True Poker - Review of True Poker's Online Gaming

True Poker

True Poker
TruePoker is one of the more unique poker websites on the internet today. Unlike many other poker sites, TruePoker's graphics show virtual players seated around the table who have lifelike movements and can speak various phrases in English.

Getting Started - (Go to the TruePoker Site)
To play at TruePoker, you'll need to download their software. There are two versions - a high resolution and a low resolution one. The play of the games is the same irregardless of which version you download. The only difference is the quality of the graphics. If you're willing to wait a little longer for the high-res version to download, you'll be rewarded with the most unique graphics we've ever seen at a poker site. They claim the high-res download process takes over an hour on dial up and around 10 minutes over a cable or DSL modem. Our experience of downloading over cable however was much faster. Once you have installed the software and setup an account, you can deposit real money or just play for fun. They offer various methods of depositing and withdrawing funds which they outline on their website.

Games
True Poker offers just a couple of games on their site:

Texas Hold'em
Omaha

Promotions
This is one area where we feel TruePoker could seriously improve. They do offer a variety of promotions such as a bonus with your first deposit and a refer a friend bonus. However, if you read the small print, you'll notice that you won't see a dime of your new player bonus money until you have played 100 raked hands. At that point, you'll only get $10 of your bonus and won't get your next $10 until the next 100 hands. If you don't play enough raked hands within 40 days, you'll lose your remaining bonus money. With regards to the refer a friend bonus, you must play a minimum number of hands in 30 days and your friend must play a minimum number in 60. Again, leftover money is lost after those dates.

Screenshots
Lobby

Texas Hold'Em

Gameplay
Most on-line poker rooms show the table from the same horizontal, birds-eye view. TruePoker's view is quite different. With theirs, you're sitting at the end of the table with the dealer to your left. All of the other players are unique characters which have been selected by the players themselves. Most characters are either strange alien looking creatures or types that would look more natural if they were found in a western, 1800's or Knights of the Round Table story. You can see the characters place or raise bets, fold, and check their hands. When the player types "lol" their character laughs, "arg" causes a groan and "n1" results in "nice hand" being spoken. Other verbal commands are listed on their site. Play moves quickly without any noticeable delays and is more enjoyable to watch than the typical graphics found at other poker sites. TruePoker is one of the newer sites to come on-line so you can expect to find fewer tables to choose from than some of their competitors. However they do have enough players that you shouldn't have any trouble finding a table with the limits you're hoping to play. One advantage for new players is the ability to have "Bubble Hints". These bubbles appear on your screen and explain what various on-screen buttons do and a detailed explanation of every step that is occurring in the game. If you feel intimidated by poker because you never really understood the game, this option will help you get up to speed quickly!

Tournaments/Events
TruePoker offers a variety of tournaments including regularly scheduled evening games, "Newbie" tournaments, World Series of Poker qualifier tournaments and more. Entry fees vary and are posted for each tournament on their website.

Rake/Pricing
Like other poker sites, TruePoker charges a "rake" or a withholding from every cash pot that is played. This fee ranges from $1.00 to $3.00 and depends on the number of players, pot size and bet limits.

User Reviews of True Poker

Overall user rating:

Players
Gameplay
Software
Support
Trust

Would you play at this site again?

yes 71%

29% no

Based on 7 total ratings.

the software
Posted by ruben from broadway, nc on Mar 14, 2008 at 16:55pm (CDT)
the software on this site is excellent!but as for customer support they farging suck!!!The players at this site are all aholes and only ever talk about everyone. all the regulars at the site are mean D-heads including me..every one is at war trying to bann eachother for offensive nick names and trying to get the host to mute eachother for cursing eachother out..all you got to do is change your mac address to get unbanned again.they have a cool avatar package that they only allow real money players to have,guess they feel like it's an extra bonus or something,but I think there just to damn cheap to let us use this package on the play money tables.the tourneys are pretty cool and competitive.but they only have one real freeroll everyday which sucks!!The play money tables are set up where the "sheep" leader wins most of the pots on a constant roll trying to entice you to play the real money tables like its going to be just as easy to win..all actuality teaching you bad poker habbits..all in all I been playing this site for years because I guess I like to talk smack with the other players that are real aholes..and I really like the software on this site..if there was anyone with enough money to make a copy of this site in a upgraded version with a new concept like new avatars and a fresh look and better support,fixed all the damn glitches..thats another thing alot of damn glitches in the site...most of the time you win more then your sapposed to or you never get your damn change the chips fly to another player..but if this was to be fixed and upgraded software..this would be a real gem for someone with some money to make a play off of this site..pkr has tried to do this with there site but they went way overboard making there site hard to use and to complicated...anyways thats wtf I think and most of the time I'm right...Holla at your boy..Ruben aka beans...peace

True Poker - Joined for the fun gaming
Posted by Sir Geoff from Canada on Feb 13, 2008 at 2:29am (CST)
I have just experienced my third computer in three months with the Blue Screen of Death (BSD). one of the few common elements has been the fact that I had downloaded True Poker on each machine just before it crashed.
BSD reports indicated Mother board failure!!! once maybe, twice possibly, three times I think I have problem. Norton and other systems found nothing. I have a 360gb remote storage that I dare not access incase it contains the dreaded virus - am I paranoid?
Help from the frozen (literally) north!!!

poor quality
Posted by Roger Kadunce from Butler, Pa on Jun 30, 2007 at 11:59am (CDT)
site is poorly maintained, you can hardly ever sit 10 people at there hi stakws tables.trying to contact host is extremely difficult ,doesnt seem like the owners care ,it has been this way for a long time,they have a virus here and they dont seem to know how to get rid of it pretty risky site

poor quality
Posted by Roger Kadunce from Butler, Pa on Jun 30, 2007 at 11:58am (CDT)
site is poorly maintained, you can hardly ever sit 10 people at there hi stakws tables.trying to contact host is extremely difficult ,doesnt seem like the owners care ,it has been this way for a long time,they have a virus here and they dont seem to know how to get rid of it pretty risky site

all load of shit
Posted by martin from on Apr 16, 2007 at 10:06am (CDT)
wont install all load of bollocks

Watch your asses
Posted by Frank from Virginia Beach, VA on Jun 20, 2006 at 21:31pm (PDT)
All I have to say is watch your asses on this site. It's suspicious. Some pretty big shit hands win here. 6,2 off suit taking 100.00 pots and whatnot. Complete crap.

BEWARE!!

Mediocre Poker
Posted by Mike from Sunnyvale, CA on Nov 01, 2005 at 21:30pm (PST)
I can't say I recommend this site. It's different, which I like, but its harder to play. It just doesn't give me the same feel as the other poker sites.