Pacific Poker is a favorite poker room among Texas Hold'em players, what with very juicy, high-action tables and frequent doses of promotional programs. Belonging to the group behind Casino-on-Net, touted as the world's largest online casino since 1996, it promises loads of wild casino gamers at the tables. The software itself is not superior but the player promotions are great, including the constant Relay Races with high cash prizes for those depositing $50 on the promotion day, as well as money-added events and free roll tournaments.
Top Features
Leader in loose action at the game tables
Extensive game history includes visual playback
Loyalty points, Relay Races, and other excellent loyalty bonus schemes
Bonuses
Sign-up bonus: $100
Deposit bonus: 100%
Loyalty bonus: 1 bonus point for every $10 bet on raked hands (100
bonus points = $1); high-cash Relay Races for $50 deposit on promotion
day
Deposit Options
VISA, MasterCard, NETeller,
Citadel, FirePay, wire transfer, bank transfer, PaySafeCard, BBL
Home'Pay, check deposit, PrePaidATM, and more
Cash-out Options
Credit card, debit card, FirePay, NETeller, PrePaidATM, Wire transfer, bank draft
Pros
Fixed limit Hold'em traffic is one of the highest in concentration
Secure site backed solidly by Casino-on-Net and Cassava
Player-friendly cash-outs
Good e-mail support and statistical options
Cons
Sluggish, cumbersome poker software
Inferior graphical interface
No note-taking support
Gibraltar notorious for having no live or telephone support
Pacific Poker History
Known for juicy games
bringing constantly high traffic volume, especially at the Hold'em
tables, Pacific Poker is the poker room of choice for Hold'em players.
At the limit Hold'em games, the view flop percentage in full $15/$30
ring games had been in the 60's well up to the 80's until early 2004;
the recent influx of more seasoned players pulled it down to some 40%
to 55% at the higher-stakes tables. Launched in 2004 were no limit and
pot limit tournaments, with upcoming no limit and pot limit ring games
promising to add more game coverage. Other than the unattractive
software, Pacific Poker has great high-cash and frequent promotions and
e-mail support.
Poker Tournaments and Traffic
Pacific Poker is
a favorite poker room of Hold'em players, with traffic mostly
concentrated at the Hold'em tournaments and ring games. Tournament
traffic is 1,400 to 1,700 at peak hours. Ring game traffic is 1,000 to
1,200 at peak hours, at least 85% to 95% at the Hold'em tables.
Poker Games
Pacific Poker offers Hold'em,
Omaha hi and hi-lo, and 7-Card Stud games. It only has fixed limit ring
games; no limit and pot limit ring games are coming very soon. There
are 1-on-1 tables, and micro-limit tables down to $0.05/$0.10. Maximum
limit is $15/$30 in all games, except in 1-on-1 ring games with only
$3/$6.
Poker Software and Graphics
With juicy,
high-action games and excellent player promotions, Pacific Poker is the
list-topping poker room for Hold'em poker. But its poker software is
below average. The software has undergone enhancements but is yet to be
at par with the best on speed and quality of graphics. A player is only
allowed to play at only one table at once, and there is no note-taking
support as well. On the upside, the software does offer special
features for player moves, and detailed lobby information on view flop
percentages and the like, plus a statistical history of hands played.
The rake is standard and the games are some of the easiest to win.
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