PlayerGPS Revamps Site and Adds New Poker Pros

PlayerGPS is the ultimate poker buddy list available to players on all operating systems.  A web-based application, PlayerGPS allows you to enter the screen names of players on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com, Absolute Poker, PartyPoker, and the iPoker Network.  The system allows users to create customized player lists and turn on or off any of the notification types, which include e-mails, instant messages to Skype, AIM, or Windows Messenger, and SMS text messages.

There are three tiers of service that users can sign up for at PlayerGPS.  The first is called “Grinder” and costs $14.99 per month.  With this level, you get to scan stakes from $0.50-$1 to $1-$2 Omaha, Stud, Mixed, and Hold’em games.  Included are 30 SMS text messages and unlimited e-mails and instant messages.

The second level is called “Shark” and costs $24.99 per month.  The stakes start at $0.50-$1 and go through $3-$6 Omaha, Stud, Mixed, and Hold’em.  With this level, you get 50 SMS text messages and unlimited e-mails and instant messages.  Finally, the top level is known as “Balla,” which costs $49.99 per month.  It scans all stakes and games starting at $0.50-$1.  With this level, users get 100 SMS text messages per month along with unlimited e-mails and instant messages.

Recently, the site revamped its list of Player GPS Pros, which include some of the biggest names in online and televised poker.  Here’s a quick list of the pros who publicly endorse the product:

Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad
Plays: $5-$10 through $50-$100 No Limit Holdem and Pot Limit Omaha
Noteables: Won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event, finished second in EPT Dublin, won the Sunday Mulligan at Full Tilt Poker
Location: Norway

Andrew “good2cu” Robl
Plays: $25-$50 through $500-$1,000 No Limit Hold'em and $25-$50 Pot Limit Omaha
Notables: Consistent winner in live and online cash games
Location: Toronto and Las Vegas

Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis
Plays: $10-$20 through $25-$50 No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha
Noteables: Third place in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event, won the $200 rebuy three times
Location: Indiana

Antonio Esfandiari
Plays: Biggest cash games and tournaments in the world
Noteables: WSOP bracelet, World Poker Tour (WPT) title, many television shows
Location: Las Vegas

Brian “tsarrast” Rast
Plays: $100-$200 through $500-$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha and No Limit Hold'em
Noteables: Online veteran who also plays at Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio
Location: Las Vegas

Alec “traheho” Torelli
Plays: Live and online high-stakes cash games
Noteables: Won a Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) event, back-to-back wins at the Festa al Lago
Location: Unknown

Keith Gipson
Plays: $50-$100 through $200-$500 No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha
Noteables: Regular at Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio
Location: Las Vegas

With this list of pros, PlayerGPS has aligned itself with some of the biggest names in poker.  With such alliances in place, online poker players can rest assured that some of the game’s best have put their names behind the product.

It is of note that PlayerGPS is 100% legal and has been approved for use by major online poker rooms.  To earn that approval, PlayerGPS stays in line with PokerStars' rules by allowing players to choose whether or not to be searchable.  Players can remove their PokerStars username from being listed by filling out a form on the site.

Originally, the site went through a few months of beta testing where only PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker were supported.  Now, with UB.com, Absolute Poker, PartyPoker, and iPoker supported, all of the major rooms can be scanned within your account.  There are plans to have support for Everest Poker, the B2B Network, the Cake Poker Network, 888.com, and the Entraction Network.

With a free trial in place for new members, there’s no reason to skip using this valuable service.  Whether you want to track your favorite pros, friends, enemies, sharks, or fish, using PlayerGPS can immediately alert you to whatever you want to find.  Considering that you can also use this service as a security measure on your account, the benefits are quite numerous.  Check out PlayerGPS today.