Canadian Poker Sites

February 03, 2012 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

Canada’s Number 1 Poker Room

Mirror, Mirror on the wall what poker sites are the best of them all? Well lets get this article rolling by giving you my insights on the best online poker sites for Canadians.

Canadians are very fortunate when it comes to online gambling as we have many great choices of sites to play on. But what I think makes a great site might be a little different to others so I will first explain to you my marking sheet. I give points to sites that are reputable and safe, when I deposit money to an online gambling site, I want to know it will be safe and I will receive my money in a timely manner when I cash out. Secondly I give points for Software/ game play and table limits. I also have a grade for Bonuses and promotions, this is how sites draw new customers in, and I like FREE money so I always find the best deals. Lastly I give points for support, although it is not a huge factor.

The nomination for best poker site goes to….. BET365!!! Congratulations to Bet365 for being my number one choice to play poker. They have been in business for 14 years and are a publicly traded company on the London stock exchange, “how much more legit can you get than that!” This is a great company with very smart CEO’s who make sure everything from top to bottom is outstanding.

At Bet365 there is always a game going with over a thousand players playing online at any time with peak hours seeing over 5000 players online at a time. They have limits from micro stakes all the way up to high rollers. The layout is simple to navigate and interactive and fun. And what more they offer new customers $1000 FREE to signup. That’s right you can claim up to $1000 bucks in bonuses on your first deposit. How does it work? You will get 200% times your initial bonus, so deposit $500 and get $1000 in bonus. There are a few catches to this as they do not have you a grand up front. Like any site you have to play out the bonus and unlock it in segmentations.

Icing on the cake, if these reasons were not enough to make you want to try Bet365 than how about this. Bet365 is your one stop shop for all gambling. They have one of the best online sportsbooks with betting lines on every sport, a online casino, bingo and games. You can play Deal or no Deal for real money!

When looking for a new Poker site be sure to check out Bet365

Best Poker Site in Canada

January 31, 2012 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

The Best Online Poker room for Canadians

When looking for a site to play poker online, players often wonder to themselves “what is the best online poker site”? Well that’s what this article is all about! I have been playing online poker for over 5 years and you would quiz me on every online poker site there is and I could most likely say I have played there.

So what makes a poker site great? Well when playing for real money you want to know your funds are safe and that you will receive a check in a timely manner when you cashout.  Second of all is game play, that being the usability of the software, amount of players, game types and table limits. My third evaluation of a poker site is their bonuses and special promotions, I want to make money when playing and a nice bonus and promotions to play towards is just the thing to increase my bankroll. Support is also a necessity as it links together all the components of what makes a great site work.

What is the best poker site overall? Well I was stuck between two options for Canadian poker players and it came down to Bet365 and Party Poker.

Why did I choose them; First of all your funds at these sites are 100% safe! They are both publicly traded companies on the London stock exchange and they are licensed to operate by the UK.  They have thousands of players online at any time, playing an abundant amount of cash tables and tournaments ranging from the micro limit to high rollers. The Bonuses and promotions from these two companies are top notch, I have always found myself coming back to play reaping the rewards of their promotions. Finally these two poker sites care about their players and it is shown by their very helpful support who can assist you in a timely manner with any problem.

Take my word for it and give these two sites a try, get the most current bonus and promotion by clicking on the banner seen here.

Bet365 2012 Bonus

January 05, 2012 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

100% Initial Deposit Bonus

Bet365 is one of my favourite online poker sites! Part of the iPoker network there is always action at any hour of the day and they have great great game play atmosphere. Another reason why I love Bet365 so much is they are a perfect all in one option. Bet365 first started as a sportsbook many years ago and have evolved to one of the largest gambling brands in the world. With just one account you can play poker, dabble in the casino, place a bet on horses and the sportsbook and even play games like deal or no deal and Monopolyfor real money!

