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Carbon Poker

Carbon Poker is the card room with the hometown feel. This mid-size site online poker site has a strong reputation for offering a nice atmosphere for players of all levels and features good action, strong software and plenty of tables and promotions to keep its players coming back for more. Originally launched in 2005, the company rebranded as Carbon Poker in 2007. The site is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and meets all of its requirements, insuring the integrity of the site. Carbon Poker has a lot of features that make it a special place for those who play there. The site offers games that aren’t included at many other sites, such as Razz, Badugi, Euchre and Backgammon.... Carbon Poker - continued

Doyles Room

People often ask why we at PokerRoomReview have always been quick to recommend DoylesRoom.com as a great place for recreational players to play. Well there is a very simple explanation. Years back Doyle Brunson was involved with another poker room – Highlands Poker – a site that went under owing players money. Doyle was merely promoting the room, but still felt responsible, and when it was obvious that the owners wouldn’t be paying, he went into his own pocket and made sure every single player was paid. That’s the kind of integrity he brings to Doyles Room. Additionally, there are the popular Bounty Tournaments in which Doyle actually participates, along with his son Todd and friends... Doyles Room - continued

PokerStars

Pokerstars is at the top of the online poker world. It features a giant player base, a very satisfying game play experience, and a well-run organization that efficiently handles issues of import to players such as customer service, banking, and security. All the most popular poker games are available at Pokerstars, with limits ranging from the micro level ($.01/$.02) up to all the action a high roller may want ($100/$200). The poker software is fast, reliable, and smooth. It’s also graphically pleasing, which helps to make long sessions at the table more pleasant. Tournament specialists will be satisfied with Pokerstars’ vast schedule and array of buy-in levels and tournament types. Customer service is handled via e-mail,... PokerStars - continued

Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker has experienced remarkable growth since their opening in 2004, and that’s because they are doing plenty of things right. Some of the most well respected professional poker players in the world endorse (and play at) Full Tilt, but this poker room’s appeal reaches to almost every player, whether beginner, intermediate, or wily veteran. All the popular poker games are spread with stakes starting as low as $.05/$.10 and ranging up to the super-high-stakes $1000/$2000 Omaha and Stud games. Games move quickly, thanks to the smooth and efficient software, and the tables are laid out for optimal player ease. Full Tilt boasts a jam-packed, around the clock tournament schedule that features World... Full Tilt Poker - continued

Bodog Poker

The keyword for any review of Bodog Poker is ‘innovation.’ Since their launch in 1994 Bodog has maintained a commitment to fresh ideas combined with a thorough understanding of what turns visitors into satisfied, loyal customers. Players will find all the qualities that are essential in a good poker room, such as excellent customer service, site traffic that supports an adequate mix of games at convenient times, efficient banking functions, a varied selection of game offerings, and a busy, well-attended tournament schedule. Bodog is demonstrating a commitment to beginning and recreational players (which is not only good for their business but good for online poker in general) while also providing... Bodog Poker - continued

News Headlines

Online Poker Rooms PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com Jump Ship

In a move that could boost the fortunes of the Merge Gaming Network, online poker sites PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com announced this week that they would be leaving the Cake Poker Network to join Merge by mid-April. In press statements released on Thursday, it was revealed that the move of PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com from the Cake Poker Network to the Merge Gaming Network would occur by mid-April. Anthony... continued

Aussie Millions Main Event Won by a Homeboy

The Aussie Millions is over for another year with the collective pride of Australian poker players intact because for the second year in a row the main event was won by one of their own. Tyron Krost a 23-year-old Australian native, who qualified online playing in satellite tournaments, invested a total of only $700 of his own money on his way to earning the top prize of two million-dollar and the coveted... continued

Poker Brings New Life to Pensacola Dog Track

The Pensacola Greyhound Track in Florida’s Panhandle had fallen on hard times over the last decade. Attendance was down, unemployment was up and the racetrack open since 1946 was facing an uncertain future. But almost a year ago in February 2009 the Escambia County Commissioners – who oversee gaming matters in a district that includes Pensacola — voted to allow the racetrack to install a... continued

Online Poker Players Raise $1.5 Million for Haiti

Joining the worldwide concern and support for victims of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, the online poker community has raised over $1.5 million to support people affected by this tragedy. Led by Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, Cake Poker and others, the Poker Players Alliance proudly announced the generosity of online players. The PPA revealed that approximately 50,000 online poker players contributed... continued

On Any Sunday: Sunday Tournament Weekly Wrap-up

PokerStars, the king of the online poker jungle, set another milestone for record attendance in their popular Sunday Million tournament, offering a “Special Edition” of the tourney with a hefty $2 million guarantee. When the dust had cleared an online poker player who uses the name OX45AL had taken down a record prize pool, winning over a half a million dollars. The numbers spoke for themselves:... continued

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Articles

The Short Eventful Life of Stu Ungar

Stuart Errol “Stu” Ungar was the son of a bookie born on the lower East side of New York City. By the age of 10 he was already winning gin rummy tournaments in resorts in the Catskill Mountains. Due to his amazing intelligence, he skipped the seventh grade but dropped out by the 10th grade... more

The Godfather of Poker Tells All

If there were a Mount Rushmore for poker players Doyle Brunson’s face would certainly be carved into it. No one else alive today qualifies for the title Godfather more than the Texas poker legend who was there from the beginning of everything that matters: poker, Vegas, Texas Hold’em, the World Series... more

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Interviews

Interview with Mike Caro

I prepared for the interview with Mike Caro as I always do, by doing some research and making a long list of questions that I usually don’t get to, but like to have in case the interviewee needs a lot of prompting. With Mike, I think I asked two prepared questions, and he was off and running. I tossed... more

Interview with Doyles Room Manager Trish Salazar

Women online poker room managers are, at this point in time, not very common, yet anyone suffering from the delusion that women cannot compete in this line of work can be instantly cured of it by meeting Trish Salazar. She is feisty, opinionated, outspoken, and thoroughly competent. This woman knows... more

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