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- Site Name:
Holdem Poker
- Website: www.holdempoker.com
- Site Owner: Ongame group.
- Jurisdiction: Costa Rica
- Software: PartyGaming
- Direct download (4.82)
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- Bonus Match: 25%
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Full review of Holdem PokerHoldemPoker.com is one of many poker rooms owned and operated by the Swedish based Ongame group. It is a fast and good looking poker room with excellent tools for the serious player, like easy to use statistics and player notes. HoldemPoker.com is a good choice for Mac or Linux-users, who can play the java version without any special installs. HoldemPoker.com offers great statistical analysis of your game. There traffic is concentrated to the Holdem and tournament section. A large proportion of the games are short-handed tables with 5 or 6 players and the rake is slightly higher than industry standard. Real money player statistics - December 2005: 1500-1800 ring game players at peak hours, 4000-5000 tournament players at peak hours.
The PokerNetwork software exists in two versions: one web based Java client and one Windows client. However, not all sites using this software offer both versions. The software works and is even pretty good and the Java versions are actually not all that bad to play from.
The lobby has a standard list of tables with tabs for selecting game types. You switch between tournaments and ring games using radio buttons above the list view. More information than what is usual is displayed about the tables and tournaments when you select them in the list. For tables you get, in addition to the player list with stack sizes, the connection delay time of each players and all rake info. You need to select games to get most of the information about them, even average pot size and players per flop which is usually displayed already in the list. Overall, the list is on the small side and you donĄŻt get the best possible overview over the games. Joining waiting lists is easy but you can only sign up to one table at a time. Using the drop-down main menu you can get to places such as the cashier, preferences, some statistics over your play and web help.
The single table sitĄŻn go tournaments consist of a table where you simply sit down in a free chair and the tournament starts when the table is full. Multi table scheduled tournaments are handled in different ways depending on whether they are running or not and depending on if you use the Java client or the Windows client. If they are not running you are taken to a web lobby in the Java version where you get some information about the tournament and the opportunity to sign up. In the Windows version the tournament lobby has the components, one integrated where you see the table and plays lists and one on the web that is similar to the Java client lobby. Despite the rather heterogeneous interface I didnĄŻt have much problems navigating the tournament section.
The tables look different depending on version. Some versions have avatars, which are fixed for each seat and thus amount to nothing more than garnish, and some do not. The graphics are not bad at all although the animations are not very impressive. The controls have mouse-over effects and this is necessary in this client since it is a bit hard to tell what can be clicked and what can not. Overall, the text is often white and small on a very dark background which makes it a bit hard to read I think. If you want to have a better overview over the chat you can bring up a larger separate window for this. Actions are visible as large bubbles appear with texts such as Ą°FoldĄ±, Ą°CheckĄ± and so on. To some extent this makes up for the fact that it is very hard to see whose turn it is to act: the name discretely turns from white to yellow. The controls are ok although it is a bit hard to figure out what options you have sometimes I think. The Ą°Auto play in turnĄ± options are good: all options are always visible but only those that currently apply are highlighted. For big bet games the slider is excellent and the box for typing in bet amounts is really good, remarkably good in the Java version considering how bad this usually is in Java clients. One thing that could be improved, however, is the fact that the typed in amount doesnĄŻt appear in any buttons or similar. I think this kind of assurance that what you did had some effect is good in the same way as I like mouse-over effects.
Multi table play could be improved considerably: tables donĄŻt always make the noise they should when itĄŻs your turn to act and focus doesnĄŻt pass properly between the tables.
When I tried out different versions I realized that you can be logged on at two different partner rooms from the same computer at the same time. This is not usually the case, but I have been told that you are not able to sit in the same games with two different players at the same time, or in the same tourney. This means that it probably doesn't matter from a security perspective. The web version a bit simpler than the downloaded version but else they are very similar. For example, the lobby is far from appealing in the web client. An interesting feature in play money games is that players can vote one another off the table in the play money games. Overall, this is not a bad client, especially not if you have to use a web client because you donĄŻt use windows or because you are behind a firewall.
The PokerNetwork software exists in two versions: one web based Java client and one Windows client. However, not all sites using this software offer both versions. The software works and is even pretty good and the Java versions are actually not all that bad to play from.
The lobby has a standard list of tables with tabs for selecting game types. You switch between tournaments and ring games using radio buttons above the list view. More information than what is usual is displayed about the tables and tournaments when you select them in the list. For tables you get, in addition to the player list with stack sizes, the connection delay time of each players and all rake info. You need to select games to get most of the information about them, even average pot size and players per flop which is usually displayed already in the list. Overall, the list is on the small side and you donĄŻt get the best possible overview over the games. Joining waiting lists is easy but you can only sign up to one table at a time. Using the drop-down main menu you can get to places such as the cashier, preferences, some statistics over your play and web help.
The single table sitĄŻn go tournaments consist of a table where you simply sit down in a free chair and the tournament starts when the table is full. Multi table scheduled tournaments are handled in different ways depending on whether they are running or not and depending on if you use the Java client or the Windows client. If they are not running you are taken to a web lobby in the Java version where you get some information about the tournament and the opportunity to sign up. In the Windows version the tournament lobby has the components, one integrated where you see the table and plays lists and one on the web that is similar to the Java client lobby. Despite the rather heterogeneous interface I didnĄŻt have much problems navigating the tournament section.
The tables look different depending on version. Some versions have avatars, which are fixed for each seat and thus amount to nothing more than garnish, and some do not. The graphics are not bad at all although the animations are not very impressive. The controls have mouse-over effects and this is necessary in this client since it is a bit hard to tell what can be clicked and what can not. Overall, the text is often white and small on a very dark background which makes it a bit hard to read I think. If you want to have a better overview over the chat you can bring up a larger separate window for this. Actions are visible as large bubbles appear with texts such as Ą°FoldĄ±, Ą°CheckĄ± and so on. To some extent this makes up for the fact that it is very hard to see whose turn it is to act: the name discretely turns from white to yellow. The controls are ok although it is a bit hard to figure out what options you have sometimes I think. The Ą°Auto play in turnĄ± options are good: all options are always visible but only those that currently apply are highlighted. For big bet games the slider is excellent and the box for typing in bet amounts is really good, remarkably good in the Java version considering how bad this usually is in Java clients. One thing that could be improved, however, is the fact that the typed in amount doesnĄŻt appear in any buttons or similar. I think this kind of assurance that what you did had some effect is good in the same way as I like mouse-over effects.
Multi table play could be improved considerably: tables donĄŻt always make the noise they should when itĄŻs your turn to act and focus doesnĄŻt pass properly between the tables.
When I tried out different versions I realized that you can be logged on at two different partner rooms from the same computer at the same time. This is not usually the case, but I have been told that you are not able to sit in the same games with two different players at the same time, or in the same tourney. This means that it probably doesn't matter from a security perspective. The web version a bit simpler than the downloaded version but else they are very similar. For example, the lobby is far from appealing in the web client. An interesting feature in play money games is that players can vote one another off the table in the play money games. Overall, this is not a bad client, especially not if you have to use a web client because you donĄŻt use windows or because you are behind a firewall.
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