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I love the abundant amount of freerolls available. Once you get your first cash, you can build a bankroll without spending a dime. The SNG's starting out at .11 gives anyone a chance to build from the ground up. The competition is better than most US sites. I currently do not have experience with the withdraw process but it seems pretty straight forward. Carbon is by far my favorite.
Nice place to start plaing, lots of freerolls, good bonus for new players..I start plaing a few years ago and whith nothing and whith some freerolls i start my bankroll whit a few $..it easy in this page whit some good luck and patiend
pts complicated for mi because im from Argentina and the dolar is very higt..that is why i start whit freerolls and not whit a deposit jeje
Carbon has a decent player base and a good variety of games in the tournaments and ring games. definitely the best merge skin. the only problem i see with carbon is the cash out times ? but thats the problem with most US players right now with a couple of exceptions. there graphics are fine and bonuses are also good.
Carbon Poker is the only site I use anymore. since the lame shutdown of all the other sites its the only one that I have found that I enjoy although I wish they had more depositing options because they wont let me put money on there. I won a few dollars playing the freerolls and got it up close to $100 before loosing in a $60 satellite tourney but overall I like the site.
Are u idiots kidding me.these canadian sites are one million percent thieves.all of them hidding in canada.there cant b that many stupid people, so the sites are writing good reviews on themselves.no rules no oversight. these canadian sites have roobbed us long enough take your canadian holdem and get the fuck out of here. so far from texas holdem how they have gotten away with this is beyond me.
Is the perfect place to meet all the players in the world, no restiction for USA :). Also good design and a loot of gamblers here!
The table put u in a different way in a strange atmosphere ....silent one...the sounds are good, the clarity is 100% and the reactions response are great! The negative point is that the lobby don't show u at second the places and the chips there. But a simple reentry will clarify that!
Carbon Poker is a good pokersite and I believe has one of the best softwares, however I do have problems making deposits. The Merge Network has always been great with all there poker rooms, but my Favorite ( which was not on the list ) Blackchip Poker. Blackchip was the best that Merge had to offer but moved to another Network. But Carbon is right there though.
I kind of think I am being generous here with the 2 stars. Personally I cant stand all the goofy emoticon things dancing all over the screen and the people who constantly over use them drive me insane. I also cannot stand the rabbit feature. Its always the fish that rabbit every damn hand for NO reason at all. They are not using the information given for anything of value other than wasting my damn time, this is especially annoying in tournaments.
One of the sites ONLY saving graces is the private tournaments that they offer/support. Beyond that seriously I just dont like the site to be anything more than a backup to a backup.
Carbon is a Good poker site. just like the rest of Merge. theres not alot of people to fill the tournys but ring games are always available. they have frequent freerolls. and i think that is a plus for carbon. they have a points system that blends in with freerolls at the end of the month. carbon does not compare to pokerstars or fulltilt. but it would be my 3rd choice overall. being that ive only played those three sites.
CARBON POKER IS FUN AND EXCITING. THE SITE HAS A LOT OF FREEROLLS TO WIN REAL MONEY IN WHICH I LOVES THE BEST, BUT I HAVE PLAYED A LOT OF CASH GAMES AND DIDNT MAKE ANY MONEY. I GUESS I NEED MORE PRACTICE. I RATED 3 STARS FOR MAINLY THE FREEROLLS AND THE FUN STEP GAMES ARE AWESOME AS WELL.
I used to play a lot on Full Tilt, which was my favorite room before Black Friday here in the USA. Lot of decent ring games with quite a few loose players made for building a good bankroll at the lower stakes.
Since Black Friday I really haven't been able to play online at all, so I packed away my want to play. Luckily here in Oregon I found a few live places to sate my Hold Em thirst but it was a bit of a hassle to take time out of a busy week at work to get time at the tables.
Finding Carbon Poker was a huge relief, it is just as good as Full Tilt was in my mind and until the USA gets their head straight and allows Internet Poker I am fairly stuck with limited options as for online. Carbon has quite a few freeroll options, though at the lower tables it seems that a lot of people tend to go in with too many crap hands and catch what they need so it has been hard to want to play decent hands like I would live online because of it.
Overall I think that Carbon is going to be the best choice for online poker in the USA going at this point in the game, although unless I get a bit of a bankroll built up I am gonna stick to freeroll's and playing live tournaments.
Carbon is one the best poker sites left to the US market, if not the Best. The User-Interface is easy to use and navigate, there is a wide selection of game styles to choose from and action is very good. Plenty of free tournaments for first time deposits and many more freerolls to enter once you start building points from play along with many Private Forum freerolls. Carbon is always running good promotions from Happy Hour to Two-A-Days to Free seats to The Sunday Big Ticket $100K Gtd. I also really like the variations of table skins to choose from for your own personalized table theme! The multi table screen options are very good too which allows you to tile, cascade or stack your tables. Also, a fun thing to note about Carbon is while seated at a table, you have the option of tons of little "smiley animations" and other fun gestures that you can use while playing.
