Players can now make their Macs faster than ever and, in the process, become a top-tier Mac poker player using tips ... more]]> San Jose, Costa Rica (PRWEB) March 5, 2009

Players can now make their Macs faster than ever and, in the process, become a top-tier Mac poker player using tips from MacPoker.com. Online poker is all about speed. Players have a short amount of time to act in any given hand. However, if a slow computer bogs players down, hitting the virtual felts on Mac-friendly sites like PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker can be frustrating. The experts at MacPoker.com have come to the rescue with simple tips for enabling faster startup and processing times.

Players have often asked, “How do I make my Mac run faster?” It’s important to keep the number of items plugged into the computer at a minimum. This includes printers, scanners, iPods, and any USB devices. Unplugging all non-essential peripherals and then restarting the computer should allow players to experience an immediate improvement in load time. In addition, it’s important to understand what programs are loading when the Mac fires up. To figure this out, players are advised to go to the “Accounts” area or hold down the Shift key after entering in their name and password to log on. Then, select which items should be loaded during startup.

Players should also invest a nominal fee in programs such as AppTrap, Yank, and AppZapper. These clean up the system of lingering files from past installations, making the process of playing online poker considerably smoother. In addition, visiting the “Disk Utility” tool can go a long way in fixing system problems. Finally, players should visit the “System Profiler,” which can be found by clicking on the “About This Mac” area. Selecting “Hardware” within the Profiler can help verify that the installed RAM and other essentials are functioning properly.

Mac poker players using Parallels or another Windows environment to operate programs like PokerTracker or Hold’em Manager will require the fastest-functioning computer possible. The core of a speedy machine is its RAM. It’s easy for players to add upgraded RAM to their Macs without having to pay inflated prices in the Apple Store. A 2GB memory stick can be purchased from third party vendors for around $ 40 and installed at home. At the base of the iMac is a panel that is held in by two Phillips screws. Unscrew them to open the RAM access door. Then, pull out the DIMM ejector tabs. Insert the new RAM and make sure it’s in tightly. Then, screw the door back on.

It’s easy to play PokerStars on a Mac or take to the felts of Full Tilt Poker on the non-Windows machine. Visit MacPoker.com today for the latest news from Mac poker rooms.

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The social networking website for the online gaming industry BetweenDrinks.com (http://www.BetweenDrinks.com) is teaming up with Genting Stanley’s Circus Casino Poker (http://www.stanleycasinos.com/online-poker/) to host ... more]]> Montreal, QC (PRWEB) March 15, 2009

The social networking website for the online gaming industry BetweenDrinks.com (http://www.BetweenDrinks.com) is teaming up with Genting Stanley’s Circus Casino Poker (http://www.stanleycasinos.com/online-poker/) to host a free poker tournament with a $ 1500 jackpot to be split among the top 3 players. This tournament will be held Saturday, March 28th, 8pm GMT (4pm EST) and is open to all new and existing BetweenDrinks.com members. BetweenDrinks.com is a social networking site that is free to join.

To enter this tournament for free, all users must do is be register for a free account at BetweenDrinks.com and then confirm their attendance for the BetweenDrinks $ 1500 Freeroll at Circus Poker event. Circus Casino will then send them a password that will give them access to the tournament. Registration for the Freeroll is open until 4pm GMT (12pm EST) on March 28th.

Launched in September 2008, BetweenDrinks.com already has hundreds of members from all over the world and all areas of the online gaming industry. Designed to be a hub for the affiliate gaming industry, Between Drinks is not only used to coordinate meetings at industry events, but also for industry players to get to know each other. The site offers a number of features familiar to users of other social networks, such as photo-tagging, event calendars, polls, groups and blogs.

All members of Between Drinks are encouraged to join in the fun of this freeroll poker event with CircusCasino.com. With a prize fund of $ 1500 to be shared by the top three players, it promises to bring current members closer together and welcome new members to the Between Drinks community.

“This special offer for members of Between Drinks is our way of appreciating all affiliates and poker players and fostering communication between them,” said Nicky Senyard, CEO of Income Access. “The $ 1500 freeroll with Genting Stanley’s Circus Poker is a fun way to bring our members together and to welcome new affiliates to BetweenDrinks.com.”

