Gnuf Poker
Why Play at Gnuf Poker?
- $750 sign-up bonus for Pokerlistings players
- $9,000 in exclusive PokerListings cash freerolls
- No-download flash poker software
- Stylish, modern graphics, player profiles, blogs and a social network
Regular Bonus: 100% / $50
Get a 100% MATCH BONUS (up to $750) with your first deposit.
Bonus Code: No code required
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Score
- Software & Graphics
- 9
- Ring Game Traffic
- 7
- Tournament Traffic
- 7
- Rake
- 6
- Soft Competition
- 7
- Game Variety
- 8
- Sign-Up Bonus
- 2
- Loyalty Bonus
- 2
- Promotions
- 2
- Support
- 9
- Financial Security
- 9
- Deposit & Withdrawal
- 8
Game Selection / Volume
- Cash Game
- 2,100
- Player Volume Peak
- 12,100
- Tournament Volume
- 10,000
- Draw Poker
- 30
- Tournaments
- 12,000
- 7 Card Stud Hi
- 80
- Heads-Up Poker
- 200
- Omaha
- 240
- Limit Texas Hold'em
- 500
- Omaha Hi-Lo
- 60
- Texas Holdem
- 2,100
- Omaha Hi
- 180
- No-limit Texas Hold'em
- 1,600
- 7 Card Stud
- 80
- 5 Card Stud
- 40
Support Quality
- 24/7 Support
- Yes
- Web site FAQ
- Yes
- Support Features
- Telephone and e-mail
- E-Mail Confirmation
- No
- Speed
- Fast
- Knowledge
- Very good
Support
Gnuf Poker offers very good support through both e-mail and telephone. The e-mail support is fast, and both the e-mail and telephone support staff are quite knowledgeable, friendly and available in a wide range of languages.
Full Review
The software provides very useful stats as well as three different table sizes: large, normal and mini view. The large number of short-handed and turbo tables create loose and juicy games as well as quick playability - sometimes seeing more than 120 hands played per hour.
Although there are always details that can be improved, the software has proven to be very functional, fast and reliable, and is available in both a download and a no-download flash version.
The games offered at Gnuf Poker are Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw and Five-Card Stud. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, short-handed, and heads-up tables are all available.
Gnuf Poker also run plenty of promotions, including a Bad Beat Jackpot that pays out when four-of-a-kind eights-or-better is beaten in a cash game.
Real-money player statistics as of May 2012 show 2100 ring-game players at peak hours, and 10000 tournament players at peak hours.
Overall, Pokerlistings finds that Gnuf Poker offers great action and good game diversity. The software plays very well and is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability, with very little downtime as a result.
Reviewed by: Pokerlistings
Bonus Code and Promotions
sign-up bonus
At 100%
Players who sign up at Gnuf through a PokerListings link get an exclusive up to $750 sign-up bonus at 100% match plus four private cash freerolls:
1) $2,000 freeroll on Dec. 13, 2007 at 8 p.m. (CET). Just 50 Gnuf points Nov. 29-Dec. 12 to qualify.
2) $2,000 freeroll on Dec. 27, 2007 at 8 p.m. (CET). Just 50 Gnuf points Dec. 14-Dec. 26 to qualify.
3) $2,000 freeroll on Jan. 10, 2008 at 8 p.m. (CET). Just 50 Gnuf points Dec. 28-Jan. 9 to qualify.
4) $3,000 freeroll on Jan. 24, 2008 at 8 p.m. (CET). Just 50 Gnuf points Jan. 11-Jan. 23 to qualify.
Promotions Summary
Gnuf Poker offers some really good promotions, including a "Magic Hand" bonus, a nice Bad Beat Jackpot, regular freerolls and guaranteed tournaments.
Reload Bonus
Gnuf Poker doesn't currently feature any reload bonuses.
Loyalty Bonus
Gnuf Poker offers players a loyalty program where points are earned for real-money play. Points earned can be used to buy into tournaments and exchanged for merchandise in the Gnuf Poker shop.
