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:197http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/194/watch-our-little-poker-community-grow.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=194http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=194&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/194/watch-our-little-poker-community-grow.aspxLast month 452 new poker players joined our poker family. This month we may beat that - so far we have 317 new poker enthusiasts, and it's only half way through the month! You can now also watch the poker league stats grow on the PokerDIY home page.RodTue, 17 Apr 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:194http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/192/online-poker-room-nicknames-in-profile.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=192http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=192&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/192/online-poker-room-nicknames-in-profile.aspxYou can now enter your nickname for each online poker room in your PokerDIY profile.RodSat, 14 Apr 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:192http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/189/poker-videos-best-bluffs.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=189http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=189&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/189/poker-videos-best-bluffs.aspxThe Poker Video section has been updated with some great new footage of some best bluffs as performed by the poker gurus!RodFri, 13 Apr 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:189http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/190/pokerdiy-newsletter-online-poker-leagues.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=190http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=190&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/190/pokerdiy-newsletter-online-poker-leagues.aspxEvery couple of months the PokerDIY Newsletter is sent out with the latest site changes and features - this issue concentrated on creating your own poker league online. This is the exact email that was sent out.RodFri, 13 Apr 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:190http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/186/own-a-blog-make-money-blogging-about-the-poker-leagues-on-pokerdiy.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=186http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=186&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/186/own-a-blog-make-money-blogging-about-the-poker-leagues-on-pokerdiy.aspxWe are trying the beta CreamAid service - if you own a blog then review our Poker Leagues, help your favorite poker site, and earn some hard cash!RodSat, 31 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:186http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/184/staying-up-to-date-with-our-poker-alerts-and-rss-feeds.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=184http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=184&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/184/staying-up-to-date-with-our-poker-alerts-and-rss-feeds.aspxIf you play poker and have never heard of RSS and think it stands for "Really simple and Stupid" then you really want to take a look at this! By bringing the beautiful game (poker of course) and technology like RSS together, we can save time finding information and have more time to do the things we really want to be doing...RodFri, 23 Mar 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:184http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/180/mookie99-pokerdiy-review.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=180http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=180&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/180/mookie99-pokerdiy-review.aspxTop poker blog - Mookie99 - "'Cause everyone else is doing it" have done a fair and just review on PokerDIYRodSun, 11 Mar 2007 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:180http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/179/poker-freeroll-password-theft-is-a-big-problem.aspx#Comments3http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=179http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=179&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/179/poker-freeroll-password-theft-is-a-big-problem.aspxMany of the players in the last PokerDIY freeroll would have been witness to the unfortunate experience that occurred when the password was stolen and posted on other Forums. I had not actually realised the extent of the problem, but it seems as they there are dedicated websites and forums for exactly this purpose - to spread passwords not meant for them!RodThu, 08 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:179http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/178/want-to-play-in-free-online-poker-tournaments-and-freerolls.aspx#Comments1http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=178http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=178&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/178/want-to-play-in-free-online-poker-tournaments-and-freerolls.aspxDo you like to play in free online poker tournaments? The PokerDIY Freeroll Leagues are perfect for you then!RodWed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:178http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/177/my-poker-friends.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=177http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=177&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/177/my-poker-friends.aspxYou can now invite other PokerDIY poker players to be your friends to stay in touch!RodTue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:177http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/176/sound-of-a-suckout-pokerdiy-review.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=176http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=176&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/176/sound-of-a-suckout-pokerdiy-review.aspxOne of the top poker sites has done a fantastic review of PokerDIY...RodSun, 04 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:176http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/174/free-poker-binds-timer.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=174http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=174&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/174/free-poker-binds-timer.aspxYet another useful tool to help you manage your poker gamesRodMon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:174http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/173/pokerdiy-sponsors-thought-and-theory.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=173http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=173&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/173/pokerdiy-sponsors-thought-and-theory.aspxPokerDIY recently sponsored Thought and Theory to attend the FOWA conferenceRodSun, 25 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:173http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/172/pokerdiy-1-on-google-and-growing-fast.