Basic Details Country of Origin : United Kingdom License : Malta Year of Foundation : 2005 Software : Boss Media Language : English Bonus : 100% Upto £100

Available Games	:	Texas Holdem, Omaha, Blackjack, Five Card Draw, Siki, MTT,STT and Stud
Deposit Methods	:	Visa, Delta, Mastercard, Neteller, Solo, Switch, Paysafecard, Bank Transfer, Click2Pay, Bank Draft and Check
Withdrawal Methods	:	Visa, Switch, Neteller, Delta, Bank Transfer, Solo, Click2Pay, Bank Draft

Virgin Poker Review

Virgin Poker is yet another successful venture of the vast Virgin Empire of Sir Richard Branson, an eminent business tycoon. Although launched only in 2005, Virgin Poker has established itself as one of the leading providers of online poker. It offers the standard poker games but the promotions available here take the cake. As is common with everything that is Virgin, the magnificent extravagance is clearly visible in the fantastic promotions that are offered to the Virgin Poker players. It is a great place for those looking for fun as well as to making some good money. Whether you are a new comer to the game or a well-experienced player, you will always find games of your choice at Virgin Poker.

Software:

The downloadable software from Boss Media is quick to install and consists of a convenient to use interface. The lobby gives access to all the required data and the game filter allows you to find the games of your choice with complete ease. The tables are clear-cut and the cards are available in a four-color deck making it easy to distinguish them. Unlike the other poker rooms that use the common green color that is distinctive of poker rooms, Virgin Poker stands out with its patent red color.

The table can be adjusted according to your preference while all other required data such as flop percentages, player statistics, player notes etc are available from the lobby. There are no distracting avatars and the screen is kept simple so as to enable better game play.

Poker School:

Virgin Poker also provides video tutorials that can help new comers understand the game and learn its strategies. Also available are articles contributed by experienced players that can be of great help to new players as well as skilled players. There is also a blog that helps players interact with each other while some useful tips can also be found here. The live poker school is accessible at all times, helping players learn the tactics of the games.

Games:

The games available at Virgin Poker include the all time favorite Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha High, Omaha Low, 5-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud, 5-Card Draw and Blackjack. There are all kinds of players at the tables making the games loose and easy with a good deal of money to be played for. Also there are several limits starting as low as 5c/10c and going up to $500/$1000, making it convenient for both low budget as well as high staking players to play limits of their choice.

Also available are a variety of tournaments that include multi-table tournaments, sit and go tournaments, live satellite tournaments, guaranteed tournaments and jackpots with fixed buy-ins and assured prizes. Tournaments move fast and therefore there are several events held every day.

Rake:

The rake is at par with the standard industry rake of 5% of the total pot with the maximum limit not exceeding $3.

Traffic:

Traffic during normal hours is generally about 2,000 players but during peak hours it can go up considerably high taking the numbers to about 3,000 players playing at cash tables and a whooping 13,000 players playing tournaments.

Bonus:

New players can get a generous welcome bonus of 100% of up to £100 when they sign up for an account at Virgin Poker. This bonus is released in increments of £10 and you have 180 days to wager for this bonus.

Promotions:

Players can take part in the daily $50 free rolls and win their way through to live poker events such as the European Poker Tour or the Asian Poker Classic. They can also collect V-Points with every raked hand and tournament that they play and the points can be redeemed for some fabulous rewards that are worth considering. These include flying miles, cash exchange or entries to live events.

Deposit/Withdrawal Options:

Deposit methods include VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Switch, Delta, Solo, Bank Transfers, Click2Pay, Paysafecard, Moneta, Bank Draft and Checks

Withdrawal options include VISA, NETeller, Delta, Bank Transfers, Switch, Moneta, Bank Draft, Click2Pay and Solo.

Customer Support:

Support is available via email, telephone and live chat services.

Overall Virgin Poker is a marvelous poker room offering exciting games and a variety of promotions that attract a lot of traffic to its site. Players from USA are not allowed to play here, giving the poker room a more European approach. It is no wonder that the games are soft here making it easy to win them. Once you visit the site, you will surely be glad you came here because Virgin Poker holds a lot of attractions in terms of bonuses and promotions.

If you mention that you play poker to the average person on the street, they will almost always assume you mean Texas Hold’em. Tournament Texas Hold’em was accepted as “the poker game” when the poker boom hit the United States in 2003, after Chris Moneymakers historic World Series of Poker Main Event victory. Millions of college students, middle aged men and women, and retirees began playing the game which was made famous through ESPN’s coverage.

Many people inside the game of poker only play Texas Hold’em and many of these people do not even understand the other forms of poker that are our there. I recently hosted my weekly home poker game and decided to make it a dealer’s choice game. I selected Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, and 7 card stud as my dealer’s choice games and had to explain the rules and concepts of the games numerous times. A few of my friends, who are quite talented Texas Hold’em players, were not big fans of these new games, as they did not fully understand the strategies to excel at the new games and could not be bothered to apply themselves. A few of the other players at the game, loved the new additions. They liked the added action created in Omaha, as well as the new information and betting rounds created in Stud and Razz.

There are so many different and unique caveats of each game, that it creates new and different challenges amongst each game. I, like many, first learned how to play Texas hold’em competitively. I got into Razz by playing online and reading books such as Super System. At the time I first got into these other games, I was a bit burnt out on Texas hold’em. That’s what really turned me onto playing Razz competitively. Learning the nuisances Razz and different strategies involved with the game brought back my passion for playing poker. I became a student of the game again, studying and learning everything I could about the game. In the end, I became much better at Razz, but these strategies and new thought processes also helped me in my Texas hold’em game as well.

Some sites do not offer every form of poker or have as high as volume of games in these different games that they do in Texas hold’em. However, most of the large sites and many medium sized sites have many game types. Paddy Power Poker, Virgin Poker, and Ladbrokes Poker all offer games in Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo, Razz, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud H/L. Just like Texas Hold’em, these sites offer micro stakes, .01/.02, low stakes, $1/2, medium stakes, $10/$20, and large stakes, $50/$100 and above. I would suggest starting at very low stakes if you are just learning the game of Razz. It can be very confusing at first and you don’t want to blow your whole bankroll before you even understand the game.

Throughout the next few weeks, I will take you on a journey through the game of Razz. I will not only give you a better understanding of the game, but I will teach you some proven winning strategies for this form of poker and the various opportunities involved with Razz.