Current Deposit Bonus: 20% up to $100 ($500 deposit required to receive max bonus)
Current Reload Bonus: No Reload Currently
Reloads in past year ($$$): 0 ($ 0)
THE GOOD: can be played from most operating systems, loose games, statistics, instant hand history, color code opponents
THE BAD: table stats are only displayed once you click on the table, slow games, usability issues when multi-tabling
The current deposit bonus for PokerRoom is 20% up to $100. The deposit bonus clearing rate is moderate at levels above $1/$2 and clears quite slowly at levels below that. Deposit bonus expires 60 days from the time of deposit. Reload bonuses typically clear at the same rate as the deposit bonus and expire 60 days from the time of reload.
Software (7)
PokerRoom has 2 different options for using their card room: a java based web client (which makes it compatible with nearly all modern operating systems-Mac, Linux, etc.) and a downloadable version which is currently only offered for the Windows operating system. The software is good, but has it's flaws. The main lobby does not update fast enough, however, it does show the average pot size, average players/flop percentage and number of hands per hour if you click a specific the table. PokerRoom offers instant hand histories, the ability to "tag" players with color codes (you decide what the color means to you, ie green = FISH, red = SHARK, etc.) and a player search function are a few of the features. Your player statistics are readily available and quite useful. You can also have your statistics emailed.
Traffic (7)
Ring Games (9)
Limit Hold'em games range from $.25/$.50 to $500/$1000. Pot and No Limit games range from $.15/$.25 to $50/$100. View flop percentages at PokerRoom range from low 20's to low 60's. PokerRoom's ring games tend to be on the loose side. It's not uncommon to see someone call 3 bets cold preflop with K8 off! POPPY LIKEY! Still, you will occasionally run into a crazy-tight table, so be sure to use the lobby statistics to find the best game.
Tournaments (7)
PokerRoom offers a pretty good variety of tournaments. There are 3 daily freerolls with cash payouts, daily "Lucky Dollar" tournaments, qualifier tournaments, guaranteed payout tournaments and Player Points freerolls. Buy-ins ranging from freerolls to $650. Just about all that a tournament nut could handle. Tournaments running 24hours a day. Sit-n-Go's are abundant and quite juicy.
Variety (8)
PokerRoom hosts Texas Hold 'em, Omaha hi/lo, Omaha, 7 card stud, 7 card stud hi/lo and 5 card draw. Most of the traffic is dedicated to Hold 'em followed by Omaha hi/lo, Omaha, 5 card draw, 7 card stud and 7 card stud hi/lo.
Player Rewards (5)
Pokerroom offers a player points reward system. For each raked hand in which a player is dealt, that player will earn points based on the rake amount. Points can be used for buyins to tournaments or the points can be turned back in for cash in a program called Player Points Payback. 1000 points = $10. $1000 is split among the 50 top point getters on a daily basis.
Overall (8)
PokerRoom is among the leading online poker rooms on the internet. It can be accessed from most operating systems (unlike many competitors). With that said, I'm not a big fan of the general lobby and gameplay of PokerRoom. It is more a matter of personal preference rather than an actual problem with the software. The lobby is a bit convoluded and I don't like that you have to click on each table to see it's statistics (view flop %, average pot size and # of hands/hour). Still, if you are looking to make money from loose players, PokerRoom is where you should be...even with my complaints about the site, I still frequent PokerRoom quite often! I, typically, suggest PokerRoom to newcomers to online poker...loose games that are pretty easy to beat are great confidence builders.
