The Tipple Tip

The best time of day to play poker and win!

Winning at poker is all about gaining an edge. It doesn't matter how you gain it. One of the most important questions you can ask yourself is when is the most profitable time to play poker online? Well, we've done a lot of research and if you stay sober all day on a Friday or Saturday and go online around 9.30 in the evening with one of the big sites, a frighteningly high percentage of the people playing will actually be drunk or on the way. This is fertile ground for a sharp, focussed poker player. If you're wide awake and on your game between 9.30 and 03.30 in the morning you'll wake up sometime later the next day without a hangover and, more likely than not, better off financially.

$8,000,000 ONLINE PRIZE

Until very recently the truly huge sums of tournament money could only be won at competitions like the World Series in Las Vegas and one or two large physical events. The times are changing fast and in the very near future we may well be looking at the largest sums globally available being offered and won online!

During September, Pokerstars.com are hosting the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) with a guaranteed prize pool of $8,000,000. Although the contest will feature pot-limit Omaha, limit Hold 'em and even seven card stud, the main event will be the no-limit Texas Hold 'Em challenge. Last year this contest pulled in Greg Raymer, David Willia