| Ladbrokes Poker | | TOTAL SITE RATING: |   6.4375 | | Ease Of Competition: | 7.5 | | Bonus/Promotions: | 6.75 | | Software Package: | 5 | | Rake/Cashouts/Cust.Service: | 6.5 |
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Ladbrokes Poker Review
Overview
Ladbrokes is a well respected and established British based bookmaker with strong land based operations. They have recently expanded into the lucrative online poker market. Ladbrokes does not accept US citizen Poker Players!
Ease of Competition
At Ladbrokes, the quality of the competition is easy as long as you are experienced enough to play against unusually aggressive players. If you are a strong low stakes player, show up with a bankroll and you can make a good profit at this site. If you are just starting, this style of play is not conducive to the inexperienced. If you are a high stakes player, this site is much tougher.
Bonuses and Promotions
Ladbrokes has a standard new deposit bonus of 25% up to $100 bonus. To reach the bonus, you need to wager the total amount you deposited within 14 days. This is generally fairly easy to do, so the bonus works itself off fairly quickly.
Ladbrokes sponsors various Celebrity events and guaranteed money tournaments.
Once you have played 200 hands, submit a profile with a picture and you receive a $25 bonus. The wagering done in the 200 hands also counts toward clearing the signup bonus.
Poker Software
Ladbrokes Poker utilizes an unimpressive stand-alone version of Prima Poker Network by Microgaming. Hand history is available via HTML page and via email. Interface is very slow and graphics are among the least appealing in the industry.
Multi-Table Capability: 4 (Limited Usability)
Rake/Cashouts/Customer Support
Ladbrokes rake is attractive for the high end player, not good for the low end player. The pot-limit and no-limit is raked at every $5, which is good. While limit games up to $1/$2 are capped at $1.50, rather than the $1 at most other sites, which is not good. The tournaments fees charge 20% for tournaments under $100 (ie. $5 + $1 fee), which is not good. While high end tournaments over $100 can be less than 10%, which is good.
Cashout Options: Netteller, VISA, Mastercard, Check, UK debit card, Wire Transfer
This site provides a good response to customer problems. If ever you were to encounter a problem at Ladbrokes Poker, there is also a 24-hour phone assistance at 0800 524 524 (if dialing from the UK) or +44 208 866 4488 (from outside the UK) and email customer services at care@ladbrokespoker.com.
Games Offered
Texas Holdem, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud Hi, 5 Card Stud Hi
Ring Games
Peak Hour Traffic: 1,500-1,800
Fixed-Limit Stakes: $.10-$.20 to $300-$600
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Stakes: $.10-$.20 to $50-$100
Tournaments
Peak Hour Traffic: 2,000-2,500
Types Offered: Single Table and Multi-Table
Tournaments Buy-Ins: Single Table, $5 to $10,000; Multi-Table, $1 up to $2500
Minimum Deposit: $50
Our Recommendation: This site has shown slow growth because there are better sites out there. Not recommended to our European visitors, and to our American ones, well, you are not allowed to play here anyway.
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