Planet Poker Review, Bonuses & Downloads
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Planet Poker is the oldest online poker room around, yet it doesn't have as much action these days as it once did in
the grand scheme of things. Once bustling with activity, Planet Poker still has it's followers, but there are a lot
of empty tables when compared to newer poker rooms.
Still, it does have it's redeeming qualities. For one, it's the only online poker room to offer draw poker, which appeals to a lot of people accustomed to
playing 'home games'.
While they're not wildly popular, Planet Poker also offers Razz and Lowball, other poker variants you won't fond elsewhere when you're
playing online.
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The game action itself plays well, with a good layout, intuitive and quick play. Unfortunately, the menu system is a little frustrating - listing number of
players, stakes, etc. like most poker rooms - yet not letting you sort by these options. It's not a huge deal, but can make finding the right table a little
trickier than most poker rooms.
The network as a whole runs very well and the fast play is enjoyable if you can find a table you're happy with, but overall, unless you're looking to play
draw poker I can't really recommend Planet Poker as your best bet, mostly because of the insufficient player base during off-peak hours.
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- Texas Hold'em
$.02/$.04 - $20/$40
- Seven Card Stud
$.25/$.50 - $15/$30
- Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
$.25/$.50 - $15/$30
- Omaha
$.02/$.04 - $15/$30
- Omaha Hi-Lo
$.02/$.04 - $15/$30
- Draw
$.25/$.25 - $8/$16
- Lowball & Razz *
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* Razz is dealt the same as Seven Card Stud, except the "worst" (lowest) hand wins. Aces are low, straights and flushes have no ranking, and the best hand is
A-2-3-4-5, commonly known as a wheel. If you keep getting dealt low cards in Seven Card Stud, this may be your game.
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Planet Poker was the first poker online poker room to open, and used it's own proprietary (ASF Software Inc). The software
has seem some upgrades over the years of course :)
Receive a 25% deposit bonus up to $100 free with your first deposit.
Planet Poker is a download-only poker room. To get started playing, visit their site and click on download to
get started.
Planet Poker doesn't offer a lot of sit-and-go tournament tables, but has regular promotions including satellites to the WPT, and daily schedules tournaments
of various buy-in amounts. Omaha poker tournaments are available, something hard to find elsewhere - and draw poker tourney's are infrequent but also
offered (something impossible to find elsewhere).
Support:
Telephone Support:
1-866-424-2155 (U.S. and Canada Toll-Free)
+011-5999-433-8848 (International)
Available from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM Eastern
E-mail Support:
Games and everything else: support@planetpoker.com
Tournaments: tournaments@planetpoker.com
Deposits and Cashouts: psecash@planetpoker.com
Technical Support: tech@planetpoker.com
Live chat is also available via the support area on Planet Poker's site.
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Quick Facts:
- Only offers limit tables at the moment, including tournaments
- Prompt Payouts
- Lots of Poker Games
- Great software, easy to use and find games.
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