Open an account today and claim your 100% Deposit Bonus - Join Now!In order to qualify for your bonus, please follow these simple instructions:Open an account, make a deposit of $20* or more and you will be elegable for a 100% bonus  up to a maximum of $1000*.

Once you open your account you will receive  a 10 digit Bet365 bonus code 2012 ending in NCDBS via email. To claim your bonus, just deposit,  then go to the Enter Offer Code page in  the Members area and enter the code.

You must play through your bonus before you will be able to withdraw, for every 10 player points you will unlock $1 of your bonus. If you are a large depositing player then contact the support and Bet365 and they will do their best to accommodate your deposit and set you up with an exclusive offer. Be sure to tell them that you were sent from your firends at PokerDepositBonus.ca and they will be sure to give you the ultimate treatment.

Party Poker Promotion World Domination

November 01, 2011 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

November Party Poker PromotionsParty Poker November Bonus and Promotions

World Domination – Conquer cities to rule the world

This Promotion Starts: 00:00 ET on 7th November

Ends: 23:59 ET on 31st December, or when all the cities have been conquered

The challenge!

Rule the planet with World Domination by outsmarting your competition and conquer cities with the most exciting poker promotion on Earth. By playing at cash table games in the month of November players will earn ‘World Domination’ points. These points will then be used to redeem cities which will get you into special freerolls and a chance at the top prize of $100,000.

How to achieve World Domination

This promotion has similarities to the exciting game bored game “Risk”, Every time you earn 10 PartyPoints you’ll be randomly awarded one of 72 different cities. Many cities come with valuable instant prizes. There are even bigger rewards for conquering entire countries and continents, that’s where the “RISK” portion of this challenge comes in. Any player who achieves World Domination by collecting all 72 cities will win an extra $100,000 cash prize.

I loved the game of RISK as a child and to adapt the game into a poker setting is just my thing. In addition all players will receive their first city with just 5 Party points.

Reasons to join the Party Poker:

Responsible Operator GamCare, Licensed and Regulated by the gibraltar.government and is a highly traded stock on the London stock exchange. Symbol: (Bwin.Party) for more details here is a great party poker review

Party poker has 50+ Payment Methods making it easy for players to upload funds to play with and fast cashouts. Party Poker have 24/7 Customer Support who are knowledgeable and very helpful.

What more is the bonus and promotions that Party offer to its players. For first time depositors to the site they will receive up to a $500 bonus with Party Poker bonus code: FPF500. Party will match your initial deposit with a bonus, deposit $25 get $25 bonus, deposit $50 get $50 bonus all the way up to $500!

Party keeps the game exciting with ongoing promotions and tournaments as well as great monthly promotions like the one we discussed above.

February Online Poker Bonus

February 12, 2011 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

February is the time where people show how much they appreciate each other. So shouldn’t your online poker room be giving you a gift this year?   Every February some online poker rooms send out some poker love in the form of huge bonuses. Poker deposit bonuses are what can make or break a player from being profitable or not.  This month Bodog is giving players up to $1000 in bonus to thank their players.  This bonus is a match deposit bonus of 100% with 5 times roll over.  Titan poker is also celebrating Valentines with a $1000 added poker tournament with only $2 buyin.

Having Trouble depositing to online poker sites?

Depositing at online poker sites can be done with a credit card. But many times credit cards are declined.  If that is your case there are many other deposit options. Including pre paid cards and e-wallets like Neteller and moneybookers.  Some poker sites that have credit card acepetance problems often offer additional bonuses when you deposit with an option preferred by them. For example sportsbook.com gives an additional 10% bonus to people who deposit with moneybookers.

Valentines will also premier season 6 of high stakes poker on GSN. Not only that, we also get to see an eight-hour marathon of the best episodes from seasons one to five.

What Makes a Poker Site Good

December 02, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

What makes a good poker site?

Software

Software is not as much of an issue as it once was as most people have a fast internet connection than years ago and game technology has been built lighter to run faster.  Software is mostly all about the looks these days and the play options like multi table screening.

