ParadisePoker.com presents the world's first free $1 Million poker tournament

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

With the race to attract new online poker players Noble Poker is offering $1 million to any player who wins seven consecutive $10/1 ten person tournaments.

(PRWEB) -- Increased competition between poker rooms has sparked enormous incentives for new players to enter the game. Giving players legitimate chances to become millionaires seems to be the hottest new tactic by these online poker rooms. Noble Poker is giving players hopes and dreams to live the high life of fast cars and giant houses on the beach by giving away millions to players. Noble’s new promotion gives players a chance to win $1 million if they win seven consecutive low stakes tournaments. Six will earn players $75k, while five in a row will earn them $25k. This extra million is on top of the normal prizes the players win. With the race to win the million dollars beginning in only a few days Noble Poker has seen a flurry of new players practicing in their Sit N Go tournament skills hoping to become the next self made millionaire.

With online poker expected to have a market pool of more than $20 billion by year 2009, online poker players will see promotions getting even more attractive. Currently Party Poker dominates the market share with over 50% of the market, but new poker rooms like Noble are trying to redistribute the market by offering online players better promotions and unparalleled on screen technologies which include 3D graphics and talking player avatars.

These new promotions such as the one Noble Poker does give ordinary people the chance at becoming a millionaire. Although the winner of the World Series of Poker receives a 1st place prize of $7.5 million, there is no doubt that no matter who you are the odds are against you to win the World Series of Poker. With the entry consisting of a fee of $10k this seriously limits who can buy in also. This is why so many online poker rooms are giving new customers a legitimate chance to become millionaires like Noble does. They offer low risk, high rewards for the hope of becoming extremely rich in a very short period of time.

With these high prize rewards many are concerned about the cheaters. Noble assures it players that they will be monitoring these games with their highest security software. With the prize money being paid out by the casino, it is in their best interest to keep the game completely fair.

Will these promotions pay off for Noble Poker? Only time will tell to see if their revenues actually do increase, but one thing is for sure, a few lucky players will be joining the millionaires club.

MFORMA'S World Poker Tour™ Texas Hold 'Em Mobile Game Now Launching in Europe

Monday, July 25th, 2005

LONDON - MFORMA Group, Inc., the leading global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment, has brought the excitement of WORLD POKER TOUR™ (WPT) into the wireless arena by creating a mobile version of the high-stakes, high-energy brand of exciting poker revolutionized by the WORLD POKER TOUR™ television series, which in just under three years has become one of the most lucrative ventures in sports and is the highest-rated TV series in the history of the Travel Channel.

World Poker Tour Texas Hold 'Em, the mobile game, is already live in the U.S. and is now launching on the major European wireless networks. The mobile game incorporates elements of the WPT TV show and the action develops just as it does on the TV show, complete with a text-based announcer giving the nicknames of your hands. MFORMA are launching both single player and real time six-person multiplayer versions of the game in Europe so that fans can play alone for practice or join in with other players whenever they want to.

According to IGN, leading internet gaming and entertainment destination, World Poker Tour Texas Hold 'Em "really has the goods" and is a "knockout." Rated 9 out of 10, World Poker Tour Texas Hold 'Em is arguably the best mobile poker game available anywhere today.

"The poker phenomenon is carrying right over to mobile and we have worked closely with WPT to create the best mobile poker game ever," said Dan Kranzler, MFORMA CEO. "In just a short time, we have several virtual millionaires with many more gunning to beat their chip totals. The number of users wanting to play in tournaments is beyond all expectations and we've had record numbers of simultaneous multiplayer users. Unique among mobile games, World Poker Tour Texas Hold 'Em not only takes advantage of the current popularity of poker, but also the thirst users have for competition, interaction, and winning."

The multi player game allows users to play free poker with up to five other players in real time. The superior graphics make for the sharpest details -- crisp card faces and lush green table felt. The unique side-to-side camera panning action shows the largest game play space ever seen in a mobile poker game. Every mobile user has the ability to interact with the WPT through promotions, tournaments and prizes, furthering the fun and excitement.

"MFORMA has captured the look and style of our show, delivering a high fidelity re-enactment that is unmistakably World Poker Tour," said Andrea Green, Director of Global Consumer Products of WPT Enterprises, Inc. "It is wonderful to see how true it is to the look and feel of the show and how powerful the connection is to mobile users. Our fans can now play poker anytime, anywhere and engage others in the action! This is real Texas Hold 'Em, where anyone can learn and play. It is the perfect game for the mobile phone that can now truly go all-in."