Wave goodbye to the practice tables!

By PKR_Jabba


76 comments Sunday 19 Jul 2009 11:00

There have always been a lot of excellent reasons to choose PKR and these extend well beyond our innovative graphics and gameplay. Once again PKR is leading the way with free bankroll building options that you won't find in any other poker room.

You’ve probably noticed that PKR now offers “10 cent Giveaways” on top of the wide range of freerolls in our multi-table tournament tab.

The new freebie options mean that PKR players are now lucky enough to have real money poker on demand with no buy-in required.

While the low stakes grind won't be to everyone's liking, for those that are deposit averse the new 10c giveaways presents a great opportunity to make something from nothing.

Anyone thinking of moving over from the practice tables should also take note of the arrival of a new range of real money buy-in Sit & Go tournaments available to players for 30 days after their first deposit. The first level on the Sit & Go ladder has been expanded to include $0.10, $0.25 and $0.50 single-table events and the real money ring games now go as low as $0.01/$0.02 pot limit hold’em on the beginner tables.

There has never been a better time to say goodbye to your trillion chip play money balance and join the real world. PKR stands alone in its willingness to stake every player and give anyone the chance to get on the real money ladder without having to risk a penny.

Both generous and supportive, make sure you get in on the action. It may be a long hard grind to the top of the food chain, but it’ll be all the more satisfying to get there from nothing.

Good luck to all the grinders out there, may the force be with you!


Comments

P.S. No offensive intended to noobs...we all start somewhere. Godspeed and goodluck

Comment by eyecue - 20/10/09 (Report)

Edited on: 20 Oct 2009 12:59

PKR throws a 10c bone to the noobs... Great idea. Might encourage some of the freeloaders to make a deposit. Nice 1 Admin.

Comment by eyecue - 20/10/09 (Report)

Hello,I want to ask what happened if you lose your fake money in practice table.

Comment by astralon - 14/10/09 (Report)

oh right and its written nowhere that the practice tables are going to close! Lmao

Comment by Straniero - 03/10/09 (Report)

sorry guys i agree with PKR on this one, first of all you wanna play for free? so pkr is gining you the chance of winning money from nothing! Second reason: " Playing poker for play money is like going to a strip club for the food." LOL not mine

Comment by Straniero - 03/10/09 (Report)

well, if you exchange the 1mio. free money I have for real money it's ok
:-))))

Comment by AngieSP - 12/09/09 (Report)

reading all the comments to this article one thing puzzles me......where does it say that they are closing down the practise tables (as so many people have posted please dont close them down)??? I cant see it anywhere, I think people need to read properly!

Comment by mattgr77 - 09/09/09 (Report)

Bye bye practice tables, bye bye bingo donks. Maybe this will improve the general standard of play on the site without bingo donks earning some cents and then playing the same way on the real money tables. Nice move PKR!

Comment by SOTVandy - 03/09/09 (Report)

whats wrong with you people at pkr why are you getting rid of the practice tables when it makes good business to keep them open as the more people that sign up will end up playing for real money like myself to me that is good business if not your going to lose a lot of players and business and watch your business go down the swanny what stupid people

Comment by shithot2 - 17/08/09 (Report)

awwwwww please dont close the practice tables i cant do without them since ive been on here ive learned how to play poker and met so many friends plzzzzz pkr keep em open plzzzzzzz.

Comment by singeminge - 15/08/09 (Report)

pleaseeeeee dont close practice tables all my friends are here i couldnt do without them in the evenings have a heart pkr we all love the practice tables well most of us please keep them open.

Comment by thegunnergirl - 15/08/09 (Report)

i am glad to see they changed the 10c giveaways when i first started playing on those sng's i was either frustrated by the way people were playing it was not poker no more it was bingopoker secondly around 11pm in my time it was not possible to even register to one and i have a fast connection here now that it changed to only play 1 sng every 20 minutes they manage to get poker back to the table instead of introducing bingopoker . this is a great way to start with nothing and build up something.
i love it !!!!!

greetzzzz

shady

Comment by ShadyNoMercy - 10/08/09 (Report)

i'm just glad that they managed to change the formula of the 10c games to elimenate the mass all-in and limit the amount of disconnecters per game. It was hurting the game.
1 game every 20 minutes was the perfect choice ! great job PKR

Comment by Swambouli - 09/08/09 (Report)

i haven't been a member for long but i do think it would be a mistake to get rid of the practice tables as its a good way to learn poker and to continue honing your skills. it would be a big loss.