Support

Support is one of my highest interests when I choose a site to deposit on. I want to know that they will be available and capable of helping me.

Deposit options

One of my biggest peeves is when i find a poker room I like but when i try to deposit my credit card gets declined and they have no other options.  This is becoming a more popular problem as credit card companies try to denie online gambling transactions.  Some sites offer options like echeck and instadebit to solve this problem.

Payment options

My other peeve is waiting for online poker sites to pay me.  In my mind the longest a payment should take is 7 business days.  Many sites are much quicker than this but there are some that are much slower and you should avoid those ones.

Games offered

There are a wide variety of gambling games offer like poker, casino and sports betting and some sites have everything game imaginable to offer their players even bingo.  And some just do one thing only and do it very well.

Bonus

I always like to get the biggest bonus i possibly can at the time but still know all of my points of interest are met above.  That’s why I like reading reviews and playing on new site to find great places to play poker. Thats also how i am able to report back to you all on my top poker sites list

Poker Bonus Codes

December 01, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

Poker Bonuses and Codes

Almost all poker sites use poker bonuses and codes to entice potential customers to join their poker sites.  Poker bonuses and codes could range anywhere from a 5% reload bonus to first time deposit bonuses that match your deposit.

Poker Bonuses and codes are used by poker sites because most sites feel that when a player recieves a bonus, they will almost always retain their bonus through rake back through a short amount of time.  This also allows the site to potentially garner the customers interest enough that they will permanently retain a player for a lifetime, which will in the long term earn that site money.

It’s best for poker players to move from site to site to retain as many bonuses as they can, rather than to remain using a single site.

An example of a poker bonus would be sportsinteraction.com poker bonus.  They offered a promotion that would give the customer up to $300 on a reload bonus of 50%.  This means that the customer can earn up to $300 extra on a deposit of $600.  Now various poker sites won’t just deposit the extra money into your account right away, you must earn it through Frequent player points (FPP).

FPP’s are used by many sites to release your bonus funds.  Many sites will release your bonus funds in increments of 5, 10, or 20 dollars.  Different sites have different methods of giving out FPP’s.  For example, sports interaction dishes out 1 FPP per 14 cents deposited into a tournament fee, or 1 FPP for every 6 cents in the pot of a ring game.  The site then releases your bonus in $5 increments for every 83.33 FPP points that you earn. This payout system is similar to other sites like Full Tilt and their Fullt Tilt poker bonus program

Lastly, these bonuses won’t last forever as you’d usually get anywhere from 3 months to 1 year to earn all of your bonus before it runs out.

Women in Poker Sponsorship Deal

September 13, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

When we consider open sporting events, generally women make up a small proportion of the players. This fact is pretty obvious when we look at online poker sponsorships as well. To demonstrate, if you take a look at the team of Poker Pros at Full Tilt, you find only one woman while the rest of the thirteen members are all men. It is a similar situation with most other online sites that offer sponsorship deals to poker players.

However, there are a few top woman poker players who have entered into poker sponsorship deals with some of the best online poker rooms although the overall percentage is not very impressive. There are undoubtedly many more male players than female ones representing websites as “team pros”. That is not to say that women are not accomplished poker players. In fact, there are some very talented women players who have great abilities at the table and also sport an impressive tournament record. Take for instance, Kathy Liebert. She is the top-ranked female poker player in terms of lifetime tournament earnings. Yet, she has no sponsorship deal with any of the online poker websites.

Why this is so, one might ask. In the world of poker, there is no discrimination as to the age, gender or physical abilities so long as the individual can afford to pay for a seat at the table. But, the criteria used by online poker rooms to pick their sponsored players are somewhat ambiguous, although majority of them prefer to choose players who satisfy a particular image that the website wants to project.  And when we talk about image, it has a completely different significance where female players are concerned, as compared to the males due to the cultural prejudices prevalent in our society.

