888 Poker Review
- Website: www.888Poker.com
- Established: 2002
- Licensed: Gibraltar
- Multi-Tabling: 20
- Traffic: Extremely High
- Players competition: many less-experienced poker players
- Mac Compatible: Yes
- US Friendly: No (except NJ)
- Owner: 888 Poker is operated by 888 Holdings plc, a subsidiary of Cassava Enterprises Ltd which is under the laws of Gibraltar. 888 Holdings is listed on the London Stock Exchange
- Games: Texas Hold’em, Omaha poker, and Seven-Card Stud.
- Audited: reviewed and certified by eCorga under their “Card Shuffling Review”.
- Awards: 888 Poker won In 2013 the EGR Operator Awards for best poker operator of the year.
Deposit and Withdrawl Methods Accepted
| Deposit methods that can also receive withdrawals | |
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| VISA credit card and Debit cards |
A fast and easy method to make direct deposits to your 888poker Account. Available to members worldwide. |
| MasterCard (withdrawals via BACS for UK issued cards only) | A fast and easy method to make direct deposits to your 888poker Account. Available to members worldwide. |
| Local Debit Cards | A service that enables members to deposit with debit cards from their local bank. |
| ApplePay | A payment technology as well as a feature on the latest iPhones, iPads and Apple Watch. It pulls your credit cards, debit cards, and other sensitive-payment data from the Wallet app, enabling you to use your device as a wallet at store checkouts. |
| ecoPayz | ecoPayz is an eWallet offering an instant, secure and easy way to fund your 888poker Account through various funding options |
| EntroPay Virtual Visa Card | EntroPay is a reloadable virtual VISA card that can be used to pay online just like a regular VISA card. EntroPay VISA cards can be funded from your personal credit or debit card. |
| iDebit | iDebit is an Online Banking Transfer (OBT). Make instant deposits directly from your online banking, no credit card and no account needed. Available in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, UK, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, NZ, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Sweden. |
| MuchBetter | MuchBetter is a mobile eWallet application offering an instant, secure and easy way to fund your 888poker Account through various funding options. |
| NETELLER | For our members worldwide, NETELLER Deposits are an instant, secure and easy way to fund your 888poker Account, directly from your NETELLER Account. |
| PayPal | PayPal deposits are available in Germany, Spain, UK, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Finland, Denmark, Austria and Sweden and are an instant, secure and easy way to fund your 888poker account. |
| Postepay | Postepay is prepaid rechargeable card. Postepay is issued by Poste Italiane and may be purchased at any Italian post office or Kiosk. |
| Skrill | For our members worldwide, Skrill deposits are an instant, secure and easy way to fund your 888poker Account. |
| WebMoney | WebMoney is a multifunctional payment tool that provides secure and immediate transactions online. WebMoney can be used in the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia and Uzbekistan. |
| Wire Transfer | Members can fund their 888poker Account by using the wire transfer payment method. The wire transfer can be done online by using your internet banking or offline by making a deposit at your local bank branch. |
| Qiwi VISA Virtual | QIWI VISA Virtual is an online account that gives you a prepaid virtual VISA card that you can use to deposit funds. This Virtual VISA card can be used for online purchases wherever VISA is accepted. It is a safe way to spend online if you do not have a credit card or do not want to use your credit card online. |
Deposit methods that can’t receive withdrawals |
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| Bank Transfer | Members can fund their 888poker Account by using the Bank Transfer payment method. The Bank transfer can be done online by using your internet banking or offline by making a deposit at your local bank branch. |
| Boleto | For our members in Brazil, Boleto deposits can be sent in near real-time depending on your local bank clearing system. However, transfers may also take between 2-5 business days to arrive. |
| Diners credit card | A fast and easy method to make direct deposits to your 888poker Account. Available to members worldwide. |
| EPS | EPS can be used by our members in Austria to perform deposits directly through their online banking. There are over 25 banks available for members to choose from. |
| Trustly | An online banking solution enabling real-time payments without using a credit card. |
| Todito Cash | Todito Cash is a rechargeable pre-paid card available for purchase online or at more than 26,000 POS in Mexico. |
| Nordea | Nordea is an online payment method which allows depositing money securely from your bank account. |
| Op-Pohjola | Op-Pohjola is a Finnish online banking service which you can use to securely deposit funds from your bank account. |
| Verkkopankki | Verkkopankki is a Finnish online banking service which you can use to securely deposit funds from your bank account. |
| Sofortuberweisung /Sofortbanking | For our members in Germany, Italy and Spain, using this payment method to deposit is an instant, secure and easy way to fund your 888poker Account, directly from your Bank Account. |
| Transferencia Bancaria | Transferencia Bancaria is a local bank transfer service, powered by AstroPay, available in different LATAM countries such as Brasil, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile. |
| Instant Banking powered by Citadel | Instant banking, powered by Citadel, is a new generation payment solution that can be used to make fast and easy instant bank transfers through your online banking. A payment assistant will guide you through each step of your deposit process. Members also have access to the Rapid Payment option if their bank is not listed. The Rapid Payment option, however, takes slightly longer to process. |
| Instadebit | INSTADEBIT e-wallet system can be used to make easy, instant and secure deposits directly from your bank account to your gaming account |
| Multibanco | Multibanco is a fully-integrated inter-bank network that links the ATMs of 27 banks in Portugal. It offers easy, secure and reliable payments that can be made at an ATM or through online banking. |
| Visa QIWI Wallet | For our members in Russia and Kazakhstan, Visa QIWI Wallet offers a simple and reliable way to fund your 888poker account, directly from your QIWI account. |
| AstroPay Card | Astropay Card is a virtual prepaid card that can be used by members to make deposits with our cashier without revealing their banking information. AstroPay is currently available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Peru, Japan, and India. Astropay card is easy to use. Simply register, choose the value of your card and pay using convenient, local options. |
| Yandex.Money | For our members in Russia and CIS countries, Yandex. Money is an e-wallet that can be funded by credit cards, direct debit, local payments and more. |
Depending on which country you live in you will be presented with different available options in the 888 Poker software on the cashier menu.
