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POKER.COM
Launched in May 2005, Poker.com is a fresh, independent poker room making a serious stab at the online poker market (they certainly have a great name for doing just that). The software is decent but needs a few updates to be completely satisfactory. The player volume is not great but still surprisingly good given that they are a stand alone room just starting out in the business. Poker.com does not have a lot of game variety yet, with only Texas Hold'em and Omaha High offered. There are quite a few high value promotions at Poker.com, most notably they offer a $20,000 weekly freeroll. Poker.com currently has 500-600 ring game players at peak hours and 900-1,100 tournament players (March 2006). Overall Rating: 6.56
Sign-up Bonus: $100
Bonus Match: 50%
PARTY POKER
On October 9th, 2005, Party Poker cut off their four skin sites and began to act independently (not sharing same player base). But still Party Poker boasts the world's highest traffic in both ring games and tournaments. In addition to the huge traffic there are many other advantages with Party Poker, such as loose games, great promotions and loyalty program, special events and a membership referral program. There are quite a few juicy games at Party Poker with loose action even up to the $30/$60 limits. However, you don't get the statistics to easily locate those games. Recently (October, 2005) black jack, side bet (bet that the flop comes with all red cards etc), and deal making features was implemented in the software. Real money player statistics - March, 2006: 12,000-14,100 ring game players at peak hours, 50,000-60,000 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 7.36
Sign-up Bonus: $100
Bonus Match: 20%
PACIFIC POKER
Pacific Poker has grown tremendously during last year to become the favorite poker room for many Texas Hold'em players looking for very 'juicy' high-action tables and frequent promotions. No-limit and Pot-Limit cash games have been launched , with the usual loose/wild action, strongly recommended for players looking to have a good chance at winning. There are many special promotions (such as money added and free rolls). Pacific Poker is part of the group behind the world's largest casino - Casino-on-Net since - so there are a lot of "wild" casino customers at the tables! At the limit Hold'em games on Pacific Poker, the view flop percentage in full ring games often is in the 60-ies and 70-ies - even up in the 80-ies!!! The no-limit games so far are often in the 50-ies. The traffic is concentrated to the Hold'em games. The action and promotions are great. Real money player statistics for Pacific Poker - March, 2006: 3,500-4,200 ring game players at peak hours, 4,000-4,500 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 8.28
Sign-up Bonus: $100
Bonus Match: 60%
Titan Poker
Titan Poker is the new leading poker room in the 'iPoker network' initiative by PlayTech. The software comes in English, French, German, and Italian. Games are loose with lots of casino players and there are high value promotions (especially considering the moderate volume of players). Titan Poker and the iPoker network have been successful in quickly building a strong network, with the strategic backing from the world's second largest casino software provider. Titan Poker's software has an innovative and good interface, with colorful graphics. The functionality is good and the early minor glitches in the software are now fixed. There exists Holdem and Omaha (High and High-Low) ring games, as well as heads-up, sit-and-go and multi-table tournaments. - March, 2006: 1,200-1,400 ring game players at peak hours, 2,200-2,500 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 8.04
Sign-up Bonus: $600
Bonus Match: 150%
Inter Poker
Inter Poker is a very popular poker room, managed by the world's second largest casino - Inter Casino. The poker tables have wild and loose games and now the world's largest $100 monthly loyalty bonus. Inter Poker uses CryptoLogic's platform, with a shared player base. The games are among the loosest today, so if you are looking for soft games this is a good place to choose. The player volume is the world's fastest growing among the top poker networks and has more than four-doubled in 2004, as they have introduced no-limit and pot-limit, as well as multi-table tournaments. The software has good functionality, but the graphics are not as nice. The monthly re-load bonus of $90 is awarded after a new deposit of $90 and then playing 450 raked hands, which typically takes about 25 hours at one single table. There is also an open "proposition player" program, where you get paid to start up new games or play in short-handed games. Real money player statistics - March, 2006: 2,400-2,700 ring game players at peak hours, 1,800-2,000 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.80
Sign-up Bonus: $100
Bonus Match: 100%
Noble Poker
Noble Poker is the leading poker room in the new 'iPoker network' initiative by PlayTech. The games are loose with lots of casino players and there are high value promotions (especially considering the moderate volume of players). Noble Poker and the iPoker network has been successful in quickly building a strong network, with the strategic backing from the world's second largest casino software provider. Noble Poker's software has an innovative and good interface, with colorful graphics. The functionality is good and the early minor glitches in the software are fixed now. There are Holdem and Omaha (High and High-Low) ring games, as well as heads-up, sit-and-go and multi-table tournaments. March, 2006: 1,200-1,400 ring game players at peak hours, 2,200-2,500 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.76
