Sun Poker Software

Sun Poker uses the Playtech software of the iPoker network. The Playtech software allows for an easy flow of the game and smooth graphics. You won't be disappointed with how well it runs.

The poker tables at Sun Poker consists of a reddish-crimsonfelt. The table is trimmed in orange with a floor carpet background that is dark. Players are represented by avatars, although there are not much of a variety and these avatars can be toggled off, so as to allow for a placcard representation. The note-taking function does not allow for a wrap-around of text. Players can toggle the cards into four-color mode. Players can access their Hand Histories for up to 3 months after play.

Main menu features are quite good. Players can easily filter limit and no-limit cash games as they see fit. Players can also set up their SnGs and MTTs as they set their filters. Cash game menus provide players with Average Pot Sizes, Players to the Flop percentages and Hands Per Hour, allowing them to quickly and easily discover which games are the most profitable . SnG and Tournament menus are, likewise, easily filterable and players can sort tournaments by a wide variety of means. The cashier, customer support, promotion and options screens are all available in the main menu.

There are a few small problems with the Sun Poker software. Players cannot click pre-action buttons and drag-off the button if they change their minds.

Sun Poker's software has a tendency to disconnect players. Re-connecting is not automatic. This is a problem with all of the poker sites that share the iPoker platform.

Sun Poker Traffic

Sun Poker belongs to the iPoker Network. Player traffic averages in the 20-25,000 player range during the week and sometimes get as high as30,000 during the weekend. Traffic has definitely been impacted by their stance with Americans following the UIGEA, but they have built a very good traffic base and are indeed the 4th largest poker platform on the internet. This all means that players can find the right game or tournament for their playing needs all day and every day.

Sun Poker Games

Sun Poker offers many of your favorite online poekr games, from Texas Holdem to 5-Card Stud, Sit and Gos [SnGs] and tournaments. Whether you are a low-stakes grinder or a seasoned tournament player, Sun Poekr is sure to have something for everyone.

Sun Poker offers Texas Holdem cash games in Fixed Limit [FL], No-Limit [NL] and Pot-Limit [PL] varieties with 10, 6 and 2 seat options. Fixed limit stakes run from micro-limit $0.02/$0.04 to high stakes $300/$600. No-limit Texas Holdem ranges from NL2 to NL40,000. Although not as popular and lightly played, Pot-Limit Texas Holdem runs stakes as low as PL4 and as high as PL10,000. Limit Omaha and Omaha High/Low are offerd, but rarely see any action. However, Sun poker's PL Omaha and PL Omaha High/Low gets major traffic. Offering games between PL2 and PL20,000, most traffic resides beloew PL2000. 7-Card and 5-Card Stud are offered in their Fixed Limit variety, but most games offered see limited action, with a few small stakes games running. They do, however, see occasional games as high as $5/$10.

Sun Poker offers a variety of SnGs to their players. Sun Poker is home to the Jackpot Sit and Gos which pay out huge cash prized to SnG players who can string together 4-6 consecutive wins or 2nd place finishes in a row. Sun Poker also offers a variety of Sit and Gos to it's players including 3-max "Triple Up" SnGs, turbos, 5-table Multi-table SnGs and in Holdem as well as Omaha.

Players will find many tournaments at Sun Poker. From $055 micro-stakes tournaments to the weekly Sunday $250,000 Guarantee, there are tournaments for all types of players and all sizes of bankrolls. Players can find guaranteed prizepools, satellites to live events, turbos when short on time and just about anything they could want in the tournament arena. Shuffle up an deal. Sun Poker is waiting.

Sun Poker Promotions

ITH members who open an account with Sun Poker by utilizing one of ITH's banners or links for Sun Poker are entitled to an initial deposit bonus of 100% up to $600. Please use coupon code ith600 when registering your real money account.

As you register a real money account with Sun Poker, you will be asked for a coupon code on Page 3 of your registration form. Enter coupon code ith600 into the Coupon Code box before submitting your registration.

Players are required to earn 5000 Sun Points for every $5 in bonus and the bonus releases at a rate of $5 for every 5000 Sun Points earned. Players have 90 days to earn as much bonus as they can before it expires.

Players should note that the bonus also clears concurrently with the VIP bonus [at a rate of $5 for every 5000 Sun Points earned].

Players from Australia, Bulgaria, China, Latvia, Malaysia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, US Minor Outlying Islands & Virgin Islands(US), are not allowed to participate in deposit bonuses at Sun Poker.

How Sun Points are generated

Players earn Sun Points by participating in cash games, SnGs and tournaments. At each VIP Level, Sun Point earn rates increase. Sun Points also increase, with the more rake taken from a pot. You can see the Sun Points earned on the following chart.

Sun Poker currently belongs to the Free Gift Offer at ITH. Players who open a real money account with Sun Poker through one of ITH's links or banners and deposit a minimum of $100 are eligible for the Free Gift Offer. Players will need to accumulate a minimum of 20.000 points 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 Sun 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 gift. 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 gifts. Please ensure that you follow the directions provided to ensure that you receive proper credit for the free gifts.

$250,000 Guarantee

Sun Poker hosts a Sunday $250,000 Guarantee tournament at 7:00PM GMT [2:00PM EST] every week. Players can buy-in directly for $200+$15. Satellites run throughout the week for as little $4+$0.40

Irish Open 2010

The premier European Poker tournament is taking place once again. The Irish Open 2010 returns to Dublin, Ireland this upcoming April and there is plenty of cash to be won. Come and get your share of Europe's longest running tournament's multimillion Euro prize pool.

