Monday, February 26, 2007

Linux Online Poker News (February)

Linux poker is available on the internet. The bad news is that only a few poker rooms do support it, and those do so by offering java based no-download versions.The good news is that among the rooms which do feature it you will find some of the absolute best there are, all of which of course provide play both with and without real money.


Poker Room is one of the oldest as well as most reliable poker rooms, having been online and dealing since way back in 1999.While poker overall is seeing great growth they've grown twice as much as the average competitor and are now able to proudly call themselves the 3rd largest in the whole industry.In addition to the usual card games PokerRoom.com have chosen to go a bit old-school and are now providing 5-card draw as well.Tournaments are also in the plentiful including a free World Poker Tour qualifier for new players and additional attempts for as little as $6. Highly recommended.
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Hollywood Poker is quite a new kid on the block but has quickly established itself as a poker room to be taken seriously.Sharing its player base and tables with oldtimer PokerRoom.com means that there is always a multitude of games, limits and opponents available at any time on any day.The Hollywood part of the name is not just a gimmick as the room is endorsed and co-owned by actor gone poker player James Woods as well as World Poker Tour host & commentator Vince Van Patten.The room also boasts over $1 million in guaranteed monthly tournaments. All in all an excellent new choice which seems eager to entertain with various imaginative promotions.
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Pacific Poker is owned and operated by the same company that runs the internet's most popular online casino and having served over 7 million players since 1996 by now they know what it takes to provide an excellent service.The only real disadvantage with Pacific Poker is the fact that you can only play on one table at the same time, something which experienced online poker players may find a bit annoying.Pacific Poker is widely considered to have the easiest opponents of any online poker room.This can be contributed to the many of their casino customers that also decide to try their hands at poker without really knowing how to play