Online Gambling News and Promotions

SunPoker 1.5 Software now Released

Sun Poker is very excited to announce the release of the SunPoker 1.5 software update. This is the first step before launching the fully functional, 2.0 version in January.

The new SunPoker 1.5 software includes:

- A different color scheme throughout the software including a new cashier look

- Different SunPoker tables that will make multi-tabling much easier

- The brand new Hand History Replayer is now live to watch previous hands in video form for an entire session hand for hand.

- The very exciting BackBet side game that allows you to bet on the outcome of the next pocket and community cards. If you have players who like to play side games, SunPoker wants them. Their players are already applauding us on the new BackBet feature, it’s addictive and extremely fun to use while playing

$1000 Freeroll for all SunPoker players who test the new software:

They will be having a $1000 freeroll on December 23rd for all players who come and test out the software. This includes all existing players and new players, so get this information out to players.

All new First Time Depositing players from now until December 23rd, who play in their $1000 freeroll will have another chance to win. Any amount cashed during this tournament will be DOUBLED by SunPoker!

Santa’s Surprise

This promotion was by far their biggest success last year. Their players have been begging us to bring this back. Well it’s back and it’s BIG. SunPoker is more than doubling the amount of money they gave away last year.

How does it work: Sun Poker‘s player needs to play 250 raked hands per day to qualify.

For each day that players play 250 raked hands between November 29th and December 25th they will earn 1 Present Token. For every 5 Tokens they receive they can trade them in for another present. So for example if during the first 25 days of December they play 250 or more raked hands on 10 different days they would receive TWO extra presents on top of the first present they received for the first day. That is 3 presents!

What are the presents? SunPoker is being very generous with this promotion giving away:

Christmas is right around the corner and Sun Poker is ready to reach into Santa’s Bag and hand out the presents!

Each player who opts in for this promotion and plays 250 raked real money hands in a day will be eligible for a Sunpoker Present!

Now one present is fun but let’s be honest, more presents are better! They understand that here at Sunpoker, so they are giving you an opportunity to earn even more presents!

For each day that you play 250 raked hands between December 1st and December 25th you will earn 1 Present Token. For every 5 Tokens you receive you can trade them in for another present. So for example if during the first 25 days of December you play 250 or more raked hands on 10 different days you would receive TWO extra presents on top of the first present you received for the first day. That is 3 presents!
So what are the presents?

Many of presents will remain secret because no one likes a gift ruined, but they will include cold hard cash up to $500, tournament tokens, bonus deals, VIP Upgrades, and many more!

Asian Poker Tour 2010 – Manila
$1,000,000 is up for grabs and SunPoker has the satellites and prize packages to send your players to 2010 APT – Manila! Poker players from all over the world will be converging in Asia as the Asian Poker Tour (APT) holds events in various locations around the region.

After the success of APT here at SunPoker last year, the APT is back on their schedule with the next event in Manila running August 23-29, 2010. The tournament will be held at the luxurious Resorts World Manila complex and you can win your package right here at SunPoker.

SunPoker will be awarding $5,500 APT prize packages for the event that runs August 23-29, 2010.

Package includes:
- $2,500 + $200 Buy In to the Main Event. (Aug 25th – Aug 28th).
- $750 for 6 nights’ accommodation at the Manila Marriot
- Hotel, Aug 23rd – Aug 29th, 2010.
- $50 for registration fees.
- Up to $2,000 for flights and spending (depending on currency exchange rates).

Take part in any of their daily SunPoker APT satellites for the chance to win your seat to this celebrated poker event.

$400,000 Guaranteed Every Weekend in online poker tournaments!
A lot of things in life aren’t guaranteed but SunPoker is guaranteeing payout of over $400,000 every weekend. Start your weekend off with a $100,000 guarantee on Friday evening then play in the $50,000 guarantee on Saturday. Finish off a great weekend of poker with our $250,000 guarantee on Sunday.

Weekend Tournament Schedule

Date Start Time (GMT+1) Tournament Name Description
Fridays 20:00 Friday $100,000 Guaranteed R/A $50 + $5
Saturdays 19:30 $50,000 GP Freezeout $100 + $9
Sundays 19:00 $250,000 Guaranteed Freezeout $300 + $20

TRIPLE DEPOSIT BONUS

All new players signing up for a SunPoker account will receive a 100% match welcome bonus up to $500 on your first three deposits, starting March 1st, 2010.

That’s right, a $500+ initial deposit awards the full $500 bonus. But, if you want to deposit $20 on your first deposit to get going, that’s all right too. The 100% match bonus is awarded on each of your first three deposits up to $500 in total bonuses. You have 90 days to claim all three deposit specials and 90 days to clear each of your bonuses.

“Double IT” $1K New Depositor Tournaments

All brand new players to SunPoker are given entry into a $1,000 new player tournament during the month you make your first deposit into SunPoker. As a special March expanded offer, if you win it, we will DOUBLE IT! All you need is to earn at least 20,000 SunPoints prior to tournament play to qualify.

Bubble Bust Out Freeroll Tournaments

Play any tournament and if you bust out on the “bubble” (one from the money), you qualify for our weekly $500 guaranteed freeroll tournament held exclusively at SunPoker. The weekly Freeroll Tournament takes place every Thursday at 17:00 GMT.

$12,500 Bi-Weekly Cash Races

SunPoker is giving all of our cash game poker players the chance to share in a $12,500 rake race just by doing what you love to do, playing poker. SunPoker has up the ante with two $6,250 rake races a month that both give a 1st place prize of $2,500. Plus, we have doubled the amount of winners to 40 players a month.

Irish Poker Open 2010

SunPoker is proud to be hosting Satellites to The Irish Poker Open! Named as one of the “Top Seven Tournaments you have to Play” by Inside Poker Magazine.

