Cake Poker Software

The software at Cake Poker is shared by all members of the Cake Gaming Network. Players are represented by avatars depicting various men and women and luckily can be switched off as it gets quite confusing where actual players are located. The table is a faded green with the Cake Poker logo on it, trimmed in a leather-looking edge. The chairs are arranged around the table on a tile floor with red-curtain background. Players can be represented by the avatars or simple placards at the player's choosing. Four color deck with 6 different card backs are available. Players have a note-taking function [with auto-wrap feature] with player "tagging" function built in and both a statistics screen and hand histories are available at a click of the mouse.

The cash game menu has Players Seeing the flop percentages as well as Average Pot and Hands Per Hour information allowing players the opportunity to play and filter tables by any of these methods. Their are many filters available so that players can pick NL, FL or even Omaha or 7-Stud by making a few easy clicks.

The tournament menu is as equally manipulated as the cash game menu and has filters for just about everything a tournament or SnG player could. Some of the bigger sites could learn a thing or two from the easy of use that the menus at Cake Poker provide.

Cake Poker has had problems in the past with frequent disconnects and severe software lag. Although their still is a tendency when you sign into your account for the software to freeze, it clears up in a matter of seconds and doesn't represent a problem overall. However, players who multi-table more than a half-dozen tables complain that the software does lag and that occasionally they get disconnected.

Cake Poker Traffic

Cake Poker shares it's traffic with other members of the Cake Gaming Network. The Cake Poker player base during weekdays is between 4-7,000 players. On weekends and in the evenings, player traffic can be anywhere from 5,000 players to 10,000 players. However, it can be sporadic at times.

Cake Poker Games

Cake Poker offers a variety of games for their players to choose from. Cash games, tournaments and SnGs are all available.

Cake Poker offers Texas Holdem in NL, PL and Fixed Limit varieties. Although they offer FL in stakes ranging from $0.02/$0.04 to $100/$200, most play centers around $1/$2 and below with seldom-filled $3/$6 and $5/$10 in peak times. Pot Limit is rarely trafficked, although, once again, in peak hours sometimes a game may get going. NL is offered in buy-in ranging from NL4 to NL100K. NL Fullring and NL400 6-Max are generally the highest buy-ins trafficked, but players can find NL1000 with 3 or 4 players on the table.

Omaha is offered in its Pot Limit and sees decent traffic in its PL4 through PL600 stakes. Although it is offered as high as PL100K, it basically only sees action at these lower stakes. Omaha Fixed Limit is offered, but scarcely sees any traffic. Omaha Hi/Lo is available in all forms, but only really trafficked in Pot Limit and No Limit. Pot Limit is offered from PL4 to PL5000 and NL is offered from NL4 to NL600. Most of the traffic in both games are relegated to the lower stakes.

There are tabs available for 7-Stud in High and Hi/Lo variants but there are no tables available at this time.

Tournaments are offered in NL, PL and FL formats in both Holdem and Omaha. They run satellites, freerolls, standard generic freezouts as well as guaranteed prizepool and WSOP super-satellites. Cake Poker has a weekly $12,000 Guarantee at 9:00PM EST.

Cake Poker offers SnGs, although most are of the single table variety. Cake Poker does offer $1, $6 and $10 30-player SnGs Their single table SnGs are offered in HU, 6-max and full 10-player formats. Players can find buy-ins as low as $1+$0.10 and as high as $5000+$100. There are turbos, satellites to events like the WSOP. These are available in NL and FL for Holdem, and PL for Omaha.

Cake Poker Promotions

Cake Poker is offering members of ITH a 110% up to $600 first time signup bonus for those members using one of ITH's banners or links. Use Cake Poker Sign Up Bonus Code: ITHFGO.

Players will have 3 months from deposit to clear the bonus in it's entirety. The bonus clears in $10 increments. Players will need to earn 16.67 FPPs per $1 in bonus.

Free Gift Offer

Cake Poker currently belongs to the Free Gift Offer at ITH. Players who open a real money account with Cake Poker through one of ITH's links or banners and deposit are eligible for the Free Gift Offer. Players will need to deposit a minimum of $100 and accumulate a minimum of 1200 FPPs to qualify for the Free Gift Offer.

