Online Poker Room Bonuses

Types of Poker Bonuses

Most online poker rooms will offer players sign-up bonuses if players sign up and make their first poker room deposit with them. Amounts of various poker room bonuses vary with some rooms generously offering over $1,000 in sign-up bonuses with others only offering as little as $50.00 with deposit percentages ranging anywhere from 20% to 1000%.

Also, sign-up bonuses often come with conditions that players should be aware of before signing up with a poker room. When deciding on poker room bonuses, players should consider the size of the bonus, the match percentage of the deposit and the betting requirements. In addition most sites will also offer the following;

• Re-Load Bonuses: in order to encourage players to return to their poker rooms. Poker room re-load bonuses resemble sign-up bonuses with pre-determined bonus amounts and percentage deposit amounts, along with play requirements.

• No Deposit bonuses: for players looking to play without risking any of their own money.

• Loyalty Bonuses: meant to reward returning, considered loyal room players. Often loyal players can also expect special tournament promotions and high-value freerolls.
• Payout Bonuses: allow players to earn points based on cards dealt in hands for raked amounts. 

• Cash Freerolls: regular freerolls for signed up players with a required amount of points and a specific, required qualification period.

• Standard Promotions: programs for players to gain points for cash games and tournament buy-ins, also regular reload bonuses and guaranteed events.

• Exclusive WSOP Satellites: (World Series of Poker), for players who qualify and are looking for a real game with top players, including celebrities.

Poker room bonuses are also appreciated by less experienced players with smaller gambling budgets. Online bonuses can help new players to learn the game and gain experience without actually losing any of their own money.

The Best Online Poker Room Bonuses:

While the competition at online poker rooms can be very aggressive, the following rooms offer some of the best sign up bonuses: Betfair Poker with a very generous $1,500, RedKings Poker $1200, Players Only Poker and Ladbrokes Poker with $1,000 each, Hollywood Poker $750, Doylesroom $660, Cd Poker, Titan Poker Full Tilt Poker, Bulldog Poker, Nuts Poker and Carbon Poker all offering $600 each, with Mansion Poker at $550, Paradise Poker and Bwin Poker both offering a $500 sign up bonus.

How to Get / Release Poker Bonuses:

Poker rooms typically match first time deposits plus additional amounts up to a limit. For example, bonuses that offer 50% deposit match up to $400, require players to obtain another 50% added to their original deposit, therefore, in order to receive the maximum of $400, a player will be required to deposit $800 prior to bonuses actually being credited to the player’s account.  Players are also required to spend a minimal amount of time playing on the site before they can make any withdrawals.

Many poker rooms will also require players to play a required number of raked hands per bonus dollar before it can be paid out. Raked hands are hands that make the flop and fee (rake) is taken, after the cards have been dealt and are in the player’s hand. While other sites maintain player points when players play in ring games or tournaments for real money that can be traded for cash in specific increments or lump sums once the required amounts have been obtained. Again, players need to read the specific conditions on each poker site prior to signing up.