Paddy Power Poker Review

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Established in 2005, Paddy Power Poker is one product of many offered under the Paddy Power brand. With a Paddy Power account you're also able to bet on sports, play bingo and casino games. That means you'll see a lot of soft crossover traffic to the poker tables. Paddy Poker is one of the few poker sites accepting PayPal deposits from UK & Euro poker players.

Playing Poker at Paddy Power Poker for Real Money

Paddy Poker is a UK based poker site, so unfortunately they do not accept US players.

Real money players will be able to download Paddy Poker's PC software or play on their no-download browser version if they're on a Mac. All of their software is provided to them by Playtech, which is a provider of top-notch software to over 140 poker rooms, casinos and sportsbooks. So no 2nd-tier software here.

Once you create your real money account, you'll be able to make a deposit using Visa, MasterCard, EntroPay, Laser, Visa Electron, Maestro, Moneybooker/Skrill, Neteller, PayPal, check and bank transfer. Deposit limits run from $10 to $1,000, although higher limits are possible if you contact support.

Withdrawals can be made using checks and PayPal. Limits run from $10 to $2,000.

Paddy Poker's Bonuses and Rewards

Paddy Poker is offering a generous bonus to all first time depositors. The bonus is a 200% match up to $2000. That means for every $1 you deposit, Paddy will give you $2. This is definitely a quick way to build your bankroll.

The bonus is relatively easy to clear, too. For every 667 points you earn you will have $10 of your bonus released to you. Since you earn 20 points for every $1 in rake you pay, you only have to pay about $33 for every $10 of your bonus. That's essentially 33% cash back.

One important term to keep in mind is that you have 90 days to clear your bonus. That shouldn't be too difficult to do, though, given the relaxed clearing requirements.

First time depositors will also receive an entry into a freeroll where an iPad 2 and $100 cash is up for grabs.

Other Paddy Poker Promotions

Paddy Poker runs several promotions. However, I think their VIP program bears mentioning most, so I'll explain that below. For all other promotions just visit Paddy's website.

Paddy's Power Rewards is the name of their VIP program. It consists of 6 different tiers. The first 4 tiers on based on the points you earn in a month, and the last two tiers are based on the points you earn in a quarter (3 months).

Here is a breakdown of the points needed for each tier, the bonuses you can earn and freerolls you can participate in.

• » Power One - 0 points | $5-$10 bonuses | $500 weekly freerolls
• » Power Two - 500 points | $75 bonuses | $750 weekly freerolls
• » Power Three - 3k points | $250 bonuses
• » Power Four - 8k points | $800 points | tickets to events and cash freerolls
• » Max Power - 60k points | $3k bonuses | event tickets and improved shop prices
• » Max + Power - 300k points | $25k bonuses | 1-on-1 service and exclusive events

All tiers will have the option to exchange points for bonuses or cash prizes. Keep in mind that if you exchange points for cash, the amount of cash you receive will be less than the amount of bonus money you'd receive for your points.

Paddy Poker also rewards you with milestones. Every time you hit a points milestone you will receive things like tournament tokens, an iPad 3 or a trip to the Caribbean. There are 12 milestones you can hit, and all combined the cash value of these prizes is equal to $15,000.

What Poker Games Can You Play at Paddy Poker?

Paddy Poker spreads Texas holdem, omaha, 7-card stud and 5-card draw. Limits run from .01/.02 up to 50/100.

They run lots of tournaments. Guaranteed tournaments run daily, as well as qualifiers to live events such as the Irish Open and WSOP.

One of the unique games Paddy offers is their jackpot sit n go tournaments. The idea behind these is to win so many games in a row to win the jackpot. Here are the 4 types of SNGs you can play.

• » Dirty Dozen - Win a $2,000 jackpot by winning 4 ($2) 12-player SNGs in a row.
• » Maui - Win a $15,000 jackpot by winning 5 ($5) 10-player SNGs in a row.
• » Rio - Win a $30,000 jackpot by winning 6 ($20) 6-player SNGs in a row.
• » Fort Knox - Win a $50,000 jackpot by winning 6 ($50) 6-player SNGs in a row.

The 3 biggest jackpot SNGs will have consolation prizes for winning first or second for all of the games (instead of just first).

Another unique game is their Speed Poker, which is like PokerStars Zoom Poker or Full Tilt's Rush Poker. As soon as you fold your hand you're immediately taken to a new table and dealt a new one.

How to Contact Customer Support at Paddy Power

Paddy Poker has an extensive poker FAQ page. However, if you still have questions you can contact Paddy using the following methods:

• Email: poker@paddypowerpoker.com
• Phone (Intl): +353 1 905 0132
• Phone (UK): 0800 028 2497
• Phone (Ireland): 1800 924 406
• Live chat.

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