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Online Poker Room Signs Rising Super Star
Published: 2006-04-27
 April 27- Online poker room, SunPoker.com, is proud to announce the signing of poker superstar Kenna James to become the face and spokesperson of the brand. Kenna will serve as the captain of "Team SunPoker"...
Kenna will host a special "Kenna's Korner" table on Thursday evenings at SunPoker.com at 9:00 PM (schedule permitting), where members of "Team SunPoker" (players that have qualified for any land based event through SunPoker.com) will be able to play and chat with Kenna to pick his brain as to how to improve their game.
In addition to his role as captain of "Team SunPoker," Kenna will represent SunPoker in tournament play. Kenna will proudly wear the SunPoker logo, and a percentage of his winnings will be donated, along with a matching sum from SunPoker, to selected charities.
"Kenna is the perfect choice to be our poker ambassador," says Adam Smirnis, Poker Room Manager, SunPoker.com. "His knowledge and passion for the game, coupled with a personality that has made him a huge fan favourite, will enable Kenna to truly help SunPoker players and all fans of the game understand and play poker like a professional."
Kenna has emerged as one of the top players in the world right now, currently ranked second in the Bluff Magazine's "Who's Hot Power Rankings." Winning over two million dollars in major tournaments around the world, Kenna is considered one of the top pros on the Professional Poker Tour today. Equally as important, Kenna is recognized as one of the most approachable and well-liked players in the world.
"It has always been my desire to find a way to give back to the game that has been so good to me," says James. "I was never one to look for and take advantage of the weaker "fish" in the game, but rather I always looked to elevate my game by playing against the best. SunPoker's commitment to teaching the game, as well providing one of the best places on the Internet to learn, play and win, makes us an ideal team."
SunPoker.com is currently in the midst of a year-long, nationwide tour to teach America how to play poker like the pros. Featuring a fully customized RV with a live poker room, SunPoker is on a mission to teach America how to play and win at poker. Players will have a chance to improve their poker skills and possibly win a seat at the 2006 World Series of Poker. As part of his role as captain of "Team SunPoker," Kenna will make occasional appearances at tour stops to meet fans and help them better learn the game.
Click here to visit SunPoker.com.
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V-Points Start Poker Revolution
Published: 2006-04-26
 April 26, 2006
Paul Sandells
Virgin Poker's "V-Points" are causing quite a stir in the online poker world. Richard Branson's poker room is giving the player more value for money than ever before.
The V-Points promotion at Virgin Poker is a very easy, yet lucrative, way of rewarding loyal Virgin Poker players. If you're an experienced online poker player, the chances are you're looking for the best deals around when it comes to selecting a poker room. V-Points could just sway you in the direction of Virgin.
Let us take a look at what V-Points are:
Players earn V-points whenever you play a 'raked hand' on a cash table and whenever you play an MTT or an STT. The higher the stakes you play, the more V-Points you earn. Virgin have kindly published a handy "rough guide" of what you can expect to earn in V-Points for your level of play. If you play the smaller 25p/50p games for roughly 2 hours a week, you can expect to earn 150 V-Points per month. A more serious low stakes player at 50p/£1 playing for 20 hours a week can expect to scoop up 1,200 V-POints per month. High rollers at £10/£20, playing for 20 hours a week will earn a whopping 25,000 V-Points (remember all figures are approx').
Once you've started collecting V-Points, you'll be wondering what you can exchange them for. Well, straight away you can exachange them for cash. 1 V-Point is worth 1p. That's a handy Bonus if you're racking up thousands of points each month. More interesting, perhaps, is the ability to convert V-Points into Virgin Airmiles. 1 V-Point is worth 1 Virgin Airmile. 25,000 V-Points buys you a trip to San Fransisco, Miami, New York, LA OR... yes you guessed it... Las Vegas.
There are lots of other items you can exchange V-Points for, including mobile phone top-ups and digital downloads.
The revolution is here. UK Poker News applauds Virgin Poker for giving the player much more than standard online poker rooms.
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