Make us laugh!
Posted by CarbonPoker on 4th September 2008

Okay, so if any of you have seen the ‘Cool Stuff’ section of the Carbon website then you will know it is dismally pathetic. So in order to rectify this I am going to ask for your help. Over some time now I’ve been collecting poker jokes and quotes to help make this section worthy of its name, I would like for you to assist me by posting any poker jokes or quotes in reply to this post. Gambling jokes and quotes are also most welcome.

The person who posts the best joke or quote, will receive $25 into their player account. So make sure you post your player name along with your joke or quote.

Ill start off with one of my favorites…

Besides lovemaking and singing in the shower, there aren’t many human activities where there is a greater difference between a person’s self-delusional ability and actual ability than in poker.

– Steve Badget

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Live Seat Grand Final
Posted by CarbonPoker on 2nd September 2008

On the 20th of September, We are playing host to a massive Live Seat tournament. The guaranteed $21,000 prize pool includes a first place prize package of $15,000 to the Aussie Millions Poker Event to be held in January at Melbourne’s Crown Casino. However that’s not the only live seat event to be won in this tournament. Second place pays out a $6,000 package to the Poker News Cup that also takes place at Crown Casino however it is played out in October. There will also be subsequent packages to the Poker News Cup, for each further 24 buy ins.

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Poker Olympics
Posted by CarbonPoker on 31st July 2008

Its not long now till the Olympics start in Beijing, China. Till then you can get all the Olympic action you need right here at Carbon with our CarbonPoker Olympics. Its pretty basic – you play poker and accumulate comp points to try and unlock the medals in your player admin.
When you unlock them. You win cash. Nice and easy isn’t it.

In other poker news, the UIGEA is being put under the microscope by some US Congressmen. For those of you that don’t know, the UIGEA is the bill that regulates unlawful internet gambling in the US. There has been a bit of drama surrounding online gambling in the States recently with several big name companies getting into trouble. You can read the letter from the Congressmen here.

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C Stud Jackpot and Bounty Grandmaster Master
Posted by CarbonPoker on 21st July 2008

Once again the Caribbean 20c jackpot has gone off at Carbon Poker. This time the lucky winner: froliche1, one of our $100 freeroll winners. After a 835 games of Caribbean stud, froliche1 got lucky picking up a royal flush when the dealer qualified with AK. He picked up a nice $204 win of the hand and a bonus $21,819 off the jackpot. Congratulations froliche1.

It’s that time of month again where the Bounty Grandmaster winner steps forward to claim their title, accolade and winnings. This month’s Bounty Grandmaster is football8c, who made 1836 points to claim victory and $250 in cash winnings. The next months has already started with some fierce competition. Start playing the listed bounty games to earn points and push your name up the leader board.

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Summer Champs to Summer Wind…But Diamonds Are Forever…
Posted by CarbonPoker on 1st July 2008

Shirley Bassey once chimed…
‘Diamonds are forever…
They are all I need to please me…
They can stimulate and tease me…’

Now I know it’s hard to believe, but she was actually singing about our Diamonds are Forever promotion, and if by the odd chance she wasn’t…well it fits anyways so we stole it. This month’s promo is based upon the comp points you earn when playing real money games. It’s incredibly simple – earn comp points, reach the set increments, win cash and prizes. You can check your player admin, or here for more details

Summer Champs has gone with the wind today, with the final event finishing. The charity event managed to raise $440 for charity, which will go whichever charity the winner – Allnuts chooses. Nice Job Allnuts. Furthermore the leader board has been finalized, best of luck in the Tournament of Champions to all who made the cut.

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The GrandMaster cnatspell
Posted by CarbonPoker on 22nd June 2008

It’s been a while since it has been mentioned on here, but I’m sure it’s not far from a lot of player’s minds. I’m talking about the Bounty Grandmaster Promo. The promotion that rewards you for good play against tough opponents, and penalizes you for bad play against weak opponents. Based upon the ELO rating system, the Bounty Grandmaster pays monthly cash prizes and satellite coupons to the top 200 players.

This month sees the leader board and winnings as such;

Place Name Points Winnings
1 Cnatspell 1868 $250
2 VIZZZZ 1840 $150
3 therealndwarrior 1826 $100
4 zackelwahn 1826 $50
5 Makiman77 1820 $50
6 wicth24 1818 $25
7 icaica 1813 $25
8 StoGoloSou 1807 $10
9 balbizz974 1775 $10
10 nikki85 1775 $10

Congratulations players, your positions were hard earned. The new months competition is fiercely underway, to check your leader board progress click here and simply click on the leader board tab. Also for further reading, check out the ELO ranking system here (it’s quite an interesting read). Finally, for all you place getters, keep an eye out for your new accolades in your in game player box.

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Summer Champs Update
Posted by CarbonPoker on 19th June 2008

Welcome ya’ll to another Summer Champs update. The past few days brought on another Omaha and another Holdem Pot Limit championship event, in addition to the first A-5 Lowball event. Time and tournaments are marching on with almost two thirds of the Summer Champs events seeing completion. What this means for you, is that there is still some time to start playing for a shot at the Tournament of Champions $15,000 jackpot, and that leader board positions are being firmly cemented.

