Summary

Carbon Poker is a mid-sized online poker room that provides a secure and enjoyable playing experience. With over 3500 players online as this review was written, Carbon Poker is not one of the largest poker rooms on the Internet, but it is far from lacking for players. Carbon Poker offers a wide variety of online gambling games, ranging from poker games like H.O.R.S.E and 7 Card Stud to online casino games such as Backgammon and Roulette. In order to play in this online poker room, you will need to download and install the Carbon Poker software, which is compatible with most modern PCs running a Windows OS.

Competition

According to the personal accounts of many regular Carbon Poker players, the competition in this online poker is generally average to soft. While there are obviously countless experienced players who choose to play online poker here, the general consensus is that there is less competition here than in many of the other online poker rooms. If you are a beginner, this can be a great place to get your feet wet without losing your wallet, and if you are an experienced player, you may be able to rack up quite a few fairly easy wins.

Ring Games

One of the strongest points of Carbon Poker is the wide variety of games it offers. You can choose from the following types of poker: Texas Hold'em, H.O.R.S.E, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz, 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Ace to 5 Lowball, Deuce to 7 Lowball abd Badugi. The ring games offered in this online poker room include Limit, Pot Limit and No Limit options, with table stakes ranging from $0.01/$0.02 up to $30/$60. The rake for all games is $0.01 per $0.20, and depending on the style of game and amount of players, the maximum rake ranges from $1.00 to $3.00.

Tournaments

Like almost every online poker room, Carbon Poker does not lack for options when it comes to online poker tournaments. You can choose to play in Bounty, Shootout, Freeroll, Guaranteed, Satellite, Sit & Go or Ladies Only tournaments. The average buy-in amount for Carbon Poker tournaments ranges from $0.00 to $100.00. Carbon Poker offers several different tournaments every hour, so you should never have any trouble finding a tournament that you want to play in. If you have hopes of competing in a major poker event, the Satellite tournaments can give you an opportunity to qualify for a major event at a fairly low cost.

Promotions and Bonus Code

Like the wide variety of games it offers, Carbon Poker rates quite highly in the area of promotions. Although there are quite a few more, Carbon Poker's biggest promotions include: a 100% deposit bonus on deposits up to $500, the ELO rating system which offers you prizes for consistently strong play and $25 (plus a $2,500 freeroll entry) for each friend you refer to Carbon Poker.

Support and Security

Because Carbon Poker is licensed by the Kanhnawake Gaming Commission (one of the top gaming regulators in Canada), you can be confident that you are getting a fair online gambling experience. In addition to using a random number generator to ensure all of their card games are always fair, Carbon Poker keeps its players personal and financial data secure through the use of 128 bit data encryption.

Deposit Methods

Thanks to their wide variety of deposit methods, you should have no trouble funding your Carbon Poker account. The deposit options for Carbon Poker currently includes: Click2Pay, EcoCard, eWalletXpress, Fonelinx, iBankG, MasterCard, Moneybookers, NETELLER, PIC-Club, PinDebit and Visa.