Summary (Rated 7 out of 10)
In addition to being an online poker room, PlayersOnly is also a casino with a sportsbook. Since PlayersOnly is open to players from all over the world it is possible that this site will grow to become a large room. Although PlayersOnly concentrates mostly on showcasing their Sports-betting features, their wide variety of promotions brings out a lot of players that originally came to place bets or play casino games but end up giving poker a try. That means there is sure to be a lot of fish playing poker at PlayersOnly!
Game Selection (Rated 8 out of 10)
PlayersOnly offers the most popular game types: Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and 7-Card, with the latter two games being offered in Hi/Lo variations. Available table stakes range from as low as $0.01-$0.02 and go up to as high as $500-$1000 in No-Limit Hold'em.
Even more opportunities are offered in the tournament selection available at PlayersOnly. In addition to what you would expect to find from their Sit'N'Goes, players looking for more action can find two special tournament types... Lightning Tournaments and Kamikaze Tournaments! In Lightning Sit'n'Goes players start with 1,000 chips and the first round has blinds of 5/10 and an ante of 250! In Kamikaze Sit'n'Goes players are forced to go all-in at the beginning of every hand until only one player remains!
PlayersOnly Poker also guarantees $5 million in tournament prize money every month, including a monthly $250,000 and weekly $125,000 guaranteed tournaments. There are also several satellite qualifiers to live events such as the Irish Poker Open and the Aussie Millions!
Quality of Players (Rated 5 out of 10)
PlayersOnly is mainly a sports betting and casino site, so the poker traffic is fairly low here. However, they accept players from the United States and more and more of the casino players have been jumping over to the poker games providing a lot of novice poker players to play against, especially during US peak hours. The lack of skill found in these players more than compensates for the lower overall amount of player traffic.
Software (Rated 7 out of 10)
The lobby at PlayersOnly is laid out very well, you can easily choose between the different game types and it's easy to find all the information that is relevant to selecting the right game for you. The tournament lobby is also a piece of cake to use with numerous useful filters to help narrow down your options to only the games you want to play in. The cashier and the account page can be reached without much trouble, while PlayersOnly's Customer Support is very helpful 24 hours a day with a live chat option.
Graphics (Rated 7 out of 10)
PlayersOnly definitely tries to meet the needs of all players, with resizeable tables and 4-colour deck options that are favored by multi-tablers, while the different player avatars and sounds attempt to bring the feeling of being at the casino to you from the comfort of your home. All in all, all sorts of players can find something to like here.
Profitability (Rated 8 out of 10)
PlayersOnly offers a 100% up to $650 bonus to new players, while consistent players are rewarded generously by the Gold Stacks program. The way it works is when you play poker at PlayersOnly, you earn Frequent Player Points and can turn these points into Gold Chips, which you can redeem for cash or prizes. In the PlayersOnly Reward Store you can cash in the Gold Chips you earn for great gifts such as tournament tickets to live events, fun electronics, DVDs, books and more. If that wasn't enough, PlayersOnly regularly offers their customers reload deposit bonuses so that you can continue to earn even more bonus money while playing at PlayersOnly!
