Summary of Poker Room

PKR.com is certainly unique when it comes to online poker rooms. Longer perhaps to download than some of the others, the finished product justifies any delay. The graphical leader in current online poker rooms, play is outstandingly detailed. The level of choice and creative control in terms of player's avatars is unparalleled, and table play is altogether engrossing and gripping. Players are utterly transported by the lavish backdrops and 3-D graphics, in an application which brings online gamblers as close as possible to playing in a live setting. Play moves at a slightly slower pace due to this, but with such stunning aesthetics on offer, online players will find plenty to keep them occupied.

Promotions and Bonus Information

Players can claim a 100% bonus of up to $800 on their first deposit, as well as four free tickets to Premium Freerolls. Players must acquire 225 PKR Points to every $1 of bonus, and the bonus is only released as a whole, rather than in increments. There is additionally a 60-day time limit, after which the bonus is voided. Players can also earn $50 for themselves and a friend using the Refer a Friend bonus scheme. Once your buddy is signed up and has earned 1000 PKR points at rake tables, the cash will be credited to both your accounts. PKR points can also be accumulated and used to buy yourself into some of the hottest tournaments, purchase PKR merchandise, and outfit your in-game avatar with new clothes and accessories.

Poker Traffic

Player numbers at PKR reach a peak at around 6000. Many of these players will congregate at the lower stakes tables and the round the clock freerolls. Participation in larger stakes games are much more rare, and players of this calibre may be in with a wait.

Software and Graphics

PKR's biggest selling point rests in its stunning graphics. Play is in lush 3-D, with the software striving to present the closest thing possible to live play in the online format. Players create their own avatar, which they can alter down to minute details such as nose shape and lip-width, as well as selecting aspects such a build, hairstyle, voice-type and clothing. Game play itself is visually sublime, and a great part of the fun in PKR is the level of attention paid to the avatars in-game. Players can alter the way their avatar sits and acts with the various tells and actions available. They can decide, for example, whether they want their character to appear happy, sad, angry or neutral; whether they are sitting still or playing with their chip-stack. This comes in very handy when attempting to bluff, or ascertain if your opponents are bluffing, something not featured on the majority of other online poker rooms. Great effort too has been put into a selection of highly detailed, exotic backgrounds for players to enjoy. Being such a highly-visual re-creation of the online poker format, attempting other tasks while playing at PKR is difficult, particularly as even a reduced-screen window is not very small. Generally, play also moves much more slowly than other online poker applications in an attempt to create the atmosphere of a real-time poker game, which may not appeal to some players. Small lags are an occasional pest, but other than that game play is sublime.

Game Variety

PKR offers only Texas Hold'em and Omaha games. Both of these however, can be played in a number of varieties, including No Limit, Limit and Pot-Limit. The lobby also contains links to Caribbean Stud Poker, Deal or No Deal, European Roulette, Sports Betting, The Games Room and the PKRCasino.

Tournaments and Free rolls

PKR have a constant stream of small-time 10-player, 10cent freeroll games running constantly. Geared particularly towards new players and giving them experience playing for cash, players are only eligible to enter if they have less that $1 in their account. Tournament buy-ins range from just 12 cents to $270. PKR also runs satellite qualifiers for some of the biggest events in the poker calendar, including the Asia Poker Tour, Aussie Open, Canadian Open and the World Series of Poker. Players who participate in selected tournaments will also feature on PKR.tv, a dedicated broadcast station which plays on TV and on YouTube.