Overview
Players Only Poker has recently moved to the Merge network. The Network still accepts players from US and U.S. credit card deposits. The poker room has, in a very short period of time, grown very quickly and offers some of the loosest games available online.
Players Only is the home of many US sportsbook punters so a big portion of the player base comes right through the sportsbook and casino, therefore a large portion of the players are new at the game and very easy to beat.
The site was developed by poker players so software and graphics are all geared towards the player with priority on the functionality.
The software offers everything poker players need - table stats, quick play, multi-table ability for over 10 tables simultaneously and lots more great support features.
Most games are available including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo.
PlayersOnly Poker also offers a good amount of tournaments in both Omaha and Texas Hold'em. Traffic volume overall is quite low but growing rapidly.
Player statistics show 1700 ring-game players at peak hours and 6000 tournament players at peak hours.
Promotions
All players who sign up from a Sickflop.com link are eligible for an exclusive up to $1,000 sign-up bonus at 100% match.
Make sure to sign up on our Players Only link and enter bonus code: BEST1000PK
Bonus Clearing
When PlayersOnly Poker users play real money on the site they earn VIP Points. For every 75 VIP points, players earn $1 of their bonus. Once a player has earned $5 that money is transferred to their account, this continues until the bonus account reaches $0.
Loyalty Program
PlayersOnly Poker also offers the Play Aces VIP program, which offers personalized rewards for all levels of players. Earn points by playing at any real cash game table or any real money tournament or Sit & Go.
These points can be spent in the online store, which offers lots of merchandise and you can also exchange for cash.
The PlayersOnly Poker VIP program also offers five tiers of status: green, bronze, silver, gold and platinum for hefty bonuses.
Fortunately the PlayersOnly Poker rake system is also incredibly simple. Players earn one VIP point for every 10 cents of rake they contribute, whether it's in cash games or tournament fees.
Software/Graphics
The PlayersOnly Poker software is fast and smooth with good playability. All the normal functions are there including notes during play and vital table stats like viewed-flop percentage, average pot and hands played per hour in the lobby.
During play, you can also see your own stats right at the table, like how often you see the flop, your win percentage and more. On the negative side, the note-taking function is a little difficult to use (players are chosen in a scroll-down list instead of being clicked on) and the software offers no mini view or other multi-table help function.
Overall though, the software is very playable, offers nice graphics and makes for a good playing experience. One particularly nice function is the hand history also saves the player chat, useful when trying to "figure out" a player.
The latest version of the PlayersOnly Poker software supports play at 10 tables simultaneously and allows you to sit at any position. Players can also view an unlimited number of tables and multi-table play is easy and smooth and works well with the stats tools.
Extra-appreciated are the in-game stats and the immediate hand-histories. The avatars are also nice with quite a few to choose from.
Poker Room Traffic
PlayersOnly Poker host a lot of tournaments available for all players. Buy-ins ranges between 25ยข and the largest buy-in is usually around $200. The tournaments are fairly busy and have a good structure.
There are also a good bunch of guaranteed tournaments running - the largest weekly tournament is the $50,000 Sunday guarantee, while the $100.000 monthly guaranteed tournament is the largest overall.
The overall spread of freerolls is pretty weak, with $100 or $200 freerolls open to all players offered every now and then, but this is compensated for this year by the massive $1 million freeroll series now running.
Each month a $50,000 guaranteed freeroll is running putting PlayersOnly on the map as one of the most generous poker rooms around!!
Rake
PlayersOnly's rake is in line with what have become standard by almost all poker rooms today. They also do the "No flop, No drop" policy, whereby no rake is taken if the hand ends before the flop.
Player Competition
PlayersOnly probably have one of the softest player competitions available at the moment. The traffic is busiest at the lower stakes where the games vary from relatively loose to very loose - often showing a viewed-flop percentage upwards of 50%-60% at full tables, which is pretty sick.
Support
PlayersOnly Poker offers telephone, e-mail and live chat support. Responses are quite fast and answers are of good quality.
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