Texas Holdem Poker

	Basic Details
	Country of Origin	:	Gibraltar
	License	:	Gibraltar
	Year of Foundation	:	2002
	Software	:	888
	Size	:
	Audited By	:	PWC
	Language	:	English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Czech, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Estonian
	Accepts USA Players	:	No
	Bonus	:	$400

Pacific Poker Review

Creators of the well known Casino-on-Net, the 888.com gaming network are also the initiators of Pacific Poker, the poker gaming website of this large online gaming provider. It is immensely popular because of the loose games that are played here and the traffic comprises mainly of players switching over from the 888.com casino website to play at the poker tables.

Pacific Poker runs some interesting events that draws huge amounts of traffic to the website with peak hour traffic exceeding 2000 players playing at the various tables. During the weekends the traffic is far greater than that during weekdays. There is loads of action and a lot of juicy games to choose from, making Pacific Poker a popular gaming website.

Software:

The upgraded edition of the software has some new features added to it that have greatly enhanced the overall performance of the software, which had earlier been a cause of disappointment for the players. The lobby has a new look with straightforward menus that are easily navigable while the filter search allows quick access to the games.

A multi table function allows players to play at four tables simultaneously without one screen overcrowding the other. The tables are neatly laid out and the cards are large and colorful enabling a clearer view of the hands being played. The game play has becomes faster and smoother while the graphics have shown a remarkable improvement with the introduction of 3-D avatars.

You can see the hand histories through a graphical replay of the played hands, which is a handy tool for those who prefer to maintain a record of their played games. Also available is basic information on flop percentages and the average pot size. The software now also offers a no-download version, which is compatible with Mac and Linux, a brilliant feature only available at Pacific Poker.

Poker Games:

Pacific Poker provides its players with the standard poker games available at all the other poker websites. These include the widely played Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi, Omaha Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi and Seven Card Stud Lo. There is a lot of action to be seen at the Holdem Fixed Limit and Pot Limit games and players looking to earn profits can make a good amount of money here. There are games for all kinds of players starting from micro limits of $0.05/$0.10 to high limits of $75/$150 for players who like to play for larger stakes.

There are various tournaments available on Pacific Poker that include single-table and multi-table tournaments and sit-and-go tournaments apart from which there are guaranteed tournaments with huge pot sizes. Multi table tournament pools also run into five figure amounts. Tournaments are the most sought after and have peak traffic exceeding 8000 players playing at the same time.

Bonus and Promotional Offers:

New players get a 100% welcome bonus of up to $400 when they sign up for an account, but they must wager for this bonus amount to be credited to their account. A minimum wager of 20 times the amount, which is $2000 for each $100 of free credits, must be made so as to get the bonus sum.

Pacific Poker has various promotional offers for its players among which are the freerolls that are offered to new players, players who make re-deposits and players who attempt games for the loyalty program. Apart from this there are guaranteed tournaments such as the one held every Saturday with a pool prize of $100,000.

Players can also accumulate comp points for every raked hand that they play with $10 earning them 1 point. Every 100 points gets them a credit of $1 into their account.

Payment Options:

Deposits can be made via Neteller, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, FirePay, Bank Wire, Prepaid ATM, Bank transfer and Citadel. Withdrawals take a little longer and can be made via Credit/Debit Cards, Prepaid ATM, Neteller, Bank Wire, FirePay and Bank Transfer.

Security:

As Pacific Poker is a part of the renowned 888 Holdings Group, the transactions carried out here are safe and secure. It uses RSA encryption and is declared a safe site by eCogra and eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance, for secure online transactions. This ensures customers that they can make deposits or withdrawals at Pacific Poker without any fear of their personal information being divulged to a third party.

Customer Service:

The Pacific Poker customer service staff can be contacted via telephone, email and live chat systems. Support is available around the clock and the team is available to answer your queries as soon as possible.