Most Profitable Times to Play Online
The most profitable times to play online are when there are the highest volume of new, recreational, and drunk players.
- Fri/Sat: 9pm - 3am PST (Most Profitable)
- Sun-Thu: 5pm - 10pm PST
Logging on during these times will ensure you the highest volume of players, games, tournaments and more.
* Which Sites Are Easy Money - And Their Full Reviews
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With so many different online poker rooms available, choosing one can be tough. The quality of players and ease of use with provided software is something that should be taken into account before selecting which site you would like to play at. PokerLetter has reviewed some of the sites we believe to be the best for you. Sites such as Pacific Poker, Titan Poker, Party Poker & Paradise Poker offer a diverse selection of game-play at their sites, and PokerLetter highly recommends them as a fun and easy site for both the beginning and experienced player.
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Pacific Poker - http://www.casinoletter.org/pacific.php
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Summary: B+
Bonus is automatic when coming from our site. Pacific Poker has become one of the most favorite places to play poker because of the Hot Action at the tables and frequent promotions. Pacific Poker is owned by the largest online casino in the world, so the overflow of casino players looking to make a "quick buck" at the poker tables is plenty. With the increase of No-Limit and Pot-Limit tables, it is strongly recommended that players play at Pacific Poker due to the higher chances of winning! Another key indicator to factor is the flop view rates. Pacific Poker players have some of the highest in the industry ranging from the 50's to as high as the 80's! Below you will find my thoughts on certain aspects of Pacific Poker.
Software and Graphics: B
The software on Pacific Poker is full of features, but also has some limitations. The graphics are excellent, but a little bit on the slow side. There are advanced button plays for checks and folds to allow an enjoyable playing experience. The one downside of the software is that it only allows players to play one table at a time. Statistically, Pacific Poker offers view-flop percentages, hands played per hour, and hand history. The software even allows you to choose between a male and female voice to enhance your playing experience.
Ring Game Traffic: A
The traffic at the ring games are great, but are usually concentrated to the fixed-limit holdem and holdem tournaments. There are usually about 3500 to 4500 players at peak hours and about 85% of those players play at the Holdem Tables.
Tournament traffic: A
Pacific Poker accomodates tournament traffic of 4,000 - 4,500 real-money players at peak hours.
Game Variety: A
The game variety at Pacific Poker is excellent as they now offer no-limit and pot-limit versions in the ring games. There are Holdem, Hi and Hi-Lo in Omaha and Seven-Card stud. There are also 1-on-1 tables. There are micro-limit tables down to $0.05/$0.10. Max limit is $15/$30 in all games, except for 1-on-1 ring game which still has only $3/$6.
Rake: B-
The rake rules of Pacific Poker are about average for the industry, with better offers at micro-levels and higher rake at the highest tables. With a "No Flop - No Drop" rake policy, Pacific Poker only rakes the pot when the flop is reached. $1.25 is the Maximum taken out of the pots of up to $1/$2 games. At limits below $1/$2 the house takes less than $1, which gives good value for low limit players. At higher limits, Pacific Poker rake max $4 and $5 on the $50-$100 tables.
Soft Competition: A+
The relationship with Casino.net allows Pacific Poker to reach many online gamblers. The quality of competition at Pacific Poker tables isn't the best because of this relationship, which usually translates to the highest number of "whales" around!
Sign-Up Bonus: B
Currently, it's 25% up to $100. You must wager 20 times the bonus amount, totaling $2000 to cash-out max bonus of $100. No requirements on raked hands.
Loyalty Bonus: B+
Pacific Poker offers a pretty good loyalty plan with points programs to reward those that bet. Every $10 bet on raked hands will get you One Bonus Point. Accumulate 100 bonus points and that equals to a $1 Bonus. Along with points, Pacific Poker also gives you a $50 for each referral you give and also gives $25 to that referral.
Promotions: A
Plenty of money tournaments, WSOP/WPT qualifiers, and Royal Flush/Bad Beat jackpots, and a great $50,000 guaranteed tournament every Sunday - small buy-in of $65.
Support: A
Fast response times at the email support as well as live chat and phone.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email, Phone, Chat
Email Confirmation/Receipt: Yes
Speed: Fast
Knowledge: OK
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 1-3 business days
Financial Security: A+
One of the biggest poker rooms in the world. Has top notch security to keep it there.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: A
Prompt cash outs and no fees. Very secure transactions.
Deposit options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, FirePay, Wire Transfer, Bank transfer, PaySafeC.
Withdrawal Options: NETeller, Wire Transfer (Direct Bank Account Transfer) and Bank Draft (Cashier's Check).
