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Ace the Case – Join the Race
Beat the deadbeats, break free from the coffin and get ahead in this month’s race. Aptly named in the spirit of Halloween – ‘Ace the Case’…

Vamp it up with Over $550 in prizes
The vampires have killed the VIP Players – they are not allowed in this promotion!
Deposit 2 times before 20th of October – you can win Cash, Tournament Tickets and the opportunity to play the VIP Tournament for Free! May the blood and the luck flow your way!…

$3K VIP ‘Freak Out’ Freeroll
It doesn’t matter how much you scream! No-one can hear you! Except Purple Lounge! Play on a VIP level in October, and you will save yourself from all evil and Play in November! Freak the other players out – especially the two $150 bounties!…read more

Ultimate Thrill, € 4 300 ECOSTT Package!
Players can win a unique €4 300 package to this €120k GTD event which combines the thrill of live poker with the speed of single table tournaments on the fantastic party island Malta!…read more

This package is available for all new players registering between 18th April & 30th April 2011.

–Up to $1,000 first deposit bonus–
For a limited time only, Purple Lounge Poker are increasing their 100% sign-up bonus from $250 to a massive $1,000! Make a first deposit into your Purple Lounge account and for every 5 raked hands that you play you will receive a $0.25 bonus, up until you have received 100% of your first deposit.

–50% discount on Tournament buy-ins–
They have fantastic tournaments here at Purple Lounge, and we want as many players as possible to be able to enjoy them, so they are offering a 50% discount on all tournament buy-ins, up to a maximum saving of €100! They have their fantastic Easter Festival running from 22nd – 25th April, including their €750,000 Guaranteed tournament, so this is a perfect opportunity to get involved and win big!

–Up to 50% Rakeback–
For a limited time, Purple Lounge can offer Rakeback of up to 50%!!! Everyone gets a minimum of 30%, and you can earn up to 50% based on the following tiers:
$0-$1,500 per month: 30%
$1,500-$3,000 per month: 40%
$3,000+ per month: 50%
This is a one-off promotional period of extra Rakeback, and all players will revert back to 30% from August 1st 2011.

–$25 free cash for depositing within 24 hours–
It’s simple, the poker room is giving $25 free to every player that opens a Purple Lounge Account and makes a deposit within 24 hours of creating their account. Just download their free software, register a real money player account and make a deposit!

€750,000 Guaranteed
They have an Easter Festival coming up from 22nd-25th April, and they have just increased our headline €500,000 Guaranteed MTT to €750,000! There is sure to be a healthy overlay in this tournament, so get involved for your chance to win
€2,500 New Player Freerolls

They have just increased the size of their New Player Freerolls, with 5x more cash to be won! Now instead of €500, there is €2,500 up for grabs for all new players. These freerolls run every Wednesday at 1830 BST and are open to all new players joining them each week.

Safe & Secure
Purple Lounge is an established company with a 6 year history, owned by Media Corp PLC, based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Players can be 100% sure that their funds are safe with them.

$50,000 in Rake Races
Why mess with a good thing? Purple Lounge $50K rake races are still going strong and will continue in August. If players missed out last month don’t fret because there is another chance for them to win a share of $50,000 again in August.

These races are suitable for everyone, and it’s free to join in so there’s nothing for players to lose! The $50,000 rake race prize will consist of two races; $40,000 to top 75 raked hands and $10,000 to top 10 VIP points.

The race will begin from 00:00:00 BSTAugust 1, 2010 to 23:59:59 BST August 31, 2010. The leader board will be updated daily on weekdays so players can keep track of where they stand.

$200 New Depositors FreeRolls
Players love freerolls and this August Purple Lounge is offering the chance for players to win $800 worth of FreeRolls.

Any player who makes a successful deposit in August will be entered into a $200 FreeRoll tournament the following week. Players who qualify will be automatically entered and will receive an email to confirm their place in the tournament.

Daily Free Rolls
This month Purple Lounge Poker have even more freerolls to choose from, with a total of 8 every single day! These freerolls have no entry requirements, and the cash is yours to keep! Use them as a bankroll builder and you can begin to play in the real leagues for free! All freerolls can be found in the download poker client, under Scheduled Tournaments>Freerolls.

The Daily schedule is: (all times BST)
01:30 € 50 Freeroll – Razz PL
05:45 € 50 Freeroll – Hold’em PL
09.30 € 50 Freeroll Omaha PL
13:00 € 200 Freeroll – Hold’em NL
17:45 $20 Hold’em Freeroll
18:00 € 50 Freeroll – Omaha H/L PL
20:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll
22:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll

Get your share of the free cash!

