Hits
- Telephone and email support 24/7
- Loose games
- Good traffic at higher limit cash games
- Great monthly bonus
Sun Poker Review
5.52 / 10
(Note: this poker room does not allow U.S. players. See more below). Formerly known as "Caribbean Sun Poker", Sun Poker is a popular poker room, with its loose games and the great monthly loyalty bonus. Sun Poker uses CryptoLogic's platform, with a shared player...
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Info
- Name Sun Poker
- Website www.sunpoker.com
- Established n/a
- Country Curacao
- Auditor n/a
- Software Cryptologic
- Size 7.5 MB
- Email support@sunpoker.com
- Telephone 1-888-477-2239
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Score
5.52/10
- Total weighted score 5.52
- Software & Graphics 6
- Ring Game Traffic 7
- Tournament traffic 7
- Game variety 5
- Rake 4
- Soft competition 8
- Sign up bonus 5
- Loyalty bonus 3
- Promotions 5
- Support 6
- Financial security 5
- Deposit & withdrawal options 5
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Bonus Info
- Sign-up bonus in $ $250
- Deposit bonus in % 100%
- Referral bonus per friend $25
- Clearing Requirement
5 raked hands/$1 - Bonus expiration time
30 days
Game Volume
6.0/10
- Game Peak hours
- Cash game 2,650
- Tournaments 10,000
Special Features
- $250 on a $150 deposit the first month
Special Bonus Details
Support Quality
6.0/10
- 24/7 Support Yes
- Website FAQ Yes
- Support features Email, Phone, Chat
- Email confirmation No
- Speed Very fast
- Knowledge Ok
- Friendliness 70%
- NETeller payout time 2-3 business days
- Withdrawal smoothness 70%
Hits
- Telephone and email support 24/7
- Loose games
- Good traffic at higher limit cash games
- Great monthly bonus
- Get $250 on a $150 deposit the first month!
Misses
- Software is not great
- Quite high rake
Summary (5.52)
Due to US legislation to prevent credit-card companies from collecting payments for bets, Sun Poker has determined to suspend all their real money gaming business with US residents.
Formerly known as "Caribbean Sun Poker", Sun Poker is a popular poker room, with its loose games and the great monthly loyalty bonus. Sun Poker uses CryptoLogic's platform, with a shared player base. The games are among the loosest today, so if you are looking for soft games this is a good poker room. The software has OK functionality, but the graphics are not as nice. They have a great monthly loyalty bonus where you get $100 after playing 500 MPPs each calendar month. Real money player statistics - 2,000-2,650 ring game players at peak hours, 7,000-10,000 tournament players at peak hours.
Ring Game Traffic (7)
The Cryptologic network has 2,000-2,650 real players at peak hours.
Game variety (5)
OK, with Texas Holdem, Omaha Hi and Hi-Lo and seven-card stud - besides fixed limit games, there are no-limit and pot-limit offered in Texas Holdem and pot-limit in both Omaha versions. Games can be played in dollar, pound or euro. There are super high limit tables with £150/£300 in fixed limit and £40/£80 in no-limit Texas Holdem. The $0.50/$1.00 games are the smallest limit.
Soft competition (8)
With the sports book and casino clientele from other Cryptologic partner William Hills and InterCasinoPoker, there are a bit more players with less poker experience. There is a window of opportunity for the tight aggressive player to win a the tables. The view flop percentage at the most loose full tables at mid level stakes can often be up in the 40-ies and low 50-ies.
Loyalty bonus (3)
Very attractive for the regular players, which are getting a $100 bonus each month for their first 500 MPP's.
Support (6)
Good, with 24/7 telephone support via toll free numbers as well as email.
24/7 support: Yes
Support Features: Email, Phone, Chat
Email confirmation/receipt: No
Speed: Very fast
Knowledge: Ok
Avg. NETeller pay out time: 2-3 business days
Deposit & withdrawal options (5)
Deposit options: PrePaid ATM, Citadel, VISA, MasterCard, ECP (Electronic Check Processing), FirePay, NETeller, Money Orders, Bank Wire Transfers and checks. Withdrawal options: (A PIN code required to cash out is sent by standard mail immediately after the first deposit, this may take several weeks before arrival) FirePay, NETeller, Citadel, check and ECP (Electronic Check Processing).
Software & Graphics (6)
Sun Poker uses CryptoLogic software and network, with a shared player base with the other room operators, among other William hill and InterCasinoPoker. The software is not so visually appealing, but the functionality is quite good after several updates. The time clock requires the players to act quite quickly, which is good for players who appreciate fast games.
Tournament traffic (7)
The traffic at the tournaments is 7,000-10,000 players at peak hours.
Rake (4)
The rake 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 (5)
Returning players earn $100 after their 500th MPP in any calendar month.
Promotions (5)
Not so many "skin specific" for Sun Poker. However, 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). Also a progressive bad beat jackpot and a royal flush jackpot.
Financial security (5)
The SunPoker.com Management Team has been in the online gaming industry since 1997, starting with The Sands and Omni Casino. Its e-commerce provider has completed over $7 billion in secure financial transactions with zero incidents of fraud.
