Cake Poker

Review

The Cake Poker Network is one of the best poker networks - it has plenty of action, extremely bad players, and lots of tournament and sit & go options. They allow US players and have grown from a small-time network to one of the largest, although they are still a few steps away from the absolute top. The Cake Poker room, which is their flagship room, is also the largest on the network, and offers stable software, good email support, and above all a stellar loyalty program.

The Cake Poker Network - on which Cake Poker is the largest poker room - has always had good software, but they kicked it up a notch with their recent update to the Cake 2.0 platform. Cake 2.0 introduces novel concepts such as synchronized breaks, improved tournament filters, backgrounds changes and resizable game tables. There's also a web-based hand history option. What sets the Cake Poker software apart from its competitors is the ability to play anonymously, by changing your nickname every seven days should you wish to do so.

Cake Poker offers a 110 % first depositor bonus of up to $600 (use the code "RAILBONUS"), as well as regular reload bonuses. These are easy to clear and pay out in increments of $5. The site also features plenty of other promotions, such as the $40,000 Tournament Series, the Gold Card collection, Super Sundays and other games - like Cake WAR and Tourney Blackjack. Frequent player rewards can be traded in for bonus cash, tournament tickets or even a Ducati. These rewards are earned through an extensive loyalty program, featuring the Gold Chip Meter, where players can reach six levels of VIP treatment get plenty back from the site.

Traffic is not very high, and there are relatively few types of games offered. That's not to say that Cake Poker is small - it's not, and it's got plenty of action, but it's not as large as the top of the competition.

Cash game sizes vary from micro-stakes to high-stakes. No-limit Texas hold'em is available from $0.02-$0.04 all the way up to $500-$1,000, and pot-limit Omaha starts at the same level but can be played all the way up to $500-$2,000. Omaha hi-lo is available as limit and pot-limit both, but not on as high levels as NLT and PLO.

Cake offers plenty of tournaments, from standard cash buy-ins to no-pay tournaments such as daily freerolls and Gold Chip events. Bounty and turbo tournaments are available, as well as lots of guaranteed prize pools. The site's sit & go tournaments are among the best in the business, as are their many satellites to live events.

Support is available 24/7, and speaks English and German. Email support only, no telephone options.

Cake Poker offers plenty of deposit and withdrawal options, all of which are expedited quickly, although withdrawal times may very depending on the processor.

Deposit options include Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club International, NETeller, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, WebMoney, GluePay, PayDirect, UseMyWallet, ewalletXpress, Ukash, paysafecard, ECOcard, VISA Electron, Maestro, Solo, Delta, and many others available on national markets.

Withdrawal options include NETeller, moneybookers, ClickandBuy, WebMoney, PayDirect, UseMyWallet, ewalletXpress, ECOcard, checks, and direct bank transfers.

The Cake Poker Network is one of the best poker networks - it has plenty of action, extremely bad players, and lots of tournament and sit & go options. They allow US players and have grown from a small-time network to one of the largest, although they are still a few steps away from the absolute top. The Cake Poker room, which is their flagship room, is also the largest on the network, and offers stable software, good email support, and above all a stellar loyalty program.