Online Poker Reviews

When I started out playing online poker in 2003, there were much fewer poker sites to choose from. I just signed up for the first one I found (Bodog).

Today there are over 180 different online poker rooms to choose from.

Trying to find the right poker site to play at can be downright overwhelming! So now I write online poker reviews to help you avoid the bad ones. And believe me – there are some pretty bad ones.

I know it is tough to trust some random guy on the internet, so I’ll list some of my credentials. I …

• Have played poker online since 2003
• Have played online poker professionally since 2004
• Have played at over 30 online poker sites
• Made a couple hundred thousand dollars playing online poker
• Have active accounts at 13 poker sites right now

Best Online Poker Sites

Logo	Visit Site	Rating	Bonus	Code	Poker Room Review
	Bovada Poker	95%	$1000	n/a – use link	Bovada Poker Review
	Bet Online Poker	97%	25% Instant	n/a – use link	Bet Online Poker Review
	Carbon Poker	83%	$600	CPBONUS	CarbonPoker Review
	Sportsbook Poker	83%	$2000	n/a - Use Links	SportsBook Poker Review

The focus of my site is to weed out all the crap poker rooms and leave you to choose from the best Texas Holdem poker rooms online. You may notice that all of the poker sites that I review have pretty high ratings. That’s because if I do not like a poker site, I won’t even list it here. There is no need to waste your time reading a poker review just to find out that it sucks.

Want to narrow it down a little?

I am constantly doing research and adding more specific lists of poker rooms to this site.  Here are some “Best Of” lists you may be interested in:

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• Canadian Poker Rooms
• Poker Rooms For Sit And Go Tournaments
• No Download JAVA Poker Rooms
• Windows Vista Poker Rooms
• Mac Poker Rooms
• Linux Poker
• Mac Poker Rooms For Texas Holdem
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• Best Real Money Tournaments
• Freeroll Poker Sites
• Razz Poker Rooms

Listed below are reviews of my highest rated poker rooms. Take your time to make a decision to deposit your money at a poker room that you feel safe at. I personally have played on every site below and I will vouch that every room I list on my site is safe.  For another opinion, check out my buddy Mike’s list of the best poker sites at PokerSite.org.

Online Poker Reviews

888 Poker

My Thoughts: I have played at 888Poker a lot over the past few years and have called it home since 2006. The game selection, player volume, and highly customizable and user-friendly interface make 888 one of my personal favorites, and my pick as the best online poker site out there.

888 has great cash games and tournaments to choose from, as well as a very big $600 sign up bonus. They offer a great rewards program where you earn player points that you can use to buy lots of cool stuff including computers, plasma TVs and ipods.

Bovada Poker

Betonline.com Poker

My Thoughts: BetOnline is my second choice, and number one choice if your a USA player. While the poker room only opened in 2011, the actual company behind the brand has been operating flawlessly since 2006. They have some of the fishest games online in addition to a great signup bonus. Bet Online caters to Texas Hold’em and Omaha players. 

My Thoughts: Bovada Poker is one of my favorite poker sites.  It has great cash game and tournament action and a slick, easy to use interface.  There are plenty of bad players that trickle over from their sportsbook and casino to throw their money at you.  Take advantage of the bad play at Bovada and go sign up now.  You will thank me later.

Party Poker

My Thoughts: Party Poker was where I called home for prior to them dropping from the American market in October of 2006. PartyPoker.com has always done an exceptional job of marketing and attracting lots of newer players. They were the first poker room to offer a $1 million guaranteed online tournament.

Before leaving the US market, Party Poker was the biggest online poker site in the world. They lost about 70% of their players when Americans were no longer allowed, but PartyPoker has done a good job of marketing internationally and has steadily grown since then.

Poker Stars

My Thoughts: Poker Stars is by far the biggest online poker room. Since the beginning of 2007, PokerStars has blown away all of its competition to become the biggest poker site around. They have produced three of the last five World Series of Poker champions, including Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, and Joe Hachem.

Pokerstars boasts over 160,000 players at peak times, which leads to unmatched game selection and ginormous tournament fields with equally big prize pools. Who needs to play the lottery when you can play at PokerStars?