Ladbrokes Poker Ladders

I fired up Ladbrokes poker last night for the first time in a while and I was pleased to be greeted with tons of new features. Along side all the poker games there is a new "Casino" tab that leads to a long list of casino games including blackjack, slots etc.. that you can launch from inside the poker client. Very good but I'll be keeping clear of them, you probably know I don't really like games of chance when the odds aren't in my favour.

What really caught my attention was some of the new poker game options. There were more big tournaments than last time I was on, but it was the new Ladders that caught my attention. I liked the look of their structure. In a normal satellite only about 10% of the field goes through to the next stage, e.g. 1 player in a 10 player tourney, maybe 3 in a 30 player one. The Ladders on Ladbrokes reward three out of the ten players with a ticket to the next level and on some levels the player in fourth place gets a ticket to replay the level they are on.

There are two different ladder events, one starting at $3.00 with four levels and a first place prize of $500, the other with a starting price of $9.00, five levels and a first prize of $3,000. I like the structure, it looks a little easier than the big guarenteed prize MTT's with huge numbers of players and crazy satellites.

I've played my first $3.00 level 1 event and won myself a ticket to level 2. I'll let you know how I get on.