RedKings Poker

Posted by Lassieham 25/03/09

7.2 / 10

Network: Ongame

Country of origin: Cyprus

Established: 2006

Accept US Players: No

EU Based: Yes

The site in general: RedKings Poker is located in Cyprus and is a member of the OnGame Network. Although fairly new on the online poker scene, Red Kings Poker has already made quite an impression with online poker players through their impressive first deposit bonus offers and frequent tournaments and promotions. Through the OnGame Network, Red Kings Poker offers PC, Mac and Linux players the option of Java web-based play. No download is necessary (although some features are absent), so players can take their seat at RedKings Poker, no matter where they are in the world, or on what computer they happen to be using. RedKings runs plenty of tournaments and encourages players to boost their skills in the poker school available here. Not only poker can be played at RedKings - casino games are available as well. However, if you are standing on any territory owned by the United States of America, this site is not for you. Like so many online poker outlets, RedKings does not accept players from the United States. If you are from just about anywhere else, this is a rather good site to while away the hours competing for the financial rewards that are inherent to the game of poker.

Big name pros: Ramzi Jelassi, Jonas Molander, Toni Ojala, Ivo Donev, Per Linde, Christian Heich, Jesper Höög, Jan Peter Jachtman og Daniel Dodet.

Bonuses: Red Kings Poker offers six first deposit bonus offers to new players. First is a 100% first deposit bonus up to $250. Players must enter the code HEARTS250 when depositing to receive $10 for every 120 points earned.
Second, is a 100% up to $500 first deposit bonus. Use code DIAMONDS500 when depositing to receive $50 for every 500 points earned. Third is a huge 100% first deposit bonus up to $1,000. Use the code KINGS1000 when depositing to receive $100 for every 900 points.
Next up is the 100% up to $1,250 First Deposit Bonus available to you when you enter code KINGSIZE1250 and earn 10 points for every $1 bonus received.
For players looking for more, try the 100% up to $2,000 option - use code KINGSIZE2000 and earn 9 points for every $1 bonus received.
Lastly, the huge 100% up to $2,500 awaits - simply enter code KINGSIZE2500 and earn 8 points for every $1 bonus received.
RedKings also offer a pocket red kings bonus reward of $10  if you get two red kings in your hand and a bad beat bonus of $50 if you are beat holding the same hand (Awarded only once per player).

Software: The software for the Redkings Poker is fast, smooth, and reliable. Those who are familiar with the Ongame Network will not be surprised by this, but those who have never encountered a site that was part of this particular network will find themselves pleasantly surprised. It is a multi-tablers heaven! Red Kings Poker emulates the casino like atmosphere with colorful graphics and sounds. The lobby, the rooms – everything is a deep blue. Not only is this seemingly antithetical to the name RedKings, but it can also get a little hard on the eyes. That said, the player avatars are well-animated and the cards are easily distinguishable from each other. Apart from graphics, the servers sometimes lag, so be forewarned.

Tables: The tables themselves are surrounded by static player avatars and the animation is limited to speech bubbles (announcing player moves/decisions), card and chip movement. Play generally moves quickly and is only really slowed when a player stops to think. Thankfully, a clear timer alerts the player and the table, so the gameplay doesn't slow down too much.

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Special features: Red Kings Poker also offers a variety of software features, some of which include:
    * Statistics – Create, edit and analyze your statistics through the lobby.
    * Four Color Deck – See even clearer and more vibrant cards with this option.
    * Private Tables – Design your own private tables for you and your friends.
    * Player Notes – Create detailed notes to sort fish from shark.

Player traffic: Being part of the Ongame network brings plenty of players to RedKings, with more than 8,000 real money players and upwards of 25,000 players in total at peak hours, which places it squarely in the "large room" category. Due to its strong international contingent, there are rarely any dips below 2,000 real money players at any time or day of the week. Players tend to congregate at the No Limit Texas Holdem tables; specifically the low to mid limits. Action can be found at mid limits and on occasion at the higher limits. Action also reaches the Omaha, Stud and Draw tables, across the low to mid limit tables. Generally, at peak times, tables can be found to suit your game and bankroll.

Ease of game: Those who want to cast their line and come up with a nice, big fish will find themselves gravitating toward the low limit tables at Redkings Poker. This is the pool where the most inexperienced players group. Because of the general reputation of the Ongame Network, and its popularity among talented amateurs and professional players, finding a soft player at the high stakes games is like trying to find Britney Spears at an AA convention: they simply are not there. At times player can find find $5/$10 No Limit Holdem tables that sport a viewed-flop percentage of 35-40%. Overall, many Holdem games have a viewed-flop percentage in the 40-50% range.

Game variety: Red Kings Poker has your industry standard games including Texas Holdem, Omaha, and Seven Card Stud. All games vary between no limit, limit, pot limit, and fixed limit in both cash and tournament game format. Full ring, short handed, and heads up games are all available.

Tournaments: Over $1 million is guaranteed in tournaments every week. Guaranteed tournaments are a staple of RedKings poker and the biggest guaranteed tournaments are the $40,000, $50,000 and $75,000 events that run all week. All new depositors receive a free entry into a Shuffle-Up freeroll - to participate in this $100 freeroll tourney you would need to simply register in the lobby after you make your first deposit. When you accumulate 200, 300 and 500 player points, you will receive entries to the monthly Shuffle-Up-freerolls with prizes of $200, $300 and $500, respectively. High roller and turbo tournaments, winner takes all and private tournaments, freerolls and freezeouts - all can be found at Redkings. When playing tournaments at RedKings Poker, players will be happy to know that at peak hours they will be playing with about 30,000 other tournament players. In short, RedKings has a thriving tournament culture that ensures very few empty tables. RedKings hosts tournaments for just about anyone.

Cash games: The limits at RedKings Poker begin at $0.05/$0.10 at the No Limit Texas Holdem Tables and steadily increase to a hefty $50/$100. Pot Limit Texas Holdem starts at $0.10/$0.10 and maxes out at $50/$50. The Limit Texas Holdem tables start at $0.15/$0.30 and increase in steady units to a massive $500/$1,000. Omaha tables begin at a low $0.25/$0.50 through to $1/$2. The Stud and Draw tables have fewer options available with limits favouring the low limit player.

Rake info: The rake at Red Kings Poker never exceeds $3. As is the case with many online poker rooms, the rake at Red Kings Poker varies depending on the number of players involved in the pot, the pot size and limit level. Generally, Pot Limit and No Limit tables can potentially rake a little less than limit tables, as limit tables can quickly reach their maximum rake.

Rakeback: Ongame does not allow any rakeback deals, but by signing up through SmartGambler you get a great bonus deal where you get a $1.000 deposit bonus and get to be a part of Redkings VIP-club system which can give you up to 40% cash back.

Deposit/Withdrawal: VISA, Mastercard, NETeller, InstaCash, WebMoney, Click2Pay, FirePay, MoneyBookers, and Western Union.

Support: Red Kings Poker offers one telephone number for all support queries, online chat and five email addresses. Each email is used for a specific query (promotions, deposits etc.) and an account manager address is also provided to provide customer service to players. Responses are generally quick, to the point and helpful.

support@redkings.com

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