Poker

Since 2003, Microgaming's software has powered one of the world's most established online poker networks, the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN). Operators on the MPN include many of the industry's best-known brands, such as Ladbrokes, Unibet, 32Red and Stan James.

In 2011, the Microgaming Poker Network won the eGaming Review B2B Award for Best Poker Network.

A Boardroom Transformation - Microgaming's Network Management Board

Microgaming's Network Management Board is a game-changing management body comprised of representatives from Microgaming, qualifying operators on the Microgaming Poker Network and independent industry experts. Its primary objective is to serve the network, which it does through the development of network marketing policies and penalties, management of the development roadmap and implementation of initiatives to optimise the network ecology.

A body like the Network Management Board has never before existed in the online poker industry, and it is viewed by operators and the industry in general as the natural next step in the evolution of online poker networks. The Microgaming Poker Network is the only network that is both willing and able to lead such a step change in the industry.

The formation of the Network Management Board is a key component of a project to transform the Microgaming Poker Network into a network in which all operators work together for an improved user experience and, subsequently, increased lifetimes for all recreational players.

The transformation of the network has thus far resulted in an increase of over 15% in player values since 2010.

Microgaming's impressive portfolio of games boasts a wealth of poker variants, from the very popular Texas Hold 'em, to Razz – a game for real connoisseurs. The full line-up is:

• Texas Hold 'em
• 7 Card Stud
• 5 Card Stud
• 5 Card Draw
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi-Lo
• Razz

The Microgaming Poker Network hosts in excess of €3 million in monthly Guaranteed Tournaments, as well as a range of freerolls and satellites to live events. These include 2009 and 2010’s successful European Championships of Single Table Tournaments (ECOSTT), now renamed to the World Sit ‘n’ Go Masters. This live event is exclusive to players on the Microgaming Poker Network.

Tournament formats include:

• Freeroll
• Flight
• Single handed
• Bounty
• Heads-Up
• Rounders
• Satellite
• Survivor (exclusive to Microgaming)

Blaze Poker is a fast-fold poker variant in which players can Quick Fold to immediately receive a new hand on a new table. This variant is extremely popular with players, yet is not a conventional offering on poker networks. Read more about Blaze Poker.

Anonymous Tables are cash game tables in which all players are completely anonymous, running in multi-player format, exclusively on the Microgaming Poker Network. These tables were designed for players who are new to Poker and wish to improve their playing skills before building an online persona. They are amongst the most popular tables on the MPN.

Players have access to more than 100 of Microgaming's award-winning casino games while still playing poker. It is available within the Poker Client and is known as Casino in Poker (CiP).

Microgaming's Bad Beat Jackpot software rewards painful Bad Beats with cash prizes.

When playing on a Bad Beat table, players who lose with four-of-a-kind Eights or better, or who are active at a table when it happens, will win the Bad Beat Jackpot.

Operators on the MPN can choose any of 20 languages in their fully translated poker clients, which is essential for localisation.

• Chinese (Simplified)
• Chinese (Traditional)
• Danish
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Greek
• Hungarian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Norwegian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish

The Poker software includes many useful tools and features for both operators and players. The back-end provides operators with all the tools necessary to acquire and retain players efficiently and profitably. The settings within the Poker Client are ideal for novices and early-stage players and are configurable which is greatly appreciated by even the most experienced players.

The Microgaming Poker Network organises its own championships for the network's players in partnership with its operators. The yearly World Sit ‘n’ Go Masters, held exclusively for players on the MPN, rounds out a full schedule of qualifiers for offline events, which includes the top poker tournaments from around the world.

Innovative new game types, such as Survivor Tournaments and Anonymous Tables, are available exclusively on the Microgaming Poker Network. Carnage, Pause & Resume, are also available – starting with 1-Chip Turbo up to 5,000-Chip High Stack events.

From novices to pros, all players will find games to suit their budgets and preferences on the Microgaming Poker Network, 24/7.