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Titan Poker - http://www.pokerletter.org/titan.php
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Summary: B+
Titan Poker is one of the new up and coming Poker Sites frmo the iPoker Network by Playtech. They have strongly built a strong network of strong players from their strong Casino ties. Their poker software comes in English, French, German and Italian. The interface is solid and the graphics are colorful and welcoming to an enjoyable experience. They have about 12-1400 players during peak hours and close to 2500 real money players during tournaments.
Software and Graphics: B+
Along with the language and solid graphics interface I mentioned before, Titan software has a nice buddy list function, game history feature, ability to take notes, several options for sound, pot/no-limit ring games, live floor managers and all types of tournaments to enter! Once the network of players have been strongly built up, it is possible to play up to 3 tables at the same time.
Ring Game Traffic: B
Titan Poker and the iPoker network had about 1,200-1,400 ring game players as of March 2006.
Tournament Traffic: B
The traffic at the tournaments is higher than at cash games when real money traffic can reach somewhere around 2,200-2,500 players at peak hours. Sit'N'Go tournaments are heavy promoted with Jackpot offers when you win 4-6 consecutive tournaments depending on what type pf Sit'N'Go ($2,000-$25,000 in extra cash).
Game Variety: B
Titan Poker has moderate game variety with Texas Holdem and Omaha Hi-Lo and High, which are available in both limit and pot-limit, and Texas Holdem no-limit as well. Table stakes are from $0.5/$1 to $30/$60 in the fixed games, with $0.25/$0.50 up to $10/$20 in pot-limit and no-limit versions (the fixed limit Omaha games have a bit lower maximum limits). There are both heads-up, sit-and-go and fixed schedule multi-table tournaments.
Rake: B-
The Titan Poker rake is actually above average compared to other online sites. The general policy is the standard 5% rake taken in increments up to $3. But on several types of tables there are lower max rakes. On fixed limit tables up to $1/$2 there is a $1 max rake. More importantly all tables with 2-3 players have a max rake of $1 and tables with 4-5 players have a $2 max rake - which also includes no-limit and pot-limit short handed games! Titan Poker also subscribes to the "no flop-no drop" policy.
Soft Competition: A
The relationship Titan Poker has with other Playtech client's casino sites provides a player network that is relatively soft. It's pretty easy for an aggressive player to take advantage of the regularly passive group of players. Also, as Playtech continues to recruit players from their casino sites, the potential of the games staying soft is relatively high.
Sign-Up Bonus: A
$500 sign-up bonus at 150% deposit match! One great feature about their bonuses is that they are paid in $10 increments and paid out on a daily basis. Standard promotion is 100% deposit match up to $500 bonus. There is a 90 day time limit to reach the required hands. For each played hand (getting dealt cards) in a raked pot a player earns 1-8 Stars depending rake taken. Stars are awarded as follows, $0.25/$0.50 rake give 1 Star, $0.51/$1.00 rake give 2 Stars, $1.01/$1.50 rake give 4 Stars, $1,51-$2,00 rake give 6 Stars and $2,01-$3,00 rake give 8 Stars. For each $1 in tournament fees 20 Stars are awarded. Each 1000 Stars give a $10 bonus, 1400 Stars 10 Euro, and 1800 Stars 10 GBP. Hence in order to clear the entire $500 bonus you need to have earned 50,000 Stars.
Loyalty Bonus: B+
Titan Poker uses a Player Point system as part of their good VIP program where loyal players get entered into special free rolls and can get high value re-load bonus offers. For each played hand (getting dealt cards) in a raked pot a player earns 1-11 points depending on rake taken and the players VIP level (Silver, Gold, Platinum-levels). Points are awarded as follows (Silver level), $0.25/$0.50 rake give 1 point, $0.51/$1.00 rake give 2 point, $1.01/$1.50 rake give 4 points, $1,51-$2,00 rake give 6 points and $2,01-$3,00 rake give 8 points. For each $1 in tournament fees 20 points are awarded (25 for Gold members and 30 for Platinum members).
Promotions: A+
There are a lot of promotions at Titan Poker since they are trying to build up their network of players. Aside from their weekly $1000 FreeRoll tournaments, there are quite a few of other free roll tournaments Titan likes to throw for its players. There are high hand and bad beat prizes as well as Jackpot Sit'N'Go's. Referrals earn you $75 per qualified friend and your friend receives a $25 welcome gift. The Referrer will receive an initial $25 bonus as soon as the Referred Friend has downloaded and installed the Titan Poker software and opened an account, and made a first deposit of at least $50. The payment of this $25 bonus will be made automatically, usually within 48 hours of the Referred Friend's opening of an account. The Referrer will receive an additional $50 bonus as he earns Stars at Titan Poker's ring games.