Comment by noodle04 - 02/08/09 (Report)

10 cent giveaways can be found at the bottom
of the real money sit and goes

Comment by Jayrab - 02/08/09 (Report)

I think it´s a good idea to come up with the SNG Beginner - Level 1 real money tornaments and 10cents freeroll table, a great inded (must say that i dont think the restriction to 3 tables/hour is so good, in fact not at all...can push many people to other poker sites).
I must say that since i know pkr i have the idea that it as a strong "play for fun caractheristc" and so i also agree that the end of practice table (if it ends, i dont belive that) is a really bad idea and the path that was beeing traced is gonna have no sense and will be really bad for PKR.
Please let people play for fun and for money, thats what i think you should do, dont let this awsome poker site die....
Keep up the good work!

Comment by smothsmoke - 31/07/09 (Report)

jjj

Comment by jamieice - 30/07/09 (Report)

looks like i will be leaveing pkr.com if you lose the practise tables then you lose the fun out the game i like to play on the practiste tables as i would like to improve my poker skills and i find it more fun playing on them as on a real money table not so serious and you can meet new people if you win or lose on a practise table you dont care its about the fun and improveing your game. also i have a million chips from practise tables its been like a challenge to see how meny chips i can get like a bench mark to show me that my game has been improveing how can you do that for real money am sure i will not get a million on there. yes the graphics are good on pkr but i rather play on facebook poker as you can practise on there and buy drinks for friends its about haveing fun on there. when i first came to pkr it was like the wow factor and i loved it but no with all these changes your makeing i must admit you will lose the wow factor as there will be no fun anymore i ask you to rethink

Comment by jamieice - 30/07/09 (Report)

Dear PKR,
Please don't get rid of the practice tables.I can't play for real money(USA) and I don't want to have to say goodby to my friends forever,,
My friends in every day life and on your site are worth far more than money,, Please think about it,,,

Comment by Diamond777 - 30/07/09 (Report)

BTW PKR, you were on to a good thing having the free tables as they were before, would have brought a lot of new players to the site with friends, built it up real good, but now you have changed it and no one is gonna invite friends. You had a great idea to build it up and i was going to invite firends who were new and also deposit myself but not any more.

Comment by FlipsideX - 26/07/09 (Report)

BTW PKR, you were on to a good thing having the free tables as they were before, would have brought a lot of new players to the site with friends, built it up real good, but now you have changed it and no one is gonna invite friends. You had a great idea to build it up and i was going to invite firends who were new and also deposit myself but not any more.

Comment by FlipsideX - 26/07/09 (Report)

WOW, this site went from being fun with the 10c free tables to ablsolutely DUD, fuk it I was inviting all my friends to come and play but now you changed the free money rules so you can only play 1 free table every 3 minutes at a time, forget it. My 8 friends I was gonna get to come i will invite to another poker site, this site has now become boring GOODBYE!!!

Comment by FlipsideX - 26/07/09 (Report)

WOW, this site went from being fun with the 10c free tables to ablsolutely DUD, fuk it I was inviting all my friends to come and play but now you changed the free money rules so you can only play 1 free table every 3 minutes at a time, forget it. My 8 friends I was gonna get to come i will invite to another poker site, this site has now become boring GOODBYE!!!

Comment by FlipsideX - 26/07/09 (Report)

This could be most unfortunate for our American friends who enjoy the PKR.com experience but will legally be prevented from participating on PKR.com's website. I myself am a real money player but now and again like to hone my skills on the practise tables, getting used to large bets and the such. Unfortunately it seems my practising must take place on another poker website.

I hope PKR.com can reverse their decision and provide an alternative that remains legal for USA visitors.

Comment by croc97 - 24/07/09 (Report)

Then again, it seems that they will run them simultaneously along with the practise tables. Meerly offering practising players onto real money play with cash incentives. They don't appear to be getting rid of them at all, the arcticle title is most misleading however.

Comment by croc97 - 24/07/09 (Report)

Edited on: 24 Jul 2009 01:32

Im so with u andy!!! im not wanting to lose my bestest bud on this chit!!!!!!! If they get rid of practice tables they get rid of 90% of the ppl!!!!! luv ya xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Comment by Polly06 - 23/07/09 (Report)

What about those who have gambling problems and use practice tables to take the edge of it? Real money games are completely different.

