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Preheat Festival Kicks Off This Friday, as WPT Global Boosts Summer Festival to $8 Million GTD to Host Biggest Online Series Yet

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WPT Global is thrilled to announce the boost of our upcoming Summer Festival, increasing the guarantee from $7 million to a personal record $8 million. This isn’t the end of WPT Global giving back to players, as we are giving each Preheat Festival champion a $220 seat in the Summer Festival Championship, which will total over $35,000 in added value.

The Summer Festival also caps a landmark for WPT Global as the biggest online poker series held on the site so far, building from the $4 million GTD Winter Series and building on the recently successful Spring Festival which had $7 million GTD. As usual, WPT Global is the only place you become a WPT Champion from the comfort of your own home, and etch your name in the poker history books.

Preheat Festival

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Prepare to warm up your online poker summer this month with $3 million in guarantees at the Preheat Festival, running from July 12-21. This 10-day series features 160 tournaments, with each champion getting a seat locked for the $220 Summer Festival Main Event.

Highlights of the Preheat Festival:

  • ● $220 Championship, $300,000 GTD – This event kicks off with a starting flight on the first day of the festival, with a dozen flights following to get players through to the final Day 2.
  • ● $22 Mini Championship, $80,000 GTD – Following the Championship, this event has numerous starting flights and follows the Best Stack Forward format, which allows players to fire multiple starting flights and build a mountain of chips for Day 2.
  • ● $2,100 High Roller PKO, $200,000 GTD – One of the marquee events of Preheat Festival, this event allows players to make money as soon as they knockout players, generating tons of action pre and post flop.

Preheat Festival has a variety of formats throughout the series, including Short Deck and both standard and progressive bounty formats.

Win $250,000 With the WPT Global Player of the Year Leaderboard

Every event in the Summer Festival allows players to win points and scale up the Player of the Year Leaderboard, which is awarding four $12,400 WPT Passports to live World Poker Tour events all across the world, as well as $25,000 in tournament dollars and $25,400 in cash.

In total, there’s $250,000 on offer in the Player of the Year leaderboard, with the Summer Festival being a prime opportunity to climb your way up and get a prize.

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Boost Your Bankroll with The $30,000 GTD Preheat Festival Freeroll

If you play in more than 20 festival events during Preheat, you get a ticket into the $30,000 GTD freeroll, which has a host of Summer Festival tickets up for grabs.

Win Your Way Into The Summer Festival Championship

Any Preheat Festival champion will get a seat in the $500,000 GTD Summer Festival Championship, giving some extra added juice throughout the entire series.

Play More, Win More During Preheat Festival

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Your total buy-ins amount during Preheat Festival can earn you up to $1,000 in cashback as well as Summer Festival seats, Global Spins tickets and some Casino Coins to use on the app.

Summer Festival

A week after the Preheat Festival concludes, players can hop straight back into some huge MTT action on WPT Global. The Summer Festival will also be the BIGGEST series WPT Global has hosted, with the original $7 million guarantee getting boosted by an additional $1 million this week. The stakes and action just got even bigger during the Summer Festival, which runs from July 28 to August 18.

Highlights of Summer Festival:

  • ● $3,500 WPT Championship, $1 million GTD
  • ● $1,050 WPT Prime, $750,000 GTD
  • ● $530 WPT500, $400,000 GTD
  • ● $220 Summer Festival Championship, $500,000 GTD
  • ● $22 Summer Festival Mini Championship, $150,000 GTD

The jam-packed Summer Festival schedule aims to replicate the success of Spring Festival, giving WPT Global players the chance to become WPT Champions online, win their way onto the live World Poker Tour and secure huge prizes on the online felt.

Stay posted to our social media channels and blog to keep up-to-date on our Preheat and Summer Festival results and promotions as they happen.

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ACR POKER’S NEXT HIGH STAKES ADVENTURE TAKES PLAYERS TO MONTENEGRO FOR PRESTIGIOUS SUPER HIGH ROLLER SERIES

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Two $110,000+ Montenegro packages available during ACR Poker’s Main Satellite on Sunday, April 27th


 The next chapter of ACR Poker’s High Stakes Adventure is taking shape. Two players are set to win their way to stunning Montenegro in Southeast Europe to compete against top poker pros and high stakes legends for huge prizes during the prestigious Super High Roller Series, scheduled for May 13th to 27th.

Through ACR Poker’s Main Satellite on Sunday, April 27th at 2:05pm ET, the High Stakes Adventure: Montenegro is guaranteeing two all-inclusive packages, each covering $110,000 in tournament buy-ins / entry fees, plus added business-class airfare, and a 5-night stay at the luxurious Maestral Resort & Casino.

