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Carbon Poker

October 27, 2007

Carbon Poker is the latest addition to the Merge Gaming Network. The Merge Gaming Network offers a world class digital gaming platform built from the ground up by a team with years of experience operating many of the traditional software provider offerings. This has resulted in a very stable and scalable gaming platform offering operators a wide variety of games, very quick turnaround times and detailed reporting. Merge’s proprietary gaming software has undergone strict testing carried out by external third party auditors (including RNG verification) and adheres to all security standards as mandated by the major processing networks.

$50,000 Super Seat Freeroll!
We are holding a massive $50,000 freeroll on the 29th of September and we will be giving out 5 live tournaments seats! First place will be a $15,000 Aussie Millions pack, and the other 4 winners will receive a $7,500 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Pack EACH!

To earn your place in this massive freeroll you will need to qualify through one of our Daily Super Seat Satellite’s that will be running from August 1st. The top ten finishers from each of these tournaments will earn their place in the Super Seat Giveaway!

There are 3 simple ways to earn entry into the Daily Super Seat Satellites.

* Firstly, for the duration of the promotion all initial deposits with the deposit code “FIRSTSUPER” will receive a Satellite coupon to go along with your 200% Bonus up to $500.
* Secondly, anyone who reloads with code “SUPERSEAT” will receive a Satellite coupon to go along with your 75% Bonus up to $400.
* Thirdly, anyone who earns 400 comp points in the past 24 hours will be automatically eligible.

There are no limits to the number of times you enter so you can reload or earn your place through regular play every day until the day of the freeroll.

The prizes don’t stop with the five prize packages! We are giving cash prizes, coupons and merchandise to the top 50 finishers! It’s called the $50,000 Super Seat Giveaway for a reason! Use this code : “FIRSTSUPER” and receive your
200% INITIAL DEPOSIT BONUS with up to $500 Free

Banking:
Click2Pay: Click2Pay is the preferred deposit and withdrawal option at CarbonPoker.com.

Neteller: CarbonPoker.com is the only poker room that features instant payouts with Neteller!

Credit Cards: Worldwide credit card deposits via Visa and MasterCard are accepted at CarbonPoker.com.

Fonelinx: Fonelinx is the newest deposit option.

Moneybookers: Moneybookers is a worldwide accepted ewallet that allows anyone with an email address and credit card or bank account to transfer funds online.

EcoCard: EcoCard is the fastest global internet payment solution and is free of charge for US, Europe and the rest of the world.

PinDebit: The PinDebit card is a fast, easy way to transfer funds from your bank account to your CarbonPoker.com player account.

eWalletXpress: eWalletExpress is an easy to use, fast and secure ewallet account that enables members to deposit and withdraw funds instantly.

NEW FREEROLL SCHEDULE! EFFECTIVE MAY 25th 2007

Our new freeroll schedule includes at least one freeroll every 2 hours! All times are listed in CarbonPoker.com Time (GMT -5, ET-1)

$50,000 Freeroll: On the last Sunday of every month at 15:00, CarbonPoker.com will run a $50,000 Freeroll that is open to all players who earn 5000 comp points so far in the current month.

$10,000 Freeroll: Every Sunday at 15:00 (except the last Sunday of every month), CarbonPoker.com holds a $10,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 2500 comp points in the previous 159 hours prior to the tournament start time.

$2,000 Freeroll: Every Saturday at 15:00, CarbonPoker.com holds a $2,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 72 hours prior to the tournament start time.

$1,000 Freerolls: Every Monday through Friday, CarbonPoker.com holds a $1,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 72 hours prior to the tournament start time.

* Monday - 19:00
* Tuesday - 13:00
* Wednesday - 19:00
* Thursday - 13:00
* Friday - 19:00
* official CarbonPoker.com time

$500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players

Make an initial deposit at CarbonPoker.com and you will gain a coupon valid for 14 days entry into our daily $500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players.

* Monday - 19:15
* Tuesday - 13:15
* Wednesday - 19:15
* Thursday - 13:15
* Friday - 19:15
* Saturday - 13:15
* Sunday - 13:15
* official CarbonPoker.com time

$50 New Player Freeroll
When you join CarbonPoker.com you will receive free entry to the $50 New Player Freerolls running daily at:

* 11:00
* 14:00
* 17:00
* 20:00
* official CarbonPoker.com time

$50 Freerolls every 4 hours

Guaranteed Tournaments: Guaranteed Tournaments are generally multitable tournaments with more than 10 players. Guaranteed means that there is a Guaranteed prize pool, no matter how many entrants are in the tournament. Guaranteed tournaments have a buy-in and entry fee. Usually the prize pool is Guaranteed above the maximum number of players in the tournament, this ensures bigger prizes even if there are only a few tables competing.

