PlayersOnly Overview
PlayersONly.com is a poker room part of the Cake Poker Network; it also offers a casino, a sportsbook and a racebook. This site is one of the few that's still open to U.S. players. The player base of PlayersOnly.com continues to increase drastically, most of the traffic accumulates at the No Limit Hold'em tables while the rest of the players are well spread across the various stakes; therefore, you will find many games easily. According to the PlayersOnly.com website, this poker room is a place where you can "play poker and enjoy blackjack and other casino games in a regulated and licensed jurisdiction."
The Cake Poker Network does allow U.S. players and you can choose from poker rooms such as Cake Poker, Red Star Poker and PlayersOnly.
PlayersOnly Game Features
The game variety of PlayersOnly.com is diverse; Texas Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo are available in the No Limit, Limit and Pot Limit variations. The stakes for the No Limit games vary from $0.15/$0.25 up to $25/$50, while the stakes for the Limit games range between $0.25/$0.50 up to $50/$100. At this poker site the tables sit 10 or 6 players max; heads-up play is available as well.
PlayersOnly.com has a wide selection of tournament formats available 24/7, allowing you to improve your game and build your bankroll while investing a small amount of money. The site offers multi-table, Sit & Go and heads-up tournaments in the freezeout, re-buy and shootout formats. The tournaments are well-structured, the buy-ins of the Sit & Gos are of around $22 or less. The Sit & Go stakes vary between $1+$0.10 up to $500+$30. Freerolls and satellites are also offered.
PlayersOnly Software Features
This poker site has fast and playable software, even with multiple tables open. In the lobby you will find the game and limit that you want to play. There’s an option that allows you to filter the different tables or tournaments. The various promotions as well as your current balance are also displayed in the lobby. A few avatars are available but if these graphics and sounds distract you, you can always turn everything off.
Built-in table features that might help you while playing: color coated buttons are used to select actions such as fold, check and bet, which allows you to prevent any unfortunate mis-click. The action can be followed by reading the colors around the name of the players; for example, red: cards folded, yellow: no action and green: chips put into play. The Bet ½Pot, Bet the Pot and All-In buttons and the amount selection slider are useful while betting.
The lobby displays table statistics such as hands played per hour, viewed-flop percentage and average pot size. The hand history feature saves the hands at the location of your preference; the player chat can also be saved. This software supports note-taking on the opposition but it can be hard to use. Multi-table is supported up to four tables at a time but there’s no mini-view feature. Even though the graphics are clear, the overview of the action might be obstructed.
PlayersOnly Support
PlayersOnly.com provides support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via telephone, chat and email. The customer support staff is knowledgeable and friendly and the answers given have unmatched quality. The PlayersOnly.com website includes a Self Help Center with a Frequent Questions section.
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