Name: Ladbrokes Website: www.ladbrokes.com Established: 2002 Software: Microgaming Country: Owned by Hilton Group Peak Players 5000 Free play Yes Download: 4.3 M Flash Version: No Bonus Info. % of deposit 25 % Max. Bonus $100 Instant credit No Requirement Bet Deposit Amount Once

Pros's Plenty of action at all stakes Lots of loose tables Financial security Quick payouts Easy bonus requirement Con's No Live support No Players from the USA Software hard on the eye Features Three table views Hand historys Speedy software / hands

Overall Rating 82% Software look & feel 7 Tournaments 8 Ring games 10 Game selection 7 Rake 8 Support 8 Banking 9 Sign up Bonus 8 Promotions 9 Player level 8

Background Info

Ladbrokespoker.com are part of Ladbrokes, the betting and gaming division of Hilton Group plc, the world's premier international hotel brand.

Overall Rating

As the biggest European Poker room there are a lot of tables to choose from. Plenty of high stakes games. Players from the USA are NOT allowed to play.

Software look & feel

Although Ladbrokes uses Microgaming software they do not share players with the rest of the Prima Poker Network as most Microgaming rooms do. The software is not the most pleasing to the eye but it is very functional. The software is fast and the hands play out very quickly compared to the slow pace of some poker rooms. Good lobby information with Average pot, Players / Flop and Hands per Hour. There are three table views available Large, Normal and Mini.

Tournaments

Single table tournaments start at $2 (with a $0.30 entry fee) and go up to $5000 ($150 entry). Multi table tournaments range from $1(No entry fee) to $500 ($40). The average entry fee is 10%. There are frequent true 'Freerolls' where you can win a cash prize with outlay at all. At peak times there are about 2000 tournament players

Ring games

The lowest stake limit game is $0.10/$0.20, the highest is $300/$600. No-Limit games range from $0.10/$0.20 to $25/$50 and have a minimum and maximum buy-in of 20-40 big bets and 100 big bet respectively. The high stakes tables do see a lot of action compared to many sites. At peak times there are about 3000 ring game players

Game Selection

Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha High-Low, 7 Card Stud, 5 card Stud.

Rake

The standard rake is 5% of the pot size, max. $3.00.

The maximum is lower at Micro-Limits.

Support

There is an online 'Live' help system where you get your question answered through your browser but its not a true live chat system. There is also telephone and email support.

Banking

Payment

Debit cards: Delta, Maestro, Switch, Solo
Credit cards: Visa, Mastercard
Neteller, Cashier Cheque's , Money Orders, Bankers Drafts, Personal Cheque's

Cashout speed and methods

Quick to cash out. Up to £2000 a day can be paid back to your credit / debit card. UK players can have their winnings transferred directly into a bank account via BACS. International Players pay £10/£12 ($18/$22) for a bank transfer. All players can have one free postal cheque each month.

Sign up Bonus

25% up to $100. Stake the TOTAL value of your initial poker chip purchase within 14 days.
Extra $25 after 200 raked games if you submit a player profile

Promotions

The Ladbrokes European Championship has many special events surrounding it.

Ladbrokes Ladders are a series of multi level sit and go tournaments.
Instead of awarding Prize Money, they award tokens to Buy-In to the next level (or any level you choose) with, only at the final level is Prize Money awarded.

Player Level

You can find loose games here even at high stakes. Ladbrokes make a big deal about the fact that there are no 'US professionals' playing here.