Best Online Poker Sites

What to Consider When Choosing an Online Poker Site

Choosing an online poker site can be tough when there seems to be limitless selection but if you stick to evaluating the core values of an online poker room, you're sure not to be disappointed with your choice.

Online Poker Software

You can trust the largest UK online poker rooms to be run on reliable software that is easy to download and straightforward to use. Bet365 Poker uses the ever-trustworthy Microgaming platform, which is quick and simple to install and provides a streamlined gameplay.

The visuals are a big plus; tables are easily resizable and even when compressed the graphics are of a very high quality – so much so that you can play up to 16 tables at once and, if your poker skills are up to scratch, not feel swamped.

William Hill Poker uses Playtech’s innovative iPoker technology, which comes in either Flash or downloadable form. Again, functionality is a primary focus; standard features such as chat boxes and hand histories are easily laid out, while table filters make it simple to choose a game that players feel comfortable with.

Key Poker Room Features

888 Poker has gone from strength to strength over the last 24 months, heavily embracing the social aspect of the game where others have rejected it. By integrating features such as webcams into both private cash games and poker tournaments across its platform – which is run by 888′s own software so is more adaptive to changes – its popularity has visibly soared.

Elsewhere, all the standard poker variants will be on show in most UK poker rooms; Party Poker, for example, offers the irrepressibly popular Texas Hold ‘em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo and Heads Up tables. You can expect the same from the majority of UK poker sites.

One important thing to note is a poker room’s limits range. Because of the influx of new players in recent years, you will find on sites such as 32Red that there will always be more tables with lower blinds. Expect loose – if not quirky – play on these tables; new players are inevitably erratic. For high rollers, higher stakes games will be easy to find, where competition will be suitably stiffer for most poker games.

Poker Bonuses and Promotions

Again, the biggest UK poker sites always provide decent incentives for new and ongoing customers. Ladbrokes Poker offers an enormous sign up bonus that players can go on to claim after playing for a certain amount of time, while its loyalty scheme means that returning players will be kept happy. Keep up with the latest promotions and poker strategy advice at Gambling.com.

Winner Poker has similarly generous welcome bonuses, plus generous VIP schemes that players are able to take advantage of if they have want to enter special online poker tournaments.

Site Security and Support

Security is one of the most important factors in what makes UK poker rooms reliable and popular. Betting companies such as Ladbrokes, bet365 and Paddy Power are all highly regulated across their services, while Party Poker is listed on the London Stock Exchange so you can expect 100% security when depositing and withdrawing funds.

All large UK online poker sites offer a range of deposit options, including by credit card, cheque, BACS transfer and many other options. A good range of debit/credit cards will be accepted as well as currencies, too.