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Seeing as online poker is booming, it makes some sense for me to bring you some brief reviews of the best online poker rooms.
To be honest, I'm crap at poker myself, so I asked a few players for their opinions on which poker rooms were top of their list
and basically, those are the ones you see below. I've also set up a load of poker tournament RSS feeds which you can either place
in your blogs or on your websites, or use for recreational purposes. They carry daily poker tournaments and freerolls from some
20 of the busiest poker rooms on the Web.
Click any image or link to visit the poker room.
Pokerstars is
without doubt the #1 online poker room with the busiest network and a massive selection of daily tournaments. It runs
on it's own busy network and is represented by a wealth of poker pros including Negreanu, Raymer, Moneymaker and Hachem. It
is also the only poker room (as I write) to offer a stanadlone download client for Apple Mac poker players.
New poker players might find it a tad daunting in that you get a large number of very experienced and clever players at
Pokerstars, and it probably lacks teh "coolness" of Full Tilt Poker (see below), but most players aspire to Pokerstars
at some stage so chances are you will end up here one day. My suggestion would be to install it now anyway, have a look
around and if you feel you're not quite ready for full-on poker, then grab one of the other poker rooms below too so you
have a choice. Visit
Pokerstars...»
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Full Tilt
(or "FTP" as it is commonly known) is currently the "cool" place to play. The software is pretty easy to use and it has a
very busy network that is proprietary with a unique design. The support is a tad slower than most poker rooms and the bonus
is distinctly average, but it's a easy to use interface and is supported by poker stars like Ivey and Benyamine. It's a very
popular poker room and the tournament choice is good for newbies and pros alike.
Of all the poker rooms I've tried, I have to admit to finding this the friendliest place, although it's not without
it's idiots, and as for action - there was always plenty at any time of day. Definately recommended if you don't mind
slow support. Visit
FTP...»
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You can't really talk about the top poker rooms without a mention for World Poker Tour who unsurprisingly have their own poker room,
although US players should note that they are not accepted here (unlike FTP and Pokerstars above). WPT
differs from the other poker rooms above in that they have chosen to go on a pre-existing poker network, in this case the
Cryptologic network which, while not as busy as the rooms above, does have a much broader cross-section of players and
is probably the pick of the bunch for newbies.
That said, Crypto's "Pro View" module in the software is really awesome and makes it easy for experienced players
to multi-table quickly and easily. As you'd expect, you can easily join the WPT and EPT qualifiers at World Poker Tour
and go for a chance of a seat in the finals. Well worth a look. Visit WPT Poker Room...»
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Bet365
is different to the other poker rooms above in that it is not just a dedicated poker room, but also offers an excellent
online casino and sportsbook. Thus you can transfer funds between all 3 and it makes life easy for the more "complete"
gambler. Also worth noting that, like the WPT above, it doesn't take US players.
Bet365 is the most popular portal in Asia and in the Top 3 in Europe for several reasons, but mainly because they provide multi-language
support and very quick payouts. As far as the poker room itself goes, it runs on the very popular and busy iPoker network and
like most iPoker poker rooms has a large selection of poker tournaments, satellites and qualifiers. It's a top-notch room and
a good place to start, especially for less experienced poker players. Visit Bet365 Poker...»
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