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Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes
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Ladbrokes is one of the oldest betting firms in the UK and have long been an established part of the British high street. Since 1925, their red bookie shops have provided sports betting services to millions of customers every year. With the advent of online casino gambling, Ladbrokes successfully forged their own online presence. They are now the largest retail bookmaker in the world and provide online poker to thousands of players across the globe. In February 2009 they joined forces with one of the oldest online poker networks, Microgaming.

Unsurprisingly, the most popular tables at Ladbrokes Poker are the No Limit Hold ‘em cash games. Ladbrokes deals millions of Texas Hold Em Hands each month! Stakes start at a very modest €0.02/€0.04 and progress up to a reasonably high €50/€100. Along with the packed No Limit section there are moderately popular Fixed and Pot Limit areas. The increasing popularity of Omaha is evident on Ladbrokes, although never comes close to competing with the Hold ‘em arena. The other games on offer are 5 Card Draw, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, and Razz.

Sit & Gos are fairly well patronized, with a good spread of players across the stakes. At the lower end of the scale, the €0.50 + €0.10 buy-ins are always buzzing. Off-peak there are even full tables at the €50 + €5 range, only a step away from the €100 + €9 maximum. A strong selection of Multi Table Tournaments finds its home at Ladbrokes Poker, but this strength isn’t echoed in the player traffic. Guaranteed events pop up every 30 minutes, usually with prize pools set between €1,500 and €3,000. Ladbrokes provide over $3 million in guaranteed tournaments every month, so it’s no surprise to see hundreds of regular satellites to the monthly €100k guarantee.

Traffic numbers are never going to be very low when your site is a member of the 8th most popular online poker network in the world. Even off-peak, there are regularly over 10,000 players logged in at any one time. Numerous tables run all day long, with the No Limit cash games the most popular section. As well as having access to the whole Microgaming network player base, Ladbrokes has retained some exclusive tables. These can be hard to locate, but you can be sure that the people who’ve bought in are using just the same client as you. Ladbrokes is a great place for ring game play and although their tournament selection is still strong, you might find it a little harder to locate a game.

The selection of Promotions at Ladbrokes is fronted by one of the most unique deposit bonuses in the industry. Most rooms stick rigidly to the ‘X% of your deposit matched up to X number of dollars’ system, but Ladbrokes have shaken up that model. Make sure to enter the Ladbrokes Promotion Code POKERMTT when creating your account!

The basics are still the same but the parameters have been changed. Your deposit is not matched in any way and long as you deposit a minimum of $50 you are eligible for the bonus. You then have 45 days to collect Poker Points. The more you collect the more you will be paid out. The specific brackets are start at $50 (1750 - 3499 points) all the way up to $1000 (35000+ points). Using this deal it’s possible to get up to 2000% on your first deposit.

Ladbrokes Poker Bonus Clearing may seem confusing at first, but it's actually pretty simple. To earn Poker Points and increase your bonus payout you need to play raked cash game hands or buy into real money tournaments. You get 10 points for every $1 of rake your generate and 10 points for every $1 you pay in tournament fees. The fact that you have to contribute a dollar of rake before you receive the full 10 points can make this a bit of a grind. But if you have the perseverance and the bankroll then there’s an unprecedented amount of money to be earned.

See our Ladbrokes Promotion Code page for more details.

The Ladbrokes poker client will be familiar to anyone who has played on a Microgaming site before and it’s red and white color scheme will feel natural to patrons of their betting shops. With a full online casino, you know you will be able to play any game you desire! The default view for the client is fairly traditional, with a standard table list dominating the window. It lists all the information you’d expect, including Average Pot Size, Average Hands per Flop, and Players per Flop %. Bars on the left of the client allow you select between Cash Games, Sit & Gos and Tournaments - with a click on each revealing a file-tree like system. From there you can select the type of game or tournament you want and refine your search by stakes.

Although the default ‘Tree’ view is perfectly manageable, you may prefer to try out the newer ‘Advanced’ option. The most obvious difference with this updated interface is the large slider that appears at the top of the client. By moving this back and forth you can refine the table list to show only the specific stakes you are interested in. Check boxes are on hand to filter the type of game and number of seats per table. Large buttons allow you to select between Cash, S&G, and MTTs. There’s also a Quick View which, after asking you what game and stakes you would like, rushes you straight to a suitable table.

There are impressive number of options to play with and configure. Even something like the simple bet slider has a bevy of different parameters to tweak. It can be set to appear at a default value and you can even specify different numbers for different games. There’s also the option to switch between a linear and exponential style slider. The table designs are also worthy of note. The graphics and animations are some of the most eye-catching around and despite their visual elegance, the action at the table proceeds very quickly.

Not on Windows? No problem! Ladbrokes has an instant play poker room, which is Mac Poker compatible!