Below you will find four tables in which several features of the online poker rooms reviewed at First Time Poker Player are compared. To be completely objective when rating the invidual online poker rooms would be impossible. Where facts are mentioned I tried to be as accurate as possible and I hope that together with the more objective ratings this page will be helpful in finding the best online poker room for you.
| Room | Traffic | US | Software | Mac | Softness | Bonus* | Match | Promo's | Visit |
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| PokerStars | 9.8 |  |
9.5 | |
8 | $ 600 | 100% | 7.5 | visit |
| Full Tilt Poker | 9 | |
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7 | $ 600 | 100% | 9 | review |
| BetFred | 8 |  |
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8 | $ 600 | 100% | 8 | visit |
| Ladbrokes | 6 | |
9 | |
8.5 | $ 1,000 | 2000% | 8 | |
| ParadisePoker | 7 | |
5.5 | |
9 | € 500 | 100% | 6 | visit |
| Everest Poker | 7.5 | |
7.5 | |
8.5 | $ 200 | - | 6.5 | visit |
* Read the individual online poker room reviews to find bonus codes (for PokerStars, ParadisePoker and Everest Poker) under 'Promotions' > 'First deposit bonus'. For the other poke rooms you don't need a bonus code to receive your first deposit bonus.
| Room | H | A | O | S | E | R | 5S | 5d | 2-7T | B | mix | non H traffic | H FR traffic | Visit |
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| Room | Overall | MTT's* | SnG's* | Availability | Traffic | Sync. breaks | Freerolls | Visit |
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| PokerStars | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | high | high | |
5.5 | visit |
| Full Tilt Poker | 8.8 | 9 | 7.5 | high | high | |
6.5 | review |
| Everest Poker | 8 | 9 | 7.5 | high | intermediate | |
8.5 | visit |
| BetFred | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7 | Intermediate | Intermediate | |
7.5 | visit |
| Ladbrokes | 6.5 | 8.5 | 6 | low | low | |
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| ParadisePoker | 6 | 6 | 5 | intermediate | intermediate | |
6.5 | visit |
* Comparison of the tournament structure for regular tournaments. Slower structure = higher grade. Check the individual poker room reviews for a more detailed overview of tournament structures at the different online poker rooms.
| Room | Overall | Software | AHK | PT3 | HEM | Table resizing | Min. table res. | max. # tables | Visit |
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| PokerStars | 9.9 | 9.5 | |
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480 x 350 px | 24 | visit |
| Full Tilt Poker | 9 | 9 | |
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480 x 350 px | 16 | review |
| Ladbrokes | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
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480 x 360 px | 10 | |
| BetFred | 8 | 7.5 | ** |
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520 x 350 px | 16 | visit |
| Everest Poker | 8 | 7.5 | |
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640 x 480 px# | 12 | visit |
| ParadisePoker | 6.5 | 6 | |
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490 x 330 px | 99 | visit |
* ring games only
** try minimaximod instead
# see full Everest Poker review for how to resize tables even smaller
| Room | Levels | Lowest buy-in | Tournaments | $1 R&A's* | Rake | Promotions | Visit |
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| Ladbrokes | 2/4/10/20 nl | € 0.40 | 7 | |
below av. | 8 | |
| BetFred | 2/4/10/20 nl | $ 1 | 8 | |
average | 7.5 | visit |
| Full Tilt Poker | 2/5/10/25 nl | $ 0.40 | 8.5 | |
above av. | 9 | review |
| PokerStars | 2/5/10/25 nl | $ 1 | 9.5 | |
average | 5.5 | visit |
| Everest Poker | 2/10/25 nl | $ 0.40 | 8 | |
average | 6.5 | visit |
| ParadisePoker | 4/10/25 nl | $ 0.04 (!) | 6.5 | |
average | 5.5 | visit |
* Rebuy + add-on tournaments. The $1 R&A's are perfect for a smaller bankroll ($200-$300), while for the more usual $3 ones you need a considerably larger bankroll. Everest Poker offers $2 R&A multi-table tournaments instead. R&A's usually play deeper than normal MTT's and can be very profitable if some of the participants excessively rebuy in the first hour.
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