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Overall:
4/5
Bonus and Promotions:
4/5
Fish Rating:
3/5
(royal fish)
Tournaments:
4/5
Software:
4/5
Payouts:
4.5/5
Customer Service:
4.5/5
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NOBLE100
Overall:
4/5
Noble Poker
mostly flies under the radar on the now-massive iPoker network but
it still provides a solid overall package. With so many sites
joining the network player traffic has seen much higher levels. This
translates to more ring game choices and better tournament value.
Our exclusive 100% signup bonus is pretty strong and if you have a
bankroll this is one of the larger bonuses online. We've also been
receiving positive feedback from our players about weak
competition and nice software presentation.
The tournaments are busy, the software package is better than
average, and the ring games are still filled with a mostly loose
player base. While no-limit ring
games are fairly popular, I often notice that the full
limit ring games attract more traffic at higher stakes, especially
during off-peak hours.
Noble Poker
doesn't really have a single standout feature but rather quietly
provides a quality package simply by being a part of the growing
iPoker network.
Bonus (100%
up to $500) and Promotions:
4/5
For a deposit bonus,
Noble Poker gives new
customers from our site an increased 100% rate, good up to $500. I
commend them for giving our players over twice standard bonus that normal visitors
receive, so be sure to use
our link
or bonus coupon code NOBLE100 at signup. This is the only
way to receive this bonus rate and you will receive much less going
directly through the site. You work off the bonus by earning
"Crowns" at their ring games. As you increase in table stakes you
earn more Crowns per hand.
Other
Noble Poker
promotions include a $1,000 weekly
new depositor freeroll, which is a good event as it is only open to
new players. The number of entrants typically remains under a few
hundred players so you have a much better shot at finishing in the
money. You can also play in 3 daily $100 crapshoot freerolls. I
mostly recommend these for entertainment as a second table. If you'd like
to try to earn a WSOP seat their satellites start at $1. Another
promotion is for consecutive Sit 'n Go tournament wins, which awards
escalading cash prizes up to $50,000 for the extremely rare feat of
winning multiple SnGs in a row.
Fish:
3/5
Attracting lots of new and inexperienced
players via their strong promotions,
Noble Poker
has traditionally been a haven for bad players. While online poker
in general has become increasingly tighter over the years this
network continues to offer looser-than-average tables.
The software is also conducive to fast action and the pots seem to
be raised quickly and often. Players at
Noble Poker seem to be willing to
gamble with substandard hands so I recommend raising at least the
size of the pot with premium cards to thin the
field of potential draws.
While much of the action at
Noble Poker
had previously been restricted to the lower limits the number of
skins joining the iPoker network has increased traffic exponentially. Shorthanded tables as high as $5/10 no-limit
and $30/60 have been filling up and most tables are soft
all-around. I was very pleased to find that more players seem to be
willing to pay you off when you hold a strong hand at this site.
Tournaments:
4/5
Tournaments have been steadily
increasing at
Noble Poker both in popularity and the number of events offered.
I was pleased to find that most guaranteed events have been attracting
500-600 players lately while higher-stakes events often draw about half
that. Most hours see a guaranteed event of $3,000-7,000 for under
$20 and rebuys with guarantees up to $50,000 for the same buy-ins.
Above-average tournament players can do well in these events
as the number of fish remains high. Sit 'n Go traffic is also
popular with a wide range of buy-ins from $1 to $250. Most SnGs are
popular up to the $50 level.
One
tournament aspect they score points on is the range in buy-ins,
which accommodates smaller bankrolls while still offering larger
buy-ins and guaranteed events for serious tournament players. The
largest tournament draws at
Noble Poker include a $50,000 guarantee on Saturdays with a $50
buy-in and the weekly $250,000 guarantee on Sundays for a $200
buy-in. Their freerolls are also popular, but
not very numerous. Besides, who really wants to battle it out with
1,000 other players for a $30 main prize? Stick to their $1,000 new depositor freeroll event if you're looking for a decent prize.
Software:
4/5
The
Noble Poker software is solid, with detailed
graphics and a good assortment of features. Even though Noble
removed their classic 3-D table view, the alternative "birds-eye"
view is still sharp and easy to use. One of my favorite features is
their hand history list, which has a logical layout with a rare graphical view. The chat box in unobtrusive and can easily be
tweaked to remove chat altogether, which is my usual preference.
One
negative is that the lobby shows all empty ring games, which can be
annoying to wade through when you're looking for a particular game. However,
overall the software has been sufficient for me and runs quickly. The
graphics are also above-average, so I give their software a pretty
good score.
Payouts:
4.5/5
Noble Poker has a stable backing and cashouts are handled
well. Typical cashout times to
NETeller are within 24 hours. As you continue with further cashouts,
the processing time generally decreases.
Customer Service:
4.5/5
I appreciate the fact that
Noble Poker offers
all the best support options: e-mail, telephone, and live chat.
Personally, I use the live chat feature. You can open up a chat box
with an agent from within the software, so you can get a response
very quickly. E-mail responses are also handled quickly, and
telephone support is available if you want to get your issue
resolved instantly. One complaint that I received came from a WPT
satellite winner who had trouble getting his travel accommodations
met but
Noble Poker
did eventually take care of the player.
Player Traffic
The player traffic was fairly low for
about a year after the poker room launched but the iPoker network
has become a dominant force in recent years. It used to be tough to
find a full late-night no limit ring game going on at decent stakes
but I can now find 10-20 full
ring games active up to the higher stakes. Tournament traffic is
also strong with over 1,000 players drawn to the most popular
events.
Noble Poker is also surprisingly busy for fixed-limit games up to
about the $5/10 level.
Best Features
 A large sign up bonus at 100%. A
bigger bonus is one advantage that the smaller sites have
in the online poker world.
Lots of promotions. New players will
appreciate the ever-present ludicrously large promotions.
Loose action. The players seem to be
mostly inexperienced so you'll be playing against opponents who
play too many hands for too much of their stack.
Pretty good software. The graphics are
above par and they have a graphical hand history feature.
Game Selection: Hold'em,
Omaha, Stud
Limits: Limit: 2c/4c up
to $300/$600 No-Limit: 1c/2c up to $200/$400
Deposit Methods: Neteller,
Moneybookers, Ukash, Click2Pay, PaySafeCard, WebMoney, Solo, and
wire transfers.
Minimum Deposit:
$20
Tips for Noble Poker: At loose and
soft sites like
Noble Poker, you have to raise your strong hands,
especially preflop. I can't stress this enough. You'll often be
playing at tables where 5 or 6 players routinely see the flop, and
with that many opponents, premium hands like pocket Aces and Kings
plummet in value. You're much better off playing these hands against
2 or 3 players, so you should consider raising enough preflop to
thin the field of potential callers. Not only will your hand hold up
more often, you'll make it more difficult for trash hands to hit a
monster flop and draw out on you.
On the flop, you always need to be
aware of potential draws. If you slowplay a big hand where there are
two suited or connected cards on the board, you're giving your
opponents a free chance to draw out on you. Make them pay to see the
flop, and pay for their draws. You'll probably win smaller pots more
often by playing aggressively upfront, but you'll be drawn out on
less often.
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