This 4,800 Euro VIP Package will include:
• Airfare
• Hotel Accommodation
• Spending Cash
• 3,500 Euro Buy-In Into the Main Event at the Burlington Hotel

Double Up Tournaments
Throughout the month of February you can double up to your share of $250,000 in SunPoker’s Double Up Tournament Race. If you love tournaments, you’ll love our Double Up’s. SunPoker Double Up tournaments can be found in our tournament menu. Double Up’s pay 50% of the players an equal share of the total buy-in amount. So, if you can beat half the field you’ll double up!

The race will consist of 4 weekly tournament leaderboards, which rate you based on amount of “double up” tournaments played, and your performance in those double up’s. The 4 weekly leaderboards allows you to jump into the action at anytime! The race will include all double up’s, but will not include triple up’s and heads up tournaments. Banners for this will be listed in our “Marketing Tools” section on Focalclick by the end of the week.

$1 Million Guaranteed on Valentine’s Day
SunPoker is pleased to bring back our $1 MILLION GUARANTEED tournament on Valentine’s Day – February 14th at 18:00 GMT. The buy-in into the big event is $500+35, but of course we will be running hundreds of satellites for you to win your seat to our $1 Million tournament. In fact, you can win a seat to the big game for as little as $.44 cents!

$12.5K Bi-Weekly Cash Races
Sun Poker bi-weekly Cash Races pay out an amazing $12,500 for the TOP 40 winners! As a SunPoker cash game player, this is your chance to share in this $12,500 race just by doing what you love to do, playing poker. The Double Dip race is split into two, allowing you a shot at $6,250 in cash every 2 weeks with the 1st place winner being awarded with $2,500 of each race.

SunPoker is proud to announce the release of our new poker software 9.3. In addition to an enhanced lobby, highlights include: quick seat features, enhanced game listings, new menu design, new text colors, and GBP and Euro Tables. New features include:

- Multi-Currency Options
- Multi-Table Enhanced
- Hand for Hand Tournament Play
- Tournament Time Bank
- Auto Top-Up Tool

$1 Million Guaranteed

SunPoker is pleased to bring back our $1 MILLION GUARANTEED tournament on January 10, 2010. The buy-in into the big event is $500+35, but of course we offer countless satellites. You can win a seat to the $1 Million tournament for as low as $0.44 cents.

Irish Poker Open Satellites

SunPoker is proud to be hosting Super Satellites to The Irish Poker Open. Named as one of the “Top Seven Tournaments you have to Play” by Inside Poker Magazine.

The most anticipated satellite of this tournament is on the 8th of December at 19:30 GMT, with a buy in of $80 + $8 allows you to win a Full Irish Open package worth 3500 Euro.

2 Billionth Hand at SunPoker

Play right here at SunPoker to cash in on the Two Billionth Hand promotion whereby you can win your share of up to $160,000 being given away in cash and poker prize packages. Celebrate the 2 Billionth hand at Sunpoker.

New Casino Side Games

SunPoker has added new casino side games for your players to play in between poker hands. Games include: Blackjack 5 hand, Blackjack Switch, Chinese Kitchen, Joker Poker, Alien Hunter and more.

SunPoker is giving away guaranteed seats to the Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT) in Innsbruck, Austria. The CAPT tournaments have proven time and again to be some of the best run tournaments in the world and are starting to see the huge prize pools of the larger European Poker Events, while still remaining hidden gems from the sharks. SunPoker players have crushed the cash games and tournaments winning over $500,000 during the CAPT tournaments over the last 2 seasons, while enjoying the Austrian lifestyle in some of the most beautiful, cultural cities in the world!

CAPT Innsbruck Satellites at SunPoker:

The qualifier tournaments to get on to the Fearsome Foursome team are affordable to everyone and are quite small with sometimes some big overlays. There are 3 steps available, the Satellites that are $3+$.3 daily. The satellites lead into the $30+$3 Semi-Finals, which are held every day at 20:00 GMT. The Semi-finals then lead into the weekly Sunday finals at 20:00 GMT, where there is a guaranteed prize of at least 1 package worth $3300, which includes the buy in for the main CAPT event in Innsbruck and money for flight and accommodations. Finals are being played on April 19th, and 26th.

Free Poker Seminars!

When it comes to poker, SunPoker’s Fearsome Foursome players are treated to professional poker coaching which is focused on the Innsbruck tournament’s structure and players. From the past 2 CAPT tournaments, the coaching has been a huge factor in having more than 8 cashes in the main event and the side events. In addition, the SunPoker Mobile University is coming to the Innsbruck Hilton on Friday May 8, 2009 at 19:00 to provide a FREE poker seminar presented by professional poker coach Sven Lucha from the Gambling Institute in Germany.

A lot of things in life aren’t guaranteed but SunPoker is guaranteeing payout of over $400,000 every weekend. Start your weekend off with a $100,000 guarantee on Friday evening then play in the $50,000 guarantee on Saturday. Finish off a great weekend of poker with their $250,000 guarantee on Sunday.

There is no better place to spend your weekend then at Sun Poker.

Are you prepared to play for some serious cash??

Get ready for the ultimate guaranteed prize – $2.5 Million!!

A share of TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS! No, you’re not dreaming. Come and be a part of this amazing poker tournament – you can’t afford not to play in this thrilling guaranteed prize event!

Start 2009 off right by taking home a HUGE cash prize!!

The $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament will be staged on March 8th, 2009.

Buy-in directly for $1,500 + $80, or win your seat at the Main Event by participating in our Sit’N'Go and Multi-Table Satellites.

Start off for just $1.2 + $0.1!!