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Online poker, along with televised poker, really propelled the game into its huge growth phase. Online poker sites are generally connected with one or more online poker payment services which can be used to fund player accounts with money with which to play poker.

Most online poker sites are members of poker networks. Although each site has their own poker room and often their own bonuses and promotions, all of the poker rooms are part of the same network. When a player logs into one poker room, he or she is actually playing with people who have logged in from any poker rooms on the network. This network sharing increases the number of active players on each poker room, giving the player more game selection at any time of the day.

Contents 1 Sites 1.1 Top ten most active 1.2 The rest 2 Review summaries 3 External links 4 Discussion threads

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[edit] Top ten most active

This list is based on the maximum number of players during December 2007. The network's main site is listed. Stats are provided by Online Poker Traffic Reports.

1. Poker Stars (Poker Stars Network) - 127 524
2. Full Tilt Poker (Full Tilt Poker Network) - 67 528
3. Poker Room (Poker Network - Ongame Network) - 30 657
4. Titan Poker (iPoker Network) - 28 474
5. Absolute Poker (Absolute Poker Network) - 24 112
6. Ultimate Bet (Excapsa Software Poker Network) - 22 814
7. Doyles Room (Prima Poker Network) - 17 098
8. Paradise Poker (Paradise Poker Network) - 9 859
9. Inter Poker (CryptoLogic Poker Network) - 8 763
10. 24h Poker (B2B Poker Network) - 8 433

[edit] The rest

• Action Poker
• Bodog Poker
• Bugsys Club
• Carbon Poker
• Everest Poker
• GamesGrid Poker
• Iron Duke
• Pacific Poker
• Party Poker
• Pitbull Poker
• Planet Poker
• Poker.com
• Poker Nordica
• Tony G Poker

[edit] Review summaries

A table comparing the top online sites for size, games offered, limits offered, and tournaments.

Games:		Limits:		Tournaments:
	HE = Hold 'em		Micro: Bets below $0.50 USD.	Low SNG = Sit-n-go's with buy-ins below $25.
	7S = 7-Stud		Low: Bets from $0.50 to $4.00.	High SNG = Sit-n-go's with buy-ins above $25.
	7H = 7-Stud hi-lo		Middle: Bets from $4 to $20.	MTT SNG = Sit-n-go's with more than 1 table.
	O = Omaha high		High: Bets from $20 and higher.	Low Sched = Scheduled tourns, buy-ins below $25.
	O8 = Omaha/8 hi-lo		FL: Offers fixed-limit games.	High Sched = Scheduled tourns, buy-ins above $25.
	R = Razz or Triple Draw		PL: Offers pot-limit games.	MTT Sched = Scheduled tourns, more than 1 table.
	P = Pineapple or Crazy Pineapple		NL: Offers no-limit games.
	5D = 5-card draw

Site	Population (S/M/L/XL)	Games								Limits							Tournaments
		HE	7S	7H	O	O8	R	P	5D	Micro	Low	Middle	High	FL	NL	PL	Low SNG	High SNG	MTT SNG	Low Sched	High Sched	MTT Sched
Pacific Poker	L	X	X	X	X	X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Party Poker	XL	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Planet Poker	M	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X		X	X	X				X		X
Ultimate Bet	L	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

[edit] External links

• Online Poker Guide
• Poker Pulse - shows statistics about the current usage at each of the major online poker sites.
• Beat the Fish - site reviews
• Poker Reviews Web - Poker Reviews
• Poker Thirty - Breaks rooms down to small and large
• Poker News Today - Find the latest poker news stories from around the globe
• PKR Poker - A fansite dedicated to the only fully 3D poker software. Plus guides for beginners, advanced and elite players.

[edit] Discussion threads

• 2nd softest sites for 2/4 (2+2)