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San Jose, Costa Rica-April 18, 2012-Americas Cardroom is qualifying dozens of players to the Latin Series of Poker (LSOP) Peru through its daily online satellites. Winners will participate in a $500,000 Guaranteed No Limit Texas Holdem poker tournament hosted at the Atlantic City Casino in Lima Peru.

“We’re very excited to give our players an opportunity to play in another exotic Latin American destination,” commented Americas Cardroom spokesman Michael Harris. “The LSOP offers generous prize pools and fun destinations at a reasonable cost to the player.”

The LSOP is now in its third year of operation.  The tour added its second yearly event after the overwhelming response to the Punta Cana Poker Classic (PCPC) that runs each November.  The PCPC quintupled in size in its first two years. The LSOP recognized the demand of the poker playing public for more locations to play poker in Latin America.

Americas Cardroom is running satellite’s leadingall the way up to the the Peruvian event and has to date qualified 22 players.  Winners of the $3,500 package include the $1,500+150 Main Event buy-in; round-trip airfare up to $800; 5-night hotel accommodations in Lima, Peru; and airport-Hotel-Airport transportation in Lima.

For more information about the LSOP and its full schedule of Satellites can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu.

San Jose, Costa Rica – April 16, 2012 – The anniversary of Black Friday has been nothing short of
legendary for online poker players at Americas Cardroom. On Sunday at 7pm, the
online poker site marked the anniversary of Black Friday with the Liberty
Quarter Million, an online poker tournament with a $250,000 guaranteed prize
pool. And on Monday, shortly after midnight with the Liberty Quarter Million
still in play, Americas Cardroom handed out another $170,000 at the Bad Beat
Jackpot tables.

“We’ve turned the tables on Black Friday by handing out an incredible amount of
cash—way more than we even expected to”, stated Americas Cardroom spokesperson
Michael Harris. “We’ve had incredible interest in our Liberty Weekends, and the
excitement level increased tenfold with another $170,000 added to the mix during
the vent. Online poker players can expect more amazing weekends ahead.”

The Liberty Quarter Million was a $250,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold’em
tournament, the signature event in Liberty Weekends, which will see $500,000
guaranteed over five weekends through to the end of April.

A total of 1,096 players came out to play, with the top 153 finishing in the
money. CrazyMichael1 conquered the tournament for the $50,000 first place
prize. Tyson219 left in second place with $29,000, and Shelooked18 pocketed
$20,000 for a third place finish.

But
before the tournament even final tabled, another online poker table was about
to shower players with big money. At 12:51am, NUTTYNUTS30 flopped quad Jacks
and ended up losing to ve6960 straight flush. At any ordinary cash table, it
would be considered one of the worst bad beats ever. But losing a monster to an
even bigger monster is what players dream about at Americas Cardroom’s Bad Beat
Jackpot tables.

NUTTYNUTS303
walked away with $86,077.92 for losing his hand. Ve6960 pocketed $57,373 for
dealing the brutal blow. And Pureprofit4, jackHorner, and Sour Sausage each took
home $9,566 for participating in the Bad beat Jackpot hand.

Liberty Weekends continues all April long, with a $10k Guarantee every Saturday
at 9pm and a $50k Guarantee every Sunday at 7pm ET. More information on Liberty
Weekends and the Bad Beat Jackpot can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu

San Jose, Costa Rica – April 13, 2012 -
Americas Cardroom is gearing up to host the Liberty Quarter Million, a $250,000
Guaranteed Poker tournament this weekend on April 15th at 7:00pm
ET. The $200+15 buy-in tournament is the focal event in the “Liberty
Weekends” tournament series which guaranteed $500,000 throughout the month
of April.

A spokesman for Americas Cardroom credited an aggressive satellite schedule and
a big increase in player traffic as the main reasons that enabled them to offer
the quarter of a million dollar prize pool. “We’ve worked very hard on our
satellite schedule to give our players as many opportunities as possible to
participate in this historic tournament for our network for as little of
investment as possible. We’re running daily satellites to the tournament as
well as a huge 250-Seat Super Satellite this Friday at 8:00pm ET.”

