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Empire Poker today launched their VIP program. Basically it’s like UB’s Ulitmate Points, except that you get to play with the :party: fishies while earning points. Remember, Empire and :party: are the same thing. Since the only way you can be an Empire affiliate is to be a VIP (at least as of now), you should go sign up under Iggy.

Empire is really trying to distinguish themselves from :party: as evidenced by what Up For Poker is saying about the +EV situation for tournaments. To encourage this even more, check out the earnings schedule for playing tournaments:

Participation in Tournaments* - the more tournaments you play in, the more EPoints you earn. AND in addition – if you participate in more than one tournament on any given day, the number of tournaments calculated will be squared (e.g. participate in 2 daily tournaments and we will calculate it as if you participated in 4!). Please note that EPoints can only be accumulated for participation in tournaments with a $9 buy-in or above.

You need 5000 EP Points to be able to do anything, and they don’t come out and say how they are figured:

EPoints are calculated according to an automated formula. EmpirePoker.com can change this formula at its sole discretion. Under no circumstances can a player apply for any changes in his EPoints balance or EPoints calculation.

Anyway, if you aren’t playing there, you may want to try, assuming you can get an account created.

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