CD Poker Review

Software & Graphics

Score
	9.5

CD Poker's software made by Playtech and is one of the leading brands on the iPoker network. The Playtech software is well thought of in the industry and the CD Poker software is an excellent example.

The software is available in five languages, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. The graphics are advanced and present a pleasant experience for all.

The functionality of the software is excellent with many features such as buddy list function, players notes, multiple sound / character options, game histories, live floor managers and many more.

The performance of the software is fast and smooth with a simple user interface and you can play up to 3 tables simultaneously.

In summary the CD Poker software is tidy, fast and feature packed and there are not many software packages available that are better.

Player Traffic

Score - Ring Game Traffic
	8.5
Score - Tournament Traffic
	8.5
Accepts US Players?
	U.S.A Players NOT accepted

CD Poker is an excellent site for the lower stakes players with great player traffic figures on the lower stakes tables all the way up to $2/$4. It also has a decent player traffic on the higher stakes tables.

It is a relatively new site compared to some other sites, and is still in a period of growth. However the player base is rapidly expanding and there is still plenty of players on at peak times with somewhere in the region of 6,000 ring game players and 27,500 tournament players.

CD Poker and the iPoker network is rapidly growing to be one of the biggest poker networks and over the next few months you can expect their player base to increase substantially.

You shouldn't have any problems in finding the game your looking for here though.

Player Toughness

Score
	7.0

CD Poker is swimming with fish, you get your fair share of decent players as well, but there are lots of fish here for the taking.

Especially on the low to mid stake table's if it loose games your after then this is an excellent site. The reason that CD Poker has so many fish is that the iPoker network recruit poker players from the Playtech online casino base with aggressive marketing.

Game Variety

Score
	7.5

CD Poker offers a good selection of games with Texas Holdem in limit, pot-limit and no-limit versions as well as Omaha Hi-Lo and High in both limit and pot-limit and 7-card Stud.

Table stakes range from $0.01/$0.02 to $50/$100 for Texas Holdem and $0.02/$0.04 to $5/$10 for Omaha. All games are also available for play money if you wish.

Tournament selection is good, with Heads-Up, Sit-and-Go and fixed schedule multi-table tournaments on offer.

Bonus / Promotions

Score
	3.0

We have secured a very exclusive bonus offer to Poker Professor players. On your first deposit you will receive a massive 150% bonus up to $500 and your bonus will be credited to you as soon as you make your initial deposit.

You earn between 1 and 11 points everytime you are dealt cards in a raked hand (you don't have to contribute anything to the pot), and for every 500 points you earn $5 of your bonus is released into your account. This is a significant advantage over the sites where your bonus is only released to you in one lump sum when you have met all the requirement, this method gives you stage payments. Also the fact that you only have to be dealt hands to earn points is a major advantage over other sites, where you only get points for the hands where you contribute to the pot.

Apart from this there is not much else in the way of Promotions that goes on with CD Poker compared to other rooms.

Customer Support

Score
	5.0

The support service offered by CD Poker was ok, but when we tested it the response was slow. However we did receive a professional answer to our query.

They have constant 24 hour live support which you can access within the software itself. You can also contact support by telephone or via email both of which are available 24 hours a day to answer any questions you may have regarding hand histories, buying chips, cashing out, or anything you can think of.

Deposit / Withdrawal Options

Score
	9.0

CD Poker offers almost every deposit option you can think of - too many to list here. Some of the deposit methods available are as follows:

Visa, Mastercard, Firepay, Neteller, Click2Pay, Wire Transfer, and Citadel.

Withdrawals are usually made to the same card that you deposited with, and will usually take between 1 to 4 days depending on your card operator.

Rake

Score
	8.0

The Rake appears very reasonable in terms of Online Poker. The rake per hand varies depending on the stake level of the table but ranges from $0.05 for every $1 in the pot at the lower limit tables up to a maximum of $3 on the higher stake tables.

Security

Score
	10.0

CD Poker make the following statement on Security

" Earning the trust and confidence of our members is a primary goal here at CDPoker and the key to our success. We aim to make everyone feel 100% comfortable playing poker at our tables from day one and have taken every effort to ensure so.

From using true random number generators to ensure total game integrity to providing our players with real-time on demand transaction and game histories from within the poker software to securing and protecting the privacy of our players with 128-bit SSL technology - these are the driving forces behind the way we run our business and our daily operations.

We have also put in place the most advanced combination of statistical analysis tools and expert vigilance to provide the industry's most effective shield against player collusion."

As you can see from this, CD Poker take this matter very seriously and as such their software and financial transactions are extremely secure.