Monday, December 22, 2008

David 'Chino' Rheem Wins Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic

The Poker Pack Dominate Prestigious Bellagio Event

AsianLogic Plc, owners of The Asian Poker Tour congratulate newly signed pro David 'Chino' Rheem on taking down first place and $1,538,730 at the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic and Steve Sung on finishing fourth for $396,205. Chino inked a contract to join JC Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do and Steve Sung in The Poker Pack last week. The Poker Pack is an elite team of top professionals who take part in big events on the world circuit.

Victory was sweet for Chino, who also finished seventh cashing for nearly $1.8 million at the final table of the WSOP Main Event in November.

Rheem said: "It was amazing to take this tournament down and it was great to have so many of my friends sweating me at the Bellagio and online. Winning my first WPT title is very special and finishes off a great year for me. I also have to congratulate my good buddies Steve Sung and Amnon Filipe for finishing fourth and fifth and Nam Le for making the money".

Chino fought his way through a field of 497 players over six days of tournament play but the final heads-up against Justin Young was an epic. After being dominated 14,100,000 to 8,185,000 at the start it took Rheem 151 hands to emerge with the championship. Chino had never cashed in a WPT Main Event before and certainly chose the right time to do it! Fellow member of The Poker Pack Steve Sung was the chip leader going into the final table and finished fourth cashing for $396,205 becoming the WPT's 99th millionaire in the process.

The Poker Pack was formed in the aftermath of the Asian Poker Tour event in Macau in August with JC Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do and Steve Sung the first players to sign. Since then it has been non stop success for the newly formed group who have ripped up major events around the world. Highlights include a HK$3.7 million (US$473,915) win for Nam Le and final table for Quinn Do at a highrollers event in Macau, a huge runner's up cheque of $943,215 for Nam Le at the WPT Festa Al Lago and a brilliant win for JC Tran, who represented the Asian Poker Tour and PKR at the recent star-studded PartyPoker.com Premier League III in London. Now Chino's big win is added to the roster of consistent success. The Poker Pack recently took part in a special bounty tournament on PKR which broke all records for the next generation site.

Tom Hall CEO of AsianLogic Plc, owners of the Asian Poker Tour said: " We concluded the sponsorship deal with Chino last week and what a start he has made to life in The Poker Pack! Chino is a great guy and thoroughly deserves this big win and we'd like to congratulate him as well as Steve and Nam on cashing at the tournament." The Poker Pack will be out in force at the Asian Poker Tour Philippines, which takes place January 27 – February 1 at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Manila. The main event has a $2,500 + $200 buy-in and there are lots of ways to qualify online. The Asian Poker Tour is supported by iPoker Network, Titan, Dafa Poker, PKR, PartyPoker, Everest, 888, JBet Poker, 32 Red Poker, Japan 3D Poker and Everleaf Network. Full details can be found at http://www.asianpt.com/

The Poker Pack are also heading for the Aussie Millions at the Crown Casino in Melbourne in January http://www.aussiemillions.com/schedule.

6 More Blackjack Players Win Seats at BKJK BOWL Monthly Final Dec. 30

Finalists Advance to US-Friendly Online Casino’s $21,000 Final Super Bowl Week

Last night, five more online blackjack players advanced to Lucky18Casino’s BKJK BOWL Monthly Final. On December 30th they’ll compete for $2121 and a seat at the Championship Table where the grand prize is $21,000.

“I have to admit I was feeling pretty lucky going into the game,” said one of the finalists on Sunday night. “But I didn’t really expect to make it to the final hand, never mind advance to the monthly final!”

Since it began in September, BKJK BOWL has awarded nearly $20,000 in cash prizes and more than $33,000 is yet to be won.

Every Sunday night since September, Lucky18Casino has awarded $1121 and six free seats to the monthly main event. Players can even earn one of twelve free seats at the Sunday blackjack tournament in one of three qualifiers each week (entry fees as low as $11). Players can also buy-in on Sunday night for $55. A total of twenty-five free seats will be given away to the $21,000 Final Showdown in January.

“This is our second BKJK BOWL,” said Robert Goldman of Lucky18Casino.com. “I’d love to see someone buy-in to a qualifier for a measly $11 and make it all the way to the $21,000 final table!”

