888 Poker

By Joe, BettingExpert

888 Poker, also known as Pacific Poker was first launch in 2002. Since then, 888poker is one of the 10 ten biggest online poker site, averaging of more than 10,000 real-money players during peak hours and still growing. The popularity of 888 Poker is due to its 6 different poker games it offers, known for juicy and loose games, tournaments, promotions and bonuses, and improved software.

Different variations of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo are available, where cash games can be fixed limit, pot limit and no-limit. Full-table games, short-handed and heads-up tables are available and the stakes for the Lower-Limit (minimum Betting Limit) starts from $.01 up to $250 and for its Higher-Limit (maximum Betting Limit) starts from $.02 to the maximum of $500. The juiciest and loosely games can be seen in the Limit and No Limit Hold'em where the Viewed-flop can be as high as 70%. Tournaments are the impromptu Sit & Go and Multi Table, where players need to register before the scheduled time. 888 Poker Freerolls and Satellite winners get a free entry to the Multi-Table, otherwise buy-ins that ranges from $1 to hundreds guarantees an. Daily prize for Monday to Saturday is up to $20,000 and the biggest is played every Sunday where $100k is up for grab.

888 Poker promotions are regularly offered to exciting players. It is thus normal to get a 888 Poker bonus every now and then. When a new member deposits, 25% is instantly given before the first sit down and a free buy-in for the '$100k First Depositors' Challenge' that leads to the $100k Deep Stack Challenge tournament. Frequent Player Points is for both new and existing members. Referring a friend who opens up an account is also rewarding, it can earn you a $50 bonus while your friend can have an additional $25 on top of the 888 Poker Welcome Bonus.

The 888 gaming software has been enhanced and improved that it has a downloadable and non-downloadable versions, in different languages and caters for different platform such as Mac, Windows and Linux. The graphics is great because the available feature of 3 different kinds tables and viewed in 3D with avatars. Live stats, replay system and note taking are available to help you study and assess your play. The stats function is informative and provides the percentage of flops. This improved software makes it more interactive and easy for the players.

Different varieties of juicy and loose games; big rewards, bonuses and price pool, with the combination of heavy traffic of real-money players and improve interactive software makes 888Poker for all levels of skills a place to make a profit.

Pros:
- Loose and juicy promotions and tournaments
- Bonuses and rewards are immense
- Interactive and user-friendly software
- Software compatible to different platforms
- Software downloadable and non-downloadable version
- Accepts wide range of methods of payments
- Helpful and friendly Customer Service
- No fees for cash-out

Cons:
- 75% of the Welcome bonus is pending and can be cleared by accumulating Bonus Points
- Do not accept US players.

Note: 888 Poker has suspended all gaming business in the United States, this is to comply with the US legislation in preventing credit card companies from collecting payments for bets made by players located in the US of A. For players living in the US, we recommend checking out poker rooms accepting US players for good poker rooms other than 888 Poker.

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