2012 Super Poker Event of Europe

This tourney, dubbed ‘Super 2012′ is expected to be the biggest poker event to ever occur in Europe.  There is expected to be over 4,000 players participating in the tourney that will take place in Dublin, Ireland on February 25th and 26th.  The tourney has an estimated prize pool of  €1.2 million and this is from buy-ins of just  €300.  The tournament plays down to a final 8 players on the 26th, but the final table takes place at a secure location on March 31st with all of the action streamed live on the internet.  This is a great tournament for players hoping to get noticed.

Cake Poker is giving players the opportunity to win  $1000 prize packages, which include the  €300 entry buy-in and  cash to help with travel and accommodation expenses.  There are still two Super Poker $1000 Final satellites that you can participate in (January 15th and February 12th).  Each of these satellites has a $50 buy-in and awards as many $1000 prize packages as possible.  There are also 3 smaller buy-in “step like” satellites that you can participate in if you don’t want to shell out the $50 for one of the finals.

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2012 Irish Open

The Irish Open will not have as large a player pool as the Super Poker Event of Europe, but the buy-in and prize packages are much larger.  The buy-in for the event is  €3500 and the prize packages being awarded by Cake Poker are for $6000, which includes the event buy-in plus spending money for expenses.  The Irish Open is set to take place in Dublin in early April at the Burlington Hotel.

You can win the prize packages every other Sunday in the Irish Open $6K Finals, which are $200 + $15 tournaments where at least one package to the Irish Open is guaranteed.

Both of these tournaments are going to be high profile tourneys that could launch a player into poker stardom.  Visit Cake Poker now to start attempting to qualify for the events and be sure to use Cake Poker sign up code SIGNUP600 to receive the 110% matching bonus up to $600!

So What Is Cake Poker Doing in Regards to Casino Games?

Cake actually recently added some different games that are similar to online casino games, but they are played as an online poker format.  These games include tournament blackjack and Cake war.  The problem with these games is they require others to play them as well, but it doesn’t seem like there is much interest so its hard for the games to get off the ground.  Here is a brief overview of the games:

Tournament Blackjack

Tournament blackjack involves playing against other players so there is actually no house advantage.  Instead players must have more chips than their opponents after the final round of the tourney blackjack game.  The tournaments have a set number of hands and it is the goal to have the most chips at the end of the last hand.  Needless to say a lot of strategy can come into play making tournament blackjack a great alternative to poker.

Cake War

This is a Cake Poker invention and is a very interesting game.  Each player is given a bin of cards from 1-10 to start the game.  There are then 10 rounds where a dealer card is turned up in the middle of the table.  Each player then selects which card from their bin they would like to bet in order to try to win the card.  The highest card bet takes the dealers card, but if two players bet the same card they cancel each other out and the next highest card wins.  At the end of the tenth round, whichever players cards add up to the highest total wins the game.  This is another game that is played against other opponents, but it is moving towards casino games because it is a bit similar to casino war.

Cake Pokers Casino

In simple terms Cake Poker does not have an online casino and does not even offer online casino games.  If you are interested in learning more about online casino games click here.  Casino games are a lot of fun and can provide a great break from the thinking and strategizing of online poker.  Sometimes people just want to gamble and that is what casino games are great for.  It makes good business sense for poker rooms to offer casino games to their players, so I expect a shift in this direction very soon.

From February 15th up until the final satellite on March the 15th Cake Poker will be running satellites to the final event via gold card daily lottery satellites.

The final on March 15th will have a 250 player field, which will battle down to the 6 players who will earn their tickets to Ireland.  Each Cake $7K prize package includes a 3500 Euro seat, four nights accomodation at the CityWest Hotel and $1400 in traveling expenses.

The Irish Open is being held April 10th to April 13th and would be a great experience for any player!

Sign up at Cake Poker now using our Cake Poker sign up code to fight for your chance to play in Ireland!

Different gold cards hold different values based on the card and series.  The cards that are more rare and harder to obtain have a higher value.  Check out the gold card odds chart.  The odds range anywhere from 1 in 7 to a super rare 1 in 5,000,000.  Safe to say the Ace of spades is quite valuable.

Your gold card collection can be viewed in your Cake Poker rewards section and don’t worry there is no time limit on using your cards, as they don’t expire.

