888 Poker Review - 888.com

(Please Note: This site does not accept players from the USA)

888 Poker was launched in 2002 as a part of the 888.com Network, gradually building into a respectably sized online poker room that now boasts an average of 10,000 players at peak hours. The most prominent feature of 888 Poker has got to be the juicy competition. The online poker room is literally crawling with loose opposition, offering some of the softest No Limit games on the Internet and Limit games with viewed-flops as high as 70%. Another key point that deserves highlighting is the 888 Poker software, built for stability and acute speed. The interface is very user-friendly, easy to navigate and graphically alluring.

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The online poker room offers a generous deposit bonus worth 100% up to $600 / €400 / £400.The bonus is a match bonus, and once you create your new account, plus confirm your email address, 888 Poker will credit you with an additional $8 cash bonus.. 888 Poker has one of the easiest clearing requirements, calling for only 10 points per bonus $1. (Example: Deposit $100; get $100; collect 1000 BP's to clear the signup bonus.)

888 Poker presents the standard variety of today's most popular online poker games;Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. All games are available in Fixed Limit, with No Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot Limit Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo. Stakes start at $.01/$.02, capped at $75/$150.As part of the 888 Network, 888 Poker has evolved into a very popular online poker room, embracing an average of 10,000 real-money players at peak hours (July 2008). Around 2,000 can be found prowling the ring games, while the other 8,000 are competing in tournaments. As usual, ring game traffic is concentrated in Limit and No Limit Hold'em, where the juiciest action can be found, but the impressive traffic rate promises consistent activity in all game varieties. 888 Poker is home to some of the loosest poker players on the Internet. There's no definable reason why so many soft and/or inexperienced players would flock to the same place, but players of even intermediate skill will have no problem making a nice little profit.

888 Poker is powered by software from 888.com, offering crisp, clear graphics, solid stability and lightning quick functionality. In the past, 888 Poker was not noted for its great software features, but recent updates spanning '07 and '08 have changed most players' opinions significantly. 3D avatars and an outstanding filtering system were added, along with up to 4 multi-tables and a great mini-view function. Chat windows can be disabled in multi-tables for a less cluttered view. Graphically, players have a host of customizable options to change the entire look and feel to their preferred taste. The software is now available in two versions - a downloadable poker client and no-download java client, making 888 Poker compatible with all operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux). The 888 Poker web site and software comes in 9 languages: Danish, Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

888 Poker has one of the largest selections of online and offline payment methods in the online poker industry, determined to accommodate all regionally accepted players (US players not accepted).

Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, EuroCard, Diners Club, EntroPay, Chinese Debit, Solo, Laser, Maestro, ClickandBuy, ACTeCASH, NETeller, Moneybookers, PaySafeCard, PayPoint, Ukash, Prepaid Cards, InstaDebit, eNETS, Hansabank, ELBA, Online Bank Transfer, Offline Bank Transfer, Bank Wire Transfer and eCheck.

The 888 Network is known for its superb customer support services, available through email, live chat support, toll free phone lines and an online help form. The response time is generally very fast and always reliable.