Poker.com
Poker.com Online Poker Room Review
Overview

Poker.com is the only online poker room with instant payments. They offer
cutting edge, previously unseen features and a huge $35,000 in weekly
freeroll tournaments. The Poker.com free poker download gives you access to
one of the very best poker rooms online, with thousands of live players and
many types of poker to play. Poker.com's brand new poker software features
brilliant table graphics and realistic game play. You will love playing poker
against other real players from all over the world.  

Poker.com offers Hold'em poker in Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit games. The
Poker.com software also lets you try Omaha poker in No limit, Limit and Pot
Limit style. If you just want to play for fun you can practice in their free
money rooms. When you are more familiar with the software and the games,
you can make a deposit and play real people for real money from all over the
world.

Current Promotions

2006 World Series of Poker Satellites

Poker.com wants to send you to the 2006 World Series of Poker main event.
They will be running daily satellite tournaments giving players the chance to
be in Las Vegas in July 2006 for poker's most prestigious event. Grand final
satellite winners will be awarded a $12,500 package that includes their
buy-in to the $10,000 WSOP main event, a Poker.com VIP gift bag and $2500
travel & spending money.

Here's how the satellite structure works:

There are 4 levels of satellites: Qualifiers >> Quarter Finals >> Semi Finals >>
Grand Finals

Qualifiers
Sit & Go - $5 + 50¢:  Two $22 Quarter Final entry coupons awarded and 3rd
place receives a 2nd chance at the Qualifier level
MTT - from just $1 + 10¢. One Quarter final entry coupon awarded for every
$22 of buy-ins
Quarter Finals
Sit & Go - $20 + $2:  Two $88 Semi Final entry coupons awarded and 3rd
place receives a 2nd chance at the Quarter Final level
MTT - from just $8 + 80¢. One Semi Final entry coupon awarded for every $88
of buy-ins
Semi Finals
Sit & Go - $80 + $8:  Two $275 Grand Final entry coupons awarded and 3rd
place receives a 2nd chance at the Semi Final level
MTT - from just $25 + $2.50. One Grand Final entry coupon awarded for every
$275 of buy-ins
Grand Finals
MTT - $250 + $25 buy-in and 1 x $12,500 WSOP package awarded for every
50 entries
Players may either buy in at their chosen level, or win their way up through
the satellite levels using coupons for entry into the tournaments. There are
Sit & Go or Multi Table satellite tournaments available, both of which are
available at the same levels and will accept the same satellite entry coupons.
Satellite tournaments are already running daily in the Poker.com software.
Just go to the Tournaments >> Satellite tab.

Over $35,000 in Weekly Freeroll Tournaments

$20,000 Weekly Freeroll

Poker.com offers a $20,000 Freeroll every Sunday at 14:00 EST, for players
that have earned at least 2000 comp points in the previous 7 days.

$4,000 Freerolls

On Mondays and Wednesday nights at 18:00 EST, Poker.com holds a $4000
freeroll for all members that have earned at least 1500 comp points in the
previous 7 days.

$500 Initial Depositors Freeroll

Make an initial deposit at Poker.com and you will gain a coupon valid for 7
days entry into their daily $500 initial depositors freeroll.

$100 Freerolls every 3 Hours

Open to any Poker.com member.

Refer A Friend

Earn $50 for each friend that you refer to Poker.com. Your referred friend will
get a coupon to enter their biggest daily freeroll and once they have played
100 raked hands after depositing, $50 will be automatically deposited to your
player wallet balance. So start referring your friends now.

100% First Deposit Bonus

Make your first deposit with
Poker.com today and earn a 100% bonus on
deposits up to $100! That's $100 free on deposits of $100. Enter the bonus
code "100PERCENT" in the cashier when making your initial deposit.

Plus, when you make your first deposit at Poker.com you will also recieve
entry to the $500 Daily Initial Depositors Freerolls for 7 days.

How do I receive my 100% sign up bonus on deposits up to $100?

This current offer has the following play requirements:

$1 paid per 200 comp points.
For each 2000 comp points you earn, $10 of your bonus will be paid.
After you make your first deposit you will have an entire 90 days to complete
the promotion.

