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Introducing The New Party Poker

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Party Poker just got a facelift! The whole look and feel of the site is different now, with improvements in the form and function of every iota of the site: from its user controls to its tournament and cash game offerings, to its range of bonuses and promotions, and more.

The new and improved Achievement Rewards program includes Missions that players can accomplish to earn even greater rewards faster, including for the first time, added freeroll entries.

The new Party Poker is also more social media friendly, with ample ways to connect with the site and your fellow poker partiers over Facebook, Twitter and more. And the new Party Poker app lets you take your online poker with you on the go, whether you use an Apple or Android mobile device (currently available to UK customers only.) Party Poker now also features an improved Tourney Feed allowing you to find upcoming tournaments at the desired stakes and parameters at any given moment.

Among the featured tournaments continuing at Party Poker amidst all the changes are the $200K Guaranteed Sunday, the 50-Seat Frenzy, the Steps Challenge, and satellite series’ into the World Poker Tour land-based events, including currently the WPT Montreal, WPT Grand Prix de Paris, and WPT National UK.

Whether you play the download software, Instant Play online, or over your mobile device, Party Poker offers the same breadth of online poker games and tournaments, bonuses and rewards, and social engagement, but now with an even cooler look and feel. If you already have a Party Poker account, then log right into the new Party Poker just like you did the old Party Poker. And if you’re new to the site, then take advantage of the best Welcome Bonus Party Poker has offered yet.

Daniel Negreanu Wins WSOP Asian Pacific Main Event

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Kid Poker, known on his Canadian birth certificate as Daniel Negreanu, has racked up another big win in the poker world, capturing the title at the first World Series of Poker Asian Pacific main event of 2013. Beating out a 405 player field at the event held at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, Negreanu has now officially notched his fifth WSOP bracelet, his first since 2008. His payout, meanwhile, of AU$1,038,825 (or USD $1,038,825) was his first 7-figure payday in any WSOP event.

In heads-up play against the man that would become runner-up Daniel Marton, Negreanu had a commanding chip lead of 9 to 1. This also gives Negreanu the lead in the 2013 Player of the Year contest, admittedly still early in its running. But having finished fourth the Event #3, the WSOP APAC AU$2,20 Mixed Event, certainly helps. That event, incidentally, comprised of 8 games in one, was won by Kid Poker’s good friend and fellow poker pro Phil Ivey, who claimed with this win his 9th World Series of Poker bracelet.

Neagreanu’s first WSOP bracelet came in 1998 when he was just 23 years old, at the time the youngest player ever to pick up a WSOP bracelet. This WSOP APAC Main Event win brings his career winnings to over $17 million. Daniel Neagreanu travels the world representing the Poker Stars team of professional players in events like the upcoming PokerStars and Monte-CarloCasino European Poker Tour Grand Final, Europe’s largest poker tournament, taking place in Monaco, as well as the upcoming World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this summer.

Introducing the new CarbonCasino

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Carbon PokerCarbon Poker is set to launch their full feature casino offering Sunday April 7, 2013.  CarbonCasino will feature all of your favorite casino games such as Blackjack, Video Poker, and Slots.  The Casino will be fully integrated into the poker software and can be accessed from the “Casino” tab.  There is no shifting of balances as players use the same wallet for poker as well as for the casino.  Casino games can also be played directly from the Carbon Poker website

To celebrate the launch of this new option, Carbon Poker will hold a special $3,000 freeroll on Sunday April 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm eastern time.  The top 500 players in the game will be awarded cash prizes.  Registration for this event opens at 10:00 am eastern time on April 7, 2013.  The tournament can be found under the Tournaments tab under the “Special” sub heading.

Americas Cardroom Online Super Series II Coming Up

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America’s Cardroom has just announced that the return of its Online Super Series will take place between January 12th and 27th, 2013 during which the site will give away $1 million in guaranteed prizes.

The 2nd annual Americas Cardroom Online Super Series (or OSS II, for short) is a 15-day “mega-event” made up of 82 events in both No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha.  With the exception of the $200 + $15 events (see below), buy-ins range from $3 + $3.30 to $100 + $9 and prize pools range from $2,000 to $75,000.
The 3 “main events” (as it were) are spread out throughout the series with increasing rewards of $100k, $150k, and $200k all for the same $215 buy-in.

