Inspired by some scary pumpkin faces, witches, bats and candy, we bring you our next monthly promotion… Halloween. This month’s promotion has many surprises in store that will keep the action frighteningly interesting.

How it works: As you play during the month, your player admin tracks the comp points you accumulate. For each increment you reach you unlock a set prize. Not all the increments require comp points; some require other tasks of you, such as finding the hidden pumpkins. However the best part is once you unlock a prize, you can trick or treat.

Trick Or Treat: As you unlock the prize by reaching the set comp points or completing the assigned task, you will need to go into your player admin where you can either accept the prize, or trick or treat it. Think of it as a coin flip, you can either win something better - a treat, or have your prized with something worse - a trick. Check out the table below for more details.

In addition to being able to win some cool prizes and free cash, you will notice that there will be some scary new graphics in keeping with the Halloween theme. There is a new animated table design, new decks of cards and more!

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With the American football season beginning in the US, here at CarbonPoker we have fallen ill - with football fever! Our new monthly promotion - ‘The Grind’ allows you to combine two of Americas favourite past times; Poker and Football.

How to play and win free cash - all you have to do to participate in the grind, is to play real money poker games on CarbonPoker. As you play, your player admin will track the comp points you earn and unlock the free cash prizes along the way.

Starting with 5000 comp points for your first down, you are awarded with $5 cash. In total you can earn up to $2,500 by making the distance and scoring all three touchdowns. As an extra bonus, for each touchdown you make there is a bonus cash prize! All up there are 33 cash prizes to be won.

Each 10 yards or ‘down’ represents a set comp point requirement and a corresponding cash payout. So the more points you earn, the more you win!

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Score a Royal Flush with your pocket cards on any real-money Texas Holdem ring game and you will receive a bonus of 100 x the big blind!

That means you can win a cash bonus of $1,000 cash, just by getting a Royal Flush on a table with $5/$10 stakes!

• Only available for real money Texas Hold’em ring games (not tournament hands)
• Both Hole Cards must be used
• Player must win hand / pot with the Royal Flush (no rabbit hunts)
• Must be submitted within 48 hours from hand completion
• If the Royal Flush comes down on a Deal It Twice table only the FIRST dealt turn and river qualify for the bonus.

• Bonus equivalent to 100 x big blind ($1,000 Maximum Bonus)
• You must earn 100 comp points per bonus $1 before withdrawal
• Bonus not available for Blackjack use
• Please allow 48 hrs for bonus to be credited

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Starting a game is a great way to get action at the tables, and it ensures you have a constant table image and experience against every new player who comes to sit down. We have a wide range of tables open for players, and we are now offering a bonus for those who sit down first and get the action started!

A new feature to CarbonPoker, any player who sits down first at any real money ring game table will earn double Comp Points during a session with at least four players. Get the action running from heads-up to four-handed, and from that point you earn double Comp Points for every hand with four active players.

Comp Points already have a whole range of different uses, and the more action you create, the more Comp Points you earn. The chance to earn double points on top of that, just for being a table starter? That is online poker a very valuable difference!

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Online betting offers a unique advantage over physical casinos– anonymity. Nobody knows the hand you’re holding and over the internet and no one can see your tells. You can be the platoon leader of Operation: Social Awkwardness and still come off cooler than George Lazenby online. Here’s what I call the six S’s of confident poker-playing:

1. Play sober. It’s your hard-earned money at stake, so there’s no reason to act like Andy Dick reenacting a scene from Paula Abdul’s life. It’s okay to have a beer or two to relax, but if you insist on shotgunning crockpots full of vodka and Dilaudid, you’ll end up looking like a hungry bird slamming into a shop window– foreseen, inevitable and nonetheless a little funny.

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With the countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games heating up, soon the eye’s of the World will be focused on Beijing and the spirit of the games. However, at CarbonPoker its not just how you play the game, but how much FREE cash you win!

Throughout August, your ‘player admin’ will track the comp points you earn and the cash prizes you unlock along the way.