Some Guaranteed tournaments have “rebuys” and “add-ons”, noted as an R/A tournament. This means that if you bust out (lose all of your chips) you can “re-buy” into the tournament and continue to play (same as the original buy-in amount). An add-on is usually offered at the first break, in which the re-buy period ends. Add-ons give those who are short stacked a chance to “top up” their chips (generally the same as the original buy-in amount). Some tournaments have “double add-on” which will give you twice as many chips as the starting chip count, but for the same cost of an original buy-in.

A freeze out tournament means there are no rebuys, once you lose all of your chips, you are out of the tournament.

NEW! $20,000 Guaranteed Tournament every Sunday at 17:00

Satellites: A satellite tournament is a tournament held to provide low cost entries into a larger event at a later date.

Game Fairness & Security: At CarbonPoker.com we take issues of game fairness and security very seriously.

CarbonPoker.com has been granted a gaming license by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, a world leading gaming regulatory organisation based in Canada.

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has adopted technical standards that are applied to ensure that the games offered by CarbonPoker.com are fair to players. CarbonPoker.com’s systems have been subjected to a risk analysis and an audit plan has been established to ensure that our gaming systems comply with the Commission’s requirements. Operational monitoring and audits are conducted on a monthly basis to ensure continuing compliance.

Random Number Generator: CarbonPoker.com uses a RNG (random number generator) to ensure that all players are dealt a fair deal hand each and every game. The RNG system produces innumerable permutations and combinations in the 52-card deck that is virtually impossible to predict. The numbers must be unpredictable and not related to each other in any way to be considered truly random.

The CarbonPoker.com random number generator, has been tested and certified by Gaming Associates on behalf of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission as a part of the licensing process. The random number generator has been found to deal cards from the deck such that each card has an equal chance of being selected unless it had already been dealt in the poker game.

Data & Financial Security - Thawte
CarbonPoker.com deposits are processed using 128 bit data encryption to ensure the highest level of privacy and confidentiality of your personal data and financial information both to and from the online poker software and website. All financial and personal data is stored on secure servers and only CarbonPoker.com management staff have access to financial information.

Secure.CarbonPoker.com, our dedicated player support website, has been issued a Thawte SSL certificate and trusted site seal to ensure our players that their personal information is protected and that our website is validated so they may transact safely and securely. Authentic Sites use Thawte SSL certificates to offer secure communications by encrypting all data to and from the site.

Fraud Policy & Player Verification: Credit card fraud is a growing problem facing internet commerce. Here at CarbonPoker.com we go to great lengths to ensure that our players enjoy a safe and fraud free playing environment at all times. Nobody would like having their credit card fraudulently used online, nor would most players like to play against a fraudulent player using illegally obtained funds. Please help us reduce the incidence of credit card fraud by co-operating with our support staff when asked to verify your identity and by reporting any suspicious activity you may notice.

NETWORK: Carbon Poker is the latest addition to the Merge Gaming Network. The Merge Gaming Network offers a world class digital gaming platform built from the ground up by a team with years of experience operating many of the traditional software provider offerings. This has resulted in a very stable and scalable gaming platform offering operators a wide variety of games, very quick turnaround times and detailed reporting. Merge’s proprietary gaming software has undergone strict testing carried out by external third party auditors (including RNG verification) and adheres to all security standards as mandated by the major processing networks.

The Merge Gaming Network is rapidly expanding, with several well know brands in the final stages of migration. Through continued partnerships like this, Merge is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing networks in the online gaming industry.

Network: Merge Gaming Network
Carbon Poker is the latest addition to the Merge Gaming Network.

The Merge Gaming Network offers a world class digital gaming platform built from the ground up by a team with years of experience operating many of the traditional software provider offerings. This has resulted in a very stable and scalable gaming platform offering operators a wide variety of games, very quick turnaround times and detailed reporting. Merge’s proprietary gaming software has undergone strict testing carried out by external third party auditors (including RNG verification) and adheres to all security standards as mandated by the major processing networks.

