Players Only Poker Review

PlayersOnly.com is a very new poker room that launched in 2006. They joined the Cake network right from the start and recently they joined the Merge Poker Network which immediately increased their player base and traffic to their poker room. Now, traffic to both ring games and tournaments is greatly improved. As I mentioned before, PlayersOnly accepts USA players as well as players from all over the world.

So now all poker players can sign up at PlayersOnly and claim their sign up bonus. They offer a special sign up bonus for poker depositors, which is 100% up to $650 on your first deposit. What this means is that you'll get a bonus dollar for every dollar you deposit, up to $650. Of course, you have to clear the money before it is yours to withdraw/wager.

To clear the bonus money, you have to earn 75 VIP Points for every bonus dollar. You earn VIP points by playing in ring games and in tournaments. Bonus dollars are released in increments of $5. Every $5 of your bonus that you earn is credited to your player account. You have 90 days to claim your full bonus.

In addition to your deposit bonus you will also get a free $500 new depositors freeroll ticket.

Besides just a bonus, PlayersOnly has plenty more to offer to poker players. First of all, their software is outstanding. The Merge Gaming platform that they recently migrated to is sleek and easy to use, and I have to say I really enjoy the online poker software.

When you open the lobby you'll see a list of all the available tables, which can be filtered down using a bunch of options including stakes, betting limits, and game type. Also, you can quickly navigate to find sit and go's and multi table tournaments.

Players Only Customer Support

PlayersOnly offers outstanding customer support, including live chat, email support, and 24/7 phone support. The live chat is really awesome because you don't have to hold on the phone, and you don't even have to speak to anyone. You just get your answers instantly and correctly.

Players Only Deposits and Withdrawals

If you're in the USA or Canada, you can easily deposit and withdraw with tons of easy options including credit cards (Visa or MasterCard) and cash transfers, and you can withdraw conveniently via courier's check. The minimum deposit is only $20.

Players Only VIP Rewards Program

Another aspect of PlayersOnly that I love is their VIP rewards program. No matter if you play in high stakes games, low stakes games, love to play in Sit n’Go’s or multi-table tournaments, the PlayersOnly VIP program has a number of ways to reward its loyal players.

The PlayersOnly VIP Program is made up of five tiers: Green, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. As you earn more VIP points you’ll move up through the different tiers. The higher the tier, the more rewards that you’ll receive.

How do you earn VIP Points?

You earn VIP points by playing at any real money cash game table at PlayersOnly or by buying into any real money tournament. In cash games, every time a flop is seen VIP points are earned if you are involved in the hand. You’ll earn 1 VIP point for every 10 cents of rake you contribute. For tournaments, you’ll receive 1 VIP point for every 10 cents that you pay in tournament fees.

What are the VIP Rewards?

1) Private Tournaments

Each week PlayersOnly hosts private tournaments for each tier featuring big prize pools and free buy-ins. The higher your VIP level the greater the freerolls that you can play in.

2) Exclusive Reload Bonuses

Each month you’ll receive a reload bonus specific to your tier. The higher the tier the bigger the bonus you become eligible to receive.

3) VIP Points for Tournament buy-ins

You'll be able to use your VIP points to buy into certain guaranteed tournaments. The PlayersOnly tournament lobby has the specific details for the tournament buy-ins.

4) Player Rewards Store

Use your VIP Points in the Player Rewards Store to purchase everything from Books and iPods to your favorite team's jersey and vacations in the sun.

Plus PlayersOnly runs satellites to major live events such as the WSOP, WPT, EPT and others, hosts their own guaranteed tournaments, tons of freerolls and great special monthly promotions.

With so much to offer its not a surprise that PlayersOnly is one of the fastest growing online poker rooms.