Cake Poker Awards First $10,000 
Gold Card Prize of January

Three days into January and Cake Poker has already awarded its first $10,000 prize to player, powerhaus555, in its month long Match & Win promotion. In this, Cake Poker’s richest Match & Win promotion ever, any player who receives a 2012 Gold Card Ace at the cash game tables, can redeem it for a prize of up to $10,000 in cash throughout January.

powerhaus555 of Massachusetts, USA, earned himself the $10,000 cash prize while playing at a $0.50/$1.00 No-Limit Hold’em cash game table. powerhaus555 won the hand he was in when he was awarded the Ace of Spades Gold Card as his final bet on the river caused his only remaining opponent to fold, awarding him a pot of $14.25 – a sum dwarfed by the value of the Gold Card he received at the end of the hand.

One day prior to powerhaus555’s win, PLOFOSHO11 of New York, USA, also received a 2012 Ace Gold Card valued at $1,500. In his case it was an Ace of Hearts at a $3/$6 No-Limit Hold’em 6-max Turbo cash game and it was awarded to him even though he folded before the flop. Gold Cards can be won anytime a player has been dealt cards at a cash game whether they win, lose or fold.

Match & Win is a recurring Cake Poker promotion which lets players redeem Gold Cards they have won at ring game tables for cash and prizes. Since the distribution of Gold Cards is random, any player competing for real money at a Cake Poker ring game table can win.

All 2012 Ace Gold Cards have a significant value in January on the Match & Win game board. The Ace of Spades is worth $10,000, the Ace of Hearts $1,500, the Ace of Diamonds $500 and the Ace of Clubs $250. And unlike a bad beat jackpot, which requires players to see the hand down to the river, Gold Cards can be rewarded to any player who was involved in the hand, even if they fold.

Players of all skill levels call Cake Poker home as online poker’s most rewarding site. For more information on all of Cake Poker’s unique promotions and reward programs visit: Cake Poker Here