Pacific Poker Review

Summery of Pacific Poker

Pacific Poker is the poker portal of 888 Holdings, which is perhaps the most awarded and one of the most reputed online gambling portals. Pacific Poker was established in 2002. It is licensed in Gibraltar. The operations are audited by iTech Labs and the poker room carries eCOGRA�s �Safe and Fair� seal of approval. It also carries GamCare�s certification for responsible gambling. Pacific Poker operates on proprietary software and does not share its network with any other poker room. But its software is regularly upgraded and provides features that compare with the best in the industry. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are the Hollywood celebrities that play at Pacific Poker. Like other 888 sites, Pacific Poker does not accept players from America.

The games offered at Pacific Poker are Texas Hold�em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. Draw poker games and mixed games are not offered. The peak cash game traffic is about 2,000 real-money players. Many types of tournaments can be played at Pacific Poker including Sit & Go, Multi Table, Prize Pool, Re-buy and Add On. More than $750,000 is offered as guaranteed prize money per week in these tournaments. For Beginners there is a poker school and special tables so that they are assured that they are not pitted against sharks. Players can play up to six ring games and four tournaments or eight tournaments simultaneously.

Pacific Poker offers a sign up bonus for new players, which is 100% of the first deposit subject to a maximum limit of $400. There are a large number of freeroll tournaments that are regularly held, including special ones for new players. Pacific Poker awards Frequent Player Points in its loyalty scheme. These points can be converted to cash or used to pay the buy-ins for tournaments.