Badbeat.com Donates Revenue Percentage to Support UK's Red Nose Day

10% of all affiliate revenue generated by Badbeat players on Friday 18th March goes to Comic Relief in support of Red Nose Day.

2011-03-18

LONDON, ENGLAND, March 18, 2011 (Press-News.org) Badbeat.com, the original and leading online poker staking business, will be donating 10% of ALL affiliate revenue generated by the Badbeat players on Friday 18th March to Comic Relief in support of Red Nose Day.

The Badbeat management has urged their players to help change lives both in the UK and across Africa, challenging them to raise as much money as possible playing poker day and night!

"Red Nose Day is a day like no other; when the whole country gets together to help change countless lives," said Badbeat Managing Director, John Conroy. "We're incredibly happy to play our part, and do something funny for money!"

In keeping with the theme of the day - and to encourage as much play as possible - any Badbeat sponsored player who wins a hand holding two Red Noses (Two Red Aces) will have the chance to win a UKIPT Cork Main Event ticket worth EUR500.

Poker staking has become an important part of the modern professional poker ecosystem, with many of today's top and up-and-coming poker talents enjoying the financial backing of companies such as market leading Badbeat.com.

Badbeat.com sponsored players enjoy the type of practical staking that helps their games develop profitably without risking the loss of their own finances.

More details on the Red Nose Day promotion (and all other Badbeat.com promotions) can be found at www.badbeat.com. For more information about Red Nose Day itself, please visit http://www.rednoseday.com.

Note to Editors:
Founded in 2005, Badbeat.com is the original and leading online poker staking business. It is an organisation created to win at poker through the funding and comprehensive support of winning online players. Winning at poker is harder today than it was just a few years ago, and every Badbeat.com player has access to cutting-edge software tools, a structured development path with advanced learning aides coupled with the knowledge, expertise and support of a pool of world-class mentors and support staff. www.badbeat.com

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