Sportsbook poker room sportsbook.com is in the business since the year 1997. This room established itself firmly as a player in the year 2006 on the Cake Poker network. This poker room is offered to poker enthusiasts from Canada and US. Some of the loosest and easiest games are on offer at this site which is why it is frequented by many.

The site is backed by efficient and functional graphics and software. Games at sportsbook offer a variety of interesting features to enhance player experience. Some of them include fast action, good table stats, multi-table play up to 10 players and other support features.

Sportsbook poker offers a decent selection of games and tournaments and the traffic is steadily growing. Freerolls offered at this site on a monthly basis is $100,000. January 2010 real money statistics show 6000 tournament players and 1700 ring game players during peak hours.

Bonus, Promotions and Loyalty Programs

Players who register to play on the site are offered 125% match first deposit bonus for an amount of up to $650. You can earn FPP or Frequent Player Points by playing for real money at Sportsbook Poker. For every rake dollar, players are offered one FPP. Every tournament fee paid offers you seven FPPs.

Loyalty program in this site is based on the FPP. You are offered “Gold Cards” and “Gold Chips”. As your “Gold Chip Meter” is filled, you are offered a Gold Chip with which you can purchase a variety of things from the Player Rewards store such as books, DVDs, tournament tickets and much more.

Tournaments

Tournaments at Sportsbook poker are well structured and busy. At the low stake games every day, you can find 5-600 players frequenting the site. For the high stakes you can find at least 200 players at any given time. 1000 players frequent tables here for the low stake weekly games and at least 3000 players frequent them for the high stake weekly games.

This site also offers satellite linked major live tournaments and events such as Kamikaze sit and gos.

Software and Games

Software that powers this site runs in a smooth and fast manner. It is possible for you to refer to your own stats at the table including your win percentage and viewed flop frequency. This makes this site a good option for beginners.

Graphics are crisp and clean offering fast and enhanced playing experience. Full ring games in fact feature up to 70 hands per hour. Lifelike avatars add to the experience. Marble floors and swanky casino setting, heavy drapes and oval tables with blue felt offers a real life feel to players.

Software is good enough to offer smooth and easy multi-table play. Sounds and graphics can be turned on or off and you can also choose the amount of chat text you want. Access to hand histories and in-game stats display are some of the other interesting features on offer.

You can select from a number of games including the Omaha Hi-Lo, Omaha and Texas Hold’em. There is more player concentration at the middle and small limits No-Limit Hold’em tables.

Customer support

Sportsbook staffs can be contacted any time through live chat, email or telephone. They are very friendly and offer speedy response with accurate answers.

Payment Options

Deposit and withdrawal options offered by Sportsbook include Visa, MoneyBookers, Neteller, UseMyWallet, Check/Gift Card, Wire Transfer, MasterCard and Visa.