<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620565961200642503</id><updated>2012-02-16T02:21:48.943-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Absolute Poker-Official Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5620565961200642503/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>David Caldarelli</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620565961200642503.post-1256797725285719236</id><published>2008-07-27T23:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T01:28:03.066-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bad Beat Jackpot Rules</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;We have received a number of inquiries pertaining to the Bad Beat Jackpot. The most frequently asked question has been "How can I win the Absolute Poker Bad Beat Jackpot? Here I'll explain in detail the steps you will need to take to be eligible to collect the massive jackpot. Follow these steps, and super-charge your dreams!: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Create An Account.&lt;/strong&gt; If you already have an Absolute Poker account proceed to &lt;em&gt;Step 2&lt;/em&gt;. If not you will need to download the software and register an account. The download/registration process is designed to be quick and hassle-free. You can click here to start the free download, or visit the "Absolute Poker Download Tutorial" for further assistance.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Play At A Bad Beat Eligible Table. &lt;/strong&gt;You must be playing at a table that is contributing money to the jackpot in order to win. A table will only contribute money to the "Absolute Poker Bad Beat Jackpot" if the following conditions are met:&lt;br /&gt;The amount of the rake must meet or exceed $0.25&lt;br /&gt;Once the rake amount reaches $0.25 Absolute Poker will collect $0.50 from that pot and put it into the jackpot. This is now a bad beat eligible hand.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Requirements.&lt;/strong&gt; For the Bad Beat Jackpot to be won, a player  must lose a hand when he/she has four of a kind  eights or better.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Payout.&lt;/strong&gt; Everyone at the table wins! It will payout as follows:&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;25% will rollover to the next jackpot.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;10% will go to the house.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Of the remaining 65% half will go to the bad beat victim.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;25% will be awarded to the winner of the hand.&lt;br /&gt;One Thousand Dollars will be awarded to each player seated at the table when the bad beat occurred.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;remaining&lt;/span&gt; funds will be split equally amongst all players seated at a table of the same game and buy-in.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5620565961200642503-1256797725285719236?l=absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com/feeds/1256797725285719236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5620565961200642503&amp;postID=1256797725285719236' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5620565961200642503/posts/default/1256797725285719236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5620565961200642503/posts/default/1256797725285719236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com/2008/07/bad-beat-jackpot-rules.html' title='Bad Beat Jackpot Rules'/><author><name>David Caldarelli</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620565961200642503.post-4386393777970378724</id><published>2008-07-27T17:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-27T18:58:10.841-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Download Tutorial</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;You can be playing at the absolute best poker site in just a few short moments. Get ready to join thousands of poker players from around the world right in the comfort of your own home! The registration process is simple, and you'll be enjoying the free software after just a few clicks of your mouse. Just follow the simple steps below, and you'll be ready to play poker: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Download.&lt;/strong&gt; You can download the free software by clicking here or by clicking "Begin Free Download" at the end of this tutorial. Once you've initiated the download a pop-up window will appear. In this window simply choose the folder you wish to save the Absolute Poker software to. Once the download is complete you may close the window.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Install The Software.&lt;/strong&gt; Find the file named "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;AbsolutePokerVersion&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;exe&lt;/span&gt;" and double click on it. The Installation Wizard will guide you through the rest of the poker download and install procedure.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Congratulations!&lt;/strong&gt; You have properly installed the Absolute Poker software. At this point you should have received the following message: "Absolute Poker has been successfully installed and for your convenience a shortcut has been saved to your desktop. Do you want to register and begin playing now? (If you have encountered a problem and have not received the "Success Message" please &lt;a href="http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-register-an-account-at-absolute-poker"&gt;click here &lt;/a&gt;for more in-depth instructions).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Choose Yes Or No.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you are ready to begin playing now choose "yes". You will be automatically taken to the main lobby. Here you will be able to select the type of game you wish to join. In order to proceed to the table you will be asked to log-in with your user name and password. Being a new player, simply click "New User" and create a user name (nickname) and password.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you do not want play now simply choose "no". You now have the shortcut (icon) on your desktop and can easily begin play at any time in the future. Just double click on the Absolute Poker icon from your desktop and join the action!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://affiliates.ultimatebet.com/banners/redirect.php?id=2687&amp;amp;cmpgn_id=77777&amp;amp;prdct_id=1&amp;amp;cat_cd=AP"&gt;&lt;img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 1px; HEIGHT: 1px" src="http://affiliates.ultimatebet.com/banners/bnrimg.php?id=2687&amp;amp;meth=clickthrough&amp;amp;cmpgn_id=77777&amp;amp;prdct_id=1" /&gt;Begin Free Download Now&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5620565961200642503-4386393777970378724?l=absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com/feeds/4386393777970378724/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5620565961200642503&amp;postID=4386393777970378724' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5620565961200642503/posts/default/4386393777970378724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5620565961200642503/posts/default/4386393777970378724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://absolutepokerhome.blogspot.com/2008/07/you-can-be-playing-at-absolute-best.html' title='Download Tutorial'/><author><name>David Caldarelli</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