NEXT WEEKLY QUALIFIERS: Sunday, December 21st & 28th, 10:00 pm EST
Prizes: $1121 Cash + 6 Seats at the $2121 MONTHLY BOWL

NEXT MONTHLY FINAL: December 30th, 10:00 pm EST
Prizes: $2121 Cash + 5 Seats at Grand Final

GRAND FINAL: January 28th, 10:00 pm EST
Prize: $21,000

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Friday, December 19, 2008

David 'Chino' Rheem Inks Contract to Join "The Poker Pack"

Two Members of Successful Asian Poker Tour Backed Team Make Final Table at the WPT Five Diamond


Two members of The Poker Pack - Steve Sung and David ‘Chino’ Rheem - have made it to the final table at the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic at the Bellagio, Las Vegas. Sung signed his sponsorship deal to become a member of “The Poker Pack” alongside close friends JC Tran, Nam Le and Quinn Do back in August, while November Nine member Chino has inked his contract to join the pack this week. Sung goes to the final table as chip leader, while Rheem is third in chips. If this wasn’t enough success, fellow member of The Poker Pack Nam Le also cashed in the same event!

The Poker Pack was formed in the aftermath of the Asian Poker Tour event in Macau in August with JC Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do and Steve Sung the first players to sign. Since then it has been non stop success for the newly formed group who have ripped up major events around the world. Highlights include a HK$3.7 million (US$473,915) win for Nam Le and final table for Quinn Do at a highrollers event in Macau, a huge runner's up cheque of $943,215 for Nam Le at the WPT Festa Al Lago and a brilliant win for JC Tran, who represented the Asian Poker Tour and PKR at the recent star-studded PartyPoker.com Premier League III in London. The Poker Pack recently took part in a special bounty tournament on PKR which broke all records for the next generation site.

Newly signed member David ‘Chino’ Rheem is one of the most respected and liked professionals on the circuit and will be taking part in the Asian Poker Tour Philippines, which takes place January 27 – February 1 with fellow members of The Poker Pack. His profile increased greatly this year after finishing on the final table at the WSOP Main Event and cashing for nearly $1.8 million after finishing seventh. At the final table he received the support of many of the professional players. He now has a total of six WSOP cashes and live circuit tournament winnings of over $2,500,000. 28-year-old Chino was born in Los Angeles but moved to Florida in the late 1990's. While living there, he took advantage of the state's 18-year-old minimum age to play poker at a casino. He cut his teeth at the Seminole Hollywood Casino, playing with the likes of Robert and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

Chino said: "The opportunity to sign a deal with all my friends was too good to be true! I have a huge amount of respect for JC, Nam, Quinn and Steve and together as a team I think we are really going places. I already pretty much travel the circuit with the other members of The Poker Pack and to be formally signed up is fantastic."

Steve Sung is guaranteed to become the 99th WPT millionaire at the Five Diamond as before this prestigious tournament he had $998,357 in career WPT earnings. Sung is chip leader at the final table and is now hoping to break the $2 million mark! Sung has reached two WPT final tables, with a runner-up finish at Bay 101 (March, 2008) and a 4th-place finish at WPT Barcelona (Oct, 2007) and certainly has form at the Five Diamond. 2006 saw him finish third in a $5,000 preliminary event, and then ninth in the $15,000 main event. As well as being a force on the live circuit, Sung is a feared and respected high stakes online player recognizable by his screen name 'MuGGyLiCiOuS.' Residing in Torrance, California since he was seven years-old, Sung was born in Seoul, South Korea and started playing on the live circuit as soon as he turned 21 years-old. After high school, he began attending the University of California at San Diego to study computer engineering and economics but left college to play poker. As well as big success at the WPT and online he has cashed significantly at the WSOP for the past two years.

Tom Hall CEO of AsianLogic Plc, owners of the Asian Poker Tour said: "Chino is a great guy and magnificent player and we're really happy to welcome him into The Poker Pack. If you look at how much prize money all these guys have made in 2008 and how much they may make in 2009 it is scary! As individuals they are all well known players on the circuit - together the possibilities are endless! There are many teams in poker but these guys are a really unified unit. They travel everywhere together and enjoy each other's success. Poker is in its infancy in Asia and we're excited by what we have lined-up for The Poker Pack and what they will achieve as a group."

