Bwin Poker Review   88/10

Introduction

Bwin Poker has been online since 1999 and is now one of the biggest poker sites within the OnGame poker network.

The software is top-notch and always available, regardless of your operating system. The player base is large with a decent game variety, and tournaments start all the time with both cash tourneys and satellites to big events around the world.


Bonus & Promotions   |   9/10

Bwin is constantly working hard to keep their players and attract new ones. Every month, the site launches lucrative and entertaining promotions and you have the usual bonuses, such as sign-up, reload and refer-a-friend.

To clear the Bwin Poker sign-up bonus, you have 60 days to earn the necessary player points by playing on real-money tables and generating rake. Each dollar in your bonus account requires eight poker points.

For example, if you are eligible to a $100 Bwin Poker bonus, you need to gather 800 points. When you’ve reached this target, the bonus is transferred to your poker account and you’re free to do with it what you wish.


Software Graphics   |   17/20

Bwin Poker offers software that is sleek, simple and easy-to-use. Statistics and player notes are fully fledged, and bwin works well with Poker Tracker.

Bwin Poker operates on the OnGame Network and offers the following software features:

• Quick Seating – Allows you to select the game type, limit and stakes and let the software seat you automatically
• Private Tables – Settle scores, or arrange a game
• Multi Table – Players can play on up to 12 tables simultaneously
• Player Notes – allows you to tag everyone you know
• Real-Time Odds – Move all-in and receive your chances of winning
• Statistics – Detailed hand histories can be generated, potentially giving you the statistical edge
• Action hot keys
• Real-money mobile poker
• Session Browser

Bwin goes a long way to accommodate every player’s desires when it comes to where and how to play online poker.

Bwin Poker has introduced a new downloadable Mac client with no reduction of features from the Windows version. An added bonus is a mobile poker client.


Tournaments & Freerolls   |   19/20

Bwin Poker offers a huge number of tournaments throughout the day, most of which are busy and fast.

Play at any level is decent, with the major satellites and tournaments in particular filled with tough opponents at the later stages. Bwin Poker also runs small and medium-sized guaranteed tournaments each day.

The weekly $25,000 and $50,000 tournaments draw a huge number of players, as do the many qualifiers to big live and online poker events like the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour.

The biggest guaranteed tournaments are the $40,000, $50,000 and $75,000 events that run throughout the week.

Bwin Poker also runs three qualifier tournaments a day, each with the top 250 finishers receiving a seat in the monthly $100,000 freeroll which awards $100,000 in cash and prizes to the top 400 finishers. The $100,000 freeroll runs on the last Saturday of every month. Occasionally, there are also freerolls with larger prize pools as part of bigger promotions or as invitational tournaments.


Deposits and Cashouts   |   8/10

Deposit options include: Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Diners Club, Neteller, Moneybookers, Bank Transfer, ClickandBuy, Click2Pay, Paypal, Freebet Card and Western Union.

Withdrawal options include: Visa, Neteller, Moneybookers, Bank Transfer, Western Union and check.


Service & Support   |   18/20

Bwin Poker provides fast, reliable and friendly support via email, phone and fax.


Traffic   |   8/10

Player traffic generally peaks close to 8,000 players in a given 24 hour period.

Games at Bwin are heavily weighted toward Texas Holdem, but other poker variations are also popular.

The tournament room at bwin is always busy and tournaments go off once every five minutes or so. Bwin also hosts lots of satellites to big events, both live and online.


Game Variety   |   8/10

Bwin supports the following games:

• Holdem
• Omaha
• Seven Card Stud
• Five Card Draw

Omaha and Stud can be played in the usual high-low format, and you’ll have the standard mix of fixed limit, pot limit and no limit tables to choose from.


Summary

Bwin is easy to like and play. The poker network has a huge player base and there is always activity and tournaments buzzing on the site.