Support: A+
Great options with 24/7 telephone support as well as live online and email support at Titan Poker.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email, Phone, Chat
Email Confirmation/Receipt: Yes
Speed: Very fast
Knowledge: Good
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 48 hrs
Financial Security: A+
Secure and backed by Playtech.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: A
Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, FirePay, Moneybookers, InstaCash, InstaDebit, EcoCard, UseMyBank, wire transfer, bank draft and personal check.
Cash-Out Options: NETeller, FirePay, Moneybookers, InstaDebit, EcoCard, bank draft express and wire transfer.
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Party Poker - http://www.casinoletter.org/party1.php
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Summary: B
On October 9th, 2005, Party Poker cut off their four skin sites and began to act independently, which means they're not sharing same player base. But still Party Poker boasts the world's highest traffic in both ring games and tournaments. In addition to the huge traffic there are many other advantages with Party Poker, such as loose games, great promotions and loyalty program, special events and a membership referral program. The action is loose all the way up to the $30/$60 tables Recently, black jack, side bet (bet that the flop comes with all red cards etc), and deal making features was implemented in the software.
Software and Graphics: B
With its phenomenal growth, Party Poker has added servers and increased bandwidth in order to secure full reliability at 100,000 simultaneous players. Overall though, with the pretty decent interface and graphics, Party Poker has very good quality nowadays, in line with or better than most competitors. The maximum for multi-tabling is now up to 4 Tables. The downside of Party Poker Software is that the view flop percentages are not presented, neither are hands per hour rate. You see the average pot size of the last 20 hands. The personal playing statistics function is somewhat rudimentary, but works well. Player notes function is included as well as instant hand histories. New features like black jack, deal-making, and side bets are available while playing at a poker table. A nice feature is the very smooth table resizing option (which is especially good if you play on a lap top or other small screen). You have the option to "auto resize" all open tables meaning will resize and spread out evenly on the screen by the click of your finger. Resizing does not work for Omaha and 7-Card Stud games. Overall, the software is really good for the amount of traffic it has to deal with every day.
Ring Game Traffic: A+
By 2003, Party Poker was already had the largest amount of traffic of any Poker Site in the World. Almost 14,000 players reside at the tables of the many ring games Party Poker has to offer. Recently, the traffic has dropped about 15% due to cutting off 4 subsidiaries from their network.
Tournament Traffic: A+
The enormity of Party Poker makes it easy to understand why Party Poker probably hosts 70% of the world's Texas Hold'em tournaments. The traffic reaches somewhere between 40,000-60,000 real money tournament players at peak hours.
Game Variety: B
The game variety is as good as it gets due to the sheer volume of traffic Party Poker receives; Holdem, Omaha and 7-Card-Stud in both High and Hi-Lo. However, Party Poker does not offer certain games such as heads-up matches, draw poker, crazy pineapple, etc. Sit'n'Go tournaments are offered from $200 levels down to $5. Stakes offered in the Holdem section are (1) Limit Texas Holdem from $100-$200 down to $0.5-$1 and (2) No-Limit/Pot-Limit Holdem from $10-$20 down to $0.10-$0.25.
Rake: C-
Party Poker's rake is not so attractive, as it highly disfavors the low limit games. The higher limit games actually have a comparably low rake. The rake runs as high as 10% in $0.50/$1 and $1/$2 games, as 50 cent is raked when the pot reaches $5. This holds true also for the tournaments, where good value only is provided at the higher stakes. 20% fee in $5 games and 8% fee in $100 games.
Soft Competition: B+
Party Poker has been able to maintain loose games over time, with the constant influx of beginners and gamblers looking for action. Even at "middle limit online games" this holds true - you can typically find very soft games even up to $2/$4 in no-limit and $5/$10 in fixed limit, whereas on most other poker rooms these stakes will give you rather tough opposition.
Sign-Up Bonus: C
Currently, Pokerletter is offering a 20% up to $100 with code "PokerLetter."
Loyalty Bonus: B+
It gets better and better, now there are both a big frequent player points program as well as numerous re-deposit promotions in which you get 15%-25% up to $100 maximum.
