Hits
- Monthly bonus
- Supports completely automated import of tournament and ring game data to Poker Tracker
- High security thanks to Pin-code card for withdrawals
Inter Poker Review
7.08 / 10
(Note: this poker room does not allow U.S. players. See more below.). Inter Poker is a very popular poker room, managed by the world's second largest casino - Inter Casino. The poker tables have wild and loose games and now the world's largest $100 monthly loyalty bonus.
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- Top score security
- High view flop percentage
- Huge promotions
Info
- Name Inter Poker
- Website www.interpoker.com
- Established 2001
- Country Cyprus
- Auditor n/a
- Software Cryptologic
- Size 7.5 MB
- Email helpdesk@playershe...
- Telephone 1-866-687-7926
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Score
7.08/10
- Total weighted score 7.08
- Software & Graphics 8
- Ring Game Traffic 7
- Tournament traffic 7
- Game variety 6
- Rake 5
- Soft competition 8
- Sign up bonus 7
- Loyalty bonus 6
- Promotions 8
- Support 9
- Financial security 10
- Deposit & withdrawal options 7
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Bonus Info
- Sign-up bonus in $ $250
- Deposit bonus in % 167%
- Referral bonus per friend $0
- Clearing Requirement
5 raked hands/$1 on first $150. 10 raked hands/$1 on EXTRA $100. - Bonus expiration time
90 days
Game Volume
6.0/10
- Game Peak hours
- Cash game 2,650
- No-Limit Texas Holdem 1,600
- Limit Texas Holdem 1,050
- Omaha Hi/Lo 40
- Omaha High 140
- 7-Card Stud High 130
- 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo 0
- All other cash games 190
- Tournaments 10,000
Special Features
- Host of Caribbean Poker Classic and CPC Extreme
- Endorsed by 5 World class Players
- Dollar, pounds or euro currencies
- Proposition player program (paid to play)
- Very good interface for finding satellites for bigger buy-in tournaments
- Very smart at-table tournament information
Special Bonus Details
Support Quality
9.0/10
- 24/7 Support Yes
- Website FAQ Yes
- Support features Email, Phone
- Email confirmation Yes
- Speed Quite slow
- Knowledge Ok
- Friendliness 70%
- NETeller payout time 1-3 Business days
- Withdrawal smoothness 70%
Hits
- Monthly bonus
- Supports completely automated import of tournament and ring game data to Poker Tracker
- High security thanks to Pin-code card for withdrawals
- Dollar, £ or Euro currencies
- Proposition player program (paid to play)
- Easy to win money at their loose tables
- Lots of high limit tables
- Plenty of very high value promotions
- Good demo of updated software
- Very good hand history function
Misses
- No US players allowed
- Slow first withdraw because of Pin-code use
- Software is OK, but not great
- Quite high rake (if playing at UK/GBP tables)
Summary (7.08)
Due to US legislation to prevent credit-card companies from collecting payments for bets, Inter Poker has determined to suspend all their real money gaming business with US residents.
InterPoker.com is a very popular poker room managed by the world's second largest online casino. The poker tables have wild and loose games and now the world's largest $100 monthly loyalty bonus.
InterPoker.com uses CryptoLogic's platform, with a shared player base. The games are among the looser today, so if you are looking for soft games, this is a good place to choose. The network and player base was growing at a very high rate in 2004 and 2005 but took a dive with the U.S. player ban. It is still, however, among the top 10 in the world.
The software has good functionality and the lobby got a well-deserved makeover in 2006 giving it a more useable and cleaner look. The monthly reload bonus of $100 is awarded after a new deposit of $100. For release, the bonus requires 500 raked hands to be played, which typically takes about 25 hours at one single table. There is also an open proposition player program, where you are paid to start up new games or play in short-handed games.
Real money player statistics indicate 2,000-2,650 ring-game players at peak hours and 7,000-10,000 tournament players at peak hours.
Ring Game Traffic (7)
InterPoker has 2,000-2,650 real players at peak times, growing at a fast pace.
