Hits

• Statistical analysis of hands for each game type
• Great graphics, which can also be bypassed for quicker game play with no-download software
• Helpful quick-seat feature and cash-game filters
• Good game variety
• Plenty of loose players
• Offers satellites to almost all major live tournaments

Misses

• Resource-intensive client
• Does not yet offer mixed games
• Doesn’t accept U.S. players

FULL REVIEW - bwin poker (8.59)

Due to U.S. legislation preventing credit card companies from collecting payments for wagers made by U.S. residents, bwin poker has determined to suspend all real-money gaming business in the United States.

bwin Poker is one of Europe’s oldest and most popular bookmakers, and through the acquisition of the Ongame network in 2005 they also became Europe’s largest poker network.

The software offers great functionality and stability and is available in both a download and no-download client. The download version is sleeker and more reliable, but the Java client works very well too, offering most of the same functionality and graphics.

bwin Poker also offers great statistical analysis of your game and an open database of the hands played at the site for further analysis.

bwin Poker used to focus heavily on six-handed tables, but that has changed lately and all types of tables are now available and well visited.

Also on the table now with the growth of the network are way more promotions, such as high-value guaranteed tournaments, satellites to live tournaments and a massive player base.

bwin Poker has a solid variety of games, with Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Draw. Games are available in all the common limits and table sizes, with full, shorthanded and heads-up tables all options.

Real-money player statistics as of July 2009 show 5,500 ring-game players at peak hours and 15,000 tournament players at peak hours.