ChiliPoker
ChiliPoker is another poker room apart of the iPoker network. Since becoming apart of the iPoker network, the two have managed have been able to get backing from Playtech. Playtech is the world’s second largest provider of casino software. With the backing of Playtech it allows for the games at ChiliPoker to run flawlessly because of the quality of Playtech’s software.
ChiliPoker started online back in 2004 and has since become a growing room in the network. Although ChiliPoker is sometimes slow with its game pace, the iPoker network has enough traffic to put it into the top five in its industry. The majority of the poker traffic on ChiliPoker is still in the No Limit Texas Hold’em realm. In November of 2008 there were 10,000 ring game players and 55,000 tournament players during their peak hours. As far as the rake goes it’s better than the average. For skilled players there is profit to be made as the percentage of flops average in the 30s and 40s. Also the games on ChiliPoker are rather loose adding to the ability to make a profit.
ChiliPoker Features Include:
- Sign up bonus at 200% up to $600
- Ring game action at almost all levels
- Many satellite tournaments that lead to live tournaments
- Flawless and easy to use running software
- Good hand history layout
- Over $50,000 in sit and go jackpots
- Superb loyalty program
- Relatively loose games
- Tournament and freeroll variety
- Unlimited and free access to your player stats
- Poker school for new players with Liz Lieu (Liz Lieu heads the ChiliPoker pro team)
- Direct UKash Mastercard which makes for easier deposits
- $16 million guaranteed on the network monthly
- Double up sit and gos
- Outside of European hours there’s still decent traffic
Some of the downsides of ChiliPoker are:
- Slow game play at times
- Most players are in Texas Hold’em
- Does not allow U.S residents to play on their software for actual money because of the U.S. legislation act that doesn’t allow for credit card companies to collect payments for wagers.
Even though ChiliPoker is still growing, it has a lot of traffic and tournaments. Also it has been very successful at building a solid base of players in Europe.
ChiliPoker offers:
- Texas Hold’em
- Omaha Hi-Lo
- Omaha Hi
- Five Card Stud Hi
- Seven Card Stud Hi
- Ring Games
- Heads up tables
- Sit and goes
- Multi table tournaments
Overall, ChiliPoker runs with great software, has excellent features, and continues to gain new foot traffic as it keeps growing. With the loose games it can keep experienced players having fun. As for the new players they can take the poker school with Liz to get ahead faster.