Pacific Poker

Posted by pokerguru on June 6, 2009

	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

Available Games	:	Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Low, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low
Deposit Methods	:	Visa, Masters Credit Card and Debit Cards, Solo, Maestro, Moneybookers, Paypal, Paypoint, NETeller, Ukash, ClickandBuy, Bank Transfer, EntroPay, Cheque, Wire Transfer, ACTeCASH, Laser, PAY & PLAY Card, Deposit by Phone
Withdrawal Methods	:	Visa & Masters Credit Cards, Solo, NETeller, ClickandBuy, Moneybookers, Wire Transfer, ukash, paySafeCards
E-mail Support	:	support@pacificpoker.com
Telephone Support	:	USA: 1-800-350-43703, UK: 0800-032-4228

Pacific Poker Review

Pacific Poker belongs to the 888.com Holdings Group that is also responsible for the creation of Casino-on Net, one of the largest online gaming networks across the globe. It allows players to access the other gaming sites on the network from a single account thereby introducing a healthy mix of players from the Casino and Sport betting sites.

There is a fair amount of games offered on the Pacific Poker website and games played provide soft competition due to the various types of players at the tables. This gives rise to some wild games that can turn out to be quite profitable.

Software:

Pacific Poker now has an upgraded software that has improved the altogether look of the website. The previously shoddy looking lobby is more attractive but is simple to use with most of the functions easily navigable. Many of the features are customizable and the graphics have improved considerably with an add-on of the 3-D avatars. It offers advanced search features, a user-friendly layout and incorporated bingo and casino games along with the poker games.

There is a multi-table facility available with players being able to attempt up to four games at the same time. Also, you can view the cashier who is always to be seen on the screen. Apart from this you can get information on the standard hand statistics, flop percentages and the average pot size at the various tables. The graphic rerun of played hands is an interesting addition as it allows you to see how you had played your hand giving you scope for improvement.

Pacific Poker has recently hosted a no-download software that has specially been designed for Mac and Linux users who are constantly left out of enjoying online games due to non-compatibility with software. This is a plus point for Pacific Poker as it is the only site that offers this special feature.

Pacific Poker Games:

Games offered on Pacific Poker are the common Poker games that one would find at all poker playing websites. These include the most sought after Texas Holdem games available in Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit versions, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud High/Low, Omaha and Omaha High/Low. The stakes can start as low as $0.05/$0.10 and reach up to $30/$60 in Limit Holdem. Some of the best games are seen at Pot Limit and No Limit cash games, as the flop percentages can be outrageously high here.

The general rake applied by Pacific Poker is much higher than the standard rake of 5% of the pot size used by other poker playing sites.

As for tournament enthusiasts, there are several multi table tournaments as well as sit and go tournaments to be played too. A buy-in for a sit and go tournament can lie anywhere from $2.50 to $100. Tournaments are a hot favorite among players with peak hour traffic of tournament players being a good 8000 contestants competing for the prize money. Around 2000 players can be seen attempting other cash games.

Unfortunately, like most of the other gaming websites, US players are not allowed to play cash games at Pacific Poker.

Bonus:

New players enrolling into the Pacific Poker website are entitled to a 100% sign up bonus of up to $400 of which $100 is credited to your account immediately while the rest is put in as you play the cash games. You must wager 20 times the bonus amount in order to receive this bonus and you have only thirty days in which to wager for it, which is a little hard to achieve if you are a micro limit player.

Promotions:

Pacific Poker offers freeroll tournaments and other guaranteed tournaments with six figure rewards that attract a lot of players. Players are also offered loyalty points for every cash game they play. The Pacific Poker Points can be accumulated and later exchanged for cash or to play more cash games.

Payment Options:

There are several deposit and withdrawal options that include Credit and Debit Cards, FirePay, Prepaid ATM, NETeller among various others.

Customer Support:

You can contact the customer support staff via email or telephone though many a time the response from the support team is rather slow while the telephone lines can be hard to get.