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WSOP packages to new sign-ups at Pacific Poker! See
first page. Plus world exclusive 60% bonus match -
see review page Pacific Poker has grown
tremendously during last year to become the favorite
poker room for many Texas Hold'em players looking
for very ¡°juicy¡± high-action tables and frequent
promotions. No-limit and Pot-Limit cash games have
been launched in January, with the usual loose/wild
action. Warmly recommended for players looking to
have a good chance at winning. There are many
special promotions (such as money added and free
rolls). Pacific Poker is part of the group behind
the world's largest casino - Casino-on-Net since -
so there are a lot of "wild" casino
customers at the tables! At the limit Hold'em games
on Pacific Poker, the view flop percentage in full
ring games often is in the 60-ies and 70-ies ¨C
even up in the 80-ies!!! The no-limit games so far
are often in the 50-ies. The traffic is concentrated
to the hold¡¯em games. The action and promotions
are great ¨C but the software is rather
sub-standard and the graphics leaves room for major
improvement. Real money player statistics for
Pacific Poker - March 2005: 2200-2600 ring game
players at peak hours, 3500-5000 tournament players
at peak hours. Unique bonus offer for
PokerListings users - 60% deposit match up to $100
bonus (standard offer is 25% deposit match) It is
automatic when coming from our site.
Software and graphics
Pacific Poker has one of the worst software in the
industry. It's thanks to the juicy games and great
promotions they are a leader - indeed not the
software. Even after 3 rounds of improvements, the
software is till slow and the graphics are very
rudimentary. A player is only allowed to play at one
table at the time (which probably even more drive
the high action at the tables, as people cannot wait
to play). However, improvements are being done and
finally they added no-limit ring games the first
week in January 2005! The software does seem to run
more smoothly nowadays. The software has the
advanced buttons like check/fold etc to make your
playing experience relaxing. There is no note taking
support at present. The lobby has information on
view flop percentage and hands played per hour.
There is an online poker hand history statistics
function.
Ring game traffic
Great, but it is very concentrated to two areas
fixed limit Holdem ring games and Holdem
tournaments. There are typically 2200-2600 players
at peak hours, out of which at least 85-95% is in
the Holdem section. Most of the other traffic is in
Omaha Hi-Lo and 7-Card-Stud High.
Tournament traffic
Incredible growth the last 12 months, Pacific Poker
now boasts tournament traffic of 3500-5000 real
money players at peak hours!
Game variety
Up to average, as there are no also no-limit and
pot-limit versions in the ring games. There are
Holdem, Hi and Hi-Lo in Omaha and seven-card stud.
There are also 1-on-1 tables. There are micro-limit
tables down to $0.05/$0.10. Max limit is $15/$30 in
all games, except for 1-on-1 ring game which still
has only $3/$6.
Rake
The rake is at the average of the industry, with
better offers at micro-levels and somewhat better at
the highest stakes. Pacific Poker has a "No
Flop - No Drop" rake policy, like most sites.
This means that Pacific Poker only rakes the pot
when the flop is reached. A maximum of $1 is taken
out of the pots up to $1/$2 games. At limits below
$1/$2 the house takes less than $1, which gives good
value for low limit players. At higher limits, $2/$4
and above, Pacific Pokers rake structure is
analogous to most other sites.
Soft competition
Probably the most juicy games online! But the
good-old crazy 85% view flop percentages at $15/$30
tables is down to maybe 65-70% in best case. Thanks
to Casino-on-Net's operations, there are a lot of
less experienced poker players, often with a sweet
tooth for gambling... At peak hours you typically
find one or two full ring games (10 players) with a
view flop percentage in the 50-ies or 60-ies. If you
are looking to make a profit the Omaha Hi-Lo tables
are very good as well.
Sign up bonus
Special sign-up bonus via our link, with 60% deposit
match up to $100 (you get the $100 bonus via $167
deposit or more) The conditions to get the bonus are
quite harsh. You must wager 20 times the bonus
amount, totaling $2000 to get max bonus of $100. No
requirements on raked hands.
Loyalty bonus
Every $10 bet on raked hands earns you 1 Bonus
Point, 100 Bonus Points can be converted to $1.
Promotions
PacificPoker has quite a bit of promotions. Most
notably are the "Relay Races" with great
payouts for anyone who deposits $50 during the promo
day and plays a certain number of hands.
Support
Good response times at the email support. However
there is no live and the telephone support is very
slow. Many players have also complained about the
support in Gibraltar, as they are slow to resolve
blocked accounts, etc
Financial security
Should be very secure, as the mother company is a
well-established player. Top score.
Deposit & withdrawal options
Deposit options:
VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, FirePay, Wire
Transfer, bank transfer, PaySafeCard, BBL Home'Pay,
check deposit, PrePaidATM and many more.
Cash out options:
Credit card, Debit card, FirePay, NETeller,
PrePaidATM, Wire transfer, bank draft. Known to take
a long while to let you cash out the money, but it
has improved.
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