POKER
ROOM REVIEW - GOLDEN TIGER POKER |

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Golden Tiger Poker is a “network skin” which
is part of the PrimaPoker Network, with its shared player
database. Prima Network has grown quickly in 2005 and now
has well over 10,000 players online at peak time and several
thousand off peak. In our experience, Golden Tiger Poker is
one of the lesser lights on the Prima Network with poor telephone
support with uninterested customer personnel. The big draw
really is the 50% initital deposit bonus up to $200. If you
know how to use the bonus schemes, it can make a huge impact
on your overall bankroll. Why keep playing on one of the poker
rooms on the Prima Network once you have cleared the initial
sign up bonus? Worthwhile to sign up to another room connected
to the same network and do the same as you will still be playing
against the same opponents - software the same, players the
same, just a new sign on bonus to clear and then you can move
on. Also this is a great way of finding which offers you the
best overall playing experience like best customer support,
loyalty programme and so on.
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GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - FEATURES |
| POSITIVE
FEATURES |
NEGATIVE
FEATURES |
- Many loose games with casino players
- Decent player volumes 24/7
- Lots of short handed tables (5 or 6 players)
- Find-a-player function
- Bad beat jackpot and magic-hand bonus
- Note taking support
- Lobby info with players/flop and average pot
- Telephone support
- Clear overview over the entire betting sequence
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- Poor software functionality
- No loyalty program
- No live table hosts
- Often slow e-mail support
- Telephone support could be more helpful
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GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - POKER VARIANTS |
Golden
Tiger Poker supports the following forms of poker:
- Texas Hold Em
- Omaha
- Omaha Hi/Lo
- Seven Card Stud
- Five Card Stud
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GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - INTERFACE |
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Tiger Poker software is a customised shared-network version
of Prima Poker Network by Microgaming. Poor graphics and limited
functionality. There is no player options menu where you can
set your preferences. Looks more like a casino lobby than a
poker lobby. Although there have been a number of smaller makeovers
of the software during 2003 and 2004, there is still a lot of
improvements required before reaching the level of top poker
room software. Golden Tiger Poker does share the player base
with the rest of the Prima Poker Network to ensure high traffic.
Hand history is available by HTML page and via email. One nice
feature is the possibility to see all actions in the chat area
to the right - who raised and called and for which amounts in
the previous betting rounds and previous hands. This feature
is invaluable for players not keeping full focus on the game
(playing on other tables or having other distractions). In sum,
the software is now OK, but leaves some room for improvement. |
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GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - PLAYER TABLES |
Very
basic table layout. No player avatars and no options feature
to set up your individual player preferences and there is
only limited sound (just when cards being dealt). There is
a time bar which is now much quicker, actually too quick for
some. However, this ensures relatively fast paced games. If
loose games are what you are looking for and not too worried
about fancy graphics and functionalities, Royal Vegas Poker
is definitely of interest. |

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GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - RING GAMES |
Golden
Tiger Poker ring game traffic is quite high. The ring
game traffic at peak times is around 3,000 players. Fairly
limited game variety. However, the action tends to be loose
and fast. A lot of short-handed tables (max. 6 players) and
plenty of high limit tables. |
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| POKER
VARIANT |
FORM |
STAKE
IN US$ |
MAX
NO. PLAYER |
| Texas Hold Em |
Limit |
0.05/0.10 to 100/200 |
2, 6 or 10 |
| Texas Hold Em |
Pot Limit |
0.05/0.10 to 100/200 |
2, 6 or 10 |
| Texas Hold Em |
No Limit |
0.05/0.10 to 100/200
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2, 6 or 10 |
| Omaha |
Limit |
0.10/0.20 to 50/100 |
2, 6 or 10 |
| Omaha |
Pot Limit |
