ChiliPoker.com Overview
was launched in 2004 by a Swedish team of internet poker enthusiasts. The team knew what they were doing during the development process because they created an enjoyable and competitive site to play on. Their merge with ‘Gaminfest’ (an investment fund created by European entrepreneurs) in 2006 led to further expansion in the international market. This growth is primarily responsible for getting ChiliPoker to where it is today.
Our experience with ChiliPoker was an overall pleasant one. The software is a comfortable play with few issues in navigating your way around it.
There are some cool and unique features on ChiliPoker. One is called MyStatistics, which offers players a complete overview of all their statistics (such as how many Frequent Player Points they have earned, total winnings, total losses, total number of played hands, and more). Players can also categorize their results to see which types of games they play best at. This is great for players trying to pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses. If players find they may be developing an unhealthy addiction to the game, they can also set up automatic limits by contacting ChiliPoker's support staff or their partner Addictel.
ChiliPoker also offers a unique debit card to its patrons. It's called the ChiliPoker Ukash MasterCard and is available to players that reach the Steel, Premium, or Ultimate status in ChiliPoker's VIP Club. It is accepted at ATMs and on the internet, giving players direct access to their poker winnings. Now this is something that more poker rooms should start offering! It gives you the ability to use your money for what you want, when you want. No more waiting days for a check you may need to pay last week's doctor bill.
ChiliPoker isn't short on offered freerolls. At least three run each day with prize pools of $50 to $100. They even offer country-specific freerolls for Hungarians ($50), the French ($100), and the Swiss ($50).
Unfortunately, ChiliPoker is located on the iPoker network and does not accept US players from any location.
ChiliPoker's Software Interface/Usability
's software is impressive to say the least. The first thing that grabs your attention is its color scheme. The purple and light-green colors compliment each other quite well and it is very pleasing to the eye. The interface is far from sloppy and the attractive graphics are presented quite nicely as well. At the bottom left of the lobby it shows your account balance, a pretty neat feature that avoids constantly going to the cashier to see what it is.
During play, community cards are not only displayed on the table but in the chat window as well. Most poker rooms use text to communicate what the cards are in the chat window, whereas Chili Poker uses a graphical representation of the cards. After only a few uses it becomes a familiar tool.
The chat box has a couple of nice features, but the window is a bit too small, with the text too crammed and difficult to read. Along with the small chat window, the dealer button is incredibly small as well. The button can go unnoticed unless you make a point to look for it.
The cards were plain looking but oddly attractive and simple. The symbol of each suit is displayed quite large on the card, providing an easy read.
Chili’s software also displays countdown timers for when blinds will be raised and when the next break in play will be. Few, if any, other software clients offer this feature; at least that we’ve noticed. In the upper right-hand corner of your table window will be those two counters and it’s a quick and easy reference point.
Another feature we liked was the tiled view that this software implemented. While in a lot of other poker rooms you can resize your windows, with Chili Poker’s software there’s a button for tiled view which makes the windows smaller and more compact. In this view avatars are removed and the window is clutter free, making for an even clearer understanding of what’s going on without distractions. This, of course, enables more tables to be open at one time.
ChiliPoker has an attractive hand history screen. It’s displayed in an almost spreadsheet-like format. It takes a few minutes to get used to this hand history screen but once you do you’ll fall in love with it. We haven’t come across a history viewer that we like better than this one.
ChiliPoker.com Poker Room Action
belongs to the iPoker network, currently the third biggest in the world. Traffic is always growing on this network and you’ll find no shortage of action. Whatever game you may be looking for, you’ll find it here - especially during peak hours.
ChiliPoker offers all of your standard poker games including Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and 5 Card Stud. At the time of this writing there were 27,275 simultaneous players looking for and, essentially, creating the action. You can’t go wrong playing amidst that kind of traffic!
Now if only they accepted US players again.....
ChiliPoker's Poker Ease of Game, Ease of Making Money, Fish Rating
Due to the popularity of the iPoker network, players of all styles and abilities make their home here. In order to locate the juicer games you will need to scour the tables for the weakest players. However, you have the potential to make a lot of cash on this poker site if you play your cards right and find the fish.
ChiliPoker.com Signup Bonus Codes and Promotions
There are a 2 different first deposit bonuses you can take part in at . Direct sign-ups through FTR enjoy exclusive bonus codes that help them release these bonuses faster.
Perfect for beginners or lower stakes players is the deposit $20 and receive $100 bonus! All you need to do is enter the bonus code FTR20 and then collect 3500 Frequent Player Points (FPPs). Once you have earned the 3500 FPPs, your account will be automatically credited with the $100 bonus.
There is also the larger first deposit bonus of 150% up to $600! In order to receive this one, enter the bonus code FTR150. Then, for each $1 in bonus money you must earn 35 FPPs. Once all the FPPs have been earned, the bonus will be released into your account as one lump sum. For example, if your deposit bonus is equal to the full $600 amount you must earn 21,000 FPPs to release the bonus.
Now, if you look at ChiliPoker’s website, you may notice that they offer similar bonuses to anyone that signs up on their site. What makes our FlopTurnRiver bonus codes such a special offer? It has to do with the FPPs.
It is standard that ChiliPoker releases bonus money to its players at the rate of 40 FPPs per bonus dollar. However, with FTR's bonus codes, you earn your bonus money at the rate of just 35 FPPs per bonus dollar instead. You earn your bonus money faster than other ChiliPoker players!
Keep in mind that all of these bonuses must be cleared within 60 days. However, if you reach the 60 day limit without having cleared your full bonus, all is not lost. As long as you have cleared over 50% of the required FPPs, ChiliPoker will credit you with 50% of your bonus cash. If this happens, please email them to let them know.
Earning the FPPs is done by playing cash games or tournaments. In cash games, you are awarded points based on the rake of any given pot.
Here is a schedule of FPPs earned per relative rake:
1 point where the rake is $.25 - $.50
2 points at $.51 - $1.00
3 points at $1.01 - $1.50
4 points at $1.51 - $2.00
6 points at $2.01 - $3
8 points at $3.01 - $5.
In tournaments, 15 FPPs are awarded for every $1 in tournament fees paid. For example, a $22 + $2 Sit and Go would award 30 FPPs.
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ChiliPoker.com Customer and Technical Support
has excellent Customer Service/Support. We only ran into a couple minor bumps. They’re available for help via telephone, email, and live chat.
Whenever dealing with Tech Support our initial preference is live chat because it’s quick, convenient, and we don’t like waiting to speak to someone on the phone. A test of their Live Chat feature to see how well they would be able to help provided an operator available to answer the query after about a minute.
E-mail: support@chilipoker.co.uk
Ranking by mrickett on 09 Jan 2008
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