Welcome to the Predictem.com poker room reviews section in which we offer our readers a condensed version of all there is to know about the best poker rooms online.
As noted above, these are the condensed version, for full site reviews, please refer to the left hand menu of this section under each respective poker room's website name. Enjoy!
POKERSTARS.COM (BONUS CODE: First2008)
Phone Number: Doesn't currently offer phone support. However, email support is 24/hrs a day. (And they do answer in a timely manner)
Customer Service Email: support@pokerstars.com
In Business Since: 2001
Location: Isle of Man
Software: Their own. (Their independent)
Minimum Deposit: $10 unless noted.
Banking: Preferred: Echecks! $25 minimum deposit. $100 maximum. Limits get raised based on successful deposits with no issues. Other options include: ClickAndBuy, MoneyBookers, Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, Debit Cards, Local Bank Transfer (not avail. for U.S. or Canada), PaySafeCard, Webmoney.
Sign-up Bonus: 100% up to $50. (Released once you achieve 500 Frequent Player Points, easy to do with minimal play.)
Reload Bonuses: Offered from time to time via email or on their site.
Minimum Bet: Online: Offers .02/.04 micro limit games. Also offers "play for free".
Reasons to Play There: You won't find more tables and games at any other online poker room. This guarantees you will always be able to find a seat in your comfort zone.
Because they're classy! It's very typical to see donation bucket here when something tragic goes down in the world such as the flooding in Louisiana or the earthquakes in China. Find your game whether it's micro limits (.02/.04) or high roller games ($200/$400) with enormous pots and sometimes even some famous professional poker players that you've seen on TV. There's something for everyone here.
Loyalty is rewarded here at PStars through their VIP Club. Earn frequent player points as you play and get to shop in their VIP Store and enter VIP tournaments and freerolls! Get awarded cash bonuses, select from consumer electronics, apparel, poker books, travel and more in the VIP Store.
Last but surely not least, their $500K "Sunday Warmup" and PokerStars Sunday Million are just an entry fee ($215) away from a life altering payout/event. Is $215 too spendy for your blood? No sweat! Find satellites for as little $3 that give you a shot at a free entry! Open an account today at PokerStars by clicking here!
CAKEPOKER.COM (BONUS CODE: PREDICTEM)
Phone Number: Not currently offered.
Customer Service Email: support@cakepoker.com
In Business Since: 2005
Location: Licensed and registered in Curacao, N.V.
Minimum Deposit: $50 when using a credit card. $25 when using Neteller (for non-U.S. players)
Banking: One of the best at getting Visa and Mastercard credit cards to work for deposits, even from USA players. They also offer Moneybookers, Neteller, ePassporte, Electron as methods of deposit.
Sign-up Bonus: 100% up to $500!
Reload Bonuses: See their website for current offers.
Minimum Bet: Stakes as low as .10/.20. Play in SnG tournaments for as litlte as $10 + $1.
Reasons to Play There: Offers low minimum buy in poker games with stakes as little as .10/.20. Earn FPP's (frequent player points) which are used for redeposit bonuses and gold chips. Gold chips are good for entries into freerolls, poker tournaments and for goodies from the Cake Shop. For those of you who just can't get enough, Cake allows multi tabling up to 10 tables at one time! Open an account today by clicking here!
DOYLESROOM.COM
(BONUS CODE: Predictem)
Phone Number: (888) 762-4192 o UK 08000 51 67 37 (+506) 2253-3984
Customer Service Email: Support@DBPN.com
In Business Since: 2004
Location: Netherlands, Antilles
Minimum Deposit: $20
Banking: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, ePassporte, Moneybookers, InstaCash and wire transfer.
Sign-up Bonus: 10% (posted instantly to your betting account.)
Reload Bonuses: info here.
Minimum Bet: $0.50 (Fifty Cents).
Reasons to Play There: It is hard to find a reason NOT to play at Doyles Room. They offer everything you could ever want from huge cash tournaments and a poker school to solid promotions and awesome customer service. The traffic is always high and there is a ton of poker info on the site from one of the most respected names in the world of Poker. From learning the game to telling you inside tips and how to win Doyle Brunson, and his Doyles Room poker room, have you covered.
Sorry, but Doyle's Room does NOT accept action from the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Washington and Kentucky.
Open an account today by clicking here!
BODOG.EU (BONUS CODE: None Necessary)
Phone Number: 1-888-263-0000
Customer Service Email: service@bodog.eu (or Poker@bodog.eu)
In Business Since: 1995 (Poker since 2004).
Location: Antigua.
Minimum Deposit: $20.
Banking: Visa, Mastercard, eWalleteXpress, Click2Pay, Money Transfer and Rapid Transfer.
Sign-up Bonus: 110%! Once you sign up, 10% is posted instantly to your betting account. Earn $1 for every 10 poker points you accrue. Max. bonus $500.
Reload Bonuses: See site for current offers.
Minimum Bet: .05 cents.
Reasons to Play There: Because their a one stop shop for all your gambling needs! Be sure to check out their sit and go tournaments where you can play using "points" to enter and win tournament entries. Speaking of tournaments, you can win a seat to the WSOP here for for little stakes.
Every Sunday at 4PM EST, play in their $100,000 Guaranteed No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament for $100+9. This tourney boasts a $25k winner every week!
For smaller players, both free play and freeroll action can be found here. For those light in the pocket book but still wanting to play for money, they offer .05/.10 Texas Hold'em with a .05 buy in.
Like multi-tabling? Play at 3 tables at once here!
Offers special bonuses if you hit their bad beat bonus or royal flush bonus. See their website for details and fine print. Open an account today using your Visa to deposit by clicking here!
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