0.10/0.20 to 40/80 |
2, 6 or 10 |
| Omaha |
No Limit |
0.10/0.20 to 20/40 |
2, 6 or 10 |
| Omaha Hi Lo |
Limit |
0.05/0.10 to 100/200 |
2, 6 or 10 |
| Omaha Hi Lo |
Pot Limit |
0.05/0.10 to 100/200 |
2, 6 or 10 |
| Seven Card Stud |
Limit |
0.50/1.00 to 50/100 |
2 or 8 |
| Seven Card Stud |
Pot Limit |
0.25/0.50 to 3/6 |
2 or 8 |
| Seven Card Stud |
No Limit |
0.50/1.00 to 200/400 |
2 or 8 |
| Five Card Stud |
Limit |
0.25/0.50 to 50/100 |
2 or 8 |
| Five Card Stud |
Pot Limit |
0.25/0.50 to 50/100 |
2 or 8 |
| Five Card Stud |
No Limit |
0.25/0.50 to 50/100 |
2 or 8 |
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GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - TOURNAMENTS |
Golden
Tiger Poker's multi-table tournaments have improved greatly
in 2005. It can now rival the top poker rooms. Plenty of freerolls,
guaranteed prize pool tournaments and qualifiers to the large
hi-value poker tournaments. There is good action throughout
the day with several thousand tournament players logged on
most of the day. Lots of Sit and Go tournaments as well. There
is something for every taste. Below are some of the higher
value daily guaranteed tournaments as well as some of the
regular guaranteed poker tournaments. |
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| TOURNAMENT
ENTRY |
ENTRY
FEE |
FREQUENCY
+ START TIME |
AVE. NO.
OF PLAYERS |
MAX. PLAYERS
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$5,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$20 + $2 |
Mon - Sat
13.30 EST / 18.30 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$5,500 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$25 + $2.50 |
Mon - Sun
17.30 EST / 22.30 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$5,500 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$20 + $2 |
Mon - Sun
02.00 EST / 07.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$7,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$30 + $3 |
Mon - Sun
17.00 EST / 22.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$7,500 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$35 + $3 |
Mon - Sat
18.30 EST / 23.30 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$12,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$20 + $2 |
Mon - Sun
19.00 EST / 00.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$20,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$10 + $1 |
Mon - Fri
15.30 EST / 20.30 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$20,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$100 + $9 |
Mon - Fri
14.30 EST / 19.30 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$100,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$50 + $5 |
Sun
15.30 EST / 20.30 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
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GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - DEPOSIT & WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS |
DEPOSIT
OPTIONS:
VISA, MasterCard, prepaid ATM, NETeller, FirePay, Wire Transfer.
CASH OUT OPTIONS:
Cash out to credit card only against prior purchases make,
remaining balance is paid out via various "web wallets"
(NETeller, FirePay, Prepaid ATM, etc) and check. |
GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - SUPPORT |
There
is telephone support and e-mail support. However, email support
often has slow response times. There is freephone 24/7 telephone
support although the support staff sound half asleep and uninterested.
Our feeling is that we are bothering them in their slumber
so not impressed. One of the lesser lights in the Prima Network. |
GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - LOYALTY PROGRAMME |
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There is now a new loyalty programme where there used to
be none. Based upon raked hands, loyalty points are accummulated
which can then be turned into real money. Presume they are
still developing the loaylty scheme as it does nothing to
excite us to take our pants off. |
GOLDEN
TIGER POKER - MEMBER COMMENTS |
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| MEMBER |
DATE
POSTED |
COMMENTS |
| Eurobonus |
2 Jan.
2005 |
I don't know why, but I am
not the greatest fan of Prima Network. Irony is that I
have experienced far less bad beats and crazy hands at
Prima-based poker rooms than Cryptologic-based poker rooms.
Think I just don't like the interface and graphics. I
like the cards to be clear (perhaps I should get new glasses?).
But Prima Network is growing fast and with that come the
uninitiated to online poker so plenty of juicy games with
rookies. |
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