Best Kept Online Poker Secret
Bookmaker Poker is one of internet poker’s best kept secrets. Their online poker room is owned by one of the oldest and most respected gambling firms (Cris) and operates on the network of the internet’s oldest independent poker site (True Poker). While the room does not have significant game traffic compared to other online poker sites, it truly does have some of the softest games online, and the games do run at a variety of stakes pretty much around the clock.
Bookmaker Poker uses 3D Poker technology; if you’re a serious multi-tabler you’ll likely be annoyed with this site. However, if you’re the type who likes smaller sites with a group of fish easy to keep tabs on, who show up day in and day out for the social aspect rather than to actually try to make money or improve their game this is likely the online poker room for you. To get started, visit the Bookmaker Poker website.
Bookmaker Poker Sign up Bonus
The standard Bookmaker Bonus is a 20% up to $500 match which must be rolled over in the sportsbook. As poker players this is obviously not the ideal bonus, but no worries we have an alternative offer.
Bookmaker Poker offers new players a 100% up to $500 sign up bonus to users who initially fund their account via Pic Club (www.picclub.com). This bonus clears at a rate of 10 player points per each bonus dollar. For example, if a player receives $25 as bonus money, the player must earn 250 player points (25 x 10= 250) to release it into real money. Bonus money is only converted when players play in ring games, not in tournaments.
Bonus Sign up Instructions:
Step 1 – Visit the Bookmaker website and click the big sign up now button. note: do not worry that this page has sports ads and mentions 20% bonus, you’re in the correct place and sign up is the correct button.
Step 2 – Complete the sign up form using Bookmaker Bonus Code: bmpoker.
Step 3 – Fund you’re account using Pic Club. This is an important as only Pic Club deposits are eligible for this 100% up to $500 bonus offer. If you do not already have a Pic Club account, get one at www.picclub.com.
Step 4 – Transfer the $500 in your bookmaker account to the Bookmaker Poker Room.
Step 5 – Contact Bookmaker support requesting the bonus Pic Club 100% up to $500 sign up bonus be credited to your account.
Poker Room Support details: Call 1-888-242-5401 For Poker Room questions or email Support@Poker.BookMaker.com
Bookmaker Poker Software Review
Bookmaker Poker operates on the Yatahay Network sharing its player base with a dozen or so small poker sites including True Poker, 5Dimes and Skybook. Each site on this network, including bookmaker, uses a self branded version of True Poker’s 3D poker software which first came online in 2000 and has received many upgrades over the years.
For those who have never played online poker in 3D before, it’s a totally different experience than standard internet poker play. One major difference is the fact you actually need to use your mouse to turn over you cards, the other is the animation where you’ll actually see your character and other player’s characters put the chips in the pot or fold cards, etc. The dealer also announces each play via audio saying “dealing flop, dealing card, your turn etc” while audio speaks each players action. This all makes the game much more life like, and even if it’s on the more annoying side to you as a winning player, keep in mind fish (who lose money regularly) actually love stuff like this.
Bookmaker Poker also has standard online poker features such as auto post blinks, auto muck (both available at top of table) as well as variety of customization options (accessed by right clicking the table). Note taking is supported and in addition to being able to store text notes, players can also choose to label a player via preselected options of: Bluffer, Caller, Chaser, Check-Raiser, Fish, Shark or even add their own tags which can be reused each time a player is tagged..
Play money tables are available for those wishing to test out the software before making a deposit. To try the software out yourself, sign up on the Bookmaker.com website.
Game Variety and Traffic at Bookmaker Poker
Bookmaker Poker offers Texas Holdem in Fixed Limit and No Limit varieties. While the real money ring game traffic is relatively low (only about 150 players during peak hours) there is a decent selection of Holdem games. For example: games as high as $5/$10 No Limit run on a regular basis.
The only other games offered at Bookmaker Poker are Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo of which traffic is highly condensed to the Micro Limit games.
Tournament traffic is also heavily condensed to the Micro Limit games. If you’re a tournament player who prefers any form of significant stakes Bookmaker is most likely not the ideal poker room for you.
Promotions: The poker promotions at Bookmaker change on a regular basis so we recommend getting the current ones from the Bookmaker website. We will include though that for a small online poker site, they do have an amazing number of promos.
Banking Options: We recommend players make their initial deposit via Pic Club as this makes them eligible for the 100% up to $500 bonus. After this Bookmaker has a plethora of banking options available, perhaps more so than any other US friendly poker room.
Customer Support: Bookmaker has some of the most knowledgeable customer support agents in the industry who are reachable via both toll free phone and email.
