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PKR has updated their famous video game-like software adding many new features!

One of the new features is called PKR Pal, this little guy manages PKR poker installations, upgrades, and updates all while you play, so that you wont have to wait for updates to install before you can login and play poker anymore! PKR Pal isn't nosy, and doesn't collect personal information while installed on your PC.

PKR has also added new emoticons and moods! Some of the emotes are in the game menu, whilst others are hidden within the software and can only be accessed via '/' commands, such as /typical. Poker players are especially excited about the addition of emotes that will work while your player is standing, if you switch tables, or games, the emote is not lost.

You can also create your own emotes! If you're familiar with IRC (Internet relay chat) then you'll likely recognize the /me command. If you haven't ever chatted in an IRC Chatroom /me is kind of a way to speak in the third person. For instance, try "/me is the poker king!!!" and your name will replace /me so if you're say, Phil Ivey, you will say "Phil Ivey is the Poker King!!!" in the poker chat.

PKR has also introduced new voices and has announced that even more voices will be offered in the very near future.

PKR has also finally stepped up to the year 2007 with poker player notes, notice something about another player, a tell, or just want to note a fish, or shark, slow player etc. PKR now offers the note taking feature. To access player notes, click on your opponents name and choose 'notes' insert your notes and hit enter. Once you've saved the note that player will have a special symbol next to their name indicating to you in the future that you have left a note on this player.
And if you don't want your bad decisions rubbed in your face, you can also opt to hide your folded cards, this option is available at the bottom of the game tab in your options menu under game.

Additional PKR Changes allow the purchase of tournament entry tickets with your PKR points directly from the PKR shop, and Moneybookers has been added as a PKR Account funding source!