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Ask any poker player, if he likes bonuses, and we guarantee, that you'll get a affirmative answer. Do you know, what they like even more than bonuses? No deposit poker bonuses! As of 2017, the biggest registration bonus is offered by 888poker. It consists of two parts: real money for cash table battles and free tickets. The total value of this sign up bonus is equal to $88 gratis.

No deposit bonus is a bonus, which is most commonly issued for new players right after the registration (completing of signing up process) at the poker room or poker site. Unlike common bonuses, it doesn't require any money investments to start playing for real money with real players.

Poker room 888 Poker is one of the leaders of online poker industry, which is ranked second by the players traffic below such giant as PokerStars. Even such popular poker rooms as Full Tilt and Party Poker as well as iPoker network fall behind 888.com in the traffic of players. Last year, 888 Poker was named best poker operator in online gambling industry. 888poker (ex Pacific Poker) is the quickest growing online poker site in the last year, with thousands of new players signing up every day. At 888poker you will without a doubt play on one the secure gambling sites online today.

Until now, no deposit bonus in 888 Poker has been available for players from UK only. Now, however, poker room management announces thatno deposit bonuses will become available for players from almost every country. Among them are Austria, Belarus, Canada, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Georgia, Serbia, Moldova, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovakia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Aland Islands, Pakistan, Estonia, Mongolia, Thailand, Morocco and Tunisia.

The amount of 888 Poker no deposit bonus is $88 (dollars) and has no additional requirements or strings attached. Actually every one can get 888 poker free real money bonus with no deposit required. That's really a great offer for new poker players.

888poker free $88 dollars for registration - what you'll get

Right after the registration your account will be credited with free $8 - $1 in real money (that can be used to play $0,01/$0,02 tables), as well as 14 tournament tickets (2 tickets will be credited for the next 7 days). Each ticket value is $0.5. You will be able to use this tickets to play in multi-table tournaments or Sit-n-Go tournaments. On top of that, you will receive a pending bonus of $80, separated into 10 chunks of $8 each (comprised of $1 cash and $7 in tournament tickets). As soon as you will earn 250 bonus points, within 48 hour your account will be credited with $8. The total amount of free 888 Poker sign up/registration bonus equals 88 USD.

Our guide on how to receive a no deposit bonus at 888 poker will help you to receive the coveted start-up capital on 888 poker.

The $88 no deposit bonus at 888poker poker room can be claimed by any player, who haven't yet been registered at this gambling facility. Below we'll tell you about the advantages of this gratis sign up bonus and about the requirements on its getting.

What’s good about 888 poker registration bonus?

Of course, the main advantage of this gratis $88 bonus is the fact that it’s free. As it’s initially aimed at the new players at the poker room. Most of them have just started playing poker and yet do not have their own bankroll. With this bonus they can play poker for real money for free, hence acquiring precious experience, knowledge and practice at 888poker tables.

888poker no deposit bonus is also a good impulse to change the poker room. If you’ve ever thought of changing the poker room, but didn’t know, which another poker room to choose - here’s the solution. Sign up, start the game, and gratis bonus worth $88 will be a great addition.

Moreover, such bonus shows poker room’s credibility towards its clients and visa versa, which is the factor of rising clients’ loyalty. There cannot be any better gesture of welcome for new players, that free money for poker game. No offence, but not every poker room can afford that.

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888 Poker welcome package for new players (or simply 888 poker new player bonus) enables anyone who feels like it to start playing online poker for real money totally free. It’s a unique opportunity to start your poker career without any investment of your own money. The easiest way to start playing real money poker games at 888 Poker is to get a gratis $88 bonus.

But there’s more to come. Thus, all users, who reached at least the 5th level at 888Poker Club loyalty program, can participate in regular freerolls (free tournaments with no need to pay buy-ins, where one can win real money). The higher your level is, the more tournaments you can join. You can easily reach the 5th level playing with 888 poker 888 gratis signup (registration) bonus.

Moreover, each time you climb 5 levels, you’ll get a mystery Club Scratchcard.

