VIP Poker

Overall Rating7.2/10
  • 983
    Players Online
  • 184
    Active Tables
  • Not open to US players

Why Play at VIP Poker?

  • Exclusive sign-up bonus of up to $202 at 100% deposit match for Pokerlistings players only
  • Offer three different table sizes
  • No-download flash poker software available

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Score

7.2/10
Software & Graphics
8
Ring Game Traffic
6
Tournament Traffic
6
Rake
5
Soft Competition
6
Game Variety
7
Sign-Up Bonus
8
Loyalty Bonus
6
Promotions
7
Support
8
Financial Security
10
Deposit & Withdrawal
6

Game Selection / Volume

6/10
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
600
Omaha Hi-Lo
60
Texas Holdem
2,200
Omaha Hi
180
No-limit Texas Hold'em
1,600
7 Card Stud
80
5 Card Stud
40

Support Quality

8/10
24/7 Support
Yes
Web site FAQ
Yes
Support Features
Email,Phone,Chat
E-Mail Confirmation
No
Speed
Fast
Knowledge
Very good

Support

The support at VIP Poker is fast and can be contacted via telephone, e-mail and chat. The support staff is knowledgeable and friendly.

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Full Review

VIP Poker recently changed networks and now runs on the Microgaming network, previously known as the Prima network. VIP Poker boasts high traffic, wide game variety and extensive range of table limits. The software provides very useful stats as well as three different table sizes: large, normal and mini view. The large number of short-handed tables 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. The software is available as both a download and a no-download flash version. VIP Poker runs plenty of promotions, like the Magic Hand bonus, a $500 sports freeroll and a weekly $500 invitational freeroll for qualifying players. VIP Poker also sports a nice bad-beat jackpot that pays out when four of a kind eights-or-better is beaten in a cash game. The games offered at VIP 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. 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 VIP Poker offers great action, good game diversity and software that plays very well. The software is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability, with very little downtime as a result.

Reviewed by: Pokerlistings

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Bonus Code and Promotions

Sign up through a PL.com link and get a $202

At 100%

Pokerlistings offers an exclusive sign-up bonus of up to $202 at a 100% deposit match for Pokerlistings players.

Reload Bonus

All players at VIP Poker are entitled to a monthly 10% reload bonus up to a maximum $200.

Sign-up Bonus

Sign-up bonus of up to $202 at a 100% deposit match for Pokerlistings players. The bonus is automatically activated through the Pokerlistings download link.

Bonus Payout

The bonus pays out as a lump sum. In order to clear the entire $202 bonus, you must play 5,000 raked hands at table limits of $1/$2 and above. The minimum deposit is $25, and raked hands must be played on table limits $1/$2 or above. The lobby of the software shows the amount of raked hands played and is helpful when figuring out when your bonus will be released.

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Bonus Details

Max Bonus $202
Regular Bonus $101
Match Bonus 100%
Refer a Friend Bonus $25

Tournaments and Freerolls

Tournaments

VIP 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 - be sure to note the type of tournament before joining. VIP Poker runs monthly $150,000 and $250,000 tournaments that draw a large number of players. There are daily qualifiers running to these tournaments with buy-ins as low as $5.50. They also offer some qualifiers to big live events like the European Poker Tour.

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Software and Graphics

VIP Poker runs on customized Microgaming software on the Microgaming network. The software runs smoothly and offers customizable buttons and graphic action replay of hands. The software is updated now and then with some downtime as a result.

Statistics

The data and statistics functions in VIP 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 function that is useful 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 VIP 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 VIP 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 standard green.

Special Features

VIP Poker software offers the basic features offered by most poker rooms. Special functions are the mini view that helps multi-table play on smaller monitors, and the table-integrated statistics.

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Soft Competition

VIP Poker offers loose and juicy games; you just have to know where to find them. The short-handed (six players max) tables and turbo games produce wild games with viewed-flopped percentages upwards of 55%. The average viewed-flop percentage for full 10-player tables is just under 40%.

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Hits and Misses

Hits

  • Tournament auto re-buy function

Misses

  • Seven-Card Stud only available as high version
  • [[Only:Us]] Does not accept U.S. players from certain states [[/Only]]

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Info

Name
VIP Poker
Web site
www.vippoker.com
Established
2004
Country
Curacao
Auditor
Network
Microgaming
Size
18.2 MB
E-Mail
support@vippoker.com
Telephone
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Deposit & Withdrawal

Deposit options: Instant bank transfer, credit card, NETeller, MoneyBookers, Firepay, Swift Pay, Express Money Transfer, On Demand Funds, FedEx Draft, mail draft and wire transfer. Withdraw options: NETeller, regular mail, bank transfer, Firepay, Express Money Transfer, MoneyBookers and FedEx Draft. [[Only:Us]] Important Note: NETeller, FirePay, and MyCitadel will not be processing any new transactions for players residing in the U.S. [[/Only]]

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