PKR Poker Review

It seems that everyone wants to get in a piece of the Olympic spirit at the moment, and PKR are no different.

However, their approach is a bit different to other poker or bingo rooms you might have seen on the net, as they’re offering their own special pentathlon which will be played out live on the PKR forum.

5 events are being planned, one of which will take place every day this week:

Event #1: Joke-athon: (Monday 18th August)
A nice and easy event to get things underway. Simply post your favourite joke. It doesn’t need to be poker related - it just needs to be funny!

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Event #2: Poker Wisdom: (Tuesday 19th August)
Your chance to show how far you’ve come. PKR are encouraging their members to post a piece of invaluable poker knowledge. Don’t worry, this doesn’t have to be a huge essay - in fact it has to be under 50 words - and you may be able to help someone else out in the process!

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Event #3: Best Bluff-athon: (Wednesday 20th August)
Ok, so poker’s not all about bluffing, but it’s a great feeling when you’re able to make an opponent lay down a winning when you’ve got nothing but scraps. The Bluff-athon will allow you to relieve that feeling as you tell the rest of the forum exactly how the whole thing went down.

There are a couple of rules to this: firstly, the bluff must have been succesful and secondly it must have happened on PKR, as you will need to post the details from your Hand History folder.

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Event #4: Poker Poem: (Thursday 21st August)
I’m really not sure how this one is going to go down! However, if you fancy writing a few lines of verse (anything from a Haiku to a Limerick to a sonnet!) about the great game then you could be in with a chance of winning a prize.

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Event #5: Look-alike-athon: (Friday 22nd August)
This final event will need a bit more work and dedication…

As you know, PKR are famous for their 3d poker rooms and easily editable avatars. Well PKR want you to play around with your avatar until he/she looks like someone famous. It doesn’t matter who, they just need to be well known.

Once you’re happy with your work, you’ll simply need to save your changes and post the final picture in the forum along with the person you were trying to imitate.

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So how do you take part?
You’ll be pleased to know it’s very easy to get involved. Every day a post will be created in the PKR Forum containing details of the day’s events. Simply post your best entry into that thread and the board’s Administrators will pick a winner!

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That’s great, so what do I win?
In true Olympic style, each competition will have three winners:

Gold medal - $55 TV Showdown Ticket and a 300 Piece PKR Chipset
Silver medal - $55 TV Showdown Ticket
Bronze medal - $30 PKR Open Ticket

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Best of luck to all. Obviously new members will need to register with PKR in order to post in their forum. So if you’re going to sign up, be sure to have a look at our PKR Bonus page to make sure that you get some free cash while you’re doing so!

Great news for all of you who have been thinking about signing up for PKR - the web’s primary 3D poker room has improved it’s sign up bonus for all those people depositing for the first time.

On top of the free cash that you can earn by entering a PKR Bonus Code when you first register your details, new players will also receive:

• 1,500 PKR Points which can be used to buy a seat in the many satellites run by PKR
• A ticket to the weekly PKR freeroll tournament with a guaranteed $1,000 prize pool
• 5 free tickets to Premium Freerolls each with a $200-$300 prize pool.

For more information about this improved welcome offer, click here.

The amount of cash up for grabs in PKR’s regular tournaments are increasing with immediate effects … which can only be good news for those of us who are regular players.

The monthly prize fund is increasing to a guaranteed $2.5 million. That means that the prize pool for the PKR open has gone up to $12,500 (from $10,000) and the $4,000 guaranteed daily has been replaced with a $7,500 Guaranteed ‘Grand Prix.’

The best news though is that the buy in amounts for all these tournaments remain the same.

To take advantage of these larger tournaments, you will need to register your details at www.pkr.com

Click here to register to sign up for PKR’s new, bigger tournaments»

Those people still hoping to play in this year’s WSOP Main Event will have a final chance to win their seat in Vegas thanks to PKR this Sunday evening.

There are only two satellites left for Sunday’s Grand Final - and they will be played this Thursday and Saturday. Those players who want to buy into the final directly will be asked to pay $625 +$40 to be in with a chance of winning one of the 12 prize packages on offer. Each package will include travel to the WSOP in Vegas, accommodation during your stay and most importantly a $10,000 seat in the biggest poker tournament in history.

Those players looking to stake their claim will need to need to register their details at http://www.pkr.com.

For those of you looking for examples of Deal or No Deal game, look no further than PKR.

The easily-recognised TV studio has been re-created using PKR’s trademark 3D graphics right down to popular host Noel Edmonds who will guide players through the game.

Those competing in the game will be asked to pick a box of their choosing and then compete against the banker in a series of cash deals which will ultimately decide whether they walk away with a large proft … or wish that they had dealt sooner.

Players who are already members of PKR simply need to use their current login and then look out for the Deal or No Deal tab in the main menu. Existing avatars will be used when playing the game meaning that there truly is no reason to wonder how to enter Deal or No Deal on the television.

New players who have not yet registered with the site will need to submit their details at http://www.pkr.com

PKR have just launched their own TV channel where real-life members will battle it out for large cash prizes while being watched by an online and offline audience.

For those of you based in the UK, you can find all the action on Sky Channel 842. For those outside of the UK (or those without a satellite subscription), all the action is also being uploaded to YouTube. So you’ve got no excuse for missing out.

PKR TV Tournaments are already up and running. Those who make it down to the final table can expect to battle for glory on the big screen with all the action being called by a PKR commentary team of Colin Morris, James Bach and Dan Grant.

If you’re interested at all, head over to www.pkr.com and register your details.

A new PKR community is set to launch shortly.

PKRPlayersClub.com is set to offer its members private tournaments, exclusive prizes and a PKR Poker League.

Although it’s still under construction, those interested in registering for it can currently leave their email address to ensure that they’re notified when everything is up and running.

Those of you interested in flying out to Manila to compete for $1million in cash prizes, may well want to check out the latest satellites that have just started running on PKR.

The online poker room is looking to take a team of PKR players off to the Asian Poker Tour  to play in one of the world’s most exotic locations. Three packages worth $5,000 each are up for grabs and will include traveling expenses and a seat in the opening round of the APT.

Satellites are already up and running, meaning that you could book your place on the plane for as little $2.06.

To take advantage of this offer, register your details at http://www.pkr.com

For this week only, PKR are offering the top players in their Terminator Extreme tournaments a free gift.

The top 50 bounty hunters of the week will each be given a copy of the newest and most eagerly anticipated poker books to hit the shelves in recent times. Kill Everyone is the second book written by online poker star Lee Nelson and also contains contributions from Tysen Streib and Kim Lee (both hugely sucessful players in their own right).

For those of you new to this type of tournament, have a read of our PKR Terminator Tournament overview and pick up a PKR Bonus before signing up.

PKR have introduced a new tournament structure which combine the convenience of Sit & Go’s with the big cash payouts of MTT’s … and they’re called Phase tournaments.

Phase tournaments consist of five levels with the buy-in starting at $3.60 for phase one and rising to $160.00 for the final phase. Players can join the tournament at any time they chose, although cash is only paid out after the final level.

If you finish at the top end of your level, then you get promoted to the next level. What’s great though is that even if you finish in the middle of the field, you get to give that same level another go for no additional cost!

Make it all the way to the top end of the fifth phase and you’ll be walking away with $700. You’ll get $200 just for finishing fourth.

It’s a great way for new players to get into online poker. And for those of you who aren’t signed up to PKR yet, check out our PKR Bonus Codes to ensure that you get yourself extra cash to play with.

See you at the tables!