LONDON, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CelebPoker are celebrating a successful integration onto Playtech'siPoker Network following their recent move from the Boss Media platform.Equipped with Playtech's advanced software technology, featuring state of theart graphics and cutting edge gaming features, CelebPoker now offer theirplayers a myriad of tournaments and ring games options, exciting promotionsand massive prize pools as part of the world's largest poker network.

With a classic new look and superb 3-D graphic interface, the brand newonline poker room has a sleek and stylish feel, in keeping with CelebPoker'scontinuing commitment to provide the highest possible standards. The newsoftware also provides a huge range of new features to enhance the playersonline poker experience including multi-table options, extensive playernotes, wide choice of avatars, helpful 4-colour card option, unique playerchat facility and advanced hand history data.

Added to the appealing new look, and exciting software features, areplenty of new and exciting promotions such as CelebPoker's revolutionary newplayer reward scheme, VIP Club - a superb 6-tier structure that caters forplayers of every level and incorporates a range of sensational playerincentives including cash bonuses, tournament tokens, CelebPoker merchandiseand LIVE event qualification. Indeed, players that accumulate in excess of400,000 VIP Club points during the remainder of 2009 will receive anexclusive invite to CelebPoker's Elite VIP tournament - a private LIVEtournament, to be hosted at a lavish London location in the new year, whereplayers will enjoy the poker room's exquisite brand of 5-star treatment andcompete for a stunning $40,000 cash prize pool.

The popular poker site is also offering a stunning new deposit bonus inorder to attract new players. The scheme matches first deposits with a cashbonus of up to $600 - enabling all players to make a lucrative and profitablestart to their online gaming experience. Existing CelebPoker players (who hadplayed on the site prior to the migration) also qualify for the schemefollowing their registration and first deposit on the new site. Othersensational promotions available to new depositors include an exclusive$2,500 Freeroll and automatic qualification for Star status on the VIP Clubhierarchy. In addition, to celebrate the new partnership with Playtech andthe integration onto the iPoker Network, CelebPoker are holding a spectacular$10,000 'Kick-Off' Freeroll on Thursday 17th September 2009 - an event opento all depositing players, both new and existing.

The successful move enables CelebPoker players to join thousands of pokerenthusiasts on the iPoker network (35,000 at peak times) for a massiveselection of exciting poker games and tournaments. With an incredible $20MILLION in monthly guaranteed tournaments, huge Progressive Jackpot Sit nGo's and a comprehensive Freeroll / Satellite schedule the opportunities forCelebPoker players are endless. The headline tournament is an incredible$1,000,000 Guaranteed Freezeout - a spectacular monthly event, starting onthe 9th September 2009, that offers every player the chance to win a lifechanging amount of money.

CelebPoker are also hosting a range of online qualifiers for players towin amazing prize packages to compete in some of the world's most prestigiousLIVE events - including WPT Marrakech, Poker Cup Australia, ECPokerTourMalta, Irish Winter Festival and ITPL Las Vegas. The prize packages (of up to$10,000) offer the opportunity for winners to experience the thrill of LIVEpoker, in some of the games most coveted venues, and test their skillsagainst the biggest names in world poker.

Furthermore, CelebPoker have announced that Team CelebPoker is set toreturn this autumn - the popular promotion, which set a new standard withinthe online poker industry when it was first launched in 2007, will boast anexciting new format and provide even more opportunities for players to winlucrative CelebPoker sponsorship packages and the chance to represent thepoker room throughout the world. With the return of Team CelebPoker, inaddition to the many other exciting player benefits that the poker room hasintroduced, there is a real buzz amongst the poker community and the sensethat CelebPoker is on the verge of something great.

"The move to Playtech's iPoker Network has provided us with the scope totake CelebPoker to the next level. Our players can now enjoy even moreexciting games and a wider range of tournaments as part of the world'sbiggest poker network," said CelebPoker CEO David Donovan.

"iPoker's inspiring innovation and powerful collusion prevention systemensures an exciting, fair and secure gaming environment for all players andone which rivals, and exceeds, any other poker site on the internet. Theseare very exciting times for the company."

There can be no doubt that CelebPoker's transition onto Playtech's iPokerNetwork has been a real success - with the player's reaping the benefits ofthe enhanced levels of game play and an exciting new portfolio of tournamentsand promotions. With further exciting announcements promised over the comingmonths, coupled with the companies renowned levels of customer service andsupport, CelebPoker is now firmly establishing itself at the forefront of theonline poker industry. Exciting times indeed!

Issued on behalf of CelebPoker.com by John Fuller & Julian Bewley

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About CelebPoker

CelebPoker is the online poker room of choice for those poker players whoonly want to experience the very best. Established in 2003, CelebPoker.comwas voted the Best Poker Support 2008 by readers of Gambling Online Magazineand is an exciting, fully licensed and regulated internet poker room. Ourinnovative free poker software and has been developed to make online pokermuch easier, much richer and much more fun for CelebPoker players.