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.com 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.com has launched its own poker magazine, started its own regular TV show, and sponsored London’s first licensed live poker venue.  PKR.com 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.”

Jack McClelland, the Tournament Director at Bellagio in Las Vegas will be taking on  the same role for the WPT London Poker Classic, while Doug Dalton, Director of Poker Operations at Bellagio will be in charge of the highly anticipated cash games at Crockfords during that period.

Genting Casinos London Poker Manager Simon Tomsett said: “There’s a real buzz about the WPT London Poker Classic and it fits that we have chosen to partner with two of the best in the business to oversee the action. Jack and Doug bring experience and stature to the event and cash games. We may not have the water features of Bellagio but we’re expecting top tournament action at The Palm Beach Casino and some Bobby’s Room magic at Crockfords. The WPT London Poker Classic kicks-off the biggest poker month in British history where across all the major events and games we’re estimating that £100 million will be wagered through the poker tables in the capital.”

Amongst the recent confirmations for the historic WPT event include Phil Ivey, Tony G, Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, Alexander Kravchenko, Annette Obrestad, Sorel Mizzi, Barry Shulman and James Akenhead.

Coverage of the event will be presented by Kara Scott, with the influential commentary team of Mike Sexton and Jesse May combined for the very first time.

The £5,000 + £300 Main Event starts on 30th August with the first of two day 1A’s. The eight handed televised final table takes place on the 4th September. The £15,000 televised high rollers tournament runs from 3rd – 5th September. A comprehensive and competitive range of live satellites into the Main Event run from the 27th August at The Palm Beach Casino.

“A WPT tournament at a Seminole Casino in Florida is a perfect addition to our television season,” said Adam Pliska, WPT President.  “With the recent changes in its poker laws, this is a momentous time for the evolution of poker in Florida and we are proud to join forces with the Seminole Tribe to finally bring high-stakes poker to Florida.”

Recent changes in state law have removed caps from poker games, including tournaments, and have relaxed rules on hours of play.  As a result, Florida, the fourth most populous state in the U.S., appears destined to become one of the hottest poker markets in the nation. In addition, Seminole Casino poker rooms will now be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  They offer 1,360 poker seats at six Florida casinos, far surpassing other card rooms in the state.

”World Poker Tour will bring a new level of sophistication and excitement to poker rooms at Seminole Casinos,” said Jeffrey Hook, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Seminole Gaming.  “We look forward to combining the WPT partnership with no-limit poker and 24-hour play to maximize the action for our players.”

Visit www.WorldPokerTour.com often for updates on events in Florida and other stops on the WPT 2010-2011 tour schedule.

Full House multi-table tournaments run until the 30th August. The MTT series will use a new mechanic based around players earning just one point on three days during a week! Should players hit this target they will receive entry into a weekly $10,000 tournament - players who qualify for two or more weekly freerolls will win a place in the grand final on the 30th August with a $100,000 prize pool. Players can take part in all four weekly freerolls if they wish and direct buy-in to the grand final can also be purchased for 1,000 points but only at the Party Store.

The $50,000 Full House Cash Game Race runs until the 22nd August. Only players who are bronze, silver or gold level loyalty members are eligible to participate. Points earned on cash games will be tracked on a leaderboard that is updated every hour. The top 500 finishers at the end of the promotional period will receive anywhere from $10 to $3,000. The race winner gets the top prize of $3,000, and the top seven finishers will all receive at least $1,000. The top 200 finishers will receive at least $100.

The Full House Sit & Go Jackpots are for sit-and-go specialists and up to $160,000 is up for grabs. If a customer wins five single table tournaments in a row they will win a jackpot worth $10,000 to $50,000 depending on the buy-in level. There is one $50,000 gold jackpot available for single table tournaments with a buy in of $55+, three silver jackpots worth $20,000 each for tournaments with buy-ins of $12 to $54 and five bronze level jackpots worth $10,000 each for tournaments with buy-ins between $3 and $11.

Following changes introduced last year the starting stacks remain tripled, with eight seater heats and seven players in the final. The buy-in is $10,000, with a total prize pool of $480,000 – the winner scooping $200,000. Team PartyPoker.com will be out in force. Leading the field is Mike Sexton, who made the final table last year as well as Tony G, Dragan Galic, Tyron Krost, Felipe Ramos, Ian Frazer and Giovanni Safina, who won a pro contract after finishing third in the last Premier League.

Amongst the early confirmations for the event include defending champion Phil Laak. Joining him are the likes of Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Dave ‘The Devilfish’ Ulliott, JP Kelly, Annette Obrestad, Sorel Mizzi, Roland de Wolfe, James Akenhead, Neil Channing, Praz Bansi, Luke Schwartz, Jennifer Tilly and the  ‘winner’ from the recent Big Game David ‘Viffer’ Peat.  In 2009 Laak emerged triumphant from a final table that also featured Mike Sexton, Andy Black, Luke Schwartz, Bodo Sbrzesny, Austrian online qualifier Jan Veit and Jennifer Tilly.

Phil Laak said; “Last year was a wild roller coaster ride. This year I am looking forward to coming back to defend my title – it is ideal that it comes straight off the back off the WPT London Poker Classic – hopefully I can win both!”

