Next-gen poker room celebrates successes 4 years
PKR has come a long way since its historic launch on August 17, 2006 with a bold promise to change the way online poker is played forever.
In the past four years the online poker company famous for its 3D technology and community interaction has accumulated some impressive statistics including more than 3,750,000 registered players on the site, with a total of 15,850 people playing online at once, and a whopping $2,925,816.31 has been given away in freerolls.
PKR has also achieved recognition for its work, earning Online Poker Operator of the Year 2009 at the International Gaming Awards and Poker Operator of the Year 2009 from the eGaming Review Awards.
Along the way, PKR has launched its own poker magazine, started its own regular TV show, and sponsored London’s first licensed live poker venue. PKR has also fulfilled its community promise, introducing its own bi-annual live poker event PKR LIVE, and Team PKR Pro, which is made entirely of up and coming players from the site.
PKR’s success shows no signs of fatigue. Marketing Director Simon Prodger said, “We’re very proud of our achievements to date. We came against a lot of pessimism for being so innovative when we launched, but our customers have shown that they enjoy playing in our true to life environment and really appreciate the community feel.”
PKR Timeline
August 2006 – PKR is launched
September 2006 – Launched MyPKR community space and the PKR Forum
June 2007 – Software Update
Met Bar environment added
New animations and poses
Tournament ranking and leader board system
July 2007 – Made 39th position in top 50 power rankings in eGaming Review
August 2007 – 1st Birthday – 900,000 registered
September 2007 – 1 million users registered on PKR
November 2007 – PKRCasino is launched
January 2008 – 1.5 million users registered on PKR
February 2008 – The first $75,000 PKR Masters
April 2008 – Stacked magazine is launched
April 2008 – The first $100k PKR Masters
May 2008 – 1.75 million users registered on PKR
June 2008 – Club PKR Loyalty Programme is launched
September 2008 – 2 million users registered on PKR
September 2008 – Awarded Hotshot Operator of the Year by eGaming Review
October 2008 – PKR TV was launched
November 2008 – Introduction of PKR Live
January 2009 – Awarded best poker software from Gambling Online Magazine
January 2009 – Release of V1.7
New environments including a Chinese themed casino, an Egyptian themed poker room and an underground wine bar
Enhanced game play
Revised game offering (includes launch of re-buy)
April 2009 – 6 members of the PKR community join Team PKR Pro
Ashley ‘ashleyhames1’ Hames
Andrew ‘golfpro699’ Teng
Kai ‘KingKai84’ Danilo Paulsen
Raymond ‘callmebabe’ O’Mahoney
James ‘James666’ Sudworth
Henrik ‘pokey85’ Eklund
April 2009 – Release of V1.8
Omaha Hi/Lo and Mini Roulette are introduced
Time bank and break strips are introduced
PKR shop revamp
April 2009 – PKR Live II
June 2009 – Karl ‘Discomonkey’ Fenton joins Team PKR Pro
June 2009 – Release of V1.9
Expansion of MY PKR
Introduction of Raise Your Game
Enhanced Community Section
August 2009 – 3 million users registered on PKR.com
August 2009 – Release of 1.92
Cards up tables introduced
‘Jacks or Better’ side games introduced
Vegas room makeover
October 2009 – Adrien ‘Zlatan35’ Allain joins Team PKR Pro
September 2009 – Awarded Poker Operator of the Year by eGaming Review
October 2009 – Vladimir ‘Beyne’ Geshkenbein wins PKR Heads Up Grand Slam
November 2009 – Vladimir ‘Beyne’ Geshkenbein joins Team PKR Pro
November 2009 – PKR Live III
December 2009 – Partners with IPC media titles Nuts and Loaded
February 2010 – PKR named Operator of the Year in the International Gaming Awards Online
March 2010 – Sofia ‘Welllbet’ Lovgren joins Team PKR Pro
May 2010 – PKR.com partners with charity Ante Up For Africa
May 2010 – PKR Live IV
June 2010 – Marc ‘Waswini’ Bariller joins Team PKR Pro
July 2010 – PKR.com partners with London’s first licensed poker venue, the Fox Poker Club
July 2010 – Takes WSOP experience to Las Vegas
August 2010 – Acquires a French license from ARJEL
October 2010 – London Calling Poker Festival to be held
November 2010 – PKR Live V
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