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Pokerium.com at a Glance
Overall Rating:
3.167
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How do I get my rake back? |
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Pokerium(formerly Poker Club Europe)operates slightly differently than other rakeback sites, and actually has a “VIP Cash – CashBack” scheme. |
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How much of my rake do I get?
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10% |
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Do I still get a sign up bonus along with rakeback? |
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Yes |
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Other Benefts:
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*Rakeback Percentage is Dependent on the number of VIP points earned each month.
Many bonus options - see below. |
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US Players: |
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 No |
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Software Download Info: |
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Pokerium Download
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Network: |
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Entraction Poker |
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Current # of Players (Tue Apr 8 2008, 09 PM): |
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1,800 |
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Multi-Tabling: |
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No Limit |
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Bonus:
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100% first deposit bonus up to €1200, Rakeback - Use Bonus Code: FTR1200
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No Limit Ring Stakes: |
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€0.10/€0.20 up to €100/€200 |
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Limit Ring Stakes: |
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€0.10/€0.20 up to €300/€600 |
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Sit & Go Stakes: |
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Single table : €1+€0.10 up to €200+€10 Multi table : €1.00 up to €200 with various offers on entry fees – often free at all levels. |
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Player Points: |
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Yes |
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Nuts (Cool): |
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Good software. Excellent customer service and support. Good user base and plenty of action across all game types and stakes. Plenty of bonuses and promotions. |
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Beats (Suck): |
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Only 6-max or 8-max no limit tables. 9-max for pot limit, 10-max for fixed limit. Below average MTT action. Table graphics are a little basic, but that could be a good thing depending on your preference. Not really geared towards US players. |
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Pokerium Rakeback Calculations
Tournament Rake Calculations:
If you participate in a “freezout tournament” or “Sit & Go” you will receive VIP points at a rate of 0.2 for each €1 of buy-in cost. For a “rebuy tournament” the rate is 0.4 VIP per €1 in buy-in cost.
No VIP points will be awarded if you have used VIP points to pay for the buy-in cost, which is sometimes available as an option when entering tournaments.
Ring Game Rake Calculations:
One VIP point is awarded for every hand you have been dealt cards in, and which has been raked with €0.31 or more. It does not matter if you have put money into the pot or not.
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Pokerium Rakeback Review
Pokerium does not offer a standard rakeback deal as such where you would normally receive a percentage of the generated rake. Instead, every player earns “VIP Points” which are then converted in to a cash reward at the start of each month for the previous months pay. The amount of cash is dependant on the number of points you earn, as illustrated below.
Min earned points Max earned points Bonus amount
500 100 €5
1,001 1,500 €10
1,501 2,000 €20
2,001 3,000 €30
3,001 4,000 €50
4,001 5,000 €75
5,001 10,000 €100
10,001 15,000 €250
15,001 20,000 €400
20,001 25,000 €600
25,001 30,000 €800
30,001 (no upper limit) €1,000
Because you earn VIP points for both cash games and tournament play, it is possible to build up a fairly good amount. Obviously however the staggered bonus amounts does mean you might not earn as much as you would from a “regular” rake back deal.
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Pokerium.com Review
In March of 2007 Poker Club Europe became Pokerium.
primarily targets the European rather than US markets. This becomes apparent as soon as you login to the website for the first time and as soon as you run the software – everything is in €Euros, and you are given the option of viewing the site in a number of European languages. The site is part of the b2b poker network.
Pokerium offers a large number of poker game types. You get Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Soko, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, 5 Card draw, and 2-7 3 draw. That is an impressive list! Obviously you also have the choice of no limit, pot limit, and fixed limit variants.
Financial deposit options are fairly limited, with just Credit Card, Neteller, WebMoney or BankTransfer being available. Withdrawal options are the same, with the addition of cheque.
Pokerium Poker Lobby
Pokerium Poker Texas Hold'em Table
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Pokerium.com Software Interface/Usability
When you first launch the lobby, it appears at first glance to be fairly basic. However once you get used to the layout, it is actually fairly well designed with lots of features. The options are selectable from drop down lists along the top of the window, just like a normal windows application, rather than being scattered across the screen. The result is a very usable and neat design. The table listings however are a little cluttered, and the layout could have been better designed. All of the information and data you want, such as players per flop % and average pot size are all available – but the display isn’t very inspiring.
