Pacific Poker Room Review
Recent software improvements have brought an up-scaled lobby with a higher degree of customization, and even more realistic avatars. The huge volume of traffic on the site obviously favors both the multi-table option and the generally “looser” competition. The No-Limit and Pot-Limit cash games, along with money-added and satellite tournaments, provide potential for profit seekers to avail of some of the “juiciest” opportunities online. Pacific Poker’s upgrades software not only offers great graphics and functionality, neat searching features, remarkable presentation, and even an ever-visible cashier, but it also comes as a sleek, no-download client, compatible with Mac and Linux. With the multi-table function, as many as four tables can be stacked simultaneously. The site even offers a hand replay function – very neat and unique features that rise above so many others in the business. Pacific has accomplished a great deal in responding to previous software criticism. Games are offered in all variations of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo , Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo. Options range through No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit. In real-money games, November, 2008 figures currently report peak time traffic at 2,000 ring-game players and 8,000 tournament players. The diverse and high profile competition at this site provides such rich opportunity that a skilled player may even be able to make a living here. This is really an official gathering spot for some of the most adept pros in the business, and in addition, recreational players love it as well. Bonuses at Pacific are comparable, if not beyond industry standard and are instantly available. A 115% match up with a limit of $460 is offered. Some of this (40%) is instant and can be played immediately on deposit. As with other rooms, a player has to play a minimum number of hands becoming eligible to withdraw the bonus. Pacific has been relatively low in terms of reload bonuses, but has recently experimenting with some new ideas. The big draw though, goes well beyond this, considering the nature of the competition, the lucrative games, and the potential payouts.
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