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Pacific Poker

 

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Overall: (5)
Bonus: (5)
Promotions: (4.5)
Fish: (5)
Tournaments: (4.5)
Software: (4)
Cashouts: (4)
Customer Service: (5)

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Overall: 5
Pacific Poker is the multiplayer poker room of the 888 franchise of online gaming. Currently, it is our top rated poker room as it consistently receives high scores in our categories. The most attractive aspect of this site is the frighteningly, spookily, ridiculously, and downright ghoulishly bad level of play. Without a doubt, you’ll find the worst players online and the loosest tables at Pacific. Judging from our experiences here, you'll probably earn the most money in the shortest period of time when you get a decent run of cards. This is especially true at their no-limit tables. Besides the terrible players, we also like that they're sticking with an instant cash bonus for players. The software is simple, they have a busy tournament schedule, and no other site can come close to the fish at this pond.

Bonus: 5 (25% Upfront Cash)
For Haunted Poker visitors, Pacific Poker offers a 25% deposit bonus, which is good up to $100. This may seem like an average deposit bonus, but we really give them points for how they disperse it to you. It’s an upfront bonus that goes right into your cash account when you make your first deposit. You can see it and play with it at the tables or for a tournament right away. You won’t have to suffer any BS terms and conditions that require you to play a certain amount of raked hands before the bonus is useable. The importance of this type of bonus to me is that it is available to bring to the tables right away unlike the vast majority of sites that make you jump through hoops to get a few extra bucks. This is a straight 25% bonus and one of the few upfront bonuses left in online poker.

Promotions: 4.5
Pacific hosts a pretty strong assortment of promotions to players. I like their weekly $50,000 guaranteed tournament, which offers a substantial prize pool for a $65 buy-in. They have satellites throughout the week to win your buy-in for $1. They also host a “Showdown” series, which is an interesting idea. Basically, they count up how many hands at showdown you win over a specified time period, and give the top 100 cash prizes. You can imagine the increased action during the promotional period. Other promotions include cheap supersatellites into big live tournaments, Ultra speed tournaments with 10 second decision times and 3 minute blinds, and of course the initial 25% instant bonus. Finally, new depositors will be able to play in their weekly $1,000 freeroll.


Fish: 5
Pacific Poker is certainly the fish tank of online poker, featuring the worst poker players online. It’s almost tempting to give them a “6” in this category, but I decided to keep it simple. This poker site experiences a good amount of crossover traffic from their partner in Casino on Net, and thus seems to attract inherent gamblers. You’ll inevitably run into fast and huge pots at all table stakes. When you pick up a premium hand preflop or a monster hand on the flop, you can usually rest easy betting, raising, and reraising since you’ll almost always get action. When you get a good run of cards that hold up, you can really make some very easy money in a short period of time. The flop percentage is insane, sometimes reaching 60+% at the highest limits. The tables are absolutely wild here and full of inexperienced and clueless players. Just be sure to raise your premium hands and raise ‘em hard to thin the field and increase your winning potential.

Tournaments: 4.5
The tournament schedule is quite busy on Pacific, and they seem to cater to both small-stakes players as well as players with a sizeable tournament bankroll. I think the range is buy-ins is an important aspect, and you’ll find a good number of events all the way down to $1. At the same time you’ll find plenty of $100 events during peak hours. Their best offerings include 5 daily $10,000 guaranteed tournaments with a pretty small $15 buy-in. Also, their weekly big tournament is a $50,000 guaranteed event. They hold freerolls throughout the day, and they structure them well so you can take a shot without investing too much of your time. Finally, besides the obvious no limit hold’em choices, you’ll find a good number of fixed limit and pot limit events. Overall, they have strong tournament offerings and a busy event calendar.

Software: 4 (PC and Mac compatible; now allows multi-tabling)
In my opinion, the Pacific Poker software is clean, simple, and easy to use without a lot of frills. I’ve heard players complain about the interface, but I think this largely comes from the impatient players. Fortunately, they've released a new software upgrade to allow players to sit at multiple tables. With the latest upgrade, cards are dealt quickly and game speed is pretty quick. You can expect to see about 50-60 hands per hour at full tables. The graphics give you everything you need and I like their hand history feature, which shows previous hands in a movie-like format. Also of note is that this software is available in no-download format, which is great if you’re at a friend’s computer. This also makes Pacific a Macintosh-compatible poker site. Overall, the software is playable and gives you what you need with some unique features.

Best Features
-The worst players online. The average level of play is downright terrible at this site.
-Upfront cash deposit bonus. No bizarre playing requirements - just an upfront bonus.
-Busy tournament schedule. They have a good number of international players so you can usually find events going at all hours.
-No-download software version. If you're on a Mac or can't download extra software, this is a handy feature.

Cashouts: 4
First cashouts tend to take between 2-4 days via Neteller. As you continue to withdraw, these generally speed up. You’re dealing with one of the largest online gaming companies around, so you have nothing to worry about in terms of financial security. Everything is confirmed via e-mail, and we have no complaints about cashouts.

Customer Service: 5
I’ve had positive experiences with Pacific customer support. We appreciate the direct telephone support if you need immediate attention, which is available at any time. Also, e-mail service is very secure and they seem to have a large staff that responds quickly to concerns (usually within 20 minutes).

Game Selection: Hold'em, Omaha, Stud


Limits:  Fixed Limit: .05/.10 - $30/60     No Limit: .05/.10 - $3/6


Tips
As mentioned in the overview, you’ll run into some frightfully poor players at Pacific. Terrible, loose players are usually the ones that will pad your wallet, but how do your extract the most money from them while still protecting yourself against suck outs? In a nutshell, you should follow Doyle Brunson’s classic advice: play the opposite style of the table. Since almost all tables here are wild and loose, play a tight and conservative game. Wait for your premium cards (unless you’re getting great pot odds for a hand like suited connectors from late position) and raise them even more than normal. Don’t worry, you’ll usually still get plenty of action. After the flop, if you still think you still have the best hand, keep leading out and bet at least the size of pot. Don’t allow these players a cheap draw, and protect your strong cards as much as possible with big bets, raises, and reraises.
 

 

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