Summary
As one can imagine William Hill Poker is equally as enjoyable to play at when compared to their casino or other betting areas William Hill caters for. William Hill Poker was established much before their casino and since it began has gained an impressive player volume not only due to their great bonus offers and promotions but also because people trust William Hill; William Hill has been around for many years and their reputation has been held strong throughout.
William Hill Poker offers a great range of games and stakes so with such a wide variety of options to suit any player it shoudn't be too hard to find your preferred game. Their large player volume means most games are always available, so you won't be waiting hours to find your seat. Like all William Hill sites your mind can be at ease with a safe and secure financial system making depositing and withdrawing money easy. William Hill Poker has some solid software and a nice user interface backs all this up making it one of the most pleasurable poker sites around.
Games
At William Hill Poker the following games are available to play:Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo and 7 Card Stud. Games are available at Fixed-limit, Pot-Limit and No-Limit. Player volume is large and so finding the game you want is relatively easy, you won't be waiting around long for tables to fill that's for sure. At peaks times player traffic can be busy meaning you have to be quick to get your seat but don't worry a new game will always open up. Go for tables where the maximum player number is 6; here you will find games with the largest range of stakes.
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Tournaments
William Hill Poker offers a really good range of tournaments; Sit-and-Go’s are available generally at all times of day with prizes up to $50,000 even for low buy-ins. There are also a large range of heads-up and multiple-table tournaments available which are good for accumulating those raked hands to help release your bonuses.
William Hill Poker frequently offers guaranteed tournaments with 3rd place winning 20% of its sum, 2nd place winning 30% of its sum and 1st place winning 50% of the cash prize. Every Friday at 7pm GMT players can enter into a $150,000 tournament, there are several ways to qualify or for $50+$5 players can buy-in, unlimited re-buys and add-ons also.
Every Saturday at 6:30pm GMT players can enter into a $150,000 tournament, again there are several ways to qualify or for $109+$9 players can buy-in, unlimited re-buys and add-ons also.
Every Sunday at 7pm GMT players can enter into a huge $250,000 tournament, again there are several ways to qualify or for $200+$15 players can buy-in.
As well as those huge tournaments William Hill Poker also offer Monster Tournaments! Taking place on Mondays, Tuesday and Friday at 7:45pm GMT you can qualify through numerous satellites before the events or buy in for as little as £100+$9. Tournament prizes can be anything from $30,00 to $50,000.
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Promotions & Bonuses
William Hill Poker is similar to their casino; their offers are very enticing. Firstly William Hill Poker offers a 100% match bonus up to £400 (or $600/€450). The wager requirement is not too high; it involves earning WHPoints (William Hill Points), the more points you earn the more money is released. The full bonus amount has to be released to take any bonus winnings but it is more than achievable. For more on WHPoints, click here. First time depositors will also get TWO FREE ENTRY freeroll tournaments upon your first deposit.
William Hill Poker like most online poker rooms offers a Bad Beat Bonus, you can win $150 for losing!
Get your friends involved! William Hill Poker offers a refer-a-friend scheme where for every friend you refer you will both receive $50. All your friend has to do is make his/her first deposit.
If the Bad Beat Bonus wasn't enough then William Hill Poker also offers a Best Hand of the Day prize. If you have the highest Royal Flush of the day in any Texas Hold'em game and three other players see the flop with you, you can win $100!
For more details about wager requirements, WHPoints and releasing bonuses, click here.
Player Competition
Player ability on William Hill Poker ranges from the very weakest around, weaker than on the majority of other sites; this is mainly due to players going from the online betting site to trying their luck at poker, to the intermediate to high player; that can be found in the higher staked games. Overall, some easy pickings for anybody who has a good knowledge and experience of online poker playing.
Profitability
With a lot of weak players William Hill Poker can be a good place to build up some easy profit. Peak times seem the best time to hunt these out and also at weekends, although it seems as the night progresses so does the amount of stronger players so be sensible when it starts getting late and don’t push your luck too hard. Low Sit-and-Go’s are good for an easy win pretty much at all times of day.
Software
The download and installation for William Hill Poker is pretty much the same for William Hill Casino Club; it is quick and easy to understand so you can sit down at the tables in a matter of minutes. The action and movement in and out of game-play is smooth and clear. The lobby is very attractive with some nice features such as, game and table statistics, table filtration, hand history and card options are also available. The overall appearance at William Hill Poker is very clean and simple with some nice use of colour. There are some nice customisation options such as deck colour and also animation options.
Depositing and withdrawing money is easy with many options available and players can be confident that their money is safe at all times. William Hill has always had the reputation as being trustworthy and reliable, so no need to worry here.
Customer Service
William Hill Poker has an improved customer service team. They offer support via telephone, email, faxe or online live chat. Emailing is the best way to contact them and replies are pleasantly helpful and prompt. Most representatives seem quite knowledgeable. |
