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Overview
PokerRoom.com is a place for everybody – PC and Mac users alike – and no
downloads are required! They have been around since 1999 and have grown
into being one of the world's largest poker sites.
Their site and games are developed and maintained by people with genuine
knowledge and interest in poker, so you can be sure to have a great online
experience playing poker at PokerRoom.com.
PokerRoom.com offers games and content that appeal to you, be it Texas
Hold'em, Black Jack or the possibility to find friends in the Pokah community.
Other popular features provided include Team PokerRoom.com and their
games developed for mobile phones. PokerRoom.com is a part of the Ongame
Group. Software is designed and produced by Ongame.
PokerRoom.com is a place for everybody – PC and Mac users alike – and no
downloads are required! They have been around since 1999 and have grown
into being one of the world's largest poker sites.
Their site and games are developed and maintained by people with genuine
knowledge and interest in poker, so you can be sure to have a great online
experience playing poker at PokerRoom.com.
PokerRoom.com offers games and content that appeal to you, be it Texas
Hold'em, Black Jack or the possibility to find friends in the Pokah community.
Other popular features provided include Team PokerRoom.com and their
games developed for mobile phones. PokerRoom.com is a part of the Ongame
Group. Software is designed and produced by Ongame.
- Voted "Poker site of the Year 2006 & 2005"
- Voted "Top Poker Software 2005"
- Over 5,000,000 Players
- Established 1999
- Member of the Global Gambling Guidance Group
- First poker room certified by eCogra
- Available for Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile phones
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Independent Staff Review
Overall Rating: 7.8
PokerRoom.com is the world's leading no-dowload poker room. They offer a
unique design and attract good player traffic. PokerRoom.com is one of the
best poker rooms for Mac users, who can play without any special software
installs. Site traffic is highly concentrated to Hold'em games and their
tournaments.
Player competition tends to be rather soft, but their higher stakes games
have some good players. Overall, there are many full ten-player hold'em
games which are quite soft and the trend for competition is good.
Pros
Cons
Overall Rating: 7.8
PokerRoom.com is the world's leading no-dowload poker room. They offer a
unique design and attract good player traffic. PokerRoom.com is one of the
best poker rooms for Mac users, who can play without any special software
installs. Site traffic is highly concentrated to Hold'em games and their
tournaments.
Player competition tends to be rather soft, but their higher stakes games
have some good players. Overall, there are many full ten-player hold'em
games which are quite soft and the trend for competition is good.
Pros
- Fast and reliable software which offers a smooth look and feel
- 24/7 telephone customer support
- Easy to use player notes feature
- Player statistics feature
- Solid promotions
- Beginners can use their Poker school
- Live odds for hands that are in all-in situations
- Private tournaments
- No download software
- Top notch phone support
- Private and Team tournaments
Cons
- Email support can be slow at times
- Software platform has been unstable at times especially in large
tournaments - Lobby info is spread out - the user has to click on each table to see
flop percentage, average pot size, and hands per hour statistics - Not user-friendly for multi-table play - buttons are too close, it's easy
to time out, hard to see the winning hand - Slightly above average rake
Current Promotions
The Bounty
The Bounty Tournament is here. Just take part in The $100,000 Bounty
tournament, with $100,000 guaranteed. You pick off the competition - and
get paid for it. Not only that, the top prize is a Team PokerRoom sponsorship
deal worth $26,500, and a trip of a lifetime to London this October to play in
a massive live event!
tournament, with $100,000 guaranteed. You pick off the competition - and
get paid for it. Not only that, the top prize is a Team PokerRoom sponsorship
deal worth $26,500, and a trip of a lifetime to London this October to play in
a massive live event!
First Deposit Olympic Bonuses
The Olympic first-deposit bonuses - Choose between $150 and $10,000 in
bonus cash!
With the Olympic bonuses there has never been a better time to deposit at
PokerRoom.com. Choose between $150 and a MASSIVE $10,000.
bonus cash!
With the Olympic bonuses there has never been a better time to deposit at
PokerRoom.com. Choose between $150 and a MASSIVE $10,000.
Poker Island
Poker Island... Luck could take you there but only skill can keep you there.
Qualify for a place in the PokerIsland luxury villa where you’ll battle it out for
poker’s ultimate prize – a membership of the Team PokerRoom.com. Each
week you can qualify for the luxury mansion via new and interesting cash-
game routes. Find out how to qualify here.
Find out more details about how to qualify, the sponsorship deal at stake
and what could be your place in the luxurious Poker Island, by clicking the
"Find It Here" button.
Qualify for a place in the PokerIsland luxury villa where you’ll battle it out for
poker’s ultimate prize – a membership of the Team PokerRoom.com. Each
week you can qualify for the luxury mansion via new and interesting cash-
game routes. Find out how to qualify here.