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“The High Stakes Adventure is all about creating opportunities for players to escape the ordinary and play alongside poker’s elite in incredible destinations,” said ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker. “I can still feel the energy from my deep run in Montenegro last year, and I’ve got a good feeling this event is going to be just as unforgettable. If you missed your chance to win a South Korea package earlier this year, this is your chance to get in the game.”

Moneymaker is no stranger to the high-stakes scene in Montenegro, having won last year’s Triton Poker Super High Roller Series $25,000 buy-in event for $903,000. Meanwhile, fellow ACR Pro Nacho Barbero also made waves this year during the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju, finishing 7th in the $100,000 buy-in Main Event, earning $946,000, plus cashing in four other events.

The High Stakes Adventure: Montenegro package winners will have the flexibility to split their $110,000 buy-in budget across multiple events or go all-in on a single high-stakes tourney. Off the felt, players can look forward to exploring Montenegro’s rich history, stunning landscapes and vibrant culture.

This latest satellite follows the success of ACR Poker’s High Stakes Adventure: South Korea earlier this year, where two $110,000 packages were awarded to players for the Super High Roller Series Jeju. Players looking to follow in their footsteps and compete for the Montenegro packages can buy into the Main Satellite for $2,650 or qualify for less through satellites running on ACR Poker this month.

For more details on the High Stakes Adventure: Montenegro, visit the promo page at ACRPoker.eu.

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Cubeia goes live with its Poker 2.0 platform

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Cubeia, a Sweden-based iGaming software solutions provider, has launched its highly anticipated Poker 2.0 platform. The latest version features a state-of-the-art multi-threaded game engine written entirely in Java 21 and a new and improved graphical UI.

As a celebration, Cubeia’s Hybrid Poker Network is running a 4-week Beta Test Series, where players are encouraged to report any bugs they experience for a chance to earn rewards of up to $55 in tournament tickets. The new server engine is designed to easily handle player loads in the six-digit range and has future-proof capabilities, such as exposing a poker lobby API to other providers – given the right deal.

One of the many advantages that the server upgrade brings is its ease of feature implementation – thread safety is built-in, removing the need for developers to worry about implementing new platform features. The technical debt has dissipated facilitating updates to be performed quickly and efficiently.

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This release comes at the perfect time as there are a number of operators lined up to launch during the remainder of the year. Cubeia is looking forward to not only expanding its poker network but also accommodating operator feature requests with greater agility.

Cubeia’s Head of Poker Simon Isbäck commented: “After about a year and a half worth of development, we can finally clap each other’s backs and be proud of what we’ve accomplished! On Thursday, I will be looking forward to hosting a huge launch party for the entire team! New features will drop faster than ever, and we’re looking forward to launching many industry-relevant features as well as some brand new ones. This is only the beginning!”

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From Millions to Knockouts: Natural8 India Powers Through April with Back-to-Back Poker Excitement

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Natural8 India kicked off the month with a bang as Millions Week, held from 30th March to 8th April 2025, delivered thrilling gameplay, life-changing wins, and unforgettable poker moments. With massive participation and the spotlight event offering a staggering ₹15 Crore to the main event winner, this edition of Millions Week saw poker enthusiasts from across the country rise to the occasion and compete for glory.

But the action doesn’t stop there.

Players can now turn their focus to the ongoing Bounty Hunter Series, running from 30th March to 21st April 2025. This high-octane series is all about knockouts, with every hand carrying the excitement of bounty eliminations. A major highlight still to come is the Special Mystery Bounty Main Event, featuring TEN Top Bounties — adding layers of suspense and strategy for every contender at the tables.

“Millions Week exceeded all our expectations — the overwhelming response from the poker community, the sheer level of competition, and the unforgettable moments at the tables were a testament to how far the game has come in India,” said Kunal Patni, Executive Director and Country Head of Natural8 India. He further added, “We witnessed some truly remarkable performances, with players pushing their limits and proving why this series continues to be a marquee event on our calendar. As we move into the second leg of April’s poker excitement with the Bounty Hunter Series, we’re raising the bar even further. This series isn’t just about playing cards — it’s about strategy, resilience, and seizing those high-pressure moments. With mystery prizes, massive knockouts, and top bounties still up for grabs, the best is yet to come.”

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From mystery prizes to dynamic eliminations, the Bounty Hunter Series is proving to be the ultimate test of tactical gameplay and endurance — giving players one more chance this month to showcase their skills and win big.

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