After satisfying your requirements, simply go into the Free Gift Offer webpage and click on the "Finished the Requirements? Claim Now!" button and fill out the criteria to receive your free gift.

Restrictions: Players who have already opened a play money or real money account at Cake Poker are not eligible for this offer. If you already have an account, opening up a new account with a different username does not make you eligible for the free book. This offer is exclusive to www.InternetTexasHoldem.com so you must use one of the links provided on this website. Accounts set up through other websites are not eligible for the free books. Please ensure that you follow the directions provided to ensure that you receive proper credit for the free gifts.

Rakeback

Players who sign up through ITH will also receive rakeback from Cake Poker. The current rakeback percentage at Cake Poker is 33%.

Cake Poker tracks all the revenue you generate playing poker and pays the rakeback directly into your account. Please note, only poker revenue (tournament entry fees, and the rake revenue Cake Poker credits to your play in cash games) is eligible for rakeback, and that all revenue numbers are generated and tracked by Cake Poker directly.

Cake deducts bonuses from your MGR. So, if you generate $100 in revenue and clear $10 in bonus, your rakeback is calculated on the $90 remaining. Also, Cake deducts other promotional costs from MGR, including Gold Card Daily Lottery Awards, Gold Card 500 (or similar) winnings, and purchases from the Cake Shop. Winnings from Giveaway or Added Money tournaments are not deducted and withdrawal/deposit fees are generally exempt as well, though Cake Poker reserves the right to deduct these fees in the case of abuse. 

Rakeback is paid directly into your account by Cake Poker on or about the 5th of the month for the previous month's play. So, on June 5th, the first rakeback payments will be processed for all play from May 1st to May 31st.

For information on this exclusive offer, please click here.

Sunday $50,000 Guarantee Rebuy

Every Sunday, Cake Poker hosts their $50,000 Guaranteed Prizepool tournament at 3:00PM EST. Players may buy-in directly for $100+$9. Players can qualify in satellites for as low as $2+$0.20 or 4 Gold Chips.

Sunday $125,000 Guarantee

Every Sunday, Cake Poker hosts their $125,000 Guaranteed Prizepoool tournament at 5:00PM EST. Players may buy-in directly for $150+$12. Players can qualify in satellites for as low as $2+$0.20 or 5 Gold Chips.

Monthly $250,000 Guarantee

On the last Sunday of each month, Cake Poker hosts their $250,000 Guaranteed Prizepool tournament at 5:00PM EST. Players may buy-in directly for $300+$20 or satellite in for as little as $3+$0.30 or 2 Gold Chips.

Aussie Millions 2010

It's the event that holds a reputation as the world's friendliest and richest poker festival outside of the USA. Players come from all over the world to enjoy Aussie hospitality, 'winter' sunshine and of course, the poker action of Aussie Millions.

Hosted by the Crown Casino in the heart of Melbourne, the Aussie Millions spans 17 days and 20 events with buy-ins ranging from $1K to over $100K. This year's Main Event is expected to pull in 800 players and an estimated $10 Million prize pool - OY!

The Aussie Millions Prize Package:

$10,500 AUD NLH Main Event seat playing January 24th to January 31st, 2010.

A 10 night stay at the luxurious Crown Promenade January 22nd to February 1st.

Entry to the official Aussie Millions Welcome Party- January 22nd.

Entry to the Aussie Millions $50,000 Freeroll - January 26th.

Entry to the Aussie Millions Farewell Party - January 31st.

Cake Poker Aussie Millions tournament gear pack.

$1,500 cash to help with travel expenses.

Aussie Millions Satellites
Win your $13,000 Aussie Millions prize package for as little as $3, starting September through December 27th. Take your pick of cash and Gold Chip satellites. Cake Poker's first Aussie Millions $13K qualifier plays Sunday, September 27th.

Irish Poker Open

Staring December 17th, Cake Poker is giving you the chance to get rich in a tournament rich in history. In the early 1980's, Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar and Amarillo Slim made an Easter pilgrimage to Dublin to compete against the best of the Irish. The tradition continues decades later. Join the tradition with Team Cake, Easter weekend 2010 in Dublin.

