Here at Poker Island you will find the internet's best resources for online poker games. We have a small selection of general poker articles but if you are loking for rules and strategy information on a specific poker game please see the links below. You may have noticed that there are no links to Texas Hold'em related websites. This is because Hold'em is a tough game to win money at. Most Hold'em players are using some sort of program to help them with hand selection, odds and other important factors. Hold'em is also the most "understood" poker game out there. Why bother with a relatively simple game when you can master a more complex game that is much easier to win money at? Games like 2-7 Triple Draw or Stud poker are home to many weak players.
Poker Island's Top Poker Rooms
Poker Island has found several gems out of the thousands of poker rooms on the internet. The major factors I look at are traffic, software, game variety and promotions. The three top rooms happen to accept U.S. players so that is a big plus. There is something special about each of the rooms listed below. Pokerstars has the highest traffic, best VIP program and game variety. Full Tilt Poker also has huge traffic and is home to the latest craze in poker; Rush Poker. This new way to play poker allows players to play 400+ hands/hour compared to 80-100 at a regular table. It basically takes away every boring aspect of playing poker, so you'll never get borded. UB Poker is a mid sized room that has an entire casino built in to their poker platform. All three rooms accept the e-check deposit & withdrawal option so you'll never have trouble funding or cashing out. You will find a breif review of each room below.
PokerStars.com In 2010
On an average day at Pokerstars you will be amongst 250,000-300,000 other players. The last time I counted they had at least 16 different poker games, which for the most part can be played in three different formats; FL, PL & NL. The tournament action at Pokerstars.com is simply unbeatable. They offer hundreds of millions of dollars in guaranteed tournaments every month. No other poker room even comes within 100,000 players of their peak traffic. Their mixed poker variant selection is quite impressive as well. 8-Game Mix is their most popular mixed game and is certainly the most challenging. The Pokerstars.com VIP system is also withbout rival. You will receive three 100% bonuses when you follow the directions below.
- Visit Pokerstars.com or you can download the free software by clicking THIS LINK.
- While registering an account enter the marketing code (use the "Friend Referral" option) PSP11820, as shown below.
FullTiltPoker.com In 2010
At Full Tilt Poker the traffic peaks at around 125,000. They have a solid game line-up and are the only place where you can play Rush Poker. While playing Rush Poker you will never have to wait for the action to come to you or have to watch a hand play out if you get dealt a garbage hand. You can just auto-fold and be switched to a new table with a new hand. It's a really cool way to play poker. The signup bonus we are offering at FTP in 2010 is a 100% bonus up to $600 dollars. I find the deposits and cashouts at Full Tilt to be especially easy. You will also be able to play in our $1,000 Bi-weekly freerolls (listed under PokerNews in the private freeroll section). To claim this bonus you must follow these directions:
- Visit FullTiltPoker.com or you can download the free software by clicking THIS LINK.
- While registering an account enter the referral code STUDBONUS, as shown below.
UB.com Poker In 2010
UB Poker not only offers a nice poker game line-up, they also have had 70-80 casino games built into their poker software. Traffic ranges from around 25,000 players to 35,000 players at the poker tables. The casino game addition has brought plenty of well bankrolled but inexperinced players to the poker tables, creating an "easy to win money" environment for experienced poker players. UB Poker is a well known haven for 7 Card Stud Hilo players. Even though UB Poker has 25% of the traffic of FTP, they have roughly the same number of Stud HL players at the tables. The action there is very soft if you know how to find the right table. Signup at UB Poker using the link and code below and you will receive a 111% bonus up to $1,111, reload bonuses, daily freeroll admission and 5% interest on your account balance.
- Visit UB.com or you can download the free software by clicking THIS LINK.
- While registering an account enter the referral code BONUSHP, as shown below.
