William Hill Poker Review   79/100

Introduction

William Hill Poker is a very popular Poker room for British and European players. It is one of the oldest and largest bookmakers in the U.K., offering offline and online gambling services since 1934.

Bigger name pros sponsored by William Hill are also favored towards the Brits with Julian Thew and Keith “The Camel” Hawkins heading the list. The tables are usually filled with relatively wild and loose players.

The software has good functionality and the lobby recently got a makeover in 2009. Multi-currency deposit and play is also available, as is a wide range of games and a great selection of sit-and-gos. William Hill Poker also offers high-stakes blackjack, casino games and sports betting.



Bonus & Promotions   |   9/10

William Hill Poker offers a $600.00 sign-up bonus at 200% deposit match for all players. Bonuses are cleared $10 at a time with 700 WH Points needed for each $10.

William Hill Poker offers a VIP club with increasing benefits as you gain William Hill points. You gain entries to freerolls, get cash back, get access to the Loyalty Shop, and for the very top levels you get live sponsorships and can play in $10k freerolls.

William Hill also offers an unusual bad beat bonus where any player that has a hand of quad jacks or better beaten can email support and receive a credit of $150. The secret is that it’s not automatic, so remember to send an e-mail to support.

There are promotions running all the time at William Hill Poker, with daily freerolls, seasonal bonuses and rewards, as well as weekly special events.

Other bonuses and promotions offered include:

• JackPot Sit & Go’s – Place 1st or 2nd in six consecutive 1 table S&G’s and win added cash up to $50K
• The first to hit “The best hand of the day”, gets a $100 bonus
• Monster tournaments – Running during the weekdays and offers a guaranteed prize pool anywhere from $30k to $50k

Software Graphics   |   17/20

Although the graphics aren’t the best in the industry, including only 10 different options for avatars, the animations and sounds are all good with plenty of customisation options.

The new William Hill software features include:

• Auto-top up
• A quick seat option
• Hand-for-hand play near the bubble in tournaments
• A buddy list for online friends
• Multi Currency tables – Play in the currency of your choice (GBP, USD and EUR)
• Player Notes – Fast and simple to use, the player notes at William Hill are very good
• Stats – Hand and transaction histories are available to help you keep a better record of your Poker playing
• Lobby filters – Use the Lobby Filter options to locate your favorite table or tournament in an instant
• Waiting List – If your preferred table is full, join the waiting list and you’ll be told when a seat is available
• Resize table – Very handy function for players who love multi-table action
• Four color deck
• My tournaments – Keep track of which tournaments you’ve registered for and when they start
• Full Screen mode

Tournaments & Freerolls   |   17/20

There are some big weekly tournaments at William Hill Poker, the richest of which is its $250,000 Guaranteed Sunday Night tournament. A $50,000 Guaranteed tourney is also held every Saturday.

Other big money events run each day, with guaranteed prize pools of as much as $40,000 on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Freeroll tournaments are a major attraction as there are twice weekly freerolls with £100 prize pools and a Side Games Freeroll that has a prize pool of $1,500. Many smaller multi-table tourneys and Sit and Go events are available at any time.



Deposits and Cashouts   |   7/10

Deposit options include:

• Credit card: Visa, MasterCard
• Debit card: Maestro, Solo, Electron, Visa Debit, Laser
• e-Wallets: PaySafeCard, Paypal, ClickandBuy, Click2Pay, Neteller, Moneybookers, Quick Cash, Western Union, DK, iDeal, Sofort, Giropay, Poli, Nordea, Przelewy24

Cashout methods include:

• Credit card: Visa, MasterCard
• Debit card: Visa Electron, Delta, Laser
• e-Wallets: QuickCash, Neteller, Paypal, Moneybookers, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy
• Other methods: Bank wire, personal cheque

Service & Support   |   17/20

William Hill support is available 24/7 through live chat, email or toll-free phone numbers, all of which is friendly and responsive


Traffic   |   7/10

There is always a large number of cash tables and tournaments running and there is a large number of players at any given time during the day. You’ll have no problem finding an opponent no matter what level of game you play.


Game Variety   |   7/10

William Hill offers a decent range of Poker games. These include:

• Texas Holdem
• Omaha, both high (Pot Limit) and high-low
• Seven card stud

Summary

William Hill Poker lives up to its reputation of having world class traffic and a reliable operator with both software and payments running without hassles. The promotions are generous and the game variety and tournaments are impressive. There are lots of loose games and players with great tournament traffic and sit-and-go selection.