Best Poker Rooms: Paradise Poker (Review)

Positive In the game room you've got a semi-overhead view of the table, the cards are nice and large, the server is fast, the play smokes right along, laggers get dropped, and the game has many options. The players do chat here and if you ignore them they can get a little steamed about it. Very detailed Home Page with a nice FAQ Section. Paradise Poker is played by ca. 400 Players during the week and up to 1100 during the weekend. Bonus For each raked game (minimum $1 rake) you are dealt cards, you will earn 1 point. Every time you accumulate 100 points, Paradise Poker will refund you $5 of your processing fee, up to a maximum of your entire fee. Finance There is no fee for using Fire Pay to buy chips on Paradise Poker. If you buy directly on the Paradise Poker Cashier, Paradise-eCash will charge a credit card processing fee of 5.25%. Your cash outs will have to be sent to you by check via the mail to your home address. This will take up to 15 business days. Software The software is unique to ParadisePoker.com. Their download / sign-up / sign-on process is straightforward. Contact email: Support@ParadisePoker.com // Be sure to include your User ID as well as any other details which may assist them in helping you. At the moment it takes them a lot of time to answer if at all.
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Omaha High Omaha is a poker game in which each player receives 4 cards dealt face down, while 5 cards are dealt face up on the table. All players play with their best 5 cards but they must use 2 of their cards in combination with 3 of the cards exposed on the table. There are a greater variety of possible hands because each player has 4 down cards and this usually results in lots of action. Play	Omaha Hi-Lo Hi-Lo simply means that the pot gets split between the best high hand and the best low hand where the low hand must be an 8 or better to qualify. Otherwise it is played exactly like Omaha Hi: Each player receives 4 cards dealt face down, while 5 cards are dealt face up on the table. All players play with their best 5 cards, using 2 of their own cards in combination with 3 of the cards exposed on the table. Play
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