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Historically, Merge Gaming has always offered one of the largest bad beat jackpots in online poker. In fact, a player named “RUGGIO” once unlocked a $1.2 million Merge jackpot after seeing his jack-high straight fall to a king-high straight. It seems as if the Merge Gaming bad beat jackpot is on the rise again since it’s at $570k, and rapidly increasing. In order to unlock this bad beat prize, you need to play at one of the Merge Gaming sites like Aced, Carbon Poker, Poker Nordica and/or RPM Poker. If you’re a member of one of these sites, the next …

Carbon Poker is yet another online poker site that’s come into the New Year with renewed vigor since they’re offering a couple of big promotions in January. Current members can take advantage of a reload bonus, while both new and existing players will enjoy the Quad Pyramid promotion. Here’s a brief look at the specifics of each promo: Reload Bonus – If you deposit before January 15th, 2012 (23:59 server time), you can get a 10% up to $30 reload bonus. The only stipulation is that you have to be an existing Carbon Poker member, and use the “FRESHSTART” bonus …

While many online poker players are familiar with the concept of rakeback, fewer players know much about poker cashback. In a sense, both rakeback and poker cashback are very similar, but there are a few differences worth noting when it comes to the latter. Online poker sites that feature cashback often base the amount paid on what VIP status a player holds. For example, if there are five levels in a VIP program, the first level might not receive any cashback, while levels two through five will all receive these benefits; essentially, the higher your VIP status is, the more …

Some online poker players mistakenly assume that the only way to earn poker money is on the tables. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth since there are a variety of ways that people can earn bonuses and other rewards. This being said, here is a quick look at some of the different ways in which you can make poker money: Rakeback – Perhaps the best way to make extra money on the poker tables is through rakeback deals. If you’ve never heard of rakeback, this is a special deal that you get through poker affiliates, which pays you …

If you pay much attention to credit card companies, then you’ve probably heard of a “cashback” offer. Even if you doze off during credit card commercials, the term’s name is pretty self-explanatory in that people receive money back on purchases with these offers. Many online poker sites have taken a cue from credit card companies, and now feature their own version of cashback plans. With poker cashback, players receive money back at various intervals based on how much rake they contribute. For example, if a player at Carbon Poker has a 10% cashback offer, and they contribute $100 in rake …

If you’re looking for a major poker tournament to play in, then a great place to start your search is at Carbon Poker since they’re currently running satellites for the 2011 WPT Prague Main Event. Last year, WPT Prague offered players a $3.8 million prize pool, and Wales native Roberto Romanello won the largest share of this prize pool at $846,180. Those looking to follow in Romanello’s footsteps can visit Carbon Poker, and look for the WPT Prague satellites in their poker software. To find the satellites, click on Tournaments > Satellites > Scheduled, and you’ll see the following satellites …

One common misconception about online poker is that only the top players make lots of money. But in reality, you don’t have to be the best player to earn major poker money if you take advantage of good bonus deals like rakeback. Upon first hearing about this deal, many people ask ‘what is rakeback?’ Is it the same as poker cash back? Or is it entirely different? In actuality, rakeback and poker cashback aren’t a whole lot different from each other, but rakeback is often a much better deal. This being said, here is a look at the specifics of …

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The hit 2008 film starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher may have been a good watch but most of us laughed off the possibility of this ever happening. Well it seems the impossible has actually happened in France!  Straight out of the movie script, two warring friends are in a court battle over who should have over $3 million in winnings from a slot machine! In March this year Marie-Hélène Jarguel placed $70 equivalent into a slot machine in France. With her was her male friend Francis Sune who she considered her lucky charm and accompanied her often when she …

America has been known for sometime now for its dislike of smoking and smokers. Today there has been an announcement that a second Vegas strip casino is being sued for second hand smoke. As a result, casinos now conform to US law and do not allow smoking as of the 1st of October. However, many gamblers find the idea of placing their bets and not being able to smoke is horrific! Not really surprising when you consider how much money people spend and how stretched their nerves get.  It is natural that a smoker would want to fall back on …