Games
Offered Rating 6
Poker
Room.com is a site
dedicated to Hold’em the most popular form of the game. The site has fixed limit
games, 10-player tournament and multi-table action. Click play now on the link
below to sign up for Poker Room.com.
Limits and
Rake
Poker Room.com
offers games limits from $1/$2 right through to $25/$50. This site's rake
structure is comparable to most sites with one notable exception. Poker Room.com's
maximum rake schedule for varying numbers of players playing at a given table
compares favorably to all other sites. The schedule of rake increments for table
numbers 2-4 ,5-7, 8+ is different from the traditional 1-3, 4-5, 6+. So if you
are lucky enough to be playing at a table with 4, 7 or 8 players you will
benefit by paying less of a rake relative to most sites for limits above
$1/$2.
Player
Traffic Rating 7
Despite the fact that Poker
Room.com
only offers Hold'em
the site is popular. The site can have upwards of 400 people online with more
than 100 tables in operation. This is testimony to the fact that Hold'em is by
far the most popular form of poker. A possible draw back is that generally the
lower limit games are the most popular. Those who prefer the higher limits may
have problems finding a game.
Promotions Rating 10
Poker Room is now offering a 20% bonus on your
first deposit. They have also added a player points system. You earn points for
the real money hands you play, and then redeem them for free entries in
tournaments. They are now the leaders in giving away free money to their
players. They give $555 away to the 5 players who accumulate the most player
points. $305 to the winner, $100 to second and $50 to the other 3 spots. They
also have a player point tournament on saturday's where they give away $5000.
The entry fee is only 1000 player points. They have no high hand or bad beat
jackpots . They do have blackjack and baccarat for real money on their site, if
you like that sort of thing. They also offer a free tournament each day where
the winner receives $50. Unfortunately there is 800 people in the tournament so
your chances of winning are slim. Poker Room gives away the most free money to
its players, so go take advantage!
Playability Rating 9
The games at Poker Room.com
are excellent. Percentage pre-flop games of above 40% are easy to find. If you
love Hold'em this is a great site to play at because
Poker
Room.com have some of the loosest
games around. Percentage pre-flop calculations are more dynamic at this site
than others, since the average is calculated over just the last 20
hands. Poker
Room.com is one of the few sites that
don’t require you to download their software onto your computer. They use JAVA
technology so you can quickly get you into the game. Poker Room.com graphics
come in 2 formats, the 3D version, and the lighter 2D version. To be honest I
much prefer the 2D version of the software, it is much easier to see the cards
and betting chips. This form of the software is quite pleasant to the eyes. But
if you are one that enjoys a true-life poker experience click on the 3D version.
Both versions of the software run very smoothly, although it is fair to say JAVA
style software does not have the gloss of its downloadable counterpart.
Extra features that Poker
Room.com offer include expected value
statistics, whereby you can type in a starting hand and the software
calculates the historical expected value of that hand over 6 million real time
playing hands. For example pocket AA’s translate to a 2.44 average big bet
profit over the sample. Furthermore the web site offers a poker school for those
new to the game giving helpful tips. The top 50 all time winners are given at
the web site so you can avoid getting in a game with these
players.
Customer
Service/Site
Security Rating 8
Poker
Room.com is fairly good when it
comes to their service. They do most things well but do have a few hitches.
Pokerroom.com has a live hosts to help you if you have an immediate problem.
Having a host is a huge bonus when looking for a good online poker site because
you can talk to someone who works for the site at any time, 24 hours a day. Poker
Room.com has a
secure deposit system with the standard encryption system so no one can steal
your personal information. I don’t want to get into all the technical stuff but
I guarantee you can be at ease when depositing money at pokerroom.com. Their
cash-out system is comparable with other sites. They offer free cash-outs to any
neteller, paypal, or major credit cards. They also offer free cash-outs via
regular mail. They’ll send you a check for any amount under $1000 via regular
mail, for free. If you cash-out over $1000, they UPS it to you for free and it
should arrive in 2 days or less. You also have the choice to ask for a UPS
delivery of a check under $1000 but it will cost you $30. Poker
Room.com also offers
hand history so you can see how you're playing, and where your making you're
money. They also tell you where each player is from in the world in the lobby of
their site. Like many other sites, pokerroom.com allows you to see how loose a
game is by posting the average pot size at a given table and the percentage of
people in on every flop . This is important information when trying to find a
soft game. The
current player traffic at the site indicates that it is in no immediate danger.
I would feel comfortable putting my money into this site
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