Poker Games Offered

Poker.com offers it's players the following poker games:

Texas Hold'em (No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit)
Omaha (No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit)

Limits and Rake

Poker.com offers Texas Hold'em and Omaha games with limits ranging from
$.05/$.10 to $25/$50.

Poker.com enforces a "No flop - No drop" policy. Pots are not raked in
Hold'em or Omaha unless the flop is seen. The rake at Poker.com is in line
with the competition. Generally, a 5% rake, with a $1 - $3 cap is the rule.
Shorthanded games have an abbreviated cap to allow for more play. Caps on
the rakes are similar to that of other sites, and in line with industry standard.

Deposit Options

Poker.com offers the following options for deposits:

Visa
Mastercard
Click2Pay
NetTeller
instaCash
Citadel (US and Canada players)

Frequent Player Points

Poker.com offers it's players Comp Points. Comp Points are awarded for
Hold'em or Omaha games.

How do I earn Comp Points?

Comp points can be earned by playing eligible tournaments and real money
ring games at Poker.com.

Tournaments award a fixed comp point amount. The amount is shown on the
tournament details screen when you register.
Ring Games award comp points in blocks for every 15 consecutive hands. For
every 15 hands you are dealt, you will be awarded a block of comp points.
Comp points are not awarded for heads up (2 player max) ring games.
What can I do with my Comp Points?

Comp points are used for a number of purposes at Poker.com, including:

Tracking your eligibility requirements to earn sign up bonuses, reload
bonuses and freeroll tournament coupons.
Accumulation of points to purchase merchandise from the Poker.com store  
Running totals are used to evaluate eligibility for exclusive offers and special
player's clubs.

Software and Playability

In short, software and playabilty are excellent. Poker.com has brand new
poker software with cutting edge previously unseen features. Tables, lobby
and cashier are a breeze to use. The functions are found quite quickly, which
is great if you're new to the software and not sure where the buttons are.
Expect fast loading graphics, animation and superb all round playability.

Features

Expose One Card - Let your opponents know you weren't bluffing by showing
your ace without having to show your deuce kicker!
Tag Players - Think someone is a fish? Then tag them so you know the next
time you meet them at the table. Choose your own custom description to go
with their range of player tags.
Player Box Accolades - Win a big tournament at Poker.com and you are
issued with a player box accolade to make sure that your achievement goes
down in history. Earn more than one and you get to choose which accolade
to display.
Create a Custom Game or Tournament - Create your own Poker.com table or
tournament at any time to play against friends or foes.
Rabbit Hunt - If you win a hand before the river card is dealt, players have
the option of clicking the "Rabbit Hunt" button to see what cards were on the
way. But the penalty is that you have to show the table what your hole cards
were.
Dynamic Table Backgrounds - Make it to the Final Table of a Poker.com
tournament and the table actually changes! Play in a WSOP Satellite and
you'll be playing on WSOP tables! In the future, players will be able to earn
the right to design their own custom table backgrounds and use them in
custom tournaments. There's no boring, nondescript tables that look the
same at Poker.com, they change depending on what type of game or
tournament you are playing.
Speech Bubbles and Smilies - Want to express yourself with more than just
text? Well you can by selecting a smilie from their "List Smilies" menu or by
typing the related code, such as :), into the chat box. Table chat can also
appear as speech bubbles so you can easily see who is talking.

Customer Service

Poker.com support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For any
questions or concerns regarding deposits, withdrawals, the poker software,
downloading, rules, terms and conditions, technical problems, disconnections
or game related inquiry you can email their 24 hour customer support at
support@pokercs.com. If your query relates to a specific game, they ask that
you include the table and game number in your email.

Support is very attentive and quick to respond to questions. Live chat is
available for deposit and withdrawal enquiries and Poker.com staff can often
be seen interacting with players in the lobby chat, on the tables or in the
Poker.com forum.
Attention AOL, Yahoo and Hotmail Users: AOL, Yahoo and Hotmail accounts
can block email replies from the Poker.com customer service team. Before you
email for support ensure you allow all emails from Poker.com  & Pokercs.com
in your 'Mail & Spam Controls' section of the AOL software or add us to you
Mail Filters/Safe Lists or you will not receive any of our replies.

With brand new, cutting edge software, a 100% First Deposit Bonus and over
$35,000 in Weekly Freerolls, it's time to join
Poker.com today!
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