Poker Share

Category: PokerRooms

14.04.2011

It is now the second launching of Poker Share after their acrimonious split with the Ultimate Bet poker network. The reason of this was that Poker Share was too popular and famous and gamblers chose it instead Ultimate Bet, which was considered the "star" of the network. Poker Share has been re-launched and it is better now and gives more opportunities then earlier. They are now part of the popular Microgaming network, so there are always lots of players online and you can find a game at each stakes level. To confirm it’s reputation Poker Share provides players with a plenty of variable awards, bonuses, loyalty program and other incentives to draw more customers. So, this poker room has good well thought-out marketing policy, and one of the parts of it is a unique player-owner idea. Generally, when you receive award points at Poker Share you also get shares in the company that is held by a Players` Trust. This Trust owns 40% of the company and if Poker Share ever lists or is sold for a fortune those loyal gamblers will gain 40% of the revenues. Their loyalty program stands up without this extra incentive. You earn points very quickly in the trial and may sell in those points for helpful presents and to assist to contribute tournament fees. Poker Share is a good variant for you, if you are interested in the seat at a large major poker tournament. For the 2006 World Series Of Poker $10,000 chief competition online poker gamblers at PokerShare had a charming 1 in 16 chance of winning a seat, if they participated in the Poker Share satellites. Other sites usually offer you a 1 in 50 opportunity or worse, and 1 in 16 is really noteworthy. They had a small number of participants willing to take part in these tournaments and then Poker Share decided to add an extra seat (worth $13,000 in this case) to the final prize pool. Though this promotion was held one year ago it`s a wonderful instance of what the site is like and can produce, and the same deals will be suggested in near future. As for the rake at Poker Share, it is in line with poker industry standard rules. They take the standard 5% of each pot up to a maximum of $3 per pot. A number of participants at Poker Share is not the smallest at online gambling industry. There were about 1400 ring-gamblers at the peak time in May 2006. Now after re-launching of this poker room you can find there more then 2400 real money gamblers during the peak hours. An assortment of games on offer suggests you variations of Hold`Em and also Omaha and stud games as well. You may choose no-limit Omaha there, and it could be called an exclusive among majority of other poker rooms. They also have 5-card stud for old-school poker lovers. Perhaps, the weakest side of Poker Share is their Deposits and Withdrawals. They may suggest only a small number of variants of it and it would be better to add new ways to avoid different inconveniences. You can use Visa, Mastercard and NETeller to deposit and withdraw using NETeller or Check. This means that it is necessary for you to have a NETeller account. Besides of this there is one more unnecessary annoying procedure when make a deposit before the money is available in your poker account. First of all you will be sent to some other Poker Share account and then you have to click on "Transfer", which is not straightway obvious to replace the money to your poker account. All this how we have already said is some inconvenient, even illogical. As Poker Share is now a part of Microgaming network, so you shouldn’t expect easy simple gambling. You will deal with a great number of adversaries, especially playing in a satellite tournament for the WSOP. The standard of gambling is lower than at majority of other online poker rooms, nevertheless, and the cash games are still beatable and loose. Customer support is unquestionable plus of Poker Share. It is a side of service that has always been paid much attention. To attract more new poker fans and to hold advanced gamblers that deal with this poker room for a long time. So if you have any problem concerning gambling they will cope with it in one moment.