Next stop for The Poker Pack after the Bellagio will be the prestigious Aussie Millions at Crown Casino in Melbourne. The Poker Pack will also be out in force and playing at the Asian Poker Tour Philippines, which takes place January 27 – February 1 at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Manila. The main event has a $2,500 + $200 buy-in and there are lots of ways to qualify online. The Asian Poker Tour is supported by iPoker Network, Titan, Dafa Poker, PKR, PartyPoker, Everest, 888, JBet Poker, 32 Red Poker, Japan 3D Poker and Everleaf Network.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

3D Online Casino Launches New Gold Boom Slot Machine

Three Dimensional Online Casino Lobby Now Features Five Unique Slots and a Progressive Jackpot Currently Over $130,000

When 3D casino WinADay.com launched earlier this year it promised to keep the new slot machines coming and they’ve certainly made good on that promise. In October the unique online casino operated by Slotland.com introduced the new Heavenly Reels slot machine. This week the unique casino has added yet another one-of-a-kind game. With symbols that hearken back to gold rush days, Gold Boom is a 9-wheel, 6-pay line slot machine that offers free bonus spins, a progressive jackpot, and awesome payouts.


“Gold miners in the wild west kept themselves going by believing they could strike it rich any minute,” said Ondrej Tuma of Slotland.com. “Slot machine players have that same feeling every time they pull the lever, so I think they’re going to enjoy this new game!”

Like on Heavenly Reels, Gold Boom players can win Bonus Spins that can pay off big time. Every time three Diamond symbols appear on a wagered pay line, one Diamond is added to the Bonus Spin Counter. When 3 bonus spin diamonds have been collected, the player wins three Bonus Spins. The amount won on those spins is based on the amount bet on the last normal spin, so strategic players will want to keep an eye on the Bonus Spin Counter when deciding on their wagers.

Three Gold symbols on a wagered payline with max bet wins the WinADay.com progressive jackpot that currently stands at just over $129K.

To celebrate the launch of the new Gold Boom slot machine, WinADay.com is offering a Gold Boom Top Spinner Bonus and the Gold Boom Triple Luck Bonus. The player with the most total bets on Gold Boom between December 12 and 19 will be declared the Gold Boom Top Spinner and will be refunded 100% of their deposits made during that time. The player that gets the biggest single spin pay out during the same period will win the Gold Boom Triple Luck bonus and will have their winnings for that spin tripled.

WinADay.com players are greeted in the three-dimensional casino Games Lobby by animated casino attendants that are available to answer players questions and help them enjoy the casino experience. WinADay.com games are based on the latest instant-play, no-download Flash technology that allows designers to incorporate the rich media content that today’s online game players expect. WinADay.com casino is alive with crisp graphics, fancy animations, cool sound effects and background music. All games are original, built using proprietary software, and only available at WinADay.com. All games are tied to one progressive jackpot pool.


WinADay.com developers are already working on the next new game top be introduced at WinADay.com 3D casino. Puzzle World will be launched in the new year.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Slotland Jackpot Payouts Nearly $900K with Last Week’s $110K Win

$110,125 Video Poker Jackpot is 7th Major Progressive Win This Year

Just six weeks since the last big win, the progressive jackpot at Slotland.com has been hit again for six-figures. The $110,125 win last week brings the total jackpot wins in 2008 to $896,405 (€700,360). Slotland’s jackpot, available on all of the slots and video site’s games, has been hit every 4 – 6 weeks since last summer. While the jackpots aren’t the biggest on the internet -- usually $100,000 to $150,000 -- they are hit so frequently that they are increasingly popular with online slots players.

Last week’s big winner was a player known as ZONARIZ who won $110,125 (€87,728) playing one of Slotland’s popular video poker games, Striking 7s. Striking 7s is a Romanesque variation of the popular Deuces Wild video poker game. While this is the seventh major jackpot this year at Slotland, it is the first one on Striking 7s. The last time the jackpot was hit on one of the sites three video poker games was in August when MSMIKEY won $108,060 (€86,083) playing the Jacks or Better game.

“This seems to be gaining momentum,” said Slotland. “The more people hear about big jackpot wins, the more people that play our games. The jackpot goes up every time a player places a max bet, so more players means the jackpot is growing pretty fast these days!”

Slotland’s last big win was six weeks to the day before this last win. “MINE0MMINE” won $134,253 (€106.584) playing the popular Golden 8 slot machine on October 23.

