Honest Online Poker Sites for US Players
Sports Betting Sites initially had no plans to recommend online poker sites, however as service to our readers living in the United States I decided to create this page. You see, ever since Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet and Full Tilt Poker shutdown and PokerStars left the US market the online poker industry has been a mess for Americans. The most serious warnings relate to BetOnline Poker issues, but also Bovada is running poker software where insider cheating would be impossible to detect, Carbon Poker and other Merge sites will issue timely payouts God knows when, and Cake Poker has a $500 minimum withdrawal with checks that take an eternity. As you can see right now things are not very good for US poker players.
Best US Poker Sites May 2012
The good news is there are still great options for safe and secure US poker sites that issue timely payouts. We created this page because the poker related portals are not sharing this information for reasons they are being paid handsomely to recommend problem ridden poker sites such as BetOnline. Although we’re affiliate marketers the same as them, if you do the research about the companies we recommend here I’m sure you’ll end up very glad you found this website as opposed to theirs. With this now covered, here are my sincere top recommendations for poker players living in the United States.
#1 5Dimes Poker
www.5dimes.com is perhaps the best kept secret in the online poker industry. They are extremely well known to US sports bettors yet virtually unheard of as a poker site. This largely has to do with their marketing. 5Dimes first and foremost focuses on their strength sports betting, while then offering a DGS casino with lowest house advantage of all online casinos period, and a poker site part of the Winning Poker Network (formerly Yatahay), as player retention tools. Other sites on this network include True Poker and AmericasCardroom. If you tried True Poker or another skin several months ago and were not impressed I suggest trying them out again. In June 2011 an entirely new version of their software was released and traffic to the network has recently spiked.
At 5Dimes fast and convenient withdrawals are available via Person to Person (P2P) cash transfer. It’s also possible to deposit and withdrawal via money order by courier. This is the one online poker site servicing the United States where you can withdrawal and have cash in your hand the very next day. This all comes free for deposits, and at very low fee for withdrawals. If you give a little cover play betting sports as well, you could find yourself eligible for a free weekly Person to Person (P2P) withdrawals, and if not… again, the fees for cashing out via this method are quite reasonable. To give the best poker site for US players a try get started at www.5dimes.com.
#2 Intertops Poker
On January 17, 1996, Intertops Sportsbook accepted first internet wager in the history of online betting. In 1998 they became one the first operators to integrate Microgaming casino software, and a few years later partnered with then start up PartyPoker to integrate a PartyPoker skin into the mix. As history recalls, not only was Intertops the first ever online sportsbook, they were also the first gambling site to ever offer sports betting, casino and poker seamlessly from a single website and player account bank.
Today Intertops doesn’t get nearly the attention leading betting sites like bookmaker.eu and bovada.lv draw. The appearance and speed of their sports betting website leaves plenty to be desired. However in terms of betting markets, casino offers and multi-player online poker – from an actual what’s offered standpoint, Intertops is second to very few. Meanwhile this is a company with the longest running track record for fair gaming and fast payments. Their poker room is now the most reliable skin on the Cake Poker Network, they accept US players and have many banking options you’ll discover when opening and account at www.intertops.eu.
#3 YouWager
YouWager certainly deserves mention on our list of recommended US poker sites for reason their staff CS is very active on forums, this site keeps a low profile and pays timely. First and foremost YouWager is a sports betting site, but they also have a poker room and online casino. The poker room is not part of any network, but does use Action Poker software. For example the same software found at BetOnline, Paynorake, TigerGaming and ActionPoker etc. is used here. However, when playing at YouWager Poker you’re playing only against other YouWager players, and NOT players from any other poker site. While the big plus here is the games are soft, the downside is traffic volume is quite low.
Editor’s note: Unfortunately our list of Best US Poker Sites has been trimmed to just 4 sites. We had an Everleaf rakeback deal lined up with OnlinePokerRealMoney.net however Everleaf has stopped accepting US players.