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Rating: A |
(1) PlayersOnly (Bonus: A, Poker Room: A+, Support: A+) PlayersOnly Poker is a relatively new addition to the Cake Poker Network. PlayersOnly is part of the small group of poker rooms that still accept US credit card deposits. A group of professional poker players designed the poker room software. They clearly knew what they were doing: the playing experience is seamless and the graphics are great. PlayersOnly offers world-class customer support and guaranteed $50,000 Sunday tournaments, as well as $300,000 in weekly tournament winnings. Finally, this poker room's combination of great first-time bonus with a strong re-load bonus is only exceeded by Sportsbook.com's poker room. Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 110% first-time deposit bonus up to $650 10% reload bonus Variety of promotional tournaments, such as the upcoming Playboy Mansion and WPT Turks and Caicos tournaments |
Rating: A |
(2) Intertops (Bonus: A+, Poker Room: A-, Support: A-) Intertops Poker shares the same MicroGaming poker software as PartyPoker, and most games, with the exception of multi-table tournament games, are played on the same network with PartyPoker's users. However, this site is managed by Intertops, one of the largest sportsbooks and casinos on the net (this means that US players who miss playing on PartyPoker can still play on the exact same software and against PartyPoker users here). During peak hours, the site usually has between 30,000-50,000 players on the tables. The Flash and downloadable software is player friendly. You can play 3 tables at once and take notes on other players. Interestingly, there is also a search page where you can filter for games (e.g., $1/$2 games where the average pot is above $20). Oh, and the first-time deposit bonus is best in class! Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 500% first-time deposit bonus up to $10,000! 10% re-load bonus (only on Tuesdays) |
 Play Online Poker Rating: A |
(3) Full Tilt (Bonus: A-, Poker Room: A+, Support: A+) Full Tilt Poker is one of the most popular online poker rooms by traffic volume (it was a main beneficiary of PartyPoker's fall from grace, as it caters to US players). Full Tilt is one of the few online poker rooms that offers software for Mac owners. The poker room features a wide variety of Texas Holdem and Omaha tables with high stakes action. Full Tilt is promoted by a team of over 40 top poker pros; Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, and Erik Seidel all claim that they still hone their skills playing at this poker room. The software is frequently updated, simple to use, and looks great. Last but not least, Full Tilt offers some of the best bonuses around and exciting promotional tournaments nearly every day. If you are a serious poker player, Full Tilt should be your online poker room of choice! Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $600 (bonus expires after 120 days) Wide variety of seasonal contests and promotions |
 Rating: A- |
(4) PokerStars (Bonus: B+, Poker Room: A-, Support: A) PokerStars is the biggest online poker room in the world. The best thing about PokerStars is its size, which guarantees that a player can find a wide variety of poker games with virtually any table stakes 24/7. PokerStars offers low buy in tables for recreational players, as well as high stakes action for more serious ones. The poker room also has huge guaranteed tournaments, such as $400,000 guaranteed tournaments every Sunday. If you are a serious poker player, we would suggest checking PokerStars tournament schedule frequently (congrats to Imran, a contributor who recently took down a $60K PokerStars tourney!). The software is not as sleek as Fult Tilt's, but it is extremely functional and reliable. Finally, PokerStars features one of the top loyalty points programs. Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $500 (expires in 180 days) 25% reload bonus up to $125 |
 Rating: A- |
(5) PokerHost (Bonus: A+, Poker Room: A-, Support: B+) With a guaranteed $4.5 million purse of tournament prizes each month, PokerHost is a clear leader with respect to huge guaranteed texas holdem tournaments. Tournaments offer over 20,000 seated players, amazing promotions such as the industry best-in-class 100% bonus up to $2000, and some sweet operating software. PokerHost Leaderboard has recently been launched, taking this tournament experience to the next level. It enables poker players from all over the world to compete against each other and the members of PokerHost team (yikes- a French player is currently dominating!). Most importantly, PokerHost has the best first-time deposit bonus of any poker room on the net. Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $2,000! Awesome progressive "Bad Beat" jackpot Guaranteed daily $100,000 tournaments with opportunities for seats at the WSOP! |
Rating: A-  |
(6) InterPoker (Bonus: A, Poker Room: B, Support: B+) InterPoker is a great all around poker room. It offers a packed tournament schedule, and it has a devoted international fan base, so that you can always find a few thousand players on the tables, guaranteeing 24 x 7 high stakes action. Similar to Playboy Poker, Interpoker is part of the Cryptologic network of poker rooms. The lobby is extremely player friendly, allowing you to see a wealth of information about the table you are considering joining. Interestingly, the software has a voice option for the dealer, so that game play actually has some sound effects. As in the case of other Cryptologic sites, note taking, hand histories and the like all come standard. Finally, although the first-time deposit bonus is not huge at InterPoker, the retention bonuses are some of the best available, including a 200% reload bonus, a wide variety of free rolls, and a great rewards program (turn in your MPPs for access to free rolls and bonuses!). Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $100 (500 MPPs of play required to keep it) 200% reload bonus up to $500 (up to a $1,000 bonus) |