If you are also into sports betting like I am, take advantage of all the sports that are offered through Carbon's Sports Book. Very good lines and odds when compared to Bovada or Sports Book. Your Carbon poker balance is already there so no need to transfer it back and forth. There is also a Carbon Casino tab which offers most Casino style table games, but as with any online casino game such as blackjack, craps or slots, I would suggest you pass. The odds simply aren't in your favor!
I give the site a 4.5 (more like 4.9) out of 5 rating. The only missing that I really love is the chip animation like Full Tilt has, although they aren't accepting US based players currently. I would easily rate Carbon a full 5/5 with a slightly better chip animation.
Non the less, Carbon Poker is an All-Around great place to play cards and I recommend you check it out already if you haven't.
Been playing carbon for a long time, and I like it more so than most merge networks. I miss the badugi freerolls. They still have a few decent ones and VIP games. It has a nice set up for skins and emoticons. They also have numerous exclusive games that vary amongst all playing prefferences. There is a wide spread of game choices from the casino, blackjack, and varies of poker (Texas Holdem, Omaha, Stud, Razz, Lowball, Badugi, and many more)!
I like carbon tourneys some of the deep stack tourneys are m favorite on here. my gripe about carbon would be the cashouts it has been taking 2 months to get my money when i cash out so i would like to see that get closer to 2 weeks or less. Overall with pokerstars off limits to usa players i will stay with carbon until pokerstars allows me back.
I have tried so many poker sites
honestly , carbon is one of a kind
the connection is strong, and its very great to try the experience
moreover you can trust it, I have been playing with carbon for almost 4 years now
after playing with full tilt poker for 7 years, and they stole all my money
It is March 31, 2013, Easter to many. The goody-two-shoes people are at church services. The resurrection I can plainly see from where I sit are the birds at the feeder, a woodpecker building a nest in a dead tree just twenty feet from my porch and red buds bursting out on the trees. After I write this review of Carbon, I'll go and play poker there.
Reality #1: I play at Carbon because over the years I have won more money, and lost less money, there than anywhere else.
Reality #2: I like the cartoon characters and the cute icons I can give my opponents, like the yellow champion crown, the blue crown, the green tick mark and the muppet. It is an add on in the category of pure entertainment.
Reality #3: Cards do not have a memory nor a conscience. While we can make reasonable predictions about the weather based on observations and known patterns, we cannot do this with cards. Cards don't give a hoot. Y'all who complained about the software just do not know the gambler's fallacy and the law of independent trials. Carbon very likely has the exact same RNG as every other site has. You don't get to shoot the messenger or the dealer of the cards, human or computer. So suck it up when you get sucked out.
Reality #4: Happy Easter, whether you hold it to be true that one human being survived being killed and lived to tell about it, or that trees blossom in the Spring. I find both rather amazing and it may be true that in the end we survive death the same way we survive at poker. [you have probably noticed the proliferation of ghost stories on TV, so just shut up and play your hand.]
Owlfart
I recommend Carbon over all other US sites capable of playing for money...I am impressed with the software and graphics, and it seems like there is not nearly as many horrific bad beats..There are alot of different games and tournaments to choose from and the fun steps is a good little promotion for players to try to grind out a bankroll....Very much a fan of Carbon Poker.
I play on carbon more than any other site now that we have few options in the US.it's about the best site for freerolls.i haven't had a payout lately but last time i did it took around a month to get funds but finally did get paid.overall it's a pretty good site.
Have yet to play real money on this site. I figured out I had already had a carbon account I guess. Maybe for a forum freeroll from one of the other places I posted. I will post a better review once I am able to play on it. What are deposit options for carbon?
One of the only sites that are likely semi-legitimate for U.S. players to actually play for real money. Pretty good for casual players like me, but for someone in the U.S. looking to make a career of poker, probably better to get a summer home in Canada or a winter home in Mexico. Most of the lower limit games and freerolls on Carbon have more fishermen and maniacs than the Santa Monica pier on a full moon. That being said if you just play for fun or are only semi-serious Carbon poker is a good place to play.
Easily one of my favorite poker rooms online.
From the interface,to the many friends from here & other forums who play there,to the freerolls & steps that allow bankroll building from scratch for those of us who "Refuse to Deposit",i really enjoy playing at Carbon.
Oh yeah,& the feeling of having to watch the little emoticon guy "ROFL" after getting my aces cracked by cards that had absolutely no business even being in the hand,PRICELESS !?!
EDIT-Ive been playing there since 2007
I make this simple , i have never deposited , so i know nothing about bonus as far as depositing goes but i have won around 1000 in the last month, in low stake tourneys, so i think it is legit, it is taking a little whille to get my first check but i will update you all when i receive it, . Its been 3 weeks so far. lol.