Support: B+
The 24/7 telephone support now often responds in under a minute, which like warp speed compared to a couple of years ago! The support is nowadays very knowledgeable on promotions and other trickier issues. Email has worked OK, even though the response times were a bit long.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email, phone
Email Confirmation/Receipt: No
Speed: OK
Knowledge: OK
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 24 - 48 hrs
Financial Security: A+
Top score, the leading online poker room in the world, and no earlier recorded problems.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: B+
Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, Western Union, Citadel (US only), eChecks (by iGM-Pay), bank draft, cashier's check, money order, check.
Cash-Out options: NETeller, wire transfer, check, eChecks (by iGM-Pay).
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Paradise Poker - http://www.casinoletter.org/paradise.php
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Summary: B
Paradise Poker has one of the best software around and boasts very high traffic in both cash games and tournaments. Paradise Poker was the pioneer in online poker and its software has served as model for the entire industry. Paradise Poker has great game variation with almost all games, as well good sit'n'go tournament coverage and plenty of heads-up games. Security and email support is also good. There are a few drawbacks: low bonus offers, few promotions and very tight games. Real money player statistics for Paradise Poker: 3,000-3,500 ring game players at peak hours; 12,000 - 14,000 tournament players at peak hours.
Software and Graphics: A
Paradise Poker is widely regarded as a poker software leader (together with Poker Stars and Ultimate Bet) with its clean, sleek and reliable graphics and software. The platform is one of the fastest and stable in the industry. It supports notes on other players and has good statistics functions. The precise pot size is not provided numerically, unless you run the cursor over the pot. Some players have complained that the software can get a little messy, if the computer does not support all needed plug-ins etc, mentioning problems with the interface and some functionality. Most people praise the software though.
Ring Game Traffic: A
Paradise Poker used to reign supreme as the world's largest poker site for years. But with the rapid growth in popularity of online poker and online poker competition, they have fallen to 3rd and 5th in the world. However, the traffic is still much higher today than back then and the number of real money ring game players at peak hours is currently 3,000 - 3,500.
Tournament Traffic: A
The traffic at the tournaments is very good, also at the sit'n'go tables. At peak hours the number of real money tournament players now reaches between 12,000 and 14,000.
Game Variety: A
Paradise Poker's game variety is one of the best in the industry, including no-limit and pot-limit at most standard games and more rare games such as five-card draw, five-card stud and crazy pineapple.
Rake: C
Paradise Poker's rake is less attractive than the average in the industry, at least when it comes to lower limit games. This holds true also for the tournaments, where good value only is provided at the higher stakes.
Soft Competition: C
If you are looking to make easy money - you have come to the wrong place! Paradise Poker is notorious for the quality of the players and the tightness of the games, where full mid-stakes Holdem games rarely has a view flop percentage over 40%. In fact, you often see it creep down under 30% and even 25% in the higher stakes games. But on the other hand, to be a consistent winner at Paradise Poker after paying the rakes is a sure ego-booster! Paradise Poker is a great place to test your skills and apply what you've learned and also see how much more you need to learn.
Sign-Up Bonus: C
The 25% deposit bonus, limited to $50 is under average. Play 500 raked hands, in which you just get dealt cards, within any time limit to get the $50 (equals 10 raked pots per bonus dollar). Partial bonus in $10 increments is paid out.
Loyalty Bonus: C
Paradise Poker offers a refer-a-friend program where the referrer gets a $50 bonus and the referral also gets $50 bonus (minimum deposit is $50).
Promotions: B-
Overall the standard promotions are OK, but there could still be a bit more considering the very high traffic. Typically, landmark hand number bonus is used. Lately they have large prize money in tournaments and some promotions for frequent players. They know they need to get better!
Support: B-
Paradise Poker has great email support, extremely quick and always professional. You often get an answer in a minute. However there is no live or telephone support.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email
Email Confirmation/Receipt: Yes
Speed: Fast
Knowledge: Good
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 12-24 hrs
Financial Security: A+
Paradise Poker should be very secure, as one of the very top half dozen poker rooms in the world, with no earlier recorded problems. Top score.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: B
Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, wire transfer, bank draft.
Cash-Out Options: VISA, NETeller, FirePay and check.
* The Advantage of Having Multiple Accounts: i.e. Party Poker & Titan Poker
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(Setting up Accounts on Different Sites)
You might be asking yourself why you need two accounts... It has its benefits.
1.) You can earn monthly deposit bonuses from both sites.
2.) You can have multiple screen names to further anonymity.
3.) You can multi-table up to as many games as you can handle.**
**Note: You cannot play at the same table with multiple accounts.
The best bonuses, constant action, high volumes of players and a competitive atmosphere are important factors to consider before signing up for any profitable poker room. We try our best to provide you with the best options available on the net.
