Carbon Poker Review

Nearly anyone who has played at Carbon Poker can tell you just how special this online poker room really is. Players are treated like royalty at this relatively new face of the Merge Poker network. From day number one when you get their exclusive welcome bonus all the way through the rest of your time with this poker room, Carbon Poker really does everything in its power to keep you happy. This is the big picture, but we've included all of the basic details below to help you make an educated decision.

The $600 bonus that is listed above comes in the form of a 100% match on your first real money deposit. Smaller deposits aren't excluded from this offer, but you should be aware that your bonus can only be worth as much as your initial deposit. Before you get too excited at the prospect of free money, you need to understand how online poker bonuses work. You are forced to meet special clearing requirements to prevent players from taking this money, cashing out, and never playing seriously. By playing real money games (and paying rake) you start to earn Carbon Poker player points. As these accumulate, you can begin to unlock bonus money in $10 increments. Don't delay though because you only have sixty days to fully clear your bonus.

The software at Carbon Poker isn't glamorous by any means, but it is far more versatile than average. The biggest contributing factor to this trait is their wide game variety. They've got Texas Holdem, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Badugi, Razz, Five Card Stud, Five Card Draw, Ace To Five Lowball, Two to Seven Lowball, and H.O.R.S.E. To multiply your options by three, these games can be played with fixed limits, no limits, or in a pot limit format. To keep things fair, they follow the widely accepted standard of 5% rake with a player-friendly $3 maximum rake per hand.

The tournament community at Carbon Poker is far from ordinary. They don't have dazzling multi-million dollar tournaments, but they do have a ton of variety. This is largely due to the large number of supported games. The largest single event is the $50,000 guaranteed tournament, which can be seen every Sunday. At the same time, they've also dedicated a lot of their funds towards running pure freerolls. To give you a taste of this program early in your time with Carbon Poker, they have a special $1,000 weekly freeroll tournament that is exclusively available to new depositors.

Merge isn't a small network by any means, but they pale in comparison to the biggest rooms in terms of sheer volume. As a player, though, this can be a good thing. Sure the Ace to Five lowball section might be a bit slow in the middle of the night, but during peak hours, there are some very soft players. IF you can zero in on the low-mid range tables (ie. $5/$10 Texas Holdem) it won't be too difficult to turn a regular profit.

Canadian poker players should have no trouble finding a satisfactory deposit method when starting out at Carbon Poker. Your options include Visa, MasterCard, NETeller, Money Bookers, UseMyWallet, EcoCard, Click2Pay, eChecks, eWalletXpress, Wire Transfer, Click and Buy, Quick Tender, Entro Pay, and PIC - Club. All deposits are completed instantly and withdrawals shouldn't take more than two business days. Many of these options are also available to players from The United States.

Sadly Carbon Poker doesn't have support via telephone. The good news is that they've taken the opportunity to really perfect their electronic support options. These include email and live chat, both of which can yield answers in only a matter of minutes, no matter what time of the day or night.