The Event
The 2010 Irish Open features Euro3,500 main event playing April 2nd to 5th at The Burlington Hotel, located just a wee ways from the center Dublin. Last year's field drew 700 players and an international, legendary crowd is once again expected in 2010.

Each Cake Poker $7,500 prize package includes:

Irish Open main event seat Euro3,200+Euro300 playing April 2nd to 5th in Dublin, Ireland.

A 5 night stay in The Burlington Hotel (host venue) starting April 1st.

$1,700 travel cash to help you get there.

Cake Poker meet & greet and a coveted official Cake Poker tournament gear pack.

Making Team Cake
Cake Poker is building a Team Cake for the Irish Open main event via daily satellites beginning Thursday, December 17th. Their first direct qualifier plays Sunday, December 27th at 4:00PM EST.

Reindeer Games

Everyone can join in Cake Poker's Reindeer Games. With over $50,000 in cash and prizes to be won December 20th to 27th, you could be shouting with glee this holiday season with a pair of tickets to the Super Bowl, seats in the World Series of Poker, a mega flat-screen TV and much, much more. Plus, by playing in any one or all of Cake Poker's Reindeer Games, you'll earn a seat in the Reindeer Game $10,000 Final.

Freeroll into Millions

Get a free piece of Cake with their Freeroll into Millions satellite series now playing under the Freeroll tab within Tournaments.

Freeroll into Millions will run through the New Year, giving you the opportunity to parlay freeroll wins in to thousands of dollars while playing in Cake Poker's biggest guarantees. In fact, their Freeroll into Millions satellites series will give you access to over one million dollars in guaranteed Cake prize pools.

Freeroll into Millions Gold Chip Giveaway
Prizepool: 600 Gold Chips
Times: 9:30AM & 7:30PM EST M,W,F. 2:30PM & 12:30AM EST, Tu,Th,Sa

Freeroll into Millions $250,000 Satellite
Prizepool: 20 Seats to Freeroll into Millions $250k Semi-Final ($800 value)
Times: 2:30PM & 12:30AM EST M,W,F. 9:30AM & 7:30PM EST Tu,Th,Sa.

Freeroll into Millions $250,000 Semi-Final
Prizepool: Direct Qualifier for Cake Poker's Monthly $250,000 Guarantee
Time: 3:00PM EST

Freeroll into Millions $250,000 Semi-Final is open to freeroll qualifiers. Direct entry is available to all players for $37+$3. One seat in their $250,000 Guarantee will be awarded for every $215 in the prize pool.

Gold Cards

CakePoker has created 260,000 Gold Cards and tucked them safely away in their secure Gold Card Vault. Each Gold Card is stamped with a unique 'Series 3' seal, making these 260,000 cards the only 'Series 3' Gold Cards in existence.

You will win Gold Cards by playing at real money Ring Games. Each time you're dealt cards, one or both of the first 2 cards you are dealt may transform into a Gold Card at the end of the hand even if you folded your cards during the hand.

Gold Cards are chosen via Cake Poker's Random Number Generator (RNG) when a certain amount of rake is collected. This amount is reached much more quickly at a $2/4 FL table than a $.25/.50 FL table. When the appropriate amount of rake is collected the RNG chooses a Gold Card from the Vault. However, there is no guarantee that the selected Gold Card will match any players 'hole cards'. If there is no match then another Gold Card is randomly chosen each hand until a match is found. This may take several hands and may even coincide with the selection of the next Gold Card if enough rake has been collected. Therefore the same player may be awarded of 2 or more Gold Cards in a row.

Once you've won a Gold Card, the fun doesn't stop there. Every day, CakePoker will announce a Gold Card Daily Lottery. The Lottery will allow players who have the winning Gold Cards in their collection to redeem them for cash or tickets to exclusive tournaments. Or, players can choose to hold on to their Gold Cards and try to redeem them for larger Series 2 Guaranteed Prizes, including our $52,000 Gold Card Jackpot.

Gold Card 500

The Gold Card 500 is a race. For this leaderboard, your Gold Cards collected at the tables are converted in to miles. Place in the Top Ten mile collectors of each weekly race, and Cake Poker will reward you with instant cash of up to $500.