One slight oddity is that when you select the tournament section of Pokerium, a separate window pops up rather than showing the games within the “normal” table listing window. It’s not really a problem, but it does take a little bit of getting used to.
The Pokerium tables themselves are very basic in terms of graphics, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. The player names, bet amounts and cards are all very clear and easy to read. If you don’t appreciate flashy animations and avatars, and prefer just a simple design, this site would suit you. You can however select options such as 4 colour deck, and you can disable animations which results in making the games very fast.
It is important to note that in no limit ring games, you have the choice of sitting at a table that seats 2, 6 or 8 players. For pot limit, you can choose a 9 handed table, and for fixed limit you can choose a 10 handed table. This seems a little strange, but the site is European after all!
Also, rather impressively, there is no limit at all on the number of tables you can play simultaneously – customer support just advise you to “make sure your computer is powerful enough” if you plan on opening a huge amount.
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Pokerium.com Poker Room Action
Although the number of players on Pokerium is not massive, there is a very good amount of action across the various levels and game types. Player volume is, as you would expect, highest in the Hold’em section. Interestingly though, the action is spread fairly evenly throughout the different stakes. Even at €10/€20 no limit games there are usually atleast a couple of full tables, which is fairly unusual.
The non Hold’em games also have a fair amount of traffic, and you can usually find at least a couple of full tables across all the different variants.
The only downside is that the vast majority of players are to be found at the 6-max tables. If you like playing short handed, this site is excellent and obviously this is not an issue at all. If however you prefer 9 or 10 table games, you would do better looking elsewhere.
Sit and Go traffic is also good, you do not have to wait long at all for a game to fill up – and you have the choice of either 10 or 20 player games. Multi table tournaments do not seem to be quite as popular however, and the number of players registering for MTTs is often rather low.
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Pokerium.com Customer and Technical Support
Pokerium technical support is offered purely through a 24/7 email system, accessed through the website. There is no telephone or live-chat feature. However, the email response is extremely quick, and the answers that are given are accurate and well written.
I sent two emails to Pokerium, both asking fairly complex questions, and I received answers within 20 minutes in both cases. In one case the reply even included a screen shot to help explain the reply. Full marks.
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Pokerium's Ease of Game, Ease of Making Money, Fish Rating
The quality of players at Pokerium is rather good. Because the no limit tables have a maximum of just 8 players (or 6 if you prefer), you can not play quite as tightly as you would if you are used to 9 or 10 handed games. If you are a pot limit or fixed limit player, you do get the choice of 9 or 10 handed tables. You do need to be able to play “proper poker” here.
The lowest limit on Pokerium is €0.10/€0.20, which means any resident or visiting fish are likely to be found at that level. There are no micro €0.01 games for them to congregate in, and the number of players on the “play money” tables is extremely high. This is encouraging, because you know that as soon as they have generated €17million on the play money tables they will assume they are good enough to jump in to the real cash games.
So – there are other sites that are easier to win on, but there is something appealing about this site which makes it worthwhile to at least try.
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Pokerium.com Bonuses and Promotions
This is a very strong point of – there are plenty of promotions.
Firstly, you have your VIP cash back club. As you play you earn VIP points, which are then converted in to a cash reward at the start of each month for the previous months pay. See the “rakeback” section at the start of the review for full details.
Next, you have a 100% initial deposit bonus up to a maximum of €1,200. The bonus is paid out 60 days after the deposit, €100 for every 2000VIP’s earned. This means that players have 60 days to clear the bonus with €100 for every VIP2000 earned during the period. It’s important to note that the credit card deposit limit is €200 per day, so in order to make the most of the bonus you should use NETeller or Bank wire transfer instead.
Then you have a monthly reload bonus, 50% up to a maximum of €100. You have to make your deposit between the 1st and 10th of the calendar month in order to qualify.
Next is the “Refer a friend” bonus. Your friend earns €25 and you get €50 for each referral, after the requirements have been met.
Finally, there is a progressive bad beat bonus – requiring you to have your quad Tens (or better) beaten. Both players must use both hole cards to qualify. There are fairly complex calculations and rules relating to how much of the bonus you receive, full details are available on the website.
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Pokerium.com User Reviews
Overall Rating:
3.167
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