Americas Cardroom also announced today a big change to all freezeout
tournaments. Beginning today, all existing freezeout multi-table tournaments
will become Re-Entry Tournaments allowing players to re-enter the
tournament as a new player if they are knocked out while late registration is
still open. This new functionality allows players multiple chances to win while
contributing to the overall prize pool.

The move comes just in time for the $250,000 Guaranteed Tournament this
Sunday. Satellites into the event are now open, and the late registration
option means more opportunity for players to still win a seat—even if they’ve
busted out early.

All Liberty Weekend events contribute points to Americas Cardroom’s April
$60,000 Points Race. The 250-Seat Super Satellite on Friday will award 1,000
points while the $250,000 Guaranteed Tournament on April 15 will reward
players with 7,500 points in the Race.

For more information on the $250,000 Guaranteed tournament and its satellite
schedule please visit AmericasCardroom.eu.

Online poker player “BingoTroy” pops $350k Bad Beat Jackpot one week before the $250k Guaranteed on April 15th.

San Jose, Costa Rica – April 9, 2012 - It’s every poker player’s nightmare to lose a hand of Hold’em while holding quad 8′s. But for BingoTroy at Americas Cardroom, it was a dream come true. On April 8th, the online poker player popped Americas Cardroom’s Bad Beat Jackpot just one week away from the Liberty Quarter Million tournament on April 15, where $250,000 will be guaranteed in the largest online poker tournament available to US players.

It happened at a Low Stake No Limit Hold’em table in a faceoff against online poker player DoyleFlush, who won the hand with a straight flush. BingoTroy takes home $49,564.36, and the winner of the hand, DoyleFlush, left the table with a solid $33,039.57.

But it’s not just the recipient of the bad beat who walks away a winner when the jackpot hits. The winner of any Bad Beat Jackpot losing hand stands to win 20% of the jackpot, and those who participated in the dealt hand will share 10% of the jackpot (30% of every jackpot goes to reseed the next big one). Sharing in the 10% was Coin22, EZTILT67 and Sdgrinder who earned $5,508.24 each for participating in the hand. Americas Cardroom paid a total of $99,128.65 in Bad Beat Jackpot winnings this weekend.

In addition to the Bad Beat Jackpot winnings paid yesterday, poker players also cashed in a second successful weekend as part of Liberty Weekends, five weekends of online poker tournaments featuring half-a-million dollars in guaranteed prize pools. The Saturday $10,000 Guaranteed saw its prize pool increased to $12,250 thanks to the 128 players who registered for the tournament. Online poker player map01 took first place for $2,817.50.

The $50k on Sunday was equally remarkable with a field of 184 fighting for the $50,600 prize pool. Online poker player Kepdog1 ended the game as the last man standing for $11,385.

The centerpiece of Liberty Weekends will be Americas Cardroom’s Liberty Quarter Million on April 15th at 7:00pm ET, for which the online poker site will throw a guaranteed $250,000 prize pool on the table in a single No-Limit Hold’em tournament. The first-place winner of the event is assured of taking home at least $50,000.

Players looking to satellite into the Liberty Quarter Million can participate in Americas Cardoom’s 250-Seat Super Satellite on April 13, beginning at 8:00pm ET. The event has 250 seats guaranteed in the April 15 Liberty Quarter Million, and costs $36+3 to enter.

All Liberty Weekend events contribute points to Americas Cardroom’s April $60,000 Points Race. Saturday events will award 200 points, while the Sunday tournaments and 250-Seat Super Satellite on Friday will award 1,000 points. The $250,000 Guaranteed Tournament on April 15 will award 7,500 points in the Race.

Full details on Americas Cardroom’s Bad Beat Jackpot and satellite structure for all remaining Liberty Weekends can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu.

About Americas Cardroom:
Americas Cardroom joined the Winning Poker Network in 2011. The Winning Poker Network has one of the longest and trusted online names in the industry and has been in existence since 2001. Americas Cardroom accepts players from the US market and the rest of the world. Rated first place for payment processing and cashout reliability in 2012, Americas Cardroom offers outstanding customer service and a friendly environment for all poker players around the world.

