Carlos Poker Overview
Carlos Poker is one of the many poker rooms in the iPoker network, a relatively new group of sites that includes Titan Poker, Golden Palace Poker, Noble Poker and Fair Poker. The skins of this network use software powered by Playtech. Nowadays the iPoker network is not accepting U.S. players but the traffic is still acceptable, even outside of peak hours. Although the Sit & Gos are not very populated, the tournaments have fairly spread-out limits. According to Carlos Poker’s mission statement, the poker room is ready to “offer high quality services for Europe with European standards.”
Even though the iPoker network does not allow U.S. players, poker rooms such as Fair Poker, Chili Poker and Noble Poker are recuperating fast due to a high influx of European players.
Carlos Poker Game Features
The selection of games available at Carlos Poker includes No Limit Texas Hold’em, Limit Texas Hold’em, Pot Limit Texas Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, Five Card Stud, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo. The stakes at the No Limit tables vary from $0.01/$0.02 to $100/$200 while the Limit tables have stakes as low as $0.02/$0.04; the high stakes of the Limit tables reach $200/$400. The variety of limits guarantees that you will find the game you want. In CarlosPoker the tables have a maximum of 10 seats. Heads-up tables are available as well.
Carlos Poker has a solid tournament structure, there’s more action at the multi-table tournaments than at the Sit & Gos. The guaranteed prize pools of this poker site range from $1,000 up to $20,000. Freezeouts are offered weekly and monthly, a $430 buy-in guarantees around $250,000. The daily tournaments have a lot of traffic. The structures offered for the Sit & Gos are Normal, Turbo and Slower. The Sit & Gos can be played short handed or heads-up and are available 24/7. The stakes for these single table tournaments range from $0.10 (+$0.02) up to $1,000 (+$50). In addition, with the Jackpot Sit & Gos, if you win a certain number of events in a row (this varies with the type) you win a $2,000 up to $13,000 jackpot depending on the limit.
Carlos Poker Software Features
The Carlos Poker software has an organized lobby. The quick search option facilitates finding the games and limits that you need. The tables have a standard size but the built-in avatars seem to be distracting, fortunately the options button at the table allows you to turn these avatars off. The most intriguing features are the warning displays, these displays help prevent unfortunate clicks when betting a lot of money.
Multi-table is supported at up to 8 tables; you can resize the tables with the mini-mode feature but the action might be hard to follow. The hand histories can be saved on your computer, you just need to select that preference in the options menu. The tables also feature an instant hand history viewer that uses a confusing image display instead of the standard text.
Carlos Poker Support
Support at Carlos Poker is available 24/7 via email. The response times for the emails are not prompt. Telephone and live chat support are not available at the moment, which is unfortunate for a site with such a potential of growth. The Carlos Poker website has a Helpdesk FAQ section that “should be able to answer all your questions about using Carlospoker.com.”
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