Creativity will fly you and a friend to this year WSOP with The Craziest Last Longer Bet Promo!

 

Absolute Poker is asking our players to brainstorm with a friend and come up with the most foolish, humiliating or embarrassing Last Longer Bet that they can think of.

 We’re about to launch a fun contest for the Absolute Poker community that challenges our players to think up an outrageous prop bet, post a YouTube video of it, and maybe win themselves two seats to an event at the World Series of Poker.

Some Chipleader employees and AP Marketing members have made their own videos already. Shaving eyebrows and head, swimming on a public pool wearing a jaguar g-sting and sunbathing naked under a tree across the street, are just some insane ideas we have come up with. All you have to do is come up with the idea, turn on your webcam, explain your bet and upload your video to youtube!

For more information about this promo please visit

http://www.absolutepoker.com/promotions/wsop/2010/contests/craziest-last-longer-bet/

Get creative!

Diego Mena – Chipleader Affiliate Manager

$50K New Depositors FreeRoll

Hi Everyone!

We have an incredible promotion for May. The promo is called the $50K New Depositors FreeRoll and to sum it up it is $50,000 in prizes, players play for free and they can own their share of the cash. A World Cup VIP package worth $14K is up for grabs!

The promotion names for AP and UB are: AP: South African Soccer Spectacular / UB: $50K Soccer FreeRoll Frenzy

The promotion consists of  a series of daily FreeRolls running in May (in total 33 FreeRolls) with $50K in prizes.  This is a promotion exclusive for players who fund their account for the first time between April 25th and May 30th.  Players who deposit (or receive a player to player transfer for the first time) between April 25th and May 30th qualify for all 33 FreeRolls.

Important Details

• Players can make their qualifying deposit any time starting on Sunday, April 25th and before Monday, May 3rd at 16:00ET if they want to qualify for ALL 33 New Depositor Freerolls.
• Player can make their qualifying deposit any time during the promotion and they’ll qualify for all the upcoming New Depositor Freerolls.    
• The Wednesday $2,500 freerolls will pay out 500 places so it’s easy for everyone to win something.
• Every new depositor from April 25th to the end of May will qualify for the GRAND PRIZE $20K Freeroll with a World Cup VIP Package worth over $14K.           

This is a Spectacular Promotion and we want one of your players to be the winner of this incredible VIP Package!

Alex

Smart Advertising

Marketing agencies are in constant look for the revolutionary and unusual approach. People no longer get easily amazed by a regular billboard, mag ad, tv commercial; it’s all practically the same: big headline, nice white teeth, hip track on the back and the catchy slogan for you to dream with. It still is effective, but this type of advertising has been forced to top its creativity to its max each time to be at least a bit memorable.
So, how about non-traditional advertising? Facebook for instance. Nowadays FB has become one of the biggest, if not the biggest, social networks there is. Imagine 200 million people logged in to the same network a day; that is 2315 users per second…2315 users…2315 users… (I can’t even say that number fast enough in one second). Every user has at least 60 connections to other pages, events or group: it’s the golden eggs hen. This is what you call long-range access. That is why top competitors need to keep themselves updated and do their homework. UB’s done theirs. UB’s Rai$e Loyalty Program has a FB fan page for their own, providing a space to share their experiences, photos, comments and to learn more about Team UB, hottest news and even enjoy the privilege of special tourneys registrations, such as $5,000 VIP Invitational tournament seats, VIP freerolls held on May 7th and May 21st at 9pm ET, among others. Make sure your players know about this, I’m pretty sure they don’t need to sign up to FB. Here’s the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/RAISE-UBs-Poker-Loyalty-Program/102755079763948
And let’s not forget about my favorite toy these days: iPhone! As an Iphone user for the last years, I have to vouch for it. I’ve been hooked up into this small artifact that I carry everywhere; making calls and text messaging is a plus. Smartphones have lost their purposes, what do I need to call you if I can msn you from my little buddy? Or skype you, email you, even cheaper! And of course: my music, my pics, my videos, my apps! Apps-look-out is one of my favorite hobbies, and now Annie Duke is in my phone as well. The new Annie Duke Poker Tutor has very cool features such as the Tip of the Day, the way-easy to use Texas Hold’em Odds Calculator and a glossary of poker terms, for those struggling while watching reruns of WSOPs on ESPN. I believe our 2010 US Heads-up Poker Champion pro has quite a background to share. (PS: I NEED and iPad! )
It’s all about the cool new tech and flavor of the month now, even for poker. We don’t have the luxury to stay behind, and as poker players make sure to have yours pick UB a la mode always!
To leave you with some traditional and very smart marketing, take a look at this video. It’s last year’s but has had some nice effect for long now, I loved it! You just don’t see this kind of thinking these days; people don’t use their brains anymore. Not these guys, judge for yourself:

Online Poker Charity & Affiliate Awards

Something pretty special is happening this week at both Chipleader brands. Over at Absolute Poker and UB.com, the first Second Sundays charity poker tournament kicks off. The tourney costs just $10 (there’s no tournament fee for this one) and the prize pool contains $1,075 in tournament entries PLUS a pretty cool bonus prize of a killer pair of Monster Jamz earphones for first place.

