Ladbrokes Poker

Hits

• Supports completely automated import of Hold'em tournament and ring-game data to Poker Tracker
• Excellent tournament leaderboard program
• Unique game play features including timers, skeleton cards and winning hand display
• New software design features sharp graphics and centralized betting
• Vital stats supplied during play

Misses

• Lobby can be hard to navigate
• Seven-Card Stud only available in high version
• Does not accept U.S. players

FULL REVIEW - Ladbrokes Poker (7.59)

Due to U.S. legislation preventing credit card companies from collecting payments for wagers made by U.S. residents, Ladbrokes Poker has determined to suspend all real-money gaming business in the United States.

Ladbrokes Poker runs on its own network on a customized version of Microgaming’s software. It offers a great poker experience with plenty of action at any limit and game. Players have plenty of opportunities for extra cash through generous promotions, guaranteed freerolls and tournament leaderboards, plus random special promotions for loyal players.

Ladbrokes Poker boasts high traffic, a wide game variety and an extensive range of table limits. The Ladbrokes Poker software provides very useful stats, as well as three different table sizes: large, normal and mini view.

The large number of shorthanded and turbo tables creates loose and juicy games as well as quick playability - sometimes seeing more than 120 hands played per hour. Although there are always details that can be improved, the software has proven to be very functional, fast and reliable and it's available in both a download and a no-download flash version.

Ladbrokes Poker runs a massive amount of promotions and offers a nice bad-beat jackpot that pays out when four-of-a-kind eights-or-better is beaten in a cash game. Besides the regular poker action players can also entertain themselves and win money playing casino games and the innovative betting game "Poker Bet," all without leaving the Ladbrokes Poker client.

The games offered at Ladbrokes Poker are Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw and Five-Card Stud. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, shorthanded and heads-up tables are all available. Real-money player statistics as of November 2008 show 1,400 ring-game players at peak hours and 5,000 tournament players at peak hours.

Overall, PokerListings finds that Ladbrokes Poker offers great action, good game diversity and software that plays very well, with some innovative games and functions. The software is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability, with some downtime as a result