Planet Poker Review

In a game as old and storied as poker, there are few events that can accurately be described as epoch-making. In the last fifty years there have been a few, such as the launch of the World Series of Poker at Binion's in Las Vegas in 1970, and with it the predominance of Texas Hold'em as the premiere game. Another, and arguably most influential development, is the most recent of all: the rise of online poker cardrooms as a venue for serious play. It is amazing to think that this phenomenon is only six years old. Yes, it was six years ago, in January 1998, that PlanetPoker.com opened its virtual doors and ushered in a new era of competitive poker.

What online poker brought was not an unrealistic game, but a new style of realistic game. If everyone was in the same boat as far as tells, then the game was still good. And Planet Poker laid the trust issue to rest by dealing impeccably with its customers. Poker hands were examined, cheats were barred from the online poker game, and players were reimbursed for legitimate grievances. Like any cardroom, virtual ones gained their players' trust through fair and honest dealing.

Planet Poker raised the stakes by inviting Roy Cooke to take a look at their cardroom and give it the thumbs up, or not, as he saw fit. The rest was history. Roy did indeed like what he saw. Roy Cooke added a new level of trust when he joined the Planet Poker team as Cardroom Manager, examining hands and responding personally to player queries. Before long, hundreds of players at a time were playing in Planet Poker's virtual cardroom, and the Internet poker revolution had begun in earnest.

Since then, Planet Poker has responded to the suggestions and requests of poker players around the globe, by adding new games and variants, increasing the selection of limits from nickel games to $20-$40, and, most recently, launching a new cardroom that ups the ante for features and graphics. Along with the software, new hardware and leading edge security systems were put in place, enhancing players' safety.

Planet Poker continues to innovate and improve, building on its reputation as the first and most-trusted cardroom on the Internet. New promotions were launched, including bad beat jackpots that have reached $100,000, player referral bonuses, a lucrative affiliate program, and a frequent player program called Planet Points in which online poker players can redeem their points for merchandise in the Planet Store.

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