Well, we’ve had a few days to gauge the success of our new 4.3 software release, and run a few new tournaments and tables to get the action going. If the reaction thus far has been anything to go by, we are certainly going to have some fun with the new features!
All available in the latest update, we now offer:
Bad Beat Jackpot: on specially labeled ring games, 50c from each pot will contribute to a Bad Beat Jackpot worth thousands of dollars! This is a jackpot to award players who suffer to very worst of the bad beats. If you are holding Quads 7s or better and get beaten by Quads 8s or better (including straight flushes), then the jackpot will explode, and every active player at the table will win a portion of the prize.
The big loser receives the biggest chunk of the prize, but everyone at the table will be paid. Winners will potentially receive thousands of dollars when the jackpot goes off, so make sure you are ready, willing and able to play at our Bad Beat tables!
The overall moral of the story? When at these tables, don’t fold Quads – and really, really hope they don’t hold up!
Bounty tournaments: It’s always a great feeling to eliminate another player in a tournament, particularly if said player has been riding heavily on the smilies and chat when they win! It’s all part of the fun, and with our bounty tournaments, you’ll win money for every elimination!
You’ll pay a buy-in (which contributes to a standard prize pool), and also a bounty fee for the price of your tournament life. So, every time you eliminate a player, you will win their bounty. So, you can profit from eliminating players and also placing in the money for the prize pool! Our bounties are fully customized, so check out your poker software for different structures in out MTTs and Sit n’ Goes.
Shootout Tournaments: These are played as a series of single-table tournaments, with the top players from each table advancing to the next round. For example, ten tables of ten with the top three players advancing, and those players then form three tables. Again the top three advance for the final table of nine!
Shootouts have a flatter payout structure and different goals – beat your table for starters, and don’t try to overcome the entire field.
Deal it Twice: In certain ring games, the option to deal both turn and river cards twice will be available in two player, all-in circumstances. Dealing those cards twice is a way to simply reduce variance, and have the opportunity to hit more outs.
For example, two players can go all-in after the flop – one player with a made hand, and the other with a draw. The players must both agree to deal it twice, with each deal worth half of the pot. The player with the made hand wants to take less risk of being drawn out on (assuming the opponent has a draw), and the drawing player wants more chances to hit.
This technique is becoming very popular, and you can see it employed in many live high stakes cash games. As an industry pioneer, CarbonPoker is the very first room to offer Deal it Twice in online poker!
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For further details regarding our newest features, check out the CarbonPoker website and also the table options and client news in your updated poker software.
If you have any questions regarding the new release, simply contact support via email or live chat. Good luck at the tables, and enjoy the benefits of version 4.3!
– Phil @ CarbonPoker