888 also hosts special Wheel of Fortune where anyone who have made at least one successful deposit can win extra gratis bonuses in the form of free tournament tickets to the freerolls with prize pools vary from $2000 to $10.000, free play casino bonuses, free bets on sport events and instant cash rewards.

888 poker free money no deposit bonus code

It’s a common situation when poker sites claim a special bonus code/coupon code/promotional code before they grant a player with any kind of bonus. But 888Poker is not among those facilities. Everything you need to receive a bonus without a deposit is to use special links to create a new account to play real money games in this online poker room, and also affirm your intention to get a bonus via following a special link from letter of confirmation, which you receive right away when registration is completed.

Where to find 888 poker bonus code? In reality, you do not need to seek for such codes anywhere, cause the bonus is issued on an automatic basis.

888 poker $88 no deposit bonus/promo code = not required*.

888poker free tickets and real money for cash games need you. Claim this generous sign up offer by clicking a special link, or learn more about 888 and the details of the poker deal by continuing reading. By the way, you can also read info about how to get free money at 888 poker.

By creating a new account using the links on our web site your 888 poker account will be credited with 888 gratis registration bonus when you confirm your e-mail address. And remember: do not make a deposit or try to find any 888 Poker bonus codes.

* The 888 no deposit bonus is available once per person and household, and is only applicable to new accounts.

Terms and conditions on how to get 888 poker no deposit bonus

  • The bonus is issued in USD (United Stated dollars) or GBP (Great Britain Pound) - for UK players only
  • Only the persons who reached the age of majority (over 18 years) will be able to receive a no deposit bonus on 888Poker
  • This should be your first account on 888 Poker. Otherwise, all the funds on your accounts will be confiscated
  • The promotion is limited in time and can be canceled by the organizer at any time
  • You have to request your bonus within 14 days from your account registration on 888Poker

Note for iPhone and iPad users: Only the users from following countries will be able to request a Free $88 bonus on 888Poker: Russia, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Luxembourg, Finland, Slovakia, Austria, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Latvia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Ukraine & Belarus.

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888 poker sign up bonus FAQ

How is 888 poker free bonus paid out?

888 Poker free $88 bonus is credited to your account in parts: the first part of $8 will be credited at once. The remaining $80 part will be credited to your account along with the game. The remaining bonus will be divided in 10 equal parts $8 each. Every time you score 250 points at 888 poker real money games, you’ll get additional $8. Each part consists of $1 and 14 tournament tickets worth $0.5 each.

What is the time period I can claim this free bonus before it expires?

Players are given 14 days after registration to claim the bonus.

What time is given to clear the bonus?

The pending $80 bonus shall only be available for 90 days after claiming. So in order to get the full amount of this gratis offer, you need to clear it within next 90 days after you get its first part.

Can I track the bonus progress?

Sure, you can follow the information about the bonus wagering on page “My bonuses”. Besides, each time you get 250 points, you’ll get an email notification, that you’ve unlocked another bonus part.

Is the no deposit 888 Poker bonus valid in 2017?

Yes, the 888 Poker offers is valid in 2017 as well. Create a free real money account at 888 Poker and get the instant free money (1 gratis dollar) and tournament tickets bonus as a gift.

Is 888 poker 88 pounds free offer valid for players from UK?

This offer is valid for UK poker players with one peculiarity: they receive not £88 (pounds), but £20. Full list of such bonuses can be found on the page UK no deposit poker bonuses

What 888 poker bonus code should I use to get a no deposit bonus?

You do not need to enter any bonus code neither when creating an account, nor when signing in. Simply complete the registration procedure to get free money from one of the best online poker rooms and start playing real money poker games with real players from all over the world at no charge.

Extra value from 888poker

But that’s not all! If you will make a deposit into 888 Poker after the registration, you will receive an additional bonus package:

  • First Deposit Bonus: make a deposit in amount of $10 and play with $20. Make a deposit in amount of $100 and play with $200. Make a deposit in amount of $200 and play with $400!
  • A ticket to freeroll with a prize pool of $1000 for depositing players, - $1000 Depositors Freeroll
  • 7 additional tickets for freerolls with a $500 prize pool each - $500 First Depositors Freerolls

888poker's world-class software is available across all online platforms, so you can enjoy playing wherever you like, whenever you want, in a safe, fun and secure environment!

