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Virtual
City Poker
Overview
Virtual City Poker is another operator of the Prima Poker Network
and has been since March 2003. The benefit of playing on the network is
the continual strong flow of players, a result of many poker sites all
feeding through to one big room. Because of the size of Prima, they also
spread a good variety of games from very low limit (easy pickings!) to
high stakes pot limit and no limit (great if you¡¯ve got the bankroll
or good to just watch)
Graphics
/ Software Call me old fashioned, but there is much that you can do
to convince me that I¡¯m anywhere but sat in front of my computer
looking at cards on screen. (I¡¯ve tried True poker, but it¡¯s just
too slow.) The graphics are clear here and your hole cards are easy to
see. When the flop comes, the cards are always visible, and they even
have an indicator that shows who has acted and what they did.. I did
have a few issues with the software when they first introduced the Multi
Table Tournament, as it always seemed to freeze and was really slow, but
I think after constant calls from thousands of players, they have ironed
out these glitches
Cashout
/ Bonus The reason that I chose this site was due to the fact that
there are so quite a few different sites that operate for the prima
network, but Virtual city is one of the few that has the backing of a
large casino group. When putting down my hard earned dollars, I feel
that security of information and credit details are a huge part of where
I play, and knowing that Virtual City comes under the highly
professional banner of CasinoRewards and is therefore heavily monitored,
I am safe in the knowledge that all is secure, and when it comes to cash
out it comes safely and without hassle. The bonus was the first thing
that attracted me to Virtual City, as I did not want to have to put up
$100 that some of the other sites have as a minimum deposit. $30 for $30
is good for me. As well as this Virtual City offer a daily prize of $250
for the highest hand and a bad beat jackpot of a minimum $500.
Customer
/ Support / Security Customer support is important to me as things
in the online world inevitably go wrong. The Poker room shares the same
support as the casinos attached to it, so there is always someone on the
phone 24/7, and even though for big technical issues, the support has to
contact the Prima network (why the player can¡¯t contact Prima Poker
direct, I don¡¯t know) you usually have any questions resolved within a
24hour time frame. Most quick questions I had about my account or
cashout, were answered right there on the spot.
Live
Games This site has 5 Card Stud !! Not many online poker rooms cover
this game anymore, but as an old school player, it¡¯s great to find a
site that not only has it, but also has a whole bunch of players ready
and willing to play. Virtual city has all the big games such as Holdem,
Omaha and as mentioned above 5 Card and 7 Card Stud. It also has a whole
spread of games with heads up action, so if you can find a willing
partner, you can sit at a private table and go back and forth.
Limits
I¡¯m a middle limit player so Virtual City is right up my alley,
but they do have all limits, from very low 25c/50c all the way up to pot
limit 50/100. A lot of people I come across say that they like the micro
limit (2c/4c) games offered at other poker sites, but I find that no one
is willing to lay down a hand at that level, so I¡¯d rather stick to
playing for fun than playing for such small limits.
Tournaments
If you had asked me about Tournaments at Virtual City a couple of
months ago, I would have told you that the site was all about the ring
games, but low and behold, they introduce a multi-table tournament
platform. The site has gone up and up since this, with player traffic
shooting through the roof. They offer daily freerolls starting at $200
and going up to $3000 (Although you must have played in at least 50raked
hands to qualify for this one) They also run a couple of daily
satellites that feed a big end of month tournament, where the prize is
usually flights and entry fee into a major land based tourney (yes,
we¡¯re talking the World Series of Poker or many of the WPT). Not bad
on the back on a $15 buy in. In summary because of the tournament spread
at Virtual City, the ring games are getting better by the minute and the
money is flowing right into my pocket.
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