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Here is the list of 10 free poker software. Have fun!
1)Titan Poker
Titan Poker is the top poker room in the iPoker network, and has a great international feel, nice software and good action 24/7. Games are fairly loose as a rule, with lots of casino players and new recruits, and with lots of high-value promotions and bonuses offered, more and more players are showing up daily. Action is definitely heaviest at the low and micro-stakes Hold’em games, and particularly at European peak hours, but action at other games is also decent. If you’re looking for an Omaha game, Titan’s a great place to start, although the standard of play is probably a little bit higher than normal thanks to the heavy European presence. Game selection includes Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi, Seven-Card Stud Hi and Five-Card Stud with full-ring, six-max and heads-up tables available. Titan Poker also offers plenty of tournaments, satellites and freerolls with really good value. The flagship event for the network is the multi-million dollar European Championship of Online Poker, which Titan naturally runs plenty of satellites for, but satellites for big ticket packages to live events around the world are plentiful also. Software is available in over a dozen languages and traffic volume overall is near the top of the industry. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 10,000 ring-game players at peak hours and 55,000 tournament players at peak hours.
2)PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest poker site in the world, offering massive volume in cash games and tournaments and action at almost any game and limit 24 hours a day. It sets the standard in the industry as far as tournaments go, with an unmatched selection and sit-and-gos at all stakes starting up virtually every second.
PokerStars also offers good promotions and an strong loyalty program, with a wide selection of merchandise, special events and qualifiers to all major poker tournaments. The software is also top-notch and offers fast play, high reliability, great multi-table options and a lots of customization – it pretty much sets the bar for the industry there as well. If you’re looking for a downside, though, it’s probably the inconsistent competition. Because of the huge player base, the opposition can range from super soft at one table to unbelievably aggressive just the next table over. Lower limits and tournaments are still flush with bad players, say up to the $6 and $11 SNG level, but there are literally thousands of strong players trolling PokerStars daily looking to make a living, so expect some tough competition scattered throughout your games. If you like more obscure poker variations, PokerStars is for you, with a wide spread of games offered – Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Seven-Card Stud in all versions, H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E., 2-7 Triple Draw, Five-Card Draw, Razz, 2-7 Single Draw Lowball, Badugi, 8-Game, Mixed Hold’em and Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo. By the time you read this, they’ve probably added more. Overall, PokerStars keeps its spot at the top of the industry for traffic by offering a real “feel for poker” and responding rapidly to player feedback.
Bottom line, it does what it does very well, and if the competition wasn’t so tough at the higher stakes and there wasn’t the occasional inconvenience that comes with such a huge site, it would be tough not to rank PokerStars higher. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 22,500 ring-game players at peak hours and 155,000 tournament players at peak hours
3)Pacific Poker
Pacific Poker is part of the 888 Holdings group, the company behind the world’s largest online casino, Casino-on-Net. As you can imagine, this means a lot of wild casino customers at the poker tables. Combined with lots of promotions, that also means a lot of Texas Hold’em players come to Pacific Poker for juicy high-action tables and good bonuses. The No-Limit and Pot-Limit cash games are strongly recommended for players looking to make a profit. Viewed-flop percentages in full ring Limit Hold’em games are often in the high 50s and 60s – sometimes even up in the 70s – which is pretty ludicrous. No-Limit games are also among the juiciest and loosest online. The upgraded Pacific Poker software offers players a lot: great graphics and functionality, improved search functions and layout, nice looking 3-D avatars, integrated casino and bingo play, an always-visible cashier and improved multi-tabling abilities – up to 16 tables can now be tiled or cascaded at one time (8 cash and 8 tourneys). Other nice functions that stand out are the password-protected SNGs and the hand histories, which now support both writing on your hard drive and importing to the major hand analysis software tools.
Pacific Poker has also introduced a no-download client, allowing Mac and Linux users to enjoy the Pacific Poker experience. The new software is very sleek and competent and offers most of the functionality of the download version, although some 3D functionality and a few cosmetic features have been left out to keep the client light and quick.All variations of Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo are available. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 2,000 ring-game players at peak hours and 8,000 tournament players at peak hours.
