Carbon Poker is part of the Merge Gaming Network which was formed in February 2007. It is one of the newest online poker networks and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. Although the network itself is new, the poker software was used by Carbon Poker was launched in 2005 via the poker.com network. In other words the Merge Gaming Network is new since 2007, but was formed following a merger with Poker.com. It therefore includes a player base which existed prior to the merger.

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Carbon Poker Software

Carbon Poker offers the best poker software by far. You can even create your own private poker games or tournaments! It’s easy to use, easy to look at, provides interesting features such as the ability to tag players (fish, shark and others). It calculates and displays odds, has quick bet buttons which represent different multipliers of the big blind, pot size bets, all in bets. You have the choice to show just one card of your choice as oppose to both cards after winning when opponents folded, or when being the last person to fold. This is an extremely important feature that allows you to establish a table image and give out information that can later be exploited. They also have an interesting feature called Rabbit Hunt: when you win a hand before the river card is dealt, players have the option of clicking the 'Rabbit Hunt' button to see what cards were on the way. The software runs smoothly all the time. I’ve never personally experienced any issues with it.

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Carbon Poker Games

CarbonPoker.com offers a nice variety in games which includes Texas Holdem, Omaha (No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit), Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw and Razz (Pot Limit and Limit), Triple Draw (2-7 Lowball, A-5 Lowball), Badugi (Pot Limit and Limit),HORSE, HOSE, SHOE, HA, HAR, HO and RASH (Limit).

Carbon Poker Promotions

Like most poker rooms, promotions offered by Carbon Poker are numerous, include a Carbon Poker signup bonus and a lot more. Currently, Carbon Poker is offering the following:

• A Carbon Poker bonus of 200% of your first deposit up to $500 using code FIRSTFLOP. Or, you can use the code 100FIRST1K for 100% bonus up to $500 + entry into a $1,000 depositor only freeroll.
• 14 Days Entry to the $500 Initial Depositor Freeroll when you use either deposit code.
• Daily World Series of Poker (WSOP) Satellite Tournaments for as low as $2 buy-in. Make your way to the Grand Final events where you can win either large guaranteed prize pools or $12,500 real life tournament packages are given away.
• Daily Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Satellite Tournaments for as low as $2 buy-in. Make your way to the Grand Final events where you can win either large guaranteed prize pools or $12,500 real life tournament packages are given away.
• Daily World Poker Tour (WPT) Satellite Tournaments for as low as $2 buy-in. Make your way to the Grand Final events where you can win either large guaranteed prize pools or $12,500 real life tournament packages are given away.
• Daily Aussie Millions Satellite Tournaments for as low as $2 buy-in. Make your way to the Grand Final events where you can win either large guaranteed prize pools or $12,500 real life tournament packages are given away.
• Earn $25 real money plus a $2,500 Refer-a-friend Freeroll entry for every friend you refer to Carbon Poker.
• Score a Royal Flush with your pocket cards on any real-money Texas Holdem ring game at CarbonPoker.com and you will receive a bonus of 100 x the big blind!
• Floptober Fest! Flop Quad Queens or Better & Receive 100 x BB, up to $500 Free Cash!
• Plenty of Freerolls (at least one freefroll every two hour). These include a monthly $50,000 Freerolls, weekly Sunday $10,000 Freerolls (except the last Sunday of the month), weekly $2,000 Freerolls, Daily $1,000 Freerolls (Monday to Friday), multiple daily $50 New Player Freeroll, multiple daily $50 Freerolls for anyone.
• CarbonPoker Bluff League - Enjoy the challenge of playing in a league and earn Your Chance To Win a Free $12,500 WSOP Pack.
• Summer Champs - A series of events run throughout the month of June and encompass 33 separate events, followed by the Tournament of Champions $15,000 Jackpot finale.
• Bounty Grandmaster Ranking System - This is a long-term promotion which is available to every player and is fully automated for everyone to enjoy. The Bounty tournaments are great ways to track wins and losses of each player (either knocking out another player or being eliminated yourself).

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Carbon Poker Rake

There is a standard 5% rake which is collected in increments up to $3 depending on the stakes and number of players. For Backgammon, the rake is 3% with a rake cap at $1. Carbon Poker has a “no-flop, no-drop” policy which means there is no rake for hands that do not reach the flop.

Carbon's Traffic

The traffic of Carbon Poker is average, with up to 8,000 players at peak times. However there is a noticeable reduction of traffic outside peak hours. This is one poker room that is gaining a lot of popularity and traffic is expected to steadily increase.

Carbon Poker Deposit and Withdrawal Methods

CarbonPoker.com offers many options to Deposit funds: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, Neteller InstaCash, Click2Pay, Moneybookers, eWalletXpress, ACH / PinDebit, fonelinx, Ecocard and ePassporte.

Withdrawal options include NETeller, Neteller Instacash, Moneybookers, fonelinx, eWalletXpress, Ecocard and ePassporte.

Carbon Poker Support

Carbon Poker provides a live-chat function (from the poker software) and fast response e-mail support. Feel free to use one of the following methods to contact Carbon Poker:

E-mail Contacts

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Conclusion: Carbon Poker is my personal favorite poker room. The poker software is so well designed, it simply blows the competition away. Carbon Poker is big on freeroll promotions and on live poker tournament packages and they always offer interesting promotions. The traffic is average but outside of peak hours drops significantly. Rake is standard and funds transfer options are numerous.

• Stunningly well done poker software
• US Players accepted
• Fast e-mail response time
• Plenty of Freerolls
• Variety in deposit/withdrawal options

• No telephone support
• Traffic reduction outside peak hours