William Hill Poker

Hits

• Very good interface for finding bigger buy-in tournament satellites
• Supports completely automated import of Hold'em tournament and ring-game data to Poker Tracker
• Relatively juicy games
• Massive amounts of guaranteed tournaments

Misses

• Higher rake at GBP tables
• Greatest traffic only during European peak hours
• Doesn’t accept U.S. players

FULL REVIEW - William Hill Poker (5.68)

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

William Hill Poker is one of the more popular poker sites on the Cryptologic network, sharing a player base with Sun Poker and InterPoker, among others. The games are kept juicy and loose thanks to massive promotions and the presence of casino and sports betting players, making William Hill Poker an excellent choice for the skill poker player.

The network and player base was growing at a very high rate in 2004 and 2005, but took a dive with the U.S. player ban. Since then, with the consolidation of the business and the addition of several poker sites, the network has begun to grow again and is holding firm in the top 10 poker networks. William Hill Poker is a very popular poker room for European and British players in particular, making the busiest traffic time around the European peak hours. The poker tables sport relatively wild and loose games, and there are many special promotions such as money-added tournaments, giveaways and freerolls.

The software has good functionality and the lobby got a well-deserved makeover in 2006, giving it a cleaner and more useable look and making finding tournaments a lot easier. William Hill Poker is also one of few sites sporting a proposition player program, where a player can earn money just by playing.

The games offered at William Hill Poker are Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit, with full-table games, short-handed and heads-up tables all available. As an added bonus, William Hill Poker also spreads high-stakes black jack.

Real-money player statistics as of November 2008 show 1,500 ring-game players at peak hours and 8,000 tournament players at peak hours. Overall, William Hill Poker offer relatively loose and juicy games and software that plays well. The software is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability with little downtime as a result.