Cake Poker

Cake Poker
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Cake Poker opened in 2004 as a member of its own poker network. The site has seen great growth since then with new promotions, games, and software updates. Cake Poker is the flagship site of a network that serves more than 1,000 players at any given time. Other rooms on their network include Victory and Power Poker. Because of their big promotions, solid VIP programs, and detailed software Cake Poker has quickly become one of the best US poker sites around today.

Even though the Cake Poker Network is not as big as others they do still offer many of the same games of leading poker rooms. Players can choose between Texas Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and even Omaha Hi/Lo. Stakes start very low, as small as $.02/$.04 blinds for those looking to learn the game, and go all the way up to $500/$1000 blinds in the high-stakes games. Their tournament schedule is highlighted by the $150+$12 buy-in Sunday $25,000 guaranteed. Players who enjoy SNGs will be happy to find many different options including heads-up, turbo, multi-table, and satellites.

Cake Poker is licensed and regulated by the Government of Curacao. Their gaming license comes from Cyberluck, Curacao’s leading gaming provider. Cake Poker takes security very seriously and uses a verified random number generator to thwart cheating attempts. Players also have the option of changing their display name every seven days to keep others from using poker data tracking software against them.

In order to attract new players Cake Poker employs a hefty 110% up to $600 initial deposit bonus. This promotion also comes along with a $500 new depositor freeroll. By using the bonus code FTR when signing up you will guarantee the maximum possible bonus. To clear the bonus players will have to participate in real money cash games, tournaments, or SNGs. The bonus is released in $5 increments once players have achieved a certain number of Frequent Player Points. These points are earned by paying rake in cash games or fees in tournaments.

The Cake Poker VIP Program rewards loyal customers for their frequent play. Their Gold Chips, Stacks, and Cards are rewards that can turn into cash and other prizes over time. Players can not only convert their FPPs into money but can also use them from tournament tickets or in the Cake Shop, a VIP store.

As the lead site on its own network Cake Poker provides most of its own traffic. While there is not a large player base, those wanting to play small stakes games should have little trouble finding ample action. The same can be said for tournaments and SNGs where the $1-$10 levels are full of players while anything above those amounts are scarce at best. Those looking to grind midstakes games would be best served finding another poker room.

In terms of games offered, Cake Poker keeps things simple with just Hold’em, Omaha, and Omaha Hi/Lo. Texas Hold’em is offered in Fixed, Pot, and No Limit variations as it is on most other poker rooms. Their tournament scene is small but there are many daily guarantees spanning from $1,000 up to $25,000 on the weekends. SNG grinders will a lot of action at the $5 levels, especially in the ever-popular “double-up” formats that pay out half the field twice their buy-in amount.

The Cake Poker software has gone through major overhauls as of late, making it much more user friendly. Players can now multi-table with ease through resizable tables and the ability to tile or cascade them. The download process takes a bit longer than most sites as Cake Poker will need to install a Microsoft .NET Framework to continue installation. However, it is worth is as the gameplay is much smoother and the graphics are quite detailed.

In the Cake Poker client players can set many different options including filtering games by certain statistics including limits, players to the flop percentage, average pot size, and hands player per hour. Once at the table players can choose from even more options including language, table size, auto post blinds, dealer sounds, avatars, and more. Players can also select a folder to save their hand histories for easy access at a later time. Overall the Cake Poker software is simple, effective, and easy to use.