Still accepting American players is Carbon Poker, which recently announced that it has joined forces with Drag the Bar to provide free poker training for its customers.
Through the Drag the Bar for Free program, all a player has to do is rake $1 on Carbon Poker. Once this is done, players will be able to access the wealth of information provided by Drag the Bar for one month. It’s really that simple.
Drag the Bar features 30 of the best live and online poker players offering up the ideas, theories, and tools that have made the site successful wherever poker is played. Headed by Hunter “BeachJustice” Bick, the coaches at Drag the Bar include noted player and author Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt, Owen “QTip” Gaines, and former Army Ranger Jade “gaygambla” Lane, who handle the No Limit Hold’em training on the site. The three are among the most popular coaches on the site and provide some of the most complex thoughts behind No Limit Hold’em today.
James “JamesD282” Davis and “IggyMcfly” handle the difficult task of coaching players in the art of Pot Limit Omaha, where the fate of a hand can change from card to card. Leading the teaching of Limit Hold’em are Paul “GiantBuddha” Hoppe and Gareth “sledghammer” Allen, among others, who relay the finer points of what is most poker players’ first experience in the game.
Whether a player is a cash game grinder, a sit and so specialist, or a multi-table tournament wizard, there are over 1,000 at Drag the Bar videos that will help them improve their game. The coaches at the popular poker training site add over 40 videos a month to the collection, enabling players to keep their games in top-notch shape.
After 30 days, players who participate in the Drag the Bar for Free promotion can decide whether to continue to receive free access to Drag the Bar’s training. All a player has to do is earn $500 in rake per month on Carbon Poker following the first 30-day period to maintain their free membership.
Carbon Poker is a part of the Merge Gaming Network, which includes other sites like Lock Poker and PokerHost. With the recent indictments by the Department of Justice against the major three online poker companies that catered to American players, Carbon Poker and the Merge Gaming Network have been a popular destination for many who are still looking for a game.
PokerScout.com’s tracking numbers show that the Merge Gaming Network has grown considerably since the indictments were announced last week. The cash game numbers for the Merge Gaming Network have increased by 36% week over week, in line with Bodog (36%) and outpacing the Cake Poker Network (31%).
As of Thursday afternoon ET, there were over 6,500 total players in action on Carbon Poker, with 178 tournaments in play.