BetweenDrinks.com was created by Income Access (http://www.IncomeAccess.com), a leading provider of affiliate marketing solutions for the iGaming industry. In addition to being the world’s only independent igaming affiliate network, Income Access is also an industry leader with its affiliate software, affiliate management and a paid search agency

Genting Stanley is currently offering Circus Poker and Casino affiliates up to 45% commission, with cross product revenue share and no negative roll-over. Players at Circus Poker can enjoy up to

Gibraltar — JackpotCity.com Online Casino is offering its lucky players the chance to win a share of the weekly $ 100 prize ... more]]>
(PRWEB) March 12, 2009

Gibraltar — JackpotCity.com Online Casino is offering its lucky players the chance to win a share of the weekly $ 100 prize pool every Wednesday between the 4th of March and 6th of April 2009. The Freeroll Slots Tournaments Prize Pool of $ 100 will be shared between the top 5 players of the day. All proceeds of the weekly tournaments go towards the Lance Armstrong LiveStrong Foundation in support of the fight against cancer.

LiveStrong helps to raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation that was established by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong in 1997.

BREAKING NEWS! To date the JackpotCity.com Online Casino has raised funds to the amount of $ 2,650 for the LiveStrong Foundation.

Online casino players interested in entering one of the free Online Slots Tournaments to raise funds in the fight against cancer will need to go to the JackpotCity.com Online Tournaments page:

http://www.jackpotcity.com/casino/eng/games/tournaments/multiplayer-slots-tournaments.aspx

Players then need to:

Download the Free Casino Software
Sign up for the LiveStrong Tournament that is held every Wednesday in the casino
Enjoy the Freeroll Tournaments
Please note! JackpotCity.com Online Casino unfortunately cannot accept US based players.

About Carmen Media

The Carmen Media Group is a global gaming and entertainment group which was incorporated in Gibraltar and formed in 2002 out of the Demmy Group of companies. Its wholly owned subsidiary Tower Rock Ltd is licensed from Gibraltar to operate casinos and multiplayer poker in the online domain.

Carmen Media owns many of the world’s oldest and most respected online gaming sites including The Gaming Club Online Casino (founded 1995), JackpotCity.com Online Casino, River Belle Online Casino (founded 1997) and Lucky Nugget Online Casino, as well as Cool Hand Poker.

Carmen Media products and online gaming brands are promoted through the industry leading gaming affiliate program ReferBack, thereby affording its partners opportunities to market English, French, Italian, German and Spanish products.

The Carmen Media Group is incorporated and based in Gibraltar. Its products are operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Tower Rock Ltd under a license issued by the Government of Gibraltar, and all of its flagship casino brands have been awarded the eCOGRA seal of approval.

For more information on Carmen Media, please visit http://www.carmenmedia.com.

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DevilfishPoker.com today announced its European Masters of Poker qualification where players can win 1,800 packages to the second leg of the five-stop tour taking ... more]]> London (PRWEB) March 17, 2009

DevilfishPoker.com today announced its European Masters of Poker qualification where players can win 1,800 packages to the second leg of the five-stop tour taking place in Varna, Bulgaria from April 15 to 18.

The European Masters of Poker has a buy in of 1,000+100 on each stop (Spain, Czech Republic, and Malta will follow later in the year), with estimated fields of between 200 and 400 which offer participants a chance of taking home the first prize of between 50,000 to 100,000 and an EMOP trophy.

Last month 248 players flew in to Tallinn, Estonia for the first event on the tour to vie for the 248,000 prize pool. The event was won by Johanna Pyysing from Finland when, heads up, she beat former EPT Barcelona winner Bjorn-Erik Glenne to take down the 69,440 top prize.

Nicholas McMeechan qualified through DevilfishPoker for the Tallinn event and went on to finish 15th for 2,500.

DevilfishPoker.com players can qualify for as little as 2 or 200 VIP-points with nine daily satellites to the 100 Sunday Main Qualifier held at 18:40 GMT. Each package consists of 1,100 for the tournament buy-in and 700 for travel and hotel expenses with a minimum of 10 packages guaranteed in each Sunday Main Qualifier.

Wednesday sees a minimum of five packages guaranteed in the 100 Wednesday Main Qualifier at 18:40 GMT.

Additionally DevilfishPoker.com is offering seven daily raked hands races with a 1,800 seat to EMOP Bulgaria for each day’s winner. This race runs from the April 1 to 7, 2009.

The tour will also see a parallel leaderboard competition with cash prizes to those players that outperform the competition. Each player’s best three results are counted towards the leaderboard. The overall winner will walk away with an additional poker bonus cash prize and a watch worth 10,000.

About Devilfish Gaming

Devilfish Gaming Plc (Ticker “DEVP”) takes its name from the well known poker professional David “Devilfish” Ulliott, who is active in promoting the business. Ulliott is one of Europe’s best known, entertaining and recognised poker players with many large wins including World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour titles to his name. The company is publicly quoted, having floated on London’s PLUS market in March 2008. The company does not accept wagers from the U.S.A.

