Traditionally the new year is a time for shift between poker sites, as players have either completed requirements for yearly bonuses at old sites and want to move on, or are gearing up for a year of solid grinding to make the most of certain poker room’s VIP rewards systems. This year Poker Heaven is doing a good job of making itself a strong contender for potential switchers, by offering some awesome promotions including a cash race, a magic hand promotion and an awesome celebration of their 2.5 Billionth Hand played.

Poker Heaven’s cash race is offering a serious amount of value to players by putting €30,000 up for grabs throughout January. The prize money is split between two rake races, the first of which kicks off on the 7th of January, giving you a week to recover from your New Year’s celebrations before putting your mind to the grind. The 17th is break day, and then on the 18th the second rake race kicks off, running until the 27th of January and distributing the other €15,000. As with all cash races the idea is to play as much as you possibly can, as the more rake you pay over the time period the higher up the leaderboard you will place, and the higher up the leaderboard you place, the bigger chunk of the prize money you’ll be entitled to.

From the 17th to the 23rd of January, while you’re grinding as hard as you can to place on the Cash Race leaderboard, you can set your mind at ease about bad beats putting you on tilt. Poker Heaven’s Magic Hand promotion will instead have you practically wishing that your pocket aces get cracked, as if it happens three times then you can submit a Magic Hand claim and be credited with €100. There’s no limit to the number of bonuses you claim, and the total money Poker Heaven is devoting to this is a casual €15,000, so get on the tables and play those rockets without fear!

Far and away the largest and most lucrative promotion that has been announced, however, is the Poker Heaven 2.5 Billionth Hand. A staggering €250,000 has been devoted to this promotion, and all you have to do is be playing poker at the right table at the right time to earn your share. Starting with the 2,470,000,000th hand and working all the way up to the 2.5 Billionth hand, there are fifty opportunities to win, with the chances coming more frequently the closer to the big one we get. All you need to do is be dealt into any of these bonus hands and you will be automatically credited with your prize money, so make sure you’re playing on as many tables as your computer – and brain – can handle over the coming weeks.

These promotions are all in addition to the Poker Heaven VIP system, so if you’re considering a switch to a new fishing hole then be sure to take into account that these aren’t just flashy one-time promotions designed to sucker you in and then disappoint you with a lack of continued loyalty rewards. Basically it couldn’t be simpler to increase your chances of benefiting from all three of these promotions: just play more! The more you play, the better you’ll place in the rake races, the more likely you are to have your pocket aces cracked and the more likely you are to be present for a potentially life-changing bonus hand.