100% Initial Deposit Up to $1000, , Plus Additional 10% Immediate Deposit Bonus - Use Bonus Promo Code: FTRPOP
Minimum Deposit Amount:
$20
Minimum Deposit Options:
CashTransfer: $20, MasterCard: $20, Visa: $20
No Limit Ring Stakes:
$.10 - $.20 up to $25 - $50
Limit Ring Stakes:
$.25 - $.50 up to $50 - $100
Sit & Go Stakes:
$5 + $.50 up to $300 + $12
Player Points:
Yes
Nuts (Cool):
Large deposit bonus, good traffic, almost always find a table for your limit, tournament field is seeing some nice growth.
Beats (Suck):
Support can be sub-par, only two means to deposit funds, not many table options.
Players Only.com Poker Review
is one of the new additions to the Cake Poker network, and still accepts US players to deposit real money funds.
While playing at Players Only Poker, you will notice they offer limit, pot-limit, and no-limit Hold’em, limit and pot-limit Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. However, I only saw 3 Omaha tables running, and never any Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, or 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo available. 99% of the users connected were playing Hold’em; with the vast majority being no-limit.
One of the best things I noticed about Players Only Poker was the spread of players spread across stakes. Even though they are not in the top 10 of the most popular poker rooms today, you will be able to find a game. With only an average of around 2000 players connected, I was surprised to see over 100 active ring tables; which is very nice for a smaller poker room.
The same was for tournaments at Players Only Poker. During evenings in EST, you can expect to see 100 or more Sit & Go tournaments running, with the most being for $22 and less. If you are a low-mid stake SnG player who is looking to grind out this nice bonus, you will definitely find the games you need! The games offered are a variety of 10 or 6 max turbo and regular, heads up, shootouts, and satellites to larger MTTs. Also, they even have sit and go tournaments using their FPP rewards (Gold Chips). You can buyin for 5 Gold Chips to win more Gold Chips! (FPP and Gold Chips are described in more detail below).
Although not getting as much traffic as Sit & Gos, you will not have to worry if you’re a tourney pro either. Most of the tournaments at Players Only Poker are in the $10 - $30 buyin range, and guarantees range from $1500 to $10,000. Also, if you’re an online tournament player, you’re always interested in knowing any poker rooms Sunday tournament. Currently Players Only Sunday tournament has a guaranteed prize pool of $25,000 and a buyin of $50 + $4. I have not personally played in this tournament, but since there are many satellites always running I would think this is a pretty soft field.
As mentioned earlier, while playing at Players Only you will earn Frequent Player Points (FPP). These FPP are used to release bonuses and to earn Gold Chips. How fast you earn Gold Chips depends on how many FPP you earn in each month; the more you play, the faster you earn them. Currently, Gold Chips can only be used to buyin to special tournaments and freerolls, with prize pools ranging from $1200 up to $3000. Players Only is also currently offering a special “$150,000 WSOP Giveaway” and you can earn your seat in their special Gold Chip tournaments!
Depositing on seems rather difficult, as they only offer two means; Visa/MasterCard and Western Union Cash Transfer. Because many people run into problems trying to use credit cards, I used their live chat feature to learn more about their Cash Transfer option and part of the log is displayed below:
Hello, my name is -----. How may I help you today?
You: Hi I was reading the cashier faq and it said to contact live help with questions on the cash transfer.
You: What is it?
Players Only Support: Are you referring to the Western Union cash transfer ?
You: I wasn’t aware it was western union, it just says "You can now make a local cash transfer to fund your account. To use this deposit method, please click here to access our Live Chat and get full instructions on this funding option. "
You: Do I need to setup an account with western union or something?
Players Only Support: Please hold
You: Okay.
Players Only Support: No you don't need to set up an account with Western Union
Players Only Support: What you need to do is contact Western Union via the phone or online
Players Only Support: www.westernunion.com
Players Only Support: Please note that our minimum deposit is $200.00?
You: Yes
Players Only Support: Please visit http://www.westernunion.com
Players Only Support: After you have you need to select your country
Players Only Support: Then you need to click on the link for Money transfer
Players Only Support: After that you need to follow the institutions on how to make a Western Union transfer
Players Only Support: Ok you need to contact our Phone Customer Services Department
Players Only Support: And ask them for a Western Union receiver name #
You: And that is used to send to funds to?
Players Only Support: North America 1-800-372-0333
Players Only Support: Yes indeed
Players Only Support: Please read the following information on how to deposit or transfer funds via Western Union
Players Only Support: To make a deposit by Western Union, just come to our Live Chat screen here as per usual and request a receiver name and location.
If you wish to make a Western Union cash deposit you will then need to go to your local Western Union office, fill out the green form using the information provided and hand pay them the funds.
When you make the cash transfer you will receive from Western Union a 10 digit 'control' or 'tracking' number. You will need to provide us with this number either via Live Chat or over the phone to allow us to collect the deposit and credit your gaming account. Please note that Western Union cash deposits will normally take 45 minutes to process and credit to your account during opening hours. Our Western Union office is open between 7:30 am to 10:30 pm EST, transactions made after this time cannot be picked up. **IMPORTANT** Please obtain a new receiver name & location for every Western Union deposit you make. Please do not use the same receiver name repeatedly.
You: Okay, one more question
You: I see there will be fees associated using western union, do you cover these fees or do I have to pay them?
You: I know some sites cover fees if there are any, just curious if you do.
