PokerWorks

Special Features

• $10k Lucky Dollar Leaderboard
• $200,000 Championship

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Deposit Options

Overview

Bwin poker is one of the largest sites online and part of the Ongame network. From the very first visit you will be impressed by the graphics, pleasant color scheme and readily available information. Offered within the site is something for everyone, including: poker, sports betting and a full casino. For those new to the game, Bwin has an instructional video on the main page “poker basics in 5 minutes” to help even beginners feel welcome and at ease.

Player traffic

Traffic at Bwin poker is very good, especially in the Texas Hold’em games, with peak cash game traffic of 9,000 real-money players. Tournament traffic runs as high as 45,000 players. The Omaha, Draw and Stud games are also gaining popularity with traffic increasing rapidly in those games. Finding a game or tournament to play in at bwin poker is never a problem, no matter what time of the day.

Games/Limits

The games currently offered are Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Draw. Games are available in all the usual limits from 10¢/20¢ to $1,000/$2,000 in both Limit and No Limit varieties. Table options include; full-table games, heads-up and shorthanded.

Rake

The rake at bwin poker is the industry average of $3 per pot maximum. The calculations used to determine the rake is based on several factors: type of game (fixed-limit, pot limit or no limit), the number of players in the hand and the size of the pot.

Promotions

Bwin offers a wide variety of promotions which change monthly, such as the $100,000 Freeroll event. Qualifying tournaments to the world’s biggest live events are always featured as well with buy-ins starting at -0- via their Freerolls.

Tournaments/Freerolls

Bwin Poker hosts a huge number of tournaments every day, from freerolls to guaranteed prize pool events. They also offer an impressive line-up of tournament qualifiers to live events such as the WSOP and WPT. They host a weekly $25,000 and $50,000 guaranteed event and daily
$40,000, $50,000 and $75,000 guaranteed events.

Features

Tabbed browsing makes game type and table limit selection simple. The table and tournament description in the lobby is very detailed. In the lobby you can view important statistics like: average pot size, percentage of players per flop and average number of hands played per hour. A unique chat feature is the lobby chat box, which gives players the ability to chat while waiting for their seat to become available in a game. Bwin poker’s software also offers an open database of the hands played for in-depth analysis of your game. The handy Quick Seating tool let’s you choose a cash game or a tournament, the limit type and the stakes. You will then be seated at the table automatically when your seat comes open. Other features include:

• Private Tables
• Multi-Tabling
• Statistics
• Player Notes
• Real Time Odds
• Short-Cut Keys

Software

The Bwin poker software is an easy choice for Mac and Linux users, allowing them to play all of the games in the no-download version. The software offers great functionality, stability and is available in both a download and no-download client. The download version is naturally more stable and reliable, but the Java client works well and offers the same graphics and most of the functions of the download version.

Support

The highly knowledgeable support team is available 24/7 to resolve any issues that may arise. They can be reached through email and telephone.

Security/Integrity

Bwin is one of the largest gaming companies in the world and considers security to be a very high priority. All personal data is protected by an encryption algorithm. Your money is safe at Bwin with their segregated reserve accounts that hold all player balances.

Banking

Deposit/Withdrawal options are: Visa, MasterCard, Neteller, Moneybookers, Wire Transfer, Bet Card, Western Union Diners Club and check.