Poker Room Bonuses

Online Poker Bonuses Guide

Poker rooms offer bonuses as a way of enticing new players to them in what is becoming a highly competitive industry. What’s more, they not only offer bonuses to new players, but also existing ones, in an attempt to hang on to them. Our poker bonuses guide explains what to look for when selecting an online poker room based on the offered bonus.

Poker room bonuses and online casino bonuses are generally simular. The bonus will be expressed as a percentage and include a maximum amount, for example, 100% up to £100 (this bonuses guide is written using GBP, but it is commonplace for all the major poker rooms, even those used by UK players to have USD as the only currency). When first assessing a poker bonus you should decide how much you want to deposit and from this calculate which poker room will give you the biggest bonus for your deposit. The bonus is either credited on deposit automatically or you may need to send an email and request the poker bonus which is credited manually.

Poker Players Bonus Account

Whilst the bonus will be credited to your account, at most online poker rooms it will sit in a separate section referred to as your “bonus account”. Money from the bonus account is then released gradually into your main account. How your bonus poker money is released depends on which poker room you play at. But it will almost certainly be linked to their loyalty points scheme. At poker rooms you will earn loyalty points when playing poker. The bonus money is then released in portions as you gain a specified number of points as dictated by the poker room. Every online poker room is different and so you must check exactly how you earn points and how many you need to release the bonus. Importantly, make sure you check whether tournament play earns you points as it is excluded in rare cases which can lead to much frustration if not known.