William Hill Poker Review
5.08 / 10
(Note: this poker room does not allow U.S. players. See more below.). William Hill Poker is one of the more popular poker rooms in Europe, with its soft games and good bonuses. It is one of the few UK rooms also open for US players. They use CryptoLogic platform, with a shared player base. The games are among the very loosest today, so if you are looking for an easy-to-win game this is a good...
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Info
- Name William Hill Poker
- Website www.williamhillpoker.com
- Established n/a
- Country n/a
- Auditor n/a
- Software Cryptologic
- Size 7.5 MB
- Email customerservices@w...
- Telephone 011-800-3551-3551
Download & Play Now (7.5 MB)
Score
5.08/10
- Total weighted score 5.08
- Software & Graphics 4
- Ring Game Traffic 7
- Tournament traffic 7
- Game variety 6
- Rake 5
- Soft competition 8
- Sign up bonus 4
- Loyalty bonus 2
- Promotions 3
- Support 5
- Financial security 6
- Deposit & withdrawal options 4
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Bonus Info
- Sign-up bonus in $ $40
- Deposit bonus in % 0%
- Referral bonus per friend $0
- Clearing Requirement
1 hour played/$5 - Bonus expiration time
None - Paid to play ($/hour) $10
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
- Monthly bonus of appr. $45 or £25 at 250 played hands
- Dollar, pounds or euro currencies
- Prop player program
Special Bonus Details
Support Quality
5.0/10
- 24/7 Support Yes
- Website FAQ Yes
- Support features Email, Phone
- Email confirmation Yes
- Speed Fast
- Knowledge Ok
- Friendliness 70%
- NETeller payout time 12-24 hours
- Withdrawal smoothness 70%
Hits
- Loose games (easier to win)
- Live, telephone and email support
- Good promotions
Misses
- No American Players
- Software functionality and graphics is not great
- Rake is a bit higher than average
Summary (5.08)
Due to US legislation to prevent credit-card companies from collecting payments for bets, William Hill Poker has determined to suspend all their real money gaming business with US residents.
William Hill Poker is one of the more popular poker rooms in Europe, with its soft games and good bonuses. It is one of the few UK rooms also open for US players. They use CryptoLogic platform, with a shared player base. The games are among the very loosest today, so if you are looking for an easy-to-win game this is a good room. The player volume has more than four-doubled during 2004, as they have introduced no-limit and pot-limit games. The software is quite functional, however the graphics are not the nicest. William Hill has a very advantageous monthly bonus scheme in which you get £25 to play 5 hours each month (converted this equals over $40). There is also an open "proposition player" program, where you get paid to play in new and short-handed games. Real money player statistics at peak hours - 2,000-2,650 ring game players, 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 times, growing at a fast pace.
Game variety (6)
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 £100/£200 in fixed limit and £5/£10 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 at William Hills and Cryptologics network, 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 (2)
Very attractive for the the smaller players getting the £25 each month after 5 hours of real money play.
Support (5)
The support is good, with live online and telephone support, as well as email support.
Deposit & withdrawal options (4)
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 is sent by standard mail immediately after the first deposit, this may take several weeks before arrival)Credit card, debit card, EPC, check, Citadel, NETeller, FirePay, wire transfer.
Software & Graphics (4)
William Hill uses CryptoLogic software and network, with a shared player base with the other room operators, among other 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. The site has voice options, with an awesome posh English dealer voice.
Tournament traffic (7)
The traffic at the tournaments is quite good nowadays, with 7,000-10,000 players at peak times.
Rake (5)
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 (4)
No pure sign-up bonus, but £25 awarded for 5 hours of real money play each month. (Equivalent of roughly $45) Each hour is paid £5 the following business day.
Promotions (3)
Quite a few. 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 more and more high value tournaments with guaranteed prize pools. Also a progressive bad beat jackpot and a royal flush jackpot.
Financial security (6)
Should be very secure, as the mother company is a well-established player. Top score.