Comment by Andybhoy26 - 23/07/09 (Report)

Well,im in europe and my internet speed is 5mb(constant),but there is times when i cant sign up to 10c. at all. One more thing. When table opens some guy(girl) is already disconnected. how`s that???

Comment by persevest3 - 23/07/09 (Report)

PLEASE DONY GET RID OF PRACTICE TABLES IM FROM USA AND CANT PLAY REAL ALSO if you want a sugjestion to make a little money from usa players so we can contribute to pkr and not just use it for free try letting us buy pkr points say 1000 pkr points for a 1$ i be willing to pay and help pkr stay with practice tables....

Comment by HyperPepsi - 23/07/09 (Report)

I don't think they are getting rid of the play money section freexeasy. The title "wave goodbye to practice tables" refers to , I think , that with the great range of freerolls etc. available in the real money section then you may not want to play for play money ever again .

Comment by Milly - 21/07/09 (Report)

plz don't get rid of the practice tables bcuz when u first start on the sight i'm sure everyone plays on the fake tables and you also use them to get away from gambling your money away and play with fake money

Comment by freexeasy - 21/07/09 (Report)

well said angelwood to many all ins make them play real poker so thay dont lose the value of money

Comment by cassmanz - 21/07/09 (Report)

This is a fine way to get rid of players that are learning to play poker.
You shoud up-sell now down-sell

Comment by Zionite - 20/07/09 (Report)

for the 10 cent give aways i think it would be a good idea to have a register to any button for slower internet connections because the same ppl keep going all in first hand and it can be frustrating watching them keep getting in when you have been trying for 10 to 20 mins

Comment by Martymol08 - 20/07/09 (Report)

DONT BE STUPID, PLAY TABLES R WHAT MAKES THE SITE....... U GOTTA START SOMEWHERE

Comment by nwhite222 - 20/07/09 (Report)

it might be good marketing but its not good for the soul i was a beta tester on this site i like the idea i can play real and fake money i play fake because it gives me an escape where i can bet $1000 and not have to worry and met most american friends on practice tables pls done get rid of them entirely it was nice you could accomodate everyone

Comment by Million21 - 20/07/09 (Report)

play on 10c tables is rubbish - every game has 6 or 7 people building the pot till the first hand is all in then a hand like J 7 wins

Comment by grantieboy - 19/07/09 (Report)

although i love the 10 cent Freerolls, i really think getting rid of the practice tables is not a good idea...so many people come to the site to check it out, aren't going to know where the freerolls are right off the bat. I know when i first joined, i played the practice tables while i explored the site lol, my boyfriend, who just joined, didn't even know the site had freerolls at all...we enjoy this site WAY more than pokerstars lol

Comment by Tpsykttn - 19/07/09 (Report)

Too hard to register for 10c giveaways which are on the all tab not multi table as stated. Not buying a more powerful computer to win 6c

Comment by sslickk - 19/07/09 (Report)

It's just about impossible to register for a 10 cent Giveaway from Australia...the latency period getting from the Main Lobby to the Registration page means each tournament is full before you get the chance to register. BACK TO THE PRACTICE TABLES?

Comment by ReadMeHoward - 19/07/09 (Report)

Yep awsome PKR,u sure think about everything! Happy
/cheer

Comment by Deliiight - 19/07/09 (Report)

They are good for sum fun, but too hard to register for, takes 20 or so attempts to register for one!

Comment by SIKGTO - 19/07/09 (Report)

more deposit options for Canadians ould be nice none of our dumb ass banks allo us to use any of your options look after everybody pkr and not just the euros

Comment by BabalooooE - 19/07/09 (Report)

more deposit options for Canadians ould be nice none of our dumb ass banks allo us to use any of your options look after everybody pkr and not just the euros

Comment by BabalooooE - 19/07/09 (Report)

more deposit options for Canadians ould be nice none of our dumb ass banks allo us to use any of your options look after everybody pkr and not just the euros

Comment by BabalooooE - 19/07/09 (Report)

free games are useless,too many guys go all-in all the time and waste the game.

Comment by angelwood - 19/07/09 (Report)

anyway hope some more people join me.anyway takecare everyone hope it stays open otherwise back to the table with mates and family for a laugh and just to have some fun.

