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Feature Overview Welcome Bonus: $100 (paid as you go rather than after a large number of raked hands) Playing Currency: US Dollars Languages: 12 supported - both play and chat are in your native language. Game Selection: Texas Holdem, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi/Lo. Free Play: Yes Training: Yes - and it's free Customer Service: Email. Best feature: Free Holdem Poker Tuition.

History Everest Poker is a new kid on the block and they come to the poker scene with a well thought out well programmed product. As the newcomer their 3D graphics engine is smooth and technologically speaking this site does set standards which are not yet equalled by the larger rooms. The downside to being new is a comparative lack of players. There are enough for 24 hour gameplay but table choice is more restricted than in other poker rooms. The players that are around are very different to the standard online experience because they are predominantly European. We found them to be more accepting of losses than their American counterparts. Games Offered Everest are programmed for Texas Holdem, Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo but do not yet have the critical mass for Omaha games. The structure of Texas Holdem games is excellent due to the low blind No-Limit tables offered (as low as 5c/10c). This provides plenty of opportunity to practice No-Limit in a comparatively inexpensive environment and is a well thought out natural follow-on to the free automated training offered. Play at this level is much more lively than the blinds suggest (pots averaging $7-$10) and competition tends to be generally soft. At the high stakes end the blinds are still only $1/$2 and yet pots in the hundreds of dollars are the norm. Interestingly, it is our opinion that Europeans play a more aggressive game than their American counterparts - we witnessed a higher level of bluffing here than at the same level in the large rooms. Tournaments Everest offer a range of tournament options but are limited by a lack of critical mass. They do receive credit however for offering low entry level tournaments which again would appeal to new players and offer free entry games with a tiny prize pool. One on one tournaments are offered and give you the best low value heads up experience against a stranger that you will find anywhere. Blinds rise every 8 minutes rather than the standard 10 hands so the play is much more likely to be forced by skill rather than time. Software This is state of the art 3D at the table play rather than a top down overview. We like the functionality offered in terms of instant and comprehensive hand analysis broken down by the times you checked, check raised, won etc at each of the Flop, Turn and River cards. Full hand histories and game histories are available for those into serious analytics. Our only fault in the software would be the call any button which players should be careful not to avoid. Most poker rooms have this feature (we believe it is an irresponsible feature) but in Everest's case it is positioned with the other action buttons (call/fold, call and raise). Overall A five star product, well worth a try.

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Published on: 2003-10-31 (6909 reads)