•    Event 4 on Sunday, January 13 at 7:00 pm has a $100,000 prize pool
•    Event 42 on Sunday, January 20 at 7:00 pm has a $150,000 prize pool
•    Event 80 on Sunday, January 27 at 7:00 pm has a $200,000 prize pool

What’s more, in addition to the 82 regular OSS II events, there are special 100 seat guaranteed events into these $100k, $150k and $200k GTD events, as follows:

•    Saturday, January 12 at 8:00 pm is a 100 seat guaranteed into Event #4, the $100k GTD
•    Saturday, January 19 at 8:00 pm is a 100 seat guaranteed into Event #42, the $150k GTD
•    Saturday, January 26 at 8:00 pm is a 100 seat guaranteed into Event #80, the $200k GTD

Most events take place in the evenings on weekdays, from about 7:00 pm and on, and take place starting in the afternoons on the weekends (at 2:00 pm on Saturdays and 3:00 pm on Sundays).

Earn Christmas Cash at Americas Cardroom

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America’s Cardroom is running a promotion throughout the month of December 2012 called Christmas Cash in which players can redeem their combat points for cash at a specially discounted rate for the holidays.

Get 20% off on redeeming Combat Points for cash throughout December at America’s Cardroom, up to a maximum award of $600.

How much of a cash bous you can purchase is dependent on your rank in the America’s Cardroom Elite Benefits player loyalty program. Players with Lieutenant status can earn a $10 cash bonus; players with Captain status can earn a $50 cash bonus; players with Major status can earn a $300 cash bonus; and players with Colonel, General or 5-Star General status can earn a $600 cash bonus.

In addition to cash bonuses, players can choose from an array of new and improved rewards available for purcahse with Combat Points at the Elite Benefits Store, including high-end shades, iPods, 3D HD televisions and an improved selection of America’s Cardroom branded gear.

Combat Points are the currency of the America’s Cardroom player loyalty and rewards program that players earn when they play at real money cash games and tournament tables at the America’s Cardroom site.

A player’s rank in the Elite Benefits program is determined by how many points they’ve earned over how long a period of time. As players continue playing at the site and earning points throughout, they’ll natural climb higher through the ranks and get access to increasingly more generous benefits and rewards.

BlackChip Poker Moving to Winning Poker Network

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BlackChip Poker has announced that they are leaving the Merge Poker Network and will move to the Winning Poker Network.  Winning, formerly Yatahay, already hosts the popular Americas Cardroom.  This announcement comes on the heels of BlackChip abruptly pulling out of the Merge Network Poker Maximus series.  BlackChip Poker posted a brief statement on their Facebook page moments ago.  Below is the full text of that statement.

We’re pleased to announce that on Monday we’ll be moving to the Winning Poker Network. WPN have a reputation for providing the best payouts and customer service of any US-facing network, and we felt this move would be beneficial for our players and partners.
We look forward to providing the level of service our players and affiliates have come to expect from us over the last few years.

Just to clarify a few points:

1) p2p transfers will be available again next week (after the move);
2) It will be necessary for players to be verified by WPN, regardless of whether or not they’ve previously been verified by Merge. We will email players who have a pending withdrawal on Monday to explain how they can go about this to ensure they’re paid as quickly as possible;We’ll be happy to answer any operational questions, but please understand that we’re keen to look towards a positive future. We know payouts are a top priority for those who have been waiting and these will be expedited once the move is complete. Any queries should be directed to vip@blackchippoker.eu

We look forward to a great future on the Winning Poker Network.

Cake Poker Holds $100K Gold Fest Tournament Series

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Cake Poker will soon be holding a Gold Fest Tournament Series with a $100K guaranteed prize pool.

The Cake Poker Gold Fest Tournament Series gives players the chance to turn their Gold Cards into cold hard cash. The series is comprised of 5 events in all, all of which have no cash buy-ins but rather Gold Card buy-ins instead.

