PKR.com

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Crunchy Frog Alderney Ltd
Type	Ltd.
Founded	?
Headquarters	Alderney, UK
Key people	Jez San, OBE
Employees	?
Slogan	PKR Lets Play
Website	pkr.com
Type of site	online poker
Registration	?
Available in	English
Launched	August 10, 2000

PKR.com is an online poker site. The site features 3D graphics and player animation, using video game technologies. It claims to offer poker players and video gamers "an immersive, engaging and realistic poker experience". The site allows you to create a character, with customisable clothing and voice.

Created by developers from the gaming industry, led by Jez San, PKR.com integrates actions such as poker tells, body language and player expressions into the game. It asserts that these features will help players to engage in the kind of psychological battles traditionally experienced in the live poker arena.