USA Poker players will not be able to sign-up for a new Carbon Poker account over the next few weeks. Since Black Friday CarbonPoker and other Merge Network poker rooms have experienced a large sum of US players joining the network.

This temporary ban on USA players will not affect players who have already signed up, CarbonPoker are battling to cope with the amount of new players signing up, the network has gained a 76% increase in traffic within the first month following the poker room indictments.

CarbonPoker decision was made in the best interest of the players so they can still offer support and services to the thousands of new players who have signed up. Carbon Poker will continue to accept new USA Poker players after a 4-6 week waiting period while they find ways to best deal with the surge in poker traffic.

Update: Carbon Poker US players welcome – Merge Gaming have re-opened their doors for American players to sign-up and play poker online. Read our Ultimate showdown review with Cake Poker vs Carbon Poker.

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888Poker are running some great poker promotions in June where players can win iPads, freeroll entries, free cash bonuses and 888 Poker shirts and caps.

New players who sign-up qualify for a $8 free poker bonus with no deposit required to claim the bonus. Depositing players can also benefit with our bigger deposit bonus we have on offer for first depositing players.

Plus WinAllPoker is hosting a private satellite tournament where players can win guaranteed seats to the 888 Poker Sunday Challenge, exclusively for players who sign-up using the download links.

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Last week the Legendary DoylesRoom.com was seized by the FBI in another effort to prevent USA Poker players from playing poker online. This may well be the end of the popular online poker room which players have supported since 2004.

The online poker room was endorsed by Doyle Brunson who is World Renowned as The Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson also known as Texas Dolly stepped down as the Doyles Room representative just a week before the FBI seized the domain name.

While so many rumors have been circulating throughout the years that Doyle Brunson is dead, it certainly seems that in this case DoylesRoom is Dead. R.I.P

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The Party Poker Big Draw takes place in June and players can win big in the Weekly Mega Draw where there is a Porsche 911 Carrera, Harley Davidson Fatboy, plus a trip for two to Las Vegas or a Caribbean Cruise. There are also daily prizes to be won these include iPhones, iPads, iPods, TVs and Party Poker merchandise.

To get your ticket into the draw simply earn one Party Point for each entry, earn more points for more entries to increase your chances of winning your share of $500,000 in prizes.

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EUROPOKER – 100% deposit bonus to €320
WAPGB – 100% sign-up bonus up to £250

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Looking for a new venue to play poker online? We review the best US Poker Rooms which are the alternate online poker rooms still accepting USA Poker players since Black Friday.

When searching for a new online poker site there are a few things to consider whether you looking for the site with the most fish, best support, best software features, biggest deposit bonus or best online poker tournaments.

Read the poker room reviews and download the poker software to start playing poker online.

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