Sign-up Bonus: $300
Bonus Match: 50%
CD Poker
CD Poker is a very fast growing poker room in the iPoker network which uses PlayTech's poker software. As lots of the players come from other online casinos in the PlayTech network, the poker games are very loose with lots of wild gamblers and less savvy poker players. CD Poker has a number of good promotions as they are making a big marketing push in the summer of 2005. CD Poker's software has a nice look and feel, with colorful graphics. The functionality is good after a big software update and the games run smooth and fast. There is quite decent player volume and games are spread in Holdem and Omaha (High and High-Low) both in ring games, as well as heads-up, sit-and-go and multi-table tournaments. March, 2006: 1,200-1,400 ring game players at peak hours, 2,200-2,500 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.68
Sign-up Bonus: $500
Bonus Match: 150%
PokerRoom
PokerRoom is the world's leading no-download poker room, with a unique and sleek design and good traffic. There is a download version as well which has very nice graphics. PokerRoom has managed to get real soft games the last 12 months with their huge traffic increase. The focus is more on 6-handed tables than most other top rooms (together with InterPoker). PokerRoom.com is the best choice for Mac-users, who can play without any special installs. PokerRoom offers great statistical analysis of your game and an open database of the hands played at the site. There traffic is very concentrade to the Holdem and tournament section. A large proportion of the games are short-handed tables with 5 or 6 players. The sign up bonus is huge coming from our site, but the rake is slighly higher than industry average (partly due to all short-handed games). The games have become very juicy lately where soft games are found even up to $5/$10 no-limit Texas Holdem which is impressive. Real money player statistics - March, 2006: 2,700-2,900 ring game players at peak hours, 11,000-13,000 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.76
Sign-up Bonus: $300
Bonus Match: 50%
Paradise Poker
Paradise Poker has one of the best software around and boasts very high traffic in both cash games and tournaments. Paradise Poker was the pioneer in online poker and its software has served as model for the entire industry. Paradise Poker has great game variation with almost all games, as well good sit'n'go tournament coverage and plenty of heads-up games. Security and email support is good as well. There are a few drawbacks ; low bonus offers, few promotions and very tight games. Real money player statistics for Paradise Poker - March, 2006: 3,000-3,500 ring game players at peak hours, 12,000-14,000 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.56
Sign-up Bonus: $100
Bonus Match: 50%
ABSOLUTE POKER
AbsolutePoker is clearly aiming to be a serious player in the world of online poker. They have created an overall high-quality poker room, and offer a well-organized and thorough website. AbsolutePoker is a medium sized poker room where the action concentrates on Texas Hold'em, in particular short handed games. The software is of good standard, with most advanced features, such as 'find a player', playing statistics, hand history, etc. AbsolutePoker allows you to play at three tables simultaneously and this feature runs quite smoothly. The action at the tables is decent, with high 'viewed flop percentages' at the lower stakes tables. Presently, the site is endorsed by poker player Mark Seif who won two (!) 2005 WSOP bracelets. Real money player statistics - March, 06: 2,200-2,400 ring game players during peak hours, 4,000-4,500 tournament players during peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.08
Sign-up Bonus: $200
Bonus Match: 200%
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an ambitious poker room that was launched in July 2004. Full Tilt Poker has a number of world-class poker pro endorsers, such as Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, John Juanda and Erik Seidel. Unfortunately thee pros are not seen playing very much at the site. The most action is at the low stakes no-limit Holdem tables and no-limit Holdem fixed schedule tournaments. The graphics are innovative with cartoon style avatars. The software is good and different, however not quite in line with the very best in terms of functionality. Real money player statistics - March, 06: 1,200-1,400 ring game players at peak hours, 5,400-6,400 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.08
Sign-up Bonus: $600
Bonus Match: 100%
Doyles Room
Doyles Room is a fast growing poker room, managed by poker legends Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro. In a special campaign you get Doyles Super/System 2, the long-awaited follow-up to the 'poker bible' Super/System. Doyles Room shares its technology and player base with the large Tribeca Table network (Victor Chandler Poker, etc). Doyles Room is one of the very few rooms in the network, which is open for US players. The software has a nice interface and offers good playability. Currently, Holdem and Omaha games are accommodated, but within shortly seven-card stud Hi and Hi-Lo will be added. There are both single- and multi-table tournaments. The tournaments actually have the highest traffic in this poker room, with lots of good value free rolls. Real money player statistics - March, 2006: 1,900-2,400 ring game players at peak hours, 6,200-6,800 tournament players at peak hours. Overall Rating: 6.28
Sign-up Bonus: $660
Bonus Match: 110%
