The vast
majority of poker enthusiasts that share the passion for this card game would
consider poker as a game of skill and chance. You cannot completely remove luck
as one of the key components, however the influence can be minimized with the
right strategy, experience and using the accumulated knowledge to your own advantage.
Many people use this in other areas of the daily routine as well, be it as part
of the job or to make money on the stock market for example. It is not uncommon
in the gaming industry either and many hobby managers guide their teams in
sports managers from title to title. Now, wouldn't that be cool if it was
available for poker as well?
Fantasy
Sports sites already give you the opportunity to make money by betting on the
outcome of matches and Zokay Entertainment has taken the opportunity to offer
this service to poker players and fans as well. The company, led by Alexandre
Dreyfus and in cooperation with the Global Poker Index, has launched its
FantasyPoker Manager when EPT Deauville kicked off and already gathered quite some
attention in the online poker world. The GPI itself has risen to one of the
most important lead roles in poker these days, highlighting its innovative
approach to give the popular card game an urgently needed injection of fresh
air.
So what exactly is the FantasyPoker Manager?
It is a Facebook application that does not require any
payment, though you can also buy credits to unlock gadgets and Points if you
experience a virtual downswing not only at the poker tables. Your team consists
of up to 12 players and you start with a budget of 1,000,000´credits. The value
of each player is determined upon the ranking system of the GPI and gets
updated every Thursday at 5am CET to cover the latest results of all major
tournaments. So far the WPT and EPT is covered, likely many more major
tournament series will follow. Zokay provides the Chip Counts of all remaining
players when the registration is closed (typically before the start of Day 2)
and you have to select your squad until the deadline runs out.
The more
players end up in the money, the more Points you will score and can trade in
later for credits to afford the who is who in poker. How good to you know the
Pros, amateurs and even enemies on the felt to make a deep run judging by their
Chip Count of the first day in a major tournament? You can obviously see the
strategic aspect and also the Bank Roll Management, two important key skills in
poker, portrayed - however there is much more to the application than just
"clicking buttons".
You can
invite your friends and even challenge them to get more players in the money or
achieve a higher score for a tournament and increase your credits bankroll and
bragging rights. Up to 52 challenges are there to give all participants plenty
of incentives to keep on playing, an additional quiz with up to 10 questions
per 24 hours will test your poker knowledge. The faster you select the correct
answer, the more Points you will add to your wallet up to 500 Points ... but be
careful, 100 Points will get deducted should you be wrong.
Similar to
the stock market you can also gamble and if you follow the poker news and
results closely, you can actually make big virtual bucks. Given the time of the
weekly updates and the fact that you lose 5% in value for each player that you
trade off your team after the end of a tournament, you can overcome the
"rake" with a rather simple trick. A rather unknown or low ranked
(and thus less expensive player) just scored big? Drop one of your current
squad before the next update and bring him in to benefit from the increased
value once the GPI and FantasyPoker Manager rankings are up to date.
One thing
is for sure. This latest addition by Zokay Entertainment provides plenty of fun
and competition for everyone that shares the passion for poker and I am quite
sure that there are many more things to come in order to make the experience
even more entertaining. One thing that comes to mind is for example a mobile
app or challenges during live events where you can win real money. You thought
poker was dead? For sure not!
Wanna give
it a try? The deadline to select your team for WPT National Brussels runs out
in less than 24 hours and WPT Baden follows next week. Shuffle up and manage!
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