Bonus Payout
The Gnuf Poker sign-up bonus is paid out as a lump sum when the bonus requirements have been met. For every dollar of bonus seven points is needed. The progress of points and the release of a bonus can be tracked in the software.
A qualifying raked hand is one in which a player is dealt cards and the pot is raked a minimum of 25¢. For each qualifying raked hand, a player earns between 0.05 and two points towards the release of a bonus.
> Sign up through a PokerListings link and receive a $750 bonus at 100% deposit match
Bonus Details
| Max Bonus | $750 |
| Regular Bonus | $50 |
| Match Bonus | 100% |
Tournaments and Freerolls
Tournament Traffic
The tournament traffic at Gnuf Poker is shared with the large Microgaming network and is very good as a result. Real-money player statistics show 10000 real-money tournament players at peak hours, as of May 2012.Tournaments
Gnuf Poker hosts many tournaments with buy-ins from $1 to hundreds of dollars. The tournaments are well populated and fast, and play is usually somewhat loose. Because many of the tournaments are re-buy events, play in the early stages is often extremely loose, so be sure to note the type of tournament before joining.
Gnuf Poker runs monthly $250,000 guaranteed tournaments as well as a $150,000 weekly guaranteed, both drawing a large number of players. There are daily qualifiers running to these tournaments with buy-ins as low as $5.50. The poker room also offers some qualifiers to big live events like the European Poker Tour.
Software and Graphics
Gnuf Poker's software is a customized version of the Microgaming software and operates on the Microgaming network. It runs fast and smooth with good playability. The software allows players to take notes of the opposition during play and the lobby supplies vital table statistics like the view-flop percentage, average pot size and hands played per hour. During play, you can see statistics of your own play, for example, how often you see the flop, win percentage and more. There is also a graphic replay of hands that is very useful.
The Gnuf Poker software supports play at eight tables simultaneously and runs smoothly with few problems even in multi-table play. The software supports play at either all tables full-size or in mini view. The graphics are clean and uniformly colored, although all the information on display can make the tables a little cluttered. The software is updated regularly to ensure safety and reliability, with some downtime as a result.
Statistics
The data and statistics functions in Gnuf Poker's software allow you to take notes on your opposition during play, and the lobby supplies vital table statistics like viewed-flop percentage, average pot size, seated-player's stack size and hands played per hour. At any time a player can look at an analysis of his own play through an interface at the table, seeing checks, calls, folds and re-raises. The hand history works well in the software and exports smoothly to the local computer for analysis, but does not list hands played in a session. One useful function when clearing bonuses is that the lobby counts raked hands, making it easy for a player to keep track of how much he has played.
Multi-Table
The latest version of Gnuf Poker's software supports up to eight tables of simultaneous play and, if used with the mini-table size option, five tables can be viewed at the same time. Multi-table play runs smoothly and few problems have been reported. The tables are a little cluttered and the chat and other information dialogues take up a little too much space. For those with diminished vision, the hole cards can be hard to distinguish.
Graphics
The graphics of the Gnuf Poker software are standard but a little cluttered and hard to get used to. Most users seem to think they are ok, but nothing special. Avatars are not used and the felt color is a nice cool blue.
Special Features
The Gnuf Poker software offers the basic features available at most poker rooms. Special functions are the mini view that helps multi-table play on smaller monitors, and the table-integrated statistics. Gnuf Poker also offers something called high-stakes European blackjack, where players can bet up to $1,000 on a single hand.
Soft Competition
Hits and Misses
Hits
- Offers a no-download Flash client
Misses
- Lobby can be a little tricky to navigate
Info
- Name
- Gnuf Poker
- Web site
- www.gnuf.com
- Established
- 2007
- Country
- Malta
- Auditor
- PWC
- Network
- Microgaming
- Size
- 10.8 MB
- support@gnuf.com
- Telephone
- 356 2144 3076
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