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PKR
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PKR Highlights
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100% first deposit bonus of up to $600 -- Use Bonus Code: FTR50
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NUTS: Very unique online poker room, combines video games with real money poker. There is no other site out there like PKR today. Many different features. PKR has a great bonus for new players!
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BEATS: No US players allowed on real money tables, although the idea is fun this site isn't really the best option to build your bankroll.
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PKR Info
| Network |
PKR |
| Number Of Players |
11,574 (Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 5:18pm EDT) |
| Multi-Tabling |
4 |
| Resizable Tables |
No |
| Minimum Deposit |
$25 |
| Deposit Minimums |
CLICK2PAY: $25, Maestro: $25, MasterCard: $25, Moneybookers: $25, NETELLER: $25, Solo: $25, Switch: $25, Visa: $25 |
| Withdrawal Minimums |
CLICK2PAY: $20, Maestro: $20, MasterCard: $20, Moneybookers: $20, NETELLER: $20, Solo: $20, Switch: $20, Visa: $20, Check: $50 |
| No-Limit Ring Stakes |
$.02 - $.04 up to $10 - $20 |
| Limit Ring Stakes |
$.05 - $.10 up to $30 - $60 |
| Sit & Go Stakes |
$1 + $1.0 up to $300 + $20 |
| Player Points |
Yes |
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PKR.com Overview
It’s important to note that due to the October 2006 legislation in the United States, currently does NOT accept US customers to play in any real money games. If you are in the US you can still create an account but will only be allowed to use play money chips.
Do you like Video Games? Do you like Poker? Well great, PKR has exactly what you want. The idea of PKR Poker is unique. In every other online poker room today you play at a flat 2d table with no animation. Although that may be necessary for people who love playing 12 or more tables, the idea of PKR is very intriguing. PKR attempts to enhance your online experience by taking it to a new level, a completely controllable 3d environment.
It seems that this idea has also caught the eye of a lot of people. Since opening in 2006, their player base has grown from a few hundred to over ten thousand. During peak hours you can find close to 11,000 people connected at one time. However, a substantial percentage may be on the play money tables.
Currently PKR Poker only offers two games: Limit, Pot-limit, and No-limit Hold’em; and Limit and Pot-limit Omaha. They plan on expanding their games to include others in the future. During a recent visit to PKR we noticed only a few Omaha tables ever running. The majority of the real money players are playing low/mid-stake No-limit Hold’em. If you are playing mid stakes such as $100nl then you should have no problem finding a table to play.
PKR's Sit & Go and Multi-Table Tournament’s get little traffic. Most of the S&G traffic is the $11 range and below. There were some $109 games running, but few at higher stakes. As for tournaments they have various guaranteed prize pools ranging from $200 ($1 +$.10 buy-in) up to $4000 ($100 +$9 buy-in) daily. Most of these tournaments see 100-300 entrees and are continually growing. They also have special $15000 and $25000 guaranteed main event prize pools coming up periodically, as well as a larger $100,000 guaranteed tournament. In addition to their regular tournaments they also offer many $50 daily freerolls and $1000 premium freerolls (which require PKR Points to buy-in).
PKR offers various deposit methods for non-US players: Neteller, Visa/Mastercard, Switch, FirePay, Solo, and Click2Pay.
PKR.com Software Interface/Usability
This is where stands out from all other online poker rooms today. They have taken online poker to the next level and have given it a “live” feel. When playing at competing poker sites all you do is click the mouse with no real action to keep the average player captivated. However, at PKR you will never be bored while you play.
PKR’s lobby has one of the best layouts we’ve seen to date. Everything is organized with tabs and colors. You can customize what is being displayed and sort the tables by any means. Also, if you select the “Me” tab at the top you can create a custom character for you to use at your tables. Through the lobby you can spend PKR Points to get custom clothing, chip tricks, or choose from numerous selections to satisfy yourself (or anyone else).
When you first sit down at the table you might be a little overwhelmed by the options. The first thing you would want to do is change the camera to whatever seems most comfortable. I was surprised to see all the different methods, anything from overview to a first person mode. Next to the camera options you will find various animated emotes for your character to act. There are many to choose from so as to enhance your game and chat. It can get annoying as many players just spam the same ones over and over. You do have the option to disable them. These options may be entertaining for someone looking for a fun game, but to a serious poker player they just tend to be a nuisance.
Another nuisance at the table is that your cards are not always displayed for you. When first dealt your hand your character is shown your cards, but they disappear and are not shown again until you press “Look at Cards.” In the screen shot above, it shows a character checking the cards when the action is to him. However, there doesn’t seem to be an option so your cards are always displayed; a major frustration. Often hands are slowed down because players want to look at their cards in deciding what to do. This also makes multi-tabling, hard enough to begin with, even more difficult.
While playing, hand histories are instantly available for you to peruse right at the table. There is a tab on the right side of the table to open them. Hand histories are also automatically saved onto your desktop. One problem is that they are in a rather disorganized format. Programs such as Poker Tracker currently do not support PKR.
PKR has a very unique and interesting approach to online poker. Making it a 3D environment really adds to the feel of the game. However, for the serious player PKR may be more style than substance. While you can play up to 4 tables of real money at once it's pretty hard beyond 2. They’re adding new features to try and improve this. For example, when sitting at more than one table, your tables will be displayed in a mini-view on the right of the window. Clicking on any of these mini-views will bring up the selected table in normal size.