The Merge Gaming Network is rapidly expanding, with several well know brands in the final stages of migration. Through continued partnerships like this, Merge is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing networks in the online gaming industry.

Carbon Poker Allows All USA Players .
Carbon Poker is the latest online poker room and has up to 8500 poker players at peak times. Play in this new and exciting room with all the features and players of an established room - plus thrilling promotions and freerolls!

* 200% Sign Up Bonus to $500
* $35,000+ In Weekly Freerolls
* $50,000 Monthly Freeroll
* Instant Freeroll Entry With Initial Deposit
* Player Rankings
* Multiple Deposit & Withdrawal Options
* Constantly Updated Software
* Game Features: Rabbit, Fold & Show 1 card, plus more!

Bonus : Make your first deposit with CarbonPoker.com and use coupon code FirstSuper to earn a 200% bonus on deposits up to $500! That’s $500 free on deposits of $250. After depositing you will receive 1 entry to a $1,000 freeroll, which can be used for entry to any $1,000 Freeroll.

You will also receive entry for 7 days into the $500 Freerolls for New Depositing Players.

This deposit bonus offer has the following play requirements:

* $1 paid per 250 comp points.
* Bonus paid in $10 increments.
* Remaining bonus expires on withdrawal

For example, if you deposit $100, you will receive $10 of your bonus automatically every time you accumulate 2500 comp points (250 comp points for each $1 of bonus). This will happen 9 more times until the total $100 bonus is paid.

Freeroll Schedule :
$50,000 Freeroll - On the last Sunday of every month at 15:00, CarbonPoker.com will run a $50,000 Freeroll that is open to all players who earn 5000 comp points so far in the current month.

$10,000 Freeroll - Every Sunday at 15:00 (except the last Sunday of every month), CarbonPoker.com holds a $10,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 2500 comp points in the previous 168 hours prior to the tournament start time.

$2,000 Freeroll - Every Saturday at 15:00, CarbonPoker.com holds a $2,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 72 hours prior to the tournament start time.

$1,000 Freerolls - Every Monday through Friday, CarbonPoker.com holds a $1,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 72 hours prior to the tournament start time.

CarbonPoker -
* Monday - 19:00 CarbonPoker.com Time
* Tuesday - 15:00 CarbonPoker.com Time
* Wednesday - 19:00 CarbonPoker.com Time
* Thursday - 15:00 CarbonPoker.com Time
* Friday - 19:00 CarbonPoker.com Time

$500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players
Make an initial deposit at CarbonPoker.com and you will gain a coupon valid for 7 days entry into our daily $500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players.

CarbonPoker is the former Poker.com rebranded with a new face lift. It is speculated that it was troublesome for them to advertise real money games under the old domain, however, no one knows for sure. Carbon Poker is part of the Merge Gaming Network, and US players will be glad to know that they are welcome at this online poker room. As far as security goes, Carbon is regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, so you can be assured that the integrity of the games are fair.

Carbon hosts a variety of payment processors which will accommodate all players. Just to name a few, they have credit cards, Click2Pay, NETELLER, ePassporte, Moneybookers, and Ecocard. As with other rooms, Carbon has the popular Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and Stud variants. However, they also have rarer games such as H.O.R.S.E, Razz, 5 Card Draw, Ace to 5 Lowball, Deuce to 7 Lowball, and Badugi (Triple Draw). In addition to cash games, they have many tournaments and freerolls, mostly of Texas Hold’em variety.

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Poker.com

October 27, 2007

At Poker.com we bring you rules and recommended strategies for every poker game on the planet. Click one of the links below to learn how to play a new poker game. The Poker.com Poker Games section outlines how to play poker for hundreds of different poker variations. Select a section from our poker games menu. Our information includes Draw Poker Games playing tips, where to play online Stud Poker Games, and the popular Guts Poker.

Poker Games:

Texas Hold’em: Texas Hold’em Poker table at Carbon Poker. Texas Hold’em has fast become the most popular poker game in the world. It is a type of community poker, which features a number of cards that are dealt face up in front of the dealer. These cards are visible to all players, and all players share the cards. Players can then use their own cards and the community cards to form a winning hand. Texas Hold’em is a community poker game, read more about the Hold’em poker variations.