4)Full Tilt Poker
Launched in 2004, Full Tilt Poker is now by far one of the biggest and most famous poker sites online, growing daily and always pushing to build its reputation as a market leader. Adding to its visibility and prestige is of course “Team Full Tilt,” the site’s main sponsored pros and the bulk of its ownership group, including poker legends Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Allen Cunningham, Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow and Andy Bloch. The site’s famous catchphrase is “Learn, chat and play with the pros,” and they definitely live up to it, with the main sponsored team plus with a growing list of Full Tilt “red pros” found playing regularly at a variety of limits. For the regular player there’s action at virtually any game and limit 24/7, with games offered including Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo, Five-Card Draw and Razz.
Full Tilt Poker is also one of few sites with mixed games like H.O.R.S.E., H.A. and H.O.S.E. in both cash games and tournaments, making the game variation one of the most extensive and impressive online.
Full Tilt Poker’s software has some very innovative functions, is very stable and features excellent graphics – definitely measuring up as one of the best in the industry. The cartoon avatars are a bit tiresome to look at after a while, but not a huge obstacle to overcome. Same goes for the perpetual spamming and $5 transfer requests in the chat wherever the pros are, but that can also easily be turned off. For those that want to look like the pros, the points shop is excellent, offering players all sorts of FTP merch that can be bought with their Full Tilt Poker points. Overall, Full Tilt delivers what you expect – plenty of tables and games to pick from, a strong pro presence to give you the cool “poker experience” and a chance to watch some super sick games at the marquee $500/$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em tables. The hard work and huge advertising budget has definitely paid off, as real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 10,500 ring-game players at peak hours, and 70,000 tournament players at peak hours.
5)bet365
bet365 is one of the more popular rooms on the massive iPoker network, with good cash-game and tournament volume, great promotions and decent software without any surprises. With software available in 14 languages, bet365 is a truly international poker site with the quality of play actually even a bit higher than your average European site, but not so high that it’s unbeatable. Offering a number of the more popular poker variants out there, there are plenty of games for players both new and experienced. Tired of No-Limit Holdem? Try some 5-card stud. Limit Holdem getting you down? Try playing the calculation-monster of a game that is Omaha Hi/Lo. With great traffic numbers, thanks to the prolific iPoker network, there is plenty of action at bet365; the high-stakes games are not always well populated, but micro- through medium-stakes tables are usually available in droves. A solid tournament schedule makes bet365 a great place for tournament players of any stake or experience level. Tons of daily guaranteed tournaments run around the clock, and the live satellite tournaments are one great way to get to the biggest poker tournaments in luxurious casinos around the world. Games offered at bet365 are Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw and Five-Card Stud. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 10,000 ring-game players and 55,000 tournament players at peak hours.
6)Sportsbook Poker
Sportsbook.com is a sportsbook, racebook and casino that has been operating since 1997, taking over $3 billion in bets yearly and boasting over one million members. The Sportsbook Poker poker room opened in 2006 on the Cake poker network and immediately established itself as a player. Unlike most poker rooms Sportsbook Poker is available exclusively to U.S. and Canadian players. The poker room has grown very quickly and offers maybe the loosest and juiciest games available online today. The player base is recruited through the sportsbook and casino, making a large portion of the players beginners and very easy to beat. The software features nice graphics and functionality, as it was developed by a group of poker players looking to “re-invent” the online poker world. Game play is very good and offers basically everything most poker players need, with table statistics, fast action, the ability to play over 10 tables simultaneously and great support features. Players will find all variations of Texas Hold’em on the site, as well as Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, short-handed, and heads-up tables are all available. The games are concentrated on No-Limit Hold’em, especially at the small and middle limits, but at peak hours players can be found at pretty much any limit and game. Sportsbook Poker offers a decent amount of tournaments in both Omaha and Texas Hold’em. The traffic volume overall is in the lower segment of the industry but is growing fast. Sportsbook Poker also offers monthly massive-value $100,000 freerolls. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 1,700 ring-game players at peak hours, and 6,000 tournament players at peak hours.