Event 1: Sunday, October 7 at 7 pm GMT, 2 pm EST, 11 am PST for a $20,000 prize pool

Event 2: Sunday, October 14 at 7 pm GMT, 2 pm EST, 11 am PST for a $20,000 prize pool

Event 3: Sunday, October 21 at 7 pm GMT, 2 pm EST, 11 am PST for a $20,000 prize pool

Event 4: Sunday, October 28 at 7 pm GMT, 2 pm EST, 11 am PST for a $20,000 prize pool

Event 5: Sunday, November 4 at 7 pm GMT, 2 pm EST, 11 am PST for a $20,000 prize pool

Satellites into these tournaments begin on Friday, September 28 with over 100 seats awarded each day across 16 daily satellite events: two each at 1 am, 3 am, 5 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm, 9 pm, and 11 pm GMT, with 7 tournament tickets to be won at each such satellite. One of each of the two satellites running concurrently will have a buy-in of a Gold Card from any series while the other will have the same Gold Card as its buy-in, except only from series’ 6 through 11.

Poker Maximus II begins September 6, 2012

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Carbon Poker introduces Poker Maximus II, an online tournament series that is US player friendly! Poker Maximus II begins on September 6, 2012. Thirty-five guaranteed events will run through the next eleven days for a total guarantee of $1,300,000 in prize money.

The opening event is an affordable $11 buyin tournament with a staggering $15,000 guarantee. The series features the affordable $11 tournaments as well as higher buyin $33, $60, $109 and $215 tournaments.  All budgets should find something to like in this schedule of tournaments. Satellites of all varieties are available in the sit and go format as well as the traditional multi-table tournament style.

Poker Maximus II Tournament Schedule

Thurs, Sept 6th
18:00		 Event #1: $15,000 NLH Freezeout $10+1
Thurs, Sept 6th
19:00		 Event #2: $60,000 NLH Freezeout $200+15
Thurs, Sept 6th
20:00		 Event #3: $30,000 NLH Shorthanded $100+9
Fri, Sept 7th
18.00		 Event #4: $15,000 Unlimited Rebuy and Addon $10+1
Fri, Sept 7th
19:00		 Event #5: $20,000 Second Chance NLH (3000/5000) $30+1
Fri, Sept 7th
19:00		 Event #6: $30,000 NLH Freezeout $100+9
Sat, Sept 8th
16:00		 Event #7: $10,000 NLH Freezeout $10+1
Sat, Sept 8th
16:00		 Event #8: $20,000 Unlimited Rebuys / 1 Addon NLH $30+1
Sat, Sept 8th
16:00		 Event #9: $50,000 NLH Freezeout $200+15
Sun, Sept 9th
15:00		 Event #10: $10,000 Guaranteed Heads Up NLH $30+3
Sun, Sept 9th
16:00		 Event #11: $60,000 Unlimited Rebuys and 1 Addon $55+5
Sun, Sept 9th
16:00		 Event #12: $125,000 Guaranteed NLH $500+30
Sun, Sept 9th
17:00		 Event #13: $6,000 HO Tournament $55+5
Mon, Sept 10th
20:00		 Event #14: $15,000 NLH Unlimited Rebuys / Addon Shorthanded $10+1
Mon, Sept 10th
19:00		 Event #15: $20,000 Guaranteed $30+3
Mon, Sept 10th
20:00		 Event #16: $40,000 NLH Freezeout $100+1
Tues, Sept 11th
16:00		 Event #17: $10,000 Guaranteed NLH Second Chance (Option of 1 Rebuy) $10+1
Tues, Sept 11th
17:00		 Event #18: $30,000 Guaranteed NLH Freezeout $55+5
Tues, Sept 11th
19:00		 Event #19: $75,000 Guaranteed NLH Freezeout $200+15
Wed, Sept 12th
17:00		 Event #20: $15,000 NLH Freezeout $10+1
Wed, Sept 12th
18:00		 Event #21: $40,000 NLH Shorthanded $100+9
Wed, Sept 12th
20:00		 Event #22: $10,000 Guaranteed HORSE $30+3
Thurs, Sept 13th
19:00		 Event #23: $20,000 NLH Freezeout $30+3
Thurs, Sept 13th
19:00		 Event #24: $20,000 HORSE $200+15
Thurs, Sept 13th
20:00		 Event #25: $15,000 Pot Limit OMAHA $55+5
Fri, Sept 14th
19:00		 Event #26: $15,000 Guaranteed NLH $10+1
Fri, Sept 14th
20:00		 Event #27: $40,000 Guaranteed Unlimited Rebuys and 1 Addon $10+1
Fri, Sept 14th
19:00		 Event #28: $10,000 PLO8 – Deepstack Freezeout $30+3
Sat, Sept 15th
16:00		 Event #29: $40,000 – NLH – Unlimited Rebuys and 1 Addon $55+5
Sat, Sept 15th
17:00		 Event #30: $10,000 NLH Shorthanded TURBO $30+3
Sat, Sept 15th
16:00		 Event #31: $25,000 NLH Shorthanded $100+9
Sun, Sept 16th
15:00		 Event #32: $30,000 NLH Freezeout $10+1
Sun, Sept 16th
15:00		 Event #33: $40,000 NLH Second Chance One Rebuy One Addon $30+3
Sun, Sept 16th
15:00		 Main Event Low Stakes: $150,000 Guaranteed NLH Freezeout $55+5
Sun, Sept 16th
16:00		 Main Event High Stakes: $200,000 Guaranteed NLH Freezeout $500+30

