Everest Poker $100 Welcome bonus. To: Beat the Fish <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: Beat the Fish wrote on the message board: > Everest Poker Review (3 out of 10) > Everest Poker has been a larger European site that has been popular > overseas. Their main promotion gives you the chance to win real money > at their free Sit 'n Go tournaments. The tables have a nice graphic > scheme, and during peak hours they run a pretty good number of full > no-limit ring games. Another positive for Everest is their number of > live tournament satellites. Overall, they should work on improving > their off-peak traffic and their general tournament traffic. The free > $100 deposit bonus can be good for high-stakes players, and they are a > multilingual poker room. > > Fish: > During off-peak hours, you'll find play regulated to the microlimits > at Everest Poker. However, during peak European times, you can find a > good number of full no-limit $1/2 and $2/4 games. If you do choose to > play in these games, there are quite a number of bad players who are > mostly international. Flop percentages are generally high at the lower > limits, and the players are mostly beatable. The competition tends to > get tighter as the stakes increase. I'd like to see this site pick up > in terms of traffic at all times, as they could use some bigger soft > tables. As I recommend against poor players at lower limits, try to > keep playing your strong hands and punish them when you connect on the > flop. Don't let weak players see extra cards for cheap as they will > draw with just about anything if you don't lay them very bad odds. > > Tournaments: > The best tournaments on Everest Poker are probably the daily freerolls > for cash and tournament tokens. I like the idea of a credit for a > certain level tournament, as it lets you choose the most convenient > event to enter. Also, since they give away tokens at all buy-ins, you > don't need too many player points to enter. Generally, the tournament > traffic isn't very high but you can find some nice action for smaller > buy-ins. Also, satellite players will like the large amount of daily > satellites for big live tournaments - mostly in Europe. > > Software: > I like the general design of the software. The avatar is pretty > detailed with a semi-3D feel to it. The table graphic is also nice > with a sharp layout. The games move along at a pretty quick pace, > although some tables can be slow. Generally, hands per hour is between > 50-55 which is pretty fast overall. The card graphics on the table can > be tough to see, but they've increased the card sizes lately. I > appreciate the original feel to the graphics. Another feature that I > like is the round countdown timer that shows remaining time left to > act. It is relatively short, so this helps keeps game speed quick. > > Player Traffic > Usually, there is a large swing in traffic from peak hours and late > night at Everest Poker. Ring game traffic can actually be pretty good > up to the middle limits during early morning to evening U.S. time. > Since no-limit ring games are most important to me I was pleased with > the daytime traffic, but it is usually restricted to the microlimits > at other times. Tournament traffic is still low overall. > > Game Selection: Hold 'em, Omaha, Stud > Limits: Limit: 2c/4c up to $5/$10 No-Limit: 2c/4c up to $5/$10 Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message Online Poker Rooms