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all of the Featured Poker Rooms. I have personally played at all of these
rooms and have found them superior to other Online rooms. This section
will be updated regularly to reflect changing promotions and bonuses.
Opened in 1997 PartyPoker was one of the first to join the online poker boom. They
boast more players than any other online room, (over 80,000 at peak times!). A recent
software update has made this room my top choice for where to play. They basically
have "More" of everything. More money, more players, more tournaments, more games,
and more bonuses than any other online poker room.
Games: No-Limit, Limit, and Pot-Limit Texas Hold'em. Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha, 7
Card Stud. All games have respectable table traffic at them 24/7 so you can always find
someone to play with.
Software: A recent update has brought PartyPokers software to the forefront of the
online poker world. The table is easily customized and resized exactly how you want it
(the touch of one button will neatly organize all open tables into a neat grid on your
screen). Very easy to navigate lobby section with "filters" that can be applied to the
game lists so you can find exactly what you're looking for. The "My Favourites" feature
allows you to save all your usual games and tournaments for quick access. Very good
refresh-rates and no bugs or errors to speak of.
Payments: Visa, Mastercard, Electronic Transfer, UseMyBank, FPS epassport, Phone
Connect Card, Entropay, Neteller, Money Transfer, Citadel Commerce, FirePay, Bank
Wire Transfer, moneybookers.com
Tournaments: Every single type of tournament you could possibly imagine including
satellites to any and all big live tournaments (WPT, WSOP, EPT, etc.) $500 FreeRolls
every 30min - 1hour. Do not miss the $5000 Guaranteed FreeRoll for new players (yes
I did say $5K and I'm not joking). Guaranteed Prize pools up to 1 Million dollars, with
lots of added cash overlays.
Bonus: Sign up through any goplayholdem links and receive 25$ added to your first
deposit with no restrictions whatsoever. If you would prefer a rake-back bonus check
out the Bonus section of goplayholdem where you can receive %20 of your first deposit
as a rake-back bonus (If you don't know what rake-back means just check the Bonus
section). Now here is the best part, once you are signed-up you can refer friends
and get more bonus money. For every real money player you sign up you receive
$50 and they will receive $25 for free deposited directly into your accounts.
Special: "PartyPoints" are accumulated for playing raked hands and can be used to
enter tournaments or purchase merchandise from their online store. The store sells
everything you can imagine - clothes, poker merchandise, watches, golf clubs, etc.
PartyPoker has progressive "Bad-Beat" and "High Hand" Jackpot tables. This means
that a when a player suffers a severe bad beat or has a very strong hand they receive a
huge cash bonus. Side bets can be placed on the outcome of the flop on any table.
You can choose either "all black" or "all red" as the outcome, the bet pays 8 to 1 for a
win which is the true odds (no house advantage).
Home of 3 Time WPT Champion Gus Hansen, need I say more???
Games: PokerChamps is currently offering Texas Hold'em (Limit and No-Limit) and
Omaha. Both games can be played with real of Play money. They will soon introduce
Omaha H/L, Stud, and Stud H/L.
Software: Here is the best part, PokerChamps has in my opinion THE BEST and most
current card playing software available on the Internet. Play in as many as six tables on
one screen with the 4x4pokerplay feature, I have mine set up for two screens. One of
the best things about the software is that you don't have to have 3 or 4 windows open,
it's all there in one well-organized screen with a super-high refresh rate.
Payment: PokerChamps accepts Neteller, Visa, MasterCard, or Wire Transfers.
Tournaments: Multi-Table Tournaments with buy-ins from 50cents to $25. Single table
Sit&Go Tournaments with buy-ins from $1 to $100. FreeRoll Tournaments with no
special requirements, Prize pools of $20 and the top 20 get paid.
Bonus: The CashFlow Bonus program! This is so much better than a deposit bonus,
sign up now and receive up to 50% back on all the rake that you pay. Here's how it
works: You simply collect points by playing - the more you play, the more points you get.
The big difference from this program and other frequent player programs is that your
player points are automatically converted to cash and transferred to your account on a
weekly basis.
Special: This is Gus Hansen's Site so he actually plays here! Every night there is a $20
Gus Hansen Guaranteed Tournament with a minimum Prize Pool of $2000, Gus often
plays in this tournament and has a $100 bounty on his head so if you eliminate him you
automatically get $100 put into your account!
You may have seen it on TV commercials during televised poker tournaments. Tiger is
a very fast growing site that has a lot of new poker players that are willing to put their
money in the middle. Even if you are only slightly skilled at Hold'em you will be able to
build your bankroll quickly and safely at Tiger just as I have.
Games: Everything! Texas Hold'em, Omaha & Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud & 7 Hi/Lo,
Guts Poker, Chinese Poker, Big 2 Poker, Pan, and BlackJack.