Jimmytheheart1, Cowboysquirrel1987 and DaDuhWeeWah, congratulations on your wins, they were well earned. Also congratulations Cowboy and WeeWah on your leader board position. This will see you with a nice starting chip stack come the Tournament of Champions. You can all easily check your leader board rankings here

The Summer Champs action is undoubtedly going to get fierce come the closing stages of the tournament, with some bigger prize pool Holdem games to add fuel to the poker action fire. So make sure you come join us all for a hand or two, there’s plenty of winnings to share in…

See you all there…

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Summer Champs & WSOP Updates
Posted by CarbonPoker on 15th June 2008

While the weekend did come, the poker action in the summer champs tournaments didn’t stop, 3 events concluded over the past several days including 2 No Limit Holdem tournaments and a H.O championship.

We are now nearing the half way point in the Summer Champs Tournament, with only 15 events to go before the Tournament of Champions strikes with its estimated $20,000 jackpot. Many players have been cementing their position on the leader board and as the month moves along it will become harder to push your name through the ranks. Though to be in for a slice of that 20k, simply make sure you’re in the top 250 on the Summer Champs leader board. So not to fret just yet, as there are still plenty of chances to squeeze your name in there.

Congratulations to the winners of the last few events, susieq081971, Makiman77, and FrederickHendrickv2 enjoy your winnings, it’s well deserved.

In other poker news the WSOP continued over the weekend as well, with total prize pool toeing the 60 million mark. Some remarkable games have seen on several occasions a horde of bracelets sitting at the same table mid game, including 32 bracelets among 7 players in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha. The same game also saw a massive 180 rebuys pushing the pool to over 3 million. Check WSOP site for the latest video news updates!

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Grandmaster Flash was onto something!
Posted by CarbonPoker on 21st May 2008

“Its like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under.” The words of Grandmaster Flash rang true for our Grand Masters as they challenged for the glory of being our first Monthly Grand Master Champion.

Entering the final day as leader was bagilloneontilt, and he found out first hand just how much of a jungle it was, slipping to finish the the month in third place. He finished the month with a 128-57 record and 1840 points.

Sneaking into second by only six points was Penguins3385. He actually busted more players than the eventual champ, but to get there was busted more times himself. He finished the month with a 56-18 record and 1846 points.

Storming to the inaugaral win was PitiqueBuricea. Finishing with a 54-15 record he found just the right balance of risk and reward, busting slightly less players himself, but avoiding slightly more bust outs to end up 39 points clear of his nearest challenger with 1885 points.

The new season is underway now and the first month has shown its quality not quantity that will see you rewarded with great prizes. So get started today and see if you can conquer the jungle that is the Bounty Grand Master Leaderboard.

You can get all the info you need on the Bounty Grand Master page.

Here are the top 20 finishers from the first month.

1 PitiqueBuricea 1885
2 Penguins3385 1846
3 bagilloneontilt 1840
4 IRONMANRICK 1822
5 Makiman77 1813
6 thefishercat 1810
7 dropemenezes 1804
8 CityHunter23 1790
9 radraymond 1782
10 momo33 1782
11 thefritzz 1763
12 Serenity18 1755
13 Wibuckmaster 1749
14 teuteu2 1745
15 bigedc 1742
16 Joow21 1741
17 xTHORx669 1739
18 ColpoMorto 1738
19 neumann4 1735
20 jonojazz 1735
21 BryantGroves 1731
22 LTUFlawless 1727
23 freebase 1727
24 tequilas 1727
25 BoBo14 1726

Shane @ Carbon Poker

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Mayday approaches, save our souls
Posted by CarbonPoker on 29th April 2008

Mayday means several things for Carbon Poker. This month is the launch of a new event, which is similar to our highly successful Christmas Scavenger Hunt. Players will be able to check out their admin to find a list of tasks to be completed and their corresponding prizes. There’s thousands of dollars of prizes to be won, all with a stylish theme of impending airborne action!

The origins of our Mayday promo lend from the distress signal of the same name. Here’s a few fun facts about Mayday usage:

- The signal is universal – any personnel capable of receiving such a message over a radio broadcast will understand its meaning. This means you won’t be entirely lost for words while adventuring in Machu Piccu or something.

- When a Mayday broadcast is being transmitted, it is forbidden to take up radio traffic for any other non-emergency communication. That handy radio-based deep sea pizza delivery network you set up with the chaps on dry land will have to wait until Johnny Nautical gets out of his sinking vessel alive.

- Don’t name your aeroplane “Mayday”. The air traffic controllers will have a hard time figuring out what you’re going on about when calling for help. “Mayday, mayday, mayday, this is mayday in mayday!”

- May Day also happens to be the name of a holiday which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labor movement. YAWN. Mayday is at its best when used in a daring action-hero situation, preferably one involving Sam Jackson.

– Phil @ CarbonPoker

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