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  • Poker network: Independent
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  • Established: 2002
  • Location: Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar)
  • Currency: United States Dollar
  • Cashback: Up to 27%
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Why would you read yet another review of 888 Poker you ask.

Because this one is different.

While researching 888 Poker, I quickly released there was a lack of a good and honest review.

Most of the reviews I found were written by guys and gals who treated them more like advertising rather than reviews.

If I wanted honest and unbiased reviews/comments I had to turn to the dungeons of online forums, where I would find exciting and frank discussions about 888 Poker.

But, finding all this information scattered around the interwebs was quite time-consuming.

So, I concluded there was a lack of a thorough and honest written review that brought all of that information together.

But fear not, those dark times are over, and I have now compiled a combined review and case study of 888 Poker, which is brutally honest and aims to let you know everything you need to know about 888 Poker.

At the end of this review, you will find the results from my case study, in which I played 20,699 micro cash games.

What do you think?

Did I make a profit or loss?

To find out, sit down, relax and read on.

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How I did this 888 Poker Review

Deposited USD 50 with NETELLER

Played 20,699 micro cash games

Used the poker strategy tough by Jonathan Little

Recorded the hand history with PokerTracker

Played all the game variants

About 888 Poker

Let’s being with getting to know 888 Poker a bit more.

888 Poker, operated by 888 Holdings plc, they opened up their doors in 2002 (back then as Pacific Poker), offering players traditional poker games such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and Seven-Card Stud.

888 Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: 888). So, if you are into stocks as well as poker, investing in 888 is an option for you. But keep in mind that poker only counts for 22% of the total revenue of 888 Holdings Plc. The primary source (60%) of income comes from 888’s casino operations.

We will have reasons to revisit the fact that the majority of the earnings from 888 comes from their casino operations in my section about player quality.

Are they trustworthy?

888 Poker has been reviewed and certified by eCorga under their “Card Shuffling Review.” That means that their Random Number Generator (RNG) has been review and verified by an external party.

I emailed them about this to gain further knowledge and here is a snippet of their reply.

In 2013, 888 Poker won the EGR Operator Awards for best poker operator of the year. The criteria for doing so are summed up in this sentence:

“The poker operator of the year award will be given to the operator that has operated the most successful real-money poker offering over the past year.”

But, they have not won the award since then.

In summary, 888 Poker is a part of a big, publicly listed company, so you should have no worries about it being rigged or that they will suddenly disappear with your money.

Depositing and withdrawing money

Depositing money into your 888 Poker account is very easy.

You have over 40 different ways of doing so, for example, VISA/MasterCard, PayPal, and NETELLER.

Not all of them will be available for you though. Depending on which country you live in you will be presented with different options. You will find all the available options for you in the 888 Poker software on the cashier menu.

When depositing money, you will accumulate a positive “Member Transaction Balance” for that specific payment method. This means that whichever deposit option you choose will also be available as a withdrawal option as long as your “Member Transaction Balance” is positive for that option.

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More details on this can be found in their withdrawal policy.

In that policy, we find another thing worth highlighting regarding the withdrawal limits and identification requirements.

ID requirements for different withdrawal limits.

As you can see the more, you withdraw per month the more information about your identity you must provide.

What about exchange rates?

There is a lot of heated discussions about the exchange rates set by 888 Poker.

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Let’s dive into that and find out what’s going on.

Accordingly, to 888 Poker the exchange rates are set by their bank.

If needed, 888poker will apply an exchange rate to your deposit according to the daily exchange rate used by our bank.

Is this exchange rate good or bad?

There is a lot of discussions about the exchange rates being bad. You will be subject to their exchange rates when you deposit or withdraw in any other currency than the US dollar.

