PokerRoom.comhas made great progress in the past few years and has now ingrained itself as one of the best online poker rooms. Poker Room has by far the best no-download poker software in the industry. The graphics of the software in both versions, the download version and non download version, are probably the best in the industry. I would also recommend PokerRoom.com to novice poker players. The reason I say this is that they have some hektik structured promotions aimed at new players, and some really good beginner tournaments. Poker Room has also just launched a mobile poker room, so if you like to play poker on the go you’ll love this added feature. PokerRoom.com is probably one of the best sites out there for middle no-limit cash games and tournaments as they have a huge variety to offer in both forms of the game. The action at the room is smooth and fast. The graphical layout is one of the best in the industry, and the user interface is top notch. The software is also one of the best choices for Mac users, who can play the Java version without any special installs.
Player Traffic – 7.5/10
Real-money player statistics as of early 2008 show 9,000 ring-game players at peak hours and 45,000 tournament players at peak hours. You can usually find tables full of players of any game at most of the common stakes. Also Getting into sit-n-go tourneys is a breeze and you usually don’t have to wait long for a table to fill up and the game to start.
Fish Factor – 8/10
The players at PokerRoom.com can come in all shapes and sizes, it really depends on the stakes that you play at these days. Overall, though they are not as fishy as Pacific poker or Party Poker, however you will still find plenty of calling stations loose-passive, and maniancs playing mediocre and disgusting hands. I think because PokerRoom com shares their network with many other online poker rooms and casinos their player skill levels are random. The sit-n-gos I’ve played there were similar to those at Pacific, with a third or half the table busting out within 2 or 3 blind levels, making it very easy to consistently beat sit n gos. Overall PokerRoom.com is a pretty soft site, while the bigger no limit games do get tough, a solid, conservative player should feel comfortable at almost every table on this site, especially at the lower to mid stakes. Personally, I have cashed out quite a bit from PokerRoom.com’s mid stakes no limit cash games in the past, there not as fishy as pacific but you can defiantly make some good money from this site.
Software – 9.5/10
When you first start to play at this site you might get a little confused and overwhelmed by the number of options and amount of info available at Pokerroom.com. However after you play for a while and get used to the software and adapt to the information you should be extremely pleased with the features available on this site.
The rooms interface is very attractive and unique. The highlight of the rooms software is that there is a perfectly acceptable No Download version. This makes it one of the more convenient rooms online for people who want to play from somewhere other than their home PC. Also for Mac and Linux users, Pokerooms no-download web-based Java applet is really the only choice for online poker. From the lobby to the game table, all options are clear, intuitive and user-friendly.
The Poker Room lobby is very informative and they have a very sleek design, probably one of the best designs out there. The lobby offers you valuable information; you can see player names, chip stacks, and even internet delays. You can also see the table’s pre-flop percentages, average pot sizes, and number of hands per hour. This is great information to have when applying your table selection strategy.
Another great feature unique to PokerRoom.com is that you can edit six different symbols, classifying players as loose passive, tight aggressive, etc. This will help you label the fish, the calling stations and the maniacs, and in turn help you extract extra money from your opponents. PokerRoom.com also has one of the best Statistics tracking tools – You can track your winnings for a single session or for the entire day. It gives you your flop percentage, average big bets per hand, your hourly rate, and much more.
Overall PokerRoom offers one of the most innovative and user friendly interfaces of software in the online poker market, all new players must check out this room.
Bonuses – 7/10
PokerRoom com has an excellent loyalty program for all its players. Players can earn points by participating in raked hands. After earning points, they can be cashed in for cash using PokerRoom com’s special “player point retribution program” or they can be used as buy ins for online poker freerolls. Loyal players receive $1 per 100 points. PokerRoom Also offers a40% sign-up bonus up to $200.
Pokerroom.com offers 24-hour support via a message sent through their website or by emailing them directly at support@pokerroom.com. They do not offer Phone Support. The customer support agents provide instant answers with good quality as I have heard. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section is available at the PokerRoom website. PokerRoom.com is one of the few online poker rooms that actually cares about its players, they send out surveys regularly to see and take into consideration what the players want from their website. No other online poker room does this to my knowledge.
