Carbon Poker Review

General Information

Carbon Poker is a very good example of an online Holdem Poker site that was established by professionals in order to succeed. A member of the Merge Gaming Network, Carbon was launched in February 2007, taking over the player base from the long established Poker site which was closed down by Merge Gaming. Welcoming US players means that Carbon Poker has a very substantial player base, and their membership is growing all the time. Players on Carbon Poker vary from the veteran to the new and fresh, As well as Holdem Carbon offers a load of other varieties and poker clones.

Promotions and Bonus Information

Carbon Poker's promotions are roughly what you would expect form a large online poker room who are on the look-out for new players. They offer a generous 200% sign-up bonus on deposits of up to $550 as well as several top-up bonuses along the way. Bonuses are released in units of $10 along with 250 earned comp points. Through Carbon Poker it is possible to enter regular satellite tournaments that could lead to big live events like Aussie Millions or various World Poker Tour tourneys.

Customer Service

Carbon Poker's support currently consists of e-mail support only with rapid response and knowledgeable and friendly staff providing the answers 24/7.

Deposit Options

Carbon Poker offer a wide range of payment options from credit card, web wallets including NetTeller and Click2Pay among others , as well as Bank Transfer,

Poker Traffic

Player volumes are moderate but on the rise. At peak hours you'll usually find about 3500 real money players, but with the Merge Gaming Network, being one of the few networks currently accepting U.S. players those numbers are expected to rise.

Most gaming action on Carbon Poker is still in no-limit Holdem Poker, but there is a wide choice of Omaha and Stud games as well as a few clones developed especially for the Merge Gaming Network.

Peak traffic remains during the European evening zone, with the US players kicking in for a share of the action.

Software & Graphics

It has to be said that what makes Carbon Poker is their high quality graphics, which remain crisp and clear graphics, even when multi-tabling, with play possible on eight tables simultaneously.

Among the more unique functions is the ability to see the river card if the hand is settled on the turn.

Statistics functions at Carbon are adequate, with a major drawback being the inability to save hand histories to the hard disk. As a form of partial compensation, Carbon offers a pretty efficient replay feature.

Game Variety

While most of the action at Carbon Poker is to be found in the no-limit Holdem Poker rooms, Stud and Omaha Poker is also readily available.

Various stakes are on hand that should fit all wallets, from 1 cent- 2 cent up to $100-$200 blinds. Most Poker Holdem games can be played heads-up, shorthanded or full-ring. Cash Games are always to be had and tournaments that can be multi-table or sit-and-goes.