Introduction

Ladbrokes Poker is the busiest poker site in Europe, American players are not allowed to play here and the player base is largely made up of British and Scandinavian players. Itis regarded as the best site for novices to play at, as there are hundreds of American pros about making it hard to win money. Ladbrokes Poker has a fantastic community, including player profiles, message forums and player leader boards. Ladbrokes Poker has loads of action and a wide selection of games, also has smooth graphics making it easy to play.

Security

Ladbrokes Poker is committed to providing customers with a secure environment in which to play poker and place bets. The mother company behind Ladbrokes is PricewaterhouseCooper; this is a multi national company and was put in place to monitor the fairness of their games. Ladbrokes Poker has been designed so that players who register their bank details are held on a totally secure system. They use the same firewall as the military and government, this will make sure your details are safe and that you can have absolute confidence in playing with them.

Games

Ladbrokes Poker has some of the best games around and also the widest range of stakes on the internet. They have everything from classic Texas Hold-Em to Omaha and 7-Card Stud; they even have 1 on 1 table’s which the majority of sites do not have. Stakes start from 10c/20c to 300/600 and 50/100 No Limit, so there is something for everyone. Ladbrokes Poker offers a lot of multi table tournaments, in which you can win seats at live events such as the Poker Million, and their very own poker cruise.

Graphics

Ladbrokes Poker doesn’t have the best software on the web but it is clear and easy to use. The software is a stand alone version of The Prima Poker Network by micorgaming, it’s very fast and smooth and is aimed at the serious poker player. There is no flashy icons or pictures what you see is what you get.

Competition

Ladbrokes Poker has all different types of players playing on their site, from first time players to celebrities. Thats right Ladbrokes has the most amount of celebrity poker players online. To name but a few Ronnie O’sullivan snooker world champion, Phil Taylor darts world champion and Leilani Dowding former page three model.

As there are no Amercians on the site the competition is easier at the lower levels, but there are still some very good players on here. There are many swedish player’s who are very aggresive and can make you go broke very quickly. With the multi table tournaments, they have big prize pool’s but not as many players making it easier to win.

Support

Ladbrokes Poker has a very good customer support team; they are on hand 24 hours a day to answer any problems you may have. You can call them on a free phone number or by email and also the Poker Manager patrols the forum on Ladbrokes regularly to see if anyone has posted and queries. Ladbrokes has one of the best banking systems online; there are no restrictions in taking out your money. Ladbrokes pay your winnings to your bank account immediately.

Promotions

Ladbrokes Poker has lots of promotions to help its players:

Player profiles: if you submit your profile you get $25 absolutely free, you can also use this to learn about where your opponents are from and how long they have been playing etc.

Monthly Tournament Leader board: Finish in the top 50 in the Monthly Tournament Leader board to share in $15,000. Prizes are paid out to the lucky top 50 finishers.

January $500,000 Cash Bonanza : If you play 500 raked hands you will be automatically entered into the Raked Hand’s Free roll and you could win a share of $100,000. The tournaments are held each Saturday night.

WSOP: Ladbrokes runs satellites to this event, you can buy in for as little as $3 and win your way to a main event seat worth $10,000

Ladbrokes Poker Cruise: This is a dream trip for anyone who loves to travel and play poker. This year the cruise will be in the Islands of the Caribbean stopping off at places such as Miami and St.Johns. There will be a whole host of poker played on the ship and there are many ways to get there. If you want to play in the $5,500 Main Event you can either buy-in directly or take part in the weekly $550 satellite. There are smaller buy in’s to make this satellite please use the banner below for details.

Introduction

Paradisepoker.com is a veteran in the online gaming world, it was established in 1999 and is one of the first rooms ever to be launched, because of this it is the undisputed and recognized leader in online poker. It has thousands of people playing there from all over the world, from seasoned pros to beginners, it offers something for everybody. It has a wide range of games and has lush smooth graphics.

Security

Paradisepoker.com is one of the most secure sites in the poker world, it has just joined forces with SportingBet plc, a publicly traded company on the London stock exchange (Ticker Symbol: SBT.L), thus making it even more secure. Paradise uses a number of factors to keep their poker site secure, such as the SSLv3/TLSv1 encryption algorithm, random card generators and card shuffling techniques. All of these procedures are reviewed and updated on a regular basis to make sure they are the best in the world.

Games

Paradisepoker.com offers non-stop 24 hour action. At peak times there are up to 7000 players logged in. Games Include Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Sit-n-Go Tournaments, Multi Table Tournaments and satellite tournaments to major events, such as WSOP and WPT. At the moment you can win a dream trip to the Australia Millions Tournament for as little as $5, why not give it a try?
Paradise poker offers players all types of cash limits ranging from 2c/4c to 40/80 and NL games up too $500, so it has levels for all players. My favorite games on Paradise are the Multi table tournaments especially the Rebuy’s these are on every night and they attract big fields with HUGE prize pools.

Graphics

When you log into Paradisepoker.com you feel that you have just entered something special. The lobby is very easy to use and the artwork is beautiful. The graphics of the cards, the flop, the bets everything is PARADISE. One feature of paradise that I love is, if you get a big hand like a full house the cards will catch on fire, or electrocute themselves a great change and something new to internet poker.

Competition

Paradisepoker.com has been going for nearly six years so it has had its far share of players play there, of all abilities. It has many experienced players playing here one of them is Todd Arnold (NSXT2 on Paradise) please read his interview below this review. Many players play by the book but there is good money to be made on the lower limit tables and as you progress up the ranks. My advice is to start off slowly; poker is a great game but must be treated with respect when it comes to betting money. If you are looking to improve your game by playing against better opponents, paradise is the place to play.

Support

Paradisepoker.com is a market leader in this, speaking from my own experiences they can be reached by email at all times, generally replying within minutes of receiving your query. Rest assured that we will endeavor to address any issue to your satisfaction.

Promotions

Paradisepoker.com offers many promotions, including the biggest in online poker history. A MILLION DOLLAR FREEROLL. That’s right a MILLION DOLLARS for 1st prize, i am sure anyone in their right mind would like a shot at a million dollars for free? The 1st free roll was won by Lee Bidulph, a chef from Blackpool. Don’t panic there is another million dollar freeroll in December, and qualification is already up and running click on the banner below to make an account and gain an entry into this prestigious event.

Todd Arnold (NSXT2) Interview

I had a chance to interview one of the top online poker players in the world in Todd Arnold; he has won numerous multi table events online and is now the face of paradisepoker.com. Todd has recently launched his own poker website realpokertraining.com where he videos his sessions at the table so that people can view them, to help improve their game.

Hi Todd please tell us how you got involved in

Paradise approached me at the 2005 World series of Poker, to offer me the Team Captain/Ambassador position due to my success at their tables. Their words were “after all, you are Paradise. They also said that they can see how many observers are at each table, average per table is 6/7 people, my table always has 75/100.

Final table in a WPT/WSOP event.