What makes the online poker tournament so special? Well, if you haven’t heard of Second Sundays, it’s a new charity tournament that happens on the second Sunday of every month. Each month, the buy-ins will be donated to a different charity. This month, the San Antonio AIDS Foundation gets the money. Tell your players with a heart to head over to Absolute Poker and UB.com and play for a good cause.

Before we wish you a happy weekend, we want to quickly congratulate Danielle, one of our Affiliate Managers, on winning the EGR Award for Best Affiliate Manager. Chipleader affiliates already know that our managers are the most dedicated, hard-working people in the industry and this recognition for Danielle is extra proof of that. All of us at Chipleader are excited to continue our award-winning service to help you get the award you really deserve – nonstop revenue.

That’s it for now. Have a great weekend.

Send your Player to Vegas

Send your players to Vegas on us!

So at Chipleader, we’re constantly asking ourselves what affiliates really want. Over the past few years, we’ve come up with some pretty cool prizes to thank you guys for being a part of our program. Super Bowl tickets, use of a private jet, trips to Argentina and Costa Rica, and all kinds of other stuff round out the list of amazing prizes we’ve handed out.

As we get closer to the world’s biggest poker tournament, we all sat down and took a closer look at what we’re all doing here. We exist because we love poker more than anything. And you guys exist because 1) you love poker more than anything else and 2) you love making money from people who love poker as much as you do.

Online poker players are passionate about two things: Online Poker and land-based poker. For online poker, we’re obviously all about Absolute Poker and UB, the two brands we represent. But for land-based events, there’s one event that every poker player dreams of taking down.

That event is the WSOP and this year we’re giving out two WSOP packages to the top performing affiliates. These are packages that you can use to give away to your players any way you choose. Use the package as a promotional tool to attract new players. Or reward your top players. It’s all up to you.

This is a huge, HUGE opportunity to put together an awesome promo for your players. Nothing on earth helps your MGR more than having a seat to the WSOP in your possession.

Poker players dream of heading to the WSOP and if you’ve got a free package to give away, you’ll be the affiliate site that players flock to in droves.

To win one of the two packages, just be the affiliate with the highest % of new depositing players in March and April compared to your February numbers or be the affiliate with the highest % increase in revenue in March and April compared to your February numbers.

There are a few details you need to know to qualify for this contest so check out our promotions page for all the info.

Announcing UB.com

Leading Online Poker Site UltimateBet Finds a New Home at UB.com

UltimateBet rebrands and unveils a sleek new identity with the switch to UB.com, and a shift back to the most important element in online poker, the player.

Miami, FL (Marketwire), Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – Tagged by players as “UB” for much of its decade online, UltimateBet has embraced the Poker Room’s nickname, and is primed to tackle the next ten years with a whole new look and focus. Extensive rebranding of its online Poker Room reveals a multi-layered makeover that delivers the streamlined UB brand name and super cool logo, plus a slew of other ‘non-cosmetic’ feature and functionality changes designed to please the player.

“The launch of UB.com represents a turning point for our company. We have assembled a great group of professionals who are passionate about poker to build the UB brand. Our goal is to create products and services that poker players really want. We are trying to listen very carefully to both our players and the poker community to help us achieve this goal,” said Paul Leggett, Tokwiro’s Chief Operating Officer.

“The launch of UB.com is not just a new domain with a different logo, it’s much more than that. It’s a complete new direction for UB. It’s software built with the serious poker player in mind. It’s a new television show that is truly about poker, not just another reality or game show. And finally, it’s tournaments and promotions that poker players care about.”

The change from UltimateBet to UB is a natural development for the leading online poker site, as it responds to the next generation of poker players who are young, intelligent, and passionate about the game.

The latest software update features a complete Lobby redesign for improved navigation and usability. New game filters empower UB players with a quicker more efficient way to weed out the games they don’t want to see, keeping only their personal game selection in view. Tournament and ring game icons have also been added in this product release.

