How do you pass the time when you're travelling and those days of downtime come along?

It always happens, especially on the longer journeys around the world. You need a rest or the weather's so bad that even going outside would be painful.

Games were always the way to go when I was young. Board games, card games, word games. Whatever was available and whatever everyone wanted to play. Then the internet came along. These days internet gaming is big. Very big.

Poker especially seems to have become a national sport for some countries and the plethora of online websites has taken on epic proportions, from the simple to the complex. Millions of dollars change hands every day (even in countries where such behaviour is illegal).

If you're a poker player or even remotely interested, whether you want to play for real money or just play for fun, there's another new site to play from.

This one takes the whole online poker a stage further though. It's time to put away those overhead table views and go 3D.

From creating your own visage and personality PKR have taken online poker in a giant leap forward. View the tables from almost any angle. Customisation options grow as you play more. Skin colour, hair colour, facial hair, facial shape all come in for free. Work at the tables for a while and you'll be able to buy some new clothes, get some shades or a hat to play it cool, buy a few tricks and show off to your competitors that you're the King.

Ever wanted to show off the facial expressions of the real world to your online poker buddies? Play the bluff or just go wild? The choice is yours and everything can be seen by everyone else.

Plus PKR offer a continuing series of freerolls which are free to enter tournaments where players can will real money.

Regardless of whether you're wanting to play with real money or just for the fun of it, the whole new 3D world of PKR poker is great fun!

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