Find out more details about how to qualify, the sponsorship deal at stake
and what could be your place in the luxurious Poker Island, by clicking the
"Find It Here" button.
First Deposit Bonus
Create a free PokerRoom.com account, make your first deposit and receive
a 100% Deposit Bonus up to $100. Every week we run tournaments we like
to call The Weekly Welcome Series and it is open to all new players, you can
win tickets to WSOP qualifiers or other major live events.
Make your first deposit today and you will receive 3 free tickets to these
tournaments.
a 100% Deposit Bonus up to $100. Every week we run tournaments we like
to call The Weekly Welcome Series and it is open to all new players, you can
win tickets to WSOP qualifiers or other major live events.
Make your first deposit today and you will receive 3 free tickets to these
tournaments.
Poker Games Offered
PokerRoom.com offers their players the following poker games:
PokerRoom.com offers their players the following poker games:
- Texas Hold'em - No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit
- Omaha - No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit
- Omaha Hi-Lo - No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit
- 7 Card Stud - Limit only
- 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo - Limit only
- 5 Card Draw - Pot Limit and Limit
Limits and Rake
The range of real-money Texas Hold'em games Poker.com offers include limit
games for $0.25-$0.50, $0.50-$1, $1-$2, $3-$6, $5-$10, $10-20 and
$25-$50. They have also pot-limit and no-limit games for most of the buy-ins.
Apart from these, you can create your private table to suit the buy-in you
prefer.
The rake at PokerRoom.com is in line with the competition. Generally, a 5%
rake, with a $1 - $3 cap is the rule. Shorthanded games have an
abbreviated cap to allow for more play. A "No Flop, No Drop" policy makes
PokerRoom.com an excellent choice with respect to the rake collected. Caps
on the rakes are similar to that of other sites, and in line with industry
standard.
The range of real-money Texas Hold'em games Poker.com offers include limit
games for $0.25-$0.50, $0.50-$1, $1-$2, $3-$6, $5-$10, $10-20 and
$25-$50. They have also pot-limit and no-limit games for most of the buy-ins.
Apart from these, you can create your private table to suit the buy-in you
prefer.
The rake at PokerRoom.com is in line with the competition. Generally, a 5%
rake, with a $1 - $3 cap is the rule. Shorthanded games have an
abbreviated cap to allow for more play. A "No Flop, No Drop" policy makes
PokerRoom.com an excellent choice with respect to the rake collected. Caps
on the rakes are similar to that of other sites, and in line with industry
standard.
Deposit Options
PokerRoom.com offers their players the following options for deposits:
PokerRoom.com offers their players the following options for deposits:
- Visa/Mastercard
- NETeller
- InstaCASH by NETeller
- FirePay
- 900Pay
- Click2Pay
- ePassporte
- Cash Transfer
- EWallet Express
- Moneybookers
Frequent Player Points
What are Player Points?
You earn player points through playing games for real money on
PokerRoom.com. The points can be used for collecting various bonuses,
qualifying for special tournaments and claiming freeroll tournament cash
prizes.
How do I earn Player Points?
You earn player points through playing nearly all of the games for real money
at PokerRoom.com. Playing any of their poker games as well as Black Jack,
Caribbean Pirate Poker, Video Poker, Jackpot Slots, Baccarat, and Let It Ride
will earn you points.
How can I use my Player Points?
1. Trade in your Player Points for cash bonuses
2. Buy Tournament Tickets with Player Points
3. Player Points Freeroll
4. Player Points Payback - Earn free cash by collecting Player Points
How many points do I earn?
Hold'em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud
0.07 Player Points are awarded for every $0.10 paid in rake. So a rake of $3
will award all players in the hand 2.1 Player Points.
Tournaments
5 player points are awarded for every paid dollar in entry fee (real money
tournaments). For example, if you enter a $20+2 tournament, you will be
awarded 5 * $2 = 10 points, if you enter a $5+$0.50 tournament, you will be
awarded 5*$0.50 = 2.5 points. The points are awarded when the
tournament finishes.
What are Player Points?
You earn player points through playing games for real money on
PokerRoom.com. The points can be used for collecting various bonuses,
qualifying for special tournaments and claiming freeroll tournament cash
prizes.
How do I earn Player Points?
You earn player points through playing nearly all of the games for real money
at PokerRoom.com. Playing any of their poker games as well as Black Jack,
Caribbean Pirate Poker, Video Poker, Jackpot Slots, Baccarat, and Let It Ride
will earn you points.
How can I use my Player Points?
1. Trade in your Player Points for cash bonuses
2. Buy Tournament Tickets with Player Points
3. Player Points Freeroll
4. Player Points Payback - Earn free cash by collecting Player Points
How many points do I earn?
