Pacific Poker Review

Home > Online Poker Reviews Date: May 21st, 2007 By: Jesper

The Quick Summary

Pacific Poker is one of the favorite poker rooms on the net. Texas Hold'em players in particular prefer this poker site because of the frequent promotions offered and the juicy high-action tables available. Pacific Poker is part of the 888 group, the company behind Casino-on-Net, the largest online casino in the world. This poker room has a wide selection of games and the software offers decent graphics and is fast. Special promotions such as money-added tournaments and freerolls are available, though the site does not allow U.S. players.

Popularity: 7 of 10 - Good

Traffic at this poker room is decent for the most popular games. The site offers all variations of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, varying between No Limit, Pot Limit, and Fixed Limit. The traffic is heavily concentrated on the Texas Hold'em ring games and tournaments.

Most of the rest of the traffic is on the Omaha Hi/Lo and Seven Card Stud tables. Full-table games, short-handed, and heads-up tables are available. Pacific Poker hosts many tournaments, the buy-ins vary between $1 and hundreds of dollars. The tournaments are usually well-populated and fast; play is relatively loose and juicy at any level. This poker room also runs plenty of freerolls with extremely loose play. At the time of this review, the peak ring-game traffic of this poker site is 2,600 real-money players.

Security: 9 of 10 - Excellent

Security at Pacific Poker is excellent. The 888 group is a well-established company, with years of experience as the mother company of Casino-on-Net and Pacific Poker. The financial reputation of this poker room is solid; the site maintains a safe, fun and fair gaming environment.

Player Competition: 8 of 10 - Excellent

Many of the players for this poker site include casino customers from Casino-on-Net. These less-experienced poker players enjoy gambling and may take a few more riskes than your regular poker player which provides for some loose action. The viewed-flop percentage at the $15/$30 tables can reach 65%-70%! The No Limit and Pot Limit cash games are strongly recommended for players who want to win on a regular basis.

Site Software: 8 of 10 - Excellent

The Pacific Poker software is privately developed; it offers decent graphics and functionality. The table functions are easy to learn and well-oriented on the table. The data and statistics functions allow players to take notes on their opponents during play. Hand histories are available through a replay of hands in a graphic interface; a nice tool for reviewing your play though is not exactly a user-friendly feature.

The lobby supplies all the vital table statistics, including viewed-flop percentage, average pot size, seated-player's stack size and hands played per hour. This software is well-suited for multi-table play; it supports play up to five tables simultaneously; the tables are fixed size, there is no mini-view or other special multi-table functions. The Pacific Poker software comes in both a Java client and a downloadable version.

Customer Support: 7 of 10 - Good

Support at Pacific Poker is very good and is available via email, live chat and telephone. The support staff is knowledgeable and friendly. They reply in a promptly and accurate manner, the quality of the answers is good.

Company Ethics: 8 of 10 - Excellent

The 888 group is widely respected. Casino-on-Net is the largest online casino in the world and Pacific Poker benefits from this. The outstanding customer support and financial security provided by Pacific Poker is reflected on the loyal player base of the site.

Site Promotions: 8 of 10 - Excellent

This poker site offers great promotions, including a 25% Welcome Bonus up to $100, reload bonuses every month, and a good bonus point program for the loyal players. The sign-up bonus is released when the players wager 20 times the bonus amount.

Overall Review: 7.8 of 10 - Very Good

Pacific Poker is a very good choice for a site to play, especially if you like Texas Hold'em. The tournaments are well-structured and the software facilitates a good playing experience. Support is very good excellent and the game variety is excellent.