| Online Casinos > Casino News 17 January 2008 PKR Continues to Amaze Us Online Poker has another milestone accomplished at the popular online poker room PKR. The online poker room is celebrating 10 thousand simultaneous players. This accomplishment was reached on January 6th. The online poker room has only been live and playing for a year and a half; this milestone places them solidly in the top 20 online poker rooms worldwide, with the promise of a rapid rise to the top. As solidly as PKR has staked their claim in the online poker industry, it is no wonder why so many people are gravitating to this incredible and competitive platform to play an amazing game of poker.
To reacquaint you with the next generation online poker phenomenon that is PKR, they are the first VR online poker room. They offer a lot more to the online poker industry than just Texas Holdem Poker. It is possible to create a personalized avatar to sit at the poker table. All the sites offer avatar creation right? Not like PKR. In the virtual reality online poker room the avatars are in 3D and the avatar design is life-like to the point of being able to hold conversations, perform any number of playful chip tricks, trash talk, and even offer virtual tells. As much as online role-playing has become popular, PKR is able to cater to the sector of the world that enjoys recreating lives and experiences. Many of the people who spoke out against PKR at their launch are changing their tune now, as the waves of success are rippling across the industry, and changes are being effected.
PKR celebrated other milestones in 2007 as they went full throttle on their marketing campaign. At home they have become a visible player in the online market. Early in 2007 they sponsored a major poker tournament, and hosted a tent with a free casino venue (no money just prizes), as well as launched a major television advertising campaign. As a result of their push, they found great success and celebrated their 1 millionth online registered poker player, now as 2008 begins they have more than 1.3 million online poker players registered to play at their 3D site. The 3D site is truly becoming the measuring stick by which online poker rooms will be measured.
Some of the more established poker professionals have been known to snub the idea of playing online poker in a virtual reality setting. However, even with the less than warm welcome from many of the online poker pros, PKR is attracting many new players to the game of poker. As seen in many of the new video games available for home entertainment, the victory dance can become addictive, even across a virtual poker table. Many of the players who are competing at PKR enjoy the interaction as well as the virtual setting that is realistic enough to compare with some live poker events. This accomplishment alone will produce an effective and encouraging reason to play at PKR. The complete package available through this VR site, is reason enough to stay and play for a while.
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