CelebPoker.com Announces Its Poker Software is Now Available in Four Languages
May 11, 2006
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Meeting the increasing demands of poker players world wide, CelebPoker.com has released its free poker software client in German, Spanish and Turkish as well as English. Many players now have the opportunity to play online poker in their respective language.
As online poker grows by thousands of players daily, the geographic range of players is becoming wider. The phenomenon that poker has become in America and Scandinavia and Britain has spread quickly in Germany (de.celebpoker.com), Turkey (tr.celebpoker.com) and Spain. The presence of CelebPoker.com in these countries has created demand for a poker language client to be created. While most online poker sites and software are only available in English, CelebPoker.com is available for download and fully functional play in German, Spanish and Turkish.
“Germany and Turkey both have seen the emergence of poker being played in casinos and card rooms for years. The presence and availability of poker online in these markets has been limited by the language barrier almost the entire time of its popularity growth” commented Greg Powell Marketing Director. “CelebPoker feels now is the time meet these demands and release our popular poker software in both German and Turkish, to make play easier and more enjoyable to the player.” commented Powell. Turkish and German poker players are encouraged to visit CelebPoker.com and click on their country’s flag to start the download.
Staying ahead of the competition and foreseeing a new thriving poker market the stage has turned to the Spanish speaking countries. Both Spain and a majority of Latin American countries have expressed interest in poker in a big way this past 12 months. Poker has been played in various forms in these countries for years now, however, the introduction of Texas Hold’em remains a relatively new trend. Internet poker consists of mostly Texas Hold’em, so many new online players in these markets are adapting their card play to fit. CelebPoker.com offers 5 and 7 Card Stud as well as Omaha Hi/Low in addition to Texas Hold’em. There are options for these players that were not available 3 years ago while playing online.
“We feel the Spanish speaking market has voiced a demand for an online poker platform in their native language” said Powell. CelebPoker.com views this poker market as a thriving one in areas of both casino and online play. The release of a poker software client in Spanish is a breakthrough in the industry and will allow Spanish speaking players the ability to navigate the software with ease. All new poker information, promotions and news, as well as the Spanish download client can be found at es.celebpoker.com
CelebPoker.com opened its tables in f 2003 and strives to provide the most realistic poker experience you can have online. Unlike bricks and mortar card rooms in the world, players can receive a bonus on their initial deposit and also compete in free poker tournaments for real money prizes. What started as a theme based poker room has evolved into what many believe is the most value added card room online.
Everest Poker and The German Poker Players Association Send Three More Qualifiers to the Everest Poker European Championship
May 11, 2006
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Montreal, Quebec (PRWEB) May 8, 2006 — In April, three more players won live satellite tournaments in Germany to qualify for the Everest Poker European Championship.
A one-of-a-kind pan-European championship, the Everest Poker European Championship (“EPEC”) consists of live satellites throughout Europe and online satellites at EverestPoker.com. It all leads up to 100 players competing in the grand finale, a 50,000€ freeroll at the Casino de Barcelona on September 9, 2006.
On April 2, 140 players attended the satellite in Nuremberg, with Martin Pongratz emerging as the winner. Local TV station Bayerischen Rundfunk TV provided coverage, plus local newspaper Nürnberger Nachrichten.
The Ulm satellite on April 7 hosted 130 players, and was also covered by local press including the Südwestpresse Ulm and Sonntag Aktuell newspapers, and radio station Donau. Ralf Winkler of Stuttgart captured the seat to the EPEC finale.
160 players showed up for the April 23 satellite in Dortmund, which was won by Ralph Klement. Local newspapers Bild Zeitung Dortmund and WAZ covered the event, as well as radio station Radio 91,2.
Photographs and tournament results, as well as information on upcoming EPEC satellites, can be found on the GPPA website at www.gppa.de and the Everest Poker Blog at www.everestpokerblog.com
“Word is spreading about Everest Poker and the Everest Poker European Championship,” said Karin Schmidt, one of Everest Poker’s German Marketing Managers, “and that’s what we like to see. The whole purpose of the Everest Poker European Championship is to introduce poker to the German public at a grassroots level. We very much enjoy meeting and talking with our players. This tournament truly caters to amateurs and gives anyone a chance to win, not just professionals and celebrities.”
The German leg of the tour is being hosted by the German Poker Players Association. Other live satellite tournaments will be held in France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark. All qualifiers will have a reserved seat at the final event and will also receive 400€ for travel expenses.
Upcoming satellites in Germany include:
May 7, Leipzig
May 14, Regensburg
May 21, Frankfurt
May 28, Potsdam
For more information on the Everest Poker European Championship and its qualification satellites in Germany, please contact Karin Schmidt at kschmidt @ affiliatedweb.com.