There will be comp point increments, starting with the Bronze medal and once you have cleared each comp point requirement you will receive an INSTANT cash prize. Once you have won all 10 Bronze medals, you will unlock the Silver medals and even bigger cash prizes. The best part is every time you win 10 of the same medals, you’ll also receive a bonus cash prize - Up to $700!

Each medal will represent a set comp point requirement, and a corresponding cash payout. Every time you reach the next increment, the matching medal will light up and you’re an INSTANT winner. The more points you earn, the more cash you win!

You can win nearly $2,000 in cash prizes plus earn even more free cash with August’s reload code, simply by reaching all of the comp points goals and unlocking all the medals. The best part is you can win up to 33 different cash prizes!

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When you play real money poker here, you accumulate Comp Points. These Comp Points have a variety of uses including the comp Points Store and exclusive bonuses. Come July, we are adding even more value to these comp points to help you earn free cash as you play!

Throughout July, your player admin section will track the comp points that you earn and prizes you have unlocked via the ‘Player Admin’. There will be Comp Point increments, starting at the two of Diamonds and going through to the Ace of Diamonds. Each card will represent a set task, and a corresponding cash payout. Every time you reach the next increment, the matching card will light up and you’re an INSTANT winner. The more points you earn, the more cash you will win!

You can win more than $2,500 in cash and prizes, simply by reaching all of the comp points goals and unlocking the all the diamonds. The higher the card you unlock, the bigger the payout you receive. The best part is you can win up to 13 different prizes!

Comp Points are automatically earned as you play real money games, so you can simply continue to play your favourite ring games or tournaments and work towards free cash at the same time! Keep an eye out for the Diamonds display in your player admin and stay up to date with all your free cash!

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Bad Beats happen to every player, but here we have a way to potentially win big after losing with a monster hand!

In any Texas Hold’em game, you will be looking to maximise your value when you pick up Quads. The chance to go all-in is automatic, but what happens if your opponent is holding higher Quads, or even a Straight Flush?

These are the worst of the Bad Beats, and usually result in thousands of chips being passed over the table. Our new Bad Beat Jackpot will ensure thousands of dollars in cash will be won, all for losing a hand.

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The 30 day schedule has been designed to closely mimic the World Series Of Poker schedule and will feature several championship events, with glory to be had in special tournaments like the Ladies Only, and the Intercontinental and American Championship.

All Championship event winners will receive a commemorative chipset and accolade to celebrate the victory.

To reserve your seat in the “Tournament of Champions” and your shot at the Summer Champs Jackpot of at least $15,000, simply place in the top 250 of the Summer Champs Leaderboard and win free entry!

This finale event will showcase some of our best players and have them pitted in an all out battle for the $15,000 minimum Jackpot.

Leader board points are awarded as the reverse of the field, so if 100 players enter a tournament, the first player out will be awarded 1 point, and the winner will be awarded 100 points. Those points are then mulitplied by the rating assigned for each specific even. So, an event with a value rating of 2 and a field of 100 players would award 200 points to first place and 2 points to last place.

As a bonus the players that make the final table for each Championship event will have their leaderboard points multiplied for that event.

• 1st - 250%
• 2nd - 225%
• 3rd - 200%
• 4th - 180%
• 5th - 160%
• 6th - 150%
• 7th - 140%
• 8th - 130%
• 9th - 125%
• 10th - 125%

So, if the player that finishes first in a field of 100 in an event with a tournament rating of 2 will end up with 500 Summer Champs Leader board points.

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Want to have an extra $25 real money deposited to your CarbonPoker account?

Want entry to a $2,500 Freeroll?

Have friends that love playing poker online or would like to start?

Now you can earn $25 real money plus a $2,500 Refer-a-friend Freeroll entry for every friend you refer to CarbonPoker.

For each friend you refer to CarbonPoker.com, you will earn $25 for yourself, plus you and your referred friend will gain free entry for the $2,500 Refer-A-Friend Freeroll! Once your friend has deposited and completed 250 comp points, $25 will be automatically placed in your player wallet along with the freeroll coupon. So sign up and start referring your friends today!

Tournaments are held on the last Saturday of each month starting at 11:00

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