Poker Room Site Review
As a site with an international flavor, PokerRoom is available in several languages and currencies. As a sign of its respectability and high profile, it was voted “Poker Site of the Year” in both 2005 and 2006 by Gambling Online Magazine. Like most poker sites, PokerRoom offers the opportunity for beginners to play purely for entertainment or for real money. For those deciding to play real money games, an attractive sign-up bonus is offered, receiving a 100% match with a limit of $1,000 along with three tournament tickets, free of charge. As is the case with many sites, this bonus requires that a new player earn a fixed amount of frequent player points before being able to redeem the bonus. New players are also invited to weekly tournaments, thus guaranteeing a $2,500 freeroll. Poker Room’s membership in a large network guarantees that sufficient amount of player traffic can be found. This is the situation at any hour and also owing to the amount of traffic, skill levels are wide ranging (beginner to advanced). The lower end limit games usually involve very soft competition and stakes with average flop percentage ranging in the mid 50’s. In some cases, stakes in more competitive games can be above a range of $3 to $6. Games variety offers the standard types, such as Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo , Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo. Through the OnGame Network, upwards of 15,000 real money players can be found, creating the high likelihood of finding very competitive and exciting games. Stakes can range from very low, such as $0.10 or $0.20 up to $50 to $100. A very diverse schedule is available. It caters to each player from low limit to high limit buy-ins. These features attract a solid number of players for each game which means most guarantees exceed the minimum prize pool. A line-up offering a guaranteed $150,000 a week in prize money and daily qualifiers for the big money events (at just $1 buy-in) all make PokerRoom a site to watch out for. While the site is compatible with MAC, one drawback is that it does not accept USA players. The OnGame network has been around since the start of the online poker boom and has always provided of first rate service. This can certainly be said of the software, which is among the easiest in the industry to navigate. It features a tab setup that separates categories within the site and allows for an easy click and point means of getting through the room. The room also offers a neat multi-table feature, allowing players to keep four games going simultaneously. The tournament lobby contains a chat room as well as chat within the games lobby, which promotes player socialization. While the software graphics capabilities do not support user customized avatars, it does offer three-dimensional character representations. The site is able to offer such graphics without any cost to speed. Preset betting is also available through a sliding tool which enables a unique player control. As far as support goes, the support team is on-hand 24/7. They can easily be contacted simply by asking for help in the chat boxes in the tournament lobby. They can also be reached via email and phone support. Payment and withdrawal methods include Webmoney, PaysafeCard, ClickandBuy, Visa/MasterCard, and Click2P.
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