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POKERROOM.COM

The Facts

Pokerroom.com was formed in 1999 and is based out of Costa Rica. They offer the top no-download games on the net. They are user friendly to both Mac and PC users and the downloaded version is 3D. The list of games is the standard limit , no limit Texas Holdem; Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo; 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo; the new standard BlackJack option; and they are one of the few to offer 5 Card Draw. They have an associate casino that offers all the typical casino games as well.

The Tournaments

Pookerroom.com has a daily schedule of tournaments that flow from $3 to $30 buy ins. They have a good assortment of qualifiers and satellites into larger tournaments and daily freerolls. They have a feature tournament board that offers probably the biggest selection of any poker room. The weekly welcome series is for new depositors and the Centurion Cup is a series to gain points as well as cash on a weekly basis. They offer guaranteed tournaments with minimum prize pools of $4000 to $50,000. On Saturdays they have a $300+20 buy in called the Big Deal that guarantees a pool of $80,000. They also have Bounty tournaments and weekly features that get good crowds so the pay days are more than up to other sites pay outs.

Deposit/Withdrawal/Bonus Info

Pookrroom.com has a first time deposit bonus right now that is capped at $300 for a 50% add on to your first deposit. Methods of deposit are Visa, Mastercard, NETeller, Firepay, 900Pay, PrePaid ATM, MoneyBookers, Delta, Switch, and Instacash. Cash out options are NETeller, Firepay, PrePaid ATM, and check. They are considered one of the top 5 poker rooms as far as security and have no documented problems since they opened their tables. They have a rewards points program that pays back cash or re buys to players that earn 100 points or more. Points are earned for every raked hand played.

Competition

The player competition is basically soft under the $5/10 no limit tables but above and in the bigger tournaments you cant expect to do a lot of fishing. In some of the lower tables the flop shown percentage runs in the 40s and in some cases at full tables can reach as high as 60. It is good place to learn and practice with easy graphics and tools that keep the games as equal as possible, depending on the experience at the table. Peak hour traffic at the ring tables can reach over 4000 players and the tournaments have gotten over 15,000. Most of the ring traffic is in short handed tables 5-6 players and concentrated in the Texas Holdem games. The rakes are slightly above average because of the traffic at short handed tables but the max is right on average at $3.

Misc.

Pookerroom offers the standard tools for tables; all in security, chat options, 4 color decks, notes, etc.. but they are trying harder than most to build a community. They offer a poker school and area for players to interact off the tables. They also offer information on land based home games and poker friend finder information. They have a good poker news section and try to keep up with all the big happenings and events. They have a store which is now becoming a standard feature to poker rooms. Pookerrooms Help and Support are good and by comparison to some newer sites, superior. It is 24/7 with good speed and the knowledge of the reps is average. Your best method is email support but they do not confirm your requests until they answer them.

Summary

Pokerroom.com is and should be considered one of the top 10 poker sites on the net. They have an above average dedication to the game and show that they may be a business but that they care about keeping players and not just making the money. The software is good and the support you get is worth the download but the java script is still good if you cant or dont want to take up the space on your hard drive. The ring games are worth playing but if you like tournament play, this is the site. The variety of styles surpasses other sites and is something all serious on line tournament players should look at. Pokerroom has come a long way in the 7 years it has been around and at the rate they are going with their philosophy of improvement for the players, they will keep growing as other top sites get stagnate.