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Always Bluff, the inside voice of poker, stated glam-rock has never been this pretty as doe-eyed, bad girl Lady Gaga’s sudden rise from ... more]]> Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) March 12, 2009

Always Bluff, the inside voice of poker, stated glam-rock has never been this pretty as doe-eyed, bad girl Lady Gaga’s sudden rise from the clubs of Manhattan to radio-saturated dance pop has hit a nerve with listeners, invading the poker world with her poker face lyrics. And it’s an ’80s redux, baby!

About Gaga’s latest hit, “Poker Face,” Paul Nobles of http://www.AlwaysBluff.com said: “This song solidifies her it-girl status by appearing near the top of iTunes’ downloads, and it’s spawned a tongue-in-cheek theme song for the unsuspecting poker world with saucy poker face lyrics that equate the sport with seduction: ‘I wanna hold em’ like they do in Texas Plays/ Fold em’ let em’ hit me raise it baby stay with me.’ I love it.”

Additionally, Always Bluff hailed the mindless poker face lyrics and up-tempo fun – not a bad thing in today’s economy – which harkens back to a time when it was still okay to take a few risks to get what you want. The accompanying video, stated Always Bluff, is just as escapist and ridiculous, a cross between a Calvin Klein perfume commercial from 1985 and a cyborg convention.

“Poker is an escape, a good time, and it holds a special place for people,” said Nobles. “It reminds them of being out at their cabin in the summer or of hanging out with good friends. This song and its poker face lyrics really tap into that happy, nostalgic emotion.

“Gaga’s petite platinum blonde image wrapped in Technicolor latex outfits is in clear homage to an era of synthesizers, geometric hairstyles and green-fluorescent lipstick. She’s a cross between Blondie and Gwen Stefani – simultaneously a throwback to punk-pop and a fast-forward to glossy girl-power dance music.

“As for launching a pro-poker campaign, nobody’s more surprised (and perhaps flattered) than the hard, high rolling players themselves. When first hearing the song, I thought poker players would react negative. As it turned out, reaction to her poker face lyrics was quite positive. People were even instant messaging me with its link on YouTube.”

“Though some may argue that Gaga is more image than talent, there’s no denying that the girl’s got some chops – drawing comparisons (in a Single White Female way) to Christina Aguilera. Her beats meet the criteria of radio-friendly infectious, and her poker face lyrics are at times nonsensical and in some cases, little more than cooing and stuttering. But she’s everyone’s guilty-pleasure du jour.”

Signed to Interscope Records, Gaga’s The Fame, has spawned two hit singles, “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”, the former of which was nominated for a Grammy Award. “Not bad for a girl from Yonkers who started writing catchy songs for the Pussycat Dolls, among others, at the tender age of 20. And with poker face lyrics like, ‘I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be/A little gambling is fun when you’re with me,’ Gaga’s a far cry from Kenny Rogers’ ‘Know when to fold ‘em’ gambler. This girl’s got her eyes on the prize, and we can only hope she isn’t bluffing,” said Nobles.

Always Bluff, the inside voice of poker, is not afraid to hurt feelings or offend with its commentary. Get the straight dirt without filters and a little spice about the lifestyles of poker players and occasionally poker news that is worth covering.

Information about Always Bluff is available at http://www.AlwaysBluff.com. News releases are available in its poker blogs and poker articles section of the website.

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Three poker blogs have been released that provide valuable weekly postings for anyone that is interested in poker. The first blog ... more]]> Myrtle Beach, SC (PRWEB) March 14, 2009

Three poker blogs have been released that provide valuable weekly postings for anyone that is interested in poker. The first blog is a general poker news blog located at http://www.newsforpoker.com. The topics covered in the poker news blog relate to both online poker and- live poker play. The second blog, located at http://www.newtourneynews.com, has weekly postings about poker tournament play. This blog is a great read for anyone that is interested in poker tournaments, as it provides the week’s top poker tournament news stories. The third blog provides weekly information on the top online poker promotions, and is located at http://www.onlinepokerbonusnews.com. This blog is truly a must read for all online poker players, as it provides the information in which poker rooms are having the best bonuses and promotions.

NewForPoker has been live for a month now, and readers are starting to pop back in on a regular basis for the in depth news updates. One of the first news stories posted on the site was the announcement of the Card Player Online Player of the Year Award. This award for 2008 went to the player Alex “AJKHoosier1″ Kamberis, who truly had a fabulous year. He accumulated over $ 1.7 million in prize money for the years, and his total of 9,424 points was tops in the world. Another story posted to the news site was a report from the PartyPoker European Open V. This tournament was held in London, and Roberto Romanello bested a field of 71 other top players to take home the $ 200,000 first prize.