- Fri/Sat: 9pm - 3am PST (Most Profitable)
- Sun-Thu: 5pm - 10pm PST
Logging on during these times will ensure you the highest volume of players, games, tournaments and more.
* Which Sites Are Easy Money - And Their Full Reviews
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With so many different online poker rooms available, choosing one can be tough. The quality of players and ease of use with provided software is something that should be taken into account before selecting which site you would like to play at. PokerLetter has reviewed some of the sites we believe to be the best for you. Sites such as Pacific Poker, Titan Poker, Party Poker & Paradise Poker offer a diverse selection of game-play at their sites, and PokerLetter highly recommends them as a fun and easy site for both the beginning and experienced player.
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Pacific Poker - http://www.casinoletter.org/pacific.php
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Summary: B+
Bonus is automatic when coming from our site. Pacific Poker has become one of the most favorite places to play poker because of the Hot Action at the tables and frequent promotions. Pacific Poker is owned by the largest online casino in the world, so the overflow of casino players looking to make a "quick buck" at the poker tables is plenty. With the increase of No-Limit and Pot-Limit tables, it is strongly recommended that players play at Pacific Poker due to the higher chances of winning! Another key indicator to factor is the flop view rates. Pacific Poker players have some of the highest in the industry ranging from the 50's to as high as the 80's! Below you will find my thoughts on certain aspects of Pacific Poker.
Software and Graphics: B
The software on Pacific Poker is full of features, but also has some limitations. The graphics are excellent, but a little bit on the slow side. There are advanced button plays for checks and folds to allow an enjoyable playing experience. The one downside of the software is that it only allows players to play one table at a time. Statistically, Pacific Poker offers view-flop percentages, hands played per hour, and hand history. The software even allows you to choose between a male and female voice to enhance your playing experience.
Ring Game Traffic: A
The traffic at the ring games are great, but are usually concentrated to the fixed-limit holdem and holdem tournaments. There are usually about 3500 to 4500 players at peak hours and about 85% of those players play at the Holdem Tables.
Tournament traffic: A
Pacific Poker accomodates tournament traffic of 4,000 - 4,500 real-money players at peak hours.
Game Variety: A
The game variety at Pacific Poker is excellent as they now offer no-limit and pot-limit versions in the ring games. There are Holdem, Hi and Hi-Lo in Omaha and Seven-Card stud. There are also 1-on-1 tables. There are micro-limit tables down to $0.05/$0.10. Max limit is $15/$30 in all games, except for 1-on-1 ring game which still has only $3/$6.
Rake: B-
The rake rules of Pacific Poker are about average for the industry, with better offers at micro-levels and higher rake at the highest tables. With a "No Flop - No Drop" rake policy, Pacific Poker only rakes the pot when the flop is reached. $1.25 is the Maximum taken out of the pots of up to $1/$2 games. At limits below $1/$2 the house takes less than $1, which gives good value for low limit players. At higher limits, Pacific Poker rake max $4 and $5 on the $50-$100 tables.
Soft Competition: A+
The relationship with Casino.net allows Pacific Poker to reach many online gamblers. The quality of competition at Pacific Poker tables isn't the best because of this relationship, which usually translates to the highest number of "whales" around!
Sign-Up Bonus: B
Currently, it's 25% up to $100. You must wager 20 times the bonus amount, totaling $2000 to cash-out max bonus of $100. No requirements on raked hands.
Loyalty Bonus: B+
Pacific Poker offers a pretty good loyalty plan with points programs to reward those that bet. Every $10 bet on raked hands will get you One Bonus Point. Accumulate 100 bonus points and that equals to a $1 Bonus. Along with points, Pacific Poker also gives you a $50 for each referral you give and also gives $25 to that referral.
Promotions: A
Plenty of money tournaments, WSOP/WPT qualifiers, and Royal Flush/Bad Beat jackpots, and a great $50,000 guaranteed tournament every Sunday - small buy-in of $65.
Support: A
Fast response times at the email support as well as live chat and phone.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email, Phone, Chat
Email Confirmation/Receipt: Yes
Speed: Fast
Knowledge: OK
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 1-3 business days
Financial Security: A+
One of the biggest poker rooms in the world. Has top notch security to keep it there.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: A
Prompt cash outs and no fees. Very secure transactions.
Deposit options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, FirePay, Wire Transfer, Bank transfer, PaySafeC.
Withdrawal Options: NETeller, Wire Transfer (Direct Bank Account Transfer) and Bank Draft (Cashier's Check).
