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Doyles Room Switches To Microgaming Online Poker Network
The rumours were true after all - famous
poker site announces its new destination
Speculation and rumour on where the famous Doyles Room.com online
poker venue would relocate following the pull-out from the US of
Tribeca-Tain-Playtech network came to an end this week with the
announcement that the popular site has joined the expanding Microgaming
Poker Network.
The move will allow Doyle’s Room to expand into European
markets and is seen as evidence of the continued success of the
rapidly growing Microgaming network, which now has over 40 sites
operating.
Doyle’s Room launched in 2004 and since that time has established
itself as one of the world’s most popular online poker sites.
In addition to offering one of the largest tournament selections
in the industry, Doyle's also draws players to its extremely popular
Bounty tournaments, a series of weekly events in which players vie
to win prizes by knocking out the bounty players.
A spokesman said that players looking to sign up can expect to
meet and play the likes of Mike Caro, Todd Brunson and the great
poker legend Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson himself, as well
as a host of other professional and celebrity faces.
Doyle Brunson is one of the world’s most celebrated poker
players, accumulating a record ten World Series of Poker bracelets
and winning back to back world championships during his career.
He is widely acknowledged to be the game’s most recognisable
face and he still plays at the highest limits in the biggest games
in the world.
The move to the Microgaming Poker Network will provide Doyle’s
Room with greater liquidity and access to one of the most aggressive
tournament schedules on the web, offering players the chance to
enter a wealth of satellites to some of the world’s biggest
offline tournaments. In the last week of February alone $400 000
worth of buy-ins were won on the network.
Roger Raatgever, CEO Microgaming says, ”It doesn’t
get much bigger than this - signing up the ‘king’ of
poker to the Microgaming Poker Network, so as you can imagine how
we view this as a real coup. The Microgaming Poker Network has been
enjoying a period of exceptional growth and deals like this only
point to this trend continuing.”
A spokesperson for Doyle’s Room said, “We are delighted
to be joining the Microgaming network. We reviewed many software
providers in our search for a better gaming experience for our players
and Microgaming met all of our requirements in terms of liquidity,
tournaments and player features. We look forward to a long and successful
partnership with them"
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