The criteria for selecting players for sponsorship are not only confined to achievements at the tables; neither are they dependent on the player’s effort to network and promote them. Numerous female poker players make the effort market themselves in the hope of getting noticed. Whether they reach the final table or bust in the very first round does not really matter. But, they have presented themselves to the media and television cameras by dressing up to get noticed. Indeed, they may not have the capability that merits a sponsorship, but they do have an image that the media loves, which translates into media attention and an advertisement opportunity for online poker sites when the poker player plays live poker tournament events.  Thus, landing a sponsorship deal has everything to do with image and when it comes down to women, even more so.

It is quite obvious that accomplished female poker players who do not go out of their way to promote themselves rarely receive due credit for their achievements. Kathy Liebert herself acknowledges that she does not care about fashion; neither does she go around trying to impress people – probably the reason why she is without a sponsorship despite her achievements.   Sadly, this trend continues with no efforts being made to change it for the better. There are no protests on behalf of women poker players who are being denied sponsorships since it isn’t considered an important issue.

Reload Bonus

August 16, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

Reload Bonuses: The Secret to Higher Rakeback
I know a lot of players that, for whatever reason, basically ignore reload bonuses. They think it’s a hassle to redeposit, or to move funds around, or they just don’t see much value in having to clear a $100 or so bonus.

The funny thing is, if you posed the deal to them another way – a higher rakeback rate – they’d probably be all over it. That’s exactly what reload bonuses are at most rooms – a temporary boost to your rakeback rate that you ignore at your own peril.

To show you just how much of a boost reloads can provide, let’s take a typical example. Note that the codes and percentages I mention in this example probably won’t be active by the time you read this article – reload bonuses tend to come and go pretty quickly. The specific bonus isn’t the point anyhow – the point is more to show how a reload bonus can effectively act as free poker money, padding your bankroll with no extra effort on your part save making a deposit.

Ok, so let’s get to the example. Carbon Poker frequently offers reload bonuses; a recent one (SHAN75) offered a 75% bonus up to $750. Let’s say you deposit the maximum and get a $750 bonus. Most Carbon bonuses release at the rate of $1 for every 75 VIP points you earn. What’s that worth to you?

At Carbon you earn 10 VIP points for every $1 you pay in rake. So, you’re getting $1 back every time you pay $7.50 in rake. That translates to 13% rakeback. Not bad, right?

This is a calculation you should be doing whenever you see a reload bonus. You only need to know a few key facts, namely:

– What’s the total amount of the bonus I can earn?
– What rate does the bonus clear at?
– How much rake do I need to pay to clear the bonus?

Once you figure out the above, determining what the bonus is worth to you in terms of rakeback is pretty simple – just take the total amount of the bonus and divide it by the amount of rake you need to pay to clear the bonus.

Ok, so reload bonuses obviously offer great value – what’s the downside? Well, the first is obvious – it’s not a no deposit poker bankroll, so you need to have cash available to deposit to take advantage of the offer. The second is a bit less obvious. It depends on the room and their policy regarding bonuses and deductions from rakeback. Some rooms will deduct the cost of any promotions you earn or cash in from your total rake, which has the impact of lowering your rakeback.

Make no mistake: you always make more money by combining rakeback and bonuses than by getting either alone. However, depending on the room, the overall value might not be quite as high as you’d think due to deductions. Ask your rakeback or bonus provider for the terms of any room you’re interested in so you can make an informed decision.

If a room sent you an email and offered you a reduced rake rate, would you take it? That’s essentially what a reload bonus is, so give that next email you get from a poker room a closer look before deciding that you’re too busy to grab some free poker cash.

Poker Reload Deposit Bonus

April 28, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - Poker Bonus

Reload for the chance to win a Porsche
The 100% PKR reload bonus is back, bigger and better than ever!

Deposit $25 or more using bonus code DOUBLECHANCE before midnight Friday and we’ll double your money (up to a maximum of $600) and put you in the running to drive away with a slick Porsche Cayman sports car. Terms & Conditions below.