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GGPoker Unleashes the Ultimate Online Poker Showdown with $100M Bounty Hunters Series
GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, is thrilled to announce the launch of the latest iteration of its highly acclaimed Bounty Hunters Series. Running from January 15 to February 5, this action-packed series takes the online poker experience to a whole new level, with an unprecedented total prize guarantee of $100,000,000.
The Bounty Hunters Series is renowned for its unique format, where players aim not only to secure deep tournament runs but also to eliminate as many of their opponents as possible and claim extra bounty prizes. The more players knocked out, the bigger the prize haul, with massive random prizes on offer in GGPoker’s Mystery Bounty tournaments and a shot at the $1M Bountry Jackpot.
Sarne Lightman, Managing Director of GGPoker, expressed excitement about the upcoming Bounty Hunters Series, saying, “Our commitment to delivering unparalleled poker experiences remains unwavering. With the Bounty Hunters Series, we’re offering players the chance to compete for an extraordinary $100,000,000 in total prizes, fully double the last guarantee offered. With each knockout awarding an instant bounty and a shot at our $1M Bounty Jackpot, this truly is poker at its most exhilarating.”
Adding to the excitement, the Bounty King Daily Leaderboard will track all players’ knockouts in series events. The leaderboard will showcase each day’s top performers, and a staggering $500,000 in prizes will be awarded across the entire series to those who prove their exceptional hunting skills by eliminating as many opponents as possible.
Bounty Hunters Series highlights include:
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$210 MYSTERY BOUNTY Main Event – $210 buy-in – $10M GTD – February 5
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$25 Mini Main Event – $25 buy-in – $2.5M GTD – January 29
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$5.25 Mystery Bounty Million – $5.25 buy-in – $1M GTD – January 22
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Satellites starting from just $1
The Bounty Hunters Series promises an unmatched online poker experience, combining the thrill of knocking out opponents with the opportunity to claim a share of the massive $100M prize pool. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a casual player, this series is set to deliver non-stop action and excitement.
New GGPoker players can also claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
Following a hugely successful first event in Cincinnati, Ohio in September 2023, the Moneymaker Tour is returning to the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati on September 17 – 30, 2024 with a packed schedule that will guarantee more than $1 million across 15 trophy events.
In September 2023’s inaugural stop at Hard Rock Cincinnati, the $1,500 Main Event was contested by 788 players and won by Joseph Bakun for $208,034. He was joined at the final table by Chris Moneymaker himself and WSOP Champion Joseph McKeehen and as well as the top cash prize, he also took home a crystal Moneymaker Tour trophy and a guitar trophy.
The Moneymaker Tour was created in 2023 by 2003 WSOP Champion and ACR Team Pro, Chris Moneymaker and Moneymaker Tour Executive Manager, Tony Burns. The Tour was conceived as a way for Moneymaker to give poker players opportunities to have their own ordinary to extraordinary moments as he did.
Despite its relative newcomer status, the Moneymaker Tour has made a name for itself, recently being voted the third most popular live poker tournament series behind only the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, in a State of Poker survey. Since its inception, there have been eight events throughout Florida, Cincinnati and Houston.
The Tour has also recently announced new venues including a first visit to the birthplace of the Moneymaker boom with an event in Las Vegas from June 28 – July 6 at MGM Grand and its first international Main Event at Casino Aruba in October.
“Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati will team up with the Moneymaker Tour for a return in 2024” said Christopher Herbert, Hard Rock Cincinnati Manger of Poker & Sportsbook. “Hard Rock Cincinnati is grateful to be a part of the fastest growing poker tour in 2023. Chris Moneymaker, Tony Burns and their staff delivered an incredible experience for our guests during the 2023 Moneymaker Tour stop. There’s no better place to be in September 2024 than Cincinnati Ohio!”
“After an amazing series last September, we are excited to return to Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati”, said Tony Burns, Executive Manager of the Moneymaker Tour. “Continuing to partner with one of the most recognisable brands in the world amplifies our reach, resonates with our audience, and rocks our business to a whole other level.”
Poker players who want to cash-in on Vegas’ biggest summer series without playing a hand are heading to ACR Poker.
The popular online poker site is debuting its Fantasy Poker League: Vegas. “Everyone loves Fantasy Sports and now we’re capturing the same excitement for all the hot poker action in Vegas this summer,” stated ACR Pro, Chris Moneymaker. “This is truly the ultimate Fantasy Poker showdown, and you won’t want to miss it.”
From May 15th to 28th, the Fantasy Poker League: Vegas offers players worldwide the opportunity to draft their dream poker team for a chance to win cash prizes. Participants choose up to eight poker pros with an allotted budget amount. Points are then earned as the pros compete in live poker events in Sin City’s hottest summer series.
As the series unfolds, players can track their team’s progress on the daily leaderboard to determine how their selected teams are performing against the competition.
There are three fantasy leagues to choose from, and they cost $20, $100, or $500, with no added fees from ACR Poker. And there’s no limit on the number of teams that a person can create. Moneymaker also added that participants can conveniently choose their team(s) from the Rewards Section of the ACR Poker client.
For more info on the Fantasy Poker League: Vegas, visit the promo page at ACRPoker.eu.
Global developer commits to providing a transparent player experience amid growing trend
EvenBet Gaming, a leading developer of online gaming software and solutions, has reinforced its anti-fraud detection technology to combat the rise in AI-powered bots and align with stringent anti-money laundering (AML) policies.
The increase in machine-learning technology sophistication has resulted in AI bots becoming harder to identify within the global gaming industry, posing huge financial and reputational risks to operators and affecting the transparency of the player experience.
To combat this escalated risk, EvenBet has introduced rigorous measures that can pinpoint potential bots with up to 99% precision, including Fingerprint JS Pro technology, multiple anti-fraud verification processes, and behavioural analysis procedures.
This includes cutting-edge in-game player inspection during poker rounds, monitoring several factors such as hand strength, potential knowledge of opponents’ cards, session duration, location, and jackpot hunting or tournament endgame dragging. Each factor is then compared to normal player behaviour to calculate the likelihood of AI-powered bots in poker rooms.
EvenBet has also supplemented its registration process with further Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, implemented to tackle the 112% and 184% growth in identity theft and synthetic identities respectively. The leading developer utilises temporary email identification techniques and assesses potential email forwarding and re-login attempts to ascertain the risk of a new sign-up.
The improvement of existing technology and the addition of new measures analyses risk from the moment of registration and monitors behavioural factors throughout the player journey, demonstrating EvenBet’s dedication to eliminating AI bots, complying with rigid AML guidelines, and providing the optimal gaming experience.
Dmitry Starostenkov, CEO at EvenBet Gaming, said: “With the rapid development of artificial intelligence in the 21st century, it has never been more important to stay ahead of the curve with regards to anti-fraud processes.
“EvenBet continues to develop and implement the latest anti-fraud technology to ensure our platform remains a trusted industry leader providing an entirely transparent user experience.”
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