San Jose, Costa Rica – March 30, 2012 - Americas Cardroom is celebrating April Fool’s Day by hosting a No-Limit Hold’em online poker tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000. It’s all part of their Liberty Weekends where $500,000 will be spread out over two big online poker tournaments every weekend between March 31st and April 29th.

The Saturday tournaments will begin at 7pm Eastern, at which time Americas Cardroom will host a $10,000 GTD with a $50+5 buy-in. On Sundays at 6pm Eastern, the guarantee will be $50,000, and will cost just $200+15 to enter. The Sunday events will offer players $10,000 in starting chips.

The Sunday tournaments are Re-Entry tournaments with a 3 hours late registration. That means if a player is eliminated from the tournament while registration is still open, they’ll have the option to buy back in as a new player.

Any player who participates in the $50k Guaranteed tournament will also earn an extra 1,000 points towards April’s $60k Points Race at Americas Cardroom.

On April 15, the site will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the darkest day in America’s online-poker history with their first Liberty Quarter Million, throwing a guaranteed $250,000 prize pool on the table in a single No-Limit Hold’em tournament. The first-place winner is assured of taking home at least $50,000.

Players looking to satellite into the Liberty Quarter Million can participate in Americas Cardoom’s 250-Seat Super Satellite on April 13, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. The event has 250 seats guaranteed in the April 15 Liberty Quarter Million, and costs $36+3 to enter.

Full details on all Liberty Weekend tournaments can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu.

About Americas Cardroom:
Americas Cardroom joined the Winning Poker Network in 2011. The Winning Poker Network has one of the longest and trusted online names in the industry and has been in existence since 2001. Americas Cardroom accepts players from the US market and the rest of the world. Rated first place for payment processing and cashout reliability in 2012, Americas Cardroom offers outstanding customer service and a friendly environment for all poker players around the world.

Online poker site throws $250,000 on the table in a single online poker tournament on the anniversary of Black Friday.

San Jose, Costa Rica – March 14, 2012 - As the online poker world gets ready to remember Black Friday, Americas Cardroom is giving everyone a major reason to celebrate. On April 15th, the US-friendly online poker site will introduce the Liberty Quarter Million, a No-Limit Hold’em online poker tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000. The first place prize is guaranteed at least $50,000.

“April 15th will go down in history as a day that we’ll never forget, but this time it’ll be because of something incredible,” stated Michael Harris, an Americas Cardroom spokesman. “We’ve been growing our online poker community over the last year by leaps and bounds, and we’re excited to celebrate poker freedom with all our players by putting $500,000 on the table over five weekends.”

The Liberty Quarter Million tournament is part of Liberty Weekends, where $500,000 will be spread out over two big online poker tournaments every weekend between March 31st and April 29th. The Sunday tournaments are Re-Entry tournaments with a 3 hours late registration. That means if a player is eliminated from the tournament while registration is still open, they’ll have the option to buy back in as a new player.

On Saturdays at 7:00pm ET, Americas Cardroom hosts a $10,000 GTD with a $50+5 buy-in. On Sundays at 6:00pm ET, the guarantee hits $50,000 and costs just $200+15 to get into. The Sunday events will offer players 10,000 in starting chips.

For those players looking to satellite their way in, on April 13th at 8:00pm ET Americas Cardroom will be hosting a 250 Seat Super Satellite with 250 seats guaranteed for the April 15th Quarter Million Tournament. The 250 Seat Super Satellite will cost only $36+3 to get into.

The $50,000 and $250,000 GTD tournaments offer a familiar blind structure and buy-in to US players who were victimized by Black Friday’s events, a signal that Americas Cardroom means business about becoming the #1 destination for online poker in the US.

Liberty Weekends kicks off on Saturday, March 31st, 2012. Full details on Americas Cardroom’s satellite structure for all 10 Liberty Weekends tournaments can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu.