Carbon Poker micro stakes are the biggest farce I have ever seen. I for one suspect at least 3 bots, with Evanem taking the lead. If you go to a hand tracker you will realize that there are a many as 10 players doing 10 to 12 tables at a time in .05/.10, which would be fine except that every one of them doesn't spike high or low. Meaning they are always getting a minimum of 200% ROI each sitting. That works out to approximately $300 a session on micro. Sorry that my friends is nearly impossible given the amount of Bad Beats the random dealer gives. Something real fishy there.
Carbon is a great room for average players. they have a variety of different games and a player actually wins. I enjoy thier bounty games ,there actually in play at all times .There frerolls are a donkfest but once you weed out there premadoonas in the beggining tou enjoy your game. fortunately I have won 2 tourneys in 2n4 and 1 tourney in first.
They can be a decent website most of the time with plenty of freerolls and games to enter for American players. I feel that many bad beats occur on the website though, and even though I understand that this happens frequently in poker, it seems to play out a lot on Carbon Poker.
I like Carbon won my fair share on there never had any problems been playing there for years, have deposited and always had good bonus offers, but Its becoming a little harder to make deposits especially for USA players> Carbon is still my favorite out of all that I have played on.
Coal has been my first playroom with her learning to play various games, is very good for my room, so I let my 5 stars, and met many friends and through them also different rooms but not always faithful to the coal change by many but no game in which coal is daily game
Carbon is the best when i signed up in 2004 it was the first site i saw and stuck to it.sure hope they dont fold like other merge sites have, because i dont trust any other sites on the internet accept merge gaming sites.if they all folded i would not play online poker.
My first choice has alwys been full tilt but for the past few years carbon has been good to me and they have a full range of games for any poker player and being from the US i cant be picky right now there are other places to play but im liking carbon as my fav merge site
I spend most of my time on Carbon or Lock. Lock has been having a lot of server issues recently so I have turned to Carbon for my main site to play on. I can not deposit on any sites since Black Friday. So, I play where I can get the most for my time spent at a table.
Played at carbon for years,drifted away too other merge sites walker,reefer then feltstars,dont no why i had left carbon but merge sent me back by closing them sites down.but all in all i have cashed out from carbon,without any deposit,freeroll placed 2nd,built bankroll from there,cashed 1k,3 times so yes I like carbon ok
Truthfully i kinda like hero more for some reason ive been playing on carbon for about 5 months been an up n down ride-they realy dont have as much to offer in the way of building scratch nankroll but that everywhere-i do like the fact they just revamped the v.i.p section making it possible for me to play in earth vip freeroll thats cool-i also have grown to like merges graphics and the fact that you have all those little faces u can make is off the hook when im buzzed so im giving carbon overall a top rating
Despite what many say, about this site being fixed, and what not. I do not think this is true. I have good days and bad days, and this site is very consistant with their hands.
If there is a problem, it was its deposit options in the last year, but that seems to have been fixed as the Visa option is back, and I do not have to go through hhops to get money on there.
With the smileys, I can do without, but to each their own, some times comlcal, and other times annoying, as some go way overboard with it. Good Luck all.
Carbon has gone from being one of the best sites available to USA players, to one of the worst. Since they got rid of p2p the volume really died down. Merge in general got hurt by it a lot. They have got back a lot of the guarantees and the prize pools just arent what they used to be. I also dont like that almost all of their tournament are 5 minute blind levels. In my opinion that is not poker, that is a scam. On top of all this it takes 6-8 weeks to cash out. This site could use some improvement.
Carbon is a good room to play in. The freerolls are frequent, so they give you a chance to build a bankroll in no time. The pool of players are also good and get better the higher the stakes you play. It is also a good site for beginners to start with funsteps to get a grasp of the game. I was fortunate enough to get locked into a good promotion when I opened my account, so there are good promotions if you keep an eye out for them. There's also a wide range of games to play from $0.02/$0.04 cash tables to $0.60 SnG's. They have good guarantees especially the dollar frenzy played every night. There are normally plenty of players to get into your preferred game.
Carbon is pretty easy to navigate and the various options for color, emotions , player notes are pretty good . The table layout has many options for personalization .You can disable chat boxes and ads/banners , avatars and chip animations . Freerolls and a variety of games run all the time on Carbon making it easy to start a small bankroll . The best thing is all the private freerolls like poker.org . The downside of Carbon is that you cannot rail a player at the tables if you are not playing in the tournament . Also the majority of the MTT tournament selection in micros are turbos or super turbos . The customer support team usually email you back within 24 hours with a ticket number asking you for more information which is not terribly helpful at all . I find that the software is questionable and with the random card shuffler , it appears that there are more bad beats then other sites ! Carbon Poker is no better or no worse than any other sites out there !
I've only played on a few sites, partly because the players in the US have very few options. But I have found Carbon easy to navigate, and the options given (color, emotions, player notes) are nice to have, for those that want them. I've heard a LOT of complaining about getting 'merged', when there is a bad beat, and it does seem to happen a LOT when you are ahead, but I don't have much experience in comparing this to other sites. Overall, I can deal with it, and have fun when I play. :)
Worst site out there that i have ever played on. it was lucky to receive a half star mainly bec they have good tournies but worst software and random card shuffler ever. it was obvious I was taking bad beats ever single hand that i was ahead because they want me to deposit again. scum bags. BOVADA FOR LIFE.
