Pacific Poker - Details

Game Variety (7)

Pacific Poker has good game variety and offers all variations of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo. The heavy concentration on the Hold'em tables makes it an especially good site for Hold'em players. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, short-handed and heads-up tables are all available.

Ring Game Traffic (7)

Traffic at Pacific Poker is good, but is highly concentrated to Hold'em ring games and tournaments. Most of the other traffic is in Omaha Hi-Lo and Seven-Card Stud. In all, Pacific Poker boasts decent traffic for the most popular games, with real-money cash-game traffic of 2,000 players at peak hours (December 2008).

Soft Competition (8)

Pacific Poker has some of the juiciest games online. However, the viewed-flop percentages at $15/$30 tables have dropped to about 65-70% (at best) from a previously whopping 85%. Thanks to Casino-on-Net's operations, there are many less-experienced poker players, often with a sweet tooth for gambling.

At peak hours, you typically find one or two full-ring games (10 players) with a viewed-flop percentage in the 50s or 60s. If you are looking to make a profit, the Omaha Hi-Lo tables are very good as well.

Rake (6)

The rake at Pacific Poker is about average for the industry, with better offers at micro-levels and higher rake at the highest stakes. Like most sites, the poker room has a "no flop, no drop" rake policy, which means the pot is only raked when the flop is seen. A maximum of $1.25 is taken out of the pots up to $1/$2 games. At limits below $1/$2, the house takes less than $1, which gives good value for low-limit players. At higher limits, $2/$4 and above, rake is a maximum of $4 and $5 on the $50/$100 tables. There is no difference in rake based on the number of players in the hand or at the table.

Support (8)

The support at Pacific Poker is very good, with a knowledgeable and friendly staff that provides e-mail as well as live chat and phone support.

Financial Security (9)

Very good. The mother company 888 is a very well respected and solid player in the gaming industry, and there have been no erroneous financial transactions recorded. Pacific Poker is one of the oldest poker operators online and boasts a reliable and good track record.

Deposit & Withdrawal Options (8)

Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, EuroCard, Diners Club, Solo, laser Debit Cards, Maestro, Bank transfer, Boleto, Deposito Refrenciado, European checks, E-checks, PayPoint Invoice, Wire transfers, Commerzbank OnlineBanking Web, Deautsche bank 24 Direct Debit, Dresdner bank InternetBanking, ELBA, Direct Debit, eNETS, hansabank, Neteller, InstaDebit, ClickandBuy, ACTeCASH, Moneybookers, ukash, bank transfer, PaysafeCard.

Withdrawal Options: Visa, Mastercard, Debit Cards, Neteller, Moneybookers, wire transfer (direct bank account transfer) and bank draft (cashier's check). Withdrawals are held for three days before processing.

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