Ever
since the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling
Enforcement Act it has become increasingly difficult for
Americans to find a good poker site that accepts players
from the US.
Before getting into the details of the current best poker
rooms, let me first give you some background on the US poker
history. Online Poker really got its boost from the
support of Americans, but many of the good sites like
party poker all decided to stop accepting players
from the United States after the bill was passed. At
one point Party Poker was one of the top 2 poker sites for
Americans, but this has since dropped massively and they
only rank in number 4 in traffic levels of all poker sites
overall now (as of April 2008). This really opened the
doors for other major poker sites like
Pokerstars.com and
FullTiltPoker.com who capitalized on this and have seen
major growth since 2006.
So, without further adieu, we have put together a list
of the best online poker sites that are US friendly
and compatible with most of the accepted deposit options
for American poker players. As always with any of our
top poker site lists, if you are from the USA and disagree
with any of these poker sites in the list, send us an email
and tell us why it isn't the best poker site for Americans.
We have personally tested over 50 different poker sites,
and based on this testing have come to the conclusion
that these are the best poker sites that accept
Americans. We rank sites based on several
factors which include traffic levels, promotions,
regular tournaments, game variety, support, security,
player loyalty programs, and of course whether they
take US players.
USA Poker Rooms
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PokerStars
PokerStars Review
(Includes Bonus Info)
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Pokerstars as the number one site goes without saying!
They have the highest traffic volumes of any poker sites, the
biggest tournaments, and some big name pros like Daniel
Negreanu. Anyone that plays online poker has an account at
Poker Stars. This is where the World Championship of
Online Poker (WCOOP) is played with huge prizes and Championship
bracelets. There are Million Dollar Tournaments every week
on Poker Stars. If you don't have an account yet, it
should not be missed. Here is a cool version of the
software with a US Flag Skin:
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Bodog Poker
Bodog Poker Review
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If you haven't heard of their poker site, you have probably
heard of Bodog Fight, the Bodog Sportsbook, or maybe even Bodog
music which has groups like the Wu Tang Clan and many more.
Bodog Poker is very image oriented and tries to be the "cool"
place to play, which has become a favourite with American poker
players. They have great tournaments, they sponsor some of
the greatest players, and they have a really good player loyalty
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Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker Review
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Full Tilt Poker is really fighting to become number one in
online poker! They have the FTOPS which has a guaranteed prize
pool of over $10 Million Dollars (with qualifiers for only
$2.25) plus a ton of other huge tournaments. They have tons of
promotions and great player retention. It is also home to all
the pro poker players (including Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Howard
Lederer and more) that you can actually see playing at the
tables. They don't quite have the traffic levels of PokerStars,
and the competition is a little tougher, but its still
definitely one of the best sites out there for US players. |
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Carbon Poker
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Formerly Poker.com, Carbon Poker is a great site for players
that are looking to play low stakes texas holdem, and build a
bankroll from nothing. They offer tons of freerolls every day so
you can literally grind your way from nothing to build your
bankroll. They also have some great promotions for all major
tournaments such as the WSOP, WPT, Aussie Millions and many
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Ultimate Bet
Ultimate Bet Review
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Phil Hellmuth plays here. Need I say any more? Just kidding.
UB offers a great loyalty program where you can get things like
iPods, they have some great tourneys where you don't have to
play against 1000s of players to make it to a final table, and
their site is overall quite busy. They have great of big
tourneys where you can win a trip to the 2008 WSOP or to their
own Aruba Poker Classic. |
* All sites with the (
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symbol are
Mac Friendly Poker Sites
** All sites with the (
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symbol are
Linux Compatible Poker Sites
*** All sites with the (
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symbol are
Windows Compatible Poker Sites
If you need information about some of the payment options
available to American Poker Players, check our
US Poker Deposit Options page.
More Best Poker Sites
Are you looking for some of the easiest poker action
and sites with the most fish? Check out our
Easiest Poker Sites
chart.
Lastly, if you aren't from the US, check our overall
Top Online Poker Sites
page