Seven Card Stud: The dealer begins by dealing two cards face down to each player, and one card dealt face up to each player. The player with the highest card showing opens the first betting round. Following this betting round, another card is dealt face-up to each player, followed by a betting round, followed by a third card face-up, followed by a betting round, followed by a fourth card face-up, followed by a betting round, followed by the last card dealt face-down, concluded by the final betting round.

Basic Five Card Draw: This is five-card Draw Poker without any stipulations, except for designated wild cards. The dealer determines if there will be any wild cards at all. The dealer also determines how many draws there will be, as well as the maximum number of cards each player will be allowed to draw each time. “Two draws of two”, for example, would mean that each player will have two opportunities to discard as many as two cards in exchange for two new ones from the deck.

Typically, a betting round precedes and ensues each draw, so there is always one more betting round than there are draws. Two draws, for example, would mean three betting rounds (deal, 1st betting round, 1st draw, 2nd betting round, 2nd draw, 3rd and final betting round, showdown).Straight Draw Poker means there are no wild cards.

Omaha: Omaha Poker table at Carbon Poker. Omaha High is a type of community poker. Community poker games feature a number of cards that are dealt face up in front of the dealer. These cards are visible to all players, and all players share the cards. Players then use their own cards and the community cards to form a winning hand. The variations of Omaha High at Poker.com are defined by their betting limits: Limit Omaha High (there is a specified betting limit in each game and on each round of betting)

Omaha Hi-Lo: Texas Hold’em Poker table at Carbon Poker. Texas Hold’em has fast become the most popular poker game in the world. It is a type of community poker, which features a number of cards that are dealt face up in front of the dealer. These cards are visible to all players, and all players share the cards. Players can then use their own cards and the community cards to form a winning hand.

We have plenty on home poker information and poker variations from community poker games and standard casino poker. We have the best information about hold’em poker games including all holdem variations and the main Hold ‘Em game from which all others branch from, Texas Hold ‘Em.
Hold’em Poker Games

Poker.com will also provide advertisements from online poker sites. We recommend that all online poker players check the legality of online gambling within the jurisdiction in which they reside. We will only provide links to reputable and licensed online gambling websites, but we cannot regulate and police which sites are legal in certain geographical areas.

   
* Hold’em Poker Games
* Texas Hold’em
* Home Hold’em
* Omaha
* Omaha Hi-Lo Split
* Manila (Seven-Up Poker)
* Double Flop Hold’em
* Irish Hold’em
* Super Eight
* Tahoe
* Pineapple
* Crazy PineappleDraw Poker Games:

* Draw Poker Games
* Basic Five Card Draw
* Stedman’s
* Snowmen & Hockey Sticks
* Heinz 57
* Dr. Pepper
* Wild Widow
* Pregnant Threes
* Spit in the Ocean
* Jacks or Better
* Jacks and Back
* Trees
* Six Back
* Three Legged Race
* Stormy Weather
* Kings and Little Ones
* Honky Tonk

Guts Poker Games:

* Guts Poker Games
* Basic Guts
* Monte Carlo
* Two and One
* Consecutive Guts
* Alternating Guts
* Four-Three
* 3*5*7
* Jacks and Piss
* Indian Poker
* Three to Five
* Thirty Eight
* Kryptonite
* Wolfie’s Lou

Stud Poker Games:
* Stud Poker Games
* Basic Seven Card Stud
* Razz
* Kankakee
* Eight Card Stud
* 444
* Sevens Take All
* Kings and Little Ones
* Roll Your Own
* Shifting Sands
* Monterey
* Flip
* Follow the Queen
* Follow the Cowboy
* Little Ones
* Basic Five Card Stud
* Six Card Stud
* Sixty Four
* High Chicago
* Low Chicago
* Black Mariah
* Murder
* Homocide
* Basic Baseball
* Blind Baseball
* Winter Baseball
* The Queen
* Buy Your Card
* Free Enterprise
* Three Card Monte
* Take It or Leave It
* Auction
* Count Your Diamonds
* Countdown
* Echo Park
* The Deck
* Blind
* Pig
* Second Hand High
* Have A Heart
* Good, Bad, Ugly
* High Low Jim
* Breed the Heifer
* Hurricane
* English Stud
* Sequence
* Dirty Shultz
* Spots
* Bid’em
* Super Bid’em

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