About Everest Poker
EverestPoker.com is the first site dedicated to the international poker playing community. Recognizing the many non-English speaking poker enthusiasts around the world, Everest Poker has built the only poker software fully localized in 11 different languages. In addition, EverestPoker.com offers poker players customer support in 15 languages, and is involved with local poker initiatives through partnerships and participation in national, European and worldwide tournaments. Everest Poker is owned by Ultra Internet Media (“UIM”). Incorporated in 1997, UIM is one of the pioneers of multi-lingual online casino gaming, localizing its casino and poker products into 15 languages. UIM entertains users every day from over 200 countries around the world.
For more information, please visit EverestPoker.com
VIPpoker Makes WPT Dream a Reality for Young Player
May 11, 2006
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Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEB) May 8, 2006 — It was his first time is Las Vegas, let alone his first time in one of the biggest poker tournaments in the world, and Curtis Hirsch walked away $58,585 richer after placing 49th out of 605 entrants in the WPT Championship. At 22 years of age the entire experience was a dream come true for the young and talented VIPpoker.complayer who “was very excited to play with the best poker players in the world.”
Televised on the Travel Channel, the WPT Championship took place April 18 – 24, 2006 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Buy-in to the tournament was $25,000 with a $500 entry fee, making it a steep price point for the 22 year-old student from Alberta, Canada. However, as a VIPpoker.com player, Curtis was able to use his poker skills to win a seat into the tournament through the online site’s WPT Championship satellite tournament. As an official member of the WPT Satellite Program, VIPpoker.com gave players the opportunity to win a $27,500 prize package (which covered buy-in, entry fee and travel expenses) to the big event for as little as $5.
Curtis enjoyed the entire experience — from sightseeing around Las Vegas to soaking up the excitement at the WPT event — but when it came down to game time, he was all business. Curtis was focused and stuck to his game, not letting the pressure of the tournament and caliber of the competition affect his play. It paid off — in fact, it paid $58,585.
“The whole tournament was the experience of a lifetime and VIP Poker made the whole experience even better because they were behind me all the way,” Curtis commented after his big win.
Poker Manager, John Olsen, said: “We at VIPpoker.com are very proud of Curtis and his performance at the WPT Championship. I spoke to him a number of times while he was in Las Vegas and his excitement was contagious — it was great to be a part of it. Congratulations Curtis, I know you are out there enjoying your winnings — have fun at the hockey playoffs, I am sure you have great seats!”
About VIPpoker.com
As a member of the United Poker Network (UPN), the world’s first online poker network, VIPpoker.com guarantees the best in gaming entertainment and security. Offering a wide selection of games and exciting tournament play in a safe and fair environment; VIPpoker.com is your best bet.
VIPpoker.com is operated by VIP Management Services, which is fully licensed in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles and holds a U.K. bookmakers permit. VIPpoker.com is part of Leisure & Gaming plc, a company publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: LNG).
For more information on VIPpoker.com contact:
John Olsen, Poker Manager
VIP Management Services
416-516-7879 ext 365
Absolute Poker Will Match the Prize and Donate $1 Million to the ROCKWORKS Foundation
May 6, 2006
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SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, May 4 /PRNewswire/ — Absolute Poker (http://www.absolutepoker.com ), the fourth largest online poker website in the world and one of ten exclusive sponsors of this year’s Gumball 3000 Rally announced today a “Poker Race Challenge” for the 120 cars of this year’s race around the world. When the drivers hit their Las Vegas checkpoint on Saturday, May 6, they will each be given a sealed envelope containing one poker playing card from a randomly shuffled deck. The first five cars to cross the finish line in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 7, will get to open their sealed envelopes during the awards ceremony at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills. If their combined five cards reveal a Royal Flush, Absolute Poker will not only pay them $1 million, they will also donate $1 million to the ROCKWORKS foundation (http://www.rockworks.us ), a first-of-its-kind construction-production” organization that engages the entertainment community to support those affected by disasters and extreme poverty to achieve sustainable, long-term solutions. “The Gumball 3000 Rally Drivers are a unique breed,” said Mike Edwards, Absolute Poker marketing manager. “They have a passion for adventure and the open road and are also instilled with a sense of good fortune. Who better to play their hand and go for the Royal Flush as they hit the finish line on Rodeo Drive. We wanted to make the last leg of the race even more exciting for these drivers and potentially support the ROCKWORKS foundation.”
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For more information on Absolute Poker’s sponsorship of the Gumball 3000 Rally, including Absolute Poker’s race entry and the Gumball 3000 Rally Poker Tournament, please visit Absolute Poker .
