1. POKER.COM, Site Rating

[RiverCascade]

"POKER.COM", REVIEW BY CATEGORY

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Games/Levels I Play:
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Additional Brief Comments:

[philhux]

Games/Levels I Play: $1/2 SH Limit, Tourneys and Sng's
Customer Service: 8
Software: 2 (hate the tabbed tables)
Bonuses- Offering: 4
Bonuses- Earning: 1 - clears so slow
Cashout Speed: 8
Ease of Competition: 7
Traffic Volume: 6
Favorite/most profitable time of day(s) to play: ??? not sure yet

I don't like the software and the bonus is rubbish so I don't think I will be played there too much

[Caligard]

Games/Levels I Play: 2/4 Limit / NL50
Customer Service: 10*
Software: 9
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Ease of Competition: 8
Traffic Volume: 5
Favorite/most profitable time of day(s) to play:

*These guys get two thumbs up for coming to the rescue of me and 9 other Check N Raise promotion winners, where our WSOP seats were cancelled due to lack of funds.

They caught wind of the story and paid for 50,000 worth of packages out of their goodwill. Tough to imagine a better management team who is this player friendly. Link: http://www.poker.com/blog/ (June 18 entry)

Some notes on their software: it is unique with such things as all/in winning percentages, cards flip face up on cash game all-ins, medals by your avatar signifying any tournaments you have won, imo generous freerolls.

[maddogmike]

Games/Levels I Play: Limit Holdem mostly Full Ring 0.25/50 - 2/4
Customer Service: 9
Software: 8
Bonuses- Offering: 7
Bonuses- Earning: 3
Cashout Speed: haven't tried yet
Ease of Competition: 9
Traffic Volume: 4
Favorite/most profitable time of day(s) to play:

Additional Brief Comments: They've made great strides in the software. Multiple windows can be open, and they're re-sizable. The game speed has picked up a lot too. They are not PT compatible which is a plus for me, because I think it keeps the sharks away. On Heads Up play there is no cap on the number of raises. This is a nice feature when you can find a maniac wanting to donate his stack on a hopeless bluff. My only complaint would be the Hand History can not be opened on a table as a seperate window. Bonus earning isn't that easy, but I prefer clubbing Fish over beating my head against a Rock. Not many Rocks here.

I definately recommend this site to those who can play without PT and GT+