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!
SPORTSBOOK.COM POKER
Phone Number: 1-800-632-6088; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Customer Service Email: pitboss@Sportsbook.com
In Business Since: 1996
Minimum Deposit: $20
Maximum Deposit: $1,000 a day and $6,000 a month. Maximum of 5 deposits per 24 hour period.
Banking: VISA, MasterCard, Cash Transfer, UseMyWallet, Moneybookers, NETELLER
Withdrawal: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Wire Transfer ($50.00 min; no max), UseMyWallet ($50.00 min; no max), Moneybookers ($50.00 min; no max), NETELLER ($50.00 min; no max), Check/Gift Card ($50.00 min; $2,500 max), Debit Card ($50.00 min; $2,500 max)
Sign-up Bonus: 100% up to $650, entry into a $500 Freeroll Tournament. Acquire bonus by earning Frequent Player Points (FPP). Each FPP is worth $0.06 toward the bonus and is released in $10 increments. You have 90 days to earn back the bonus.
Reload Bonuses: Bonus codes awarded to frequent and active players. See site for latest offers.
Minimum Bet: $0.01-$0.02
Maximum Bet: $500-$1,000
Reasons to Play There:
Sportsbook Poker offers $5 million in guaranteed tournaments each month, with a special $250k guaranteed event at least once a month. They offer a wide variety of tournaments including Bounty, Lightning, Kamikaze, Multi Table, Sit N Go, Heads Up, Re-buy, Add-on, Shoot Outs, Satellites, and Freerolls.
Players who like to play a lot will also benefit. They can use their FPPs for merchandise and prizes in the Player Reward Store or can convert them into "Gold Chips" which they can turn into cash and prizes, including seats into a WPT event.
Finally, Sportsbook.com has instituted an option that will help you pass some of the down time in poker. That option allows you to play Blackjack while you're playing poker. This is a quick and handy option to help pass time in between hands or when waiting for a tournament to begin. For more information visit Sportsbook.com or click here to sign-up today!
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!
FULLTILTPOKER.COM (BONUS CODE: FULLBONUS)
Phone Number: None currently offered.
Customer Service Email: support@fulltiltpoker.com
In Business Since: 2004.
Location: Aruba.
Minimum Deposit: $50 when using a credit card, $50 for Click2Pay and $250 when using Money Transfer.
Banking: Visa, Mastercard, Echecks Click2Pay, Money Transfer, .
Sign-up Bonus: 100% up to $600! They are also very generous with reload and loyalty bonuses too!
Minimum Bet: Offers microlimit .05/.10 NL Holdem/Omaha games and
.25/.50 Limit Hold'em.
Reasons to Play There: Earn Full Tilt Points while you play. While most online poker rooms only allow you 1 point per hand, you can earn up to 3 points per hand at FullTilt! Also earn points for playing in tournaments and Sit and Go's. Spend points in the Full Tilt Store for great rewards or get entries into special points tournaments.
This is a card room that's endorsed by many industry pros such as: Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, John Juanda, Phil Gordon, Erick Lindgren, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, Gus Hansen and MANY more!
Offers some of the highest stakes poker games you'll find ANYWHERE! Play in multiple games at the same time! One of the few poker websites on the internet that is compatible with Macintosh computers.
Open an account today by clicking here!BODOG.COM (BONUS CODE: None Necessary)
Phone Number: 1-888-263-0000
Customer Service Email: service@bodog.com (or Poker@Bodog.com)
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!
ABSOLUTEPOKER.COM
Phone Number: No phone service offered.
Customer Service Email: support@absolutepoker.com
In Business Since: 2003.
Location: Costa Rica.
Minimum Deposit: $50
Banking: Visa, Mastercard, eWalletXpress, Moneygram, Click2Pay, Bankwire and Check by Mail. If you have ANY problems making your deposit, call 1-866-788-3005 and an agent will get your deposit to work.
Sign-up Bonus: 100% up to $500.
Reload Bonuses: See site for current re-load bonus options.
Minimum Bet: .02 but minimum buy-in is .20.
Reasons to Play There: One of the best poker rooms for high roller players as they offer $300/$600 games. For those of you who have a smaller budget Absolute offers micro limit action at .02/.04. (.20 min. buy-in). Sleek software allows for multi-tabling.
Got a competitive bone? Play in "bounty tournaments" where you get paid for knocking players out of tournaments!
Pay multi player blackjack for as little as .10 per hand while your playing poker. You can even chat with other players at the table.
Should you become an elite member of their VIP program, they offer to pay interest on your account balance (Currently 9%). Open an account today by clicking here!
ULTIMATEBET.COM (BONUS CODE: TBA)
Phone Number: No phone service available.
Customer Service Email: support@ultimatebet.com or memberservices@ultimatebet.com
In Business Since: 2001
Location: Kanawake Reservation, Canada.
Minimum Deposit: Credit Cards: $50. Other Methods: As low as $25.
Banking: Credit Cards (Visa/Mastercard), UKash, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy, Bank Wires, Check by Mail (draft, cashier's or personal), Moneybookers, paysafecard, Neteller, UK Debit Cards.
Sign-up Bonus: 111% up to $1100!
Reload Bonuses: Currently offering 75% up to $250.
Minimum Bet: .01/.02 Texas Hold'em! Lowest minimum online poker wager found anywhere!
Reasons to Play There: Earn UltimatePoints as you play which can be redeemed for cash, tournament entries of for spending in the Ultimatepoints Store! Fish while you fish! Literally dip your pole in the water and play poker at the same time as UB offers "mobile poker" which means you can play virtually anywhere you can get a web connection! Looking for a big score? Check out their "bad beat jackpot".
Check out Ultimatebuddy which allows to know when friends are online and which games their in! This place simply respects and and all players. Whether it be penny poker you're looking to play or high roller high stakes action, or ever "free play", Ultimate Bet has a poker room waiting for you RIGHT NOW! Open an account today by clicking here!
PLAYERSONLY.COM
(BONUS CODE: BONUS1000)
Phone Number: 1-800-372-0333. (also offers live chat)
Customer Service Email: cashier@playersonly.com
In Business Since: 2006.
Location: Antigua
Minimum Deposit: $20.00.
Banking: Visa and Mastercard. While most online cardrooms can't get cc's to work, PlayersOnly can!
Sign-up Bonus: 110% (10% is posted instantly to your account. Earn up to $650 more depending on your rake contributions).
Reload Bonuses: See their site for current reload bonus offers.
Minimum Poker Bet: .02/.04 games.
Reasons to Play There: Their high volume of players means tons of tournaments. Play in Sit and Go, Guaranteed Tourneys, Freerolls and more. Not the risky type? You can play for free here as well. Players Only appreciates you as a player! Earn FPP's (frequent player points) which can be redeemed for cash, tournament entries and prizes! Another neat thing about playing at PO is that you're not just relegated to online poker. You can play casino games, bet on sport and horses here too. Open an account today by clicking here!
Check to see how long the poker room has been in business. What kind of bonus do they offer? Do they offer customer support via the phone or email? Do they offer numerous deposit options? Also be sure to check their volume (how many players are online at any given time) to assure that you can always find the card game of your choice no matter when you log on to play.
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