One to One Children's Fund is a great charity that focuses on helping disadvantaged children all over the world. PKR.com joined in with this charity on Sunday as they hosted a poker tournament and raised a great deal of money.
The tournament was held at London's Sketch restaurant and they raised funds around £200,000. The buy-in for this tournament was very creative as it cost each player £365 which would give one child £1 a day for a year. Non-players were also invited and they were able to enjoy champagne while bidding in the auction. Some great prizes were up for bid such as a signed Harry Potter book.
Some well known celebrities even competed in the poker tournament such as James Oliver and Dexter Fletcher. These celebrities did not have an easy road as they had to compete against some well known European pros such as John Tabatabai and Women's World Open Champ Beverley Pace.
Leticia White came out on top and took down a nice £4,000 prize along with a trophy. This night was all about the children though and everyone there had a great time. For the best PKR bonus use this PKR bonus code.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
The Tournament Trail May 12-18
The PKR open had many weekly tournaments with $10,000 Guarantees. The cash was divided up in a number of different ways.
Mondays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Player Leonardshelby took it down for $3,097 as he defeated a field of 412 players. Leonardshelby's win was not a fluke as he would find another Final Table in Tuesdays $10,000 Guar.
Tuesdays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Oceanindien found himself a winner after outlasting 394 other players to capture a victory of $2,955. Oceanindien has been having some impressive finishes as he final tabled the Saturday Showdown and the Sunday Classic. He also added a 12 in the April Masters as he just missed out on another final table. Other notable finishes include a 2nd place finish by Blakmenba, 5th place by Tassen77, and a 6th place finish by Northy.
Wednesdays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Terminator Bounty
The tournament featured a $10,000 prize pool with 6 $100 bounties. The Final Table of this event had some of PKR's top players alongside with 2 bounties. Callmeraoul made a nice call as PKR_Jabba tried to bluff making the heads up match rather short. He raked in a total of $4,901 as he took down some major money with the bounties. Other notable finishes include Fallenangel, who finsihed 4th. Spazpecker has made his name known amongst this tourney as he has finished 2nd, 23rd, and 3rd all in consecutive weeks. The tournament has been getting a great turn out and is growing rapidly.
Thursdays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Two experienced players ended heads up as the Swiss Osteomat was challenged by the Dane Paledane. Osteomat was ranked 2nd in overall MTT rankings yet he could not overcome the Dane.
Thursdays TV Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
The $100 buy-in had a field of 136 players all fighting for the #1 spot. Farryboy and MrPatel7 finished 4th anf 7th each with notable PKR resumes. Brazzino captured the title for an impressive $3,672 as he defeated runner-up Skinner1981. Tune into PKR TV on SKY or YouTube to watch these Final Table.
Fridays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Lesstax2pay fought a tough match heads-up against skipdbezum to capture a cool $3,000 pay day.
Saturdays Tournament- $20,000 TV Showdown
There was a large field of 455 entrants with first place taking a nice prize of $6,006. Giansanti battled against Alacartebud for the title. Giansanti was able to claim the title and Im sure Alacartebud will be happy with his $3,503 award for second place. The event will air later with hole cards being shown along with commentary.
Sundays Tournament- Classic $25,000 Gaur.
Once again the Final major of the week attracted 455 players. The first place prize was $7,000 and Papachanga was in the hunt was again as he made two straight final table, but fell short as he captured a 10th place finish. Goodyin and Redshape found themselves heads up. Last week goodyin finished 15th and once again could not pull off the victory allowing for Redshape to claim the $7,000 prize.
It was another great week of tournaments and many exciting finishes took place!
Mondays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Player Leonardshelby took it down for $3,097 as he defeated a field of 412 players. Leonardshelby's win was not a fluke as he would find another Final Table in Tuesdays $10,000 Guar.