Speaking of using your cards, there are a bunch of ways your gold card collection can help you.  The gold card daily lottery is one way to use your gold cards.  It’s very simple.  Every day Cake poker chooses a gold card and attaches a prize to it such as instant cash, or tournament tickets, etc.  If you have the card that is chosen in your collection, then you can redeem it for the days prize.

The gold card 500 is a race every month of Cake Poker, where each gold card received is worth a set amount of miles in a race.  Also, the lower the limit you receive the card at the more miles you earn, because there is less opportunities for you to receive gold cards.  This keeps it fair and allows players at any limits to win.  The player who gets the most miles in the month wins $500.  There are also prizes for 2nd through 10th, with 10th being the lowest at $110.

If you see your gold card collection growing quickly, then maybe there is hope for you to win the $52K gold card jackpot.  The first player to collect all 52 cards in the series wins the jackpot.  I assure you this is no easy feat, and only the most dedicated Cake poker players have a real shot at winning this prize.

There are also a few other ways to use your gold cards, so make sure you check them out here.

Don’t have a Cake Poker account?  Well use our Cake Poker sign up code and get started earning your very own gold cards.  Win the jackpot and report back here .

Every time you are dealt a hand at a ring game and the rake of that hand equals or exceeds $1, you FPP’s equal to the amount of rake.  For example if the rake is $1.50 you earn 1.5 FPP’s.  As for tournaments, you earn 7 FPP’s for every $1 in tournament fees that you pay.

Now for how these FPP turn into the gold chips.  Every month begins by your first 120 FPP’s turning into a gold chip.  Then the subsequent gold chips are earned with fewer and fewer FPP’s until your 5th gold chip just requires 70 FPP.  The 6th gold chip is then free, and 7th and beyond all remain at 70 FPP.  Check out the table from Cake Poker below:

Now that you have your gold chips you can figure out how to use them.  There are always gold chip tournaments that you can enter on Cake to increase your gold chip totals.  Then every week or so there is a big tournament with a gold chip buy-in.  These tournaments range anywhere from $5000 guaranteed to $15000 guaranteed, just for using your gold chips.

You can also purchase Cake merchandise from the Cake shop for as little as 100 gold chips.  The Cake shop has a lot to offer, with XBOX 360′s, Ipods, Poker Books, and even entry into live tournaments.

To earn some of your own gold chips, sign up at Cake Poker using the Cake Poker Sign Up Code.

The best way to deposit onto Cake poker is through one of the methods that allow withdrawals.  These methods include Moneybookers, Neteller, EcoCard, UseMyWallet and eWalletXpress.  Of these 5 options only UseMyWallet and eWalletXpress allow USA deposits and withdrawals, but players from other countries can use any of the above.  All the above methods have a $25 deposit minimum.

Players (including Americans) can also use more traditional means such as Visa or Mastercard to deposit, each of which has a $50 minimum.  Diners Club International is another common options with a $25 limit.  However, none of these methods allow withdrawals.

There are also plenty other country specific deposit options, but none of them allow withdrawals.  You can see the entire list here.

Cake’s maximum deposit is $500 per day, $1000 per week and $2000 per month.

If you are going to make a deposit make sure you use our cake sign up code, ‘THE500′ to ensure you get the best deposit bonus possible!

Schedule
Dec. 18 – 9:30pm EST – 10 Gold Chips – 1st place wins a 50? Plasma TV, 2nd – 10th win $100
Dec. 19 – 9:30pm EST – $5 Rebuy – Satellite to $250K Guaranteed with 5 seats added
Dec. 20 – 1:00pm EST – 1 Gold Chip – $5000 Guaranteed
Dec. 20 – 9:00pm EST – $15 NLH – 1st place wins a 50? Plasma TV
Dec. 21 – 2:00pm EST – 2 Gold Chips Rebuy – Satellite to $100K Guaranteed, top 5 win
Dec. 21 – 9:30pm EST – $10 NLH Bounty – $5000 Added
Dec. 22 – 8:30 pm EST – $20 NLH – 1st place wins 2 Super Bowl tickets
Dec. 23 – 4:00 pm EST – Satellite to Irish Open satellite, 10 seats
Dec. 24 – 7:00pm EST – 1 Gold Chip - 1st place wins seat in WPT Caribbean Cruise, 2nd – 15th win $100

Play in any of these tournaments at Cake Poker.

If you are thinking of signing up as a new player at Cake Poker, you should remember to check out our Cake Poker Sign Up Code.