Online Poker

William Hill is one of the most trustworthy online sportsbook operators, and it has moved into other areas of online gambling in recent years. One area they’ve been very successful with is the William Hill Poker room, success that can likely be attributed to a great welcome package for newcomers and a detailed VIP program that rewards loyal players.

There are promotions running all the time at William Hill Poker, with daily freerolls, seasonal bonuses and rewards, as well as weekly special events. One of my favorites is All-In Madness, which is held each Saturday and forces everybody all-in on every single hand. Sure, it’s dumb luck, but it’s a fun little low cost promotion that’ll more than likely leave you laughing at how ridiculous it is. You’ll probably be reminded of playing with fun money, where people go all-in on practically every hand! William Hill Poker tries to have some fun with the promotions it offers.

The welcome bonus at William Hill Poker is a 100% match up to £650, which is standard for what most poker rooms offer. They also give new players an entry into a first deposit freeroll, with a $1,000 prize pool or prizes like laptops, mobile phones and gaming consoles.

You get 60 days to earn your first deposit bonus, and it gets released in £5 increments every time you earn 350 William Hill Points. Tracking your bonus progress is easy, as you can see how many points you need to earn your next £5 in the Bonus tab in the software lobby.

The games available at William Hill Poker include Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha High, Omaha High Low, and 7 Card Stud.

William Hill Poker is part of the iPoker family, which means it uses Microgaming poker software. I’m a fan of this software, and not just because of the “3D” tables. It’s very customizable, finding the games and tournaments you want to play is easy thanks to a powerful filter and sensible lobby design, and the graphic design sets the mood better than poker rooms that simply have a table background with cartoon avatars. The software is very professional, but it has been optimized so even the lowliest of modern PCs will have no problems running it. An average netbook could even run the software, which would be handy for someone constantly on the go.

William Hill Poker cannot accept players from the USA, Estonia, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Israel, or Bulgaria. Players from the UK and countries not in this list of exceptions are very welcome to play.

There are some big weekly tournaments at William Hill Poker, the richest of which is its $250,000 Guaranteed Sunday Night tournament. A $50,000 Guaranteed tourney is also held each Saturday, so this room spreads over $1 million in joy around every month from just two weekly events. Other big money events run each day, with guaranteed prize pools of as much as $40,000 on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Freeroll tournaments are a major attraction at William Hill, as there are twice weekly freerolls with £100 prize pools and a Side Games Freeroll that has a prize pool of $1,500. Entry in the Side Games Freeroll just requires a $25 wager on any of the poker lobby side games like roulette or blackjack, so players who like casino games as well will be happy at William Hill.

Many smaller multi-table tourneys and Sit and Go events are available at any time. Unique tournament conditions, like the 12-second time limit per play in thunder tournaments, also add variety that will keep you interested in playing tournaments at William Hill Poker.

The reward program of William Hill Poker is extensive, with 10 VIP levels to achieve. Earning your way up the ranks is easy to keep track of, as a new level is reached every time you have earned a certain number of William Hill Points. Each level is named after a hand rank, with new players starting out at High Card level, and the most loyal players reaching Royal Flush when they have earned 1,000,000 WH Points in a single calendar month.

Rewards increase with each level gained, and include a points boost to help players maintain higher VIP levels; a VIP cash back offer; entry to $1,000 freerolls, $5,000 freerolls, and $10,000 freerolls; exclusive VIP treatment; access to the Loyalty Shop; membership in the Black Club VIP; and even live sponsorship to major events! It’s a really good program that offers real benefits to players at all levels.

The deposit options at William Hill Poker include:

• Credit card: Visa, MasterCard
• Debit card: Maestro, Solo, Electron, Visa Debit, Laser
• e-Wallets: PaySafeCard, Paypal, ClickandBuy, Click2Pay, Neteller, Moneybookers, Quick Cash, Western Union, DK, iDeal, Sofort, Giropay, Poli, Nordea, Przelewy24.

The cashout methods available at William Hill Poker include:

• Credit card: Visa, MasterCard
• Debit card: Visa Electron, Delta, Laser
• e-Wallets: QuickCash, Neteller, Paypal, Moneybookers, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy
• Other methods: Bank wire, personal cheque

William Hill Poker has extensive support of the highest quality, which is what you would expect from such a well-established brand. It starts with extensive FAQs, and continues with support via phone, email, live chat, fax, and quick start guides. The people at William Hill have really gone above and beyond in this area.

It is very unlikely you haven’t heard of William Hill before, as it is a massive organization that is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has 2,300 betting shops scattered throughout the UK and Ireland. It employs more than 15,000 people and you can readily find information on the people who operate it. In other words, you don’t have to worry about William Hill running off with your money, as it has proven its trustworthiness over decades of operation.

William Hill Poker would mostly benefit from sponsoring more pro players. It’s already a great poker room that performs well in every area, so more sponsored pros would really help its poker reputation. A major live event series run exclusively by William Hill probably wouldn’t hurt, either.

William Hill Poker is a solid service in every area. There are plenty of players thanks to its association with the iPoker network, it offers frequent promotions, it has a generous welcome bonus, and its reward program gives real benefits to loyal players. You won’t find the toughest competition or the most famous poker pros here, but William Hill Poker is a cracking poker room for the average player.

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