AbsolutePoker Review

Absolutepoker is one of the largest online poker rooms and continues to grown at a very fast rate. They offer great bonuses and many great promotions including such as their record setting Bad Beat Jackpot. Since their launch in 2003, they have become the 3rd largest online poker site that accepts Americans. There are many tournaments at Absolutepoker with extremyl large prize pools and the SitnGo action is very beatable.

AbsolutePoker Software

AbsolutePoker has a fairly nice looking software interface. There are player avatars, which most people like, but it does take a little while to show up after you’ve uploaded your personal avatar. The poker table at AbsolutePoker is layed out very nice, as well. It’s very easy to reload at AbsolutePoker and the lobby at AbsolutePoker is also very easy to navigate.

There is one thing that I really don’t like about AbsolutePoker: Nine player tables. Sometimes, and it’s just me, I like to sit at a big table and play really tight. It may not seem like much but the lack of that tenth player at the poker table at AbsolutePoker makes a bit of a difference to me. I do play AbsolutePoker often, though, just not when I’m feeling in this mood. I usually go to PartyPoker to play tight against all of those fish over there.

All in all, AbsolutePoker is a very nice online poker cardroom and they have some very nice looking software. The traffic isn’t the greatest in the world, but they are definitely here to stay.

AbsolutePoker Bonus

Using the Absolute Poker Referral Code POKER30, all first time depositors get a 100% deposit match, up to $500.

AbsolutePoker Game Variety

Poker Games offered:
• Texas Hold’em Poker
• Omaha Poker
• Omaha Poker 8 / better
• Seven Card Stud
• Seven Card Stud 8 / better

AbsolutePoker offers the most popular games available to play online today. Along with standard “ring” games, AbsolutePoker also offers a variety of tournament games. AbsolutePoker offers multi-table, single-table, and private tournaments as well as several freeroll tournaments daily.

AbsolutePoker Traffic

AbsolutePoker does not boast the largest amount of poker players at the tables. AbsolutePoker does, however, have a nice “critical mass” of players that allows you to always find a decent game. After all, isn’t that all that matters. With very low limits, there certainly is a decent amount of fish at AbsolutePoker but all in all, I’d say AbsolutePoker has more quality players that anything else, espcecially at the ring games.

AbsolutePoker Deposit Options

The minimum deposit at AbsolutePoker is only $20 (except for centralcoin, e-check, western union, or credit card in which case it’s $50). This makes AbsolutePoker the cheapest online poker card room. AbsolutePoker also allows player to player transfers at AbsolutePoker (minimum amount of transfer - $10 and you have to have a balance of $25 after the transfer).

Deposits can be made by the following methods:
• Neteller
• FirePay
• CentralCoin
• VISA / VISA Delta / VISA Electron / Gift and Prepaid VISA
• MasterCard / Gift and Prepaid MasterCard
• Solo / Maestro / Switch (available to UK players only)
• Cashier’s Check / Money Order / Bank Draft

Like most online poker card rooms, AbsolutePoker has 24/7 email support and are very speedy in answering / fixing any problems that may arise.

AbsolutePoker Summary

With up to 5,000 people online, AbsolutePoker does have a decent amount of traffic for a small online poker room. I’ve never had a problem finding a good game at AbsolutePoker. Obviously, they do not boast the traffic of PartyPoker or PokerStars, but they do have that necessary amount of people online to maintain a nice selection of decent games.