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Summary (6.38)
Sportsbook.com
is home
to one
of the
softest
poker
rooms
online.
This was
the site
that put
the Cake
Poker
Network
on the
online
poker
maps.
Until
Sportsbook
Poker
came
about
the Cake
Network
barely
had any
players.
The
reason
these
games
are so
soft is
because
Sportsbook
is a
complete
rogue
sportsbook
who does
an
excellent
job
attracting
degenerate
gamblers
to bet
sports,
quite a
few of
these
players
end up
in the
poker
room
donking
off
their
chips.
Software and graphics (8)
The Sportsbook Poker software is provided by the
Cake Poker Network and they share their players with rooms such
as BetUs.com and Cake Poker. The software is tables look somewhat realistic. They have lifelike avatars and a casino-like setting. There is a dealer in place at each table. The overall effect comes off nicely, without appearing cartoonish. You can take notes and color-code players. The lobby shows players seeing a flop, hands per hour, and the average pot for each table. The software isn't confusing at all, it's very straightforward and simply to navigate.
Ring game traffic (6.5)
This Network has decent game traffic with about 850 players during peak hours.
Tournament traffic (4.5)
The tournaments lacks a big crowd, but there are plenty of freerolls and smaller buy in ($2-$5) tournaments available to help increase traffic on the site. There is little doubt that as the site grows they will add more tournaments with a wider variety of buyins. They offer short-handed tournaments a couple times a day, as well as plenty of sit n goes.
Game variety (4)
Omaha
and Stud
games
are
offered
but this
network
has its
players
highly
condensed
to Texas
Holdem.
Rake (5)
Standard 5% up to $3, with the exception of micro-limit fixed limit games, which are capped at $1 in rake.
Soft competition (9)
The
majority
of the
players
come
from
spillover
of
Sportsbook
and
Casino
gamblers.
This
creates
one of
the
softest
group of
competitors
in the
entire
poker
industry.
Sign up bonus (7.5)
The
Sportsbook
Poker
bonus is 100% up to $650 bonus. Players have 90 days (three months) to clear the bonus by earning Cake Points (CPs), which are worth $0.06 cents each. The bonus is released in $5 increments.
Get a
100%
Sportsbook
Poker
Bonus
through
this
link!
Loyalty bonus (6)
A loyalty points system with membership tier levels - details on the
Sportsbook Poker Website
Promotions (7)
Sportsbook
Poker is
still
brand
new but
they are
offering
Amazing
promotions.
In June
2007
they
gave
away 12
WSOP
main
event
seats
absolutely
FREE!
They
also
runs
lots of
sports
related
promotions
and low
bid
auctions.
Support (3)
Customer
support
ranks
very
low. We
could
give
them a
much
higher
ranking
if it
was not
for one
major
problem.
These
guys
seem to
have a
problem
with
always
telling
players
their
cash
outs
will be
processed
well
before
they
actually
are. If
Sportsbook
was just
honest
and said
"It will
take a
couple
weeks
for your
check to
show up"
they
would
not have
problems.
Financial security (8)
The
company
is
extremely
financially
secure,
but
don't
let that
trick
you into
believing
the cash
out
speed is
quick.
These
guys
just
have a
stall
policy,
it has
been
like
this for
years
and
everyone
always
ends up
being
paid.
Its just
that
sometimes
a check
might
all of a
sudden
take 2-3
weeks to
show up.
This is
just the
Norm at
Sportsbook.com
the
company
is
amazingly
backed
however
and
players
really
don't
need to
worrying
about
being
stiffed.
Deposit & withdrawal options (4)
Deposit
options:
Credit
Card and
Western
Union
Cash
Out:
Check or
BankWire
Visit
www.sportsbook.com
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