Weekend Update: Bovada Offers Extra GTD's; HUGE New Carbon Bonus; WPN ends BBJ, adds Micro MTT's, and SNG Race

A true smorgasbord of activity is upon us just in time for the US Labor Day holiday weekend - and we have all of the details for our valued ProfRB.com players!

First up, Bovada is offering up a cure if you aren't anxious to spend the Labor Day holiday with friends and family. The US-facing portion of Bodog is offering up an additional $90,000 worth of MTT guarantees on Monday, September 2nd by doubling their normal Monday tournament schedule.

From 12pm EST to 3am EST, each GTD tournament on the schedule will be followed two minutes later by a "special tournament" that guarantees the same prize pool. So, for example - the 8:30pm $6k GTD will be followed by another $6k GTD tournament at 8:32pm EST. This runs all day on Monday, September 2nd - for one day only.

If you aren't already taking advantage of Bovada's quick cashout times and soft games/MTT's, sign up today through Professional Rakeback!
 

Carbon Poker is offering up a HUGE new deposit bonus - 100% up to $2,000! This offer is claimable from now until 11:59pm server time on September 15th, 2013 - bonuses are awared in $5 increments and completed after earning 150 VIP points for each dollar of the bonus amount. Please note the bonus expires if you withdraw before playthrough is complete.

Use the code PM5PK when depositing on Carbon to take advantage of this huge offer! And if you aren't on Carbon yet (and enjoying their much-improved cashout times!), sign up through ProfRB just in time for the Poker Maximus VI series!
 

The Winning Poker Network announced on Thursday that they are doing away with the current Bad Beat Jackpot (BBJ) raking system and will be gearing their jackpot tables towards feeding their Beast promotion. The changes, which sees the BBJ still being offered in a "static amount" form (no more rake will go towards growing it), will have all Beast rake generated at these tables going solely towards Beast races and leaderboards.

Formerly, at $0.05/$0.10 cash stakes up to $1/$2, a 25-cent fee was charged on top of normal rake, of which was divided three ways to feed the BBJ, the Beast cash race, and the Beast tournament race. Starting September 1st, this fee will be divided between the Beast cash and tournament races only from stakes $0.10/$0.20 up to $1/$2 - the $0.05/$0.10 level will no longer charge a Beast fee on top of normal rake. So while other than the micro fee being waived and the Bad Beat Jackpot being frozen, there would be no discernable difference to the player at a jackpot table in terms of rake.

However, the changes for players at $2/$4 stake levels and higher will be easier to see. Formerly, the additional BBJ/Beast fee for play at $2/$4 and up jackpot tables was 50 cents in addition to normal rake, which as above was divided into the BBJ and both Beast cash and tournament races. Starting September 1st, the fee will be reduced to 25 cents, with 18 cents going towards the Beast cash race and 7 cents going towards the Beast tournament race.

The Bad Beat Jackpot is expected to be frozen at a six-figure amount and will still be eligible to be won "several times over", according to an email from WPN skin ACR Poker and Black Chip Poker.

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And finally, more news from Winning Poker Network as they have introduced a new micro MTT schedule in addition to a $10,000 SNG leaderboard for the month of September.

The top 120 in point earners in SNG action from September 1st through September 30th will all receive a cut of the $10,000 prize pool, with $1,500 going to the player who finishes in first place. Simply play in a WPN sit-and-go and earn points with the following formula: amount of the buy-in Fee, multiplied by the number of players in the tourney, divided by 5. Standard WPN payout rules apply.

Several micro-oriented MTT's have been added to the daily schedule as well. They are (all times in EST - and unless otherwise denoted, all feature 12 minute blinds):
 

10:15am: $50 GTD ($0.55) – 3000 chips
11:15am: $75 GTD ($1.10) – 3000 chips
12:15pm: $100 GTD 6 max ($2.20) – 3000 chips
1:15pm: $150 GTD ($3.30) – 3000 chips
2:15pm: $75 GTD ($1.10) – 3000 chips
3:15pm: $100 GTD PLO Hi-Lo ($2.20) – 3000 chips
7:15pm: $100 GTD ($1.10) – 2000 chips
8:15pm: $200 GTD ($2.20) – 3000 chips
9:15pm: $250 GTD R/A ($1.10) – 1500 starting stack, 1500 rebuy/7500 add-on (10 minute blinds)
11:15pm: $100 GTD KO ($1.76) – 3000 chips ($0.40 per KO)
 

Professional Rakeback offers four operators on the Winning Poker Network to our clients: ACR Poker (ACR), True Poker (TP), Black Chip Poker (BCP), and Bookmaker (BetCris's American facing sports book). If you do not have an account at WPN, please consider signing up with PROFRB. We would love to be your affiliate/advocate at this and all US-facing networks!

Run well, and enjoy the holiday weekend - from your friends at Professional Rakeback!