NewTourneyNews has some great reports from some of the largest online poker tournaments. One of the first tournament news items posted was an article about the success of PocketFives players in the Full Tilt Open Series. PocketFives is widely considered to be one of the best poker forums on the internet today, and their players had some great success in the FTOPS XI. Pocket Fivers took home titles in at least five of these events, which is truly amazing. Event #12 was thoroughly dominated by Pocket Fives with the 1st, 2nd, and 4th place finishes all being forum members. One of the latest tournament news stories posted to the site was about how Full Tilt has revived its $ 1000 buy in Monday tournament. This tournament was briefly put on hold during the FTOPS, but is back in full swing now with huge prize pools.

OnlinePokerBonusNew has some great weekly posts about the best current promotions at the online card rooms. The site provides information about sign up bonuses for the new players, and also about current promotions for existing players. The first poker bonus story posted to the site was information on Titan Poker’s huge $ 1.5 million rake race. Titan has a rake race promotion in which 800 players win a share of the prize money for the month. The top 800 players are ranked based upon how much rake they accumulate in a month. This is a great promotion for both the players and the poker room. This promotion generates a lot of revenue for Titan. Through this promotion the players are returned a huge chunk of this revenue. One of the other bonus stories on the site is how the players can freeroll their way onto a million at Cake Poker. Cake Poker is holding a million dollar guarantee tournament, and is offering their players the chance to win their way into the tournament through a series of freerolls.

All three of these blogs make for excellent reading for anyone that is a fan or player of poker. With updates at least once a week readers will always get the most current news available to them.

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Liv Boeree, the professional poker player and Absolute Poker ambassador, looks to conquer PokerNews Cup atop the mountains of Austria.

“I am so excited ... more]]>
Miami, FL (PRWEB) March 19, 2009

Liv Boeree, the professional poker player and Absolute Poker ambassador, looks to conquer PokerNews Cup atop the mountains of Austria.

“I am so excited to be going to the PokerNews Cup to represent Absolute Poker,” stated Liv Boeree. “A week of skiing and poker in the Austrian Alps? What more could I ever want?”

While Boeree dismisses the prospect of winning the tournament as a reason for playing in the event, with a number of recent wins under her belt the Absolute Poker ambassador looks to be a major contender in the Austrian tournament. Most recently, Boeree made the final table in Event #7 of the 2009 Aussie Millions poker series. Her 7th place finish among a field of 449 players netted the poker pro $ 18,900 AUD (about $ 13,000 USD).

In a little over two years, Liv Boeree has secured multiple top-10 finishes in a number of first place wins in Texas Hold’em tournaments across London. In May 2008, Boeree claimed the top spot in the Ladbrokes European Ladies Championship, besting a field of 53 players for $ 30,000 in cash and positioning herself as a top female poker player.

Boeree won’t be the only Absolute Poker player attending the first-class poker tournament. The online poker site recently ran satellites guaranteeing a number of $ 8,000 PokerNews Cup prize packages. Qualifiers for the Super Satellite started at just $ 10+1, a small price that attracted a large mix of players.

The 2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine tournament poker series gets underway on March 21, 2009.

About Absolute Poker

Absolute Poker is part of the CEREUS poker network and is dedicated to providing players from around the world with an online poker game experience that is second to none. Players worldwide can access Absolute Poker online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any PC or Mac and experience the best multi-player game online poker has to offer. Absolute Poker is committed to remaining the most trusted and best online poker experience, created by poker players for poker players.

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Affiliates in the Income Access affiliate network (http://incomeaccess.com/affiliates.asp) will now be able to promote a new mFortune game. The UK based mobile casino ... more]]> Montreal, QC (PRWEB) March 17, 2009

Affiliates in the Income Access affiliate network (http://incomeaccess.com/affiliates.asp) will now be able to promote a new mFortune game. The UK based mobile casino operator has launched the UK’s first mobile dog racing game. The game, which is free to download, is compatible with all major mobile phone devices. It is the latest application available from mFortune.co.uk, and joins an already vast array of existing Poker, Roulette, Blackjack and Fruit Machine games.

mFortune Dogs (http://www.mfortune.co.uk/dogs.php) is a game of chance where players can feel the thrill of dog racing. With six dogs in each race, players can bet on the winner, or on the winning combinations (first two or first three dogs). Players can study the odds for each dog, to try to forecast the winner, or simply bet on their favourite dog or number.

