Summary (Rated 9 out of 10)
Ladbrokes Poker operates as a small private network which has both its advantages and disadvantages. The Ladbrokes Poker software client is based on Microgaming’s software, which I think is one of the fastest, prettiest and lightest poker platforms available on the market. Players are mainly to be found at the low-stakes No-Limit Texas Hold’em tables and the quality of the players isn’t very high. In the end I think that this is one of the easiest SavvyPoints bonuses available and can be easily completed with very little effort if you are a solid poker player capable of playing multiple tables at a time. It took me around three to four hours to complete this bonus while multi-tabling up to nine $50 max buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tables at the same time.
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Game Selection (Rated 5 out of 10)
There aren’t that many players on Ladbrokes’ own private network, usually around 3,000 to 4,000 during peak hours. On the bright side, the skill level of these players isn’t too great either, which can make playing at this site very profitable even for a mediocre Hold’em player. There aren’t many other poker formats being played other than the occasional Omaha table here and there. There is a fair selection of multi-table tournaments, but not too many Sit’n’Goes compared to some of the more popular poker rooms. Considering the games available, Ladbrokes is mainly suitable only for low-stakes players, high rollers and Sit’n’Go specialists probably shouldn’t bother with this room because there isn’t much action available.
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Quality of Players (Rated 4 out of 10)
There are plenty of loose fish to be found at Ladbrokes. It’s not too uncommon to see someone firing three barrels at you on a complete bluff in these games. A good and solid ABC poker player can easily exploit the weaker players at the tables with very little risk of being out-played. Of course, there are a few good and solid regulars at this site, but the quality of players at Ladbrokes shouldn’t keep you from playing and profiting at this site.
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Software (Rated 9 out of 10)
The poker client software is one of the most attractive features at Ladbrokes. Ladbrokes has wisely chosen to use Microgaming’s poker software as the gaming platform for their site. The software is a premium example of how a poker client should be made. For starters, it has an extremely functional waiting list system, allowing you to easily get in the games you want to play right away and without much effort. Placing bets and making raises couldn’t be any easier with the useful bet-pot buttons and easy-to-notice action indicators. Multi-tabling with this software is almost too easy. The mini-table view is very well designed and the windows automatically tile themselves when opened. You can also save the layout used for the tables so they will automatically open right there where you expect them to. Unfortunately, the mini-table view is only available for Texas Hold’em games at the moment. The colors used to decorate the tables are very pleasing to the eye and you can easily spot the tables where you have options available. You can also set a default seating position, a rarely found feature in the current crop of poker software. Note that the downloadable Ladbrokes poker software is only available for PC users.
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Graphics (Rated 8 out of 10)
The colors used at the tables look very clean and are easy on the eye. The graphics are fairly simple and you are able to choose different colors for the background and the felt on normal and large tables, for some reason this option is not available when using the mini-table view. Four-color decks are also available and the deck style and font is easy to read quickly and unmistakably.
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Profitability (Rated 10 out of 10)
This undoubtedly is one of the easiest and fastest SavvyPoints bonuses available for a low-stakes short-handed No-Limit Hold’em grinder. The games at Ladbrokes are soft. A simple, solid style of play will yield you excellent results at the tables. You only need to collect 1,000 player points to complete the SavvyPoints bonus play-through requirements and if you make a first time deposit of $50 you only need to collect a total of 1,500 player points to receive the first-time 100% Deposit Bonus offered by Ladbrokes. The value of this offer is so good that no player at PokerSavvy can afford to pass on this one!
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Solid site and nice rakeback
Posted
Sep 20, 2011 by
kowalmg
Very friendly soft, nice 6-max games but only a few 10-max tables.
Great room, easy to clear
Posted
Jul 18, 2010 by
IPlay4Fun11
Ladbrokes is an own site, not part of a network.
They use the microgaming software, but you will only find players playing on ladbrokes there.
For 1000 points you get 1000 Savvypoints.
You get 10 points per $1 you pay in rake, means you will recieve ~ 100% kickback via savvy.
You will, however, also clear some of the 1st deposit bonus while clearing the savvy bonus, that means you will get even more.
The traffic is also pretty good.
You won't find many FL games there, on NL you should find action anytime though.
Cashout time and support are excellent.
Support responded to me always within about 1 hour, cashouts usually take exactly 6 hours to moneybookers (they have an automated system).
There is also a live support available most of the time.
All in all, a great room, even for beginners.
Easy bonus, good software, somewhat limited game selection.
Posted
Mar 11, 2010 by
Puskaaja
Savvybonus was easy to clear, even for a micro stakes player. Games are mainly soft, but occasionally it's hard to find juicy tables, because there are lots of multitabling TAGgish regulars around. Tables are also infested by annoying, but luckily dumb, shortstackers.
Software looks really good and almost every detail is adjustable. You can even determine how the betslider works from many different options. Multitabling is quite easy, but I timeouted few times, because I didn't notice that my thinking time was running low.
I played mostly NLHE 6max, but there's also some LHE and PLO action. Full ring tables were mostly empty in every poker variation. No limit 5 card draw was surprisingly popular too.
Deposit bonus was quite strange, first you have to pay atleast 175$ rake in 45 days to get anything (50$). After clearing the bonus you have to demand it, otherwise they wont pay it. After you've got your share, you can't withdraw it before you've recycled that bonus amount atleast once.
