Cake Poker Bonus Code Review

Traffic

Lots of promotions and a series of software upgrades have upped Cake Poker’s traffic stats over time. The fact that it accepts U.S. players is a boon to their traffic numbers too. The site runs an average of around 200 tables per day during the week, more on weekends. Around 4,000 players at peak hours is typical, with a good half that sticking around for off-peak times too. That makes Cake Poker a particular good site to play at in off-peak times.

Competition

Stakes at Cake Poker range from micro-limits in the penny range all the way up to high-stakes tables with blinds in the hundreds of dollars. The bulk of the action at Cake is, predictably, at the Texas Holdem tables. More of the players here at Cake Poker are newer to the game, enticed by the big bonuses, novel promotions, and lots of freerolls. That makes for softer, weaker, and typically easier-to-beat competition for any tighter, more aggressive players who know what they’re doing to take advantage of.

Freerolls

Cake Poker is big on freerolls, running at least one not just daily but pretty much hourly. Among their many popular ongoing freerolls are the New Depositors $500 Freeroll, the weekly $1,000 Bankroll Freeroll, and the biggest freeroll series of all, Cake Poker’s flagship Freeroll into Millions. They also run Gold Chip Tournaments, freerolls with buy-ins of Gold Chips only (one of the currencies for Cake Poker’s VIP player loyalty program–the other being Gold Cards).

Tournaments

Cake Poker hosts numerous scheduled, Sit ‘n Go, and promotional tournaments. Their Sit ‘n Gos are particularly popular too, no doubt in part because of the wide range of game types available, with 6-handed turbo Sit & Gos among the most popular. They’ve got 10-max, 2-table, and heads-up tournaments going all the time too. Cake Poker hosts tons of guaranteed tournaments–$15 million dollars worth per month, to be exact–including a regular $7,000, $15,000, and $30,000, as well as the mouth-watering $150K guaranteed and a $250K guaranteed tournament. They also run frequent Bounty Tournaments and Turbo Tournaments. Plus, Cake Poker is always running satellites into big live events, such as the Canadian Open Poker Championship and, of course, the World Series of Poker (with multiple ways to win your way in this year).

Software

As for games offered, Cake Poker hosts the usual fare–Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud, and 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo. Beyond the pale, however, is the Cake Poker software, which has benefited from several great and welcome upgrades over the years to now when it offers unlimited multi-tabling and customizable settings with resizable tables. For past Cake Poker customers, take note that game play now runs a lot smoother than it used to. It may not have as many customizing features as it could, but choosing to have or not have a 3D avatar displayed, to show bets placed, the option to change your player ID every week, and web viewable hand histories are all nice.