Withdrawal Limit:
The maximum withdrawal limit is $50,000 per month, according to the international money laundering laws. Any withdrawals will require identity authentification according to the sum you want to withdrawal.
Withdrawal timeframe:
Credit Cards:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | Up to 5 business days |
| Total Timescale: | Up to 8 business days |
UK debit cards:
| Awaiting Process Period: |
3 business days
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| After Processing Period: | 7 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 10 business days |
Wire Transfers:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 4 – 7 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 7 – 10 business days |
Neteller:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 1-2 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 4-5 business days |
Paypal:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 1-2 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 4-5 business days |
Skrill:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 1-2 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 4-5 business days |
iDebit:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 1-2 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 4-5 business days |
EntroPay:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 2-3 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 5-4 business days |
EntroPay:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 2-4 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 5-7 business days |
WebMoney:
| Awaiting Process Period: | 3 business days |
| After Processing Period: | 2-4 business days |
| Total Timescale: | 5-7 business days |
Dormant Account
You should not leave your account dormant for more than 6 months. After 6 months 888poker will levy an “administration fee” of 10% per month. So, if you plan a long trip, or you start to play on another poker site, you should withdrawal all your money from 888poker, or remember to login once every few months.
888Poker Bonuses
New Players will get $88 bonus for free. However, the bonus will be divided in $2 in real money and $6 worth in tournament tickets of $1 ticket buy-in tournament. The rest will be given out in small increments of $8 depending on how much bonus points you accumulate within the time limit of 90 days to claim this bonus. This means that it is not so easy to get this $88 bonus, but at least you will get $8 totally for free with no conditions what so ever.
In fact, 888Poker wants you to play at their poker site, but they much more want you to deposit and they are ready to award you with a nice 100% up to $400 match welcome bonus and give you free tournament tickets.
888poker cash games
888poker allows you to choose between Hold’em, Omaha, and Stud, but the vast majority of players stick exclusively to No Limit Hold’em. Resultingly, some of the network’s game sections are basically ghost towns most of the time.
Stud
Both standard Seven-Card Stud and Stud Hi/Lo are available. Don’t expect anything beyond the occasional heads-up play though. Available stakes range from $0.02/$0.04 to $30/$60. It’s worth noting that the few Stud players that frequent 888poker tend to avoid the lowest stakes.
Omaha
Too many formats, not enough players – that’s the kind of Omaha experience you should expect here. Theoretically speaking, you could play all of these games with classic stakes ranging from $0.01/$0.02 to $ $50/$100:
- Pot-Limit Omaha
- NL Omaha
- FL Omaha
- FL Omaha Hi/Lo
- PL Omaha Hi/Lo
Practically speaking, however, only micro- and low-stakes PLO and PL Omaha Hi/Lo tables seem to get any action.
Hold’em
When it comes to no-limit Hold’em, the stakes range from $0.01/$0.02 to $500/$1,000, but most of the action is confined to low- and micro-stakes. Even during peak traffic hours, there are usually just a few 6-max medium stakes tables running at any given time. Meanwhile, the high-stakes action is essentially all about heads-up play.
For fixed-limit games, only the $0.02/$0.04 micros seem to be fairly active, even though the available stakes go all the way up to $50/$100. Theoretically speaking, pot-limit tables are also available, but this format seems to be dead nowadays.
Marquee 888poker Tournaments
There are some amazing major tournaments that run regularly at 888poker that give you the opportunity to win big. These include:
- The $100,000 Mega Deep: This $215 buy-in event runs every Sunday.
- The $100,000 Whale: This $1,050 buy-in high roller runs every Sunday night.
- The $50,000 Sunday Challenge: Every Sunday $109 gets you a shot at a $50,000 prize pool. Second chance rebuys are available if you lose all your chips within the late registration period.
- The Mega Dozen: Every Sunday at 7:00 pm GMT, a $12 buy-in event runs that has a huge $20,000 prize pool.
- The $50,000 Volcano: Play for a share of $50,000 guaranteed every Tuesday at 19:30 GMT. $600 is the buy-in.
Restricted Countries
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US Players at 888Poker
If you’re in New Jersey USA, you can now play real money online poker. If you’re outside New Jersey, you can’t play for real money yet, but you can still download the 888poker software and register your account; this way, the next time you travel to New Jersey, you’ll be ready to start playing for real money!
Safety
888 Poker is a part of a big, publicly listed company, so you should have no worries about it being rigged or that they will suddenly disappear with your money.
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