$50,000 in Rake Races

Back by popular demands, the $50K rake races will continue in June so if you missed out last month worry because there is another chance for you to win a share of $50,000 again in June.

It doesn’t matter what stakes or level you play these races are suitable for everyone. It would not cost you anything so you got nothing to lose. The $50,000 rake race prize will consist of two races; $40,000 to top 75 raked hands and $10,000 to top 10 VIP points.

The race will begin from 00:00:00 BST June 1, 2010 to 23:59:59 BST June 31, 2010. The leader board will be updated daily on weekdays so you can keep track of where you stand.

$200 New Depositors FreeRolls:
This June Purple Lounge Poker
is giving depositing players a chance to win $800 worth of FreeRolls.
Any player who makes a successful deposit in June will be entered into a $200 FreeRoll online poker tournament the following week. Players who qualify will be automatically entered and will receive an email to confirm their place in the tournament.

A whopping $50,000 prizes has been set aside for two races alone. $40,000 will go to players who rake the most hands and a further $10,000 for those who rake the most VIP points.

Purple Lounge is also giving away a $300 FreeRoll tournament seat to anyone who makes their first deposit in March. Qualifying players are automatically entered nearer the time.

PLUS this March they are giving depositing players a chance to win $800 by competing in their depositors weekly FreeRolls too. Any player who makes a successful deposit each week will be entered into a $200 FreeRoll the following Tuesday

There’s more?! As usual Purple Lounge have lots more FreeRolls, Free Spins Promotions, Happy Hours Bonus offers available to your players.

Any player who makes a successful deposit in February will be entered into a $200 FreeRoll tournament the following Tuesday. Players who qualified will be automatically entered and will receive an email to confirm their place in the tournament. Depositors for casino will also qualify for this FreeRoll!

Purple Lounge is also giving away a $300 FreeRoll tournament to anyone who makes their first deposit during February. The FreeRoll tournament will be held on 6th Saturday March 6pm GMT!

$50,000 in February Races
As Purple Lounge Races are so popular, they are offering them, every month – $40,000 for top Raked Hands Rakers and $10,000 for Top VIP Point Rakers!

8 Daily FreeRolls – NO entry requirements
Purple Loune have 8 daily FreeRolls scheduled all through the month – everyone can take part & there are NO restrictions to enter.

01:30 – € 50 FreeRoll – Razz PL
05:45 – € 50 FreeRoll – Hold’em PL
13:00 – € 200 FreeRoll – Hold’em NL
17:45 – $20 Hold’em FreeRoll
18:00 – € 50 FreeRoll – Omaha H/L PL
20:00 – $20 Hold’em FreeRoll
22:00 – $20 Hold’em FreeRoll

NEW Weekly Depositor FreeRolls – For New and Existing Players
Any player who makes a successful deposit during one week will be entered into a $200 FreeRoll the following week. All players are entitled to enter all FreeRolls during the month:
Deposit Week 1: 1st -7th Tournament – 9th February
Deposit Week 2: 8th- 14th Feb Tournament on: 16th February
Deposit Week 3: 15th- 21st Feb Tournament on: 23rd February
Deposit Week 4: 16th- 28th Feb Tournament on: 2nd March

Poker First Deposit FreeRolls – New players only
Not only will Purple Loune have weekly Depositor FreeRolls, they will also have one other HUGE First Depositors FreeRoll. This is for all new players who register and make a successful deposit in February. The $300 Tournament will be held on Saturday 13thMarch.

$50,000 Prize Money in our Renowned Races!
$40,000 for top Raked Hands Rakers and $10,000 for Top VIP Point Rakers!

8 Daily FreeRolls – NO entry requirements
Purple Lounge Poker have 8 daily FreeRolls scheduled all through the month of December, everyone can take part & there are NO restrictions to enter.

VIP Loyalty FreeRolls are continuing!
As soon as new players start to play they will automatically be placed on the Jack Level and will be manually added by the customer service team to the February Invitational FreeRoll once they have reached the VIP requirement. The mini loyalty program FreeRolls will be running in February and players attending will receive a confirmation invitation to the FreeRoll.

As always Purple Lounge is bringing you the best poker races, as just another way of rewarding their loyal players.

The number one spot in terms of Raked hands this October will see a bankroll exploding $8,500 parked in their account. Add to this the $3000 from the VIP point’s race and you have a total available first prize of $11,500! The race begins October 1st and runs until the 31st, so top up your bank roll, and get ready to race!

