Pachinko

 Pachinko originates from 18th century France and is a cousin of the ever-popular game pinball. Pachinko as we know it was first seen in 1920 in Japan as a children’s game called Korinto Gemu which was played in candy stores. In the UK kids were playing their own version called Circle of Pleasure.

Both these games combined have strong characteristics of the current pachinko. It combined pockets where you score, flippers and racing balls. This game evolved several times to the digital version of today. It is a combination of an arcade game and a vertical pinball machine with a loud, bright, flashy and entertaining mechanisms.

This online slot uses small metal balls which in modern casinos are virtual balls. After placing your bet, you are assigned with your balls and shooting the balls, you wait for the slot to determine your win. The excitement and objective of Pachinko are to land your balls into particular holes. Different holes pay different amounts, while other holes will give you additional spins, etc.

It is not a game that requires any skill, however, the length of time spent on pressing a button would determine the strength of the ball shooting into a direction.

The Amsterdam Master Plan Slot by Stakelogic

 Introduction

The Amsterdam Masterplan is an innovative online slot game from Stakelogic. There are plenty of multipliers and free spins to be had in this Dutch adventure. Your prize for your work in this fictional criminal world will increase if you find symbols of your fellow gang members.

In this criminal conspiracy, you’ll meet the main players. Chung the technician watches Simon the Brains mingling at the tables in the casino, while Harry the insider presumably obtains access to the safe by punching an access code into a keypad. With the fourth unseen gang member which is You, these men are about to carry out their thrilling Masterplan!

The Amsterdam Master Plan Slot Bonus Features

This slot machine has a scatter symbol called the SPIN symbol. If you get three or more of these anywhere on the reels, you will then receive five free spins, but if you get 4 four or more, you will receive 10 free spins. A particularly lucky spin can award you with up to 15 free spins.

With different value banknote symbols appearing during the free spin games, they serve as a separate part of the main game.

You’ll trigger the Wheel of Fortune feature when the spin symbol appears on the fifth reel. The multiplier you win will then increase your prize when you spin the wheel. The wheel starts with a 5x multiplier and can go as high as 250x if fortune decides to smile upon you.

There is also an expanding wild feature in the Amsterdam Masterplan. The wild symbol – in this case, a gold casino card – expands to cover the entire reel when it lands on the reel, giving the same effect as the wild appearing on every slot in the game. A wild symbol can replace any symbol except the bonus symbol in a winning combination, much like a Joker.

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 Ashely Revell

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1 Million World Poker Tour Pot Winner

 It was 1998 when Gavin visited Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. As a result, he made it to both final tables of the World Poker Tour. A year later, he won the WPT World Poker Finals No-Limit-Hold’em main event.

It was also Gavin Smith who won a Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event at Foxwoods in 2000 for a second time. Getting acquainted with Erick Lindgren made Gavin Smith’s poker even more interesting. Gavin Smith was coached by this new friend to improve his strategic play. In the process, both became Full Tilt poker representatives and finally joined the ranks of high rollers.

His first US poker event was a Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split event in Atlantic City in 2000, where he finished fourth. In 2003, Gavin again won a big poker game at Foxwoods. The WPT Poker Finals saw him finish second behind John Cernuto. His first major big win came in the form of $33,630. As a bonus, he won this tournament against Kenna James, a poker pro generally regarded as a genuine player.

Poker Tournaments

In the years 2003-2005, Gavin spent more time playing tournaments than cash events. The outcome was very good as a result. Ten out of 14 events saw him finish in the top three and he finished first in four.

When he won the WPT Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas in 2005, he finally made his big entrance into the real poker community. The final table saw Gavin defeat Ted Forrest and scoop $1,128,278. A few months later, he finished third at the second annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship. During the 2006 WPT final table, he finished fourth. He was later named the fourth-season WTP Player of the Year.

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