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Forget all those dumb hats and hoodies….The new online poker store launched by Americas Cardroom features such items as a 2012 Vegas Jackpot custom cruiser motorcycle with a Freedom 106 V-Twin engine and high-end electronics. And, yeah..you can still purchase the hats and hoodies.
The Elite Benefits Store is part of the US-friendly online poker site's new loyalty program, Elite Benefits.
"Today, we're launching the store with the kind of items that poker players crave," stated Americas Cardroom spokesman Michael Harris. "We're talking about LED TVs, iPads, high-end laptops, poker vacations, and everything else you can imagine. And it's all available for purchase using Combat Points, the official currency of Elite Benefits."
In keeping with its red, white, and blue theme, the Elite Benefits Store is centrally located in the United States. That means poker players who purchase items from the store will receive their shipment extremely quickly. Orders are shipped within one to five business days.
To buy an item, poker players can leave their wallets closed. The online poker store accepts Combat Points, the official currency of Elite Benefits. Online poker players at Americas Cardroom automatically earn Combat Points by playing real money online poker.
The number of Combat Points a player can earn depends on their level in the program. There are five tiers to the program—Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, and General. Players move up in the program by earning Rank Points, which are collected as they play real money poker. While Rank Points determine a player's rank, Combat Points are spendable at the Elite Benefits Store.
Americas Cardroom uses the Dealt Rake methodology to calculate Elite Benefits Rank Points. That means that every player is rewarded Rank Points at the same rate—regardless of whether they contributed $10 or $0.50 in rake to a pot.
Players can see how many Combat Points they've earned through the Rewards tab of the online poker software. The Elite Benefits Store is also accessible through the Rewards tab.
Americas Cardroom also announced earlier this month that April 15th will feature their Liberty Quarter Million, a No-Limit Hold'em online poker tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000. The Liberty Quarter Million tournament is part of Liberty Weekends, where $500,000 will be spread out over two big online poker tournaments every weekend between March 31st and April 29th.
For those players looking to satellite their way in, on April 13th at 8:00pm ET the US-friendly online poker site will be hosting a 250 Seat Super Satellite with 250 seats guaranteed for the April 15th Quarter Million Tournament. The 250 Seat Super Satellite will cost only $36+3 to get into.
Full details on the Elite Benefits Online Store and April 15th Quarter Million Tournament can be found at Americas Cardroom here.
- Ace King contributed to this report