Rating: A- |
(7) Absolute Poker (Bonus: B+, Poker Room: A-, Support: A-) Absolute Poker is one of the best options for US players, with their unusual combination of frequent bonuses (100% upfront to $500 and reloads), rakeback (earn an automatic 30% rakeback when you register), and strong selection of games. Absolute takes their players' feedback seriously, and it seems they are always adding a new game here or tweaking a promotion there, to keep the site fresh. Recently, Absolute Poker added Razz, and they already have a great selection of Holdem, 7 Card Stud, Omaha High and High/Low, and the typical no limit, pot limit and limit varieties. Absolute Poker's software used to be a little slow, but it has gotten much better of late. Absolute Poker's bonus system is a gradual release formula. They have one or two reload periods each week, so a player should always have bonus to clear (players will often play more tight on low stakes tables - $2/$4 and below). Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $500 (expires after 60 days) |
Rating: B+ |
(8) Sportsbook (Bonus: A+, Poker Room: B, Support: B+) Although it made its name with a top notch sportsbook, Sportsbook.com also offers a superb poker room. The poker room has best-in-class bonuses (just topping those found at Full Tilt), as well as weekly guaranteed Texas Holdem tournaments, including a couple to win free seats at the World Series of Poker. The interface, similar to the Sportsbook.com sports betting interface, is extremely player friendly and has great graphics. Another aspect of this poker room that sets it apart is that you can play hands of blackjack through the poker room interface, while you wait on a hand to finish, etc.. While it breaks your concentration to some degree, it keeps things moving! Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $650 30% reload bonus Variety of seasonal, promotional tournaments (win a trip to the Playboy Mansion!) |
Rating: B+ |
(9) Playboy (Bonus: B, Poker Room: B+, Support: B+) It's official, we are totally sold on the Playboy Poker Room! The poker room software kicks serious ass; it was built by Cryptologic (the same company that made the great software used at InterPoker), so it looks sleek and works like a well oiled machine (or Playmate, in this case!). The bonuses are pretty good (while we are not floored by the first=time deposit bonus, the $200 monthly re-load bonus and the other retention bonuses are very strong). Finally, you can watch exclusive Playboy footage, while you play. 'Nuff said! The poker room deserves a better rating than this in terms of pure playability and fun; however, we did have some difficulty finding games at some common buy-ins, which penalized Playboy. Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $100 100% monthly reload bonus up to $200 Tuesday/Thursday weekly free rolls $2,500 and up "Bad Beat" jackpots |
 Rating: B+ |
(10) Ultimate Bet (Bonus: A-, Poker Room: B-, Support: B+) Of late, Ultimate Bet has been doing its best to take market share from other poker rooms using agressive advertising (which you have no doubt noticed, if you like watching televised poker tournaments) and huge bonuses. This has really helped fuel Ultimate Bet's growth (they have nearly doubled in size over the last year to average about 1,300 real money players over the course of the day). The player population has finally hit a critical mass supportive of games at low to high roller stakes. Similar to Absolute Poker, its parent company, Ultimate Bet offers frequent, large reload bonuses, and one nice thing about Ultimate Bet is that this bonus does not expire. Again, we would suggest trying to clear the bonus at $2/$4 table stakes or higher. The software is very functional, but it is not going to turn any heads. Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 100% first-time deposit bonus up to $650 (no bonus expiration!) |
 Rating: B- |
(11) Pacific Poker (Bonus: B-, Poker Room: B, Support: B-) At 888.com's Pacific Poker Room, you can count on fast and friendly, 24/7 phone support and some of the richest, daily Texas Holdem and Omaha tournaments (guaranteed $10,000 daily). Frankly, the tournaments are the reason to join this poker room. The best international players are drawn to Pacific Poker tournaments, because of the guaranteed rich stakes. The recently updated poker room software is pretty good, allowing users to find and move between tables with ease, as well as to cascade and tile tables to keep track of multi-hand games. Finally, players can access 888.com's casino directly from poker rooms, if they would like to up the ante in between hands. At Pacific Poker, you usually find between 2,500 and 8,000 players online. Best Poker Room Cash Bonus Through This Review (Click Here for Free Money!): 25% first-time deposit bonus up to $100(no playthrough, so this is better than it looks) Guaranteed daily $5,000 and $10,000 Texas Holdem and Omaha poker room tournaments (congrats to David for taking home a $5K prize last month!) Wide variety of seasonal free rolls and other promotions |
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