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Sportsbook Poker Review
Posted by Tim B. in Poker Review on December 30, 2010

SportsBook Poker Tournaments

sportsbook.com pokerThe tournament schedule at the Sportsbook Poker website is packed with a game for various skill levels. The tournaments are supported in various formats including freeze-outs, re-buys, bounties, guarantees and for beginners you will have more an ample supply of freerolls. One of the unique features is the poker room offers tournaments for Gold Card and Gold Chip holders. These games usually have a fixed prize pool equivalent to a few thousand dollars and are limited to players who have the correct number of Gold Chips and Gold Cards. They do provide a weekly main event guaranteeing a $150,000 prize pool. This tournament along with many others throughout the week will often provide a significant overlay and to keep tabs on this they support a tournament monitor in the lobby. SportsBook also provides satellites and qualifiers to live events such as the WSOP with qualifiers, satellites and freerolls supported for any major event.

Deposit Options

SportsBook Poker accepts Visa or MasterCard for player deposits. Unlike other USA rooms where most US players have difficulty in having their transactions approved, SportsBook has been able to work around this. The poker room has the highest acceptance rate of USA credit cards in the industry.

Withdrawals are available through check only and will be sent by regular USPS. Processing time is estimated to be 24-48 from the time your request is made. There have been no reported incidents thus far from players unable to withdrawal from this room.

Support

SportsBook has made sure that their players will always be able to get in touch with should they need any assistance. The poker provides support through live chat, phone support using one of the toll free numbers on the company website, or you can send them an email. The email option does work well since they have taken and divided their support into various departments to decrease wait times.

Quick Summary

  • Created in 1997
  • Licensed by Kahnawake Gaming Commission
  • Location: Costa Rica
  • SportsBook Poker Bonus – 100% match up to $650
  • Most Popular Tournaments: Monthly Gold Chip $10,000 Giveaway buy-in 50 Gold Chips, and a guaranteed prize pool of $15,000.
  • Game Variety  – Texas Holdem ( PL, FL, NL), Omaha ( PL, FL), Omaha Hi Lo ( PL, FL), Seven Card Stud ( N/A)