The mFortune affiliate program is part of the Income Access affiliate network. With the mobile gaming being one of the fastest growing verticals in the gaming industry, online gaming affiliates can now benefit from the unique variety of games offered by mFortune to its players. The mFortune gaming software supports over 100 models of mobile devices. These include, but are not limited to, 49 models of Nokia, 40 Sony Ericsson models, 23 different Samsung mobile phones, and ten Motorola handheld devices.

“The addition of this new game to the range of existing mFortune applications is an exciting opportunity for affiliates,” said Nicky Senyard, CEO of Income Access. “Given that mobile gaming is one of the fastest growing market segments, the potential earnings offered by mFortune’s attractive line of products are considerable. Mobile gaming affiliates can benefit from future referrals, as well as the lucrative mFortune commission structure.”

mFortune is a fully licensed UK mobile casino, accepting players worldwide (except US), and offering some of the best in mobile gaming, including mmmBingo.com, one of the most popular mobile bingo halls in the UK. mFortune’s affiliate program is run exclusively through Income Access, and allows affiliates to promote via WAP sites or traditional websites, with exclusive bonus codes and SMS promo codes for offline tracking, as well as traditional flash and banner creatives.

mFortune.co.uk has recently increased commissions to offer 50% base revenue share to all affiliates, with the option of higher commissions for top performing affiliates. This makes mFortune one of the highest paying mobile casino affiliate programs in the UK. mFortune is also offering a bonus CPA of

Northern California based BBO Poker Tables, recently announced the approval of their Canadian freight logistics including customs clearance and business license registration. This ... more]]>
Pittsburg, Ca (PRWEB) March 19, 2009

Northern California based BBO Poker Tables, recently announced the approval of their Canadian freight logistics including customs clearance and business license registration. This development will allow customers to order and receive poker tables in Canada. Canadian customers will now be able to take advantage of BBO Poker Tables famous free freight program just like their US counterparts.

BBO Poker Tables’ Managing Director, George Chao, says of this announcement, “We’re very excited about the opportunity to bring our products into Canada, and we are looking to build a strong dealer network just like our foundation in the US. It’s a great feeling to be finally be able to share our products with our neighbors to the North.”

BBO Poker Tables specializes in affordable custom poker tables for home and tournaments play, providing customers quality poker table designs which are functional and stylish without putting a dent in their wallets. BBO Poker Tables has also pioneered the “Custom Lab” poker tables, which incorporates dye sublimation computer graphic printing to make one of a kind custom poker tables. The company is also preparing a launch of their signature Heritage Collection poker tables, which will be casino grade luxurious show tables for the poker enthusiast in Q2 of 2009.

BBO Poker Tables has been publicized in Bluff Magazine, and is the official sponsor of the National Deaf Poker Tour. For more information about BBO Poker Tables, including event news, please visit their official website at http://www.BBOPokerTables.com.

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Card Player Media continues its expansion today with the launch of its latest international poker website CardPlayerBulgaria.com which features poker news, strategy, blogs, ... more]]> Dublin, Ireland (PRWEB) March 20, 2009

Card Player Media continues its expansion today with the launch of its latest international poker website CardPlayerBulgaria.com which features poker news, strategy, blogs, video, tournament information and player of the year competitions.

The site has extensive localized content including a Bulgarian Player of the Year leader board, tournament schedules and news, and a Bulgarian forum for discussing all things poker.

CardPlayerBulgaria.com offers strong multi-media content hosting blogs from some of the biggest names in the game including Daniel Negreanu as well as CardPlayer.tv while international and Bulgarian poker news stories are added regularly.

Dobromir Mitev, editor of the site said, “Poker has grown really fast in Bulgaria and we have some rapidly improving players here too. We wanted to offer the poker community a world class, one-stop website full of interesting news, features, blogs, tournament reports and results, and video and feel our new site will become a focal point for Bulgarian players.

“We are also working hard to gather the best young and prospective poker players to join and represent Team Card Player Bulgaria around Europe. We’ve managed to create great deals for all our players who now can play online and receive great value for their efforts.”

The team behind CardPlayerBulgaria.com is also working hard organising the biggest poker tournament ever to come to Bulgaria — the European Masters of Poker, which will take place from April 14 to 19 in Varna.

About Card Player Media

Card Player Media was recently named as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S., expanding by almost 450 percent since 2003. The company is the publisher of Card Player magazine, the world’s largest poker publication, and Card Player Poker + Sports in Europe. With its global partners, Card Player Media also publishes Card Player magazine in Brazil, Italy, France, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Spain, Estonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Germany (web).

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