PokerRoom online poker room has been serving poker players since 1999. PokerRoom.com is under the ownership of Ongame Group. Other online gambling sites under the ownership of Ongame group are CasinoRoom, HoldemPoker and Holywood Poker. Ongame Studios develops and markets online betting software. Ongame is a well trusted name in the world of online gaming.

The fact that PokerRoom is the first online poker room to receive the eCOGRA certification is a feather on the cap. The player can view the eCOGRA certification at the poker website. The certification certifies that the games at the online poker room are fair and that the poker room operates by honest means and is responsible. The financial safety and timely payout is also guaranteed at PokerRoom online poker room.

Security is the major concern and this has been ensured with the use of Thawte SSL (Secure Socket Layers). This ensures that all the information is transferred securely from the site.

PokerRoom.com along with The Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) has added many new features to the online poker room which has made gaming much more exciting and also ensures legal gaming.

Responsible Gaming has been ensured at PokerRoom.com. The site has adopted different measures to ensure that players of only the legally acclaimed age play at the online poker room.

PokerRoom.com holds the license of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. The commission regulates and controls the gaming activities and has certified the honesty and integrity of the online poker room.

PokerRoom online poker room has its own software platform. Inspite of this, PokerRoom also uses the software developed by Net Entertainment. Net Entertainment has over thirty licensees. The poker room has the latest technology in 3D video gaming technology graphics. The player can play at multiple tables at a time. The player can also choose the gaming speed from three different levels. The players can vote out abusive players at PokerRoom.com.

The software is available in both download and flash modes. Also the attractive feature is that the game can be played in Mac’s and mobile phones also. There is also step by step tutorial to guide the player to navigate and download the software and how to play.

The awards that PokerRoom.com has received are a true credit to the online poker room. The poker room has won the award of Poker Site of the Year in 2005 and 2006 at the UK Gambling Awards. The Gambling Online Magazine awarded PokerRoom with the honour of the Top Poker Software for the year 2005.

PokerRoom.com has a magnificent forum by the name of POKAH. All the players at PokerRoom.com with a minimum of at least one Player Point can gain entry into the Pokah.

The community is for all the poker lovers. Pokah serves as the perfect place for the poker players to relax and get involved in discussions and meet new friends. The rules and regulations at the community are also minimal. The forum has all kinds of discussions, private messaging service and also provision for forming public and private groups for discussion or for playing.

Texas Hold’em game is available in limit, No-limit and Pot Limit games. The other games available are Omaha, 7 Card Stud and 5 Card Draw. The casino games also can be played at pokerroom.com with direct access to CasinoRoom.com which is a sister site of PokerRoom.com. The players can play games online in private groups with friends at Pokerroom.com.

The poker room is the ultimate destination for a wide range of exclusive tournaments. The most attractive is the Big Deal tournament which is a $300+20 No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament. There are also Live Events, Sit and Go’s, regular tournaments, World Series of Poker qualifiers, “Winner Takes all” daily tournaments and rebuys.

Minimum Buy-in for limit games is calculated as 10 times the minimum bet amount. The minimum Buy-in for pot limit and no-limit games is what the name of the table is.

PokerRoom.com has a free Poker School which has tutorials for the players to learn to play poker games at PokerRoom. The poker school has everything from flash tutorials to detailed explanation of the rules, instructions and strategies.

The section has an Expected Value Statistics feature by which the players can play trial games and improve their game. The site also has tips and articles written by professionals like Steve Badger and Tom McEvoy. Players can also submit their articles.

The welcome bonus at PokerRoom.com is an astounding 20% extra of the first deposit amount upto $100. The poker room also offers monthly reload bonuses. The player can also earn by referring his friends to PokerRoom.com. The player can earn a $50 for referring the friend and the person referred to the poker room, i.e. the friend can earn $25 just because he was referred.

The poker room has another feature by the name of Team PokerRoom.com. It is the official team of PokerRoom.com and as its member the players can travel to land-based poker events with free stay in a luxury hotel, tournament entry fee and special activities. The players will have to qualify to get a place in the Team Pokerroom.com.

The online poker room has a wonderful loyalty program. Pokerroom.com has a three tier loyalty system with the GreenRoom, SilverRoom and finally the highest level of GoldRoom. To gain entry into the GreenRoom, it requires only a single Player Point.

The player points are earned for every rake made at the online poker room. The Player Points can be exchanged for cash. The value of the Player Points differs with the player level. GreenRoom has added Freeroll tournaments.

The SilverRoom is for the truly dedicated players. The rewards are high and the gaming opportunity is also wonderful with exclusive access to SilverRoom tournaments.

The GoldRoom is for the most successful PokerRoom.com players. The journey to get a place in the GoldRoom is tiresome and difficult but the effort is worth. A feature especially open for the Gold member at PokerRoom.com is that tournament tickets can be purchased with the player points. Even the Player Point exchange rate is high.

Player Points are also required to cash out bonuses. 7 Player Points are required to cash out $1 of the first deposit bonus amount. 10 Player Points cash out 1$ of the reload bonus. Only when 150 Player points are acquired by the player and his refered friend does the referral bonus gets credited.

The players can use a wide range of payment services like Neteller, FirePay, MoneyBookers, InstaCash, Click2Pay, Debit and Credit Card, 900 Pay, EWallet Express, ePassporte and cash transfers.