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  • New Ivey makes PKR history

    13 November 2009 - PKR.com player ‘PatIvey’ has gone down in PKR history after producing a performance which saw him claim back-to-back Masters titles.

  • PKR nominated for industry awards

    05 November 2009- PKR.com has been shortlisted for three categories for the 2009 e-Gaming Review Awards.

  • PKR announce new tournament schedule

    29 October 2009 - Online poker site PKR.com has unveiled details of a new tournament schedule designed to appeal to every kind of player with more tournaments and bigger prize pools up for grabs.

  • PKR signs up APT winner zlatan35

    05 October 2009 - APT Macau Main Event winner Adrien ‘zlatan35’ Allain is the latest up and coming star to join poker’s coolest collective Team PKR Pro.

  • Oktoberfest returns to PKR

    28 September 2009 - Next-gen online poker room PKR.com has released details of its 2009 Oktoberfest poker festival which will see ten tournaments played over as many days starting October 15.

  • PKR releases Mac version of poker client

    24 September 2009 - Next-gen online poker site PKR.com has announced today the release of a Mac compatible version of its popular software, bringing the market-leading 3D poker room to Apple users worldwide.

  • PKR Pros to get full treatment at WSOPE

    18 September 2009 - Team PKR Pros will be able to kick back in style as they tackle this year’s World Series of Poker Europe - thanks to PKR.com’s exclusive deal with the Xhilarate poker massage therapists.

  • PKR.com selects GBE to provide iBroker, their unique new sportsbook solution

    15 September 2009 - Global Betting Exchange (GBE), the leading provider of exchange and sportsbook software, has today announced it will provide PKR.com, the world’s most advanced online poker room with its revolutionary iBroker sportsbook software.

  • PKR players shine in the live arena

    08 September 2009 - Online poker site PKR.com has had a number of its regular online players produce some fantastic achievements at recent major live poker events.

  • PKR Heads-Up Grand Slam launches in London in October

    04 September 2009 - Matchroom Sport and PKR.com are delighted to announce the inaugural PKR Heads-Up Grand Slam in London from October 8-10, 2009.

  • PKR qualifier corwned king of APT in Macau

    24 August 2009 - Twenty three year-old PKR.com player Adrien ‘zlatan35’ Allain from Rennes, France, has won the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival Main Event.

  • PKR gets fired up for third Live event

    21 August 2009 - PKR Live will make its highly anticipated return on November 20-22, and this time promises to be bigger and better with an expected $180,000 in prizes to be won.

  • PKR hits the magic number

    18 August 2009 - It was a double celebration at PKR Headquarters yesterday as the next-gen online poker room marked both its third birthday and the registration of its 3,000,000th player.

  • PKR unveils new software update

    12 August 2009 - Online poker site PKR.com has today released a new software update that has added a host of new features and improvements.

  • PKR team up with Xhilarate Poker

    11 August 2009 – PKR.com has today announced a partnership with pioneers of poker massage therapists Xhilarate. The deal means that Xhilarate will act as the exclusive massage supplier for all PKR Live tournaments and PR functions.

  • PKR headline Poker in The Park

    07 August 2009 – Poker in the Park returns to London’s Leicester Square from August 13 to 14 with lead sponsor PKR.com joining with Bluff Europe to headline another two-day poker extravaganza.

  • PKR parties in Playboy style

    17 July 2009 - It’s a bold statement to make, especially in Sin City, but the verdict was unanimous – the official PKR.com Vegas shindig was the party of the 2009 World Series of Poker!

  • Watch live WSOP* $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. action only on PKR

    29 June 2009 - The final table of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E, the event widely regarded by the purists as the true benchmark of the world’s most complete poker player, is set to get underway this Tuesday at 21:00 GMT, and will be broadcast around the globe live and exclusively at http://wsop.pkr.com – PKR.com’s very own WSOP micro-site.

  • New PKR site set to demonstrate value of brand communities in online gaming space

    17 June 2009 - Next-generation online poker room PKR.com has today announced the re-launch of its consumer facing website at www.pkr.com. Showcasing a new look and feel, the site brings PKR’s 2.75m registered customers a range of new social networking and community features designed to increase engagement levels and enhance customer experience.

  • PKR gets up to some monkey business

    16 June 2009 - PKR.com community favourite and PKR Live II main event winner Karl ‘discomonkey’ Fenton has put pen to paper to become the seventh member of the recently formed Team PKR Pro.

  • Team PKR Pro goes deep at WSOP

    11 June 2009 - Team PKR Pro James ‘James666’ Sudworth last night scooped a cool $54,777 after battling his way through a field of over a thousand competitors to finish in seventh place in the WSOP $2,500 No Limit six-handed event (event #19).

