Carbon Poker, launched in 2007, is powered by Merge Network, recognized in the poker world as the one of the most robust and revolutionary poker software companies in business today. It is also the only online poker in the web that offers instant payments. Not to mention the assortment of free rolls – thrice daily – and bonuses it offers to the players. For example, it offers a first deposit bonus of 200% up to $500, and free roll tournaments offering prize money of about $50,000 daily. Promotions come on top of this. You could find the latest promotions from the Carbon poker home website.

Carbon Poker is also one of the few poker rooms that permit US players to game. Customer support is by email, and the response time is quite quick as well.

Software

People expect poker softwares to be robust, quick, as well as easy to use. The Carbon poker software qualifies in all these aspects. Some of the features of the software include note taking, lobby music, opponent coding, multi tabling, and instant hand histories, to name a few. In fact, the Carbon poker software has some features that are seen in any casino elsewhere. Noteworthy among them include Rabbit Hunt, Expose 1 Card – an option to show only one card when you fold/muck – and expressions like smilies in chat.

Regarding use, the poker software is easy to download and install. It is light weight, in the range of few Mb, and hence won’t take up too much space in the user’s hard disk. But, there is no flash version available, which the players can play directly from the site.

Graphics

Carbon Poker comes with the Vector Graphics feature that ensures that the graphics in the webpage remains the same irrespective – in terms of scale and unpixilated - of how one resizes the window. The graphics is clear and unambiguous, with no irritating colors or images. Players can set customized icons to represent their opponents in their system.

Another feature is the ‘player accolade’, an icon or status symbol that the software places on the image of the winner of a special tournament for everyone to see.

Traffic

Carbon poker is one of the most in-demand poker rooms - amongst small to medium sized poker rooms - in the internet. So, it is natural that it attracts a lot of gamers, especially during holidays and tournaments. Statistics show that the logged in users during peak hours comes to over 2000 (mostly free roll or micro limit players). Ring game traffic however is low at 250 per hour. However, there is still scope or expansion given its gaming environment, software, games, and bonuses it offers to the gamers.

Competition

The competition for sure is not the toughest in the circuit as big sharks are yet to move in packs, the hefty bonuses and prompt payments not withstanding. If you choose the tables’ right and play tactically and intelligently, chances are more that you may win it really big.