Carbon is the best poker site out there right now for U.S. players in my opinion. It has a variety of cash games, mtts, and the best thing is all the private freerolls for those who don't want to deposit or do not have the extra money to do so. All in all, i have had good results on Carbon, especially in cash games. So no bad words for Carbon on my end.
I like to play at Carbon and the biggest plus side it gives me a chance to play real money with my USA friends. Another plus side is that Mac owners can play poker there and also the variety of games is very good. I know some people don't like the smileys lol but hmmm I love the fart one lololol! It's a good poker site to play on and well the suckouts are about the same as they are on other sites ~ it all evens out so to speak. The biggest downside to the site I feel is that you can't rail your friends if you are not playing in the tournament. But all in all a positive experience!
+ Available for Mac owners
+ Gives me a chance to play real money with my US friends
+ The fart smiley
+ Variety of games
- You can't rail your friends when you are not in a tournament
- Some features not yet Mac available
Yea i wish they would bring back there face book tours and bring back player to player transfers as they have took them away and have no idea why but its hurting members so hope they see this and fixes it . but other then that its great network and good skin
Been playing mostly the fun steps on Carbon to try to build a bankroll, and to me, theses games seem staged. Bad players making poor calls catch cards almost every time, and it is very rare for me to ever go on a run of good luck. Alot of boards with four cards to str8 or 4 to flush, dominated kicker win alot, any flop with a pair on board and the other player made trips. So much 'Bad Luck" that it seems these free games are rigged, and if a site will rig free games whats to stop them from rigging money games, too?
Took my winning to the micro stakes sngs and had some good results until the "rig day" when every game i played ended with a bad beat. I have been playing live poker, mostly sng, for 15 years and dont have these runs of "bad luck" very often.
I've never had an issue with Carbon. It's the first program I used when I started playing and I think it's easy to navigate and proves to be an effective way to enjoy my online poker! While I wish I knew more ways to get into the freerolls and whatnot, I appreciate that there are some that are easy to get into and don't prove to be too difficult. Overall, i'm quite satisfied.
Everyone speaks of bad players. So tired of hearing that crap. If you are that good, then why are you not only in a freeroll but bashing people who are brought here for the purpose of gaining knowledge and know-how about the game of poker here at poker.org
If I thought of myself as being a really good poker player and everyone else (mostly) are bad players, I certainly would'nt say anything.
Why not just take their coin then.
Carbons good Full Tilt and Stars were better but in the mean time Carbon is the best for US players currently. Hopefully within the next 6 months online poker and what not will be legal. Cabon's got a lot of donks more so than other sites however they offer great free rolls and the fun steps are a plus too to people with no bank and don't want to deposit.
Ive been on carbon 2 years.the layout is good,the tables are good,player info is very good.they have many promotions if you take time to dig them up.player traffic is average for a site this size.a whole lotta soft action as 80%of the players are at best marginal.i usually get email response from support in a few hours at most.
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I like Carbon Poker and play constantly, I have accounts on other sites like this but not so much as carbon game, I like SNGs, usually $ 0.60 or bonty enrollment of $ 2.20, I also like tables, and that touring is a smaller number of players from other sites. We dorec a nice game and good luck
The big plus in my mind is that Carbon allows US players to compete for real money -- from micro to large buy-ins you.
I really enjoy it since its the biggest US open poker online room but I dont like their card dealing system Full tilt was the best on that
I really enjoy playing here not just for action but for the variety of action they have.
Previously played alot on the Ipoker and BossMedia rooms and thought there tournaments and SnG's to be so lame. Same schedule everyday never any variety. Look forward to another round of poker maximus and hopefully I can hit one of the big ones.
Carbon Poker is definitely one of the best sites to play on currently for US-based players. If you have no bankroll to start out, it's pretty easy to get started via the Fun Steps or various other freerolls (both Carbon and non-Carbon sponsored) and build a bankroll from scratch.
If "freerolling" up isn't your fancy, depositing on Carbon Poker is safe and relatively easy. In the past, I have deposited both via Western Union and VISA before and have had success using each.
One of the things I enjoy most about Carbon Poker is the flexibility they have in the customization for the lobby and poker tables. This helps you create a really good, personalized gaming experience for you that fits your wants and needs well.
The play on Carbon Poker isn't entirely weak across the board. There are a few regulars who you find yourself play against often, but there are enough fish and newbies still to make play relatively easy and profitable over the long run, I believe.
From Cash Games to SnG's to Tournaments, Carbon Poker has it all. Whatever game type you enjoy most, you'll always be able to find something for you at Carbon Poker.
One feature I especially enjoy is the "accolades" feature. If you win or place ITM in a major tournament or Freeroll, you get a small "accolade" beside your name that allows others to see you're accomplishments and how well you've stacked up against others in the past.
