Kasino Mac Poker

Kasino Poker ApplicationMac Poker takes another stride today with the release of Bakno’s “Kasino”.  This application is simply gorgeous.  Beautiful graphics, easy play.  A bit short on overall features though.  The AI doesn’t seem all that savvy, but perhaps this is because they’ve included online play.  Looks really cool — but I wasn’t able to connect to anyone online.  Maybe it needs a bit of a following first?  Also, if you are going to play online, why not dump chips to the pros on Full Tilt or Pokerstars?

Either way, it looks good.  Hopefully they’ll make some changes (Cash play? lol) and add the promised blackjack and caribbean poker…

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Pokerroom.com says priviet to Russian players.

Moscow Onion DomesCool.  Now pokerroom is available in Russian. Priviet! In addition they also have a new payment method - WebMoney.  WebMoney offers:

  • USD, RUR, EUR currencies
  • Does not block any countries for deposits or cashouts.
  • The processing time for WebMoney is instant once processed by the Ongame Network.
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Pokerstars no go on Leopard

This email from pokerstars is a bit oblique.  Looks like it was a form mailer sent when I asked about Leopard.  Either way, it seems to me that the pokerstars client isn’t working yet on Leopard.  Check Boot Camp Poker for the latest on virtualization options on Leopard.

Unfortunately, our Mac Beta is required to run in Mac OS 10.4.10 or
above, this requirement has been in place since its launch.

Although earlier versions of the OS used to run the client prior this
latest update, like Mac OS 10.3.9, it was decided that the issues
related to older versions cause too much of a risk to continue allowing
the client to run in such environment.

For more details of the requirements of the Mac Beta, please visit the
following link and scroll down to the lowest part of the page:

http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/download/mac/

Please use the ‘About This Mac’ menu option in your Apple menu to
confirm your full MacOS version (10.4.x). Our software requires MacOS
10.4.10, versions 10.4.0 to 10.4.9 are inadequate. If you are running
MacOS 10.4.0 to 10.4.9, updating to 10.4.11 (the current version) is
simply a matter of visiting ‘Software Update’ in System Preferences.

If you are unable to update to Mac OS 10.4.10, we would suggest looking
for a virtual engine that can emulate the Windows environment and use
the Windows version of our software.

There are other options available to run Windows programs on a
Macintosh are:

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—————————————-Virtual machines running as windows in MacOS:

VMware Fusion ($59.99, with a free trial version available)
http://www.VMware.com/Mac

Parallels Desktop for Mac ($79, with a free trial version available)
http://www.parallels.com

Crossover for Mac (beta)
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/

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Booting your Intel-based Mac to Windows XP instead of MacOS:

Bootcamp (beta) by Apple
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

Windows XP on Intel Macs
http://download.onmac.net

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Of these solutions, VMware Fusion and Parallels are probably the ones
MacOS users would most prefer to use.  When using a virtual machine in
this manner, the PokerStars install program may not work.  If this is
so, you will need to install first on a PC, and then copy the
PokerStars folder to your Mac. The subsequent program updates do seem
to work though.

We apologize for any inconvenience this new update may have caused on
the Beta program, however, please understand that this program is still
in a testing phase, so changes like this may occur to ensure the proper
function of the software and protect the integrity of our tables.

Please let us know in case you need further assistance.  We’re here to
help you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Regards,

Mariana
PokerStars Support Team

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Parallels Poker: Brunson releases new Doyle’s Room Software

If you are running any kind of virtualization, Boot Camp, VMWare’s Fusion or Parallels (my preference), I’ll see you at the Saturday Freeroll.  If you aren’t there is information at Boot Camp Poker on OS X Virtualization and PC Poker on a Mac.

The bottom line is that Doyles Room has released new software and are pimping it out with a $1000 Freeroll.  While that might not mean a lot to most of you, I keep busting my bankroll and look for any bonus I can find.

Doyles Room Poker Software
Here are the details:

  • No requirements
  • Automatically Qualified
  • Register for a new account if necessary (Bonus Code: poker-mac)
  • Then  signup for the New Software Freeroll at 9PM EST
  • It is under Scheduled Tournaments -> Freerolls
  • Say hi to Doyle Brunson, Hoyt Corkins, and Mike Caro at the tables
  • Registration is open now.

See you there.

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