An overhaul of the tournament schedule adds over 30 new guaranteed poker tournaments and $1 Million-plus in guarantees every month to the line-up. UB’s improved tournament blind structures have been welcomed, and the launch of synchronized breaks is universally applauded amongst the growing breed of multi-table online tournament player.

Recent software enhancements have also introduced a much-anticipated Mac version of the poker client, and players now enjoy more ring game options than ever before, including the unique UB 7-Deuce Hold ‘em, plus 4 Max tables, and ring games with antes.

Home of the Aruba Poker Classic, the annual UBOC online tournament series, coming again this January, and the biggest and best Bad Beat Jackpots, UB.com will continue to offer players industry-leading promotions, the robust RAI$E loyalty program, easy access to superior customer support, and more ways to deposit real money funds with the fastest cashouts around.

“In the ten years since I have been involved with the UB brand, I have never been prouder to represent the company as much as I am right now. We have great people captaining the ship, we have a great vibe and some serious swagger. I look forward to the day when we are the largest poker site on the planet,” added UB Pro player Phil Hellmuth.

To find out more about the new UB.com and a ton of new features, visit www.ub.com

About UB.com

Raise. Stack. Own.
Built for the passionate poker player, UB.com offers top poker rewards, optimal tournament structures and fast-paced action games in one of the largest online poker communities in the world. Players can download the free poker software, play in free ring games and tournaments, plus meet and chat online with Phil Hellmuth and other Team UB pros to learn and enhance their playing strategy. UB provides the best poker games available on the net as part of the CEREUS poker network.

UB Relaunch

Well guys and gals it is finally here!

UB has relaunched today!

If you haven’t had a chance to see the new and improved UB site and client then head on over to the UB site and make sure you download the latest update for the UB client and you will see in full living color the new UB!

Out With The Old In With The New:

New UB banners will be available today from the HTML Link Factory so that all of the old UB banners are switched to the new ones. Make sure you change your banners!

Alex

Chipleader’s Big Five Promo

You’re going to want to high five someone the moment you see how much cash you’re about to make. We’re arming Chipleader Affiliates with the power to increase their revenue from November 15th through December 10th just by promoting Absolute Poker.

Every new depositing player on Absolute Poker will automatically be registered to play five freerolls worth $1,500 each.

This is the best time to promote the hell out of Absolute Poker on your website because nothing lures in new players like thousands in free cash.

The freerolls run from December 11th through 15th at 8:00 p.m.

Grab your new AP banners right now and watch the money roll in.

The Chipleader Team

Wanna go to the Super Bowl?

We know a lot of our affiliates go crazy for sports. And those who don’t, well, chances are they love a kickass party.

That’s why we’re sending one of our affiliates to the biggest sporting event / football party of the year. That’s right, we’ve brought back our Super Bowl promotion. Yup, we’re giving away another two tickets to the Super Bowl to our top performing affiliate.

The prize package on the line includes airfare for you and a friend to Miami, Florida, hotel accommodations in a really nice hotel, and seats to the biggest game of the year.

To win it, all you need to do is keep raking in new players. If you’re the top affiliate who brings in the highest percentage increase of new depositing players for the month of December compared to your November numbers, you’ll win. There are a few terms and conditions you need to know so head over to our Super Bowl promo page for the details.

Oh, and if you don’t get to hit the Super Bowl on us, don’t worry. We’re throwing another thousand bucks into the mix for the affiliates who rank 2nd through 5th. You can use the cash to throw your own Super Bowl party at home. Maybe put it towards a new HDTV or a few hundred lbs of wings and hold a tailgate party in your own backyard. Your call.

Be Aggressive Oline

Online poker is a unique beast, with its own quirks and oddities. How you play a successful and winning game online can be completely different than how you play a successful and winning game in a casino or club. You’re playing against different people in a different environment, and a lot of the tips and guidelines that apply to traditional poker table simply don’t work online.

Case in point, conservative slow playing. This is one of the consistently winning strategies in brick and mortar games. Holding onto your chips is how you win the game, because truly risky gambles are almost always too risky. Now there are exceptions to this, but in general you want to be conservative.

Not so online, especially in fun money games. First of all, the online player base is much more timid than the brick and mortar player base, and thus, they will be more easily aggressed, and aggression will net you more winnings. Realizing the timid nature of many online players will help you win more chips and make more money, whether it’s real or fake.

In fun money games, aggression is always the way to play. There’s no real risk in losing, and thus, there’s no reason not to be aggressive. Fun money games are where you practice your chops, and learn new ways to steal chips. In this environment it always pays off the be aggressive, if only to test whether or not it will be successful.

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