Sun Poker Review

Sun Poker is yet another previously independent poker room that has been seduced by the draw of the now-dominant iPoker network. Previously residing on the old Cryptologic network, this poker room now offers the same shared promotions, ring games, and tournaments of other iPoker skins. While it may be a bit redundant for us to post numerous reviews of rooms on the same network, the fact remains that Sun Poker is in the top tier of rooms on iPoker and continues its history of strong customer service and an aboveaverage loyalty program. Even if players already have an account at other rooms on the network they're able to create a new account at each one to take advantage of individual deposit bonuses and promotions.

Sign-Up Bonus

To welcome you as a new player to SunPoker.com, you can receive up to a whopping $500 in free online poker money from your first 90 days of poker play, 100% bonus up to $500. Your free money will be automatically released at a rate of $5.00 per 5000 Sun Points earned. The number of points earned per hand is tiered based on the rake collected from each hand. In the ring games you will earn between 0.15 and 45 points (maximum of $5 rake) per hand, all depending on the rake taken for the hand. When playing a tournament players will receive 150 Sun points for each dollar from tournament fees.

Limits and Rake

On Sun Poker you can play all poker games in following currencies: USD, GBP and EUR. The lowest No-Limit tables start at $0.01/$0.02. The highest table limits go up to $100/$200. Fixed-Limit tables start at $0.04/$0.08 and go up to $300/$600.

Generally the rake is set to 5%. On fixed-limit games (up to $1/$2) the rake cap is set to $1. Higher games are capped at $3. The super high stakes are capped at $5. There is a "no flop, no drop" policy for hands where no flop was dealt.

Player Traffic

There are only two online poker sites in the world that are larger in terms of cash game traffic than the iPoker Network: Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. As such, you'll find thousands upon thousands of players online at any given moment, meaning that a game at your bankroll level will almost always be available. Sun Poker's name also has become one of the anchors of the industry. However, the iPoker Network does not accept customers from the United States, which limits its reach.

Playability

As said above, Sun Poker uses the iPoker software most seasoned online poker players know like the back of their hands. Being the battle tested veteran that it is, the iPoker software is obviously highly functional.A 4-color deck can be used and the table felt can be customized as well. Other than that, the cards are easily readable and the software remains stable, even when all 16 tables meant to aid multi-tablers are open.

The lobby can be navigated easily and useful statistics are readily available. In addition to your usual flops viewed percentage, average pot size etc. there are other – much more useful – stats features as well. The graphical hand history is one such addition, and you will find yourself backtracking on it even if you’re not particularly keen on analyzing past hands.

Customer service

SunPoker.com prides ourselves in consistently being awarded for offering the best customer service in the industry. Our highly trained and friendly team stands ready to help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You can reach the support by email, phone, fax or via the live help client.