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Titan Poker - http://www.pokerletter.org/titan.php
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Summary: B+
Titan Poker is one of the new up and coming Poker Sites frmo the iPoker Network by Playtech. They have strongly built a strong network of strong players from their strong Casino ties. Their poker software comes in English, French, German and Italian. The interface is solid and the graphics are colorful and welcoming to an enjoyable experience. They have about 12-1400 players during peak hours and close to 2500 real money players during tournaments.
Software and Graphics: B+
Along with the language and solid graphics interface I mentioned before, Titan software has a nice buddy list function, game history feature, ability to take notes, several options for sound, pot/no-limit ring games, live floor managers and all types of tournaments to enter! Once the network of players have been strongly built up, it is possible to play up to 3 tables at the same time.
Ring Game Traffic: B
Titan Poker and the iPoker network had about 1,200-1,400 ring game players as of March 2006.
Tournament Traffic: B
The traffic at the tournaments is higher than at cash games when real money traffic can reach somewhere around 2,200-2,500 players at peak hours. Sit'N'Go tournaments are heavy promoted with Jackpot offers when you win 4-6 consecutive tournaments depending on what type pf Sit'N'Go ($2,000-$25,000 in extra cash).
Game Variety: B
Titan Poker has moderate game variety with Texas Holdem and Omaha Hi-Lo and High, which are available in both limit and pot-limit, and Texas Holdem no-limit as well. Table stakes are from $0.5/$1 to $30/$60 in the fixed games, with $0.25/$0.50 up to $10/$20 in pot-limit and no-limit versions (the fixed limit Omaha games have a bit lower maximum limits). There are both heads-up, sit-and-go and fixed schedule multi-table tournaments.
Rake: B-
The Titan Poker rake is actually above average compared to other online sites. The general policy is the standard 5% rake taken in increments up to $3. But on several types of tables there are lower max rakes. On fixed limit tables up to $1/$2 there is a $1 max rake. More importantly all tables with 2-3 players have a max rake of $1 and tables with 4-5 players have a $2 max rake - which also includes no-limit and pot-limit short handed games! Titan Poker also subscribes to the "no flop-no drop" policy.
Soft Competition: A
The relationship Titan Poker has with other Playtech client's casino sites provides a player network that is relatively soft. It's pretty easy for an aggressive player to take advantage of the regularly passive group of players. Also, as Playtech continues to recruit players from their casino sites, the potential of the games staying soft is relatively high.
Sign-Up Bonus: A
$500 sign-up bonus at 150% deposit match! One great feature about their bonuses is that they are paid in $10 increments and paid out on a daily basis. Standard promotion is 100% deposit match up to $500 bonus. There is a 90 day time limit to reach the required hands. For each played hand (getting dealt cards) in a raked pot a player earns 1-8 Stars depending rake taken. Stars are awarded as follows, $0.25/$0.50 rake give 1 Star, $0.51/$1.00 rake give 2 Stars, $1.01/$1.50 rake give 4 Stars, $1,51-$2,00 rake give 6 Stars and $2,01-$3,00 rake give 8 Stars. For each $1 in tournament fees 20 Stars are awarded. Each 1000 Stars give a $10 bonus, 1400 Stars 10 Euro, and 1800 Stars 10 GBP. Hence in order to clear the entire $500 bonus you need to have earned 50,000 Stars.
Loyalty Bonus: B+
Titan Poker uses a Player Point system as part of their good VIP program where loyal players get entered into special free rolls and can get high value re-load bonus offers. For each played hand (getting dealt cards) in a raked pot a player earns 1-11 points depending on rake taken and the players VIP level (Silver, Gold, Platinum-levels). Points are awarded as follows (Silver level), $0.25/$0.50 rake give 1 point, $0.51/$1.00 rake give 2 point, $1.01/$1.50 rake give 4 points, $1,51-$2,00 rake give 6 points and $2,01-$3,00 rake give 8 points. For each $1 in tournament fees 20 points are awarded (25 for Gold members and 30 for Platinum members).
Promotions: A+
There are a lot of promotions at Titan Poker since they are trying to build up their network of players. Aside from their weekly $1000 FreeRoll tournaments, there are quite a few of other free roll tournaments Titan likes to throw for its players. There are high hand and bad beat prizes as well as Jackpot Sit'N'Go's. Referrals earn you $75 per qualified friend and your friend receives a $25 welcome gift. The Referrer will receive an initial $25 bonus as soon as the Referred Friend has downloaded and installed the Titan Poker software and opened an account, and made a first deposit of at least $50. The payment of this $25 bonus will be made automatically, usually within 48 hours of the Referred Friend's opening of an account. The Referrer will receive an additional $50 bonus as he earns Stars at Titan Poker's ring games.
