Cake Poker Review Review

Cake Poker Review

OVERVIEW

Cake Poker is a longstanding online poker site, and was one of the few sites that were able to increase their share of the online poker pie even though they came onto the poker scene well after the poker boom initially began –in fact Cake Poker came into being right around the same time as the 2006 UIGEA legislation.

Cake Poker also managed to build an entire poker network, The Cake Poker Network, with the eponymously named Cake Poker as the flagship site on the network has been as high as Top 10 online poker network according to traffic reports, and the network has created some of the most popular online poker sites in online poker history.

Cake Poker is licensed and regulated by the Government of Curacao, and abides by all of the laws governing their license. The site has always welcomed US players, and even after Black Friday has managed to keep its doors open for US players.

TRAFFIC AND COMPETITION

Cake Poker has carved out a very solid niche for itself in the online poker world, a place that was only enhanced after Black Friday felled some of Cake Poker’s chief rivals in the US Market. The site currently is the third most heavily trafficked US-friendly online poker room or network, and has managed to maintain many of its looser players (a population segment many sites saw dry up after Black Friday).

SOFTWARE

The software at Cake Poker, and across the Cake poker Network, was designed by Cake, and features a number of different features that will make your playing experience at the site both fun and customizable.

The state-of-the-art 3-D graphics utilized by Cake poker can be turned off for a more classic online poker feel, and the lobby and in-game features provide a number of different options and filters that poker players at the site can choose from including re-sizable tables, a “sit here” option, synchronized tournament breaks, participate in up to 20 tables at a time, and countless lobby filters to quickly narrow down the games you are looking for.

PROMOTIONS

Cake Poker is currently offering all new players at the site a 110% deposit bonus up to a maximum of $600, as well as the added bonus of a ticket into the Cake Poker new depositors’ freeroll tournament where a further $500 in cash is up for grabs when using Cake Poker bonus code PRVIP.

Players at Cake Poker are also registered into the site’s very popular VIP Program. At Cake Poker you will not only earn Frequent Player Points Points, but you will also randomly be awarded with Gold Cards, which can be exchanged for different prizes each day at the site. Your FPP’s can be exchanged for Gold Chips at the rate of 100 FPP’s per Gold Chip.

These Gold Chips not only decide what level you reach in the Cake Poker VIP Program, but can also be exchanged for cash, prizes, or entries into exclusive tournaments. Here is a look at the current exchange rate for Gold Chips:

• 40 Gold Chips = $10 Bonus Cash
• 100 Gold Chips = $25 Bonus Cash
• 400 Gold Chips = $100 Bonus Cash

DEPOSIT OPTIONS

Cake Poker accepts a variety of deposit and withdrawal options, but as with any online poker room (especially one still serving the US market) you should check with the site to see what deposit and withdrawal options are available in your country or region. Here is a look at the most commonly used methods for depositing on Cake Poker:

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Diners Club
• Neteller
• Clickandbuy
• WebMoney
• PayDirect
• UseMyWallet
• UKash
• ECO Card
• Poli
• GiroPay
• eChecks
• Click2Pay
• Moneybookers