About Americas Cardroom:
Americas Cardroom joined the Winning Poker Network in 2011. The Winning Poker Network has one of the longest and trusted online names in the industry and has been in existence since 2001. Americas Cardroom accepts players from the US market and the rest of the world. Rated first place for payment processing and cashout reliability in 2012, Americas Cardroom offers outstanding customer service and a friendly environment for all poker players around the world.

San Jose, Costa Rica – March 1, 2012 - Americas Cardroom continues to conquer the US online poker market. Days after earning top marks for the industry’s best payment processing, the online poker site has launched a new loyalty program -Elite Benefits- that solidifies the company as a major force.

Americas Cardroom today announced the launch of its new military-themed loyalty program. Elite Benefits comes with a host of rewards for every real-money online poker player, but perhaps the biggest draw for grinders is how Americas Cardroom calculates points to determine a player’s loyalty status. The online poker site uses the dealt rake method to calculate points, a system that’s been abandoned by competitors.

“We’re all about treating players better than any other poker site, and our Elite Benefits program is proof of that,” stated Americas Cardroom spokesman Michael Harris. “We’re poker players too, and we read the forums and talk to poker players across the country every day. This is what’s missing from the online poker market. This is what everyone’s been asking for. We’re happy to deliver it.”

Elite Benefits is designed to put more money in more players’ pockets than any other rewards program. The second a poker player starts to play for real money at Americas Cardroom, they’ll become a part of Elite Benefits. There are five tiers to the program —Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, and General—.

To move up in military rank, online poker players must earn a predetermined number of Rank Points per month. While earning Rank Points, poker players will also earn Combat Points, which can be swapped for things like tournament entries, poker vacations, merchandise, and real cash at the Americas Cardroom store.

As poker players move up in rank, they’re given access to even more store rewards, and they’ll earn special bonuses worth thousands in cash. Chief among the benefits are:

• Up to $138,000 in yearly cash rewards.
• High-end electronics.
• Tickets to Live Events.
• Poker merchandise.
• Access to exclusive freerolls.

Americas Cardroom uses the Dealt Rake methodology to calculate Elite Benefits Rank Points. That means every player is rewarded Rank Points at the same rate—regardless of whether they contributed $10 or $0.50 in rake to a pot.

Full details on Elite Benefits can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu.

About Americas Cardroom:
Americas Cardroom joined the Winning Poker Network in 2011. The Winning Poker Network has one of the longest and trusted online names in the industry and has been in existence since 2001. Americas Cardroom accepts players from the US market and the rest of the world. Rated first place for payment processing and cashout reliability in 2012, Americas Cardroom offers outstanding customer service and a friendly environment for all poker players around the world.

US-facing online poker site adds $162 bounties and offers to make the winner of the tournament an online poker celebrity.

San Jose, Costa Rica – February 22, 2012 - This Sunday’s $100,000 guaranteed freezout tournament at Americas Cardroom won’t just make its winner rich, it’ll make them famous. Americas Cardroom today announced enhancements to this Sunday’s $100k guaranteed tournament that includes a Public Relations profile on the winner of the tournament plus bounties on the heads of five players.

The US-friendly online poker room is hosting its biggest online poker tournament yet—a $100,000 guaranteed freezout event on Sunday, February 26th at 6:00pm ET. The $100,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold’em tourney costs $150+12 to get into. Satellites start from just $4+0.40 and are now live.

To celebrate Americas Cardroom’s biggest poker tournament yet, the online poker room is offering to celebrate the winner of the tournament by putting them under the media spotlight. The player who conquers the tournament will be featured in a number of articles on their life as a poker player.

The media offer is especially valuable to those online poker players looking to make a name for themselves. Since the demise of the big three online poker sites in the US, sponsorships and media coverage have been hard to come by for up-and-coming online poker players.

It’s not just the winner who will benefit from media coverage. Americas Cardroom has been known to feature final table participants in its online and offline tournament coverage, so those who win bounties and play hard will likely get some serious attention.

Sunday’s $100,000 guaranteed tournament also includes bounties on online poker players GiFt oF Gab, Imawhale26, Cgman15, Word Son and Tcrowley. Any player who takes out one of the marked players will earn $162 in cash.

Full details on February 26th’s $100,000 Guaranteed tournament can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu.