The only downside I believe Carbon Poker has is the traffic/volume levels. Unlike FTP or Pokerstars before Black Friday, you aren't ever going to find the $2.20 180-man SnG fill up and be played. Due to lower traffic levels, Carbon's also dropped the prize pool guarantees for a lot of their tournaments.
Regardless of that, though, I still believe the Carbon Poker is the best site for US-based players, and that overall, the experience and winnings one can achieve here are very well suited for poker players of all ages and skill levels.
A lot of merge sites have come and gone, but Carbon has managed to stay, it was the first site I downloaded and I found the emoticans gave it a special flair always need a bit of fun expecialy if your poker sucks lol. I dont understand why they have so many merge sites, what is the advantage of spreading yourself so thin, wouldnt it make more sense to have more peeps on say 3 merge skins instead of what is it 50 +.
I like this site for the fact that it is still open to the US. Considering the options we USA have it has a decent amount of traffic. Not paticularly a fan of the amount of time it takes to get a withdraw check but realize that is in part due to the government . I like a lot of things about this site such as the software, traffic , emoticons and selection of games and stakes. I like everything except that I CANT WIN ON THIS SITE. Other than that its fine.
I like Carbon Poker and play constantly, I have accounts on other sites like this but not so much as carbon game, I like SNGs, usually $ 0.60 or bonty enrollment of $ 2.20, I also like tables, and that touring is a smaller number of players from other sites. We dorec a nice game and good luck
The big plus in my mind is that Carbon allows US players to compete for real money -- from micro to large buy-ins you have a variety of games to choose from at Tourney and SNG
A huge positive is that the new cashier is up and working as of last week so if you are low on funds you can easily deposit using a cc online (which I tested with a minimum deposit of $20 last week) or a money transfer option which is probably like WU
Furthermore --- Carbon along with PDC and Aced allow affiliates like PO to set up private freerolls or cash buyin games so that friends can get together and play
I've been playing Carbon recently for fun, mostly micro stakes, double up and bounty SnGs. Its a good way to get back into the game after a recent hiatus without putting a whole lot of money on the line. The freerolls have been good for getting the bankroll up to a level where I can play those games. Hopefully I'll be able to actually get enough from nothing to cash out at some point ;)
This is the site I am playing the most lately.It is very friendly to use, nice animations and graphics.You can find a good level of poker players making it fun to play.You can find a good variety of games so you can practice all sort of poker games.Good to have the fun step games to start building a bankroll... and the freerolls are good, though they have lower from $200 FR to $50 FR
Like the software. its just ok not great. Higher traffic then any other US site. This one has great rakeback promotions and freerolls for first time deposits and points earnings. Competition here is average. Not a ton of fish here from 10$ up buy ins tho. Love the graphics fast credit time on deposits. Love the ability to use diff skins to mix it up for players.
Other than the fact that I am also in the US.......I think Carbon is actually a damn good site! With the ability to do the 'fun-steps' for cash or freerolls daily I have been doing just fine there in regards to cashing a lil here & there to acquire a BR that has allowed me to play what I want & the ability to increase my roll...... & with the league play there from .org just 1 more chance to add to the BR when finishing ITM! SO woooooot Im all for Carbon and will be as long as I continue to do well & not have any issues from them! & Thanks to them like Arwen said at least we CAN play for real $$$ while the DOJ continue to jerk us & our $ around!
I HAVE BEEN PLAYINGCARBON FOR AROUND 3 TO 4 MONTHS. I WAS IN A TRANSITION FROM FELTSTARS TO CARBON WHEN FELTSTARS WENT BELLY UP. I HAVE BECOME VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE MERGE NETWORK. PLENTY OF FREEROLLS TO START A BANKROLL WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF A COUPLE OF POKER COMMUNITIES. SOME SHARKS AROUND BUT SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY PEOPLE LOOKING TO ENJOY THEMSELVES AS WELL AS IMPROVE THERE GAME. THAT IS WHY I AM THERE SO IT IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR ME.
Carbon and Hero have been able to give me a small bank roll enuff to play cash games and lose it all,man I gotta learn to stay away from these games,lol,use to play on Reefer Poker which had the similar software,like all the different acolades and funny pics that come up when writting different words,rabbit hunting etc.!
Another States player here. Since BF it's all pretty much the same. Play the freerolls and build your Br as much as possible. Its taught me and still teaching me BRM....funny how it's turned into a piggy bank thats Unbreakable.....no matter how hard you try to get the funds out they slide another requirement and other sercurity info some mya feel unwilling to give out.
As for me I have been a victum of Identity theft so untill all is back to normal (Did he say Normal hahahahaha....ok ed) I'll just leave it there and play with some very Hi Voltage Players that have only improved my game. I Thank them all very much. I would name then but am fearful of forgetting someone to has been there for me as well.
So Hi Voltage wishes to all both On and Off the Tables or
Boards (if your a chess player) push push!!