You should, therefore, only deposit and withdraw in US dollars and let other parties, like your local bank, do the exchange by using their rates (which generally are much better for you).

For this to work you must verify that your 888 Poker account default currency is US dollars. When you register your account, it will be set in your country’s currency automatically. So, beware of this and contact their support to make sure your default currency is in US dollars.

For the case study of 888 Poker, I created a new account and deposited 50 US dollars. I did this using my NETELLER account, which default currency is USD. By making my deposit like this, I avoided all the troubles with exchange rates.

The deposit was instant and without any fees.

Keeping your account “dormant”

When (if) you read the terms and conditions for your 888 account you will come across this section:

“Should you fail to use your account for six months your account will be considered a “dormant account.” The six-month period will run from the date of your last login to your account. In the case of a dormant account, the Company will levy a monthly administration fee at a rate of 10% of the balance in the account on the date that it became dormant.”

Hang on a minute!

Will 888 start taking my money if I don’t use my account for six months?

Yes!

When you don’t use your account for six months, they will take out a “monthly administration fee” of 10 % each month until you run out of money or until you log in to your account again.

So, if you plan a nice long vacation and have money in your account, then make sure you login ones every six months or withdraw all your funds before you leave. Also, note that you won’t receive any interest money from 888 Poker.

Bonuses

888 Poker operates with two bonuses for new players.

$88 free with no deposit needed

This bonus sounds too good to be true, right?

Will 888 Poker will hand over $88 for free to your freshly registered account?

The answer is that they might very well do just that.

But it comes under a few conditions.

You won’t receive the full amount at once. What you will receive immediately is $2 in real money and $6 worth in tournament tickets.

The rest will be given out in small increments of $8 depending on how much bonus points you accumulate within the time limit of 90 days to claim this bonus. That means that you will have to generate 10 x 250 = 2 500 bonus point in the first 90 days of registering your account order to receive the full $88 bonus. And $22 of those $88 is real cash; the rest is tournament tickets.

So yes, there are some conditions to this bonus which makes it pretty hard to receive the full $88. But at least you will get $8 entirely for free with no conditions what so ever.

And that is a pretty sweet deal for anyone who wants to start playing poker with real money without depositing.

When I registered my account, I immediately received the $2 real money bonus as well as the six tournaments tickets for $1 each. Unfortunately, I didn’t use all of the tournament tickets before they expired. So be quick!

But, the no deposit bonus is an easy and excellent way to start playing real money poker without making a deposit.

Double your money + free tournament tickets on your first deposit

When you make your first deposit, you are awarded a bonus that will double your money and give you free tournament tickets.

The tournament tickets will be credited to your account immediately upon depositing, and the money bonus will be paid out in $10 increments based on the number of bonus points you generate.

Below is a snippet of the most critical parts of the terms and conditions for this bonus.

I deposited $50 and immediately received eight free tournament tickets as well as five $10 pending bonuses. For each bonus, I can follow the bonus points required to receive the bonus which is a nice and helpful feature.

Here is as a screenshot of the free tournament tickets I received.

Withdrawal rules on bonuses

If you play well and make good bank on your real money bonuses, they may only be withdrawn after you have generated 2.5 bonus points for every $1 received. This means you will have to play quite a lot before you can withdraw it.

Gameplay

How is the gaming experience at 888 Poker?

That’s what you will learn in this part of the review.

Design

When you first log in you will be presented with an, in my opinion, excellent layout. You can easily choose from 3 different levels of cash games, sit & go’s and tournaments. This makes it easy for a beginner to start playing in no time.

If you want to be more specific and choose more carefully what type of game you want to play head over to the “All games” you will see everything that is going on.

Here you can make all kinds of selections to find the game or tournament that is right for you.

When you have found the right table for you and you sat down this is what the actual gameplay will look like.

This is a standard table design, and you have the information and options that you would expect. But, if you look to the top left corner, you will your progress towards receiving your next bonus.

Rake

Rake is always something you should consider when choosing your poker site.

But what is rake?