If you need a break from the same old online poker room and want to play in a video game-like world for real money, give PKR a try!
PKR Poker Room Action
is newer than other rooms so the action is still relatively small. Their player base has grown since launch but, as stated earlier, there may be times when play money is more popular than real money. Although they offer Hold’em and Omaha don’t expect to see an Omaha table running. There is still enough action in the real money games to play, especially if your bankroll is suited for mid-stakes. Expect their numbers keep growing and the action to get larger with such a unique room.
PKR's Ease of Game, Ease of Making Money, Fish Rating
Don’t expect to see a lot of multi-tabling sharks at . In fact, it’s safe to say 80% or more of the players don’t even know how to play Hold’em but are just playing because it looks neat. You will occasionally run into a rock, but this is definitely the fishiest website currently open.
PKR.com Bonus and Promotions
currently offers a great bonus for all players, whether you are just starting out or have been around the block. If the software itself isn't enough to get you to try PKR, we have 600 other reasons why you should. By signing up through FlopTurnRiver, you can take advantage of a 100% first deposit bonus up to $600! In order to qualify for the money you must use the links on this page and enter the bonus code FTR50 when making your first deposit. The bonus becomes yours when you earn 135,000 PKR Points total (or if you don't deposit $600, 225 per $1). Earning PKR points is a bit confusing at first, as it is not like any other site, but here is their description:
”PKR Points are awarded on raked hands played on real money tables. They are calculated against the amount that you’ve put into the pot divided between the other players at the table. That means the bigger the pot, the more PKR points everyone gets. Your points are also based on the amount that you put into the pot – so the more you contribute yourself, the more PKR Points you’ll earn in the hand.
Example - In a 4 handed cash game with a $50 pot raked at $2.50 a player who bet a total of $9 would receive 45 points (reflecting the 18% of the pot they contributed).
You also get 100 PKR points for every $1 you spend in entry fees.
The bonus will not be given in partial amounts; it must all be earned within 60 days.”
This may seem like a lot, however earning PKR Points is rather fast. It states on their website that you can earn 3000 points in about 20 raked hands, depending on stakes of course. The minimum deposit for the bonus is $250.
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PKR.com Customer and Technical Support
had good support when tested. An e-mail sent to them with various questions about their software had a reply sent within 4 hours. They have a few ways to contact them listed on their website including live web chat, e-mail, and toll-free (for some countries) telephone. The easiest way to contact PKR is through the contact form on their website.
PKR User Reviews
Overall Rating: 3.55 / 5
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Playing at PKR is a lot of fun! by slumpy on 07 Dec 2008
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But doesn't accept US players.. :(
However, the interface is really a blast
to play. Playing at PKR is exhilarating,
the graphics are superb. It's like
playing an XBox 360 game. Of course,
the downside of this is that the
software package/download is huge! It
will take a long time to download and
install for the first time. And the
regular updates can also take a long
time.
Traffic is surprisingly good - if you
look at the FTR homepage, it has more
traffic than the Boss Network and the
iPoker network!
PKR is a lot of fun, you should check
them out.
Poker Tracker maybe not by PokerOfficer on 24 Nov 2008
Interface:
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PKR is great, the players are a lot of
fun to play with. So many are VPIP 60%+
and donate their stack to you.
Poker Tracker doesn't work there, but
you can use PokerOfficer Tracker HUD for
PKR. Check it out.
Wonderful! by Cavalar on 11 Jun 2007
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I have played at several other sites
(Party Poker, Empire Poker, Ladbrokes,
Pokerroom and Sportingbet), but i will
never go back to playing on any of those
sites. PKR is simply the best poker room
out there - in fact, I can't even see
why any low- or mid-stake player should
want to play at any other site!
Of course, PKR has its cons, like slow
lobby updating, minor bugs and seldom
any high stakes games going at all, but
after all, this is nothing compared to
the extreme advantage of this poker
room, namely the graphics. Any other
poker room is just boring compared to
PKR! An excellent website with forums,
blogs and guestbooks for all the
players, is not very bad either.
I cannot understand that this review
says that the
manually-looking-on-cards-feature is a
bad thing. It give off incredible
accurate tells, and I have to say that
it is much easier to actually read
people at PKR than at any other site.
Playing at PKR is a love or
hate-relationship. If you are a hardcore
player, winning 5000$ or more during a
normal day, I guess this probably is not
for you (although I would suggest that
you gived it a try, just for the fun of
it). If you play for play money, for
fun, for low stakes or even mid stakes -
no matter how serious you are - PKR IS
in fact for you! The loyalty program is
also excellent.
As mentioned in the main article, you
get one PKR point for every single cent
you pay in rake. These points can you
purchase clothes, accessories and even
chip tricks (although most of them are
really expensive.) The website also
includes a tournament ranking system, a
good way of seeing how you are doing
compared to the thousands of other
players at the site.
I think PKR should have been rated much
higher here at flopturnriver.com, this
is an extraordinary poker room with no
equivalents whatsoever, grapichs that
makes all other poker rooms look like
something you wore in the 80's. Ugly,
boring and not attractive. PKR is the
best, and I will probably never play at
any other poker room again (at least not
before any of them makes a PKR-ripoff
that is actually better than the
original.)
Come join me at the tables :)
PKR Review by givememyleg on 28 Mar 2007
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see page.
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