Game variety (6)
The game variety at InterPoker.com is good, featuring Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi and Hi-Lo and Seven-Card Stud. Aside from the Fixed-Limit games, there are No-Limit and Pot-Limit games offered in Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit in both Omaha versions. Games can be played in dollar, pound or euro denominations. There are high-limit tables with £100/£200 in Fixed-Limit and £5/£10 in No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Omaha. The $0.10/$0.25 games are the smallest limit.
Soft competition (8)
With the sports book and casino clientele from InterPoker.com and other CryptoLogic partner such as William Hill, there are quite a few players with less poker experience. The decline in new-user signups since the U.S. poker ban has tightened up the games somewhat, but there are still loose and juicy games to be found. The view flop percentage at the loosest full tables at mid-level stakes can often be up in the forties and fifties, which signals high profitability for skilled players.
Loyalty bonus (6)
Monthly deposit bonus of $100 for all deposits of $25 or more. Poker Point system (known as MPP's) earned via raked hands and tournament fees. Can be used or entry into freeroll tournaments.
Support (9)
There is telephone as well as email support.
24/7 support: Yes
Website FAQ: Yes
Support Features: Email, Phone
Email confirmation/receipt: Yes
Speed: Quite slow
Knowledge: Ok
Friendliness: 70%
Avg. NETeller pay out time: 1-3 Business day
Withdrawal smoothness: 70%
Deposit & withdrawal options (7)
Deposit options:
Via Ecash Direct, you can deposit with VISA, MasterCard, debit card, EPC, check, certified check, wire transfer, money order, Citadel, NETeller, FirePay, TeleBuy, Basic 900pay.
Cash out options:
(A PIN code required to cash out and is sent out by standard mail immediately after the first deposit, this may take a week or two before arrival) Credit card, debit card, EPC, check, Citadel, NETeller (Inter Poker charges a 1$ fee for Neteller withdrawals), FirePay, wire transfer.
Software & Graphics (8)
InterPoker.com uses CryptoLogic software and its network, with a shared player base with the other room operators such as William Hill Poker. The software offers good functionality and is now quite stable. The graphics are not among the best but not bad. Most users seem to think they are fine, especially since the latest updates improved them quite a bit. The time clock requires the players to act quite quickly, which is good for players who appreciate fast games. The hand-history function is also easy to use and holds great information. The software is updated regularly to ensure safety and stability.
Tournament traffic (7)
InterPoker's traffic at the tournaments is good nowadays, with 7,000-10,000 players at peak times.
Rake (5)
The rake at Inter Poker is slightly less attractive than the average of the industry for standard games. For the big bet tables the rake is relatively low. A rake of 5% is raked on every pot over £5/$5, up to a maximum of £3/$3. There is a "no flop - no drop" policy for hands not reaching the flop.
Sign up bonus (7)
The bonus will credited to your account as soon as you make your deposit, however you will not be able to use the funds in the poker room until the requirements are met. Please see below for information on how to keep track of the requirements as you play. To clear your bonus in poker you need to play 5 (five) times the bonus amount in raked hands. For example a $100 bonus will require only 500 raked hands to clear. A raked hand at InterPoker is defined as any hand where at least $1 (or £/€, depending on the table) is taken as rake. This is equivalent to a $20 pot (InterPoker takes 5% rake up to a maximum of $3 (or £/€, depending on the table)). Every hand you are dealt cards and the total pot is $20 or more, a raked hand will be counted towards your bonus. You do not have to contribute to the pot for the hand to be counted as raked. Further to this, every hand you play where between $0.25 and $0.99 (or £/€, depending on the table) rake is taken will count as 1/4 (one quarter) of a raked hand.
Promotions (8)
Quite a few "skin specific" promotions for InterPoker, with WSOP promotions and Caribbean Poker Classic etc. Maybe the best feature is all the money-added or money guaranteed tournaments. Also, there is the open proposition player program for all real money players, where the player get $10-$30 pro rata (i.e. $1-$3 per six minutes) for any amount of time playing at specified table. Each specified table only pays the player for a maximum of two hours ($20-$60). There is also a progressive bad beat jackpot.
Financial security (10)
It is very secure, as the mother company is one of the largest online casinos since may years back. Top score.