Tides
Somehow the whole card room has a friendly feel to it compared to many "big brand" generic poker sites. The site offers lots of easy payout methods including some especially to help out US based players. Unique play features like 'All in show downs' & "Deal it Twice" add some fun as you follow play Easy, relaxed and fast playing, Carbon Poker has a good feel. It's relatively quick to download & install - all very intuitive - you can be playing in just a couple of minutes. Table Features I like include: Rabbit Hunt (what card would have come next) and Expose One Card also add depth to the game and help you learn. Time Bank You accumulate time from previous hands that you made quick decisions, banking it for future use. All in Percentages at a showdown with the relative win % of those remaining in a hand are great. Deal it Twice gives 2 all-in players the option to deal the turn and river community cards two times. Player accolades - earn a customisable award to your player identity showing off you've won a big event. Crazy, but bragging rights at the table influence opponents There are some genuinely unique play & lobby features.
After black friday opened account there and have learned to love the site.I like how they have variety of diiferent poker like 2-7 lowball a-5 lowball badugi 5draw and so on.
That way you dont always have to play the hold em.
Iv found micro stakes to be very loose and fun. Bad omen is that cash out takes 6-8 weeks to get a check but u will get ur money.
i have heard depositing is difficult but if you are winning player you have no worries
Not much of as choice for U.S players, for now this is the best site around. IMO. Scottys thread has it nailed to a t. Support does answer quickly, withdraw's, i dont know but will tell you soon. Hoping that goes well. Cash tables are great. Micro stakes is all I play but its ok. Not a lot of games for micro but I guess its enough. Wishing the would pick up some micro games from another merge site called Iron Duke. They have many but no traffic. Traffic is great on Carbon but has slowed with software change.Yes promos do benefit mid/high stakes players. Overall very good software and best site around for now.
Pros:
1) Table Layout has many options for personalization. You can disable all the BS like chat boxes and ads/banners. You can even disable avatars and chip animations. This enables you to focus on the cards and the cards only, which is great.
2) Freerolls run all the friggin time on this site. Great place for someone who is a beginner to pick up a small BR.
3) Promos and Support. The promos are pretty solid but certainly favor people playing mid/high stakes but they atleast give micro players a shot at winning big. The support team is fairly good. They usually email back within 24hrs.
Cons:
1) TRAFFFICCCC. Good luck entering a 180 man sng cause I've never seen one fill up.
2) MTT Selection. The guarantees are far less than those I dream about on PokerStars. Most Micros are turbos. The prize pool is mainly divided amongst the top 2 or 3 (Probably the case among all sites however). Yeah the Sunday tourneys look appetizing, but dont expect to make any money unless you have the entire day to play in one event.
Nonetheless the site is great. More money to be won on any non US site (as far as MTTs are concerned) but cash games are fantastic and sngs, with exception of 180s are decent.
Obviously being US friendly is a huge benefit, and they have solid freerolls (for PO and .org members); however, their tournament selection is limited, and the structures are just bad. Biggest complaint is their hand histories, I mean really, no stack sizes, thats just absurd and is something they could easily fix. Plus, there are no replayers that I can find that are merge compatible. If it werent for the private freerolls I would never play on carbon.
The good:
It's USA friendly that's a plus. A lot of good private free rolls. The carbon free rolls are now for cash. A lot of good promotions which lead to free tournament entries or extra money. Being able to customize tables and have your own avatar. Rake back is good. Probably one of the best options available right now for USA players.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The bad: I don't like that the majority of the MTT tournament selection in micros are turbos or super turbos. Agonizingly slow payouts. Not being able to chat while railing. The SNG's at micro are all turbo or super turbo unless you play double or nothing. MTT Sit n go's take forever to fill up. Starting stacks except in deep stack tournaments seem kind of small especially since the majority are turbos.
Being a USA player I was turned onto Carbon after Black Friday. I enjoy it because of the variety of games available, the ability to still play for real $ and play among friends. The freerolls are decent, I treat them as a warm-up for my real $ games. Only a couple of downsides...cannot verbally rail a player at the tables (but I do understand why) and although I have not had any issues with it, I have heard that customer support can be a real headache at times. Overall, a nice place to get your game on
I actually like Carbon Poker with the new look. I like the lobby and the tables and with the new series of mtt's its a great site to play on.
The fact that US can play is a plus but I wouldn't keep to much money in there just to be in the safe side. Just deposit daily or weekly.
I would give it a 3/5 stars
Not a great site,why? not a lot of tourney options,again depositing is a joke.have to deposit in dollars.as i get charged 4 pounds by my bank.this wont be happening for me.seems be holdem holdem or holdem with a few plo,plo8 and horse thrown in.dont mind the freerolls but only because they are Free.plus is the freerolls are now cash payouts rather than mickey mouse tickets.