Support: A+
Great options with 24/7 telephone support as well as live online and email support at Titan Poker.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email, Phone, Chat
Email Confirmation/Receipt: Yes
Speed: Very fast
Knowledge: Good
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 48 hrs
Financial Security: A+
Secure and backed by Playtech.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: A
Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, FirePay, Moneybookers, InstaCash, InstaDebit, EcoCard, UseMyBank, wire transfer, bank draft and personal check.
Cash-Out Options: NETeller, FirePay, Moneybookers, InstaDebit, EcoCard, bank draft express and wire transfer.
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Party Poker - http://www.casinoletter.org/party1.php
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Summary: B
On October 9th, 2005, Party Poker cut off their four skin sites and began to act independently, which means they're not sharing same player base. But still Party Poker boasts the world's highest traffic in both ring games and tournaments. In addition to the huge traffic there are many other advantages with Party Poker, such as loose games, great promotions and loyalty program, special events and a membership referral program. The action is loose all the way up to the $30/$60 tables Recently, black jack, side bet (bet that the flop comes with all red cards etc), and deal making features was implemented in the software.
Software and Graphics: B
With its phenomenal growth, Party Poker has added servers and increased bandwidth in order to secure full reliability at 100,000 simultaneous players. Overall though, with the pretty decent interface and graphics, Party Poker has very good quality nowadays, in line with or better than most competitors. The maximum for multi-tabling is now up to 4 Tables. The downside of Party Poker Software is that the view flop percentages are not presented, neither are hands per hour rate. You see the average pot size of the last 20 hands. The personal playing statistics function is somewhat rudimentary, but works well. Player notes function is included as well as instant hand histories. New features like black jack, deal-making, and side bets are available while playing at a poker table. A nice feature is the very smooth table resizing option (which is especially good if you play on a lap top or other small screen). You have the option to "auto resize" all open tables meaning will resize and spread out evenly on the screen by the click of your finger. Resizing does not work for Omaha and 7-Card Stud games. Overall, the software is really good for the amount of traffic it has to deal with every day.
Ring Game Traffic: A+
By 2003, Party Poker was already had the largest amount of traffic of any Poker Site in the World. Almost 14,000 players reside at the tables of the many ring games Party Poker has to offer. Recently, the traffic has dropped about 15% due to cutting off 4 subsidiaries from their network.
Tournament Traffic: A+
The enormity of Party Poker makes it easy to understand why Party Poker probably hosts 70% of the world's Texas Hold'em tournaments. The traffic reaches somewhere between 40,000-60,000 real money tournament players at peak hours.
Game Variety: B
The game variety is as good as it gets due to the sheer volume of traffic Party Poker receives; Holdem, Omaha and 7-Card-Stud in both High and Hi-Lo. However, Party Poker does not offer certain games such as heads-up matches, draw poker, crazy pineapple, etc. Sit'n'Go tournaments are offered from $200 levels down to $5. Stakes offered in the Holdem section are (1) Limit Texas Holdem from $100-$200 down to $0.5-$1 and (2) No-Limit/Pot-Limit Holdem from $10-$20 down to $0.10-$0.25.
Rake: C-
Party Poker's rake is not so attractive, as it highly disfavors the low limit games. The higher limit games actually have a comparably low rake. The rake runs as high as 10% in $0.50/$1 and $1/$2 games, as 50 cent is raked when the pot reaches $5. This holds true also for the tournaments, where good value only is provided at the higher stakes. 20% fee in $5 games and 8% fee in $100 games.
Soft Competition: B+
Party Poker has been able to maintain loose games over time, with the constant influx of beginners and gamblers looking for action. Even at "middle limit online games" this holds true - you can typically find very soft games even up to $2/$4 in no-limit and $5/$10 in fixed limit, whereas on most other poker rooms these stakes will give you rather tough opposition.
Sign-Up Bonus: C
Currently, Pokerletter is offering a 20% up to $100 with code "PokerLetter."
Loyalty Bonus: B+
It gets better and better, now there are both a big frequent player points program as well as numerous re-deposit promotions in which you get 15%-25% up to $100 maximum.
Support: B+
The 24/7 telephone support now often responds in under a minute, which like warp speed compared to a couple of years ago! The support is nowadays very knowledgeable on promotions and other trickier issues. Email has worked OK, even though the response times were a bit long.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email, phone
Email Confirmation/Receipt: No
Speed: OK
Knowledge: OK
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 24 - 48 hrs
Financial Security: A+
Top score, the leading online poker room in the world, and no earlier recorded problems.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: B+
Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, Western Union, Citadel (US only), eChecks (by iGM-Pay), bank draft, cashier's check, money order, check.
