Pacific Poker owned by 888.com gives all new users who sign up through Holdemback.com a free poker bonus of $125. The site has some of the loosest games online and has excellent support.
Currently Pacific Poker has a range of promos, the most successful of which is the WSOP 2007 Satellites that are running every Saturday. They are the first poker room to offer online satellites to the WSOP 2007, so this is driving a lot of traffic!
Pacific is known for being an excellent cash game site for low to mid range limits, thanks to the relatively low rake caps. The $0.05/$0.10 games cap at $0.06, and the $0.25/$0.50 games cap at $0.30, for example; this is a great value for anyone, but especially for newer players. Even the $0.5/$1 and $1/$2 games offer a discount when compared to the industry average, capping at $1.25, and any game with higher limits is at the industry average (five percent), capped at $3.
Player Traffic
The traffic at Pacific Poker runs fairly heavy with players drawn in from TV and magazine advertising, and from the 888 Casino group, which owns Pacific Poker. With a lot of new players (and Casino players) hitting both the ring games and the tournaments, the action is pretty loose.
Playability
Pacific Poker offers a decent variety of games, with Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo (8 or Better), and the user interface is very comfortable and easy to navigate. A very useful "My Tournaments" tab lets you keep track of those events you are scheduled to play (or are currently playing), and the table layout is comfortable.
Other Features
Besides the handy "My Tournaments" feature, Pacific Poker offers note taking functionality, a game history function that lets you play back those puzzling hands, and Keyboard Shortcuts to give your mouse-clicking hand a break. A newly added multi-table functionality also gives you the option of playing at more than one game at a time.
Customer Service
Very competent and friendly, the staff at Pacific Poker are knowledgeable and quick to respond. Phone contact, email contact, and live chat are all there for you.