About Absolute Poker
Absolute Poker is the world’s fourth largest online poker destination, offering worldwide access to multi-player online games 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Absolute Poker’s spring “Win Your Tuition” tournament is currently underway and more information can be found at Absolute Poker.com . Powered by proprietary software, Absolute Poker has one of the most comprehensive, interactive online poker rooms, providing such innovative features as hand history, stat retrieval, player note-taking, chat, “locate a player,” six-player tables, customizable table “skins” and representative image selection. Absolute Poker offers many multi-player games including: Texas Holdem, Omaha High, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, and a complete selection of Sit and Go and Multi Table Tournaments. Blackjack was added to the site in April 2006. Absolute Poker offers friendly customer service that is always fast, knowledgeable and professional. Established in 2003, Absolute Poker is headquartered in Costa Rica and licensed and regulated in Canada.
Celebpoker.com Player Goes from Online Satellite to the Big Money at the World Poker Tour
May 6, 2006
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(PRWEB) May 5, 2006 — CelebPoker.com has finished its online qualifiers for this years World Poker Tour. On the site there were daily satellite events happening daily along with cash prize pools added to each tournament. The value to the player is very appreciated and noticed as they are playing for both real money and the chance of a lifetime to be involved in the WPT. For poker players this is a serious event that really determines much of the professional poker year. A prize package from CelebPoker.com was valued at $30,000 for this year’s event.
Oliver H. has an incredible story to tell and the cash to back it up. He was one of the players who became involved in the online qualifiers CelebPoker.com held for the World Poker Tour. He couldn’t believe when he won the satellite that was destined to change his life. Poker players love to hear stories of success from other players. As the World Series of Poker grows closer there will be more amazing winners coming from CelebPoker.com and the affordable qualifiers help online daily. His account of the success and experience is documented below from his own words.
It all started with a $150 satellite at CelebPoker.com where I finished in the top 10% and got a seat for the $1,500 online final for the World Poker Tour package. With a lot of luck and maybe also some skills I ended in the top 4 and a dream came true: I won a $30,000 package ($25,500 buy-in + $4,500 spending money) for the WPT World Championship from April 18 to April 24 2006 at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas!
I am quite an experienced online player and also have some live experience, but this was the first time I had to play against all these famous guys that I only knew from TV like Gus Hansen, Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliot, Doyle Brunson etc.
So on the first tournament day I was tired and nervous at the same time. I was tired and jetlagged because of the 18 hour flight from Zurich to Las Vegas and nervous of course because of all the famous players. My plan was to play cautious the first day because my primary goal was to reach the second day. It all went well for the first few hours. I got some cards and was able to pick up some smaller pots. Then finally there was a key-hand: the table was quite tight and I decided to raise with K9 clubs in late position. I got called from the button. Flop came Kxx with two clubs. I bet the flop and get raised by the player on the button. I knew that I was probably beaten but with top pair and flush draw I decided to re-raise him all in. I didn’t want him to call, but if he did, I knew that I had some outs. After about five minutes he decided to call and turned over his pocket rockets, AA. This could have been the end for me but lucky enough there was another club on the river and I doubled up. This put me in good position: after the first day I turned the 50,000 starting chips into 107,400 and placed 30th.
On the second day I was on a very strong table including Ram Vaswani and Jennifer Harman. Again I had some card luck and managed to win bigger pots with QQ and KK. But I also made two big mistakes which cost me some chips: once I lost too much with 99 against a pre-flop re-raiser where I had to fold on turn and another hand where I bet small on the river with straight and got raised by flush. All in all I still managed to win some additional chips and ended the day with 121,100, around 110th from the remaining 180.
My goal for day 3 was quite clear: now that I had gone this far I wanted to finish in the money! Out of the 606 players, 100 placed got paid with $43,935 for 100th place. I had a new strategy for this deciding day and wanted to play more aggressively now, especially against small stacks. It worked very well: almost none of my raises got called and with the ever-increasing blinds I was able to reach almost 200,000 chips. And it came even better: I was dealt AA in the big blind and there was action before me: An early position raiser and the player on the button re-raised to 70,000. I immediately announced “All-in”. The re-raiser on the button called with QQ and again I doubled up. Now with 400,000 chips I was in really good shape. Unfortunately then my luck was over. First I lost 150,000 chips with AK against AQ and another 150,000 on a coin flip with AK against JJ. Now there were only about 105 players left and of course the play was very tight on all the tables. Everybody was waiting for the next five players to go out and it took almost two hours until I finally was in the money! I lost my last 100,000 chips when I hit top two pair on flop with QT and called an all-in from AQ. Unfortunately there was an ace on the turn…
Anyway, I didn’t care too much and was more than happy with my 96th place out of 606 world class players and $43,935 prize money.