Cash-Out options: NETeller, wire transfer, check, eChecks (by iGM-Pay).
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Paradise Poker - http://www.casinoletter.org/paradise.php
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Summary: B
Paradise Poker has one of the best software around and boasts very high traffic in both cash games and tournaments. Paradise Poker was the pioneer in online poker and its software has served as model for the entire industry. Paradise Poker has great game variation with almost all games, as well good sit'n'go tournament coverage and plenty of heads-up games. Security and email support is also good. There are a few drawbacks: low bonus offers, few promotions and very tight games. Real money player statistics for Paradise Poker: 3,000-3,500 ring game players at peak hours; 12,000 - 14,000 tournament players at peak hours.
Software and Graphics: A
Paradise Poker is widely regarded as a poker software leader (together with Poker Stars and Ultimate Bet) with its clean, sleek and reliable graphics and software. The platform is one of the fastest and stable in the industry. It supports notes on other players and has good statistics functions. The precise pot size is not provided numerically, unless you run the cursor over the pot. Some players have complained that the software can get a little messy, if the computer does not support all needed plug-ins etc, mentioning problems with the interface and some functionality. Most people praise the software though.
Ring Game Traffic: A
Paradise Poker used to reign supreme as the world's largest poker site for years. But with the rapid growth in popularity of online poker and online poker competition, they have fallen to 3rd and 5th in the world. However, the traffic is still much higher today than back then and the number of real money ring game players at peak hours is currently 3,000 - 3,500.
Tournament Traffic: A
The traffic at the tournaments is very good, also at the sit'n'go tables. At peak hours the number of real money tournament players now reaches between 12,000 and 14,000.
Game Variety: A
Paradise Poker's game variety is one of the best in the industry, including no-limit and pot-limit at most standard games and more rare games such as five-card draw, five-card stud and crazy pineapple.
Rake: C
Paradise Poker's rake is less attractive than the average in the industry, at least when it comes to lower limit games. This holds true also for the tournaments, where good value only is provided at the higher stakes.
Soft Competition: C
If you are looking to make easy money - you have come to the wrong place! Paradise Poker is notorious for the quality of the players and the tightness of the games, where full mid-stakes Holdem games rarely has a view flop percentage over 40%. In fact, you often see it creep down under 30% and even 25% in the higher stakes games. But on the other hand, to be a consistent winner at Paradise Poker after paying the rakes is a sure ego-booster! Paradise Poker is a great place to test your skills and apply what you've learned and also see how much more you need to learn.
Sign-Up Bonus: C
The 25% deposit bonus, limited to $50 is under average. Play 500 raked hands, in which you just get dealt cards, within any time limit to get the $50 (equals 10 raked pots per bonus dollar). Partial bonus in $10 increments is paid out.
Loyalty Bonus: C
Paradise Poker offers a refer-a-friend program where the referrer gets a $50 bonus and the referral also gets $50 bonus (minimum deposit is $50).
Promotions: B-
Overall the standard promotions are OK, but there could still be a bit more considering the very high traffic. Typically, landmark hand number bonus is used. Lately they have large prize money in tournaments and some promotions for frequent players. They know they need to get better!
Support: B-
Paradise Poker has great email support, extremely quick and always professional. You often get an answer in a minute. However there is no live or telephone support.
24/7 Support: Yes
Support Features: Email
Email Confirmation/Receipt: Yes
Speed: Fast
Knowledge: Good
Avg. NETeller Pay-Out Time: 12-24 hrs
Financial Security: A+
Paradise Poker should be very secure, as one of the very top half dozen poker rooms in the world, with no earlier recorded problems. Top score.
Deposit & Withdrawal Options: B
Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, wire transfer, bank draft.
Cash-Out Options: VISA, NETeller, FirePay and check.
* The Advantage of Having Multiple Accounts: i.e. Party Poker & Titan Poker
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(Setting up Accounts on Different Sites)
You might be asking yourself why you need two accounts... It has its benefits.
1.) You can earn monthly deposit bonuses from both sites.
2.) You can have multiple screen names to further anonymity.
3.) You can multi-table up to as many games as you can handle.**
**Note: You cannot play at the same table with multiple accounts.
The best bonuses, constant action, high volumes of players and a competitive atmosphere are important factors to consider before signing up for any profitable poker room. We try our best to provide you with the best options available on the net.
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