2008-10-13 08:20:07
The Major Online Poker Rooms That Offer the Biggest Bonuses
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When it comes to online poker rooms, nobody is bigger than Pokerstars. Pokerstars is the "800 pound gorilla" of the online poker market. They have by far the most players of any other online poker room, and they just keep growing, year after year.
You may be surprised to know that even though Pokerstars is the biggest online poker room on the planet, they offer probably the smallest bonus. Pokerstars is in a position where they don't NEED to offer an aggressive sign-up bonus to lure players - they have such a great brand and such a large existing base of players that they will just continue to grow organically. Other rooms may offer matching bonuses in excess of $500, but Pokerstars can offer a 100% bonus of up to $50 and get away with it, just because they are already so big. Players will sign up and play there regardless, because that is where most of the action is.
As mentioned, Pokerstars offers a 100% signup bonus of up to $50. This deposit bonus pales in comparison to those that are offered by some of the other major rooms.
Full Tilt Poker, which is the second largest poker network in the world, offers a 100% signup bonus of up to $600. Full Tilt isn't as big as Pokerstars is, but they are plenty big enough. You will always find a game on their site, and they have an amazing collection of poker talent signed to sponsorship deals. They employ player-friendly software and have a wide range of different promotions that appeal to both casual and professional players.
The iPoker network is the third largest online poker network in the world. There are many sites on the iPoker network, including NoIQ Poker and Titan Poker. Titan Poker offers an initial deposit bonus of up to $500, while NoIQ Poker offers an initial deposit bonus of up to $600. Again, the iPoker network is just a fraction of the size of Pokerstars, but they are rapidly expanding due to their aggressive bonuses and promotions such as the ECOOP (European Championship of Online Poker).
Party Poker is the fourth largest poker network in the world. They offer a "super" sign-up bonus of up to $500 when you deposit. Party Poker used to be the "king" of the online poker world, but they decided to pull out of the largest poker market (the United States) when the UIGEA was signed into law. After years of flailing around, the network has returned to relevancy by completely revamping their software and unleashing their new deposit bonuses on the general public.
After Party Poker we have a number of various poker rooms and networks that also offer much better signup bonuses than Pokerstars, including:
Everest Poker - $200 Bonus For Initial Depositors
Cake Poker - 100% signup bonus of up to $500
Bodog Poker - 110% Deposit Bonus of up to $500
Don't get me wrong - Pokerstars.com is a great online poker room. However, if you are looking to get the most bang for your buck when you sign up to a room, then there are much better choices out there in terms of initial deposit bonuses.
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