Deal or No-Deal debuts on PKR
May 27, 2008
Fpr those of you wondering how to be on Deal or No Deal, look no further than PKR.
The online poker room has used its trademark 3D graphics to re-create the show’s TV studio in stunning detail- right down to it’s UK host Noel Edmonds who is on hand to guide you through proceedings.
The online format of the game will closely mirror the format of the television show, allowing fans to play Deal or No Deal for money. Those familiar with the show should feel comfortable diving straight into the action. Those who haven’t seen it can be assured that it’s an incredibly easy game to pick up :
Pick a box:
As the main contestant, you choose one of 26 boxes as your own and hope that it contains a large cash prize.
Choose boxes you want to open:
You will then be asked to open six more boxes held by the people around you. Each box will contain a sum of cash, which will then become unavailable to you. You want the boxes that you open to contain as smaller cash prize as possible.
Banker’s Offer:
After all six boxes have been opened, the banker will make you a cash offer for the box that you have chosen. Based on the sums of money that are still available to you, you will need to decide whether to accept his offer, or continue to open another six boxes.
Open more boxes:
If you decide to refuse the bankers offer, you will be asked to open a further six boxes before another offer is made. The game continues like this until you either accept the banker’s offer … or you go down to the last two boxes.
The last two boxes:
When only two boxes remain, you will be given the chance to swap boxes. The box you have in front of you will then be opened, and you will win the cash prize that is inside it.
All prize money will be deposited directly into your PKR account so that you can use it at the Poker Tables or in the Casino should you wish.
The cost of playing ranges from $0.50 up to $100 for each game with the highest payout being 10 times the stake of the game. So, for example the top prize for the following buy-ins will be as follows:
| Buy-in | Top Prize |
| $0.50 | $5 |
| $5 | $50 |
| $20 | $200 |
| $100 | $1000 |
If you’re an existing member of PKR, you can use your current account and avatar to play the game. Simply login to PKR and then choose the Deal or No Deal tab.
New players will need to register their details at http://www.pkr.com
Click here to view a fantastic video preview of Deal or No Deal Online »
5 WSOP seats available through Bodog Poker
May 26, 2008
Bodog Poker will be putting five WSOP Main Event places up for grabs on Sunday 8th June.
Players will be asked to pay the buy-in of $250+$20, but if they finish in the top five, they can expect to pick up a prize pack worth over $12,000. The package will comprise of a $10,000 seat in the World Series of Poker Main Event, a travel budget of $2,000 and a range of other perks that Bodog offer to all of their team members.
With a little over a month to go before the WSOP kicks off, this will be one of your last chances to qualify online for Poker’s biggest tournament.
Online poker players who have not yet signed up for Bodog, can expect to receive an incredible 110% of their first depost back as a welcome bonus.
To be in with a chance of winnning a seat at in Vegas, register your details at www.bodogpoker.com
Pokerstars opens up card room in Macau
May 22, 2008
May 23rd will see the official opening of PokerStars‘ first live poker room in Macau, Asia.
It will be housed within the luxury Grand Waldo Casino on the Cotai Strip and will house a variety of cash games and tournaments for players from nearby Hong Kong and China as well as those online players who are able to win seats via satellites and freerolls.
A weekly schedule will include cash games, tournaments, Sit and Go games and regular satellites to various APPT, EPT and LAPT events. For those players new to the game (or perhaps those who have already gone through their monthly bankroll), freeroll tournaments will be held every Thursday at 20.10 local time.
The opening ceremony will conicide with the start of the first ever Macau Poker Cup, which is looking to raise money for the victims of the recent earthquake in Sichuan.
To win your spot in the Macau open, you will need to visit www.pokerstars.com and register your details.
PKR looking for TV stars
May 15, 2008
Online poker room PKR, have launched their own poker channel in the UK. It can be viewed either through a satellite box (Sky Channel 842) or via YouTube.
Interestingly the action will be streamed directly from the PKR website (although for obvious reasons this won’t be in real time). This means that PKR will be able to show off their unique 3D poker environments to an ever increasing audience and all the action will be commented on by a team consisting of Dan Grant, James Bach and Colin Morris.
All members of the site will be able to play for their chance to appear on the big screen with PKR TV Tournaments already underway. And if you don’t quite make it down to the final tables, then at least you can always tune in to watch the outcome of the tournament either online or directly on your TV set.
Click here to sign up for a PKR TV Tournament »
PKR offering seats in Manila
May 9, 2008
Popular 3D poker room PKR is looking for three people to fly out to Manila to compete for a $1 million prize pool in the Asian Poker Tour (APT).
Satellites have just started allowing players to stake their claim for a ticket on the plane for as little as $2.06 or those of you who are a little more eager, places at the final table can be purchased directly for $200.
Prizes will be decided in the APT Manila Grand Final next Monday 13th May where three players will be awarded a prize package worth $5,000 comprising of travel to the tournament, accommodation and a seat in the opening round of the APT.
To be in with a chance of winning, you will need to register your details at http://www.pkr.com.
Another WSOP seat up for grabs with Bodog
May 1, 2008
Those of you looking to win your seat at this year’s World Series of Poker will be pleased to hear that Bodog Poker have extended expanded their tournament schedule to allow for four WSOP Qualifiers every day throughout the month of May.
Qualifiers will be limlited to 5,000 players with those finishing in the top 25 being offered seats in the WSOP Seat Giveaway Finale due to be played on June 7th. The winner of that Final will be handed a prize package which will include a seat at this year’s WSOP. Those players finishing first in each of the qualifiers will also receive $29 credit to compete in Bodog’s Main Event Cheap Seat tournament.
Qualifiers will start at 3am, 9am, 3pm and 9pm EST and new players to Bodog Poker will receive 110% of their initial deposit as a welcome bonus.
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