Comment by sleepyhollow98 - 19/07/09 (Report)

it looks like the siths are getting money hungary the force is with me i will use my jedi powers to keep practice tables open for people that would like to learn or just play for fun with mates.if i get disconneted from this site because what i wrote it is because money and power what it all i see through them the dark forces of darth ?

Comment by sleepyhollow98 - 19/07/09 (Report)

ive been playing pkr for about two years or so and have enjoyed playing on the practice tables haveing a laugh meeting new people or for fun not greed.

Comment by sleepyhollow98 - 19/07/09 (Report)

i like the practice tables i play pkr for fun not real money you can make mistakes and learn from them.Also real money tables can cause alot of problems later when you make a mistake you wont get your money back,keep the practice tables on.

Comment by sleepyhollow98 - 19/07/09 (Report)

I can't find "10c giveaways" in the multi-table tab. how do I find them

Comment by sslickk - 18/07/09 (Report)

But I am agree for the new ones is a good chance to get some real money. But careful, the game on reality money table is complete other. Different you play with your own money, set 10 Dollar for an call with K4...Than will will deposit and deposit. Good luck all, but anywhere I think a top marketing idea! Confrates PKR!

Comment by ProfULLRICH - 18/07/09 (Report)

i havent seen any 10c freeroll where do i find em?

Comment by jobloggs - 18/07/09 (Report)

i havent seen any 10c freeroll where do i find em?

Comment by jobloggs - 18/07/09 (Report)

i havent seen any 10c freeroll where do i find em?

Comment by jobloggs - 18/07/09 (Report)

so does this mean they will be getting rid of freerolls also ?

and what do they mean by 10 cent freerolls ?

Comment by Andytheone - 18/07/09 (Report)

so does this mean they will be getting rid of freerolls also ?

and what do they mean by 10 cent freerolls ?

Comment by Andytheone - 18/07/09 (Report)

I totally busted my bankroll and it was actually a couple of 10 cent freerolls that now has made my account-size about 5000% bigger, by earning enough to enter a cash game and then move on to low stake sng's.

Comment by jcrand - 18/07/09 (Report)

i think ita grt idear , but u must remember some people carnt play real table (americans) and some people carnt aford to play for real ,so i hope thay dont get rid of the practise tables

Comment by krisanniki - 18/07/09 (Report)

Just in case you were wonder why would someone still play in practice tables, remember that the americans are not allowed to play real money in PKR.

Comment by chewookiee - 18/07/09 (Report)

Just in case you were wonder why would someone still play in practice tables, remember that the americans are not allowed to play real money in PKR.

Comment by chewookiee - 18/07/09 (Report)

10c freerolls, awesome!

Comment by Holly6000 - 18/07/09 (Report)

Edited on: 18 Jul 2009 01:09

Well it's about time. I could never see the point of the practice tables when PKR offers so many Freeroll Games. This should actually benefit PKR Player in real competitive Games with somehing to play for, other play money that they can continually reload.

Comment by A1Flop - 18/07/09 (Report)

At last, you've seen the light, waste of good processing power & support costs I reckon! You know it makes sense.

Comment by Numero37 - 17/07/09 (Report)

Edited on: 17 Jul 2009 23:47

That was really a great idea!!! keep on growing!=)

Comment by smothsmoke - 17/07/09 (Report)

is a really nice gestus from PKR Thanks Team PKR

Comment by DOG188 - 17/07/09 (Report)

top ideia pkr

Comment by ktazz - 17/07/09 (Report)

exceelent pkr

Comment by ktazz - 17/07/09 (Report)

exceeelent!! pkr

Comment by ktazz - 17/07/09 (Report)

pkr poker is the best poker website in the world full tilt and poker stars have noting on it

Comment by callum899 - 17/07/09 (Report)

nice 1 pkr

Comment by william1985 - 17/07/09 (Report)

I did it and already gathered 10$.

PKR is really the best online poker gaming site, and i know many.

And i have no doubts.

U rule! Congratz

Comment by Vonpire - 17/07/09 (Report)

great innovative idea

Comment by Molehusband - 17/07/09 (Report)

fantastic idea i only wish it had of been around when i started.

Comment by Artiie - 17/07/09 (Report)

i like it nice 1 pkr

Comment by theaftaparty1983 - 17/07/09 (Report)

nice and clever marketing! Congrates PKR

Comment by ProfULLRICH - 17/07/09 (Report)

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