888 Poker Quick Facts |
Established |
2002 |
Country |
Gibraltar |
Poker Software |
888 |
Poker Network |
888 Poker |
Players Peak |
20,000 |
Real Money Peak |
5,000 |
Visit 888 Poker |
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888 Poker Review Results |
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Pros |
Cons |
- excellent poker school
- many loose players from 888 casino
- unique online poker promotions and useful poker software features |
- intant play version available
- no live chat or phone support (very fast email support though) |
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Player Restrictions |
Players from USA cannot play real money games |
Account Currency |
USD |
Supported Languages |
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish |
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Best 888 Poker Features |
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Great Poker Tips |
Unique Promotions |
Soft Competition |
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Customer Service |
Form |
Availability |
Response Time |
Quality |
Email |
24/7 |
up to 24 hours |
Excellent |
Phone |
24/7 |
immediate |
Excellent |
Chat |
24/7 |
immediate |
Excellent |
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888 Poker Software Review |
Lobby Software Features |
Table Software Features |
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888 Points Accumulation |
cash games |
YES |
Frequent Player Points: You earn 2 FPPs for every $1 of your contributed rake. Contributed rake refers to how much rake you are directly responsible for.
Bonus Points: You can earn 2 BPs for every $1 of your contributed rake. |
tournaments |
YES |
Frequent Player Points: Players can earn 2 Frequent Player Points for every $1 of tournament fee.
Bonus Points: You can earn 2 Bonus Points for every $1 in tournament fees. |
rake |
standard |
Micro stakes no limit games ($0.05/$0.10 stakes) have 5% rake. At stakes around $.50/$1 even higher than 5% rake. Maximum rake is $3. |
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Games Variety |
Texas Holdem |
Ring Games |
limit and no limit games can be found up to $250/$500 stakes, micro limit tables available |
MTT Tournaments |
wide variety of no limit tournaments with guarantees up to $100K are available |
STT Tournaments |
no limit STTs can be found from $.50 + .05 up to $1000+$30 buy in |
Omaha |
Ring Games |
available from micro limits to $30/$60 stakes (both H/L and Hi) with higher activity in lower rakes |
MTT Tournaments |
very few Omaha tournaments are available on daily basis |
STT Tournaments |
limit and pot limit Omaha STTs are not available |
Stud |
Ring Games |
few Stud (both H/L and Hi) cash tables available |
MTT Tournaments |
Stud tournaments are not available on daily basis |
STT Tournaments |
Stud STTs are not available |
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Security |
888 Poker is operated by Cassava Enterprises Ltd., a registered company, incorporated and located in Gibraltar. 888 Poker operates under license granted by the Government of Gibraltar under the provisions of the Gambling Ordinance for the purposes of operating an Internet Casino. Maximum confidentiality and security are the top priorities. |
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Special features |
- Poker School - 888 Poker offers complex online poker school for both beginners and experienced poker players. You will find in this poker room absolute poker basics and also advanced strategy topics like betting strategy and understanding the psychology. You can also share your knowledge in poker forums.
- Hotkeys - If you prefer to use your keyboard when playing poker online, then you can use shortcut keys to perform basic poker actions (f5 = fold, f6 = call/check, f7 = bet
, f8 = raise
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- Game History - Pacific Poker offers very useful Game History feature. Players that like to track their play and do not use poker tracker can use this Pacific Poker software feature very effectively.
- Sports Betting - sports fans can take advantage of new sports betting feature that is included in the poker software. This feature shows the odds and games (usually English Premier League)
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