Review of Everest Poker

NOTE: Everest Poker no longer accepts players from the United States. This review of Everest Poker takes a look at an international poker site that's recently opened up their games to U.S. customers, which was a wise move. They host an interesting promotion that allows you to earn real money without making a deposit, albeit in very small increments. Everest Poker has potential, but they lack in certain aspects such as ring game traffic and strong promotions.

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Fish: 3.5
Currently, the traffic is pretty low at Everest, which means that players are primarily at the low-stakes tables. Inherently, this competition is often softer than their higher-stakes counterparts. Still, the active games are pretty soft with a good number of calling stations. Disciplined players can still win quite a bit at the lower limits, as the aquariums are pretty well-stocked. Aaahh… aquariums. Is there a better possible feeding ground than thousands of fish locked in a tank?

Sharks: 1.5 (inverse rating)
The bulk of Everest's traffic comes from inexperienced international low-stakes players, who don't tend to be very aggressive players. Playing a tight-aggressive game, you shouldn't be outmatched in terms of skill at the table. Instead of being concerned with the sharks at the table, I recommend looking out for the calling stations who called the minimum bet preflop and could have potentially made a monster hand with any sort of flop.

Bait (promotions): 2
While I like the idea of their "$100 free without making a deposit" offer, it is just too difficult to really earn. In concept, you're able to play freeroll Sit 'n Go tournaments with increasing prizes. You start at the lowest level by playing for 10 cents and move up to 40 cents, $1.00, etc. as you win the smaller tournaments. Even though it is very difficult to win that many SnGs in a row, it could be done if you really hit some great cards. Unfortunately, the traffic is pretty low for the small buy-ins, so it's tough to find other players to fill up the table. I also find it frustrating that the entry-level freerolls are only available in limit format. Who wants to play a limit tournament? In terms of the $100 free when you do make a deposit, it's a very good offer in theory. However, the bonus terms are very confusing and they base the conversion of bonus money to real money based on how much you wager at the tables. For example, you need to wager $100 to earn $1 of real money. That's pretty steep.

Skin (software): 3
I really like the design of the software, but again, I think that it has more potential than actual strength. The design of the graphics is actually quite detailed, but it also has some flaws. Firstly, it doesn't look very good at higher screen resolutions. The table window is pretty small, and everything is pretty crammed. The community cards are also quite small and tough to see. One positive is the timer that ticks down available decision-making time, but games still run very slowly at the lower limits.

Prey (tournaments): 2
Because of the lower general traffic, this site also experiences less tournaments traffic. They don't offer a lot of tournaments every day, and they are mostly restricted to lower buy-ins. What I do like about Everest, however, is the large amount of satellites for larger live tournaments.

Overall Everest Poker Rating

Pearls (positives)
Everest supports lots of languages for international customers. They also have a lot of potential in terms of their no-deposit offer and software.

Hooks (negatives)
Their bonuses are very difficult to earn, the traffic is pretty low, and the software could've been designed better.

The Hammer (overall rating): 2.5

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Tips for Playing at Everest Poker

Meat (tips)
What tends to happen with slower sites like Everest is that tight players end up playing too many hands because they get bored with how long it takes before the next hand. This can be a major leak in your game. One remedy I suggest is playing multiple tables to keep you occupied and keep you on your normal game. Since Everest largely consists of busy games at low limits, you can increase your average win rate by opening up 2 or 3 of these tables. If you can't find another game you like on Everest, try opening up a different site it the background.

Blubber (babble)
Sometimes when you've just had a really awful run of bad cards and/or bad beats, it can help to let off a bit of steam at the tables. One way that I suggest doing this is by blowing off a couple of dollars at the micro-limit tables. At Everest, for example, you can play limits as low as 2c/4c. Try putting on your best fishy-face and let loose a little bit. If you're on tilt and still want to play, why do it for real money? Another method is to go to those same micro-limits, and play the best game you can. It'll help gear you back up when you feel like you've calmed down again.

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