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CarbonPoker Signs Shannon Elizabeth

 

CarbonPoker has announced today that actress and poker fanatic Shannon Elizabeth has signed on to represent the brand in the poker community.

 

Shannon will represent CarbonPoker at major poker tournaments, play regularly on the site, and be involved in the brand's upcoming marketing campaigns.

 

"We've been on the hunt for a face for our brand who is a recognized star and also a respected member of the poker community," says Peter Hampton, Spokesperson at CarbonPoker. "Shannon easily meets both criteria, and offers a creative edge that we're thrilled to have on board."

 

"We're launching several promotions that will involve players playing against Shannon and getting to know her both inside and outside of poker," Hampton said. Shannon will be posting regularly on the CarbonPoker Blog, as well as answering player questions and taking the creative lead on a series of videos for the site.

 

Shannon broke into mainstream film with her starring roll in the classic comedy American Pie and has worked successfully in both film and television since. In the meantime, Shannon has also emerged as a world-class poker talent. In 2007 she played her way to a third place finish at the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, and has also cashed at the World Series of Poker four times.

 

This announcement comes on the heels of a very busy couple of months for CarbonPoker. On April 15th CarbonPoker and Merge Gaming welcomed thousands of new players to the network, and have since experienced substantial increases in action, rake, and player value. The addition of Shannon Elizabeth highlights CarbonPoker's commitment to becoming one of the top ten poker sites by 2011.

 

Sportsbook and PlayersOnly are changing their Brand Name and Software

 

As of April 15, 2010 Sportsbook and PlayersOnly will be moving their poker software across to the Merge Network. With the change of software, They have also decided to change their brand name to Play Aces. Play Aces will be the name of the poker room for both Sportsbook and PlayersOnly. Here's a look at the new logos

 

 

 

They will offer $100k freeroll for all players, old and new. All logins will be the same at the new software and existing bonuses and player points will be converted to the new software

 

PokerStars Deals 40 Billion Hands

 

40 billion That?s how many hands online poker site PokerStars has dealt in the roughly eight years it has been operating. To put that number into perspective, it was just last February the site reached the 25 billion-hand mark.

 

Since getting to 39,600,000,000 hands last Wednesday PokerStars had been giving out cash prizes to everyone dealt into each millionth hand ? with those fortunate enough to be a part of the uber-milestone 40 billionth hand getting AT LEAST $400 in free money just for being at the (virtual) table.

 

The site ended up giving out several hundred thousand dollars in prizes, which goes to show how much money they?re actually earning in order to just dole out such awards.

 

A $2/$4 No Limit Hold?em table on PokerStars dealt the site?s monumental 40 billionth hand. Coming out on top in the historic moment was PokerStars member Senecady, who walked away with $24,000.

 

Poker Stars happily accepts players from the United States and around the world.

 

UltimateBet has officially become UB

 

UltimateBet has officially become UB. And it's more than just a name change. The new UB is positioning itself as the trendier, smarter card room, focused on the passionate poker player who loves this game more than anything else.

 

The latest software update features a complete Lobby redesign for improved navigation and usability; new game filters empower UB players with a quicker more efficient way to weed out the games they don't want to see, keeping only their personal game selection in view. Colorful tournament and ring game icons have also been added in this product release; get familiar with them, and it's a snap to spot their favorite games at a glance.

 

An overhaul of the tournament schedule adds over 30 new guaranteed tournaments and $1 Million-plus in guaranteed prize money to the line-up. UB's improved tournament blind structures have been welcomed, and the launch of synchronized breaks is universally applauded amongst the growing breed of multi-table online tournament player.