Microgaming, an award-winning Isle of Man-based gaming specialist, is thrilled to announce that it has launched a new online poker client, Prima, on its Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) following the conclusion of a multi-year endeavor to “revitalize” its product.
Microgaming has designed the new online poker client “with players in mind” and it comes with a streamlined interface, a blind cash game lobby as well as a simplified rewards system.
Prima has been developed by Microgaming with a firm focus on enriching the user experience and promoting responsible gaming with enhanced transparency. The new client includes a player history tool displaying overall profit and loss across all game types, which players can filter for any time period.
The Head of Product (Network Games) at Microgaming, Alex Scott, revealed that this is their biggest and most important poker release, and the culmination of a multi-year strategy to revitalize their product and ‘leapfrog’ the competition.
Scott went on to say that he is proud of what the team has achieved and is so excited about what they are going to build together in the coming months.
Prima’s code base enables the company to swiftly deploy updates across all platforms simultaneously. The new technology can be delivered to players and new markets faster than ever before, as well as supporting new and upcoming devices in the future.
Microgaming’s new poker client comes with ultra HD graphics that offers crystal-clear game-play resolution that is fully optimized for all supported devices. Players’ hand history can also be recorded as a GIF, for sharing on social media platforms.
Estonian licensed Coolbet, owned by the Estonian company StayCool OU, is a sportsbook driven brand with its own developed platform and sports software. The company not only offers sports but also offers casino and live US online casino gaming. As of this week, Coolbet will also be offering poker.
Coolbet is greatly impressed by Microgaming’s experience and endurance in online poker and its presence in the Nordic region which has resulted in the company joining the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN).
The award winning poker network will be providing Coolbet with an extensive tournament schedule, a number of special promotions as well as a popular live tour (MPNPT).
The Chief Operating Officer at Cooolbet, Anders Karlsen, commented on the deal saying that by joining the MPN, their brand and their players will be benefiting from a highly experienced and knowledgeable poker team.
Karlsen went on to say that are endeavoring to bring sports book players closer to poker and vice versa, and they believe they can achieve this strategy by working with the best in the industry.
The Director of Network Games at Microgaming, Jean-Luc Ferriere, commented that with their management group having 90 years’ combined online gaming experience, Coolbet has a clear strategy when it comes to its customers and target markets. Ferriere also said that the MPN is the perfect home to help Coolbet to achieve its goals. Coolbet is no stranger to Microgaming after the company went live on the Quickfire platform in 2016 in order to gain access to the largest portfolio of games in the industry.
The MPN has announced that The Classic tournament series will be returning this month following its lucrative €350,000 guaranteed debut in 2017. This time, an amount of €50,000 is guaranteed together with a once in a lifetime trip to Monaco for the Classic Champion.
There are two parts to the Classic: The Mini Classic which is due to run between Sunday, 28th January and Sunday, 11th February 2018 and offers players €45,000 in guarantees for buy-ins as low as €0.50. Plus, The Classic Main Event that is due to run between Sunday, 11th and Sunday, 25th February 2018 that offers a further amount of €45,000 in guarantees.
Alex Scott, the Head of Product (Network Games) at Microgaming, commented that at the MPN they are committed to growing their tournament offering throughout 2018, and the expansion of The Classic series is a key part of that.
Scott went on to say that 2018 promises to be an exciting year for MPN players, as they continue to create thrilling experiences both on and off the felt.
All players who manage to final table a main event in The Classic will qualify for The Classic Millionaire Freehole that sees the winner winning a once in a lifetime trip to Monaco for two. They will fly to Nice where a helicopter will shuttle them to Monaco for a trip around the course of the Monaco Grand Prix and lots more.
The MPN is also running the Premium Leagues promotion and will be giving away €15,000 in tickets to The Classic Main Events. Players who bubbled events in the series can benefit from the Bubble Bursters Freerolls with an additional €3,500 worth of value.
Pokeryaar.com, operated by Lucknow-based Club Empire Tech Pvt. Ltd. is pleased to reveal that it has joined the Microgaming led India Poker Network and can now offer its players a “dernier cri” poker product.
Pokeryaar.com is available to players via download, instant play and mobile devices and is live with Omaha, Hold’em and Five Card poker variants, together with Microgaming Poker Network (MPN’s) Fish Party which is the only progressive jackpot SNGs in the industry. Players are offered a wide range of integrated payment methods as well as a localized user interface that has been specifically designed for Indian players.
Adam Shahpuri, the Commercial Director at Club Empire commented on the partnership by saying that Pokeryaar will completely revolutionize the skilled gaming sector in India.
Shahpuri went on to say that with state of the art technology and a customized product for the Indian market, they aim to take poker mainstream and give an entertainment platform to their target audience. He added that they would like to be the number one online poker platform in India and working with Microgaming and their world-class poker product puts them in the best possible position to achieve this.
Jean Luc Ferriere, Director of Network Games at Microgaming, commented on the development by saying that it is fantastic to welcome yet another dynamic, young brand to their Indian Poker Network. He added that they have made significant progress with the network, particularly in product and operations through 2017, and 2018 only promises even bigger and better things. He also said that they are extremely positive about the prospects of this important segment, and now is a great time to get involved.
Other groups live on the Microgaming Indian Poker Network are Mercury Poker, Essel Group-linked Pokernation as well as Sugal and Damani Group-linked Khelplay.
The India Poker Network is operated by Microgaming through their Kolkata-based software company Corundum Software Pvt.Ltd.
The 2017 edition of the Universal Championship of Poker at MPN ended with Simon Jones being crowned the “Greatest Poker Player in the Universe”.
This year’s Universal Championship of Poker was the biggest one to date and awarded more than €810,000 in payouts throughout the series. The series comprised of 59 events with €75,000 in prize pool guarantees that represented an increase of €250,000 from last year’s guarantees.
A unique aspect of the UCOP was a €10,000 leaderboard tracking player’s progress to determine who the Greatest Poker Player in the Universe was.
Simon Jones, a professional poker player/sports psychology lecturer, commented on his win by saying that he had not planned on playing the entire UCOP series, but had been doing really well on the MPN during the previous few months. He added that the size of the fields in the network tournaments showed that one had a realistic opportunity of getting close to the money a decent chunk of the time and he, therefore, decided to see how the first few days went before committing himself.
Jones also said that after a few third place finishes and other deep runs put him in the top five, a €5.4K win in Event #32 catapulted him to the top spot. He added that he is chuffed to actually have won.
Alex Scott, Head of Product (Network Games) at Microgaming, said that the poker industry’s most thrilling tournament series has once more come to a close, with another huge increase in Prize Pools compared to the previous year.