 POKER
ROOM REVIEW - MULTI POKER |
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Multi
Poker used to belong to the Party Poker network. However,
as from October 2005, Party Poker cut them off and Multi Poker
and the operator of Multi Poker's two other poker rooms (EuroBet
and Empire Poker) now rely solely on their own player base.
This has meant a huge drop in player volumes although still
high enough to compete with the mid-volume poker rooms at
around 8-10,000 players at peak hours. What makes Multi Poker
so popular amongst European players is the quick withdrawal
facility directly into a player's bank account within 1-3
business days.
As Multi Poker is run by the same group as the one running
Empire Poker, Empire Poker is actually a better choice as
its loyalty programme is far superior to Multi's non-existent
loyalty programme. |
| MULTI
POKER - FEATURES |
| POSITIVE
FEATURES |
NEGATIVE
FEATURES |
- Many juicy "easy to make money" games
- Lots of short handed tables (6 players maximum
- Decent loyalty programme
- Reasonable player volumes 24 hours per day
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- Sub standard software (limited functionality and
poor graphics)
- Very small chat area
- No statistics function
- Limited poker game variety
- No statistics on number of hands played per hour
- No live table hosts
- No telephone support compounded by often slow e-mail
support
- No Loyalty Programme
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| MULTI
POKER - POKER VARIANTS |
Multi
Poker supports the following forms of poker:
- Texas Hold Em
- Omaha
- Omaha Hi/Lo
- Seven Card Stud
- Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
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| MULTI
POKER - INTERFACE |
| The
Multi
Poker software works well although the graphics could be
greatly improved upon as could the functionality. Limited player
information and nothing to assist the player when it comes to
statistics, find player or note taking. Empire really needs
to improve the user friendliness of the interface and player
functions. Play can be fairly slow as each player receive up
to 20 seconds to make a decision. |
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| MULTI
POKER - PLAYER TABLES |
The
graphics are rather rudimentary. However, the software functions
well. There are very limited player options. It is possible
to turn sound on or off, muck losing hand but not much else.
No table statistics function. 3 tables simultaneously per
player is allowed. The average pot size of the last 20 hands
is available. The personal playing statistics function is
basic but works reasonably well. Limited sound functions and
small chat window. Not our favourite player interface. |
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| MULTI
POKER - RING GAMES |
On
October 8th, 2005, PartyPoker cut off MultiPoker and 3 other
of their skin sites from the Party Poker network causing traffic
numbers on these sites to drop dramatically. October 2005,
1800-2000 real money cash game players at peak hours. |
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| POKER
VARIANT |
FORM |
STAKE
IN US$ |
MAX
NO. PLAYER |
| Texas Hold Em |
Limit |
0.50/1.00 to 100/200 |
6 or 10 |
| Texas Hold Em |
Pot Limit |
0.10/0.25 to 10/20 |
6 or 10 |
| Texas Hold Em |
No Limit |
0.10/0.25 to 10/20
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6 or 10 |
| Omaha |
Limit |
0.50/1.00 to 15/30 |
6 or 10 |
| Omaha |
Pot Limit |
0.10/0.25 to 20/50 |
6 or 10 |
| Omaha Hi Lo |
Limit |
0.50/1.00 to 20/40 |
6or 10 |
| Omaha Hi Lo |
Pot Limit |
0.10/0.25 to 20/50 |
6or 10 |
| Seven Card Stud |
Limit |
0.50/1.00 to 20/40 |
6 or 8 |
| Seven Card Stud Hi Lo |
Limit |
0.50/1.00 to 10/20 |
6 or 8 |
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| MULTI
POKER - TOURNAMENTS |
On
October 8th, 2005, PartyPoker cut off MultiPoker and their
three other skin sites (EuroBet Poker, Empire Poker, and Interrops)
from the Party Poker network causing traffic numbers on these
sites to drop dramatically. At peak hours the traffic in currently
reaches somewhere between 3000-3500 real-money tournament
players (mostly sit'n'go tournaments). |
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| TOURNAMENT
ENTRY |
ENTRY
FEE |
FREQUENCY
+ START TIME |
AVE.
NO. OF PLAYERS |
MAX.
PLAYERS |
$5,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$50 + $5 |
Mon - Sun
20.00 EST / 01.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$5,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$25 + $2 |
Mon - Sat
23.00 EST / 04.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$5,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$25 + $2 |
Mon - Sat
14.00 EST / 19.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$10,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$50 + $5 |
Sunday
14.00 EST / 19.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$10,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$100 + $1 |
Mon - Sun
22.00 EST / 03.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$50,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$100 + $10 |
Sunday
21.00 EST / 02.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
$200,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Holdem |
$250 + $20 |
Sunday (last each month)
21.00 EST / 02.00 GMT |
N/A |
N/A |
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There
are plenty of qualifiers to the big guaranteed events. The
Freerolls fill up very quickly so you have to register as
soon as they open for registration (normally 1 hour prior
to start). Pokerroom has a very popular multi tournament schedule
so plenty of action. |
| MULTI
POKER - DEPOSIT & WITHDRAWL OPTIONS |
DEPOSIT
OPTIONS:
VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, ePassporte, Citadel,
eChecks, bank draft, cashier's check, money order, inter-account
transfers .
CASH OUT OPTIONS:
EChecks, NETeller, wire transfer and check. |
| MULTI
POKER - SUPPORT |
There
is no telephone support. The 24/7 e-mail support has worked
less than satisfactory during our testing. Many of our users
have complained about a "non-existing live support"
on a frequent basis and also about "irrelevant automatic
email responses". If they are going to be at the head
of the class, they really need to sort out their support.
A definite BIG minus score. |
| MULTI
POKER - LOYALTY PROGRAMME |
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Multi Poker does not have a frequent player point scheme.
However, there are quite a bit of free rolls and promotions
for frequent players based on raked hands. |
| MULTI
POKER - MEMBER COMMENTS |
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DATE
POSTED |
COMMENTS |
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