Party Poker
Comp: 300 11.5g Royal Suited Poker Chip Set
Party Poker is the single largest poker room on the
internet! They have a ton of available tables and
limits, and lots and lots of fish. You just have to be
careful because there are also a lot of pros that play
there! Party Poker's software is fairly stable, but it
does have some disconnect issues.
Party Poker seems to have quite a lot of 'action flops'.
This means that there is an inordinate amount of suited
flops, lots of paint cards, lots of connectors, etc. so
the likely hood of several people have good hands is
high. The river card also seems to change the outcome of
the hand a lot. However, they seem to be very fair for
the most part.
Deposits are instant using Neteller, and withdrawals are
done within 12 hours.
Party Poker is extremely generous with their raked hand
count. All you have to do is be dealt cards in any hand
in which the pot goes over $5. If you sit at a 10 player
$1/2 table you will rack up those raked hands in no time
fast! You can also get an instant raked hand count by
going into: Banking>Cashier and clicking on "Bonus
Account".
The deposit bonus is pretty nice, $25 on a $100 deposit,
or 20% up to $100.
Software appearance: 8/10
Stability: 7/10
Fairness: 7/10
Deposit/withdrawal speed: 9/10
Generosity of raked hand count: 10/10
Deposit bonus: 7/10
Overall: 8/10
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Pacific Poker
Comp: WPT DVD Set
Pacific Poker has a fair amount of players, with a very
nice $10k guaranteed daily tournament.
Their software is nothing special, but its not bad
either! I never had any connection issues with them.
The flops seemed to be mostly fair, and the river wasn't
extremely volatile.
Deposits were instant via Neteller, withdrawals took
several days to process. I have no clue why, and it was
very annoying when I wanted to do another promotion at a
different poker room!
Raked hands are kind of rough at Pacific. You have to
see the flop, and the pot has to get over $5 for it to
count. It is also pretty difficult to get a raked hand
count from them.
The deposit bonus is pretty nice, 25% up to $100.
Software appearance: 8/10
Stability: 8/10
Fairness: 9/10
Deposit/withdrawal speed: 6/10
Generosity of raked hand count: 6/10
Deposit bonus: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
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Starluck Casino
Comp: $50 amazon.com GC
StarLuck and PlanetLuck are both run by iGlobalMedia
(the same as Party Poker) and both have similar
offerings.
The software is very good, except for a small bug that
messes up the display until you restart the program.
This bug occurs sporadically, and only on some systems.
I experienced it twice using PlanetLuck and once using
StarLuck, in about 4 hours of play at each.
I played Black Jack exclusively. The dealer seemed to
hit to a lot of 21's, but there were an almost even
amount of blackjacks. I would say that both casinos,
while streaky, were fair.
Deposits were instant using Neteller, and cash outs were
done within 1 hour.
There is a 100% deposit bonus, with a 16x wagering
requirement. I recommend checking out
my blackjack guide before
doing any casino promotions!
Software appearance: 9/10
Stability: 8/10
Fairness: 8/10
Deposit/withdrawal speed: 10/10
Deposit bonus: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
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PlanetLuck Casino
Comp: $50 amazon.com GC
StarLuck and PlanetLuck are both run by iGlobalMedia
(the same as Party Poker) and both have similar
offerings.
The software is very good, except for a small bug that
messes up the display until you restart the program.
This bug occurs sporadically, and only on some systems.
I experienced it twice using PlanetLuck and once using
StarLuck, in about 4 hours of play at each.
I played Black Jack exclusively. The dealer seemed to
hit to a lot of 21's, but there were an almost even
amount of blackjacks. I would say that both casinos,
while streaky, were fair.
Deposits were instant using Neteller, and cash outs were
done within 1 hour.
There is a 100% deposit bonus, with a 16x wagering
requirement. I recommend checking out
my blackjack guide before
doing any casino promotions!
Software appearance: 9/10
Stability: 8/10
Fairness: 8/10
Deposit/withdrawal speed: 10/10
Deposit bonus: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
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BeTheDealer Casino
(no longer available)
Comp: 500 dice chip set and Poker/BJ Table Top
BeTheDealer has the unique option of play as either the
player or the dealer. For this promotion you need to be
the player to meet the wagering requirement.
The software is good, no major problems or connectivity
issues.
The dealer seemed to hit a lot of blackjacks and draws
to 21. As long as you keep your bet amount low, you
should be able to ride out the swings.
Deposits were instant using Neteller. I can't comment on
withdrawals as I busted out at BTD.
Deposit bonus: 50% up $100
Again: I recommend checking out
my blackjack guide before doing any casino
promotions!
Software appearance: 9/10
Stability: 9/10
Fairness: 6/10
Deposit/withdrawal speed: 8/10
Deposit bonus: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
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Absolute Poker
Comp: banked points
Absolute's software worked great for me, but some people
experience extreme system resource usage. Their custom
avatars are a pretty cool feature.
Other than lots of fish being present, and hitting draws
on the river, Absolute seemed very fair.
Absolute offers a wide range of games and tables, and
they have a TON of free rolls every day!
Deposits were instant via Neteller. Withdrawals were
within 24 hours.
Raked hands are as loose as at Party Poker. Any hand in
which you are dealt cards and there is a rake taken
counts!
The bonus system at Absolute is pretty nice. You get 35%
up to $210, paid out in $10 increments for every 100
raked hands you play.
Software appearance: 9/10
Stability: 7/10
Fairness: 9/10
Deposit/withdrawal speed: 9/10
Generosity of raked hand count: 10/10
Deposit bonus: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
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Sporting Bet Poker
Comp: banked points
This place has THE loosest players anywhere. The ones
from Europe seem to be the loosest. They stay until the
river, and even raise with absolutely nothing!
The software is kind of slow, but they are continually
working on it to improve it. It is also not very easy to
navigate. There were some connection issues.
You will get a lot of bad beats there, because people
are staying on ridiculous draws, but you will also win a
lot more.
Deposits were instant via Neteller. Withdrawals were
done within 24 hours.
The deposit bonus is pretty nice. $30 after 100 raked
hands, then when you hit 500 raked hands you get another
$70! Any raked hand at any table with limit $.25/.50 or
high counts!
Software appearance: 7/10
Stability: 8/10
Fairness: 9/10
Deposit/withdrawal speed: 9/10
Generosity of raked hand count: 10/10
Deposit bonus: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
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