Ladbrokes Poker

Editorial Review

Ladbrokes is a large and well known European sports book company. It opened its own online poker room, which mostly addresses European high rollers (it does not accept American players), who are looking for competition but they also address beginner players. Beginners have it somewhat easier here, due to the lack of American players who tend to make their lives a bit difficult because of their playing style.

Ladbrokes poker, being European based, accepts credit cards, Switch, Solo and Maestro debit cards, Western Union and Neteller. Withdrawals and deposits are done fast and smoothly.

Microgaming provides the software, which can be slow at times but quite solid. The interface is rather simple and unimpressive. There are no game avatars, which makes keeping track of the opponents and multi-games harder since every table looks the same. The site offers a clean and plain poker platform, without a lot of flashy graphics and distractions.

Ladbrokes focuses mainly on Texas Holdem but also offers Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and 5 Card Stud. The games are available as no limit, pot limit or fixed limit and players can play up to five tables simultaneously. As one of the biggest poker rooms in Europe, Ladbrokes has a lot of traffic, with 8,000 players at peak times. Tournaments have an average of 2,000 players.

Ladbrokes Poker is a serious poker room that belongs to a serious and established company; therefore the customer support is very good. Emails are answered within a couple of hours and most problems are solved this way. Phone calls are answered quickly, usually within minutes and of course, there is the chat option.

Ladbrokes offers a new welcome bonus (since April 2007). Players can receive a 100 percent welcome bonus of up to $500. To receive it, you must accumulate 30 times the number of Player Points in relation to you initial chip purchase (minimum of $50). You can also accumulate half of the points to receive a 50 percent bonus.

Ladbrokes provides a special $50 "referral" bonus, which you can get if you manage to get a friend to sign up and play. Besides this, each player to add their personal profile to the site, with their picture, enters an ongoing weekly raffle of $25.

In conclusion, Ladbrokes Poker is a big and trusted poker room that caters mostly to European players. It is a solid room, in terms of software, players, bonuses and graphics and it offers players to be a part of a good poker community, with articles, player profiles and other features. It is safe place to play in and a good home for pro players who seek action or beginners who seek a secure and comfortable place to play.