About Americas Cardroom:
Americas Cardroom joined the Winning Poker Network in 2011. The Winning Poker Network has one of the longest and trusted online names in the industry and has been in existence since 2001. Americas Cardroom accepts players from the US market and the rest of the world and is proud to offer outstanding customer service and a friendly environment for all poker players around the world.

Biggest guarantee yet at Americas Cardroom a sign of big things to come for American poker players.

San Jose, Costa Rica – January 25, 2012 - Hot on the heels of December’s record-breaking $50,000 Guaranteed tournament, Americas Cardroom (online at AmericasCardroom.eu) is upping the ante once again. The US-friendly online poker room is hosting a $75,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament on Sunday, January 29th at 6pm ET.

“At the end of 2011, we promised big things for online poker players in the US,” stated Americas Cardroom spokesman Julius Maxwell. “Our $75k is just the start of bigger and better promotions and guarantees, and our thriving poker community can expect more opportunities to win big this year”.

The $75,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em tourney includes the option of one rebuy and one add-on, and costs $100+9 to get into. Satellites start from just $4+0.4 and are now live. Any player who participates in the $75k Guaranteed tournament will also earn an extra 1,000 points towards this month’s $65k Points Race at Americas Cardroom.

While many poker rooms have been forced to limit their guarantees and scale back promotions due to the changing landscape in the US-facing poker industry, Americas Cardroom has continuously increased its guarantees and improved its promotions.

According to Maxwell, Americas Cardroom is able to offer bigger guarantees thanks to the continuous and steady growth of its poker community. In December of last year, the site attracted over 12,000 players during its Double Guarantees promotion. That number doesn’t include players seated at cash tables. Poker Site .

Full details on January 29th’s $75,000 Guaranteed tournament can be found at AmericasCardroom.eu.

About Americas Cardroom:
Americas Cardroom joined the Winning Poker Network in 2011. The Winning Poker Network has one of the longest and trusted online names in the industry and has been in existence since 2001. Americas Cardroom accepts players from the US market and the rest of the world and is proud to offer outstanding customer service and a friendly environment for all poker players around the world.

Name change comes on the heels of exceptional growth for online poker network.

San Jose, Costa Rica – January 12, 2012 – In a move reflective of its industry-leading product offering and proven dedication to the online poker community in the United States, the Yatahay Poker Network has announced a name change. Effective January 12, 2012, the Yatahay Poker Network has been renamed The Winning Poker Network.

“It’s more than a name, it’s a mantra,” stated a spokesman for The Winning Poker Network. “Our promotions are better, our guarantees keep getting bigger, and our software delivers everything players ask for. Players who love to win are hitting our network in record numbers and the entire poker world has good reason to be excited about what’s ahead.”

The name change is a natural fit for a network that has grown substantially since early 2011. After the fall of the big three last April, the Yatahay Poker Network positioned itself as the best destination for US players looking for a safe, secure and fun online poker site. It did so by substantially improving its software, by acquiring respected online poker site DoylesRoom, and by committing big money to growing its online poker community.

The online poker network has seen substantial growth, thanks in large part to its desire to be the top online poker destination for US players and those around the world. Players at The Winning Poker Network’s online poker sites—including Americas Cardroom, True Poker, BetCris and others—have seen prize pools in tournaments grow on a monthly basis over the last six months.

While the name is new, the online poker network has a stellar history of servicing online gaming customers. Established in 2001 as Yatahay, The Winning Poker Network offers cutting-edge software to operators that wish to offer online poker and casino games. The Winning Poker Network boasts a full-service operation catering to customers amongst established gaming operators.

More information on the The Winning Poker Network is available at http://www.winningpokernetwork.com/

About The Winning Poker Network:

The Winning Poker Network offers turnkey poker solutions, and it has been running real money online poker games continually since March 2001. With an increasing number of top poker sites, WPN champions an innovative poker playing experience and customizable software that can be tailored to each client’s needs. WPN’s operating arm provides everything else, including running the games, policing play, prizes and paying players, and of course the industry’s best customer support through telephone and chat.