Online poker sites are huge and getting bigger everyday. There are a whole bunch of online poker sites out there and new ones being made all the time, but only the best make this short list of upper echelon poker sites. They include: Full Tilt, Poker Stars, Titan Poker, and Everest Poker. These are usually always recognized as the top rated online poker sites.
Full Tilt: You’ve probably seen Full Tilts commercials, where there usually telling you to “come play with the pros,” and that is exactly what is so cool about this site because there are so many pros on this site. Some of the pros that play here include Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham, amongst many more. The number of players and the game selection is also very good. The software is top tier and is available for both MAC and Windows users. The online poker site also offers great customer support that runs 24/7, so if you ever do run into a problem your questions will be answered (via email only) very quickly (usually within 30 minutes).
Poker Stars: This online poker site is by far the leader in traffic for both cash games and tournament poker. Since there are so many players, the average quality of the player isn’t as good as full tilt, but rather right about at the average for all poker rooms. And even with the high volume of players, the software still runs very smoothly with no problems. It has a huge satellite, ring game and tournament spread and they give you awesome player feedback. Just like Full Tilt, the poker site only offers e-mail support, and there is hard competition for high stakes players.
Titan Poker: Titan Poker does not accept U.S. players because of U.S. legislation preventing credit card companies from collecting payments for wagers made by U.S. residents. It doesn’t offer as many games as Poker Stars or Full Tilt, and the game is relatively slower due to a longer time clock. What it does do however is set up huge sit-n-go jackpots and run great live event satellites. It has a live chat customer support which most people find very useful, and the software is downloadable in 12 different languages.
Everest Poker: Everest Poker is a very diverse poker room, to say the least. It has sponsorship from pros all over the globe and is available in 16 different languages, making it very specific to certain countries. The only thing that takes away from its diversity is that U.S. players are not allowed, although that hasn’t stopped its popularity and growth outside the states. It has a great training program for beginners too. One if its downfalls however is that it only has Texas Hold’em and Omaha, but in a big way it sort of helps because you can find a lot of games in those two categories and the play have been known to be somewhat loose. It is rumored that they may extend their games to include 7 card stud.
Although there are a lot of great poker sites, these ones are the best. Everyone has their own preferences, but it will be extremely hard to beat any of these. The reputation that has been gained by any of these poker sites is tremendous.