Hold'em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud
0.07 Player Points are awarded for every $0.10 paid in rake. So a rake of $3
will award all players in the hand 2.1 Player Points.
Tournaments
5 player points are awarded for every paid dollar in entry fee (real money
tournaments). For example, if you enter a $20+2 tournament, you will be
awarded 5 * $2 = 10 points, if you enter a $5+$0.50 tournament, you will be
awarded 5*$0.50 = 2.5 points. The points are awarded when the
tournament finishes.
Software and Playability
PokerRoom.com has a high-end software with its clean, sleek graphics, multi
platform compatibility and reliability in uptime, etc. On the negative side,
many players do not like the "playability" on PokerRoom.com, as it does not
lend itself well to multi-table play (buttons too close, easy to time out, hard
to see winning hand, etc). Another nice feature is hand match up
percentages in all-in situations during play. The lobby information is a little
tricky to use, as you need to click on each table to get the full statistics.
Recently added in the software update autumn 2005 is a lobby chat where all
players logged in can share thoughts. PokerRoom also allow all their players
to download poker games for mobile phones, called "Mobile poker". The
software allows players the option to create private tournaments where you
can choose your own buy-in, starting time etc. A nice feature is that you can
create Team Tournaments where teams consisting of five to 10 players are
created by a "Team Manager" and can participate in leagues.
The traffic at peak hours is approximately 9,000 real money ring games
players. The high limit tables in particular have grown very much since last
year. The traffic at the tournaments at peak hours reaches currently around
45,000 real money players. There are big daily free rolls, which draw very
large crowds. From our experience there are quite a few more soft games
available at PokerRoom since the big marketing push in the summer 2004
and their good positioning in search engines like Google.
PokerRoom.com has a high-end software with its clean, sleek graphics, multi
platform compatibility and reliability in uptime, etc. On the negative side,
many players do not like the "playability" on PokerRoom.com, as it does not
lend itself well to multi-table play (buttons too close, easy to time out, hard
to see winning hand, etc). Another nice feature is hand match up
percentages in all-in situations during play. The lobby information is a little
tricky to use, as you need to click on each table to get the full statistics.
Recently added in the software update autumn 2005 is a lobby chat where all
players logged in can share thoughts. PokerRoom also allow all their players
to download poker games for mobile phones, called "Mobile poker". The
software allows players the option to create private tournaments where you
can choose your own buy-in, starting time etc. A nice feature is that you can
create Team Tournaments where teams consisting of five to 10 players are
created by a "Team Manager" and can participate in leagues.
The traffic at peak hours is approximately 9,000 real money ring games
players. The high limit tables in particular have grown very much since last
year. The traffic at the tournaments at peak hours reaches currently around
45,000 real money players. There are big daily free rolls, which draw very
large crowds. From our experience there are quite a few more soft games
available at PokerRoom since the big marketing push in the summer 2004
and their good positioning in search engines like Google.
Features
- Statistics - Easy to use statistics report that can be filtered by game
type and tournament stats. - Player Notes - Taking notes make recalling information about certain
players and their styles very easy. - Real Time Odds - When players are all-in in a tournament and their
cards are turned face up, the percentages of their chance to win are
displayed and updated on every new card to the board. - Private Tables - Here are two types of private tables, private and
unrestricted. The unrestricted version works just like a regular table
except that a player has created it. The private version, however, is
limited to players that are accepted by the table owner. - Private Tournaments - Now friends, families, social gatherings, sports
clubs and companies can meet up for a game of high-intense
tournament poker. Hosting a Private Tournament is free of charge. - Team Play - Create a team, call your friends, join a league and battle
side-by-side. Play poker as it has never been played before. By
creating, or joining, a team with up to ten players you can participate
in Team Leagues or battle in Team Eliminators against other teams for
Cash Rewards. - Mobile Poker - The excitement, tables and opponents are the same as
when you are playing on your computer. Choose limits and number of
opponents. Play mobile games for real money or play money. - Poker School - Learn how to play poker here. Start with their
beginner's guides to poker games and tournaments and improve with
our poker strategy tips. - Find A Player - To find out if a friend is currently logged in and playing
on PokerRoom.com you can search via an online form.
Customer Service
PokerRoom.com is equipped with a support section, where extensive FAQs
can be found and where players may turn to contact the support staff via
email.
Players who choose to register their accounts with full contact information
get access to 24/7 support through mail, chat and phone (US, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and UK only).
PokerRoom.com is equipped with a support section, where extensive FAQs
can be found and where players may turn to contact the support staff via
email.
Players who choose to register their accounts with full contact information
get access to 24/7 support through mail, chat and phone (US, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and UK only).
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