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Overall:
4/5
Bonus and Promotions:
3.5/5
Fish Rating:
 
3.5/5
(fishy stations?)
Tournaments:
4/5
Software:
4/5
Payouts:
4/5
Customer Service:
4.5/5
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Overall:
3/5
Crazy Poker
attracts a lot of players initially because of the free $10 to new
accounts. It's a neat offer from them, as it allows you to get a
feel for their real money games without making any initial
investment. Aside from the free cash, it's a pretty good site on
its own and is a member of the large Prima player network. The
daily freerolls are very nice with big prize pools and the games
tend to be very soft.
This network hosts some of my favorite
no-limit ring games, as I usually do very well on them against the
largely European player base. I'm also impressed by their decision to continue to allow U.S.
citizens to play at the tables.
Bonus (40%
up to $40) and Promotions:
3.5/5
The most popular promotion is the
free
$10 just for opening a new account. It's a neat idea to
stimulate their games, and you'll find some pretty crazy (no pun
intended) tables at the lower limits. Note that you'll have to
e-mail their support team to get the free $10.
They also give an
extra 40% on your first deposit, which is good considering the low
clearing requirements. You can get up to $40, so this bonus works
best for smaller bankrolls.
Crazy Poker also offers bad beat
jackpots and lucky hand jackpots, which award winners of random
hands with prizes.
Fish:
3.5/5
The fish at Prima site
Crazy Poker
aren't the normal push-and-shove maniacs. You'll mostly find weak
European players at the ring games, and the no-limit tables are
especially soft. Most of the time, you won't have to worry about
being bullied around the table and can take your time to play the
hands you want.
Many of the players are calling stations and will
pay you off with thin draws. Sometimes, I find them going all-in and
after I call them with my top set I wonder what they were thinking
drawing to second pair. They sure seem to hit the wrong button a lot
on this site. Hey, whatever works to keep filling the tank...
Tournaments:
4/5
The tournament traffic is fair
on Crazy Poker,
attracting about 200 players at peak times to popular events. The
exception to this is their guaranteed weekly tournaments, which draw
more players. Probably their best offering is the weekly $100,000
guaranteed tournaments as it only has a $55 buy-in. Even tough
you'll typically be playing against 2,000 or more players you do get
a good equity on your initial investment.
Other guaranteed events
include a $1,000 tournament for $3 and a $3,000 guaranteed for $10.
The $1,000 freerolls are also nice and because entrance is limited
to those who've played raked hands over the previous 24 hours the
field is much thinner than typical freerolls.
Software:
4/5
The
Crazy Poker
software isn't terribly complex, but it has a nicely muted color
scheme and decent graphics. The table view is a typical "bird's eye
view" and works well enough. The two biggest positives to the
software is the game speed and the table customizations. Because the
cards are dealt out quickly, there isn't much lag in between hands.
This also makes for less frustration waiting for your second hole
card to appear.
The table customizations are easy to work and allow
you to remove the large and annoying chat bar on the right-hand
side. Another interesting customization is the ability to highlight
players in either red or green depending on if they still have
cards. You can also view all actions by each player at different
stages of the hand.
US Payouts:
4/5
Crazy Poker is owned by the Crazy Vegas
casino brand, which is a very popular and financially stable company.
Payouts can be sent back to your EcoCard account or directly to your
bank account via ACH.
Customer Service:
4.5/5
I usually take advantage of live chat
support, if offered, and I like that
Crazy Poker has it. You don't have to
wait long to speak with someone, and they can usually handle the
problem. Other than that, they offer telephone and e-mail support.
Player Traffic
The amount of ring game players doesn't
usually fall below 3,000 or so and microlimit games are always
filled up. Shorthanded games are pretty popular on the network, and
during peak hours you can find some pretty big no-limit tables
filled up. Tournament traffic is also very good with multiple events
per hour.
Best Features
-Easy deposit bonus. You only need to
play 5 raked hands per $1 of bonus, so you should easily earn the
$40 in one or two sessions.
-Weak competition. When I play no-limit
here, the competition is the best combination you can have: they
either won't fight back or will call you down on thin draws.
-Busy tournaments. Their guaranteed
tournaments are pretty busy and the $100,000 guaranteed is a good
deal.
Game Selection: Hold 'em,
Omaha, 7 card stud, 5 card stud
Limits: Limit: 5c/10c up
to $100/$200 No-Limit: 5c/$10c up to
$10/$20
Deposit Methods:
NETeller, Firepay,
Instadebit, Click2Pay, UseMyBank, MoneyBookers, Delta, ECO, and
major credit cards.
Minimum Deposit:
$10
Tips:
When you play at a poker room that has a lot of calling stations and
not a whole lot of maniacs, like
Crazy Poker, there are certain
steps that you can take to ensure maximum profit. The basic
definition of a calling station is a player who usually won't take
control of the hand. They'll leave the betting up to you, and will
probably just call if they hit anything on the flop. That includes
making any pair or improving to a straight or flush draw.
Calling
stations usually also like to keep calling you down when they're
holding any pocket pair. Tend to bluff these players less often, and
bet into them when you make a medium-to-strong hand. If you're
holding top pair or even top two pair, there is nothing worse then
having a weak player come over the top when he hit the case deuce
for a set on the river. You also need to be careful with this type
of player, as they will smooth call their draws to straights or
flushes and then turn the value bet around on you when they hit. Be
wary of a calling station who suddenly makes a big bet.
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