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The 888 network is one of the fastest growing new networks in poker, having previously been a standalone room. The 888 brand is well known for their popular online casino, which means that the poker tables are often full of loose gamblers creating soft action. 888 Poker is a huge financially secure brand, so your money is safe and the promotions are generous.

The software is not brilliant for multi tabling, however this is offset by the fact that the games are so soft. Also, the 888 Poker software is improving faster than any other site in the industry since they became a network and they regularly announce innovative features like the all new Poker Cam tables which allow you to see your opponents over a web cam.

History

The beginning of 888 starts from opening an online casino in 1997 – Casino-on-net. But since then it has developed popular branches for sports betting, online bingo, scratch games and more. Now it has served more than 25 million customers.

888 poker is a part of the 888.com network but it is definitely the favorite. It was launched in 2002 and was a hit right from the start. Back then it was known as “Pacific Poker”. After the launch players from nearly all countries where accepted, however after the passage of UIGEA in 2006 888poker closed real money games to U.S. residents. At that time the name was changed from Pacific Poker to 888poker but players recognized the trusted brand and the room remained very popular in the poker world. Players who start playing at 888poker usually stay there for a longer time.

Games

At 888poker you would expect 888 games, would not you? Actually, it is close enough to that. The variety of games is pretty basic including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Stud and Stud Hi/Lo. However, a huge selection of tournaments and Sit & Go's is available.

Also, you can choose from a number of freerolls, PokerCam and Poker Team games. Below is a short video showing you how fun can it be to play PokerCam.

What is more, 888poker team made sure that everyone could find a place to play because there are special games for beginners which start from $0,01/$0,02 as well as NL Hold'em games for highrollers with stakes as high as $500/$1,000.

Rake

888poker offers you much more than a simple rakeback. When you play at 888poker you have a chance to join one of the most exclusive VIP clubs in the world of poker. Via a rainbow of promotions, bonuses and rewards you can get huge amounts of cash back from what you generate in rake. Actually, the awards you get at 888poker are equal up to 36% of rakeback.

How to become a VIP at 888poker? It is simple as 1, 2, 3. Or even only 1 because all you have to do is have fun at the poker tables. You become a VIP from your first hand played at 888poker. The more you play, the bigger and more exclusive benefits become available to you.   

How do you get your cashback?

• Each $1 you pay in rake will generete Status Points
• Status Points generate Reward Points
• Status Points determine which VIP level you are in while Reward points can be exchanged

Overall, there are 10 VIP levels including 2 where your yearly Status points are calculated rather than monthly. There is a specific number of Status Points required to reach the next VIP level. Moreover, the higher you climb the VIP levels the more Reward Points you get per 1 Status point. Check the table below for more details.

Also, there is a feature at 888poker you will not see anywhere else. You can participate is various tournaments that give away cash prizes as well as let you boost up the VIP levels. That is right! By playing at a single tournament you can jump from Blue VIP straight up to Platinum.

Here is some more good news: with every level you reach you get more entries to bigger freerolls. Below you can see which exclusive freerolls you get seats at with each VIP level:

This is pretty much what you need to know about VIP levels at 888poker. If you prefer, you can download the software and join 888poker now. If you have any questions at all please contact us at support@rakedeals.com

Leaderboards

888poker counts your points in order to generate their Leaderboard. Points are collected via playing at multi-table tournaments and sit&go's. The amount of total points is counted depending on three variables: player count at the tournament, finished position and buy-in size. You can calculate how many points do you earn each time with the formula below.



Note that tournaments must have 6 or more players. Also, rebuy and addon tournaments generate points only from the starting buy-in.

Terms & Conditions

888poker Rewards Program is free. Players collect points by playing at real cash games. Frequent Player Points are converted to Reward Points at a 1:1 rate.

Reward Points can be converted to real cash. Reward Points can not be converted in parts of the whole amount but only as a whole sum. 1000 Reward points are valued $10. They can be used in 888poker online shop to purchase various items.

Reward Points are calculated after the table has been closed. But Status Points are calculated at the moment of collecting. Reward Points may expire if a player remains inactive for at least 3 months.

Status Points do not have any real monetary value and are used only to determine a players' VIP level. These points are divided to monthly and yearly. Monthly Status Points are reset on the 1st of each month while Yearly Status Points are reset on the 1st of January.

When issues like upgrading or downgrading a level concerning Yearly VIP levels are involved – player will be contacted personally by 888poker staff because in this case not only collected points matter.

Sometimes even after a notification that a player has reach a higher VIP level the status may remain unchanged until the player does close the tables that he plays at. Especially, this may happen if a player plays on several tables at a time.