HollywoodPoker - Details

Game Variety (9)

The games offered at Hollywood Poker are Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Draw. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, shorthanded and heads-up tables are all available. There are ultra high-limit tables with $500/$1,000 stakes in Fixed-Limit and $50/$100 in No-Limit Texas Hold'em. The 5¢/10¢ games are the smallest.

Ring Game Traffic (8)

Traffic at Hollywood Poker is very good and still somewhat concentrated on Hold'em games, even though more and more players are showing interest in Omaha and Seven-Card Stud. In all, Hollywood Poker is a site with very good ring-game traffic at almost all hours. Hollywood Poker has peak cash game traffic of 9,000 real-money players during peak hours (December 2008).

Soft Competition (8)

From our experience there are quite a few soft games available at Hollywood Poker, mainly in the lower-limit cash games and smaller buy-in tournaments. You can't look at the top-stakes games for soft competition, where Hollywood Poker is less of a fish pond. Still, you can at times find $5/$10 No-Limit Hold'em tables with a viewed-flop percentage of 35-40%. Overall, many Hold'em games have a viewed-flop percentage in the 40s and 50s.

Rake (6)

The rake at Hollywood Poker is on par with the industry for standard games. At the big-bet tables the rake is relatively low in comparison to the smaller stakes where a larger part of the total pot is raked. A rake of 5% is taken on every pot, but is capped at $3 in full ring games that include six players or more. There is a "no flop, no drop" policy for hands not reaching the flop.

Support (9)

Hollywood Poker offers e-mail support that is lightning fast and offers good quality. The support staff are knowledgeable and friendly.

Financial Security (9)

Very good score as an established player in the online poker market belonging to one of the most reputable networks online. No recorded financial problems.

Deposit & Withdrawal Options (8)

Deposit Options: Click2Pay, Visa, MasterCard, Neteller, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, WebMoney and Instacash.

Withdrawal Options: Click2Pay, Visa, Neteller, Moneybookers, Instacash, ClickandBuy, check and courier check ($30 fee for withdrawals less than $1,000 through courier check).

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