Carbon Poker review

Carbon Poker details

• Player traffic

  Carbon Poker regularly attracts over 2,000 players at peak hours. The generous daily, weekly and monthly tournaments help ensure player loyalty, and the great PokerWorks bonus also provides great player value. Carbon Poker is currently ranked 19th overall as part of Merge Gaming, however the quality of the software combined with excellent promotions will help elevate Carbon Poker in the future. Carbon Poker also welcomes US players, which will help deliver increased traffic from one of the biggest online poker markets in the world.

• Features in detail

  Carbon Poker has many useful software features, which include many not available on other sites: Player Tagging (you can write any description you want in the tag) to help you remember players you have played against before. Players also have the ability to custom design their own tables. If you bet, and no one calls, you can expose one card to the table, to show them what you had or were trying to make, without showing both cards. You can even 'rabbit hunt' the only penalty is that you must show your hand to the table if you choose to 'hunt'.

• Software

  The Merge Gaming software provides players with an array of features that help elevate Carbon Poker above much of the competition. Aside from the standard features, Carbon Poker also includes:
  • Set your options and start playing with one click.
  • Continue to see the cards, even after you’ve won the hand.
  • The software doesn’t skip a beat even with this function on.
  • Win virtual trophies and ribbons to show off.
  • Tag players as fish, sharks and buddies with this feature.
  • Animated donkeys, fish and emoticons liven up the game.
  • Elect to muck, show both, or just one of your cards.
  
  The speed is incredibly fast, with animation limited to the community cards and emoticons. The use of vector graphics means that full screen play is presented cleanly without slowing down play. Large buttons and check boxes provide quick preset selection to keep the pace of the games even faster. The lobby is packed full of information; on the various games, limits, tournaments. All of the relevant information is conveniently sorted under tabs and filters can be applied to further narrow your game search.

• Games and Rake

  Although Carbon Poker offers several game varieties, the focus is on the popular Texas Hold’em and Omaha tables. The table limits at Carbon Poker start at $0.10/$0.20 and go up to $50/$100. Pot Limit Texas Hold’em begins at $0.50/$0.10 and goes up to $25/$50. No-Limit Texas Hold’em ranges from $0.02/$0.04 to $25/$50. Other game varieties begin at a low $0.05/$0.10 and go up to $10/$20.
  Games offered are: No Limit/Limit/Pot Limit Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Ace to 5 Lowball, Deuce to 7 Lowball, Razz, Badugi, H.O.R.S.E., Blackjack, Roulette, Caribbean Stud, Video Poker, and Backgammon.
  In general, the rake is 5% with the exact amount taken per hand dependent on the number of players in the pot, pot size and limit level. Carbon Poker caps the rake taken at all tables at a low $3. The rake is generally taken at $0.01 per $0.20, up to a table max depending on the limit.

• Support

  A comprehensive online FAQ is complemented by efficient customer support through email and a live chat support feature. Carbon Poker states that most enquiries will be answered within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Responses are fast, accurate and courteous.

• Security

  Carbon Poker is fully licensed and uses secure Thawte SSL technology and a trusted site seal to ensure that players' personal information is protected at all times. Their credit card security is unrivalled with no chance of fraudulent activity or underage players on the site.

• Banking

  Deposits and withdrawals can easily be made on Carbon poker via; Visa, MasterCard, Neteller, Click2Pay, Moneybookers, ECOCard, ewalletXpress, PINdebit.net, Fonelinx, PIC-Club.com and iBankG.

• Summary

  Carbon Poker began its operations in February 2005 and has defined itself as a site that offers enticing overlays, great guarantees and superb game selection. Carbon Poker is the latest addition to the Merge Gaming Network and benefits from the sturdy, detailed and well designed software client that the Merge Gaming Network features. The Merge Gaming Network has headquarters located in Australia and its game servers are situated in Canada.