Software: Very nice graphics and extremely functional. One main window houses all
the info for games and tournaments Tabs at the top allow you to cycle through the
different games, when you enter a table it opens in a new window. Switch between the
Real and Play money servers by clicking the red button on the top right of the main
window.
Payment: Deposit using Neteller, InstaCash, FirePay, MasterCard or Visa.
Tournaments: Tiger has single table Sit&Go Tournaments & Multi-Stage single table
Tournaments to win entries into big tournaments like WSOP or WPT. They have also
recently introduced some Multi-Table Tournaments in the form of FreeRolls. One thing
that's really cool about Tiger is their "Play-to-Real" Sit&Go, you can buy in for Play Money
or POP points (bonus points received from real money play).
Bonus: TigerGaming offers a 30% Sign-Up Bonus for using Neteller, all other deposit
methods receive a 15% Bonus. TigerGaming also awards "POP" points for every raked
hand played, these points can be converted directly to cash anytime or used as
tournament buy-ins and other promotions.
Special: They have promotions where you can find hidden secrets in the software, if you
click on them you win a free tournament buy-in. They also send occasional E-mails with
an electronic Scratch & Win card.
"Meet them and Beat them!"
Games: Texas Hold'em (Limit and No-Limit), Omaha and 7 Card Stud. Also has a
Casino section where you can play: BlackJack, Caribbean Poker, Let It Ride, Video
Poker, Slots, Roulette, Craps, Baccarat and Pai Gow.
Software: Very nice graphics and sound with virtual characters, convenient and easy
navigation. A no-download version is available so you can play from any computer
(good if you want to play from work). They have an amazing Player classification system
that can be used to put players in to your own customized groups, and this information
can be seen from both the lobby and table windows. That means you can choose the
perfect table to play at depending on your style, you can also see detailed stats for each
table including: Average Pot, Hands/Hour, Players/Flop. You can also add your own
notes to any player just by right-clicking on them. PokerRoom allows you to log all
hands played and then show hand histories so you can analyze your play afterwards.
You can create your own private tables with the limits you prefer.
Payment: PokerRoom accepts Netteller, InstaCASH, VISA, MasterCard, ePasspote,
Moneybookers, 900Pay, and eWallet XPress.
Tournaments: Single Table Sit-n-gos from $5 - $100. Multi-Table Tournaments from
$0 - $300. FreeRoll tournaments with $500 Prize Pool! "Lucky Dollar" - buy in for $1 with
a prize pool up to $1000. WSOP Qualifiers starting at $5. Weekly $300 buy-in "Big Deal
Tournament" Even play $5 tourneys with re-buys. PokerRoom also has some Omaha
Tournaments.
Bonus: Get a %20 bonus up to $100 on your first deposit. Also gain Player Points from
games that can be used for promotional offers and tournament tickets.
Special: PokerRoom has it's own on-line community called Pokah! Here you can meet
new people, participate in discussions and share tips about poker and casino gaming,
it's free to join and there are almost 400,000 members. PokerRoom also offers a free
"Poker School" turn yourself into a pro in no time with their lessons, guides, and Flash
tutorials. Set limits for your play or ban yourself from playing for set periods of time with
PokerRoom's Responsible Gaming feature, they also have live chat support and 24/7
telephone support.
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Mission: "To continue to be the best and most trusted on-line poker room"
Games: Texas Hold'em (Limit and No-Limit) Omaha, and 7 Card Stud.
Software: Nice look and feel and you can play 3 tables at once. It allows you to change
your virtual image to a picture of whatever you want and is the only room I have seen
that has a virtual snack bar where you can order snacks, cigars and drinks! Other
features include: Detailed hand histories and statistical information with player notes.
"Find a player" feature allows you to immediately determine if a player is currently
seated at an online poker table, and, if so, which table. All and all very nice with smooth
navigational efficiency.
Payment: You can deposit using: Neteller, CentralCoin, FirePay, VISA, MasterCard,
ePassporte, Pinbill, CLICK2PAY, electronic check, Bank Draft, or Wire Transfer.
Tournaments: Absolute Poker is the biggest room reviewed here and offers every kind
of tournament imaginable including (but not limited to): All kinds of FreeRolls all the
time, Sit-n-go, multi-table tournaments with guaranteed prize pools up to $8000!,
Heads-up Tourneys with poker-pro Mark Seif, WSOP qualifiers, Omaha & 7 Card Stud
tourneys, the list goes on and on I'm telling you they have EVERYTHING!
Bonus: Absolute bonuses change frequently but they are always good, as I am writing
this they are offering a 35% first time deposit Bonus up to $350 or a 50% first time
deposit Bonus up to $500 if you use Neteller.
Special: Absolute offers a "progressive bad-beat jackpot" and a "progressive high-hand
jackpot". Basically they pay out huge sums of money (I've seen it at over $4000) to the
best and worst hands.
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