Online poker review of Paddy Power Poker. We play at Ireland's PaddyPowerPoker.com as it's a good, safe site for cash games. Paddy Power plays on the iPoker Network so is great for tournament poker too.

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Everyone knows that the Irish punch above their weight when it comes to winning on the world poker scene - and online poker room PaddyPowerPoker.com is no exception!

Paddy Power Poker offers a safe, fun & potentially profitable online poker venue. It's very popular with UK and Ireland-based players - & there's $10m/month Guaranteed.

The Playtech software & systems are excellent and as a member of the iPoker Network (Europe's busiest, bringing together players from around the world to compete), Paddy Power Poker features a wide range of cash games, tournaments & satellite entry to major live poker events.

>>What we LIKE about PaddyPowerPoker (and don't !)
>>Paddy Power Poker's current BONUSES & PROMOs

POKER PLAY AT PADDY POWER

The Paddy Power Poker web site continues the trend set with Paddy Power Sports betting, Casino, Gaming and Bingo sites. It's fast, fun and, well...fairly funky, in a cartoony sort of way. There's always something new happening and once you've downloaded the free poker software (or launched the no download flash version) you're good to go! Quick. Safe. Easy.

You can play up to eight poker tables at once and configure your settings for full screen tables, to play in a window, or as a mini table. Even the avatars are optional. I personally like to show a bit of cleavage while playing poker, but hey, you may prefer a loud floral shirt or a uber-stylish white dinner jacket with fedora look.

POKER SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS

Paddy Power Poker is based on Playtech’s iPoker Software - one of the industry leaders in interactive gaming systems. The software download is 5.14MB (about average). Flash version also available. There's an efficient back office with good billing & support systems in place

PAYING IN AND CASHING OUT POKER WINNINGS

DEPOSITS - Deposit using Visa, Mastercard, Laser, Switch, Delta & Solo credit and debit cards. Bank Transfer, Cheques, An Post Billpay, Western Union, Neteller, PayPal, Moneybookers (hassle-free!) You can even deposit by cheque or cash via the Paddy Power shop network.

WITHDRAWALS - Generally you can withdraw the way you deposited unless your card provided prohibits it. The maximum daily withdrawal is: €2500 or Ł2000. Contact PaddyPower's customer service team if you've problems or wish to make larger withdrawals.
All poker is played in US dollars. Your funds will be transferred to USD at a fixed exchange rate and any refunds or winnings are transferred back to your account at the same rate.

POKER RAKE, SECURITY, AUDIT

PaddyPowerPoker.com is operated on behalf of Paddy Power by iPoker Network (Game Park Trading Ltd). Anti-fraud / anti-collusion processes are in place along with strong security encryption to help protect your financial transactions, privacy & to manage Internet service "blips" as you play. House limits and rake at Paddy Power Poker are "industry standard", a rake of up to 5% ($5 max per raked hand) applies on cash (ring) games. The randomization and card shuffling processes are reviewed regularly by independent auditors to ensure it's all fair & "above board".

SO WHAT POKER CAN I PLAY?

You can play Texas Hold’em, Omaha & Stud Poker for either real money or play money. There's over $10 Million in guarantees each month and always action at most buy-in levels, especially low to medium Hold'em tables. Promotions regularly offer satellites for seats at the top in-the-flesh poker tournments. Freerolls generally require a number of PaddyPoints collected from real money poker play, but there are good opportunities to build your bankroll with no or little outlay.

THE FISH FACTOR - POKER COMPETITION

This varies considerably & Paddy Power Sportsbook and Casino members do add "fish" to the PaddyPowerPoker pool... swim carefully though as there are some charks that play regularly on this poker network as professionals. There's 'Find Player' feature - useful once you've been around awhile

CUSTOMER SUPPORT AT PADDY POWER POKER

Paddy Power Poker is renowned as an ultra friendly online card room. The support team really are happy to hear from you (their contact details at the top of this page). You can play for fun or play for real money just by joining any one of the active poker tables listed in the lobby. Check the Poker Academy for poker strategy tips, odds calculators, hand history, etc.

We only review & recommend sites we play ourselves - and Paddy Power Poker is VERY entertaining!

CONTACT PADDY POWER POKER

Company name:   Power Entertainment Limited
                                 a subsidiary of Paddy Power PLC

Around since:        1988 (the Mother company)
                                  Poker room launched in 2005

Contact address: Paddy Power Gaming Support
                                  Airton House, Airton Road
                                  Tallaght, Dublin 24
                                  Ireland

Phone:                   Ireland: 1800 924 406
                                 UK: 0800 0282497
                                 Rest of World +353 1 488 1750
e-mail:                    poker@paddypower.com

     Support 24 hours a day seven days a week.

WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT PADDY POWER POKER

1. The sheer volume and frequency of bonuses and really fun player promotions. Good stuff guys
     - it adds to the entertainment value!
2. The Poker VIP Club - if you play often the cash backs are great
3. The Playtech iPoker Network - big traffic - always action aplenty.
4. Good simple and very stable online poker software. No hassle play.
5. If you've got a Paddy Power sportsbook account all funds are automatically available for you
     to play poker with. Easy. No bollocking around.
6. Paddy Power is the only poker room we know to offer a Billion in prize money (yep, it's in
    Zimbabwean cents; the equivalent to $1,100! Thanks for the laugh!

WHAT WE DO NOT LIKE ABOUT PP POKER

1. It can be fairly busy so you wade through a lot of beginners who play pretty mediocre (bad)
poker (Just take their money!)
2. Currently there is no MacOS or Unix support. Not unusual.

OVERALL THOUGHTS ON PP POKER

Paddy Power Poker offers a safe, fun online poker venue with plenty of action. The Playtech software & systems are excellent and as a member of the iPoker Network (Europe's busiest), Paddy Power Poker features a wide range of cash
games, tournaments & satellite entry to major
live poker events.

PADDY POWER POKER BONUSES and PROMOTIONS
- JANUARY 2012

New players to Paddy Power Poker can claim a 100% Sign–Up Bonus on your initial deposit up to $2000. This is one of the biggest online poker sign–up bonuses available on the Internet. Use the promotion code: PPP2000

If you deposit $1,000 you could get up to $2,000 for free. Every time you play for real money you earn Paddy Points & the more you play, the more you earn. Every 600 points releases $10 bonus & you've got 90 days to claim the full bonus. The Points aren't gone though, you can use them via the VIP scheme to enter freerolls, or rebate for cash.

New Players Freeroll: Win an iPad2 + $100
Paddy's Four Skins: Plays 9th January - 5th February, collect 200 points (a skin) in each of the four weekly races for your share of the $30,000 prize pool plus extra leaderboard prizes.
Exclusive Green Card: Exclusive prizes and perks for hi action players
Paddy's European Football Poker League: Predict Champions League matches and play poker to win cash prizes plus Premiership Bounty every Saturday and Sunday @ 3.10pm!
The B Team: Join The B Team & become Paddy's Guest Bounty - every Tuesday at 8.15 pm
$5000 Weekend freerolls (great!)
Daily Freerolls: no deposit reqd, just a real money account
Win the Shirt off Paddy's Back 2 football shirts each week

Updated: 5 January 2012

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Play poker at Paddy Power in English
or Spanish and you can play up to
eight tables at any once.
You can also change or hide your avatar
and opt for full, small or no chat screen.