A $168K win on Booster in July, $88K on Wild Heart in May, $91K on the new Four Cast in April and -- the largest win ever -- $195K on Treasure Box in March, bring the total progressive jackpot wins for the year to nearly a million dollars (over seven hundred thousand Euros).

With the launch last month of it’s latest game, Megaspin, Slotland.com now features thirteen unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four of the most popular online slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs. All of Slotland’s games give players the option of placing a maximum bet for a chance at the progressive jackpot. All of the slots and video poker games on the mobile network are also tied to the same jackpot pools. Slotland is available in Spanish at Es.Slotland.com.

BKJK BOWL II Online Blackjack Tournament Heats Up as NFL and College Football Bowl Season Approaches

US-Friendly Online Casino Gives Weekly Chances at $2121 and Seats at the Ultimate $21,000 Championship Table

As the NFL football season builds momentum in the weeks before the Super Bowl and college bowls, the BKJK BOWL II online blackjack tournament at US-friendly Lucky18Casino.com is also heating up as the $21,000 final in January approaches.

Online blackjack players can win their way to Sunday night Weekly Bowls where $1121 and 5 seats in the Monthly Bowl are awarded. The Monthly Bowl’s minimum is $2121 but, depending on how many players buy-in, the purse can grow to $5000 or more. The top 5 players in each Monthly Bowl advance to the BKJK BOWL II final tournament on January 28th. The winner that night will walk away $21,000 richer.

NEXT WEEKLY QUALIFIER: Sunday, December 14th, 10:00 pm EST
Prizes: $1121 Cash + 5 Seats at the $2121 MONTHLY BOWL December 30th

“Smart and savvy players are going to compete and earn their seats all the way through,” said Robert Goldman of Lucky18Casino.com. “With some skill and a tinge of luck they can enter this blackjack tournament for as little as $22 and ultimately play for $21,000!”

“Remember, you’re not playing against a computer here,” said Goldman. “It’s nerve-racking There’s real people behind those cards – head to head, you’ve really got to keep your wits about you or you’re finished!”

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Friday, December 05, 2008

New Multi-hand Blackjack Speeds Things Up for Those That Like Their Cards Fast

RomeCasino.com Welcomes US Players and Currently has Over $166K in Progressive Jackpots

Players that like the thrill of Blackjack will really love the added excitement of playing up to four hands at one time as they can with RomeCasino.com’s new Multihand Blackjack. RomeCasino.com, one of the most popular US-friendly online casinos, has just introduced the new game to challenge players that like their game to move quickly.

“You feel like you’re in Vegas,” said RomeCasino.com CEO Josh Cartu. “Having a crowd standing behind you while bet every hand on the table.”

Multihand Blackjack plays just like regular Blackjack except that the player is essentially sitting at every seat at the table. This means that once one hand is played the player can quickly move on to another hand – no waiting for other players to play before the next hand is dealt.

“You’ve got more bets on the table so I guess you’re actually risking more than when you just play one hand at a time,” said one avid multihand player. “But you also spend less time waiting for others to play and for cards to be dealt. If you’re a good player, playing quickly and playing more hands actually means you can win more!”

RomeCasino.com’s biggest progressive jackpot is currently at $100,636 and is available on several of their slots and video slots including the extremely popular Red White and Blue slot machine. Between this jackpot and several other smaller ones there is a total of more than $166K in progressive jackpots up for grabs.


It’s no wonder RomeCasino.com is particularly popular with the most discriminating online casino players. Their games download faster than any other instant-play US online casino games and the unique multi-tabbed gaming feature enables players to play several different casino games at a time and switch between them instantly. Should a player tire of one game, they don’t have to close it down and re-load another game. They just switch from one game to another instantly by simply clicking on another open tab.


RomeCasino.com welcomes US players and is known for its wide variety of online casino deposit methods catering to the US players. It is one of the only online casinos to accept all three major credit cards easily and reliably.

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Slotland Launches Another Instant Classic

New MegaSpin Online Slot Machine Tied to Slotland’s Progressive Jackpot

The fruit on Slotland’s newest online slot machine may be glittering jewels, but the object of MegaSpin is the same as any fruitee and that’s to get three in a row. The new game launched this week joins 15 other unique games at the popular slots and video poker site. Like all of Slotland’s games, it is an instant-play game that requires no downloading or installation -- and it can only be played at Slotland.com.

