Sportsbook Poker Heads Up Poker Review

Sportsbook poker is a recent addition to the Sportsbook.com's platform of betting and casino games. This poker room is part of the Cake poker network meaning that players are shared between several poker rooms – expect 6,500 or more players at peak times. The standard of play is generally terrible, with many casino game players at the tables with little or no poker experience. Sportsbook Poker offers a large sign-up bonus of 100% up to $650 on your first deposit.
 

Heads Up Games Available.

The No-Limit Texas Holdem Heads-Up Poker games at Sportsbook poker are available exclusively in sit and go tournament format. The buy-in levels on offer start at $10+50c and go up to $300+$12 for the high-stakes heads-up players. The most popular heads-up matches are at the low to mid-limits in the $10 to $25 range.

Pot Limit Omaha heads-up sit and go games also feature at Sportsbook, these feature a $20+$1 buy-in level.

Other Games Available

There are a wide range of both ring games and tournaments (including sit and go tournaments) available at Sportsbook Poker. The blind levels start at just 2c / 4c in the cash games with tournaments for as little as $1+10. Fixed Limit Holdem as well as the Pot Limit Variation are readily available.

Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7-Stud and 7-Stud Hi-Lo are also available in both cash game and tournament format. There are freerolls, satellite qualifiers and ‘bounty’ tournaments (where you win a prize for each player you knock out) also on offer.

Player Traffic

While 6,500 players at peak times is at the lower end of the poker site scale this network is growing all the time. Heads-up matches can be found at the lower limits at almost any time of day – the higher buy-in games are generally available only during evenings and weekends.

Poker Software

On first view the lobby at Sportsbook Poker appears a little busy – however the selection options actually make finding the right table for you very easy. To get to the heads up poker matches first select the ‘Tournaments’ area from the top of the lobby beneath the main logo. Next ‘Sit and Go’ from the far right of the tournament options – you can then select your preferred game type and sort the available tables by number of seats. The tables run smoothly and feature a 3-d aspect with links and information in easy use.

Bonuses and Promotions

Sportsbook Poker offer a very generous 100% match on your first deposit up to $650. There are also many promotions for existing players including the ‘Gold Card’ promotion in which randomly dealt gold colored cards are collected by player who can exchange them for cash prizes – including a cool $52k for the first player to collect the entire 52 card deck. There is also a Frequent Player Point scheme which allows you to accumulate ‘gold chips’, these are then used to enter give-away tournaments with great prizes.