Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Lock Poker has announced plans to purchase assets from the Cake Network and rebrand the network as Revolution Gaming.
Rumours about a potential deal were circulating widely over the weekend and Lock confirmed the deal yesterday. “Lock is in the process of acquiring assets from Cake and will be re-branding the Cake Network to launch Revolution Gaming, driving technology, marketing, player rewards and implementing a richer tournament schedule.” read a statement from the site.In a separate statement, Cake said the deal “will offer all of its partners and players, including increased player rewards, a richer tournament schedule and new product features.” and allow it “to focus efforts on its current European, South American and Asian business”.Precise details of what players can expect from Revolution Gaming remain unclear but the move will take place on 31 May in the form of a software update.“Merge was a great stepping stone for us but we have outgrown it,” said Jennifer Larson, Chief Executive Officer for Lock Poker. “We really need to forge our own path to continued success. The only way to do this is to stay true to our of core philosophy of partnering with our players. Get ready for the exciting new times ahead as we continue to drive the new era where the player reigns.”
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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