Pacific Poker

Pacific Poker is owned an operated by the Cassava Group, owner of Casino-On-Net, or 888.com, the largest online casino on the internet today. This poker room has seen huge growth with the influx of casino players wanting to try their hand at poker online. What this means is that many  Texas Hold`Em players looking for very ?juicy? high-action tables and frequent promotions have become members. No-limit and Pot-Limit cash games were launched in 2005. You stand a good chance here if you are an average to good player. Pacific Poker run great promos with tons of added money tournaments. The view flop fold percentage sometimes goes through the roof on Texas Hold`Em limit ring games, as high as 80%. Software is average from a look and feel perspective, but very fast and reliable. Latest peak stats for  March 2005: 2600 ring game players, 5000 tournament players.

• Cassava Enterprises.

• The software focuses on simplicity and reliability rather than flashiness, and it works. Very fast, very reliable and intuitive.

• Game history and stats are extensive and can be replayed.

• Great comps program.

• Keyboard can be used for your actions - simple but useful feature.

• $1,000,000 Blitz tournament. A massive prize poll up for grabs, $440 buy-in or qualify via daily satellites.
• Showdown Survivor Series. Players earn points for reaching a showdown in regular ring games. The top 100 players with the most points earn cash rewards and a chance to play in the Showdown Finale.
• 50% sign-up bonus up to $100.

• For every real money depositing friend you refer, Pacific will credit your account with $100 and $50 for your friend

Rake at Pacific Poker:
This is on a par with the rest of the industry, but has better % at the micro-levels and higher % for higher stake games. They have a no drop if no flop policy which is also standard. A max of $1.25 is the rake for pots with the value $1-$2. So all in all rake is on par going from 5% to a max of $3 for ring games with adjustments made for smaller games.

Traffic:
Pacific Poker has a very respectable tournament traffic count of  approx 5500 real money players at peak playing times (Aug, 2006).

Game Limits and Games that you can play at Pacific Poker:
Full range of online poker games with wide spread of limits.

Deposits / Withdrawals:
All major deposit options including Visa, MasterCard, NETeller, FIREPAY,  InstaCash, Delta and Switch - and more.

"Soft" Competition / Looseness:
Plenty of loose action because of tons of players coming in from the casino - up to the mid-limit games. You will find flop fold percentages peaking at 80% and generally averaging 60%.

Cons:

• The software is a little outdated, but operates smoothly. This is offset by huge traffic. So if the lack of glitz doesn`t fuss you, you`ll enjoy this poker room. There is also no telephone or live chat support.

Player Service:
24/7 via email. Much improved since the early days.

Loyalty Program:
You automatically earn rewards points when you play at Pacific Poker. For every $10 bet a bonus point is earned and 100 bonus points equals $1. You can transfer points into real cash at anytime.