7) William Hill Poker
William Hill Poker is one of the oldest and largest bookmakers in the U.K., providing gambling services offline and online since 1934. Now part of the booming iPoker network, traffic and promotions at William Hill are first rate, with $16 million in prize money a month now guaranteed on the network. Multi-currency deposit and play is also available, as is a wide range of games and a great selection of sit-and-gos. Given its U.K. origins, William Hill Poker is a very popular poker room for European and British players in particular, making the busiest traffic time around European peak hours. Bigger name pros sponsored by William Hill are also naturally heavily favored towards the Brits, with Roland de Wolfe, Julian Thew and Keith “The Camel” Hawkins leading the list. Because of the prominent sportsbook presence, the poker tables are filled with relatively wild and loose games. Play in general is considered pretty loose and juicy, with tons of opportunities for easy games, particularly at the micro stakes. The software has good functionality and the lobby got a well-deserved makeover in 2008, giving it a cleaner and more usable look and making finding tournaments a lot easier. Games offered at William Hill Poker are Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Stud. As an added bonus, William Hill Poker also spreads high-stakes black jack, casino games and sports betting. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 10,000 ring-game players at peak hours and 55,000 tournament players at peak hours.
8)bwin poker
bwin Poker is one of Europe’s oldest and most popular bookmakers, and through the acquisition of the Ongame network in 2005 they also became Europe’s largest poker network. bwin has long been known for great software and design, and a recent software upgrade in July 2009 has added even more great features. Improvements include direct seating from the lobby, resizable tables and a downloadable Mac client, putting bwin up near the very top of the industry as far as client software and design goes. bwin Poker also offers great statistical analysis of your game and an open database of the hands played at the site for further analysis. bwin Poker used to focus heavily on six-handed tables, but that has changed lately and all types of tables are now available and well visited. Also on the table now with the growth of the network are way more promotions, such as high-value guaranteed tournaments, satellites to live tournaments and a massive player base. bwin Poker has a solid variety of games, with Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Draw. Games are available in all the common limits and table sizes, with full, shorthanded and heads-up tables all options. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 5,500 ring-game players at peak hours and 15,000 tournament players at peak hours.
9)Everest Poker
Everest Poker is a truly multilingual poker room that has established a solid player base with plenty of growth potential. The software comes in all major languages, among them French, Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Spanish. In total, 16 languages are supported. The software itself is high quality, runs smoothly and is popular among players. Currently the only games available are Texas Hold’em and Omaha, but plans are in the works to add Seven-Card Stud – something that would cement Everest Poker’s reputation and standing in the online poker market. Everest is actually one of the few sites that has profited from U.S. online gaming restrictions – given its international focus – and seems to attract new players from all corners of the globe every minute. The recent addition of high-stakes play has also attracted a new audience playing the $25/$50 blind Hold’em games. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 7,000 ring-game players at peak hours and 16,000 tournament players at peak hours. Overall, Everest Poker offers good software and great action for Hold’em players in particular. The mix of players is unique in that many of the loosest and craziest are at the medium and high limits, making Everest Poker extremely profitable for skilled players.
10)PlayersOnly Poker
PlayersOnly Poker opened in 2006 on the Cake poker network, joining a small but growing group of poker sites accepting not only U.S. players, but also U.S. credit card deposits. The poker room has, in an extremely short period of time, grown incredibly quickly and offers maybe the loosest and juiciest games available online. A lot of the player base comes right through the sportsbook and casino, so a large portion of the players are rookies and very easy to beat.The software and graphics are quite nice, but thankfully not at the expense of functionality – the site was developed by a group of poker players really looking to “reinvent” online poker and keep things geared towards the player, so functionality was also kept a priority. The software offers basically everything most poker players need – table stats, quick play, multi-table ability for over 10 tables simultaneously and lots more great support features. The games offered are all variations of Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit, with full-table games, shorthanded and heads-up tables all available. The games are concentrated in No-Limit Hold’em, especially at the small and middle limits, but at peak hours players can be found at pretty much any limit and game. PlayersOnly Poker offers a decent amount of tournaments in both Omaha and Texas Hold’em. The traffic volume overall is in the lower segment of the industry, but it is growing quickly. On the promotional side, PlayersOnly Poker offers WSOP freerolls and a nice sign-up bonus, among others. Real-money player statistics as of October 2009 show 1,700 ring-game players at peak hours, and 6,000 tournament players at peak hours.
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