Ladbrokes Poker Overview
is one of the most well-known gambling brand names in the world and is one of Europe’s largest online card rooms. Ladbrokes is now part of the ever growing and extremely large Microgaming Poker Network. That means their player base has just expanded and average prize pools are on the increase! However, if players don't want to be up against everyone in the Microgaming world they can opt to play against only Ladbrokes players in No-limit Hold’em cash games up to the $2/$4 stakes.
Ladbrokes offers a wide variety of games for the poker enthusiast. They have Texas Hold'em, 5 Card Draw, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, and Razz. Poker isn't the only thing offered on Ladbrokes though. Ladbrokes also has an online casino, sports betting, bingo, online games, and financial market betting. With everything else on offer the poker tables are sure to attract some novices.
Ladbrokes utilizes the acclaimed Microgaming software for their traditional 2D poker room that we previously noted as being very user friendly. Ladbrokes also offers a 3D poker client where players have the option of playing the same games but with a little added flavor.
As expected of such a huge brand name, Ladbrokes accepts deposits via a number of ways, including all major credit and debit cards (Visa, Delta, MasterCard, Solo) as well as via Western Union, BankTransfer, PayPal and UKash.
At present, US players are still not permitted to play on this site and there is no current indication of when this will be lifted.
Ladbrokes Poker Software Interface/Usability
Surprisingly, the new 3D poker software at runs very well, given the fact that the file took us around 25 minutes (Wow!) to download via a standard DSL connection. With it you can now create your own character to play as and tailor his/her looks to either match yourself or your ideal online alter ego. This allows players to be a bit more creative and going for an alternative look adds to the fun of the game. Players can choose to display real human-like emotions on the table. For example, if you are on tilt from a bad beat you can express your dissatisfaction by taunting opponents with fish-like movements!
Players can also now chat together for real using the VoIP (Voice over Internet protocol) function, which all adds to the 3D experience. A great option for all those who enjoy a bit of speech play. This could even pave the way for the next online Tony G, or Scotty Nguyen where you can make speeches such as “I’m all in baby!”
Another useful addition is the live poker stats that they offer, where draw percentages, pot odds and best hand indicators can be displayed.
Ladbrokes Poker Room Action
is part of the ever-growing Prima/Microgaming network, which drastically increasing their previous player base when they were on their own network. Ladbrokes players can opt to play against their own pool of players rather the entire network by playing in $2/$4 and under NLHE USD cash games. Otherwise, players are up against all network players. The traffic is understandably less than the big poker rooms like Full Tilt or PokerStars. During peak periods there are normally 1,500 real money players for the cash games, and 6,000 players for the tournaments. Having played with Ladbrokes for some years, it would be fair to say that players often have to wait for single table tournaments to fill up, but this may be a different story now that they've joined with Microgaming. Ring games seem to stay quite full, especially at the low and mid stakes and more so at 6-max games than full-ring (10-handed). Although, there are usually at least a few full-ring tables running at most buy-in levels.
Ladbrokes's Ease of Game, Ease of Making Money, Fish Rating
Having played with for around 4 years, our experience has indeed been a profitable one. We have had some great cash game results along with several MTT wins, including a trip to the Ladbrokes Caribbean Poker Cruise 2008. We’ve certainly noticed a big difference in the style of play between Ladbrokes' players and those on Full Tilt and PokerStars. We attribute this to the lack of traffic on the former and the more attractive multi-table tournaments of the latter two.
Ladbrokes’ player base has a very heavy Scandinavian influence and with that they have some of the loosest tables in online poker. In a 6-handed NL $1/2 cash game, the flop percentages are often between 45-60%, with average pots being $40 plus. Whereas for the same game on PokerStars, you will generally see much tighter games where flop percentages are typically between 10-30%, and pots are also around $10-30. If you are a competent poker player then loose tables can generally be viewed as a good thing, since you’re more likely to get paid off if you play your cards right. Obviously, with the nature of these tables you must be prepared to encounter the volatility that they may bring, but overall the competition is softer in Ladbrokes' player fields and so that is where there’s money to be made.
Ladbrokes Poker Promotion Code & Bonus
has teamed up with FTR to offer its members an even better deposit bonus. Upon signing up, you will receive a 100% Signup bonus of up to $1000! In order to ensure that you receive this improved bonus, make sure to signup with the links on this page and enter the Ladbrokes Promotion Code FTRBONUS when creating your account. In order to get the bonus money released, you must play a required number of raked hands.
The number of raked hands you need to play depends on your initial deposit and the amount of the bonus you will receive. There are 6 different bonuses available and each has a different requirement for the number of qualifying raked hands required, as listed below:
$50 - 600 Raked Hands
$100 - 1,200 Raked Hands
$250 - 3,000 Raked Hands
$500 - 5,500 Raked Hands
$1000 - 10,000Raked Hands
You have 30 days to play the required number of hands and claim your bonus. As you can see the higher bonus amounts require fewer hands on a $1/hand basis, so it definitely benefits you to clear the highest amount possible. Qualifying raked hands are considered any hand in which you are dealt cards (you do not have to contribute to the pot) and the rake reaches at least $.25.
Overall, Ladbrokes has gone from being a rather dated poker room to one of the leading rooms in terms of offering players a 3-Dimensional poker experience. Poker players can now capitalize on making speech plays or can even give off false tells by scratching their noses! The 3D option is a very welcome one and it appears that this is where online poker will be heading in the future.
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Ladbrokes Customer and Technical Support
The support at is available 24/7 via email, live online help, and by telephone. They have specialized departments for all aspects of Customer Care and can also handle queries in all languages (although they may require added time for translation). In our dealings with Ladbrokes, they appeared to be very helpful and efficient and the best thing is that no matter what time you call them there is always someone available to help.
Email: care@ladbrokespoker.com
Tel (UK): 0800 0321133
Tel (outside UK): 00 350 43003
Ladbrokes Poker by Craunch on 11 Oct 2007
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