Online Poker FAQ

Sites welcoming US players

Full Tilt Poker
Highest limits, celebrity players, $600 deposit bonus

Ultimate Bet
Aruba and Bellagio freerolls, $650 deposit bonus

Poker Stars
Best tournaments and frequent player freerolls

Absolute Poker
Weekly $150,000 freeroll


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What are the best online poker sites? How are the top sites different?

Last updated: Oct 2006
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First, check out our mini-reviews of the top sites in the bonus code center.

A great resource for comparing the popularity of the different sites is Poker Site Scout. It is like TV Nielsen Ratings for poker sites. Here is a recent Site Scout snapshot of real money players at the top sites (not including tournaments):

Poker site Current live game players 24 Hour Peak
Party Poker
11395 11952
Poker Stars 8504 9605
PokerRoom.com 4081 4601
Full Tilt Poker 3059 3856
Paradise Poker 2718 3449
Prima Poker (Cryptologic) 2350 2727
Ultimate Bet 1204 2204
Pacific Poker 2041 2154

Also, the rec.gambling.poker FAQ has links to other sites that have reviews of online cardrooms. A good example is The Poker Project.