  • PKR.com scores exclusive 2009 WSOP* TV deal

    22 May 2009 - Next generation online poker room PKR.com today announced that they have agreed a blockbuster deal with Bluff media that will see PKR.com act as the exclusive sole live broadcaster of 24 bracelet events from this year’s World Series of Poker*.

  • PKR to party in the Palms

    18 May 2009 - It’s official - the world’s slickest online poker brand PKR.com today announced the highly anticipated details of their WSOP Welcome Party. To be held on the evening of July 1st, the party will take place in the exclusive Hugh Hefner Sky Villa at the Palms.

  • PKR Sponsors children's charity event

    13 May 2009 - PKR.com teamed up with charity One to One Children’s Fund on Sunday to raise money for disadvantaged children all over the world. An array of celebrities arrived at London’s trendy Sketch restaurant to take part in the Omar Sharif One to One PKR poker & backgammon tournament.

  • A blast of a weekend

    22 April 2009 - The second ever live PKR.com event took place at London’s trendy Loose Cannon poker club last weekend with 150 of the best online players travelling from far and wide to take part in PKR Live II. Billed as the friendliest poker event around, PKR Live II provided a fantastic weekend of fun, banter and top class poker that surpassed even the highest of expectations.

  • ‘Team PKR Pro’ are go!

    16 April 2009 - After weeks of suspense, next generation online poker site PKR.com today officially announces the full line up of its new ‘Team PKR Pro’; a collection of the brightest poker players plucked from PKR.com who will now represent the site at major poker events.

  • PKR set to announce 'Team PKR Pro'

    April 14, 2009 – On the eve of PKR Live II, next-generation poker site PKR.com has announced that it is to unveil six players who will make up ‘Team PKR Pro’ – a carefully chosen stable of poker players who will represent PKR.com and act as brand ambassadors for the website.

  • PKR ups the ante

    06 April 2009 - Next-generation poker room PKR.com has released a new upgrade to its award-winning software that adds a range of new games and features to its already market leading offering.

  • PKR sends players to Champions League Final

    27 March 2009 - State-of-the-art online poker room PKR.com is giving away six luxury VIP packages each worth over $3,500 for this year’s Champions League final in Rome as part of the Club PKR loyalty scheme.

  • PKR.com soars to new heights

    20 March 2009 - PKR.com continues to grow and is now officially the 14th biggest poker room on the web according to Pokerscout.com, the respected industry source for online traffic rankings.

  • PKR's Big Shot hits the target

    13 March 2009 - Swedish PKR stalwart fatboyflex beat off a classy field of 70 participants, including fierce rival Scopey on his way to pocketing over $10,000 in PKR.com’s inaugural Saturday Big Shot.

  • PKR.com gets fired up

    11 March 2009 - Next-generation online poker room PKR.com has today revealed plans to team up with Bluefire Poker, the new poker training resource highlighted by the site’s lead pro, high stakes legend and WSOP bracelet winner Phil Galfond.

  • Springfest set to bloom on PKR

    03 March 2009 - Online poker room PKR.com has announced the return of Springfest. This fantastic series of events kicks off on March 14 and rolls for more than two weeks with over $360,000 in guaranteed prizes and a World Series package to be won.

  • PKR to host online poker's biggest Saturday night tournament

    26 February 2009 - Next-generation online poker site PKR.com has today announced the launch of its new ‘Saturday Big Shot’ tournament. Running every Saturday* at 20:00 GMT, the $500 tournament will be the largest buy-in event to be found anywhere online on a Saturday night.

  • PKR add weekly $50,000 guarantee to schedule

    20 February 2009 - Online poker room PKR.com has announced that the popular Sunday Classic tournament is now even bigger and better with the guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.

  • PKR.com announce PKR Live II

    10 February 2009 - PKR.com has announced that its hugely popular land based festival PKR Live will return to London’s Loose Cannon this spring.

  • PKR scoops another award

    28 January 2009 - Online poker room PKR.com has another cause for celebration after winning the Gambling Online Magazine award for best poker software.

  • PKR.com gathers steam

    15 January 2009 - Online poker room PKR.com continues to gain momentum and brings some fantastic credentials with it into the New Year...

  • PKR.com launch huge game update

    07 January 2009 - Not content with developing ‘the world’s most advanced poker room’ the pioneers at PKR.com have raised the bar yet again with the release of their latest game update.

  • PKR's Christmas set to be a cracker

    19 December 2008 - Christmas is on the horizon and PKR.com has pulled together a fantastic present for its players...

  • Ashley Hames lines up for PKR

    03 December 2008 - PKR.com has announced that London based TV presenter Ashley Hames will represent the next-gen site at this week’s GCBPT held in Bristol.

  • JC TRAN WINS FOR PKR!

    01 December 2008 - WSOP hero takes down Premier League III in style...

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