Everest Poker, an up-and-comer in the world of online poker (especially online hold’em), succeeds Party Poker as the primary endorser of the World Series of Poker from 2008-2011. The number of players is increasing rapidly, and Everest Poker expects to keep up with the increase in exposure resulting from the World Series of Poker.
Everest, a standalone site with proprietary software available in 16 different languages, is the most internationally trafficked of any online poker site. This online poker review looks at many of the site’s distinguishing features.

Popularity: 7 of 10 – Very Good
Everest Poker’s player traffic is very good and shows improvements almost daily. Currently, approximately 4000 real money players use the site daily, with an additional 10,000 participating in active play money games. Because of Everest’s international popularity, users can find action at any time of the day with players from all over the world joining in according to their time zones.

Security: 9 of 10 – Excellent
Everest Pokers strives for excellence in everything – security is no exception. Everest utilizes a cutting-edge transmission security system as well as a top flight Financial Security team to monitor all withdrawals.

Player Competition: 8 of 10 – Very Good
Everest already features a lot of interesting game play especially for players interested in online hold’em, and more developments are expected to coincide with the site’s impending growth. Players have the opportunity to experience diverse regional poker styles because of Everest’s international player base. Particularly at the mid- to higher-stakes limits, the games are fairly loose. This rating is not a 10 because Everest only offers online hold’em and Omaha, not the wide variety of other poker rooms.

Site Software: 7 of 10 – Very Good
Everest Poker features a site application that is serviceable and attractive. Games run smoothly and bug free, and player avatars are decently sculpted. The site also offers a solid array of player states, with hand histories and player notes that are readily accessible and easy to use. For players who multi-table, the software has an additional bonus: it supports up to 8 table plays at a time, each of which can be resized.
The site features high quality table graphics, and players can choose from and customize different table backgrounds. Additional features that can be activated by players include sound effects, four-color decks, and card and chip animations.
Though the lobby is visually cluttered, it is well-organized and contains much information. The large size of the tournament filter tabs make them easy to use.

Customer Support: 7 of 10 – Very Good
Everest Poker’s Customer Service response is relatively fast despite the fact that e-mail is the only way to reach Customer Service. Most responses arrive in six hours or less, and it never takes longer than a full day to receive a response. This turn around time is even more commendable given that Customer Service is dealing with players from all over the world, corresponding in sixteen different languages. The Customer Service is of good quality even though the site does not allow for live chat or phone communication.

Company Ethics: 9 of 10 – Excellent
With a commitment to building an international poker community, Everest supports sixteen different languages and helps players communicate with each other by offering twelve common poker phrases in any of these sixteen languages. These phrases are accessible by using the F1-F12 keys. With this feature, a Russian can say “Nice Hand!” in Spanish, without knowing a word of this language.
The extremely informative home page is easy to navigate and reflects Everest’s commitment to providing its players with a safe, well-informed poker-playing experience. This home page, however, is visually unattractive.

Site Promotions: 8 of 10 – Very Good
At the present time, Everest Poker is offering two different bonuses to PND readers who sign up.
The bonus code *, which must be entered within seven days of account registration, will give you a $300 bonus, with 30 days to earn the bonus. The payout is earned incrementally at the rate of $1 per 16.67 Summit Points earned. In order to get the special $300 sign bonus, this code must be entered instead of the standard ‘WELCOME’ bonus code.
The second bonus, using link below, is a $500 bonus paid as a lump sum. Players have 30 days from the time of registration to earn this bonus, the entire amount of which will be released to a player’s account as soon as he or she has reached 6000 Summit Points.

Overall Review: 7.8 of 10 – Very Good
Everest Poker ranks as one of the best on-line poker rooms primarily because the international player base allows for round-the-clock action. You will be pleased with what you find at Everest, as long as you are not looking for a poker variant other than online hold’em or Omaha.
Final Result: This online poker review awards Everest Poker a final overall score of 7.8 out of 10.

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