Carbon Poker Review

The Quick Summary

CarbonPoker was established in 2007 resides on the Australian-based Merge
Gaming Network. The U.S.-friendly poker room offers the best sign-on bonus
in the industry, a huge 200% deposit bonus up to $500, allowing players to
improve their game while cashing in on a massive bonus on a network growing
by the day.

Popularity: 7.5 of 10 — Good

As part of the Merge Network, CarbonPoker caters to U.S. players and has
seen a significant traffic increase since industry leaders like PokerStars
and Full Tilt Poker closed their doors to the States. You’ll find as many as
10,000 players on the site during peak hours (cash and tournament players
combined). The site offers a wide variety of games, including Play Texas
Hold ‘em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz, 5-Card
Stud, 5-Card Draw, Ace to Five Lowball, Deuce to Seven Lowball, and Badugi.
Players can find a game at any time, or even create their own tournament and
play with friends.

Security: 9 of 10 — Excellent

CarbonPoker supports SSL with 128 bit encryption, meaning it has advanced
encryption technology that constantly monitors illegal or suspicious
activity across all gaming platforms. The Merge Network is very serious
about keeping its players safe from theft and poker software is licensed,
regulated and tested to ensure the games are not only fun but also honest
and secure.

Player Competition: 8 of 10 — Good

Many novice players shy away from the major online poker rooms to avoid the
sharks, so CarbonPoker is filled with inexperienced newcomers at the lower
stakes. If you’re looking for juicy cash games, CarbonPoker is your place to
find juicy action and fishy competition 24 hours a day.

Site Software: 7 of 10 — Good

CarbonPoker’s software is quick and easy to download and offers special
table features not available on many other poker sites. Two of the most
popular options at cash tables are the “Rabbit Hunt” (what card would have
come next) and “Expose One Card” features, which add a fun dynamic for
players. Users can also find “All in Percentages,” where the relative win
percentage is displayed when two or more players are all-in.

Customer Support: 8 of 10 — Very Good

Players can contact CarbonPoker support via email with a guarantee that they
will have a knowledgeable, helpful response within 48 hours. In case of an
emergency, CarbonPoker also provides a support staff 24 hours a day that
players can access through live chat.

Company Ethics: 8 of 10 — Very Good

CarbonPoker’s VIP team has created a program designed to make sure that all
players will be able to cash in on extra rewards. The VIP Program has 5
loyalty levels; Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, and Ether. The site provides
exclusive freerolls every day, and VIP players can exchange points for cash,
exclusive tournaments entries, and even daily VIP cashback rebates.

As stated above, CarbonPoker takes pride in providing a safe, fun and
exciting environment for players that separates it from any other poker room
on the Internet.

Site Promotions: 6.5 of 10 — Good

As more and more players join CarbonPoker the room continues to respond by
cranking out additional prize pools and promotions. The site added $15,000
in new daily guaranteed prize pools in April and boosted its total
guaranteed monthly prize pools from $3 million to $4 million.

CarbonPoker also offers a Tourney King promotion, which tracks players’
tournament results and awards prizes based on leaderboard points. $20,000 is
up for grabs every month. And if you like juicy bad beat jackpots, look no
further than Carbon Poker. The site handed out the largest Bad Beat Jackpot
in online poker history that totaled over $1 million on February 13, 2009!

Overall Review: 7.5 of 10 — Good

Carbon Poker is positioning itself to be a leader in the U.S. market by
providing poker games suited to the needs of all players as well as a
rewarding VIP program. The addition of innovative software features like the
“Rabbit Hunt” and “Expose One Card” will keep games fun and bring more new
players on board by the day. For U.S. players unable to play on PokerStars
and Full Tilt Poker, CarbonPoker is definitely worth a try.

Final Result: We give Carbon Poker a final overall score of 7.7 out of 10.