Eddie Hearn, Managing Director of Matchroom Sport said: “London is the place to be for poker in the next few months and the PartyPoker.com World Open will feature the strongest line-up the capital will see. Once again the tournament will boast its triple-stack format giving fans across the world the chance to see the world’s leading players in full flow.”

Commentary will be provided by Jesse May and the action will be first broadcast on Five in the UK later this year and then distributed internationally. The action will be presented by Team PartyPoker.com’s Kara Scott. Spectators are welcome to come down to the Palm Beach Casino and watch the action.

In this episode Luke ‘Full Flush’ Schwartz talks about his impending fatherhood and calls everyone on 2+2 peaheads. He also reveals that he is playing in the Pokerstars Big Game and has been told the line-up. Full Flush also sounds off on Viffer and the PartyPoker.com Big Game currently running on Channel 5 in the UK…and much more.  Plus, Mike Sexton and Kara Scott on their best tips for the Main Event, an interview with Aussie Millions champion Tyron Krost and difficult decisions from Day 1 of the WSOP.

Exclusive bonuses are available by listening to the show and include a 100% up to $500 bonus for new players and a 100% up to $50 reload bonus for existing players (terms and conditions apply). Listen to Jesse to find out the bonus codes.

The Matchroom Sport produced show is available to listen to and download on the PartyPoker.com and through ITunes every Wednesday and Sunday throughout July. After each of the first eight scheduled shows there is an exclusive $5+1 tournament on PartyPoker.com every Thursday and Monday (under the specials tab). They take place at 16.00 ET, 21.00 BST, 22.00 CET!

Winners of each of the eight tournaments go into a final freeroll on Sunday 1st August where the winner will get a seat for the televised Main Event of the WPT London Poker Classic, which runs from 30th August – 4th September (value of £5,000).

PartyPoker.com ambassador Mike Sexton said: “The Legends of Poker at the Bike is one of the oldest and most famous stops on the World Poker Tour with a proud history of big name winners. Imagine freerolling your way to such a historic title in front of the tv cameras – that would really be quite something!”

There are a mix of daily freerolls, qualifiers and weekly satellites that run until the 1st August. In addition, there are turbo options to help players secure their place in the main weekly $400 +$30 online satellite that takes place every Sunday at 15.20ET.

Last year, Prahlad Friedman took down the Main Event title, taking home over $1,000,000 in the process and, of course, a $25,000 seat into the prestigious WPT World Championship.

One person spiritually connected to ‘The Bike’ is Team PartyPoker.com’s Tony G. ‘The Mouth From Down Under’ writes about his attachment to the casino named after his favourite mode of transport - looks ahead to The Poker Show with Jesse May and addresses talk that he is quitting poker.

After each of the first eight scheduled shows there will be an exclusive $5+1 tournament on PartyPoker.com every Thursday and Monday (under the specials tab). Winners of each of the eight tournaments go into a final freeroll on Sunday 1st August where the winner will get a seat for the televised Main Event of the WPT London Poker Classic, which runs from 30th August – 4th September (value of £5,000). The tournaments are password protected and the passwords will be available through listening to the show and joining the mailing list. See http://www.partypoker.com/blog/pokershow for more information. There are also exclusive great value bonuses for new and existing PartyPoker.com customers available through the show.

Jesse May said: “I’m very excited about the new format. The last three seasons have been trial and error but I think we have cracked the formula. The key words are big names and fast paced – the strength of the show has always been all the great contacts we have in the poker world but now we think we are coming to something that the listeners will love hearing rather than just the people we interview.”

Shortly after the opening show Jesse flies out to Las Vegas to join the thick of the action at the WSOP and the second instalment of the series will be online on Sunday 4th July. Further shows with exclusive content from Vegas will be available on the 7th, 11th, 14th,18th, 21st and 25th July before the show takes a brief break for Jesse to get his breath back. The show returns on Sunday August 29 to build up to the WPT and WSOPE coming to London. The one hour episodes then continue to be posted online every Wednesday and Sunday until the final show of the series on Wednesday September 29.

The Poker Show with Jesse May has run for three series - beginning in April 2009 and finishing in May this year.

As presenting sponsor of the first televised WPT event in London, PartyPoker.com is running a series of online satellites starting Monday 21st June and running until Sunday 8th August. Packages are worth $12,000 and include the $8,000 event buy-in, $2,000 spending money and seven night’s luxury five star accommodation and hospitality.

To ensure players have the best chance of winning a package for this amazing event PartyPoker.com are running a variety of qualifiers, including daily freerolls and qualifiers that start from as little as $1. The main $600 + $40 online satellite takes place every Sunday at 14.15ET where one in 20 players will secure a $12,000 package.

PartyPoker.com spokesman Mike Sexton said: “I am delighted that the World Poker Tour is coming to London for the first time. My advice is check out the wide range of qualifiers available online at PartyPoker.com and come and be part of history.”

The £5,000 + £300 Main Event starts on 30th August with the first of two day 1A’s. The eight handed televised final table takes place on the 4th September. The £15,000 televised high rollers tournament runs from 3rd – 5th September.