No IQ Poker

Posted by Lassieham , 12/11/09

Network: Entraction

Country of Origin: Malta

Established: 2006

Accept US Players: No

EU Based: Yes

The site in General
No IQ Poker is, on a whole, a very attractive poker package if you're looking for soft competition, a sturdy $600 bonus, excellent poker software, a good variety of poker games and a high volume of players. It does however lack super promotions besides the regular potpourri of World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour satellites. This poker room was founded in 2006 and has a lot to prove before it can compete with the big boys, but it is growing with a rapid pace and deserves some extra attention. All in all, it is a highly recommended room and an addition of a few more promotions will help this room to gain some ground in the poker market.

Big name pros
None

Software
No IQ Poker is powered by Playtech's powerful online poker application. It is the base for dozens of other poker sites and therefore also well-known and fully tested. As expected, the software of NoIQ Poker is a beautiful piece of art; the lobby features a slick 3D look and the table looks like a crossing between a real life table and a cartoon.

Tables
Functionality is on par with other top rooms thanks to features like full screen play, mini table views and other various, customizable entities. We are not aware of any stability issues, which makes No IQ Poker a great place for long tournament play as well.

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Special Features
If you prefer to play sit and goes this is perfect for you. If you win six consecutive $50+$9” Fort Knox - Jackpot Sit 'N' Go" tournaments you will get pay a $50,000 Jackpot prize. They also offer this deal if you like to play lower sit and goes. The jackpot prize is lower, but it is still a lot of $$$ to be won.

Player Traffic
The player traffic is on the rise and has been so since No IQ Poker opened its doors. A usual day at the Playtech network is over 20,000 simultaneously connected players with roughly one third of these players connected to tournament games. It is far from as massive as Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars, but enough for competition up to NL $25/$50 stakes. High stake players occationally play at $100/$200 as well.

Ease of Game
The No IQ Poker players are known to be slightly looser than the average poker player. In here, you are likely going to find soft competition going as high as $2/$4 and sometimes even beyond that. Most of the loose play is in lower stakes, but the players per flop ratio is often beyond 60% at $2/$4. You can obviously find softer competition at poker sites like Pacific Poker, but then you will have to accept the poorer software and signup bonus.

Game Variety
Once you get acquainted with the software, you will notice that the variety of poker games is very good. The common pokers are available, such as Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 5 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud. In other words, no Razz, no Pineapple and so forth. On the other hand, you get lots of turbo games, heads-up tables and alike.

Tournaments
No IQ Poker provides some great tournament promotions that have been providing them with plenty of attention. They host a wide range of daily and weekly freerolls, guaranteed tournaments including a $100K GP, and iPoker tournaments. The majority of the scheduled tournaments are available in Texas Holdem and feature re-buy events along with deep stack, freezeouts and turbos. You will also find a wide range of Sit n Go games available and if you are looking for a profitable game, this room provides players with the popular Jackpot Sit and Go. These games are available for a $2 buy-in up to a $50 buy-in with the opportunity to win up to $50,000 simply by winning a fixed amount of games in a row.

Bonuses and Promotions
SmartGambler and No IQ Poker have teamed up to offer the best No IQ signup code. During signup, you will notice a field called "Signup code", which you must enter SMARTGAMBLER to be eligible a 100% up to $600 bonus. Once you have made a deposit, you have 90 days to clear the bonus. It will be paid out in increments of $10, for which every increment requires 1000 points. These points are very easy to claim if you play at medium to high stakes, but will require a lot of time if you choose to play at 0.25/0.5 stakes or lower.
The most prominent of the No IQ Poker promotions are the satellites to World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour. Other than that, you have the regular mix of cash guaranteed tournaments ranging from thousands of dollars to a massive $250,000. If compared to other major poker tables, No IQ Poker sports a rather low list of promotions, however.

Rakeback
NoIQ poker offers  30%  Rakeback.

Rake Info
Entraction uses a weighted contributed rake system. One VIP point is rewarded for each €0.50, which has been contributed in rake. When a player bets money into the pot, he/she also contributes an amount into the rake. The amount of VIP-points awarded to the player per hand is based on the player’s contribution into the pot and consequently into the rake. If the player’s rake contribution is less than €0.50, then the player is awarded with the partial VIP-points. The maximum rake, which can be taken from the pot is €3, thus the player can earn up to 3 VIP-points per hand. The players that do not contribute any money into the pot are not rewarded with any VIP-points.

Deposit/Withdrawal
Visa/MasterCard, Neteller, MoneyBookers, and Bank Transfer.

Support
Support is available daily with access to email as well as live support. The live support is not offered around the clock but you will be able to use them during most hours of the day. The company states on their website that all enquires will be answered within the hour.  In the future we hope to see phone support added.

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