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CarbonPoker.com is on the Merge network. Their traffic is avarage with about 9k players during peak hours. Some of the features on Carbon Poker include rabbiting, blackjack and backgammon within the poker software. They also have a unique final table skins to make you feel a bit special reaching the tournament final
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Playability
Game Variety
Promotions Bonus
Payment Options
Player Level
Overall Rating
Graphics
Carbon Poker is using the perfected software of the Poker.com network and is also the second to do so. It is fairly unknown to the average poker player, but regardless of its lack of its status, this room is indeed based on the highest quality software you can think of. It is based fully on a Flash module, meaning that aside from being a low-weighting program, it is also resizable with no image quality loss as a direct result. Aside from just looking good, Carbon Poker offers everything from player notes to custom chat icons to excellent lobby filters. Features are dwelling here, although the table isn't as customizable as some other sites, but still good. All in all, there is little to complain about
Playability
AThe traffic volume is in the lower segment of the industry, but the popularity of both Carbon Poker and the Merge Gaming network is rising fast and the amount of active players is increasing daily. Real-money player statistics as of May 2008 show 500 ring-game players at peak hours, and 2,000 tournament players at peak hours.
Game Variety
Carbon Poker offers very good game diversity, with some of the lesser known games mixed in with all variations of the more common Texas Hold'em and Omaha. The games offered at Carbon Poker are Texas Hold'em, Seven-Card Stud Hi and Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi and Hi-Lo, Razz, Five-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw, Triple Draw and Badugi.
Currently, Texas Hold'em and Omaha are the dominant games offered in tournament format, with only a few tournaments running in Badugi and Draw Poker. All games are available as heads-up, full and shorthanded tables. Carbon Poker also offers plenty of multi-table tournaments and sit-and-gos, and are very good at spicing up play with lots of special tournament offers and giveaways.
Payment Options
Deposit options: Visa, MasterCard, NETeller, ECO Card, MoneyBookers, ePassporte, Pin Debit, Express wallet, wire card, phonelinx, Click2Pay and MoneyBookers.
Withdrawal options: NETeller, ECO Card, MoneyBookers, ePassporte, Pin Debit, Express wallet, check, Click2Pay and MoneyBookers
Player Level
There is a small competition at Carbonpoker.com and a large amount of loose play. so if your are up to build a bankroll with freerolls or against loose players you should choose this site.
Overall Rating
Carbon Poker is a fairly new poker room on the growing Merge Gaming network, formed from the old Poker.com player base and software. Carbon Poker welcomes U.S. players and as a result offers fairly decent player volume. Players can look forward to loose games, great promotions and very playable software - the latter giving the site a stylish, high-end feel. The game diversity is very good, with plenty of unusual games, and the player base is active and growing. |
Promotions Summary
Carbon Poker offers players a nice variety of promotions, such as a sign-up bonus, complimentary freeroll tickets for new players, refer-a-friend bonuses, a royal flush bonus and a large amount of satellites to live poker events.
Reload Bonus
Carbon poker does not currently offer any reload bonuses.
Loyalty Bonus
Carbon Poker offers players a comp point program, awarding points for participating in real-money play. A player earns between three and 10 comp points per hand, depending on the level of blinds or the limits.
For each dollar of tournament fees, 10 points are awarded. Comp points are used to track eligibility for bonuses, special tournaments and other exclusive offers.
Sign-Up Bonus
Carbon Poker offers all new players a $500 sign-up bonus at 100% match. Players making their first deposit at Carbon Poker are also, on top of the sign-up bonus, awarded entry to 14 days of $500 new depositor freerolls (enter 100FIRSTIK)
Bonus Payout
Each dollar of bonus at Carbon Poker requires 250 comp points, and is released at $10 for every 2500 comp points. It may sound like a lot, but remember every hand played can award up to 10 comp points.
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