PKR Offers Magazine to all PKR.com Players
October 23, 2008
PKR.com is taking their branding to the next level with their unique Stacked poker magazine. This is a quarterly magazine that is put out by PKR, and has articles on PKR specific topics as well as poker strategy and industry news. The idea of a quarterly magazine is something new in the online poker market, and PKR hopes that it will further their brand and bring more players in through word of mouth advertising.
So far there have been two issues of Stacks magazine – one released in the summer of 2008, and one released in the fall of 2008. The summer edition was the inaugural issue, and had 68 pages packed with poker content. There were a few articles that were very useful, and we’ll do a quick run down on what you can expect.
The first article that was interesting was an article on ClubPKR. This is PKR’s new loyalty program, and was something that many players were confused about. The article in the magazine fully explained the program, and had a cool chart that laid out the benefits each level of member receives. For example, Bronze members get special freerolls, monthly prize draws, pkr points booster, free tournament tickets, a birthday gift, and invitational tournaments.
Also, Stacked had a long article on the TV show High Stakes Poker, and talked about some of the biggest ever poker pots that were played on the show. In addition to that, there are some great strategy pieces, including a 7-page section on MTT strategy, and a 7-page section on SNG strategy.
At the moment, Stacked magazine is only mailed out to players who are Silver level ClubPKR members or higher. Not to worry though, each issue is added to the online Stacked collection so everyone, regardless of their ClubPKR status, can get all the articles and information.
Unique promotions like the Stacked magazine is what makes PKR a unique poker site, and they’ve had many other creative ideas in the past, such as their annual Oktoberfest tournament, and PKR TV, which is a TV broadcast that replays some of the biggest online tournaments at PKR.com.