Yea i didnt no about the stars till after i hit the enter button i like carbon not a big fan of the changes to the player admin tho u use to be able to see all ur info on or off of 1 screen now u cant thats the only down side to the new look but id also rate it at about 3 and a half stars overall
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5 days ago - 2013-05-17
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6 days ago - 2013-05-17
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pts complicated for mi because im from Argentina and the dolar is very higt..that is why i start whit freerolls and not whit a deposit jejeEdited by sebas545 3 days ago
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2 weeks ago - 2013-05-11
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The table put u in a different way in a strange atmosphere ....silent one...the sounds are good, the clarity is 100% and the reactions response are great! The negative point is that the lobby don't show u at second the places and the chips there. But a simple reentry will clarify that!
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4 weeks ago - 2013-04-28
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One of the sites ONLY saving graces is the private tournaments that they offer/support. Beyond that seriously I just dont like the site to be anything more than a backup to a backup.
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4 weeks ago - 2013-04-24
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1 month ago - 2013-04-21
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Since Black Friday I really haven't been able to play online at all, so I packed away my want to play. Luckily here in Oregon I found a few live places to sate my Hold Em thirst but it was a bit of a hassle to take time out of a busy week at work to get time at the tables.
Finding Carbon Poker was a huge relief, it is just as good as Full Tilt was in my mind and until the USA gets their head straight and allows Internet Poker I am fairly stuck with limited options as for online. Carbon has quite a few freeroll options, though at the lower tables it seems that a lot of people tend to go in with too many crap hands and catch what they need so it has been hard to want to play decent hands like I would live online because of it.
Overall I think that Carbon is going to be the best choice for online poker in the USA going at this point in the game, although unless I get a bit of a bankroll built up I am gonna stick to freeroll's and playing live tournaments.
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1 month ago - 2013-04-13
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If you are also into sports betting like I am, take advantage of all the sports that are offered through Carbon's Sports Book. Very good lines and odds when compared to Bovada or Sports Book. Your Carbon poker balance is already there so no need to transfer it back and forth. There is also a Carbon Casino tab which offers most Casino style table games, but as with any online casino game such as blackjack, craps or slots, I would suggest you pass. The odds simply aren't in your favor!
I give the site a 4.5 (more like 4.9) out of 5 rating. The only missing that I really love is the chip animation like Full Tilt has, although they aren't accepting US based players currently. I would easily rate Carbon a full 5/5 with a slightly better chip animation.
Non the less, Carbon Poker is an All-Around great place to play cards and I recommend you check it out already if you haven't.
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1 month ago - 2013-04-09
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1 month ago - 2013-04-07
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2 months ago - 2013-04-04
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honestly , carbon is one of a kind
the connection is strong, and its very great to try the experience
moreover you can trust it, I have been playing with carbon for almost 4 years now
after playing with full tilt poker for 7 years, and they stole all my money
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2 months ago - 2013-03-31
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Reality #1: I play at Carbon because over the years I have won more money, and lost less money, there than anywhere else.
Reality #2: I like the cartoon characters and the cute icons I can give my opponents, like the yellow champion crown, the blue crown, the green tick mark and the muppet. It is an add on in the category of pure entertainment.
Reality #3: Cards do not have a memory nor a conscience. While we can make reasonable predictions about the weather based on observations and known patterns, we cannot do this with cards. Cards don't give a hoot. Y'all who complained about the software just do not know the gambler's fallacy and the law of independent trials. Carbon very likely has the exact same RNG as every other site has. You don't get to shoot the messenger or the dealer of the cards, human or computer. So suck it up when you get sucked out.
Reality #4: Happy Easter, whether you hold it to be true that one human being survived being killed and lived to tell about it, or that trees blossom in the Spring. I find both rather amazing and it may be true that in the end we survive death the same way we survive at poker. [you have probably noticed the proliferation of ghost stories on TV, so just shut up and play your hand.]
Owlfart
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2 months ago - 2013-03-28
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From the interface,to the many friends from here & other forums who play there,to the freerolls & steps that allow bankroll building from scratch for those of us who "Refuse to Deposit",i really enjoy playing at Carbon.
Oh yeah,& the feeling of having to watch the little emoticon guy "ROFL" after getting my aces cracked by cards that had absolutely no business even being in the hand,PRICELESS !?!
EDIT-Ive been playing there since 2007
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If there is a problem, it was its deposit options in the last year, but that seems to have been fixed as the Visa option is back, and I do not have to go through hhops to get money on there.
With the smileys, I can do without, but to each their own, some times comlcal, and other times annoying, as some go way overboard with it.
Good Luck all.177
4 months ago - 2013-01-16
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+ Available for Mac owners
+ Gives me a chance to play real money with my US friends
+ The fart smiley
+ Variety of games
- You can't rail your friends when you are not in a tournament
- Some features not yet Mac available
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5 months ago - 2012-12-08
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Took my winning to the micro stakes sngs and had some good results until the "rig day" when every game i played ended with a bad beat. I have been playing live poker, mostly sng, for 15 years and dont have these runs of "bad luck" very often.
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5 months ago - 2012-12-06
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If I thought of myself as being a really good poker player and everyone else (mostly) are bad players, I certainly would'nt say anything.
Why not just take their coin then.
