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Overall:
3/5
Bonus and Promotions:
3/5
Fish Rating:
 
3.5/5
(go ice fishing)
Tournaments:
3/5
Software:
4/5
Payouts:
4.5/5
Customer Service:
4/5
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Code for $120 bonus:
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Overall:
3/5
Everest Poker
has been a larger European site that has been popular overseas. Their main promotion gives you the chance to win real money
at their free Sit 'n Go tournaments. The tables have a nice graphic
scheme, and during peak hours they run a pretty good number of full
no-limit ring games. Another positive for Everest is their number of
live tournament satellites. Overall, they should work on improving
their off-peak traffic and their general tournament traffic. The
free $100 deposit bonus can be good for high-stakes players, and
they are a multilingual poker room. Please note that they do not
allow US players at this site and we have dropped their scores
accordingly.
Bonus ($100
free) and Promotions:
3/5
Everest Poker has offered our visitors an
increased
$120 free bonus on any deposit via
this link.
While this is an very big bonus, mostly high stakes players will get
the real benefit of it. To clear each $1 of bonus, you're required
to wager $100, which is quite large for a dollar of bonus
money. Again, for higher stakes players, this will probably pass
fairly quickly, but for micro-limit players it will take a long
time. Essentially, this is
Everest
Poker's only promotion right now
besides their daily token and cash freerolls. However, these are
good rewards for active players as they host a good number of them
daily. Tokens allow you to enter real money buy-in tournaments.
Also,
Everest Poker
gives new players the chance to win real money through
their free Sit 'n Gos. Basically, you need to win consecutive events
with escalating prize pools to earn the free money. For example, for
winning the free tourney, you'll win 5 or 6 cents. You can then use
that nickel to enter the nickel buy-in event to win 25c. It is
mostly just for fun, but theoretically, if you get on a miracle
winning streak you can win $80 free in these Sit 'n Gos. Players can
also earn points now on their gameplay and use them to enter real
money tournaments.
Fish:
3.5/5
During off-peak hours, you'll find play
regulated to the microlimits at
Everest
Poker. However, during peak European times,
you can find a good number of full no-limit $1/2 and $2/4 games. If
you do choose to play in these games, there are quite a number of
bad players who are mostly international. Flop percentages are
generally high at the lower limits, and the players are mostly
beatable.
The competition tends to get tighter as the stakes
increase. I'd like to see this site pick up in terms of traffic at
all times, as they could use some bigger soft tables. As I recommend
against poor players at lower limits, try to keep playing your
strong hands and punish them when you connect on the flop. Don't let
weak players see extra cards for cheap as they will draw with just
about anything if you don't lay them very bad odds.
Tournaments:
3/5
The best tournaments on
Everest
Poker are
probably the daily freerolls for cash and tournament tokens. I like
the idea of a credit for a certain level tournament, as it lets you
choose the most convenient event to enter. Also, since they give
away tokens at all buy-ins, you don't need too many player points to
enter. Generally, the tournament traffic isn't very high but you can
find some nice action for smaller buy-ins. Also, satellite players
will like the large amount of daily satellites for big live
tournaments - mostly in Europe.
Software:
4/5
I like the general design of the
software. The avatar is pretty detailed with a semi-3D feel to it.
The table graphic is also nice with a sharp layout. The games move
along at a pretty quick pace, although some tables can be slow.
Generally, hands per hour is between 50-55 which is pretty fast
overall. The card graphics on the table can be tough to see, but
they've increased the card sizes lately. I appreciate
the original feel to the graphics. Another feature that I like is the round
countdown timer that shows remaining time left to act. It is
relatively short, so this helps keeps game speed quick.
Player Traffic
Usually, there is a large swing in
traffic from peak hours and late night at
Everest
Poker.
Ring game traffic can actually be pretty good up to the middle
limits during early morning to evening U.S. time. Since no-limit
ring games are most important to me I was pleased with the daytime
traffic, but it is usually restricted to the microlimits at other
times. Tournament traffic is still low overall.
Best Features
 Unique software design. It has a
different look than other popular poker sites, and the graphics are
pretty detailed.
No limit ring games. This is probably
the busiest area of the site.
Niche poker site. The traffic is still
growing and it is largely an underexposed site.
Payouts:
4.5/5
Cashouts at
Everest
Poker are hassle-free, and
pretty fast. NETeller accounts are paid out within about 24 hours.
Unfortunately, they don't offer Firepay support.
Customer Service:
4/5
All customer support is done through an
e-mail form on their website. Responses are generally pretty fast,
but I prefer live chat support or telephone support.
Game Selection: Hold 'em,
Omaha, Stud
Limits: Limit: 2c/4c up
to $5/$10 No-Limit: 2c/4c up to $5/$10
Deposit Methods: NETeller,
MoneyBookers, EcoCard, 1Pay, PaySafeCard, and major credit cards.
Tips:
As the low-limit ring games are fairly popular at
Everest
Poker, I'd like
to share a tip that has been pretty effective for me in these
no-limit matches. In games with higher flop percentages and more
passive action, I'll play more hands. Why? Because I'm getting the
proper pot odds to take a cheap shot at hitting a great hand on the
flop.
If I play something like 5-6 suited from the button, I'd love
to see a flop like 4-7-8 rainbow. If I happened to get a little
frisky and call someone's modest preflop raise with this hand, I'd
like it even better. That preflop raiser probably is on a couple of
big cards, like A-K, or an overpair. He doesn't expect this flop to
hit you, so he bets out. Even though you know that you're going to
at least call him, take your time. If I flopped the nut straight
like this, I would probably just weakly call. He'll probably put you
on a small pair or a draw. If an Ace comes on the flop, you're in a
great position to raise since that probably hit his hand.
The point
is that you should always take your time when you flop a nut hand.
If you're getting action on it, let him keep control of the hand
until you finally reraise him on the turn or river. When you do, do
it slowly!
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