Unbelievable $2,000 deposit bonus.
Many promotions in addition to great bonuses.
Good daily tournament selection.
Cons
Limited fixed limit full table action.
Very little action at games other than Hold'em.
Sometimes the player base is fairly strong, especially at higher limit games.
Poker Host is a well known European poker room powered by the popular MicroGaming Network. They provide highly targeted promotions for the WSOP, WPT Bootcamp along with a huge tournament schedule catered to all players whether beginner or high stakes. Poker Host is eCogra safe and provides players with a link to validate their certificate with the company on their website. Players will have access to a download client or an instant flash version as well as the ability to play in the rooms other areas of gaming including the casino and sportsbetting. PokerHost does not accept players from the USA .
New players can take advantage of one of the largest signup bonus in the industry offering a 100% match up to $2,000. This is in addition to other promotions such as daily freerolls, refer a friend program and loyalty benefits of being a player at Poker Host. To clear your bonus you will need to accumulate the required amount of FPP's at the real money games, which it will then be deposited into your player account in increments of $10.
PokerHost supports a wide range of ring games for both real and play money users with Texas Holdem, Omaha , Omaha Hi Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi Lo and Draw games. Each one is available in its respective limits with heads-up, full table and shorthanded all supported. If you're a beginner you can take advantage of the low stake limits with the smallest tables found at the $0.02/$0.05 range and will increase from there up to $200/$400.
The ring games available are standard and support; Texas Holdem, Omaha , Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Five-Card Stud and Five-Card Draw with over 3,700 real money players during peak hours. Doyle's Room supports games available for beginners with limits starting as low as $0.02/$0.05 and increasing up to $200/$400. PokerHost takes a 5% rake from each pot, while supporting the no flop no drop rule.
Tournaments are packed with every little detail a player could ask for starting with a Sunday guarantee with a $175,000 up for grabs in addition to the $35K GP available daily. In total the poker room gives away more than $4.5 million in cash just in tournaments. They do host daily freerolls which typically have a prize pool from $200 - $500 although these are usually filled quickly. PokerHost tournaments are supported in multiple formats and also feature Rounders. These give you the chance at playing in some of the big Sit and Go's with a smaller buyin. All of the major events hosted at PokerHost support qualifiers and satellites with buyins starting as low as $5.
PokerHost utilizes MicroGaming software which means the room has a large supply of players throughout the day and you will be playing on one of the fastest networks in online poker. We have never experienced any delays and overall have found the program to be 100% reliable and stable. PokerHost is designed with an easy to use navigation featuring a drop down many to sort your games based on format and stakes. The lobby provides all the necessary statistics you should need such as hands per hour, average chip stack, % of players seeing a flop. The tables are fairly basic but have all betting options clearly marked and visible. Overall, PokerHost doesn't offer anything custom or over the top, but the software's performance is top quality.
Support is available at any time of the day, and PokerHost has a great team of support reps. They are available by email, live chat and phone. The response time is minimal and if you should need any assistance in setting up your account you can speak to a live rep while on the PokerHost website.
PokerHost deposit methods; Visa/MasterCard, Neteller, Pic-Club, Click and Buy, Moneybookers, Checks, Bank Transfers.
