Sportsbook.com Review
* Only accepts players from U.S. & Canada.
Overview:
With a casino right around the corner, Sportsbook Poker continues to bring entertainment and fun to the masses. They started in 1996 as a sports book and have continued to grow for the last 13 years. You will notice that they are on the same network as Cake Poker and Doyle’s Room which offers great bonuses and incentives to their players. US players will be happy to know that their money is good here and their money can go far between the bonuses and the loose game play. With the casino right around the corner, there is bound to be “gamblers” coming over to throw their money away. This is a great room to check out and there are some great games to choose from.
Games:
If you are a Texas Hold Em fan, you will find what you need at Sportsbook. Stakes generally start out at $0.02/$0.04 and you will find games as high as $100/$200. No limit, fixed, and pot limit poker is available. Sportsbook also offers Omaha starting out at $0.02/$0.04 as well and climbing up to $50/$100. When compared to other sites using the same network, these stakes are a bit lower. At this time, you will see that there is a tab for 7 card stud, but no games seem to be available.
At Sportsbook Poker you will find many tournaments to quench your thirst. Sit N Go’s can be bought in for as little as $1 or if you are feeling wealthy you can try your hand at the $5,000 tables. $0.10 tournaments are available as well with the option to rebuy or add on. Many daily tournaments have guarantees anywhere from $10,000-$20,000 and you can even buy in to the WSOP in the super satellite for $425. This years winner at the Main Event is expected to walk away with a hefty $10 million dollar check.
Bonus:
Sportsbook Poker offers their players a great deposit bonus of a 100% match up to $650. This is a great way for newer players to start out. And the real generous gesture comes from Sportsbook as they will give you another 10% on top of it all. So if you make a complete deposit you will have an awesome $1365 to play with. Sportsbook also offers a “Refer a Friend” bonus which will make you 20% of what your friend deposits and they get to take advantage of the 100% deposit bonus as well. If you happen to walk into a couple bad beats and lose the bankroll then Sportsbook has got you covered again as they will offer a reload bonus of a 100% match up to $500. To make sure you earn all this free money you will need to clear their play through requirements.
This is one of the best play through requirements available. Sportsbook only asks that their players play through their total deposit twice! Many rooms have something along the lines of 5 or 10 times, sometimes even higher than that. Each frequent player point, or FPP, is worth $0.06 and once you hit $10 you will have released your first bonus. Depending on the stakes you play you will only have to play 130-160 hands or so to release the bonus, or about 1-2 hours.
Deposit Options:
You have many options to deposit at Sportsbook: Visa, MasterCard, Cash Transfer, usemywallet, money bookers, and NETeller. Sportsbook has the highest acceptance rate in the industry for credit cards, not to mention it is lightning fast and you should be playing within minutes. So if this is your preferred method of payment, you are in luck.
Summary:
Overall this site has a really great online poker room. The traffic is not huge due to the fact that they have stretched themselves as far as what they offer, but this is made up by all the loose players that are available. It should not take long for an average player to run up a bankroll here. If you enjoy Hold Em or Omaha, Sportsbook is a great room to play at. With a site built for players by players, you can be sure that they have your best interests in mind.
