Bringing a new poker room into the world is a large task to undertake. Bringing one online without partnering with any other rooms (becoming part of a network) is a monumental task. And that is what Pitbull Poker is trying to do.
I visited the site because I had seen that they were offering $10 No Deposit accounts to new players. I had assumed they would be part of the prima poker network because almost all of the $10 offers were from there.
The room is a Flash poker room, so there is never a download required. It works on Macs, Linux and of course Windows-based PC's. They bill themselves as the first Flash poker room. I'm not sure they are, but I do know they aren't the only.
On the list of recent accomplishments at the room's website was the addition of Neteller as a form of funding a poker account. That makes me think it could be some time before Pitbull catches up with all of the things that are essentially industry standards.
On the list of things to come at the site, they have Stepped Tournaments, Rebuys and Add-ons, and note-taking. While note-taking is standard on most poker sites, because the poker program isn't actually on your computer at Pitbull, I'm inclined to give them a pass on not having such a standard feature built into the room right from the start.
The graphics themselves are fine. They remind me of pokerrrom.com with the 3d characters that just sit there. There is an option to turn off or on, I had thought that the characters might move. That isn't the case, which is perfectly fine.
The chat appears in bubble form if you'd like, and also in a standard chat box. There's also a Party Poker-like Congratulations box that appears after you win a pot. You can turn that off and on as well.
The site uses bonus codes and there are several options to choose from, so make sure to enter the right bonus coe when you sign up. I entered the code from the homepage of thier site, and lost my chance at a $10 no deposit bonus. (For that the code prophet would have worked).
During my first visit to the room I found no one, not a single soul playing limit holdem. There were a couple of no limit cash games taking place, and a freeroll starting right away. The freeroll was in the schedule as an Omaha Pot Limit tourney. Turns out that after I was seated it was really a Pot Limit Holdem event, which was better for me. I'm no Omaha player.
Overall, I think the room is very young. They were at hand 1,600,000 or so when I visited.
The table selection could not be any worse. But, they do offer $10 free, so there's always the lure of no deposit money. Which brings out novice players that you can knock heads with at the low limit no limit tables, or in the guaranteed money tournaments.
I've been in touch with customer service, asking about the poker network they were on, etc. They were easy to reach, answered my questions, it was a good experience. But, with so any other poker rooms out there, it's hard to get a decent grade from me when there isn't a single player at the limit holdem cash games.
It'll be interesting to check back at Pitbull in the fall and see if anything has changed.
This page was last updated on May 5, 2006.
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