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Online Poker - Looking
For Tips & Strategy For Choosing A Poker
Room Online?
Do we go to all lengths
to make cappers picks poker players happy
or what?
Managing
Online Poker Money:
Choose Carefully -- Where
To Play Online:
Readers have asked us why or how we selected
the sites that comprise our list of the top
poker rooms online. Here, we share the criteria
used so readers can consider the factors
for themselves.
Security and Privacy
When you're playing
poker for real money,
you want as much reassurance that your credit
info is safe, your identity and contact info
won't be sold and that game conditions are
as safe and as fair as possible (e.g. that
the software isn't vulnerable to manipulation;
players aren't colluding because a system
of checks is in place; etc.). Secure servers
are a necessity. Sites should elaborate on
the encryption system that they use. All
good sites should address the above issues
to your satisfaction. Do they discuss issues
like their card-shuffling algorithm? Also,
what kind of RNG (random number generator)
do they use? The best ones increase the level
of unpredictability in the cards being played.
What other safeguards do they have in place
to prevent game-rigging, collusion, hacker
intrusions, etc.? You should always read
a site's privacy policy, including the small
print. INDEPTH Poker Site Security
Action
How many players log on to the games? Can
you get action in the poker game of your
choice anytime, day or night? Do they have
diverse offerings with enough players to
keep tables full? The larger the pool, the
more action you'll see in both gameplay and
cash winnings. We visit the sites at different
times to see what the overall action is like
as well as the variety of players in all
games offered.
Gameplay
If your money and personal info are secure
but the ease of gameplay and visuals suck,
then chances are you're not going to return.
We look at the variety of poker games offered
and keep a close eye on how well a site creates
a good poker environment. How easy is it
to play? Converse with other players (or
mute them, if you wish)? Are the graphics
and sounds fun? Interesting? Can I play even
if my system doesn't support the absolutely
latest graphics, etc.? Is all the information
needed to play easy-to-access and clearly
stated? Some sites definitely have more appealing
gameplay than others.
Customer Service
Ok, so you love the initial gameplay but
then you run into a problem. Your computer
crashes. Or the server goes down. Or you're
having problems trying to cashout.How easy
is it to find the contact info on the site
and have someone help you? How responsive
is the customer service? Is it truly 24-7?
We like toll-free numbers (although this
doesn't help our readers from non-U.S. Countries).
But best of all, we like speed. If we get
fast responses to our questions and fair
resolutions to our problems, we are happy.
E-mail works.
Connectivity
How often does
the game crash due to server issues at
the online poker room's end? How bad are
the delays in transfer of info? What about
disconnection's? Are they repeated? Anything
that disrupts gameplay on a regular basis
is going to be an annoyance and a major
problem (at the worst if the stakes are high
and you're on a streak). We realize problems
can occur at the player's end (with their
computer and their particular ISP) but there's
no denying some sites are more reliable and
offer less "downtime" and other
such irritations than others.
Cashouts
How much money have players won at their
poker games? How easy is it to cashout
your winnings? Do they credit your credit card?
What charges are applied? How long does it
take to receive winnings? You shouldn't have
to be a rocket scientist to figure out how
to cash out what you've won and whether extra
charges, delays, etc. are worth it. Or have
the patience of a saint. And we like features
such as e-mail confirmations of the withdrawal
transactions verifying request, dates, and
amounts.
Free Play
Testing out poker gameplay, environment,
percentages, etc. helps to familiarize yourself
with what to do in the event of server crashes,how
well you've understood the written rules
of play at the particular online poker room,
and the mixed quality of other players you
may encounter. This is an important feature
of any good poker site although we recognize
that people play differently when they've
got real money on the line. Some sites make
it easier than others to identify how to
get in on the free play action without submitting
heaps of personal information in advance.
Tournaments
We definitely enjoy poker tournament play
and have noticed more and more online poker
rooms adding this as a feature or in beta
stages of testing. We're looking forward
to seeing more variety and increased cash
prizes in the future.
Promotions
What kind of player incentives does each
online poker room offer? Do they reward frequent
visitors? What about high hand or bad beat
jackpots? tournaments? random cash giveaways?
Other features/conveniences
Some sites will let you choose a character
image which becomes identified with your
nick. Others will track your gameplay statistics
for you. Some provide no charges for certain
kinds of cashouts. Some track the top players.
Some allow you to beta-test new games or
poker tournaments in development. Others
offer good poker resources in terms of celebrity
columns, advice, links, etc. We like both
access to quality information that's useful
to us in playing poker as well as convenience.
In creating our list of the best, we looked
at each of the above factors and in cumulative
scores, mysportsbook.com definitely stood
out. We know players may have other preferred
online poker rooms of their choice and that's
cool! Variety is good. New competition is
entering all the time- meaning we expect
to see continued improvements in all of the
above areas, especially at the established
sites. Online poker will only get better
with time!
Since 2001 Cappers
Picks Poker has been the only site on the
web you can completly trust 100% to guide
you in the right direction for playing poker
online, with safe, and secure and trusted
online poker software. If you encounter any
problems with any of the above listed poker
rooms don't hesitate to email us, we'll help
you out and resolve any issues that come
up when you want to play poker online at
Bodog, Betus, Bookmaker or Sportsbook.com.
Thanks!
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