PokerRoom is one of the oldest poker rooms on the OnGame Network and was first launched in 1999. They offer a great signup bonus for new depositing players, large guaranteed tournaments available throughout the day and new players will be welcomed with freerolls. PokerRoom is fully licensed and regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and licensed by the EU of Gibraltar. Players will be able to choose from one of the many languages as well as multi-currency play. PokerRoom is no longer available for US players.
All new players at PokerRoom will receive an incredible 50% up to $100 + entry to three tournaments. The clearance rate is standard with most rooms, although players in the lower limits will find it takes a bit longer to clear than normal. Once you have earned the required amount of frequent player points, your PokerRoom player bonus will be released into your player account. Other benefits include seats to live events, refer-a-friend program, reload bonuses and a loyalty program.
The competition in this room is fairly decent with plenty of loose games in the low limit tables. Typically it is not uncommon to find a viewed flop percentage in the mid 50's. That being said once you reach the $3/$6 ring games you can expect this to drop to 45%, since the room still attracts some solid competition in the higher stakes.
The ring games are well populated at any given time of the day, with PokerRoom supporting; Texas Holdem, Omaha , Omaha Hi Li, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi Lo. Overall the entire network can quickly grow to 15, 500 real money players which will mean, all your Holdem and Omaha games are very active, especially during peak hours. They offer stakes for beginners starting at the $0.10/$0.20 and increasing in regular increments up to the $50/$100 tables. PokerRoom takes a 5% rake from each pot with a cap fixed at $3 per hand.
Tournaments also attract plenty of players and with the daily guaranteed schedule you will be able to find something within your bankroll. All of the games are supported in the same variations offered to players in ring games with buyins starting as small as $1. PokerRoom is sending players to the 2008 World Series of Poker in addition to other major events across Europe . They are hosting a new special named the Spanish Football Freerolls, where players can win an all expense paid trip to Madrid to watch Euro 2008. All of the tournaments are well populated which means overlays are few and far between. PokerRoom does attract enough players throughout the day that SNG tournaments have a minimal wait times.
OnGame supplies PokerRoom's software and is one of the quality programs available on line. PokerRoom offers top speed capabilities as well as high quality graphics featuring 3 dimensional characters. Players will have access to in lobby stats as well as at the tables with statistics in the lobby boasting the average pot size and % of player's viewing the flop. These stats can easily be found by clicking any of the games you would like to sit in. Multi-tabling is available for up to four games at once although at this time they do not offer a tool to resize your windows. All of your betting options have been preset for you as well as offering a slider to quickly set the amount you would like to bet. Something very unique about this room is they offer a lobby chat room. This allows you to chat with the other players while waiting for you tournament to start. PokerRoom is available with a download client as well as an instant play for Mac Players.
Support is available through email, live chat and phone. The live chat support is your best option to use and I have been able to get a hold of them quickly by typing a question to support within the lobby chat rooms.
Payment/Withdraw methods available on Chan Poker include; Neteller, MasterCard, Visa, FirePay, PrePaid, 900Pay, Moneybookers, Delta, Switch, Courier's Check and Normal Check
