PKR.com - Bonus and Promotions
New depositors can choose between three different sign-up schemes: an instant $5 for earning just one PKR point with a minimum deposit of $10; a 100% first deposit bonus up to $150 with a minimum deposit of $25; 125% up to $500 on a minimum deposit of $150. You’ll also get five free tickets to Premium Freerolls where you can play for over $1,000 in prizes, as well as entry to the $2,500 Depositors Freeroll.
PKR.com also have a very rewarding frequent player scheme that allows you to swap points for cool merchandise and in-game rewards.
Conclusion: Flexible sign-up promos, plus awesome reward scheme
Overview
PKR.com is a completely unique experience in online poker – stunning graphics create an immersive 3D environment that combines online poker with live aspects of the game, such as the ability to perform chip tricks and berate your opponents. With a host of fully-customisable colourful characters and environments to choose from, the emphasis is on fun – for instance, the more you play the more chips tricks you can unlock – and it’s this element that attracts beginners to the game. This means it’s a great place to seek out softer players and to start learning the game. Stakes range from $0.01/$0.02 to $100/$200 in limit games and $0.01/$0.02 to $5/$10 in no limit games. PKR also offers a wide variety of tournaments, from six and ten-handed SnGs, to big-money guaranteed prize pool tournaments, not to mention plenty of freerolls.
If you’re a serious pro who wants action dealt thick and fast on 24 tables at once, PKR.com probably isn’t the place for you. Speed is sacrificed in favour of offering a “realistic” live experience, but you will still find plenty of good regulars at the higher limits, many of whom are attracted by the strong sense of community nurtured by the site. PKR.com is not just an online poker room, it’s a social networking hub, with a buzzing forum, as well as “My PKR”, a tool that allows you to message friends and follow their progress. In fact, PKR prides itself on being the world’s friendliest poker community, and that’s reinforced not just by social media but with a print magazine for its members, as well as PKR Live a hugely popular annual live tournament hosted exclusively for PKR players and supported by a fantastic party.
PKR is licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, a jurisdiction white-listed and fully trusted by the UK government.
Conclusion: In theory, the concept is sweet. In actuality… it’s still pretty sweet. Combining online and live poker like never before, PKR really is a genius website. Heavy ad campaigns across Europe have seen players flock there.
Software
What can we say? PKR.com software is totally unique and unparalleled within the industry. No other site offers a realistic 3D environment in which to play. Everything, from the ability to control your character's mood and choose what they wear to being able to direct the camera angles yourself, makes PKR the most high-tech poker room in the world. Note that installing the software will take up more room on your hard drive space, and older PC’s may not be able to cope with multi-tabling, but for a completely unique and hugely fun poker-playing experience, it’s well worth it.
Conclusion: Completely unique software creates realitic playing environment
Traffic
Huge, to the extent that it’s sometimes hard to get a game because every table is packed. If you’re a UK resident we doubt you’ve gone a day recently without seeing a TV or magazine advert for PKR. This heavy advertising, playing up the ‘cool’ side of poker and the fun element of the graphics means there’s a wave of fish. Sit back; watch them make their avatar laugh and dance and giggle; profit.
Conclusion: PKR.com is one of the world’s fastest-growing poker sites with over 5 million registered users.