CarbonPoker.com Review

Carbon Poker has only been in business for three years, but they have built up a nice player base. Carbon accepts USA players, offers a $750 new depositor bonus, and a massive Bad Beat Jackpot.

Carbon Poker Overview (7.92/10.0):

Although Carbon Poker (www.CarbonPoker.com) is a newer online poker site, they have good player traffic because they are on one of the most popular online poker networks - the Merge Network. Carbon offers a wide variety of poker games and tournaments along with some cool bonuses, promotions, and a fantastic player loyalty program.

Carbon Poker accepts all USA players, and offers a $750 sign up bonus. Read on for details.

Carbon Poker Software (8.2/10.0):

Carbon Poker offers good poker software, devoid of any useless features or clutter. You won't be blown away by the software - in fact, you'll hardly even notice it, which is usually a good thing. The software at Carbon Poker is very sleek, and uses a dark blue and gray color scheme (which is very easy on the eyes).

When you first open the Carbon Poker software you will see the News section, which lists current and upcoming tournaments, promotions, and events at CarbonPoker.com. Once you have read about the latest events, you can close the News tab to see the main portion of the Carbon Poker lobby, which is the poker portion. Here is a screen shot of what you will see once you close the News section:

The top of the lobby lets you choose between Poker Tables (cash games), Tournaments, Other Games, and the original News tab. Once you choose either Poker Tables or Tournaments, you can further sort the results with sub tabs. As the image above shows, if you choose Tournaments you can further filter the results by choosing Scheduled, Sit N Go, Satellite, or Private tournaments. From there, you can sort it even further with very specific filters.

This "filtering" system makes it very easy to find the exact game or tournament you want to play, as opposed to scrolling through thousands of tables until you find one that seems ok.

Once you locate the game or tournament you want to play, double click the listing and the Carbon Poker table will pop up. The table theme matches the lobby's theme, as the graphics are crisp, and the layout is simple and clean. The player action buttons are located at the bottom right of the table, and there is a chat/stats box at the bottom left of the table. By default, all player stack sizes and pot sizes are shown numerically, which makes calculating pot odds much easier than adding up colored chips.

The software also has some cool features such as the odds feature, which shows each player's chance of winning the pot in all-in situations. Also, the software tells you what your hand is at all times, so you never mistakenly fold a flush or a strange straight combination. Overall, the software at Carbon Poker is pretty good - there isn't anything flashy, but it gets the job done. Head over to Carbon Poker to start playing.

Carbon Poker Promotions (7.8/10.0):

CarbonPoker.com is currently offering several promotions, including their 100% up to $750 sign up bonus, and their wide variety of player jackpots. We will discuss each promotion now:

CarbonPoker.com $750 Bonus

Carbon Poker is currently offering all players a 150% up to $750 bonus on their first deposit at the site. To redeem this bonus, visit www.CarbonPoker.com, download the software, and create an account with bonus code CPBONUS. By using our bonus code you will automatically receive the special $750 sign up bonus.

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Once you make your first deposit, the bonus will be held in a separate account until you "clear" the money. To clear the money, players have to earn VIP points, which are earned by playing real money poker at Carbon Poker. Every time you earn 250 VIP points you will release $5 of your bonus money. Note that if you withdraw before clearing the entire bonus, any remaining bonus money will expire.

To learn about earning Carbon Poker VIP points, and more information about the bonus, click the "Carbon Poker Bonus Code" link in the blue box above.

Carbon Poker Jackpots

Carbon Poker also offers numerous jackpots that can all change players' lives. The first jackpot is the Bad Beat Jackpot, which rewards any player who loses a hand with at least four of a kind sevens. The following conditions must be met to trigger the Bad Beat Jackpot:

• Losing hand must be at least four of a kind sevens, and both the losing and winning player must use both of their hole cards to make their final hand.
• At least four players must be dealt into the hand, and the hand must generate at least $0.50 in rake.
• The hand must go to showdown, and if there is any collusion between players to trigger the jackpot, the money will not be paid out.

If the jackpot is paid out, 20% of the total goes back into the pool to start the next jackpot, 10% is held by Carbon Poker, 35% goes to the loser of the hand, 17.5% goes to the winner, and the remaining 17.5% is split between the other players who were dealt into the hand. Besides just the Bad Beat Jackpot, Carbon Poker also offers progressive jackpots for their Caribbean Stud tables.

Start playing at Carbon Poker now for a shot at the (currently) $250,000 Bad Beat Jackpot!

Carbon Poker Games (8.8/10.0):

Carbon Poker really excels in this category because they offer so many different games. The gambling variations offered at Carbon Poker include:

Casino games offered at Carbon Poker include Blackjack, Roulette, Caribbean Stud, Backgammon, Video Poker, and more.

Because Carbon Poker is part of the Merge Network, you will not see huge amounts of traffic here. You will, however, see enough people that it isn’t hard to find a good table to sit down and play. Game limits at cash tables go from $.02/$.04 to $50/$100, but it is rare to see much action above the $5/$10 tables. Read our Carbon Poker download page for a little more information on the poker games at Carbon.

Carbon Poker Tournaments (6.5/10.0):

There are literally hundreds of tournaments a day at Carbon Poker. Each day you will find freeroll games, satellite games, shorthanded games, guaranteed games, and private games. The tournament section of the lobby has a legend on the right side with the meanings of all the little symbols which makes finding your perfect game even easier. Tournaments at Carbon Poker are not limited to Hold’em and Omaha like so many other online poker rooms - you can play other versions of poker (like Badugi) tournaments daily.

Carbon Poker Rewards (8.3/10.0):

Carbon Poker has a pretty unique rewards system. The program has five tiers - all players start at Earth, and then progress to Wind then Fire then Water then the top tier, Ether. Here is a chart showing how many VIP points you need to earn to move up the ladder, and also showing the rewards each level of player can expect:

To check on your VIP status, visit the Cashier portion of the Carbon Poker lobby. As you can see, players in the rewards system can earn cash rebates, free tournament entry, and VIP store items. Sign up at Carbon Poker to start climbing the tiers and earning rewards.

Carbon Poker Support Team

The Carbon Poker support team is reachable by two methods; email support and live chat support. Both methods are available 24/7. Email support can be reached at support@carbonpoker.com and emails are usually responded to within 24 hours. The Live Chat feature can be accessed through the website or through the poker client.

CarbonPoker.com Deposit and Withdrawal Options:

Here are the deposit and withdrawal options at CarbonPoker.com:

Deposit Options:	Withdrawal Options:
Visa, MasterCard, eWalletXpress, Use My Wallet, Click2Pay, and Wire Transfer	Click2Pay, Use My Wallet, eWalletXpress and check by mail.

NOTE: Deposit and Withdrawal options that are italicized are USA-Friendly options.