Rake is the primary revenue stream for poker sites. It is a percentage taken from the pot. Benoit Lafontaine has written an excellent explanation of how it is calculated on Quora.com.

What is the rake at 888 Poker?

It is usually 5% but varies depending on what kind of game and limits you play. But you should note that 5% is pretty standard so 888 Poker does not stand out in either direction in this matter.

Traffic and quality of players

If you examine how many active players 888 Poker had on an average the last seven days you will find that 888 Poker is the second most popular poker site, only beaten by PokerStars.

That means that there is usually no shortage of players to compete against.

To determine the quality of the players, we must first determine what a lousy player is. If we can agree that a poker fish usually is a recreational player with limited experience, then the quality of players on 888 Poker is pretty low.

Why?

Because 888 Poker is marketing themselves to new and recreational players. This together with the many reports online that 888 Poker being a “Fishtank”.

Also, as I mentioned in the beginning 888 is mainly a casino which means many casino players will try their luck on the poker tables once in a while.

So, if you believe yourself to be quite the poker player you should start playing on 888 Poker for some easy money.

Platforms

888 Poker offers you to play on a variety of different platforms on either desktop or mobile. With all these options they make it pretty darn impossible not to be able to enjoy a game of poker.

The desktop user has these options:

As a mobile user, you have the options to play on iPhone, Android, iPad, and Web app.

My Case Study

Now, we will look into how easy/hard it is to make money playing poker on 888. Since they get a lot of their revenue from casino players, one would assume a lot of those low skilled poker players are easy targets. Well, if you also believed that I would say you were right.

I played 20,699 cash games at No Limit Hold’em $0.02/0.05, 6 player max. I did this by multi-tabling four tables and this made me average around 300 hands per hour. The strategy I used is the one tough by Jonathan Little in his book “Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Cash Games.“ I am by no means a professional poker player. I am an amateur player, playing mostly for fun and thus that is my benchmark.

I tracked all my games using PokerTracker and turned my initial deposit of $50 into $600

Hands: 20,699 Won: $600

This shows that by using a sound poker strategy, it is possible to make money playing poker on 888.

Support

888 Poker can easily be contacted by online chat, phone or email. Their main help page is a big FAQ which is quite extensive and gives a lot of useful information.

The online chat is only available through the desktop app and here but it requires you to have an account. The same is true to email support which won’t be answered unless your email is registered to an account.

A funny thing I noticed is that the chat was unavailable (early in the morning) unless I was just about to deposit more money. Then the cheerful Grace appeared and wanted to have a small talk about my bonuses.

What do other Reviews say about 888 Poker?

Although I did my research before writing this review, you should have a look at what other people has to say about 888 Poker.

Luckily for you, there is no shortage of online reviews for 888 Poker. A simple Google search for “888 poker review” gives you 238,000 results.

By analyzing those results, you will find that the reviews can be organized in two different types, user reviews and affiliate reviews.

User reviews

The user reviews are made by everyday people who write comments on public review sites or forums. These reviews are unfortunately for 888 Poker not too pretty.

The users on TrustPilot give 888 Poker 1.2/5 from 350 reviews.

The main issues reported were:

  • Buggy software
  • Long payment times
  • Bad exchange rates
  • Terrible support
  • Rigged gameplay (see the introduction to find out why you can trust 888 Poker)

Although this seems quite depressing, you should keep in mind that there are a few positive user reviews too.

Reddit has a few threads about 888 Poker which is positive.

Affiliate reviews

These reviews are mainly (not all) written by website owners with the sole purpose to gain affiliate revenue from 888 Pokers affiliate program. This means that the reviews are biased and might not be trustworthy.

But what about this review then? Doesn’t this qualify as one of those?

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Well, yes and no. This review is supported by affiliate links, but I have put in a lot of effort and research in making it trustworthy bringing up both good and bad sides of 888 Poker.

I hope you do feel the same after reading it.

Your experience

I am now overly excited to hear about your experience of 888 Poker.

Is it your favorite poker site?

Do you play there regularly?

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Does it stink?

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Whatever you think of it, write a comment!

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