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=172http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=172&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/172/pokerdiy-1-on-google-and-growing-fast.aspxYesterday was a new record on PokerDIY with 58 new people joining our poker community in one day! This is fantastic news and mainly down to the new and mainly down to the increase in organic search results on the big search engines such as Google.RodFri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:172http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/171/wanted-graphic-designer-for-pokerdiy.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=171http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=171&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/171/wanted-graphic-designer-for-pokerdiy.aspxWant to be involved with the UI of PokerDIY and make it look beautiful?RodThu, 22 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:171http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/166/the-2007-pokerdiy-freeroll-league-has-begun.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=166http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=166&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/166/the-2007-pokerdiy-freeroll-league-has-begun.aspxWant to play in our Freerolls every 2 weeks and win great cash prizes? Join our League!RodTue, 02 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:166http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/162/practise-your-poker-for-fun.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=162http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=162&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/162/practise-your-poker-for-fun.aspxYou can now practise your poker on PokerDIY for free!RodTue, 24 Oct 2006 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:162http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/159/the-september-pokerdiy-freeroll-tournament.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=159http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=159&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/159/the-september-pokerdiy-freeroll-tournament.aspxThis is a free, monthly, online tournament open to all PokerDIY members. This Tournament will be held online this Saturday (30th). You are welcome to join the community (for free of course!) if you are not a member yet. We'd love to see you at the table!RodWed, 27 Sep 2006 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:159http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/158/website-update-new-functionality-rss-feeds-and-store.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=158http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=158&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/158/website-update-new-functionality-rss-feeds-and-store.aspxAnother busy week has passed and work on PokerDIY has not stopped! We’ve introduced some new features!RodSat, 23 Sep 2006 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:158http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/157/poker-odds-checker.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=157http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=157&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/157/poker-odds-checker.aspxHow often have you had a hand and wondered what the odds were of you winning under certain conditions?RodMon, 04 Sep 2006 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:157http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/156/website-update-poker-videos.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=156http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=156&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/156/website-update-poker-videos.aspxThere's a new section under the Resources menu called "Poker Videos".RodMon, 21 Aug 2006 13:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:156http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/155/website-update-new-functionality.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=155http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=155&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/155/website-update-new-functionality.aspxYou may have noticed some changes and improvements on PokerDIY over the last month. As you know, PokerDIY is and always will be an evolving work of art, dedicated to helping you manage your league and home poker games.RodSun, 30 Jul 2006 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:155http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/41/poker-betting-methods.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=41http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=41&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/41/poker-betting-methods.aspxYou must have developed a great betting strategy playing the regular limit, no-limit and pot-limit games. Now let’s see some other methods of betting involved mainly in private games. I will just cover a few for example Set limit, Straddle method, Freeze out and Running out of money. So let’s discuss each of them. These methods bring in a lot of excitement and fun when playing private games. Set limit: Here players agree to a minimum and maximum bet where there is enough opportunity for them to make good raises. It is important because if you raise a decent amount of chips then you might force other players into folding. Also there is an agreement on a minimum ante by every player before the cards are dealt, so, there is some money in the pot before you start playing. To stay in the game each player must bet an amount equal to the previous player or raise the stakes up to the maximum as agreed before the play. Straddle Method: Here first a player bets an ante and the next player doubles the bet called straddle before the cards are dealt. Now the third player can either fold or double the straddle depending on his cards. The betting continues and each player must bet at least the same amount as the previous player. Here showdown occurs when no one else raises or the maximum bet is reached as agreed before the play. Freeze Out: Here the betting is same as in regular games but with few exceptions. Betting is arranged using an agreed method and the objective is for one player to win all the chips. When a player runs out of chips, there is an immediate showdown and the player with the best hand wins the pot. Games like these are already marked as Freeze out tournaments. Running out of money: Again the betting here is same as in regular games but with few exceptions. If a player runs out of money during the game a second pot is opened by the remaining players. Now that player has to wait until one player remains or there is a showdown. If one player remains then he definitely wins the second pot or else a player with the highest hand wins the pot. Now the hand that won the second pot is compared to that of the player who ran out of money. The player with the best hand wins the first or original pot.About the author:Tarun Sharma writes articles on poker. Learn newly updated mac online poker rules and strategies.Article provided by: ContentTycoon.comRodTue, 30 May 2006 19:18:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:41http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/225/poker-ramblings.aspx#Comments0http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=584&ModuleID=2142&ArticleID=225http://www.pokerdiy.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=225&PortalID=6&TabID=584http://www.pokerdiy.com/poker-blogs/articletype/articleview/articleid/225/poker-ramblings.aspxThis is my first post, and I want to share a poker quote with you: "I got stones!"RodMon, 15 Aug 2005 10:00:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:225