Merry Christmas from PKR

So this is Christmas. And what have you done? Well, if you’re anything like us, nothing. The presents are still waiting to be bought, and Santa’s only just got your wish list. But thanks to PKR, the festive season doesn’t have to be a complete washout.

Starting Thursday, December 22 the site is offering a whole host of poker treats,  including a festive tournament schedule, loyalty points Happy Hours and an exclusive Forum Invitational event.

Here’s the full list of Christmas offerings from PKR:

Xmas Cracker festival:
The Xmas Cracker tournament series, which begins on Thursday, 22 December with a $11 buy-in ‘Turkey Triple Chance’ event, features 12 unique daily poker tournaments across a variety of stakes from $4 to $25.

PKR players who participate in any Xmas Cracker event will also be invited to a second-chance lottery freeroll the following day. Gifts on offer in the lottery freerolls in include iPads, TVs, Ray-Ban sunglasses and a variety of games consoles.

Xmas Happy Hour:
During Xmas Happy Hours, between 17:00 – 18:00 GMT each day from Thursday, 22 December to Monday, 02 January, Sit & Go and ring game fans will receive double PKR Points.

PKR Points can be spent in the PKR Shop, on tournament entries or to improve the design of their personalised avatar.
 
Forum Invitational Xmas Freeroll:
On Tuesday, 27 December, PKR forum participants will be rewarded with a $1,000 Forum Invitational Xmas Freeroll involving a number of Team PKR Pro and PKR staff bounties. Players fortunate enough to eliminate a bounty will win a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne.

In addition to the $1,000 prize pool and bounty prizes, the winner of the Forum Invitational will receive a Flip camcorder, with the runner-up winning an iPod Nano. Any PKR player to have posted on the PKR Forum before Thursday, 22 December will be invited to the exclusive event.

Half Price promotion in January:
In addition to the Xmas promotions, PKR players can also take advantage of the January sales with the return of the Half Price weekend promotion.

During Sunday, 1 January and Monday, 2 January, buy-ins across eight tournaments will be reduced by 50%, enabling a wider audience to participate in some of PKR’s most popular events.