Players Only Support: We will cover the fees of your Western Union transfer
This is a fairly complicated process, which I think really limits its traffic and would like to see more options added in the future.
PlayersOnly Lobby
PlayersOnly Texas Hold'em Table
Players Only.com Software Interface/Usability
I found the lobby at to be very well organized, and very easy to find what you are looking for. Near the top, you can select which game and limit you wish to play. You can easily hide or show different tables or tournaments. You can also view your current balance, bonus account, and other various promotions in the lobby.
The table layout that is offered is 10-max full ring and 6-max shorthanded, for every stake. When you sit at the table you will notice the avatars that you can choose along with your custom nickname, and there is an option to turn this off in the options. There are not many customizable table options to configure, however there are some nice built in table features that help while playing. The buttons that you use to select your action are color coated to help prevent from any mis-clicks that may happen (fold is red, check is yellow, and bet is green). Also, you can help follow the action by colors around the player’s name at the table; Green = chips were put into play, Yellow = No action, Red = Cards folded. There are various buttons that can help while betting, Bet ½ Pot, Bet Pot, Allin, and a slider to select any amount you wish. You can also type in any bet.
While playing, Players Only Poker has hand histories instantly available right at the table. You have to click “last hand” to bring up the hand history viewer. One thing to note is that the viewer is in an image format, as opposed to text. This can make reviewing hands confusing and annoying if you are not use to it. If you prefer, you can hand hands saved to your computer (or request via e-mail) and can be reviewed after your session.
PlayersOnly Poker Room Action
I was impressed with the action at and was good even without a large player base. Most rooms with an average player around 2000 usually are pretty “dead” but that was not the case here. I found there to be about 120+ cash tables and 100+ tournaments running during the evenings. As stated earlier, nearly 100% of people are playing no-limit Hold’em, so do not expect to get an Omaha/Stud table up. Most of the traffic is around the $.25 - $.50 and $.50 - $1 blind levels, but always noticed a few tables of every limit running.
Players Only.com Customer and Technical Support
Support seemed to be hit or miss for me at . When they would actually answer, or when I could reach them, they were always very knowledgeable and professional. However, their live chat feature sometimes would never connect, and I had an e-mail that never received a response from them. I sent another follow-up e-mail and it took nearly 24 hours to get a reply. A sample of a live chat representative can be seem above, who helped inform me how to deposit very well. You can contact them via live chat, e-mail, or telephone:
Players Only Poker's Ease of Game, Ease of Making Money, Fish Rating
The tough depositing options really limit the amount of fish you will find at Players Only Poker. I found the tables to be about average compared to other poker rooms today, and certainly beatable. If you are thinking of trying out Players Only but are worried that it might be too tough, that is not the case! Add in the large bonus you can earn and it will be worth your time.
PlayersOnly.com Promo Code, Bonus, and Promotions
has an exclusive FTR deposit bonus, 100% up to $1000! To sign up for this promo, you must use one of the links on this page and enter Promo Code FTRPOP when depositing. This will ensure that you receive the special FTR promotional offer. In order to earn this bonus, you must play real money cash games or tournaments, which will give you FPP. Detailed information from their website about earning the bonus is shown below:
“When you play for real money you’ll earn Frequent Player Points (FPP). Each FPP that you earn is worth $0.06 towards your bonus. Once you’ve earned $10 worth of bonus money, the funds are removed from your Pending Bonus account and added to your real money account balance. This will continue until your pending bonus account reaches $0. Note that your last payout could be less than $10 if the remaining amount in your pending bonus is less than $10. You will have 90 days (dated from the creation of the Pending Bonus) to earn back any bonus.”
$1 in tournament fees give you 7 FPP, and by playing raked hands earns you points compared to the size (if the total rake was $2.5 you would earn 2.5 FPP). In order to earn the full $1000 bonus, you will need about 16,667 FPP which makes this a fairly long grind but still worth attempting!
In addition to the 100% initial deposit bonus, POP is also including an 10% immediate deposit bonus, available to you for wagering as soon as you make your deposit. And this additional 10% bonus is good for all deposits, including reloads!! So enjoy an initial deposit bonus of 110% plus 10% reload bonuses! And remember, this extra 10% is awesome because it's an immediate deposit bonus!
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“Don't play here” by spenda, 26 Apr 2008
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
Stay away
they are shady and have poor customer
service
“Players Only Bonus” by Frank, 13 Dec 2007
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
Great Bonus! You don't have to earn
the entire thing at once, but you earn
it in $10 increments, and then $10 is
deposited into your real money account.
You can monitor the whole thing. In
addition, you get another 10% up front
to play with. A lot of free money here.
Good room for US players too - it shares
with some other skins like Cake Poker,
but doesn't have the sharks like Full
Tilt and PokerStars imo. Check it out.
“Players only review” by Doubleseven, 13 Aug 2007
Interface: Action: Support: Fish: Bonus:
play is decent but i received a $20.00
bonus to try their site and the letter
said nothing about depositing money.
after winning $300.00 in the month or so
i played, i received an email mail that
said i must make a deposit or they would
take away my winnings. after an hour on
the phone with support they couldnt give
me a reason for this other that to point
out that the small print sais they can
change their rules whenever they want
with no explanation. if they paid out
your winnings the site would be ok but
at this time i haven't had luck with
that . its possible people who deposited
cash are not having this problem but
i'm not going to deposit cash to get my
winnings.
“Players Only Poker Review” by givememyleg, 22 May 2007
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“Don't play here” by spenda, 26 Apr 2008
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