Day 338 ... Poker.com Saves the day of WSOP hopefuls at ChecknRaisePoker.com

• Fete Watch ... Random pick of a fete no-where near you ...
Bramfield Fete and Needlework Exhibition 8th July, Nr Halesworth

To be held in the lovely setting of the churchyard. Various stalls - Cakes, Bric-a Brac, Books, Plants, Tombola etc. Exhibition of local and antique embroidery plus the Bramfield Map on display in the Church.

• Latest Poker News ... Poker.com Saves the day of WSOP hopefuls at ChecknRaisePoker.com

The home of online poker, Poker.com, has generously offered to provide the WSOP packages won by ten ChecknRaisePoker.com members who have been told that ChecknRaisePoker.com is unable to fund their World Series of Poker prize packages as previously won through their website promotions.

According to various press releases surfacing on online gaming news sites, ten ChecknRaisePoker.com members that had won World Series of Poker seats have been informed that their prize packages are not to be honored. Via an email from ChecknRaise management they have instead been offered a series of small payments over the coming months.

Poker.com has attempted to contact ChecknRaisePoker.com management by email and telephone to confirm this situation and offer to cover the prize costs, but as yet have been unable to get a response.

Both the tournament entry fee and spending money according to the terms of each promotion will be provided by Poker.com if any of the affected players come forward.

Poker.com Director of Gaming, Paul Cherry said, "I don't want to comment too much at this time, as we are yet to obtain confirmation that the reported situation is accurate. But if the story is true, we are happy to help these players however possible.”

• 4kingpoker Losses Update

Holdem Poker ... $56.83

$5+0.50 SnG ... 1st ... + $19.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 10th ... - $ 5.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 8th ... - $ 5.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 9th ... - $ 5.50
$5+0.50 SnG ... 1st ... + $19.50

Holdem Poker ... $56.83 ... +$22.50 ... total $ 79.33 (+$35.33)

Managed to make a bit of progress which is needed to keep me afloat online.

Just got back from a great night out playing a live game at a local pub. Bit of a small event as they usually get 40-50 players apparently but this is definately a tournie I want to do again. 21 players started, 3 table shootout with 3 from each going through to final table. I made it to final table with probably a decent chip lead on my table having taken out 2 of the players but then found the chips stacks were re-set for the final table so like starting all over again.

They all seemed a really friendly bunch including one character who was determined to go all-in guns blasting - and playing blind - thats blind not blind drunk. He doubled up on the first hand and from there on in even with the blinds at 10/20 it was apparent every hand was going to cost 500+ to see the flop. So much for taking control of the table, I was going to have to wait for a hand with strength, especially as I was to act before the now massive chip leader. I decide it was probably best to wait for a couple more of the impatient players to go out and hope that I remained an equally short stack - once anyone else started to make progress I was going to have to get aggressive. Well for the next 30 mins I saw no cards at all - no choice but to keep folding and the blinds were creaping up every 20mins as my stack was slowly but surely dwindling.

The big stack was still playing some hands blind but I got dealt KA and was thinking now was the time to pick up an all-in or at least 500 if he was definately blind. He was and went in for the regulation 500 but unfortunatly two called in before me and I had to make a tough decision - fortunatly the right one - I folded figuring both players whilst bored of folding had also been patient and were making a stand with pocket pairs. I was right thankfully - they turned over 99 and QQ. The 99 made trips on the flop and we thought was sorted until a Q came on the river - tough break.

I sat it out until the maniac had left the table a few hands later leaving us with 4 at the table including me - very short stacked. There was no way I was going to be able to sneek into the money (top 3) just folding but I just wasnt getting any hands - I was now stuck with high blinds and so any hand was still going to be for all my money.

In the end I folded and folded - picked up one set of blinds but continued to get hands like 47off and 38off on the blinds which I just had to give up. At last I hit a decent hand QA suited with barely enough to meet the blind - It was going to be all-in every hand after this. One caller turns over A9 suited - We both catch and ace on the flop and he catched a 9 on the turn ...

Thats Poker & was one of the most enjoyable nights out I've had in a long time.

• 4kingpoker Stuff

4kingpoker Titan Series II ... Re-Scheduled to this Sunday 25th June 5pm EST is the FINAL a $3+0.30 buy-in with $50 added - 25 players - The top 5 players from each of the previous events is qualified to the final. As well as the added $50 to the prize fund there is an additional $50 to the winner of the final.

4kingpoker Freeroll Tour ... $50 freeroll at Noble Poker - Sunday 25th June 3pm EST. Password in forum codes section as usual.

We are introducing a couple of new tournament formats to 4kingpoker starting in July - This means we will have private tournaments running on EVERY weekend of the month - both Saturday's & Sunday's.

4kingpoker Titan Series III starts Saturday 1st July ... 6 Qualifying tournaments - $1+0.10 buy-in with $25 added - The top 5 players from each tournament is qualified to play in the $100 FREEROLL Final. Starts Saturday 1st July 3pm EST and games will be on Saturdays at 3pm EST & Wednesdays at 5pm EST.

4kingpoker Referrer & Posting Freeroll ... Monthly $50 freeroll tournament open to 4kingpoker members who refer 2 new members to the forum or make 10+ posts in the forum in the previous month -

Referrer & Posting Freeroll on the 1st Sunday of every month,
starting Sunday 2nd July at Poker.com.

4kingpoker Buy-in Tour ... Following the sucess of the 4kingpoker Freeroll Tour and the Titan Series we are lauching a series of $3 buy-in tournie at our recommended sites - 12 tournaments each with $50 added to the prize fund + bonus $100 worth of prize money for the top 3 on the leaderboard after 12 events.

4kingpoker Buy-in Tour on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday of each month, starting 9th July at PokerHeaven.

NB. From 1st May you will need at least 5 posts in the forum in order to unlock the passwords section. It updates every 24hrs so don't miss out on the tournies because you haven't made enough posts and allowed 24hrs for it to update.



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