Carbon Poker
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Once known as Poker.com, this online poker site on the Merge network prides itself on the variety of games it provides for players all around the world and the many bonuses and tournaments it has to offer. With different accounts for the fun money players and the serious players, prizes for the leaderboard competitors, and the rewards points system, Carbon Poker offers everything you could hope for in an online poker room.
Promotions and Bonuses
Carbon Poker offers enough benefits to keep players coming back for more. After creating your account, choosing whether to play for fun money or for serious money, and making the initial deposit, you're offered a 100% deposit bonus of up to $600 depending on how you apply the coupon code. There are also point bonuses for referring friends, getting a royal flush, or placing anywhere on the leaderboard.
There are also regular promotions to entice you to play often and well. Current monthly promotions include:
- Grand Prix, where your position on the leaderboard serves as your place in a race to the end of the month with corresponding cash prizes for each racer up to $3000.
- NFL Pick A Winner, where guessing the winner of each NFL game up to the beginning of January can net you coupons, points, cash, or a copy of Madden 11.
- Snakes-and-Ladders tiered competition, where losing at one level means you can replay a game at that level or snake down to the level below the one you were previously playing.
Charity Tournaments
For the humanitarian poker player in you, Carbon Poker also offers a monthly tournament where all of the proceeds, including the initial donation to enter the tournament, go towards charity. The current goal is to raise $5000 for MercyCorps to donate to Haiti.
Game Variety
The games offered at Carbon Poker include:
Omaha
Texas Hold'em
7-Card Stud
Hi/Low
Razz
5-Card Draw
Badugi
Triple Draw
Software
Carbon Poker requires you to download their free software in order to play. Players must be sure that their computers meet the minimum system requirements for running the software; however, any computer made in the last three years should be able to handle the software package. The software is only compatible with Windows, so Mac users should have BootCamp or an emulation program installed before they try downloading.
The software has sleek graphics and plenty of gameplay features such as Deal It Twice, Multiple Windows, Quick Start, Rabbit Hunt and Vector Graphics.
Traffic and Competition
This is one of the most popular game sites on the Merge network, boasting a traffic level of up to 3000-4000 people playing at any given time. In spite of that, there's virtually no lag time, and the popularity of the site means that there will be competition at every skill and stakes level at any given time. The competition difficulty coincides with stakes levels, meaning that the toughest players are at the higher stakes games and the beginners are at the lowest stakes games.
Payment Options
Carbon Poker players hail from around the world; therefore, a bevy of different deposit options are available, including:
Visa
Mastercard
Click2Pay
EcoCard
Neteller
Moneybookers
EwalletXpress
EntroPay
Neteller 1-Pay
Click And Buy
Paysafe Card
Instadebit
Giropay
Echeck
Webmoney
Minimum deposits will vary depending on the method used, as will the time between making the deposit and being able to play with the money. In general, expect credit cards and e-wallets to provide an instant transaction, while virtual prepaid cards may take longer.
Privacy, Security, and Service
Carbon Poker does collect some personal information such as your physical address, e-mail address, full name, and contact information, but their privacy policy reassures you that this information is kept protected in their secure database behind a formidable firewall and under deep encryption, so no identity thief can get in easily. They have a 24/7 live chat service in place and will happily help you with any issues you may have with your account. There is also an FAQ and a support email address available.
