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Summary (6.83)
PokerRoom.com
is one
of the
larger
sites on
the
OnGame
Network
sharing
its
player
with
other
poker
rooms
such as
Chan
Poker,
Hollywood
Poker,
Bwin,
Betsson,
Euro
Poker
and does
of other
sites.
Most
Mac
Poker
players
prefer
PokerRoom.com
as it
was the
first
poker
room to
ever
offer a
no
download
version
of their
software.
The
Ongame
Network
continues
to do
very
well
despite
no
longer
accepting
American
players.
During
June
2007 up
to 7,000
real
money
ring
game
players
could be
found
playing
simultaneously.
This put
them in
4th
behind
only
Poker
Stars,
Party
Poker
and Full
Tilt.
 Software and graphics (7)
Poker Room's software is reliable with nice graphics. There is a "no download version" available to support Linux and Macintosh users. The lobby displays all key table data such as view flop percentage, hands per hour, and average pot size; however, players must highlight the table name to see this information. All standard features are included, i.e. note taking, multi table play (up to 4 tables), pre-select buttons, etc. Bonus features include a lobby chat room, and an ability to color code players.
Ring game traffic (9)
Poker Room ring game traffic exceed 7,000 (real money) players during peak hours.
Tournament
traffic
(8)
Poker Room tournament traffic reaches
15,000 (real money) players during peak hours.
Game variety (7)
Poker Room offers all of the standard Holdem, Omaha, and 7 Card Stud games. In addition they offer 5 Card Draw in both fixed and pot limit. The majority of play focuses on low limit but there are plenty of games available at higher stakes.
Rake (5)
The rake is the industry standard 5% with a $3 maximum.
Soft competition (6)
While there is plenty of soft competition at
PokerRoom.com, play does lean a bit on tighter side. This is likely a result
of the site having been around for years, and many of their loyal players, who
have been there since the early days, have had lots of time to improve their
games. In mid
stake games, full tables, the average view flop percentage is generally 35-40%.
Sign up bonus (5)
There are several
Poker
Room bonus
offers to choose from. The 20% bonus that clears at 7x is the best value for low limit players.
Loyalty bonus (5)
Poker Room awards PokerPoints for each raked hand played. These points are redeemable for cash, or "high value" poker tournaments freerolls.
Promotions (8)
Poker Room has lots of promotions including a $50 Tell a Friend Bonus, PokerPoint
Freerolls, Guaranteed Poker Tournaments, Royal Flush Bonus (worth up to $5,000
in ring games) and qualifiers to EPT events.
Support (6)
Support
is available through phone and email. Email support tends to be slow often
taking a full 24 hours for response.
Financial security (10)
Top
Score, one of the industry leaders with almost 5 years operating
history and no complaints.
Deposit & withdrawal options (6)
Deposit:
Visa/MasterCard, Instacash, Firepay, NETeller and ePassporte.
Withdrawal: Withdrawals are limited to the method which was
used to deposit and any subsequent withdrawals can be made via check
or Neteller. (Can only cash out to Neteller if you have at one point
deposited with Neteller)
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