The payout structures for the races this month are:

Top 75 Raked hands:
1 $8,500 21 $555 41 $155 61 $60
2 $5,250 22 $530 42 $145 62 $60
3 $3,300 23 $505 43 $145 63 $60
4 $1,550 24 $485 44 $125 64 $45
5 $1,050 25 $460 45 $125 65 $45
6 $900 26 $440 46 $115 66 $45
7 $875 27 $415 47 $115 67 $45
8 $850 28 $390 48 $106 68 $25
9 $830 29 $370 49 $106 69 $25
10 $805 30 $345 50 $106 70 $25
11 $785 31 $325 51 $97 71 $25
12 $760 32 $300 52 $97 72 $10
13 $735 33 $275 53 $92 73 $10
14 $715 34 $255 54 $92 74 $10
15 $690 35 $230 55 $92 75 $10
16 $670 36 $210 56 $85
17 $645 37 $185 57 $85
18 $625 38 $170 58 $75
19 $600 39 $170 59 $75
20 $575 40 $155 60 $75

Top 15 VIP Points:
1 $3,000
2 $2,250
3 $1,750
4 $1,500
5 $1,250
6 $1,000
7 $900 14 $150
8 $800 15 $100
9 $700
10 $600
11 $500
12 $300
13 $200

Extra ‘Rocktober’ Promotions Coming Soon!
Yes, there are more ‘Rocktober’ incentives coming Mid Month so please keep a look out for additional information. They will be something worth racing for and, they will ROCK!

8 Daily FreeRolls –NO Entry Requirements –
Another free way for players to build their bank roll from nothing! Purple Lounge have 8 daily FreeRolls scheduled all through the month of October where everyone can take part – there are NO restrictions. Please see times below:

1:30 € 50 Freeroll – Razz PL | 05:45 € 50 Freeroll – Hold’em PL | 13:00 € 200 Freeroll – Hold’em NL
17:45 $20 Hold’em Freeroll | 18:00 € 50 Freeroll – Omaha H/L PL | 20:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll
22:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll

$55,000 in Races – Again! This September Purple Lounge is sticking by its commitment to rewarding more players more of the time – by running ANOTHER top 75 raked hands race! There will also be another top 15 VIP points race, combining for a total prize pool of $55,000!

Guess the Password Tourneys
Following the success of their 8 daily FreeRolls, they’ve added a series of new tournaments to win some cash in!
From Monday September 14th until Sunday September 27th they’re running low buy-in tournaments with FREE CASH ADDED!
The buy-in is a low $1 + $0.1, and every weekday the prize pool is a cool $30! On the weekend the buy-in stays the same, but the prize pool jumps to a full $60!
There is a catch though – The tournaments are password protected, and players have to find each day’s password to register!
The questions are in the description of each tournament. Enter the answer in the password field and see if it gives you access! If not, they’d better get back on Google and find the right answer!

Win your ticket to the world’s oldest offline Poker Tournament Master Classics 2009
Online Qualifiers are underway to win a superb 8,000EUR Package to the Master Classics of Poker in Amsterdam, Holland.
If you are successful, you can play in one of Europe’s oldest Offline Poker Tourneys, in one of the best European cities.
Check out the Qualifiers, which start from as low as 3EUR buy in by opening up your Poker software and look under Scheduled Tourneys> Satellites> Master Classics

8 Daily FreeRolls –NO Entry Requirements
Another free way for players to build their bank roll from nothing! They have 8 daily FreeRolls scheduled all through the month of September where everyone can take part – there are NO restrictions. Please see times below:

1:30 € 50 Freeroll – Razz PL | 05:45 € 50 Freeroll – Hold’em PL | 13:00 € 200 Freeroll – Hold’em NL
17:45 $20 Hold’em Freeroll | 18:00 € 50 Freeroll – Omaha H/L PL | 20:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll
22:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll

Betting Exchange Promos
The betting exchange has got remarkably busier since the football season has started, and they are looking to push the business even more with a couple of great promos this month.

First off, they have their Pro Punter promo which is running over the first 2 weeks of the month – in this users will get one point for each market they make a net win of at least 10 Euros. The points will be used in a leaderboard with prizes for the top places.

Later in the month they will be running ‘Win to Spin’ where users will get a free spin in our casino for each market where they win at least 10 Euros – this has an obvious cross-promotion strategy to get your players using different products offered by Purple Lounge.