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Mermaid Poker is a popular skin on the International Poker Network. It is notorious for having lots of bad players which is particularly good because you can play up to 100 tables at once and there is plenty of traffic, particularly at the low to mid stakes. Lots of other skins on the International Poker Network have online casinos attached to them, so you can expect lots of loose action.

The site is geared towards high volume players and has plenty of raked hands promotions as well as a regular exclusive race just for Mermaid Poker VIP players. Mermaid Poker has a big presence in Scandinavia and regularly hosts exclusive events for their players. They also send their players to all the biggest events in Europe including the European Poker Tour.

Their support system is excellent and caters for players of all languages.

History

Mermaid Poker was launched in 2005. It was a 200 billions per year business that caused over 50 new online poker rooms opening. While most of the online poker rooms were opened on the economical or personal purposes, Mermaid differently from the others was created and is still owned by a joint company of 262 Danish Poker players. The base opening idea was to improve the experience of the game for each and every player and to popularize poker, main concept was "Build a poker site that is designed by players for players". As a fundament, this idea has served Mermaid Poker a great deal and made it one of the favorite rooms on the internet for many hundreds of Scandinavian players. And still, the room is recognized as one of the fastest growing online poker rooms in the entire network.

Mermaid poker migrated to the International Poker Network (Boss Media), a huge reliable network of 18 trusted poker rooms, in 2007.[1]  Since the first day Mermaid is the No.1 Danish poker room, and among the top 3 Scandinavian poker rooms. Boss Media network is well known for a large number of new players that are loose and extremely easy to win against. The network and room itself is mostly European.

Games

The games that you can play at Mermaid Poker will satisfy the needs of most players out there. They have got Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo with a selection from Heads Up games to tables of 10.

Also, you can choose from 5-Card Draw and Stud Games – 7 Card, 5 Card and, a rare option elsewhere, SOKO. So, the variety of games is quite nice. But there is more because in addition Mermaid Poker gives a chance for players of any bankroll size.

• Texas    ($, €, £) 0,02 /0,04 -  €300/€600
• Omaha ($, €, £) 0,05/0,10 - €300/€600
• Stud     $0,10/0,20 - ($, €, £) 100/200

MermaidPoker.com is definitely a place where everyone will find a spot for themselves. So if you are a beginner or a grinder, join Mermaid Poker for the ultimate poker experience. 

Rake

Rake back is a reward program which helps you get back a percentage of cash you have contributed in to the pot in cash games or in fees to multi-table and sit and go tournaments. The rake you generate will earn you Frequent Player Points(FPP) which will bring fantastic bonuses later on.

Every 0.25 you contribute in rake gives you 1 FPP. Keep in mind, that the same rate is counted to any currency available in Mermaid. For example,

• You participate in a tournament with €5 + 0.30 buy-in – you get 1 FPP
• You participate in a tournament with $10+ 1 buy-in – you get 4 FPP   

In cash games there is always a limit that can be counted as rake.  See the table below for more details.

So, the rake you generate will bring you FPP which will determine your VIP level. The more FPP's you collect, the higher you climb the ladder of Mermaid Poker VIP Program. Every level gives you better rewards. For example, entries to exclusive freerolls.

With Mermaid Poker you will also get a great rakeback program. The maximum amount you can get every month from what you rake at the tables is 30% rakeback. All you need is to generate at least €100 in rake per month.

References

1. IPN Poker