PokerHost Review

Full PokerHost Review

Opening in 2005 and licensed out of Panama, PokerHost.com is now part of the Merge Gaming Network and accepts players from the US. Backed by online sportsbook giant SBG Global, this has to be one of the more financially sound poker sites.

PokerHost operates on the Merge Network and is giving away $750 as a sign up bonus. Also find some great banking options for USA players and a great support staff whom can be reached from a variety of methods. See below for a complete PokerHost Review.

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PokerHost Bonus Review

Take advantage of an awesome 150% match sign up bonus up to $750. To clear the PokerHost Bonus play either ring games or tournaments for real money. The bonus is released in $5 increments and you earn $5 of your bonus for every 375 VIP Points you earn. You earn 10 VIP Points for every dollar of rake generated or every $1 of tournament fee's paid which equals earning $1 of bonus for every $5 of fee's or rake. See here for a complete PokerHost Bonus review.

PokerHost also offers an ongoing reload bonus of 75% up to $375 on every deposit. When you play at PokerHost you should always be earning some free cash.

Games Offered

PokerHost offers NL, PL and Limit Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, Stud Hi/Lo.

Tournaments are offered 10 seated, 6 seated and Head's Up. A great money management tool is the "Double or Nothing" sit n' go tournaments. These tournaments are 10 and 6 seated and the top half of finishers double their buy-in amount.

Also find a Bad Beat Jackpot and Online Casino Games.

Banking

PokerHost has some great deposit and withdraw options for USA players.

US Deposit options include: Credit Cards (Visa/Master Card/AMEX), Western Union, and Money Gram.

US Withdraw methods include: ACH Transfer, Bank Wire, Bank Draft, Money Gram, and Western Union.

If you are planning on making a deposit with Western Union or Money Gram, call them at 1.866.POKER.11 or use the LIVE Chat feature in order to get the sending instructions. While on the phone be sure to ask if they will reimburse you the fee's, chances are they will.

Customer Service Review

The Customer Service staff is great and you can reach them in a variety of ways. Contact the support staff by using the LIVE Chat feature, e-mail them at support@pokerhost.com or call them at 1.866.POKER.11. All operators speak good English and are knowledgeable. During our review the PokerHost staff were some of the best we have ever contacted.

Site Traffic

Being part of the Merge Network, the site traffic is fair to good. Ring games can be found up to the $10/$20 blind level on a regular basis. Sit n' Go tournaments can always be found up to the $200 buy-in level and higher depending on site traffic.

PokerHost Review Summary:

PokerHost offers a great sign up bonus and deposits and withdraws are hassle free either online or by the telephone. Keep an eye on the Bad Beat Jackpot because it can get huge, we have seen the jackpot in excess of $500k. The Merge Network bad beat jackpot is the largest of all USA online poker sites.

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