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Poker rooms for US players
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poker rooms for americans - april, 2012
Room TrafficBonus Code InstructionsRead ReviewBodog Poker 30,0002012 poker rooms for U.S. players - USA poker sites
Updated, 2012 - There are two types of online poker rooms for U.S. players. The first and most common are "skins" on U.S. friendly poker networks. The Merge Network is a good example. There have 40-50 different rooms on their network and they all accept players from the USA. They are all the same though; same traffic, same software, same everything. That is why we call them skins. 99% of them have nothing special to offer. The other type of US poker room are the independent rooms. These rooms do not share players or software. They have been extremely successful and now account for at least 75% of the entire online poker community. It's amazing how a few US poker rooms have more traffic than every other poker room online. The reason for their success is not limited to the fact that they accept players from the United States of America. That certainly helps but there are some other reasons. I will get into those later in this article. First I will provide an overview of the best poker rooms for US players in 2012.
Bodog Poker - our #1 US poker room
Bodog Poker has been one of the leading US poker rooms for many years. They are also the best US sportsbook and they even feature a popular casino that Americans can play at. The Bodog poker room is medium sized in terms of traffic. Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Omaha HL are their major poker games but they do offer a couple others. Online poker players flock to Bododg's Hold'em tables because of the crazy action found there. I really can't explain it in words though. The no limit Hold'em action at Bodog is nothing like what you find at a room like Pokerstars of Fulltilt Poker. The flop percentages are much higher and the players are much more aggressive in general. Players signup there to take advantage of the loose action but many of them end up adopting the loose playing style. I like to call this the "Bodog Effect". The players that can maintain a respectable poker strategy at a crazy table will certainly do very well at Bodog Poker.
Betsharks - new 3D poker room for uS players
I've been focusing on the extremely large US poker sites thus far so I wanted to dedicate a section to at least one upcoming poker room. Betsharks Poker is a brand new 3D poker site that is growing rapidly due to some genius marketing strategies. They feature a 3D poker room and casino. Unlike other 3D softwares the platform at Bet Sharks is both fast and easy to use. Every day Betsharks gives out thousands of dollars to their players. That may not seem like a lot but they are a brand new room so they don't have many players yet. I won around $80 during my first few days playing at Betsharks by taking advantage of their freerolls. I only players in 4-5 of them so that is pretty cool. Betsharks has all of the normal poker games as well as some oddballs like 32 Card Poker and Telesina. if you are looking for a unique poker experience or if you want to win money without depositing any I would definitely give Betsharks a try. Update - The following poker rooms no longer accept US players
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker was once a small poker room but over the course of several years they have transformed into the second largest and fastest growing poker room in the world. US players are flocking to Full Tilt Poker faster than any other poker room today. Fulltilt Poker is the most innovative poker room listed on this page. The have many unique features including Rush Poker ®, Multi-Entry tournaments and many others. If you like variety you will love FTP. Their software supports more poker games than any other poker site. Traffic peaks at around 175,000 players but that number is growing daily. With such high traffic you will find action at any of their poker games around the clock. They also have the largest selection of mixed games. Online poker players from the U.S.A. can use several easy deposit options including the popular Instant eCheck. Full Tilt Poker processes US cashouts within 24-48 hours in most cases.
Pokerstars
Pokerstars is one of the major "super-powers" in the world of online poker. They are both the largest US poker room and the largest poker room in the world. Traffic peaks at around 260,000 players every day and there many different ways that you can spend your time at Pokerstars. They have a very extensive game line-up that includes some less common games like 5 Card Draw, Triple Draw, Badugi and many mixed poker games. Pokerstars has developed a "Home Games" feature that allows you to play with friends or family. They became hat they are today by hosting the best poker tournaments. They host the most, largest and most creative tournaments available online. Pokerstars is also the home of sitngo poker. Virtually everything that the recreational poker player enjoys, Pokerstars will have it. The VIP Club at Pokerstars is the best in the world, far better than any generic "rakeback" gimmick. They are one of the fastest paying rooms and deposits are guaranteed to work when you use the Instant eCheck option.
cereus
The Cereus Poker Network is a collection of three powerful poker rooms. Victory Poker is a new addition at this exclusive network. This is the world's smallest poker network as it has only three rooms on it; Victory Poker, UB Poker and Absolute Poker. Each of these rooms has a huge staff and promotional budget so none of them should be thought of as skins. They are essentially independent rooms that just happen to share traffic. They didn't even share the same software until recently when they spent millions of dollars developing the best poker room / casino hybrid platform in the world. The new software is really amazing. It features many poker games, a Badbeat and Royal Flush Jackpot, Blackjack tournaments and over 80 casino games. Each of these poker rooms has their own bonuses, promotions and VIP programs so you will receive a unique experience regardless of which one you play at. We have special bonus codes for all three of these US poker rooms. Traffic stands at around 35,000 players but since Victory Poker is about to merge with them that number will increase dramatically. US players will not have any trouble funding their poker accounts or cashing out their winnings. -
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