Tuesdays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Oceanindien found himself a winner after outlasting 394 other players to capture a victory of $2,955. Oceanindien has been having some impressive finishes as he final tabled the Saturday Showdown and the Sunday Classic. He also added a 12 in the April Masters as he just missed out on another final table. Other notable finishes include a 2nd place finish by Blakmenba, 5th place by Tassen77, and a 6th place finish by Northy.
Wednesdays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Terminator Bounty
The tournament featured a $10,000 prize pool with 6 $100 bounties. The Final Table of this event had some of PKR's top players alongside with 2 bounties. Callmeraoul made a nice call as PKR_Jabba tried to bluff making the heads up match rather short. He raked in a total of $4,901 as he took down some major money with the bounties. Other notable finishes include Fallenangel, who finsihed 4th. Spazpecker has made his name known amongst this tourney as he has finished 2nd, 23rd, and 3rd all in consecutive weeks. The tournament has been getting a great turn out and is growing rapidly.
Thursdays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Two experienced players ended heads up as the Swiss Osteomat was challenged by the Dane Paledane. Osteomat was ranked 2nd in overall MTT rankings yet he could not overcome the Dane.
Thursdays TV Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
The $100 buy-in had a field of 136 players all fighting for the #1 spot. Farryboy and MrPatel7 finished 4th anf 7th each with notable PKR resumes. Brazzino captured the title for an impressive $3,672 as he defeated runner-up Skinner1981. Tune into PKR TV on SKY or YouTube to watch these Final Table.
Fridays Tournament- $10,000 Guar.- Open
Lesstax2pay fought a tough match heads-up against skipdbezum to capture a cool $3,000 pay day.
Saturdays Tournament- $20,000 TV Showdown
There was a large field of 455 entrants with first place taking a nice prize of $6,006. Giansanti battled against Alacartebud for the title. Giansanti was able to claim the title and Im sure Alacartebud will be happy with his $3,503 award for second place. The event will air later with hole cards being shown along with commentary.
Sundays Tournament- Classic $25,000 Gaur.
Once again the Final major of the week attracted 455 players. The first place prize was $7,000 and Papachanga was in the hunt was again as he made two straight final table, but fell short as he captured a 10th place finish. Goodyin and Redshape found themselves heads up. Last week goodyin finished 15th and once again could not pull off the victory allowing for Redshape to claim the $7,000 prize.
It was another great week of tournaments and many exciting finishes took place!
PKR Tops the Charts in the UK
PKR Poker is the fastest growing poker room in the world and has just received a Hitwise number one award for the first quarter of 2008. PKR.com has raked up the most UK visits within the poker category of Hitwise Gambling. This means that all the other major players, including Ladbrokes Poker, VC Poker, and William Hill Poker finished behind PKR.com.
To achieve the top ranking in the UK is an incredible achievement for any company, but for a company like PKR.com that has never allowed US players, it is unbelievable. This just goes to show how fast PKR Poker is growing. PKR.com says that in February, they hit the 1.5 million user mark; and that is without US players!
With the amount PKR is currently growing, they appear to be unstoppable. Plus, with PKR's unique 3D software and unlimited capacity to customize characters, they are likely to keep growing at the amazing exponential rate they currently are. Expect to continue seeing PKR Poker at the top of the charts for a long time to come.
PKR is the next generation of poker and that has been proven by this prestigious award. If you want to see what all the excitement is all about, now would be a great time to join PKR.com.
To achieve the top ranking in the UK is an incredible achievement for any company, but for a company like PKR.com that has never allowed US players, it is unbelievable. This just goes to show how fast PKR Poker is growing. PKR.com says that in February, they hit the 1.5 million user mark; and that is without US players!
With the amount PKR is currently growing, they appear to be unstoppable. Plus, with PKR's unique 3D software and unlimited capacity to customize characters, they are likely to keep growing at the amazing exponential rate they currently are. Expect to continue seeing PKR Poker at the top of the charts for a long time to come.
