Games
Offered Rating
10
No one on the net offers a wide selection of
games like Planet
Poker. They have every game a poker player could want. Not only do they
offer texas holdem , along with Omaha (high and high-lo) and 7 card stud (high
and high-lo), but they also offer Lowball and Draw poker. They offer all these
games at tables with limits as low as 5cent-10cent all the way up to $20-$40.
Along with all this real money action, Planet Poker
offers free tables for those that aren’t ready to play for real money . Planet
Poker offers tons of tournaments of all different poker games, with plenty of
buy-in prices to choose from. They also offer tons of free tournaments where
they give away plenty of free cash.
Limits and
Rake
Planet
Poker offers a
variety of games limits from$0.05/$0.1 all the way through to $15/$30. They are
one of the few sites that has limits below $0.25/$0.5, which caters for the
small limit players.The rake is 5% capped at $3, but the actual rake
taken for various limits and pots sizes varies due to rounding. For a detailed
description of higher limit games, please refer to the webs site since the rake
structure is too complicated to present here. However, take it from me that the
rake structure at Planet
Poker is one of the fairest around no
matter what the limit.
Player
Traffic Rating 7
While Planet Poker is
trying to attract new players all the time, they are the oldest site on the web
and therefore have a lot of solid poker players playing at their site. I’m not
saying it isn’t possible to make money there, but most players there know what
they’re doing. Planet Poker has
as many as 600 people logged on during their peak hours but they are not the
busiest poker site on the web. With their easy to use software, their client
base is growing everyday.
Promotions Rating 7
Planet Poker is
one of the internets leaders when it comes to offering cool promotions and
jackpots for it’s players. Each month they offer new promotions to attract new
players and they are constantly giving away free stuff and free cash. They offer
plenty of “ free-roll ” tournaments where you can win lots of money. Planet
Poker has introduced a new “Planet Points” system for it’s players. The more you
play, the more points you earn. For the next few days they will give you "Planet
Points" anytime you deposit over $100. Planet Poker is
holding tournaments where you can use your points as buy-ins and win tons of
free cash. The more you play, the more chances you have at the free
cash.
Playability Rating 8
Planet Poker has
maybe the best server in the business because I have personally never lost
connection with it while playing poker at one of their tables. Chip stacks and
pot sizes are always clearly visible and can always see how much money you or
someone else at your table has. Playing at Planet Pokers tables are easy because
they offer the simplest game play of any site on the web. From simple alert
sounds when its your turn or easy to use action buttons . Because of the
simplicity of Planet Poker’s software they are trailing other sites when it
comes to their graphics. Their characters and chips are fairly simple and
uninteresting. Players chats are simple and straightforward with one added
twist, you can get your characters to talk. They have a limited vocabulary but
it is funny having words coming out of a motionless character.
Customer
Service/Site
Security Rating 8
Planet
Poker is the worlds longest running online
poker room and they pride themselves as being the most trusted when it comes to
it’s players security. They have top of the line encryption technology and are
second to none when it comes to the security of it’s players. Planet
Poker is the leader in helping people learn
about poker and how to play poker like a pro. With Mike Caro’s universtiy of
poker you can learn everything from strategy to terminology. Planet Poker prides
themselves on offering complete customer service and outstanding software to
ensure the safety of it’s customers. They are the only site that I know of that
guarantees they’ll look into any complaint a player may have. They also have
“Planet Poker News” to keep you up to date on what’s happening in the poker
world. Table stats are clearly posted in the lobby area and hand histories are
available to players that want them. I’m a big fan of having live hosts at the
tables so I was a little disappointed that Planet Poker didn’t have them. All in
all, Planet
Poker offers exceptional service along with
unparalleled security and integrity.
