Cake Poker

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Limits & Rake

There is great action on Cake Poker for players at the micro-stakes levels with popular games ranging from $0.10/$0.20 up to $10/$20 No Limit Hold'em. Outside of Hold'em the player base is a little more scarce although they do spread Omaha and Seven Card Stud as well. Rake wise Cake Poker is in line with the rest of the industry. Raking 5% of most pots and capping it at vary levels depending on stakes.

Traffic

Cake Poker boasts a growing traffic base, at peak times Cake Poker rates in the top 5 online poker sites and over a 24-hour period, it averages in the top 10 of all online poker sites. Also with a greater spread of their geographic player base than most sites, the traffic is also higher at non-peak times of the day compared to those sites that draw traffic almost exclusively from Europe. This means that Australian and NZ based players will be able to get a greater variety of game choices at the times when they are most comfortable to play. It also means that there is a greater diversity in Cake Poker's tournament schedule to ensure that it caters and suits to its world wide player base.

Software & Playability

Cake Poker's software is very easy to use, making it easy to find whichever game and limits you're looking for. Cake Poker also offers the popular filtering features so you can find your favoruite games at the stakes that you play. The software allows for full ring and six-max play, and according to developers, heads up real money tables are on their way as well. Hand histories can be viewed online in a graphical display that details the full action of the hand including bet amounts. Players can also sort and filter their hand histories to enable them to learn and develop further as players. Obviously a lot of people aren't using these features, because the games are still tremendously soft.

Customer Service

Cake Poker's website is very informative and should be able to help most players find the information they are looking for by themselves. However if players need further assistance then Cake Poker's friendly support team are available to answer any questions swiftly via email 24 hours a day. Full contact information for the Cake Poker support team is available on their website.

Rewards Program

At Cake Poker players are spoilt for rewards programs. Players are awarded Gold Chips for the amount of rake they help to generate, and these accumulate in a manner similar to most rewards schemes. However Cake Poker also offer another fantastic reward system to its players. The Gold Card system is offered on top of the Gold Chip reward system. Once each real money table generates a certain amount of rake the table wins a gold card, and if this card matches the hole card of a player, they will win that gold card. Gold Cards are available to enter into a lottery that awards entries to tournaments that pay the entire field cash. Gold Chips and Gold Cards can also be used to purchase a range of items including tournament entries both live and online, poker merchandise and exclusive one-off poker experiences!