Top Ten Poker Sites

Top Ten Online Poker Rooms:

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Doyles Room
Doyles Room is a fast growing poker room, managed by poker legends Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro. In a special campaign you get Doyles Super/System 2, the long-awaited follow-up to the “poker bible” Super/System. Doyles Room shares its technology and player base with the large Tribeca Table network (Victor Chandler Poker, etc). Doyles Room is one of the very few rooms in the network, which is open for US players. The software has a nice interface and offers good playability. Currently, Holdem and Omaha games are accommodated, but within shortly seven-card stud Hi and Hi-Lo will be added. There are both single- and multi-table tournaments. The tournaments actually have the highest traffic in this poker room, with lots of good value free rolls. Real money player statistics - March 2005: 800-1100 ring game players at peak hours, 2000-2700 tournament players at peak hours.
$100 free when you sign up.

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Party Poker
Party Poker boasts the world’s highest traffic in both ring games and tournaments. Beside the huge traffic there are many other advantages with Party Poker, such as loose games, great promotions and loyalty program, special events and a membership referral program. There are quite a few juicy games at Party Poker with loose action even up to the $15/$30 limits. However, you don’t get the statistics to easily locate those games. Party Poker has a large network of so-called “skins”, where other doorway sites uses Party Poker’s software, operations and player database. Real money player statistics - March 2005: 17000-20000 ring game players at peak hours, 23000-27000 tournament players at peak hours.
Up to $420 bonus.

3
Paradise Poker
Paradise Poker is one of the definite leaders in online poker, with one of the best software around and very high traffic. The site is often considered to provide the highest quality experience (while others say the games are “hard to beat” and there are few perks for the regulars). Paradise Poker has great game variation. Security and support is also top-notch. There are however some drawbacks, foremost; stiff competition and no loyalty bonus. Real money player statistics for Paradise Poker - March 2005: 2500-2900 ring game players at peak hours, 4000-5500 tournament players at peak hours. Bonus on your first deposits up to $200

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Pacific Poker
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 – 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 – 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.
25% bonus

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Planet Poker
Planet Poker was the first real money online poker room, launching January 1998. The traffic is quite good, typically among the top dozen. Planet Poker has a good support and a great game variety, with lowball, razz and five-card draw and nice promotions. There are a loyalty program and refer a friend program. The site has a nice vibe, but the software is quite dated with few advantages. Real money player statistics - May 2004: 150-250 ring game players at peak hours, 100-200 tournament players at peak hours.
Welcome Bonus $333

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Absolute Poker
AbsolutePoker is a medium sized poker room of good quality, with the action concentrated to Texas Holdem and the limit games in particular. The software is of good standard, with most advanced features, like find player, playing statistics, etc. The action at the tables is quite good, with high view flop percentages at the lower stakes tables. Real money player statistics - March 2005: 600-800 ring game players at peak hours, 700-1100 tournament players at peak hours.
$350 welcome bonus!

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Noble Poker
Noble Poker is the leading poker room in the new “iPoker network” initiative by PlayTech. The games are very loose with lots of casino players and there are high value promotions (especially considering the moderate volume of players). Noble Poker and the iPoker network should be successful in building a strong network, with the strategic backing from the world’s second largest casino software provider. Noble Poker’s software has an innovative and good interface, with both standard 2D view and 3D view (side view with avatars) and colorful graphics. The functionality is good, but still there are still some minor glitches making the playability just average. However, the potential of the software is very strong. There are Holdem and Omaha (High and High-Low) ring games, as well as heads-up, sit-and-go and multi-table tournaments.
$999 Bonus

8
Gaming Club
Gaming Club Poker is one of the fastest growing poker rooms in the PrimaPoker Network. They are sponsoring offline poker tournaments and have better bonus and promotions than most other Prima Poker rooms (see our deal below, which is the best Prima Poker deal currently). Gaming Club Casino, which manages this poker room, are known for their generous bonus offerings and fair bonus clauses. The Prima Poker software is OK, but not great. On the positive side, there are many very juicy and aggressive games, which is good both for the action lover and the advanced players looking for a good hourly return. Real money player statistics - March 2005: 3000-3500 ring game players at peak hours, 3500-5000 tournament players at peak hours.
555$ signup bonus

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Royal Vegas
Royal Vegas Poker is one of the leading poker rooms, among the skins forming the PrimaPoker Network. Instead of the standard offer (up $40 bonus at 40% match) we have a joint promotion with them for up to $200 bonus. Royal Vegas Poker has lots of high value promotions, especially free rolls. Several endorsers take part in the games, such as Lou Krieger, Bob Ciaffone and Mike Cappelletti. The Prima Poker software has been improved lately, but still leaves soom room for improvement. On the good side, there are many very juicy and aggressive games, which is good both for the action lover and the advanced players looking for a good hourly return. Royal Vegas is one of the best rooms to chose in Prima Network for the many promotions. Real money player statistics - March 2005: 3000-3500 ring game players at peak hours, 3500-5000 tournament players at peak hours.
Up to $400 Bonus

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Platinum Poker
Platinum Poker is a serious newcomer, popular for its free rolls, Texas Holdem tournaments and easy to beat games. Platinum Poker shares its technology and player base with the large Tribeca Table network (Victor Chandler Poker, etc). Platinum Poker is one of the very few rooms in the network, which is open for US players. The software has a nice interface and offers good playability. This poker room offers quite soft games (easy to win) and a lot of high-value free rolls. The highest traffic at Platinum Poker is at the low/medium buy-in Texas Holdem tournaments. Real money player statistics - March 2005: 800-1100 ring game players at peak hours, 2000-2700 tournament players at peak hours.
$310 Bonus