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3. 888 Poker

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5. Carbon Poker

6. Poker Stars

7. Party Poker

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The exalted best poker software label was once the domain of pricey CD-based packages like Turbo Texas Hold'em or Poker Academy. While those simulation programs still have a place for offline research or condensed tournaments, free online poker software has improved in the past decade to offer enough variety and stat tracking to serve almost any player. Features that once seemed like exotic selling points such as resizable windows, customizable avatars, and speed tables can now be taken for granted as passé software standards.

 

While the next generation of poker software competition brings intriguing possibilities such as Rush Poker, 3D playing environments, and advanced stat tracking the best poker software usually relies less on unique gimmicks and more on functionality, speed, and customization.

 

Our overall goal with this site is to provide players with enough information to make their own decisions based on their own priorities. Below we'll rank what we feel are the all-around best poker software packages based on numerous factors such as average speed, graphical quality, tournament formats, security, and overall cohesiveness from our dozens of hours of personal experience with each poker room.

 

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Our Best Poker Software Recommendation Advantages of Full Tilt Poker (full review | visit)

Our best poker software rating:   5/5

Customizable background, table shape, and individual emoting avatar.

Full Tilt Poker is the only room with Rush Poker for over 300 hands per hour.

Software lobby filters to easily find desired game types.

Accepts US players and checking account deposits with 100% bonus.

 

 

Advantages of PokerStars (full review | visit)

Our best poker software score:   5/5

Customizable table graphics and personal player image.

PokerStars offers speed tables with minimal delays between hands.

Detailed hand history, table stats, and filters to find desired games.

Open to US players, eCheck deposits, and includes 100% bonus.

 

 

Advantages of Sportsbook Poker (full review | visit)

One of our best poker software ratings:   4.5/5

Features not found at other rooms like showing one card and rabbit-hunting.

Sportsbook Poker software also supports emoticons, player accolades, and all-in winning percentages.

Resizable tables, mini mode, tabbed tables, and customizable player image.

Highest US credit card processing rate, 100% bonus, extra 10% instant cash.

 

Advantages of 888 Poker (full review | visit)

One of our overall best poker software score:   4.5/5

The only poker room offering glasses-based 3D effects at the tables.

Offers a Flash-based no-download option for any browser, including Mac and Linux.

888 Poker has seamless table graphics and multiple table styles..

No US players but offers an $8 no-deposit bonus and 100% deposit bonus.

 

Advantages of PKR (full review | visit)

Our best possible poker software rating:   5/5

Highly-detailed 3D playing environments.

PKR is the only room to feature fully customizable 3D player avatars.

Extremely immersive and unlike any other poker software online.

Does not support US players but offers 100% bonus.

 

 

Advantages of Bodog (full review | visit)

Earned one of our best poker software scores:   4.5/5

Table color customization and individual player image

Bodog has a minimalistic graphic design, little bloat, and quick game speed.

Table-in-table view, detailed stats, and a spotlight on the active player.

Accepts US players with 100% bonus and another 10% instantly.


Best Poker Software by Category

Speed: No poker room can compare to Full Tilt Poker with its Rush Poker offering. This ingenious new mode eliminates the wait-time between hands by immediately taking you to a new table full of players ready to go. Players can easily accomplish an incredible 300+ hands per hour at Full Tilt Poker. The runners-up for best poker software speed would probably be Sportsbook Poker, Bodog, and PokerStars, which all offer an average of more than 70 hands per hour.

Graphics: The obvious winner in the best poker software graphics category is PKR, which doesn't really have a competitor on the same level. PKR offers highly-rendered 3D environments that are more akin to a video game than the traditional birds-eye view of every other online poker room. At PKR, players are even able to customize their personal avatar's bone structure and clothing. The only drawback is that they don't accept US players. For US players, you can find the best poker software graphics at Sportsbook Poker, PokerStars, or Full Tilt Poker, all of which offer clean looks and customizable features.

Unique Features: For best poker software in terms of unique features, it's tough to vote against Sportsbook Poker. The number of poker software features it offers that aren't available at any other room is impressive. While some neat features of Sportsbook Poker such as animated emoticons and player accolades like trophies for tourney wins are purely aesthetic, some of them affect strategy such as the ability to only show one card or to rabbit-hunt on non-showdown hands. Other unique features for Sportsbook Poker, one of our best poker software choices, include average winning percentages displayed when players are all-in and the ability to tag other players with icons that denote their playing style.

Longevity: Two of the most trusted of our best poker software packages have also been around the longest in Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. Both of these poker rooms have built player trust and comfort with years of reliable service and excellent software design. The core software designs for both rooms have maintained the same "look" for years yet under the hood they've continued to keep up with industry advances. Bodog may not be a household name but they've also been around since the early online poker days and they've consistently earned some of our best poker software scores.

 

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