Poker Stars has added another incentive to its selection of World Series of Poker satellites – a reload bonus, so you can fatten your bankroll just in time to get in the satellite games and win your way into the WSOP.

The reload bonus is open to any Poker Stars player who has already made at least one deposit into their PokerStars real money account before (that means anyone for whom this will not a first deposit). The reload bonus is 20% of your deposit, up to a maximum bonus of $120.

If you haven’t made a deposit into your PokerStars account, though, and this would count as your first deposit, that doesn’t mean the WSOP reload bonus isn’t available to you. It just means that after you claim the 100% first deposit bonus (up to $50), you can then make a second deposit and claim the PokerStars World Series of Poker reload bonus.

Last year, PokerStars sent some 2,000 players to the 2008 WSOP.

There’s a new VIP program in town and it’s held at Carbon Poker. Long-lacking a player loyalty program, Carbon Poker is now proud to introduce Carbon VIP Points, a points-based rewards system similar to that of other leading poker sites, whereby a player accumulates VIP Points for participating in raked hands of real money poker ring games and qualifying tournaments which can then be redeemed for free tournament entries, prizes, and cash. Players advance through 5 status levels (Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, Ether) based on frequency and stakes of game play, with each level of status offering a greater amount of rewards for points redeemed.

This at the same time as Carbon Poker–and its parent network, the Merge Network–gets a welcome software upgrade in version 4.5 of its poker software. The upgrade includes table customization features for changing up elements like backgrounds, card backs, table rails, and floors. It also includes a “Poker Game Mini-Mode” for multi-tabling that minimizes the screen to the smallest possible size while still being readable. Players can also choose a Grid mode for multi-tabling instead, and select up to a 5×5 grid for simultaneously displaying their various games.

PokerStars has once again launched an exciting new online poker series called the Spring Championships of Online Poker – All Stakes.  This event will take place from April 2-12 and will feature a total guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000!

The best part about this new series is that it is not reserved for only the high rollers.

Each event will include three tournaments – one for low-stakes players, one for those who play medium-stakes, and finally one for those that play in our high-stakes games. The huge prize pool guarantees in each tournament means that even low-stakes players have the chance to win big.

There will also be two High-Roller events, and the series ends with the Main Event on Sunday, April 12 – including a $1,000,000 guarantee for the lowest stake level tournament, and a $5,000,000 guarantee for the high-stakes tournament!

Low stakes players start on April 2nd with a $5.50 buy in tournament with a guaranteed $50,000 payout!  High stakes players max out at a $10,300 buy in with $5 million in guaranteed cash given out by PokerStars on April 12th, 2009!

So go get involved in the biggest online tournament series of the spring at PokerStars Spring Championships of Online Poker – All Stakes.

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