Gold Chips

CakePoker introduces the Gold Chip rewards program. This unique program is designed to generously reward you for your frequent play.

How do I earn Gold Chips?

When you play at real money games or pay tournament fees, you will earn Frequent Player Points (FPP). As you accumulate FPPs, you begin to fill in your Gold Chip Meter. Once your Gold Chip Meter is full, you will receive the Gold Chip that is viewed here to the right of the meter . Once you earn a Gold Chip, it is yours to keep. Redeem it whenever you'd like or save it and collect more.

What do I do with my Gold Chip?

Every week you can redeem your Gold Chip for a shot at Cake Poker's Weekly Gold Chip Giveaways. These tournaments may change from week to week (Limit Omaha one week, NL Hold'em the next). Since your Gold Chips do not expire, you are free to use whenever you wish.
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Every week you can redeem your Gold Chips for a shot at our Weekly Chip Buy-in Giveaway. These tournaments may change from week to week (Limit Omaha one week, NL Hold'em the next). Since your Gold Chips do not expire, you are free to use whenever you wish.
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Save up your Gold Chips to redeem for items from the Cake Shop.

Refer A Friend

Looks like you can put a price on friendship. Invite your friends over to Cake Poker and they'll top up both your accounts with up to $100 in Bonus Cash. Here's how it works:

Refer a friend to Cake Poker and have them enter your email address when creating their new Cake Poker Players Account.

Once your friend makes their first deposit, Cake Poker will match their deposit in both your Pending Bonus accounts, to a max of $100.

Your friend will receive his 100% Deposit Bonus in addition to Cake Poker's Refer a Friend Match Bonus offer to reap up to $200 in Cake rewards right off the bat.

Cake Poker Stability

All communications between the client program running on your computer and the Cake Poker server in Curacao are encrypted using the accepted industry standard 256-bit TwoFish encryption algorithm. The unique cards dealt to each player are delivered exclusively to that particular player's computer thus maintaining privacy and integrity of play. Packet-sniffing by other players cannot be used to gain any advantage. Cake Poker uses the cryptographically-secure RNG system found in Microsoft’s CryptoAPI. "Cryptographically secure" means that the RNG is so completely random that even a large amount of computer analysis cannot predict or detect patterns in the output, a fact that has been validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Cake Poker Security

Cake Gaming N.V. is a limited-liability business corporation incorporated in Curaçao, Dutch Antilles, and is registered and carries on business in Curaçao in full compliance with Dutch Antilles law. Cake Poker is licensed and regulated by the Government of Curacao, Dutch Antilles. They operate under Curacao's leading, regulated and proven Gaming Licensing & Hosting provider, Cyberluck. Credit card transactions are processed by Veneelco Ltd., Eagle Star House CY PO 3030 Theklas Lysiota 35 - Cyprus, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cake Gaming N.V.

Cake Poker Customer Service

Although Cake Poker doesn't have a live chat option or telephonic customer support, they have email customer support. Their email customer service has a lot of room for improvement as players and ITH tend to have had poor turnaround times on having their emails answered. Cake Poker payouts are handled in industry standard times with NETeller being a truly fast option.

Cake Poker Poker Tracker Compatibility

Cake Poker is completely incompatible with Poker Tracker . Should this condition change in the future, ITH will update this information.

Ability to Multitable at Cake Poker

Player can play an unlimited amount of tables on Cake Poker, simultaneously.

Multiple Cake Poker Accounts per Household

Multiple Household account are allowed to exist, but Cake Poker warns that any abuse of this privilege is subject to having all account frozen and any assets seized.

Cake Poker Tournaments with Overlays

A tournament overlay is the result of guaranteed prize money that is not offset by the participant's buy-ins. As such, all freerolls and FPP freerolls always offer an overlay.

As a smaller site, Cake Poker generally generates overlays on it's guaranteed tournaments. Some of these overlays can be quite lucrative, while others will offer a decent overlay. Players will find that most of the time that overlays occur at Cake Poekr will generally be in the early morning hours or late at night.