Caribbean Sun Pokeroe is a popular poker room, with its loose games and the great monthly loyalty bonus. Caribbean Sun Poker uses CryptoLogic's platform, with a shared player base together with William Hill Poker, Betfair Poker and Inter Poker as well as a number of other smaller poker rooms. The games are among the loosest today, so if you are looking for soft games this is a good poker room. The player volume in the network has increased substantially in 2004 and early 2005 although the growth has slowed down of late. The software has OK functionality, but the graphics are not as nice (other Cryptologic partners like Betfair have clearer graphics). They have a great monthly loyalty bonus where you get $40 after playing 250 raked hand each calendar month. There is also an open "proposition player" program, where you get paid to start up new games or play in short-handed games.

So why choose Caribbean Sun Poker over other Cryptologic Network poker rooms? Caribbean Sun Poker may not have the financial security rating as do Betfair, William Hill and Inter Poker. However, Caribbean Sun Poker offer far greater promotions, freerolls and loyalty programme than the others. So if you like the loose action at Cryptologic and looking for loyalty rewards, Caribbean Sun Poker is really THE choice. And you don't have to worry about their financial security as they have been in the business since 2000.

• Texas Hold Em
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi/Lo
• Seven Card Stud

Very basic table layout - uncluttered which means that focus can be given to the cards and not the graphics; still some better graphics wouldn't really hurt. The Player's Name and the size of his stack are superimposed over the chair. The cards are clear and easy to see. Only problem is when you try to play two or more tables as the screens auto flicker when it is your turn. This can make you click the wrong button at a different table than you intended to. You can check from where each player is coming from by moving the cursor over the name plate; don't really know how useful that is but guess there must be a reason for it.

Caribbean Sun Pokeroe has plenty of Texas Hold Em ring games at all times of the day. However, there are few players of the other forms of poker if any at all. Texas Hold Em is the name of the game at Caribbean Sun Poker. A lot of high stake tables online with a maximum of £150/£300 at limit where average played hand is around £1,500 ($3,000) and a lot of $10/$20 No Limit action where pots often are in excess of $1,000. A lot of short-handed tables (max. 6 players).

Caribbean Sun Pokeroe's multi-table tournaments are reasonable whereas their Sit and Go tournaments are poor. It is difficult to get to play in a single table tournament as you can be waiting a very long time before it starts; only for the most patient. The multi-table tournaments occur approx. every 30 minutes or so. The tournament list has grown considerably in 2005 and now has a much wider range and frequency than a year ago. As with almost all online poker rooms, there are qualifiers to the big poker events.

DEPOSIT OPTIONS:
PrePaid ATM, Citadel, VISA, MasterCard, ECP (Electronic Check Processing), FirePay, NETeller, Money Orders, Bank Wire Transfers and checks.

CASH OUT OPTIONS:
FirePay, NETeller, Citadel, check and ECP (Electronic Check Processing).

Good, with 24/7 telephone support via toll free numbers as well as email. Their LIVE CHAT works very well with prompt responses.

Quite attractive for the regular players, who get a $40 bonus (rakeback) each month for their first 250 raked hands. Player points are rewarded depending on the raked hands played. These will allow you to enter special Freeroll tournaments. Also coming soon, you will be able to transfer your poker points into 'Peak Rewards', and ultimately into free cash or fabulous merchandise.

A $250 / £150 jackpot will be paid to the player holding the highest hand of the day ending at 11:59 PM EST. In order for the player’s hand to qualify it must go to a showdown and be played at a real money table. There is also a Bad Beat Jackpot. The Bad Beat Jackpot will never drop below the minimum of $2,500.00/ £1,500. Every morning at 12:00 AM EST, the jackpot will increase by $150.00/£100.