Bovada Poker Holiday Countdown

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bovada pokerBovada Poker, the new brand name of Bodog Poker in the USA has an exciting Holiday promotion for all you United States players.  Bovada poker will host weeday freerolls December 19-23, and again December 26-30.  the top 25 players in each of these freerolls will win entry to the $100k Guaranteed the following Sunday.  So, if you win a ticket December 19-23 you MUST play the December 25, 2011 $100K Guaranteed tournament.  The next week’s winners must play the January 01, 2012 $100k guaranteed.  You can only win one ticket per week, and they must be used that week.  Players not able to play the corresponding tournament are encouraged to not play.  There will be no cash value and the tickets are not transferable.

For those who do have time on Christmas Day and New Years Day, these freerolls are a great chance at playing a big tournament with no real bankroll impact.

The Holiday Countdown continues.  Bovada Poker is giving their loyal players cash bonuses for playing on a couple of the historically slow weeks of the year.

Earn Poker Points during the week of Dec. 19 – 25 and Dec. 26 – Jan. 1, and qualify for one of two different bonuses each week.

Level 1: Earn 50 Poker points within a week and get $15 cash

Level 2: Earn 100 Poker points within a week and get $30 cash

You get the highest bonus you reach for each week so no double dipping.  But it is cash not a 20x rollover bonus like some sites.

The last Bovada Holiday Poker Countdown event is a drawing for free entry to every $100K Guaranteed tournament of 2012.  That is fifty-three $162 entry fees paid by Bovada.

To get entries to the drawing just earn 5 poker points on December 24 and again on December 25.  Earn more points both days and gain more entries.  the more you play, the better your odds of winning.

Happy Holidays to all and Good Luck

Carbon Poker Introduces $5K Value Added Tourneys for December

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Throughout this month of December 2011, Carbon Poker is holding a series of Value Added Tournaments, meaning that to whatever the prize pool amounts to based on registered player buy-ins, Carbon Poker will contribute an additional amount. In this case, that amount is $1,000. And with five of these such tournaments scheduled for December 2011, that makes for $5,000 in Value Added Tournaments.

In an interesting twist on the conventional tourney buy-in, to enter these tournaments you must pay a cash buy-in and earn a minimum of 250 VIP points. The cash part of the buy-ins decreases as the series progresses, with the December 10th tournament costing $10 + $1, the December 17th event costing $5 + $0.50, the December 24th, Christmas Eve, event costing $2 + $0.20, the December 25th, Christmas Day, event costing $1 + $0.10 and the December 31st, New Years Eve event costing $1 + $0.10 as well.

To earn VIP points, simply participate in real money cash ring games and tournaments at Carbon Poker. Every time a hand makes it to the flop, the players still in the hand at that time receive VIP points.

You must earn 250 additional VIP points for each successive Value Added Tournament you wish to enter beyond the first one. However, the VIP points you earn for the entry requirements for these Value Added Tournaments will not be deducted from your account once you enter the event. That means you may still utilize these VIP points for such benefits as guaranteed tournament entries, live seat satellite entries, to unlock bonuses and exchange for cash.