Poker Nordica

Posted by Lassieham 24/02/09

Network: Merge Gaming

Country of origin: Malta

Established: 2007

Accept US Players: Yes

EU Based: Yes

The site in general: PokerNordica launched February, 2007 and is part of the MergeGaming Network. They allow US poker players for real money play. Poker Nordica is an interesting poker room that is owned by the Danish company Casinokontanter.com based in Malta and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.The software is provided by MergeGaming and the traffic at peak hours is about 7-8000 online players in both cash games and tournaments. They are in rapid development, so improvements and updates happen continuously to make certain you receive the optimal gambling experience. Poker Nordica is one of the most up and coming poker rooms at the moment with a great mix of players and limits.

Big name pros: None

Bonuses: Poker Nordica gives an amazing 200% of your first deposit up to $400! The deposit bonus offer has the following play requirements: $1 paid per 250 comp points, with bonus paid in $10 increments. You earn 25 comp. points for every raked hand you participate in, and 50 comp points for every $1 paid in tournament fee. To gain full advantage of the bonus, make sure you don´t withdraw before achieving the full bonus, any remaining bonus expires on withdrawal! By signing up at Poker Nordica, you´ll also recieve a free coupon the daily $500 freeroll for new players! As well as this, if you deposit using an e-wallet ( Neteller - MoneyBookers - Ecocard - Click2Pay - eWallet Xpress - ACH / PinDebit ) you will receive $20 free on your first deposit!

Software: Poker Nordica's software is fast and fluid, they offer all the basic features you've come to expect including resizeable tables, multitabling capabilities, four-color decks, and player statistics. They also offer a number of search and sort options making it very easy to find games that suit your bankroll and preferences. This software has proven to be successful and has been around since 2005 when Poker.com started to use it. It is well tested, regularly updated and is a favorite amongst many online poker players. The software and servers has been tested during different times of the day with no problems or disconnections. Its fast and the lobby is easy navigated giving the user no problem to find the poker game of choice.

Tables: The table layout is also very appealing. The seating offered for every limit is 9 player full ring, 6 max shorthanded, and heads up. While sitting at the table, you will find a few options to make multi-tabling easier. You can select a preferred seat, auto features, 4 color decks, and hand descriptions. You can also adjust the table size to as small or large as you like, and even use their full screen mode. The note taking is also very nice at Poker Nordica. Not only can you take notes on anyone, you can select an icon associated with a player, ranging from a shark to a fish, along with using a color to display around them. This can help to make decisions easier.

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Special features: they offer all the basic features you've come to expect including resizeable tables, multitabling capabilities, four-color decks, and player statistics. They also offer a number of search and sort options making it very easy to find games that suit your bankroll and preferences. They also offer plenty of advanced features including the ability to tag players with a number of different icons denoting their play style, and you can even ee how many tournaments a player has won simply by clicking their name! If you love to show off how good a poker player you are, Poker Nordica is a must with the winner of special tournaments receiving an avatar that will be shown on all games you play showing others just how good a player you are! (This option can also be disabled if you don't want others to know your a monster of a shark). Poker Nordica also allows users to create their own tournaments! This is a great feature which I am sure a lot of users will love – Have some buddies you want to play with? Simply create your own table and add a password and only you and your buddies will be able to play! Aside from poker there are also other games available which include Blackjack, Roulette, Caribbean Stud, Video Poker ( Joker Poker, Deuces Wild, Jacks or Better) ad Backgammon.

Player traffic: The traffic at Poker Nordica is not the highest but you will find an average of 5,000 players online and up to 8,000 at peak hours. Merge Gaming Network are growing and we could expect more poker rooms in their portfolio and increased player base. Most of the traffic is at the Texas Holdem tables and often at the low limit tables; however there is an increase at the medium stakes tables.

Ease of games: The fish rating at Poker Nordica is average in comparison to other online site today. Most sites that still allow US players tend to be a bit tougher than rooms that block them. However, don’t let that scare you! There are still many fish swimming at Poker Nordica.

Game variety: Poker Nordica offers a great variety of games:

    * (Pot Limit/ No Limit/ Limit) Holdem
    * (Pot Limit/ No Limit/ Limit) Omaha
    * (Pot Limit/ No Limit/ Limit) Omaha Hi Lo
    * (Limit) 7 Card Stud
    * (Limit) 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
    * (Limit) Razz
    * (Limit) Ace to Five Triple Draw
    * (Limit) Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
    * (Limit, Pot Limit) Badugi
    * (Limit) 5 Card Stud
    * (Limit, Pot Limit) 5 Card Draw
    * (Limit) H.O.R.S.E.

Tournaments: Multi-Table Tournaments at Poker Nordica are primarily low stakes, much like their Sit & Go traffic. Most of the buyins are in the $1 - $20 range, and they offer many small guaranteed tournaments ranging from $200 ($2 + $.20) up to $3000 ($23 + $2) daily. Many of these guarantees do not hit the mark, so you can expect to have some nice overlays in prize money from a lot of tournaments.

Cash games: Most of the traffic is at the Texas Holdem tables and often at the low limit tables; however there is an increase at the medium stakes tables. The limit table’s high stakes are $50/$100 and No Limit at $10/$20.

Rake info: A percentage of the pot according to a certain scale is charged. They also have a "No flop, No drop" policy, whereby they take no rake if the hand ends before the flop. The minimum rake is $0.01 and the maximum is $1.00.

Rakeback: You get 30 % rakeback by signing up through SmartGambler, but Tournament and SNG fees are not included in the rakeback calculation.

Deposit/Withdrawal:

Deposit: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Neteller InstaCash, Click2Pay, Moneybookers, MyCitadel Wallet, MyCitadel Commerce, Ecocard and ePassporte.
Cash-outt: NETeller, Neteller Instacash, Moneybookers, MyCitadel Wallet, MyCitadel Commerce, Ecocard and ePassporte.

Support: Poker Nordica has live chat, email support and a details FAQ section. Poker Nordica's support is very friendly, knowledgeable and eager to help with any queries players may have. Their support is a real asset to this room and you can be assured you will be helped with in a timely fashion.

support@pokernordica.com

By using the signup code “SmartGambler” you will get 30 % rakeback and a 200 % signup bonus up to $400.

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