PKR is the next generation of poker and that has been proven by this prestigious award. If you want to see what all the excitement is all about, now would be a great time to join PKR.com.
PKR is Launching a New Magazine
PKR Poker has announced that they are going to be releasing a magazine that will begin publication this June. The title of the magazine is unknown because PKR is not releasing it until the launch. They have said that the magazine is targeted toward advanced players and will include content such as advanced poker strategies and advice, poker news, PKR.com promotions, and relevant player reviews.
PKR feels that this is a great opportunity to built their relationship with their loyal players. To show how much they appreciate their loyal players, an international selection of PKR.com customers will receive the magazine for free as a premium benefit of playing at PKR.com.
PKR wants this magazine to be the best it can be, so they have teamed up with Dennis Communications to publish it. Dennis Communications is one of the worlds leading gambling publishers and owns numerous titles which include Inside Poker and Poker Player.
This magazine will be great for the times that you can't access the internet, but still want to enhance your poker skills or read about what's going on with PKR.com. There is also likely to be content in the magazine that is not posted on the web, so make sure you get your hands on this magazine when it comes out.
PKR feels that this is a great opportunity to built their relationship with their loyal players. To show how much they appreciate their loyal players, an international selection of PKR.com customers will receive the magazine for free as a premium benefit of playing at PKR.com.
PKR wants this magazine to be the best it can be, so they have teamed up with Dennis Communications to publish it. Dennis Communications is one of the worlds leading gambling publishers and owns numerous titles which include Inside Poker and Poker Player.
This magazine will be great for the times that you can't access the internet, but still want to enhance your poker skills or read about what's going on with PKR.com. There is also likely to be content in the magazine that is not posted on the web, so make sure you get your hands on this magazine when it comes out.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Promising May for PKR
It seems like ever month PKR does something that impresses me. This month PKR is giving television exposure to their $20k Sunday Showdown and their $5k Guaranteed. The final tables of both events will be televised and broadcast from the PKR Cast Team. This is really a step forward for them as they should get some great exposure. If you would like to take part in this event, then head over to PKR Poker to get started.
Another PKR Event coming this month is ClubPKR, which is a loyalty program to reward players. A few of the benefits of ClubPKR are exclusive freerolls, free tournament buy-ins, special VIP access to events, and more. PKR's loyalty program is different than most rooms, as any play has the opportunity to get the highest membership levels. Unlike most programs, PKR doesn't require you to play a set amount in a given time period in order to maintain a membership level. This really opens up the door for less frequent players and lower limit players.
Finally, PKR is going to send a minimum of three players to Manila in the Philippines. There, they will have an opportunity to win a million dollars. And with PKR's great satellites, players have an opportunity to win their spot for only $1.
PKR continues to add value for their players and seem very dedicated to improving the overall experience for their players. If you haven't played at PKR Poker yet, then you don't know what you're missing. Experience online poker like never before, in 3D, at PKR Poker. Visit PKR Here to get started and to experience 3d poker for yourself!
Another PKR Event coming this month is ClubPKR, which is a loyalty program to reward players. A few of the benefits of ClubPKR are exclusive freerolls, free tournament buy-ins, special VIP access to events, and more. PKR's loyalty program is different than most rooms, as any play has the opportunity to get the highest membership levels. Unlike most programs, PKR doesn't require you to play a set amount in a given time period in order to maintain a membership level. This really opens up the door for less frequent players and lower limit players.
Finally, PKR is going to send a minimum of three players to Manila in the Philippines. There, they will have an opportunity to win a million dollars. And with PKR's great satellites, players have an opportunity to win their spot for only $1.
PKR continues to add value for their players and seem very dedicated to improving the overall experience for their players. If you haven't played at PKR Poker yet, then you don't know what you're missing. Experience online poker like never before, in 3D, at PKR Poker. Visit PKR Here to get started and to experience 3d poker for yourself!
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