Revolution Network Poker Sites
A newcomer to the online poker scene (at least in some senses), the Revolution Gaming Network has quickly gained attention for its strong player base and US friendly room policies. Learn the ins and outs before you sign up with our breakdown of the Revolution Gaming Network; for a complete list of network rooms, just scroll to the bottom of the page.
The Revolution Gaming Software
A newer entry in the online poker platform category, the Revolution Gaming software has earned mixed reviews so far. The plusses: The software is quick and clearly built with the serious poker player in mind. You'll find lots of options and features that will allow you to play more tables with less effort, and little in the way of unnecessary bells and whistles.
The minuses: There isn't a fast-fold component to the poker room at this point. You'll also be out of luck if you're looking for a mobile-friendly app or a way to play at the poker room without downloading and installing the primary software.
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- Receive a 200% up to $2000 sign up bonus
- Play both online casino games or poker in same account
- Popular poker room on Revolution Network
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200% up to
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- Join here and receive a 200% to $2,000 deposit bonus
- Offers micro to mid limit Hold'em / Omaha games
- Excellent rewards program for regular players
With a traffic ranking solidly in the top 10 of all online poker rooms, the Revolution Gaming Network boasts more than sufficient liquidity for the typical player. The room mainly offers no limit hold'em games, although pot limit omaha makes up a larger percentage of tables at the network than at the typical online poker site. Stakes range from the micros to the nosebleeds, with the majority of games taking place in the $1/$2 limit and under area of the lobby.
Tournament play at Revolution Gaming Network rooms is also heavily focused on no limit hold'em, although there are a handful of more exotic options (at low buy ins) for both SNG and MTT players. Overall SNG / MTT traffic is suitable for lower stakes players, but regulars looking for a full schedule of three-digit buy ins will be disappointed - only a handful of such tournaments run during a standard week at Revolution.
Basic Bonuses and Promotions at Revolution Rooms
Rooms on the Revolution Gaming Network do not share identical promotions; each room has its own unique bonuses and promotional offers. Some offers with wide overlap on the network include:
- First Deposit Bonus: The standard opening bonus at a Revolution room is 200% with a maximum bonus amount of $2000 on your initial deposit.
- Monthly Rake Chase: Structure and name varies by room, but most of the Revolution partner skins offer some sort of rake-based leaderboard promotion each month.
- Daily Freerolls: Multiple freerolls run daily on all Revolution Gaming skins.
History of the Revolution Gaming Network
The Revolution Poker Network is still new, so they don't have much of their own unique history yet. However, their biggest brands, Cake and Lock Poker, do.
The Cake Poker Network was founded in 2004, and their flagship site Cake Poker was established in 2006. They've never been a very large network, usually falling between 15th and 30th in terms of overall traffic.
The Cake Poker Network's history hasn't been without bumps and bruises either. A prime example of this is Cake Poker's security issue that came to light in the middle of 2010. Apparently one of their programmers swapped out some incompatible code without researching the background to the new code. This left a hole in their security which could've been exploited by anyone near another person using the network insecurely.
Despite knowing this Cake Poker continued business as usual. Cardroom manager Lee Jones, an ex-PokerStars employee, posted on 2+2 that they felt the risk was low, that their heightened security measures on the games and deposit/withdrawals were enough. His entire reply is on the 2+2 forums.
Shortly after the security issue Cake Poker made it known they were having money issues. They claim the problem was created when they floated Doyles Room for several million dollars, which they never got back. Doyles Room claimed it was only about 1 million. Regardless, they formed a partnership with PokerListings.com. Part of their agreement was that Poker Listings would send a minimum of 2,000 real money players each month to the site to increase the traffic and cash flow to the network.
The partnership didn't help much. They never regained momentum (they didn't have much to begin with), and traffic continued to drop off heading into 2012 as they started to lose skins to other networks.
The Cake Poker Network was sold to Lock Poker in May of 2012. Lock Poker originated on the Cake Poker Network in 2008, and then made the move to the Merge Network in 2011. Lock claims that their room made up 40% of the traffic on the Merge Network and that they (Lock) outgrew the network. So they decided to buy out the Cake Poker Network and rebrand it as the Revolution Gaming Network. That's where they've been since.
