Review of Classic Poker by Jesse McLean |
February 4, 2012 |
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Reviewer:
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Established:
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2000
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Email:
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help@classicpoker.com
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Phone:
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1-877-874-0274
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Website:
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www.classicpoker.com
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Software:
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Boss Media
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Americans:
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no
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Players:
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100 (average)
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Classic Poker is a poker room based out of Malta. It is one of the oldest online offerings, as the name suggests. Classic uses the popular Boss Media software.
From my experience the players here are terrible. I once had a guy bet $100 into a $3 pot when I had flopped the nuts. That's how good these games can be. The bonuses that the various sites offer have attracted a number of fairly decent tight players, but most of them are playing three or four tables at once to clear the bonus in a hurry, so won't be playing at their best.
Classic has a good selection of tournaments, thse are mostly smaller buyins (they have 2 + 0.25 buyin tournaments every half hour, in peak times at least), but there are larger tournaments as well. The best of these is the 12,000 pound guarantee (20+2 buyin maximum 600 people, there's usually only about 500 entrants, so there's a bit of overlay).
The software is acceptable. The table kills my sound card, so when the music stops, I know it's time to fold (or watch the screen pop up to show whatever auto-action I checked actually happening). The tables are nicely laid out and the important things (like bet size, pot size, etc) are obvious at glance. The tournament lobbies provide up to date information (one of my gripes about some other programs is that you can't tell what sort of chip position you are in during a multi).
The crypto skins are perhaps *the* secret to making a nice monthly take for low limit players.
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Bonus Match:
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0%
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Bonus Max:
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$0
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Deposit Bonus Information:
Classic Poker offer a first deposit bonus of 25%, and occasional reload bonuses. The bonus clears pretty quickly, so it makes me happy.
According to their website, they've changed the system so you have to enter a valid bonus code to get the bonus. The code 25match will get you your bonus.
Last Updated: 02/24/2011
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Chart Definitions
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Ratings |
Match
How much free money the poker room will give you as a percentage of your first total deposit.
Max
The maximum amout of bonus money you can receive with your first deposit.
Online
The average number of active online cash players the poker room has at any one time.
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Software
This is the quality of the program on which the poker program is run. This rating should consider the understandability and usability of the software, plus how quick and helpful their support services are.
Players
A rating of how many players there are, and how easy it is to beat the typical low-limit holdem game against the average one.
Payout
This is a rating of how quickly the poker site processes
withdrawal requests and the overall quality of bonuses rewarded.
Tournys
This rating should consider the frequency, relative value, and organization of both sit-and-go and special tournaments held.
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