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Poker.com
Background
Poker.com was launched in May 2005 under Kahnawake’s jurisdiction in Canada. Since its inception, the site has attracted a decent number of poker players due to its exceptional software. With the assurance of constant updates to ensure the security and safety of the players, the loyalty of the members never wavered. However, the growth is negligible in terms of number.
This may be due to the influx of other new players in the market, not to mention the veteran online poker rooms that also improved its services to keep up with the times.
Despite all this, Poker.com still continued offering its trademark freeroll tournaments, unique loyalty and great sign up bonuses for new players plus special deals for loyal ones.
Although the site is called Poker.com, the actual URL of the online poker room is http://www.carbonpoker.com/poker/pokercs/ or www.pokercs.com. The site is sometimes considered as Carbon Poker but since both sites have different domain names but under the same jurisdiction (Kahnawake), it can still be considered as two different poker rooms.
Features
The site has added more games in its roster for the past few years. In the past, only four games were offered such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Five Card Draw and Seven Card Stud. The poker room has since expanded, adding Razz, Badugi, Blackjack and Backgammon.
The software is truly impressive based on user-friendly options, music and simple layout. The graphics are exceptional which usually gain praises among the players. The members get to choose their own avatars to represent them during online tournaments, use smileys during live chatting with fellow players and the so-called odds calculator.
Traffic
During peak hours, the number of tournament players reach more than 5,000 which is still impressive since for the past two years, the highest registered would be between 3,000 and 4,000.
Skilled players will have greater chances of winning in the site considering the most of their opponents are still new in the game. However, in higher stake games, the competition becomes tougher.
Rake
The online poker room currently follows the “no flop – no drop” policy just like any other site for hands not being able to reach the flop. As for the rake, it is still within industry standards of 5 percent which can be taken in increments of up to $3. Lower rakes may be collected depending on the number of players. Maximum rake may range between $1 and $3.
Current Promotions
Poker.com has an existing sign up promotion wherein new users will get a bonus of up to $600 and 200 percent deposit bonus. New depositing players will also get entries to freeroll tournaments conducted just for them. The site has its own loyalty program and special promotions for long-time clients.
To keep up with the competition, the site is offering satellite events leading to major poker tournaments such as the Aussie Millions, World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Poker.com has the same WSOP promotion with Carbon Poker, considering that both sites are under the same network (Merge Gaming). The winners will each get $10,000 main event seat plus $2,500 spending money.
The site has a “Refer A Friend” promotion. For every successful referral, the referrer will get $25 real money deposited to his or her account plus an entry in a $2,500 Refer-A-Friend freeroll.
Payment Options
Deposit options for players include VISA and MasterCard, MoneyBookers, Pin Debit, Express Wallet, Wire Card, Click2Pay, PhoneLinx, ePassporte and NETeller (except U.S.-based clients). Withdrawal options include ECO Card, Pin Debit, Click2Pay, MoneyBookers and NETeller (except U.S.-based clients).
The site currently has an instant cash-out option via NETeller.
Site Support
Excellent customer service support has been noted on this online poker room. Poker.com has live chat and email support. The support team is friendly and professional and provides accurate answers to queries. A forum site has been put up by the poker site in order for players to interact with each other and at the same time post their feedbacks about the site and its services.
Other Features and Information
There’s virtually no downtime reported about Poker.com’s software. This can be attributed to the fact that it is always updated. For players aiming for instant cashout for the wins, this could be the best site to patronize.