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6 months ago - 2012-12-03
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6 months ago - 2012-11-25
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I like Carbon Poker and play constantly, I have accounts on other sites like this but not so much as carbon game, I like SNGs, usually $ 0.60 or bonty enrollment of $ 2.20, I also like tables, and that touring is a smaller number of players from other sites. We dorec a nice game and good luck
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6 months ago - 2012-11-17
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I really enjoy it since its the biggest US open poker online room but I dont like their card dealing system Full tilt was the best on that
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6 months ago - 2012-11-14
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Previously played alot on the Ipoker and BossMedia rooms and thought there tournaments and SnG's to be so lame. Same schedule everyday never any variety. Look forward to another round of poker maximus and hopefully I can hit one of the big ones.
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6 months ago - 2012-11-14
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If "freerolling" up isn't your fancy, depositing on Carbon Poker is safe and relatively easy. In the past, I have deposited both via Western Union and VISA before and have had success using each.
One of the things I enjoy most about Carbon Poker is the flexibility they have in the customization for the lobby and poker tables. This helps you create a really good, personalized gaming experience for you that fits your wants and needs well.
The play on Carbon Poker isn't entirely weak across the board. There are a few regulars who you find yourself play against often, but there are enough fish and newbies still to make play relatively easy and profitable over the long run, I believe.
From Cash Games to SnG's to Tournaments, Carbon Poker has it all. Whatever game type you enjoy most, you'll always be able to find something for you at Carbon Poker.
One feature I especially enjoy is the "accolades" feature. If you win or place ITM in a major tournament or Freeroll, you get a small "accolade" beside your name that allows others to see you're accomplishments and how well you've stacked up against others in the past.
The only downside I believe Carbon Poker has is the traffic/volume levels. Unlike FTP or Pokerstars before Black Friday, you aren't ever going to find the $2.20 180-man SnG fill up and be played. Due to lower traffic levels, Carbon's also dropped the prize pool guarantees for a lot of their tournaments.
Regardless of that, though, I still believe the Carbon Poker is the best site for US-based players, and that overall, the experience and winnings one can achieve here are very well suited for poker players of all ages and skill levels.
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A huge positive is that the new cashier is up and working as of last week so if you are low on funds you can easily deposit using a cc online (which I tested with a minimum deposit of $20 last week) or a money transfer option which is probably like WU
Furthermore --- Carbon along with PDC and Aced allow affiliates like PO to set up private freerolls or cash buyin games so that friends can get together and play
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As for me I have been a victum of Identity theft so untill all is back to normal (Did he say Normal hahahahaha....ok ed) I'll just leave it there and play with some very Hi Voltage Players that have only improved my game. I Thank them all very much. I would name then but am fearful of forgetting someone to has been there for me as well.
So Hi Voltage wishes to all both On and Off the Tables or
Boards (if your a chess player) push push!!
Tides
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7 months ago - 2012-10-20
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That way you dont always have to play the hold em.
Iv found micro stakes to be very loose and fun. Bad omen is that cash out takes 6-8 weeks to get a check but u will get ur money.
i have heard depositing is difficult but if you are winning player you have no worries
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7 months ago - 2012-10-18
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1) Table Layout has many options for personalization. You can disable all the BS like chat boxes and ads/banners. You can even disable avatars and chip animations. This enables you to focus on the cards and the cards only, which is great.
2) Freerolls run all the friggin time on this site. Great place for someone who is a beginner to pick up a small BR.
3) Promos and Support. The promos are pretty solid but certainly favor people playing mid/high stakes but they atleast give micro players a shot at winning big. The support team is fairly good. They usually email back within 24hrs.
Cons:
1) TRAFFFICCCC. Good luck entering a 180 man sng cause I've never seen one fill up.
2) MTT Selection. The guarantees are far less than those I dream about on PokerStars. Most Micros are turbos. The prize pool is mainly divided amongst the top 2 or 3 (Probably the case among all sites however). Yeah the Sunday tourneys look appetizing, but dont expect to make any money unless you have the entire day to play in one event.
Nonetheless the site is great. More money to be won on any non US site (as far as MTTs are concerned) but cash games are fantastic and sngs, with exception of 180s are decent.
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7 months ago - 2012-10-17
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It's USA friendly that's a plus. A lot of good private free rolls. The carbon free rolls are now for cash. A lot of good promotions which lead to free tournament entries or extra money. Being able to customize tables and have your own avatar. Rake back is good. Probably one of the best options available right now for USA players.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The bad: I don't like that the majority of the MTT tournament selection in micros are turbos or super turbos. Agonizingly slow payouts. Not being able to chat while railing. The SNG's at micro are all turbo or super turbo unless you play double or nothing. MTT Sit n go's take forever to fill up. Starting stacks except in deep stack tournaments seem kind of small especially since the majority are turbos.
Edited by BigCountryAA 7 months ago
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7 months ago - 2012-10-16
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The fact that US can play is a plus but I wouldn't keep to much money in there just to be in the safe side. Just deposit daily or weekly.
I would give it a 3/5 stars
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7 months ago - 2012-10-13
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