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PKR Beta Testing Review
PKR BONUS CODE is : rivered this entitles you to 8% rakeback.Described by Poker Player Magazine as "the future of online poker" rivered thought that we had better play on the PKR software ourselves to see what all the fuss was about.
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The PKR website claims that their softwares, "richly rendered 3D environments and emphasis on human interaction, puts the soul into online poker. But it's not just about graphics and interaction as PKR also offers all the poker features that you'll find anywhere else plus a few more."
There is no doubt that PKR does look good once the software has loaded, it's no longer a 2D view of a poker table with names in boxes, it is now a poker table in 3D which can be viewed from several different angles and also a series of 3D characters that can be customised within certain boundaries. You can also control your character as he/she sits in the game. You can look around the table at individual players by moving your mouse around the table or you can look at people's chip stacks by hovering your mouse over the players chip stacks. You also get the options to do chip tricks or say specific words or make your character perform specific actions. These can be deemed as tells or as fake tells.
In theory all of this sounds very cute. However, Rivered found that during the beta period (and it was only a beta period) that tables were slow to load, characters were slow to load and if everyone did an action or a chip trick at the same time the game slowed down. However, most alarmingly only around 40-60 hands an hour were being played out due to the speed of the game.
Looks wise the PKR client is great, but is all of this necessary? All of the chip tricks, speech and actions all look good, but do they really serve a purpose? Rivered don't think they do, we think it's just one big gimmick to get non poker players to play poker for real money. If you are a serious poker player and you are looking to make money then surely you want to play on a poker client that allows you to play a much larger number of hands per hour, in the region of 100-120 an hour instead of 40-60. However, there a few really nice features within the PKR client. You can play your hands blind, as you have to look at your cards by clicking a button. You also have the option of showing your cards or just one of them if you win or lose the pot, which is a nice touch. However, overall the poker action seems more like a playstation 2 game rather than a real money poker client.
If you want to have a bit of fun and play something that not only looks good but has an arcade feel to it them PKR is probably the poker client for you. However, if you are a serious poker player and your aim is to make as much money as possible then rivered believe that you would probably want to play on a "normal" poker client where the speed is greater and you get more hands per hour.
However, the official release of PKR has not arrived yet so maybe the speed issue will be fixed once the official release occurs - fingers crossed!
If you download the PKR poker client here and enter the bonus code :
rivered you will get 8% of you rake back.
Heads Up with PKR's Neil Wright
The brand new Elite Phase Tournaments have hit PKR. Due to popular demand of the Heads Up Phases, PKR have had to expand the format and now the top prize is over 3 times bigger - players can turn $3.80 into $1,500! We caught up with Cardroom Manager Neil Wright to find out exactly how and why... Read the full interview here.Qualify for the WSOP* at PKR
PKR has launched one of the most innovative World Series qualifying programmes ever and players are thrilled. Featuring low buy ins (including free satellites that can be entered with PKR Points) and giving players the opportunity to take aim at a wide range of World Series events PKR is bound to make a major impact in Vegas this summer. You can read all about it on PKR.com - be sure to pass the news on, this one is bound to convert players hungry for World Series glory!PKR Growth
PKR passed a major milestone this week - it's official over 300,000 players have signed up. That's up 200,000 since Christmas! That is quite a phenomenal growth rate. And the best bit? Their growth is continuing to accelerate! Which means more fishes!If you haven't seen or played on the PKR software we would recommend looking at their videos of how the software works, these PKR demos might persuade you to give PKR passed a major milestone this week - it's official over 300,000 players have signed up. That's up 200,000 since Christmas! That is quite a phenomenal growth rate. And the a chance.
THE ULTIMATE WORLD SERIES EXPERIENCE
PKR is giving players a shot at the ultimate WSOP* experience.A minimum of five winners are going to scoop World Series Experience Packages worth $12.5K each (for a total prize pool of $62.5K). PKR.com is giving each package winner $10K in tournament fees to spend any way they want in their assault on the 2007 World Series of Poker*. That means winners can take a shot at the Main Event, or enter any number of specialist events that suit their playing style.
"This promotion is all about giving players a choice and letting them experience the World Series the way they always dreamed of.", said PKR Poker Room Manager Neil Wright. Adding, "For some players the focus is entirely on the $12m main event and that's fine. But a lot of other players would rather concentrate on playing for bracelets in events where they specialise - like Omaha, heads up, short handed and so on. We wanted to give these players a chance to customise their own World Series and now they've got it."
Players can also choose from a variety of ways into the World Series Experience Grand Final on PKR. High rollers can buy into the Grand Final directly for $250 while cagier players may prefer to qualify through a number of satellites being offered (see illustration). In fact PKR.com is giving players an opportunity to get into its World Series Experience Grand Final for free - either through playing special Premium Freeroll satellite qualifiers or by accruing PKR Points during the promotion period. See www.PKR.com for full details.
*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah’s License Company, LLC (“Harrah’s”). Harrah’s does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with, www.rivered.co.uk or its products, services, promotions or tournaments.
