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William Hill Poker is the newest offering from long-running, well-respected UK/European bookmaker William Hill Casino Group. WHCG is most renowned for its successful brick-and-mortar (land-based) operations, but now provides equally superior service in its vast online network of sports betting, casino, arcade, interactive TV & radio, and poker sites.
In addition to the most common smattering of bonuses and promotions, of which William Hill Poker has most of the best (royal flush, bad beat, guaranteed prize pools), they also have more than one "Get Paid to Play" programs (among my favorite of online gambling's promotional inventions). No part of the William Hill Poker enterprise is open to U.S. players (even though U.S. dollars is one of the currencies they recognize). However, William Hill Online Poker does not recognize currency exchange rates.
In other words, the maximum rake is either $3 or 3 pounds sterling, the paid-to-play bonus is either $25 or 25 pounds sterling, so choose wisely which currency to play with. A keen eye on currency exchange rates could be used here to your advantage. [Note: details below are reported in US dollars.]
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Bonuses
No Welcome Bonus per se, however...
Get paid for the 1st 5 hours you play ($25 per hour)
Plus, get paid up to $25 to play, each month!
Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot (starts at $2,500, increases $150 per day)
Royal Flush Jackpot (up to $500) |
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Promotions
By invitation only, get paid to set up new tables (up to $30/hour for up to 2 hours)
World Series of Poker satellites
Daily 2000, 7000, & 14000 pounds Sterling guaranteed prize pool tournaments
Daily $4000 guaranteed prize pool tournaments |
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Software & Graphics
Attractive, smooth, clean, professional, stable
However, the website itself (NOT the downloaded software) looks more like a TV commercial for a dating service than it does a poker room
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Game Variation & Limits
Holdem, Omaha (hi & hi/lo), 7-Card Stud
Great multi-table tournaments
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Traffic
4,000 at peak
Account Integration with entire William Hill Network
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Competition
Easy at low limits
Harder as stakes increase
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Rake
Standard 5% for every pot over $5, max $3
No flop/No drop
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Customer Service
24/7 live, telephone, and email.
Surprisingly, compared with email and telephone, their live support is a bit slow
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Deposits & Cashouts
Visa Electron, Visa Delta, Neteller, Visa, MasterCard, Western Union, Solo, Switch, Laser
Deposit options in 11 currencies (play options in 3)
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Ease of Use
User-friendly
Big buttons
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Multi-currency - deposit options in 11 currencies, play in 3 (Euro, US Dollar, Pounds Sterling)