PokerRoom Review

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PokerRoom.com Review

(Note: This poker room does not allow U.S. players)
PokerRoom is one of the first online poker rooms. It launched in 1999 with play money tables only, but has served up real money games since 2001 and is now one of the largest online poker rooms. PokerRoom.com is considered the 3rd largest online poker room, and one of the fastest growing poker rooms on the internet!

PokerRoom has the unique distinction of offering all of its games without any download required. This policy of no-download means that you can play on any platform (including the often-ignored Mac and Linux computers) via the web from anywhere you have an Internet connection with no need to install software. They still have a complete downloadable client for Windows users, which offers slightly smoother gameplay.

Poker Room offers the usual suite of poker games: limit, pot-limit and no-limit Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. (*One thing needs to be clarified about their NLHE tables. PokerRoom has an unusual method of staking the NLHE games. The tables listed as “$0.25-$0.50 NL” actually have blinds of $.10-25. The “$0.25-$.50” refer to the minimum bets for the first two rounds and the second two rounds, respectively — similar to how fixed-limit Hold'em stakes are listed. This applies to all NLHE tables. For example, the tables I mainly played were “1-$2 NL,” where the blinds were $.50 and $1, with $1 minimum bets pre-flop and on the flop, then $2 minimum bets on the turn and on the river. This did not change my play much, but took a little getting used to while searching for tables. I know of no other poker room, online or offline, that uses this convention.) They even have shorthanded 5-max tables as well as 1-on-1 tables.

Their tournaments consist of limit and no-limit Hold'em games ranging from $5+1 up to $100+8 -- from multi-table tourneys consistently attracting hundreds of players per event to sit-and-gos for tables of 10 players each. There is the occasional “other” poker game tourney. Last I checked, there was one pot-limit Omaha Hi/Lo multi-table tourney.

PokerRoom also offers players the ability to create private ring game tables. Any of their poker games at virtually any stakes may be easily set up quickly with their simple-to-follow interface.

In addition to poker, you can convert your account money into “Casino Chips” and play other casino games via the Internet Explorer browser. Popular games such as Blackjack, Let It Ride, Video Poker, Roulette, Slots, Craps, Baccarat and Pai Gow attract hundreds of players going for some nice payouts ranging from the thousands to the tens of thousands for the highest jackpot prizes.

Money transaction options include NETeller, FirePay, VISA, MasterCard, ePassporte, Moneybookers, 900Pay, PrePaid ATM, and Cash Transfer.

Poker Room is a Thawte Secure Site and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.

• Low rake
• Massive Hold'em action
• Good loyalty program