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Get Set for the Wynn Poker Classic 2012
The number of live poker tournaments it hosts makes Las Vegas the place to be in for some poker action. Joining the numerous casinos offering live poker tournaments is Wynn Las Vegas, which will be hosting the Wynn Poker Classic from Thursday, February 23, 2012. The poker series will feature a total of 16 events, which will take place through March 15. One of the most expensive hotel-casinos in the world, the Wynn Las Vegas would be the venue for … Read the rest
Party Poker Premiere League V to be Joined by Patrik Antonius
Party Poker’s Premiere League Poker V to be held in April at Vienna will be joined by Patrik Antonius. The Finish poker star is the newest player to register for the event. The player had been the winner of a European Poker Tour event in 2005. He will be competing against a 16-player field comprising of other eminent poker pros like Sam Trickett, Vanessa Selbst, Tony G from team Party Poker and Andy Frankenberger, who won the Premier League Poker … Read the rest
Win upto $1,000 with Bet365′s Premium Cash Ladder
If you enjoy playing poker, there is no dearth of online poker competitions that you can benefit from. Starting this month, Bet365 poker will be giving away up to $1,000 in cash prizes, as a part of its Premium Cash Ladder promo. This offer, which is exclusively available to Bet365 players, had begun on February 3 and will end on March 8, 2012. Players will be awarded a cash prize depending on the level or rung of the ladder they … Read the rest
William Hill Poker Review
The company was founded in Great Britain back in 1934, oddly enough during a period of time when gambling was illegal in the United Kingdom. Since that questionable beginning the company has grown to be the largest bookmaker in the United Kingdom, representing more than 25 % of the industry there. After changing hands quite a few times, the company became listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2002 and they now employ over 15,000 people.
William Hill Poker Deposit Bonus
The new player bonus promotion at William Hill Poker is a 100 % match of your first deposit. This matching bonus amount is limited to $600.00, £400, or €450, depending on which currency that you make your first deposit with. The matching bonus amount is put in to a bonus account and is released to your cash money account in increments of $5.00. To earn each $5.00 increment you must play in real money ring games and tournaments and earn a total of 350 William Hill Points. You are given 60 days, from your first deposit, to clear the bonus. Any amount still in your pending deposit bonus account after 60 days will be expired.
Also, as a bonus for new players that are making their first deposit at William Hill Poker you are given 5 entries in to special freeroll tournaments. You get 4 entries in to the $1,000.00 New Depositors Freeroll tournament that is held every Wednesday at 18:00 (lobby time). First depositors also get 1 entry in to the New Depositors Prize Freeroll that takes place once every month on a Saturday at 18:00 (lobby time). In the prize freeroll players compete to win prizes such as a:
- Laptop Computer
- Sony Handycam
- Sony PS3
- Nintendo WII
- Canon Digicam G9
- Samsung Omnia Phone
The matching deposit bonus and the freeroll tournament entries are automatically credited to your account and you do not need to make any notification or request to customer support in order to receive them.
William Hill Rewards Program
There are 10 tiers in the William Hill Poker VIP Club. They each have a corresponding hand rank to go along with the level and they are:
- Level 1 – High Card
- Level 2 – Pair
- Level 3 – Two pair
- Level 4 – 3 of a kind
- Level 5 – Straight
- Level 6 – Flush
- Level 7 – Full House
- Level 8 – 4 of a kind
- Level 9 – Straight Flush
- Level 10 – Royal Flush
You move up in levels based upon the amount of William Hill Points that you accumulate in a monthly period. A nice part of the William Hill Poker VIP Club is that they have a policy that they call a ‘soft downgrade’. This means that, even if you do not accumulate any points in a given month, you will only ever be downgraded 1 level in a given month.
William Hill Poker Games Available
At William Hill Poker you will find all of the major, and most popular, poker variants including:
- Texas holdem
- Omaha
- Omaha hi lo
- 7 card stud
- 7 card stud hi lo
- 5 card stud
Many of these games are available in limit, pot limit, and no limit stakes.
Poker Stakes and Limits at William Hill Poker
William Hill Poker spreads pot limit and not limit games from $0.01/$0.02 up to $25/$50 and up. Limit games run from $0.02/$0.04 up to $50/$100 and up.