This year, the Irish Open will take place between April 1 - April 5, 2010 at the Burlington Hotel in the Dublin City Center.

Irish Open 2010 Package Value = $7,200 (Euro4,800) and includes the following:

Euro3,200+Euro300 Buy In to the Main Event.

Euro350 for five nights of accommodation including breakfast at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin (March 31st - April 6th, 2010).

Euro100 for an organized party / lounge event.

Euro50 fee for handling.

Euro800 for flights and spending money.

Seats can be won to this prestigious event at one of Sun Poker's ongoing SnG satellites and daily qualifying tournaments. The satellites are now underway - view the software for specific dates and times.

Please take note of the following:

First prizes are non-refundable, non-transferable, and cannot be converted to cash. The winner must play or forfeit the seat.

By playing in or winning the Irish Open super satellite the player declares that he/she is ready and able to travel to Dublin Ireland, in order to play at the Irish Open event. This would include any and all documents required for travel to the destination.

$10,000 Double Dip Cash Race

What is it:
Sun Poker is putting up $10,000 for the month in two great $5k races, so come on into the Sun and "Double Dip".

The first cash race runs from the 1st of the month until 11:59PM GMT of the 2nd Sunday of the month. The second cash race runs from the 2nd Sunday at 00:01AM GMT till the end of the month at 11:59PM GMT. We overlap the 2nd Sunday for the "Double Dip" so the points you earn on the last day of the first race, will also be your first day for the second race.

How to win:
We have developed a special points system specifically for this race and it is based on revenue contributed to the house on a per player basis. The top 10 players at the end of each race win cash into their Sun Poker account.

Players can win $100 for 10th place up to $2,500 for 1st place.

Jackpot SnGs

Sun Poker offers Jackpot SnGs. These events reward players who can consistently win or place in them with huge cash jackpots.

Fort Knox Jackpot SnG
Any player who win six consecutive $50+$9 Fort Knox Jackpot 6-Max SnGs wins a $50,000 Jackpot prize, in addition to the 1st place payout of each SnG. Players who come in first or second in six consecutive Fort Knox Jackpot SNGs will receive $750.

Rio Jackpot SnG
Any player who win six consecutive $20+$3.50 Rio Jackpot 6-Max SnGs wins a $25,000 Jackpot prize, in addition to the 1st place payout of each SnG. Players who come in first or second in six consecutive Rio Jackpot SNGs will receive $300.

Maui Jackpot SnG
Any player who win five consecutive $5+$1 Maui Jackpot 10-Player SnGs wins a $15,000 Jackpot prize, in addition to the 1st place payout of each SnG. Players who come in first or second in five consecutive Maui Jackpot SNGs will receive $200.

Dirty Dozen Jackpot SnG
This Jackpot SnG is actually a two-table 6-man SnG. Any player who wins four consecutive $2+$0.40 Dirty Dozen Jackpot SnGs wins a $2,000 Jackpot prize, in addition to the 1st place payout of each SnG.

All consecutive games must be played over the course of 14 days from the time of the first tournament.

Sun Poker Stability

Sun Poker is one of the most trusted and respected poker rooms on the internet, with offices in Malta, Antigua, Curacao and Cyprus. The Sun Poker Management Team has been in the online gaming industry since 1997, and its e-commerce provider has completed over $7 billion in secure financial transactions with zero incidents of fraud. Sun Poker uses the superior iPoker Software, which is the largest online poker networks in the world.

Sun Poker Security

At Sun Poker, every method possible is employed to ensure the integrity, accuracy and security of your account and personal information.

Of most importance is the question of the random number generator algorithms employed by Sun Poker's gaming engines. This portion of the software generates the sequence of numbers corresponding to card types, rolls, bars etc.

Every attempt is made to ensure that the sequences they produce are both:

Unpredictable: No recognizable pattern can be observed no matter how long observations are carried out. Therefore, it can never be possible to predict the next number in a sequence regardless of the length of sequences previously studied.

Evenly Distributed: Each possible number has the same likelihood of appearing as any other and consequently for large sequences, each possible number will be repeated the same number of times.

All tests are carried out on the real gaming server and usually involve a sample size of between 1,000,000 to 10, 000, 000 bets run by specially designed automated agents. Only if the frequency of winning combinations are within expectations does Sun Poker pass the game on to the QA engineers to further ensure flawless game play.

Sun Poker Customer Service

Sun Poker has excellent customer service with decent turnaround times for emails and knowledgeable, concise information. They can be emailed around the clock, but their toll-free telephone customer service and live chat features are definitely the fastest and best way to get your Sun Poker questions and concerns taken care of. Players will find that depositing and withdrawing are quick and easy with industry standard turn-around speeds.

Sun Poker Poker Tracker Compatibility

Sun Poker, as part of the iPoker network, is near-fully compatible with Poker Tracker.

Poker Tracker 3 Hold'em is completely compatible in ring and tournaments.

Poker Tracker 2 is compatible in Holdem and Omaha tournaments and ring games as well as Stud ring games. They are not Stud tournament compatible.

Ability to Multitable at Sun Poker

Players at Sun Poker may play up to 16 tables simultaneously.

Multiple Sun Poker Accounts per Household

Sun Poker does not allow multiple household accounts, nor multiple accounts using the same computer or laptop. Players found in violation of these terms and conditions are subject to having their account[s] closed and funds confiscated.

Sun 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 one of the largest internet poker sites, Sun Poker has many online tournaments. Sun Poker generally offers overlays in most of their guaranteed prizepool tournaments. Players who look for overlays will definitely like Sun Poker.