CardSpike
Loyalty Program
CardSpike provides
a three part player
rewards program. The
first part is the Gold
Chips, which is not
only a great incentive
to play cash games,
but each Gold Card has
a cash value based on
how common it is and
will allow you to redeem
them in the daily lotteries,
or for exclusive freerolls.
Next up is the Gold
Chips, which are earned
by playing in any real
money game and is awarded,
based on the number
of comp points you earn.
These gold chips can
be used in the online
store, exclusive freerolls
and even Gold Chip tournaments.
Finally CardSpike has
taken a step which other
rooms have yet to follow
and that’s providing
regular VIP members
with additional benefits
over and above the Gold
Card/Gold Chip program.
VIP members will receive
their own accounts manager
on hand via instant
messenger to oversee
your account in addition
to receiving VIP freerolls
and iPods among other
benefits.
Game Variety
CardSpike offers both
Texas Holdem and Omaha,
with Omaha played
in Hi and Hi Lo. Stakes
start at just $0.02/$0.04
up to $50/$100 although
players who wish to
play poker online
for free can do so.
The entire network
has seen some incredible
growth over the last
year, and because
of this players will
find over 6,000 players
during peak hours
with every limit active
in Holdem, and Omaha
tables open up to
the $5/$10 limits.
Following the growth
in player base, CardSpike
has attracted plenty
of weak players and
it’s not uncommon
to find the % of players seeing the flop in the mid to high 50’s in
the lower limits. Rake is taken at the industry standard of 5% up to the maximum
of $3 per hand.
Tournaments
The tournament schedule
offers something for
everyone starting with
CardSpike’s
daily freerolls for new players and regular players. Regular players who have
started to earn Gold Chips and Gold Cards will be able to enter exclusive tournaments
designed specifically for a fixed number of chips or certain cards. These freerolls
often have prize pools ranging from $3,000 to $6,000 with all prizes paid out
in cash. Additionally you will also find re-buys, guarantees and satellites
to land based events as well as main events hosted at CardSpike which include
their weekly $150K. The sit and go lobby offers a wide variety of tournaments,
supported with different levels of buyins and formats. The newest addition to
the Sit and Go schedule is the kamikaze tournaments which force every player
to go all-in on the first hand, and it’s
a winner take all event.
Although CardSpike is
one of the newest poker
rooms out there, they
defiantly have a fully
stacked tournament line-up.
Software
The software is created
by the group who designed
Cake Poker which means
they are attached to
the Cake Network and
provides a highly functional
platform with a unique
design and appearance.
Players will have absolutely
no difficulties in moving
throughout the room,
with each game categorized
into a tab menu located
at the top of the lobby
and all your main features
and tools in the main
menu. The lobby supports
detailed statistics
which includes; average
pot size, number of
hands per hour, % of
players seeing the flop
in addition to your
own stats for pre and
post flop play located
in the chat box. CardSpike
does not allow the use
of Poker Tracker software,
and is one of the few
rooms which have taken
this stance. The network
has decided that this
gives players an unfair
advantage and because
of this, they will allow
you to change your username
once a week to avoid
being tagged. Other
features supported include;
multi-tabling, four
colour decks, preferred
seating and hand history
files.
Contacting CardSpike
Support
Support is available
through email, live
chat and a toll free
number located on the
CardSpike.com website.
The live chat team is
not only efficient but
very responsive and
you should receive a
reply within 1 – 2
minutes. If you are
a player from the US
and having difficulties
depositing using your
credit card, we suggest
you call the toll free
number on the website
and speak to one of
the payment support
reps who will assist
you.
Depositing at CardSpike
for US Players
Deposit options for
US players are limited;
however CardSpike does
have a fairly high acceptance
rating for players making
a deposit with their
US credit cards. Additionally
the room supports |
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