SunPoker Version 2.0 Released
This week we released our new software Version 2.0! With the automatic upgrade, every player is able to enjoy the new look and feel of the updated SunPoker upon their very next login.
With Version 2.0 players are experiencing a new sleek and sharper designing, an easier on the eye card and table color scheme, an enhanced “Favorites” section that now instantly shows players favorite tables/tournaments and recently played games, even the Quick Seat Function has been made easier to user.
In addition to all this, a new Progress State section has been integrated to assist you in tracking your sessions from points awarded to hands played.
New software must come with new promotions!
The Back Bet feature has been the latest rage and players have been taking full advantage of the side bets, but now added to Version 2.0 is the latest King of the Hill Promotion!
A new type of leader board, split into 2 levels, crowning 2 Kings every month and awarding the top 3 finishers of each tier!
Oh we aren’t finished just yet…soon we will be introducing a promotions calendar that will offer something each day of the month to go along with all of our static promotions, such as;
Flop Quads and win $200, Get Reloads Bonuses every Tuesday, SNG Mania Sundays, the list is endless just be sure to stay tuned to your weekly edition of The Sun Weekly and your emails.
We warned you this year things will be hotter at SunPoker and we are just getting started!
Welcome to the NEW SunPoker!
New Land Based Tournaments
This week really has been the week of “New”!
New Software, New Promotions and now new land based tournaments!
In March we are giving you the opportunity to play in two great new land based tournaments;
The Mega Series Nottingham and The DeepStack Open Cannes.
The Mega Series Nottingham
Tournament Dates; March 7th – March 11th
Location: Nottingham, UK
Satellites at SunPoker Start: January 23rd 2012
Super Satellite: Every Monday at 20:00 GMT for €80 +€8 R/A
Winning Package valued at €1,500.00 and includes;
- €700 + €70 Buy In to the Main Event. 77,000 chips.
All players are registered to day 1A- March 8th, 2012.
- €300 for 5 nights’ accommodation at the Park Plaza, March 7th – March 12th, 2012. Accommodation and breakfast for the qualifying player.
- €30 for handling fees.
- €400 for flights and spending.
- Players party on March 8th, 2012.
The DeepStack Open Cannes
Dates; March 15th – March 18th
Location: Cannes, France
Satellites at SunPoker Start: January 26th 2012
Super Satellite: Every Thursday at 21:00 GMT for €80 +€8 R/A
Winning Package valued at €1,250.00 and includes
- €500 + €50 Buy In to the Main Event. 50,000 chips.
All players are registered to day 1B, March 16th
- €480 for 4 nights’ accommodation at the Gray d'Albion, March 15th – March 19th 2012.
- €15 for handling fees.
- €205 for flights and spending.
Two great new land based tournaments just days apart, play one or play both the option is yours but with buy in’s starting so low we don’t see why you wouldn’t go with both!
PCA: Bilokur Beats Duhamel Heads-Up in High Roller
Less than one day after amateur Jonathan Dibello defeated a final table stacked with pros, Leonid Bilokur upset an even tougher line-up at the final table of the $25,000 High Roller event at the PCA tournaments in the Bahamas to win the tournament, pick up $1,134,930, and best the red hot Jonathan Duhamel heads-up for such an honor.
With 141 runners, seven of whom re-entered into the tournament, the prize pool for this tournament was a big one, and all of the players at the final table were fiercely battling for the big payday. Jason Koon came into the action as chip leader, with Duhamel hot on his heels. Left with a handful of chips, Koon exited a few hands later, while Duhamel, Isaac Haxton, and Bilokur headed into three-handed play.
That early double up from Koon kick-started a hot streak for Bilokur that would last for the entire final table. Bilokur was cruising along with a pile of chips, but Duhamel rallied during three-handed action and took the chip lead into heads-up play after eliminating Haxton in third place.
Duhamel began heads-up action on top, but Bilokur chipped away at his younger opponent until he eventually took a slight chip lead of his own. The two battled back and forth, but in the end, Bilokur pulled out front again and Duhamel decided to take a stand by four-bet shoving K4. Bilokur called with A7 and held as the board ran out AJ9JA.
That pot gave Bilokur the title and what is far and away the biggest payday of his career. His previous high score was a win in an EPT Berlin side event in 2010 worth $236,019. ike Dibella, the Ukrainian Bilokur, 37, proved that older players can still contend with the young pros at the highest level of competition.
Duhamel missed out on a big win, but it is fair to say no single player generated more buzz at this year’s PCA than the 2010 WSOP Main Event winner. Thanks to five cashes, including four six-figure paydays, Duhamel walked away from this year’s PCA with over $1.2 million in winnings.
Here are the final table results from the $25,000 PCA High Roller Event:
1st: Leonid Bilokur – $1,134,930
2nd: Jonathan Duhamel – $634,550
3rd: Isaac Haxton – $380,730
4th: Jason Koon – $271,950
5th: Nicolas Fierro – $217,560
6th: Govert Metaal – $181,300
7th: Mike Telker – $145,040
8th: Randy Lew – $108,780 |
It has been a week of all new for us and we hope that you are enjoying the new Version 2.0 software and the new King of The Hill promotion! We aren’t done just yet, so be sure to stay connected to www.sunpoker.com
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