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Lock Poker Offers New Promotions with Revolution Gaming
Earlier this month, Lock Poker acquired Cake Poker network and announced the launch of its new brand, Revolution Gaming Network on June 1. Recently, the poker room revealed details about the deals and promotions that it would be offering through the new network. The changes include a better bonus offer, 100k guaranteed tournament and return of the dealt rake back promo, which has been a hit with several poker players in the past. Here is some more information about the … Read the rest
Poker Tournaments for You This Week
There is never a dull moment in a poker player’s life. Obviously, the main reason for that is the constant existence of poker tournaments and poker events that one can participate in. These events are not just for making money, but also to have some fun and get better at the game in the process. Several live poker tourneys are lined up for this week and the coming weeks. Here is a note on some of the tournaments you can … Read the rest
2012 PokerStars Macau Poker Championships Announced
PokerStars is one online poker room that never takes a break from hosting tournaments. The poker room recently released details about its upcoming event, the PokerStars Macau Live Tournaments. The Macau tournaments hosted by PokerStars is one of the biggest and richest poker events held in Asia. It includes 4 major poker series – Macau Poker Cup (MPC) Red Dragon, Asia Championship of Poker, Macau Poker Cup Championship or MPCC and the yearly Asia Pacific Poker Tour event at Macau. … Read the rest
Guruplay Poker Review
The Smart Gaming Group and GuruPlay Poker
GuruPlay Poker is owned and operated by the Smart Gaming Group. The company is registered in England and Wales and has offices in London. The Smart Gaming Group operates 6 gaming sites. Although GuruPlay Poker is one of the newer sites on the Internet, their affiliation with the Ongame Network makes them a good site to play at. GuruPlay Poker does not accept players from the United States.
GuruPlay Poker Deposit Bonus
GuruPlay Poker has a $1,000 Sign up bonus. You must deposit a minimum of $500 and you must use the bonus code ‘BIGPOKER’. The bonus money is released to your cash account at the rate of $100 for every 1,000 player points that you earn. Any part of the bonus amount that has not been earned within 60 days will expire.
There is also another new depositor bonus promotion that they call the ‘Easy Money Bonus’. For this promotion you need to make a deposit that is a minimum of $25. You are also only given 60 days to earn the bonus and it is released to your cash account in $50 increments every time that you earn 500 player points. The bonus code for this promotion is ‘POKER100’ and the maximum that you can convert is either $600 or the amount that you can convert within the first 60 days, whichever is less.
GuruPlay Rewards Program
While GuruPlay Poker does not advertise a rewards program they do have player points that are primarily used to clear you first deposit bonus and your reload bonuses. These points can also be used to buy tournament entry tickets. Player points are earned at the rate of 3.25 for every $1 of rake that you contribute, in cash games. In tournaments you get 5 player points for every dollar that you pay in tournament fees.
GuruPlay Poker offers a monthly Reload Bonus. The reload bonus is available to players once per month for a 100 % match up to $200. You must use the deposit bonus code of ‘RELOAD50’. Converting this bonus money in to your cash account requires that you earn 250 player points for every $5 of your bonus that is released. You must make a minimum deposit of $25 to qualify for this reload bonus and you are given 60 days to clear it.
Poker Games Available at GuruPlay Poker
They may not carry some of the more esoteric poker variants but they do offer the games that the majority of the poker community is looking to play. The poker games that you can play at GuruPlay Poker are:
- Texas holdem
- Omaha
- Omaha hi lo
- 7 card stud
- 7 card stud hi lo
Progressive Jackpot Tables
GuruPlay Poker does not promote any progressive jackpot poker games. They do have a Royal Flush Bonus that is only applicable to Texas holdem cash games with 3 or more players. The hand must go all of the way to a show down and there can not be any talking about the bonus hands. If you have met those conditions and are the player holding the royal flush then you must contact customer support within 2 days to notify them. You must include the hand number or the date and time. The bonus amount that they pay is $100.
Poker Stakes and Limits
Games are spread, at GuruPlay Poker, in limit, pot limit, and no limit variations. The limits start as low as $0.01/$0.02 and go up to about $50/$100. The bulk of the action is in the micro limits and in games up to $10/$20.
Poker Tournaments GuruPlay Poker
As a player at GuruPlay Poker you will be able to take part in some of the large guaranteed prize pool tournaments that are run on the Ongame Network. There is a $200K guaranteed weekly tournament with plenty of satellite opportunities for you to gain entry. There are also plenty of other special guaranteed prize pool tournament events that are run on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
Double or Nothing Tournaments
GuruPlay Poker does not offer any double or nothing tournaments at this time.
Poker Freeroll Tournaments
Freeroll tournaments are held at GuruPlay Poker on a fairly regular basis. There are also a good number of tournaments that you can enter using the player points that you have earned.
The Rake at GuruPlay Poker
GuruPlay Poker conforms to the standards, of all of the other Ongame Network sites, when it comes to the rake. The basic rules used to calculate the rake fees are:
- The rake will never exceed $3
- The maximum rake will never exceed $1 in a heads-up game
- The rake will never exceed 5 % of the size of the pot
- If the hand does not progress to a flop then no rake is taken
- Tournament fees will not exceed 10 % of the buy in
Casino Games at GuruPlay Poker
GuruPlay Poker has slots, video poker, and a live casino. In the live casino they offer Blackjack, Roulette, and Baccarat. These games are played using a webcast that allows you to see the dealers as they deal your cards and to watch the croupier as she spins the roulette wheel and the ball. These live games are a lot more social because you can chat with the other players at the table and even with the dealer. You may prefer the faster and less interactive blackjack, baccarat, and roulette online games that you are used to but everyone should give it a try at least once.
Poker Deposit Methods
Some of the many ways that you can deposit money in to your GuruPlay account are:
- Visa
- Visa Electron
- Delta
- Master Card
- Maestro
- EntroPay
- Ukash
- Click2Pay
- Paysafe Card
- Eco Card
- MoneyBookers
- Solo
- Bank Transfer
- Check
Poker Is Available in the Following Languages
The software at GuruPlay Poker is only available in English. However, customer service is available in a number of languages.
The Software at GuruPlay Poker
You can play at GuruPlay Poker with by downloading the software, which is only available for the windows operating system. You can also play on the site with a web based version that does not require any download and this would be the likely option for players that are using a different operating system than windows.
Software for GuruPlay Poker is provided by Ongame. Because of this you can count on the software to be very reliable and fast because that is a common fact about all Ongame powered sites. However, the site is not very attractive and does not provide very much information. It can sometimes be a little difficult to navigate as well.
GuruPlay Poker Customer Service
Customer service at GuruPlay Poker is available by regular mail, e-mail, and telephone. The telephone numbers that are available are a London and an International telephone number.
Poker Players at GuruPlay Poker
Action at GuruPlay Poker is growing but is still a little bit on the slow side. Their participation in the Ongame Network will make this not be too much of a problem because of the shared pool of network players.
GuruPlay Poker and the Smart Gaming Group
The Smart Gaming Group has seemed to be focused on the casino gaming end of the business but they have been trying to make a place for themselves in the online poker world. Being a part of the Ongame Network will help them to achieve their goals. At the poker part of the GuruPlay Poker site you will find between 300 and 5,000 players, depending upon the time of the day and the day of the week. This will not be too much of a problem because of the shared network of players that Ongame provides.
Other Sites Owned by the Smart Gaming Group
- Smart Live Casino
- Smart Live Bingo
- Smart Live Poker
- Smart Live Sports
- Smart Live Vegas
- Smart Live Games
