PlanetPokerCom was the first real money internet card-room, starting up in January `98. It was one of the top casino rooms since presentation, however, at the present time, it`s gone down to twenty-fifth to thirtieth standing in regards to traffic. Planet Poker went through safety glitches in 1999 in the website`s shuffling algorithm and has from that point resolved the problems, but was subject to a huge setback in the area of user trust. From the latter part of 1999, Mike Caro has been integral to their company, and they`ve attempted to re-establish their trustworthiness. They need to undertake a significant upgrade of the website`s software in order to keep their position. Still, they have good backing and game selection and nifty special incentives.

PlanetPokerCom offers more than a few card games from which to select: Texas hold em in 2 flavors, Fixed Limit or No Limit, Omaha Hi as well as HighLow, 7 card Stud Hi and High/low, 5 Card Draw, and/or Badugi.

The gaming site is little, fewer than a thousand card players at high-volume playing times, consequently, the action is quite limited. Planet Poker`s Hold em casino tables attract the greater part of the game potential, which is a result you might expect on a internet site of this size. The stakes run the gamut from very small limits of 2-4 cents up to a $20-40 Set Maximum card table. The action is sparse on higher amount limits, to put it mildly. The game tables are fairly tight when you`re playing most limits. Entire card table bettor to flop percentages usually are close to 30 percent. They provide a no fixed Limit Hold em $1K Top table. That being said, you may have a sizeable delay until another gamer else shows up to play.

Planet Poker`s Omaha competition is very, very scarce. You`d be in luck to discover a table at any limit and/or gambles. Much the same might be said about 7 card Stud, 5 Card Draw and Badugi. PlanetPoker just doesn`t have the gaming site traffic to offer these types of games at present.

PlanetPoker does offer a complete line-up of tournaments. They have unscheduled games (both single and multi-table), Multi-Table tournaments, Turbo, Heads Up, guaranteed and non-guaranteed. Contests start up throughout a whole day, so a player will be able to find a tourney setup that you`ll find intriguing; however, the prize totals might be lacking. The site`s biggest house guarantee is two large on Sunday.

Planet Poker has ordinary looking features and software. The poker room provides a bird`s-eye view, looking straight down at the table. The size of the table is not bad in comparison to the whole casino room; not too large, not too little. The table cards are good-size, clear and easy to distinguish. Bettors seated at the casino table are indicated as graphic `persons` which are not customizable. The seats are well-spaced, so that the poker table and casino room won`t appear excessively congested, which makes it easier for newbies to understand the game process. The house action is rapid-fire, though; there`s no actual dealer shown at the casino table -- the house cards simply shoot out of the card dealer as if by their own power. The sound effects are average, nothing out of the ordinary.

Planet Poker offers a bettors talk option that is easy to use, in addition to poker hand histories for use in play study. They don`t give you a quick stats button, which several other sites now offer. A statistics window can be very useful if you need a brief examination of your overall methods. Nor does PlanetPokerCom give a player the ability to take notes; again, many sites are now offering this, and sizeable numbers of game participants now expect these extra features.

They do have short-handed (six player) and full 10-chair tables. The short-handed tables are likely to fill up quicker plus are in general in higher demand. Planet Poker will support multi-table competition, to a limit of three at any time, but that has a tendency to be a bit of a power hog on your desktop.

The foyer on Planet Poker is well designed. Poker games are easily findable. The filter and tabs help the first time visitor get around effortlessly. The info that`s displayed covering the games at the vestibule is sufficient, in other words, usual pot size and players/flop; however, they don`t, provide the number of hands per hour for a given table. Again, the majority of sites will display this type of info, so many bettors expect to see it in the gambling game entrance hall.

Planet Poker is presenting a signing perk of one hundred percent, up to $750, and offers reload extras about one time per month or so, and these usually are not bad -- in the 50 percent to the $200 neighborhood. Bettors can get to this point with about average difficulty. They offer 24/7 support by way of live chat, which is pretty unique on a internet site this small. The quickness and caliber of the email support has received marvelous praise. Frequently, a gambler will have a response inside of thirty minutes following a request!

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