William Hill Poker Tournaments
The tournaments at William Hill Poker are Texas holdem, 7 card stud, Omaha, and Omaha hi lo. The majority of them are in a no limit variation but there are also some pot limit and limit tournaments. Some of the larger tournaments at William Hill Poker are:
- Super Series
- Sunday $200k Guaranteed
- Friday $60k Guaranteed
- Saturday $35k Guaranteed
- Monday Night Omaha
- All In Madness
William Hill Poker Freeroll Tournaments
You are given 5 freerolls entries when you make your first deposit and additional freeroll invitations based upon you VIP level. William Hill Poker also adds additional freerolls, that are open to every player, from time to time.
Special Events at William Hill Poker
As you would expect from a site as large as William Hill Poker there are plenty of special events held including:
WSOP $70,000 Rake Race – This is a leader board, rake race competition, that includes cash games and sit & go tournaments. You earn leader board points at the rate of 10 points for every $1 paid in tournament fees or for every dollar of rake that is generated. There are actually 3 different competitions for different limits played. League 1 is for cash games with a big blind of $1 and up and sit & go tournaments with a buy in of $20 or more. League 2 is for cash games with a big blind between $0.10 and $0.50 and sit & go tournaments with a buy in between $3 and $19.99. And League 3 is for cash games with a big blind of $0.05 or less and sit & go tournaments with a buy in of $2.99 or less. There are weekly and a monthly winner for each league. The weekly prizes are cash ranging from $95 to $600 for 1st place in the league. The 1st place winner in the monthly competitions get a WSOP prize package. League 1 gets a $13k Main Event package, league 2 gets a $7k WSOP Side Event package, and league 3 gets a $5k WSOP Side Event package.
Other special events include:
- Warrior Master League
- MTT Leaderboards
- Irish Open
- European Deepstack
- DeepStack Open
- Refer A Friend Bonus
- Poker 4 Heroes
The Rake at William Hill Poker
Being a part of the iPoker Network, William Hill uses the network’s rake structure.
The United States Dollar is the standard currency used at William Hill Poker. If you make your deposits and keep your account balances in the Great British Pound or the Euro, all game play will be converted according to a conversion schedule.
Casino Games & Sports Book at William Hill Poker
The casino at William Hill has all of the games that you would expect to find, like slots, video poker, craps, roulette, baccarat, blackjack, and more. They also offer blackjack and roulette in a live game variety that uses a webcast so that you can watch the croupier or dealer as the play is taking place.
With the over 75 years of bookmaking experience that the company has you would expect to find a great sports book and that is exactly what you will find there. It is a very complete well run and managed operation. You could not ask for a better sports book.
Poker Deposit Methods for William Hill Poker
Deposits can be made to your account at William Hill Poker in the United States Dollar, the Euro, and the Great British Pound. There are a number of deposit methods that you can use including:
- Visa
- Visa Electron
- Master Card
- Maestro
- PayPal
- Laser
- Click2Pay
- ClickandBuy
- Ukash
- Paysafe Card
- Neteller
- Bank Transfer
Poker Is Available in the Following Languages
William Hill Software is available in quite a few languages including:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- Danish
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Finnish
- German
- Polish
- Japanese
- Czech
- Hungarian
- Slovenian
- Romanian
- Serbian
- German
- Russian
- Turkish
- Greek
- Chinese
The Software at William Hill Poker
In 2008 William Hill went in to partnership with the Israeli software company, Playtech, in a business deal that had William Hill purchasing £144.5 million of assets and companies and Playtech took a stake in the new William Hill Online entity to the tune of 29 %. So now at William Hill Poker you will find a very reliable and feature filled software application, as you would find at any sites running Playtech software.
Customer Service by William Hill Poker
The customer service by William Hill is very good and you can reach the support team in a number of ways including:
- Toll free telephone
- Web Chat
- Fax
William Hill Poker Players
William Hill Poker has a good volume of players and with their participation in the iPoker Network you will be able to find pretty much all different types of players. As usual the competition gets harder as the limits get higher but you will benefit from some of the less experienced players that do sometimes cross over from the casino and sports betting areas of the William Hill Poker site.