Titan Poker Recently opened for business in 2005, it is part of the rapidly expanding iPoker network of internet poker rooms that use Playtech software. Titan Poker is one of the best rooms in the iPoker network and it is constantly booming as it offers high value promotions, bonuses and freerolls to its players on a consistent basis. Titan is known for sending plenty of players to the biggest live events around the world; these days they are running their own online series of high stakes tournaments – the $3.6 million European Championship of Online Poker. The Games at Titan are relatively loose, with lots of casino players, and the rake at Titan Poker is also slightly better than average. With Loads of imaginative promotions and endless options for the lower stakes players, Titan Poker is the ideal site for beginners and low rolling hustlers, where low competition and major tournaments will always keep profitability within your grasp. If you are looking for a site to launch your online poker career with than Titan Poker is certainly at the top of the list.
Player Traffic – 8/10
Titan Poker is an excellent site if you are new to poker and want to play low limit poker without risking too much money. You will find tones of players playing $0.02/$0.04 all the way up to $1/$2. This site is growing quickly and is beginning to make inroads into the market. The traffic volume overall is near the top of the industry and growing. Real-money player statistics as of March 2008 show 10,000 ring-game players at peak hours, and 55,000 tournament players at peak hours. Titan is a part of the iPoker network so you can find yourself playing against players from other affiliated sites such as Noble Poker.
Tournaments – 9/10
The tournaments are Titan Poker’s best feature and where you can make a ton of cash with this site. Because Titan poker is mainly for the lower limit players, it keeps the higher stakes and better players away. This results in Titan being packed full of bad tournament players, the no limit tournaments are probably the softest on the net. . They offer free rolls at all times of the day and you can buy in for MTTs from $1. Titan also offers daily rebuy tournaments and that’s where most of the fish play. Titan Poker also offers up a monthly $25,000 Guaranteed Tournament and plenty of opportunities to get in cheaply through a single table satellite or an MTT.
Another great Feature is the jackpots Titan Poker has for winning Sit-N-Gos, if you win a certain amount of Sit-N-Gos in a row you win a guaranteed jackpot. E.g. If you win 6 $50 Single Table Sit-N-Gos (Six Handed) in a row you win $50,000!
Titan Poker has recently launched a new series of High Stakes Tournaments, it is the ECOOP II and they are giving away an amazing $3.6 Million Guaranteed, Also they are running a $50,000 Freeroll.
Fish Factor – 8/10
In General the competition is softer than most other poker sites, this is probably due to the fact that Titan Poker is a relatively new site compared to others. Anyhow you should be able to make considerable amounts of profits at the lower limit tables where the lesser skilled players reside. The competition starts get a bit stiffer as you move up the limits and most of the sharks on the site can be found at limits $2/$4 and higher. A lot of weaker players can also be found at the tournament tables and here they are more evenly distributed. The array of cheap sit-and-go’s, as well as daily tournaments, draws many novices and are therefore usually very winnable.
Software – 8/10
One of the reasons the iPoker sites are becoming very successful is the solidity and user-friendliness of their software. The software is visually appealing and the functionality is good with no noticeable bugs although the game-play can be a bit slow at times. Titan Poker’s lobby is clearly defined and easy to navigate; Statistics displayed in the lobby include average pot size, players seeing the flop percentage and hands per hour. Titan Poker has all the necessary components to make it a very enjoyable place to play cards. This site looks and feels professional. All the necessary user options are available, as well as good chat capabilities and a very handy tracker for anyone keeping an eye on their Titan bonus points.
The action buttons (fold/bet/call/raise) are neatly arranged when it is your turn to act, making an easy task to pick your choice quickly. There is an option to chat live with an assistant should you need it. This is always a helpful feature, particularly when you are new to a site.
Titan Poker also has a cool feature where you can review your recent game history in real time from within the poker game in graphical format. Talk about a quick and simple analysis.
Bonuses – 9.5/10
Titan Poker has one of the most generous first-time deposit bonuses of 100% up to $500. Titan Poker also offers a reload bonus up to $200. You are also eligible to play in a weekly $1000 Depositors Freeroll with every deposit whether it’s a first-time deposit or a reload. Titan Poker also gives out a High Hand Bonus for the top hand of the day, and they offer a Bad Beat Bonus. There are also Jackpot Bonuses for players that can win multiple, 5 to 6 depending on the bonus, sit and go tournaments in a row. Get A 100% Deposit Match upto $500
Customer Support – 9.5/10
Titan Poker Support is available via live chat, e-mail and telephone with toll-free numbers available for UK based players. Most inquiries are answered very quickly and the quality of support is very high.
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Str8Ballin | 
05 1st, 2008| 