MegaSpin is a single-payline slot machine game with two sets of three-reels. Players start by spinning the bigger reels. If they win, they continue playing on the upper reels where they can multiply their winnings. Hitting three different fruit symbols wins three free spins. Wild Stars are wild and can substitute for other symbols on the payline.

“We don’t have super heroes or comic book characters,” said Ondrej Tuma of Slotland. “Our players like classic slot machines and MegaSpin follows in that tradition.”

Like all of Slotland’s unique slot machines and video poker games, MegaSpin is tied to Slotland’s progressive jackpot which was recently won for $134K and is already approaching $100K again. The progressive bonus pool continually increases as players bet and play until it is won. Three Wild Stars on each of the two reels, while betting maximum, wins the progressive jackpot.


Slotland.com now features thirteen unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four of the most popular online slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs. All of Slotland’s games give players the option of placing a maximum bet for a chance at the progressive jackpot. All of the slots and video poker games on the mobile network are also tied to the same jackpot pools. Slotland is available in Spanish at Es.Slotland.com.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

bwin Joins Growing DiceArena Multiplayer Games Network

Jadestone’s DiceArea announce leading online gaming operator, bwin, as launch partner

Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based owner and operator of the multiplayer dice games network DiceArena, announced today that leading European online sports betting and online gaming operator bwin will join the the DiceArena Network early next year.

At launch, the DiceArena Network features two new dice games: Dice Hold’em, inspired by the popular poker game, and Shoot the Moons, an easy to learn alternative for more casual players. In early 2009, two perennial dice favorites will be added to the range of DiceArena games: Liar’s Dice is the hardcore bluffer’s game and Backgammon is the undisputable classic among dice board games.

“We’ve always felt that Jadestone provides a fresh take on familiar concepts,” said Norbert Teufelberger, Co-CEO of bwin. The current Jadestone games have been among our fastest growing product categories lately. We have great expectations that the new Backgammon will be a real winner. As for the DiceArena table games, the market is clearly ready for something new and exciting.”

“There’s no doubt that bwin has played a major role in getting Jadestone to where it is today,” said Tobias Nissen, Business Development Director at Jadestone. “They’ve been a solid and competent partner in the true sense of the word. It’s with great satisfaction we see bwin expand their business with us to include our new DiceArena product.”

The DiceArena suite of games has been in development at Jadestone for almost two years. With a number of high profile network partners lined up and games available across Europe in 23 languages, it’s one of the biggest new product introductions in Jadestone’s history.

Additional information about DiceArena can be found on http://www.jadestone.se/. There is also a newly launched consumer website with information and blogging about the DiceArena games at http://www.dicearena.com/.

Progressive Jackpot Tops a Million Dollars

Jackpot Pinata at Lucky18Casino.com Now $1,001,582

There was great excitement at Lucky18Casino.com yesterday as staff watched their Jackpot Pinata progressive jackpot reach and surpass one million dollars for the first time ever. Jackpot Pinata is now the largest progressive jackpot offered by online casinos that accept U.S. players.

Jackpot Pinata is a twenty-line online slot machine with tacos, beautiful señoritas, fresh limes, roses and various piñatas on its reels. Its free spins, wild symbols, substitutes, and bonus game make game a veritable fiesta. It takes five Bull Pinata symbols on any one of the paylines to win the progressive jackpot. To qualify for the jackpot, players must wager $0.25 per payline.

Launched just a year ago with an initial $250,000 prize, Jackpot Pinata was hit for $273,914 within weeks but hasn’t been hit since.

Jackpot Pinata isn’t the only game currently poised to make some lucky jackpot winner rich. The Midlife Crisis/Shopping Spree jackpot at Lucky18Casino.com is also getting close to a million dollars, currently at about $905,000. For those that prefer jackpots that are hit more often but for lesser amounts, Lucky18Casino.com offers Let ‘Em Ride which is hit, on average, every 17 days. The last hit was for $41,014 and that was a week ago already.

“Shopping Spree has been inching toward a million for awhile now,” said Robert Goldman of Lucky18Ccasino.com. “We thought that would be the first to make one of our players an instant millionaire. Now I guess we better plan a fiesta for a big Jackpot Pinata winner!”

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