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Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker

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

Bodog Poker

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

Carbon Poker

Carbon Poker

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

Doyles Room

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

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

News Headlines

Husband and Wife Final Table Fable

Jerry Walter is a 53-year-old unemployed plumber from Granville, Illinois with bills to pay like everybody else. When traditional ways of earning cash dried up, he and his poker-playing wife Kathy decided to try to do something a little bit different: win their way to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) through a qualifying tournament held at the Horseshoe Casino in  Council Bluffs, Iowa. Having earned... continued

Dealer School Opens in Pennsylvania

Dealer School Opens in Pennsylvania

Seven employees from Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut are teaching  some 350 out-of-work residents of Pennsylvania how to bet on a sure thing: a paycheck. Opening this week, a dealer school being operated by the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs racetrack, is the first-ever in the state, and the training is provided free. Those who make it through the training course successfully will be hired by Mohegan... continued

Kevin ImaLuckSac MacPhee Grabs Million Euro Pot Legally

Kevin ImaLuckSac MacPhee Grabs Million Euro Pot Legally

PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin Main Event guaranteed a first prize €1 million Euros, nonstop poker action, a blitzkrieg of a Main Event, and that is what drew an impressive field of professional poker players to Germany from all over the world. It also drew a team of thieves who attempted to make off with the first prize loot on Saturday, but that’s another story. After a three-hour... continued

Snatch! Berlin Poker Tourney Robbed

Snatch! Berlin Poker Tourney Robbed

German police are scouring Berlin back alleys for gunman who raided a European Poker Tour (EPT) event in Berlin in progress at the Grand Hyatt hotel. Armed with handguns and a machete, four masked men stormed the hotel yesterday around  2 p.m Saturday, and forced hotel employees to hand over the tournament prize pool, said to be 1 million euro. Upon making their getaway, one of the bandits was accosted... continued

Earthquake Forces LAPT Vina del Mar Cancellation

Earthquake Forces LAPT Vina del Mar Cancellation

As expected, PokerStars announced the Vina del Mar stop in the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) has been cancelled due to the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rattled Chile on February 27, 2010, with the epicenter being a scant 175 miles south of Viña del Mar. The PokerStars official statement reads, in part: The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) regrets to announce that the 2010 LAPT Viña... continued

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Articles

10 Online Poker Millionaires Under 30 – Part 2

10 Online Poker Millionaires Under 30 – Part 2

Previously we brought you five of the top ten online poker millionaires.  Here are the five remaining featured players from our top ten list of poker young guns who have eclipsed the million dollar mark in winnings. Kevin “Wu_Wizard” MacPhee Kevin MacPhee is a 29-year old native Coeur d’... more

10 Online Poker Millionaires Under 30 – Part 1

10 Online Poker Millionaires Under 30 – Part 1

There are some who compare professional online poker players to vampires, the similarity being that they both come out only at night to suck the blood of the unwary before crawling back into their hiding places to sleep during the day while the rest of the world goes forth to do their daily scrabbling... more

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Interviews

Interview with Mike Caro

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

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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