Cyberspace is the new home for the Ohmaha Hold'em. There are a number of reasons for this, but the main one is that most folks in the United States simply do not have easy access to a casino. For most, a trip to the casino is still a major undertaking that involves maps, babysitters, and quite possibly four hours of the phrase "Are we there yet" if you cannot find a babysitter. Most folks have a computer and a credit card, and that is all you need to Omaha Poker online.
Now that we have firmly established that the internet is a good place for poker, the next question is which of the scores of sites should you be going to for your Omaha needs? Well, below we have provided reviews of some of the better, more reputable online Omaha rooms.
Party Poker - This site was established in 2001, and continues to be one of the more popular places to play Omaha Hold'em. They offer a sign up bonus that adds 20% to the amount of money you put into your online account. The maximum bonus amount is $100. In addition to this sign up bonus, Party Poker also offers a $50 referral bonus. In short, if you can get one of your friends to sign up and deposit money into their online account, Party Poker will add $50 to your account. In addition to the bonuses they offer a healthy menu of special features. These include:
- MONTHLY $5,000 backdoor free roll for all new users from PokerListings and free cap (on top of the bonus offers)
- Exclusive surprise re-load bonuses for our players
- World's largest poker room, with over 35% of the market
- Software supports side bets, black jack, and deal making
- Membership referral scheme
- PartyPoker.com Million Tournament
- Tons of tournaments, also in fixed limit
Party Poker is a free download that will take up 2.72MB of space on your hard-drive.
Poker Stars - Poker Stars showed up on the internet in the year 2000. They offer a number of highly valuable services to their customers, such as Fast and reliable software, Superior email support, the ability to take notes on your competition as well as track game statistics, Rake-free micro-limit tables, and nifty find-a-player function that lets you locate your favorite pigeon...um...I mean competitor. In addition to these everyday features of Poker Stars, they have the following special offerings:
- World's largest online poker tournaments
- Leading tournament software
- World's best heads-up-action
- Hosts WCOOP - World Championship of Online Poker
- Hosts WCP - World Cup of Poker (competition of countries and states)
- Nice VIP program for loyal players
- Displayed connection status
- Weekly tournament leader board
Poker Stars is a free download that will take up 2.72MB of space on your hard-drive.
Ultimate Bet - This site has graced cyberspace since 2001. They offer generous sign up bonuses as well as referral bonuses. The current bonus offering is a 100% match of the money that a new player deposits into their Ultimate Bet account. There is a $600 maximum on this bonus, so if you deposit $600 in your account they will match that and you can play Omaha Hold'em with a total of $1200. This is a limited time offer though, so see the site for details. Their referral bonus is $100, and requires that your friend not only sign up, but deposit money into their Ultimate Bet account. The special features offered by this site are as follows:
- High limit games
- High profile endorsers
- Fast payouts (often in 3 hours)
- Ultimate Poker Classic in Aruba
- The MiniView feature (great for multiple table play)
- Choose your own background environment
- Sponsors of the WPT Ultimate Classic in Aruba
Ultimate Bet is a free download that will take up 4.71MB of space on your hard-drive.
Paradise Poker - These folks have been serving the poker community since 1999. They currently have a reputation for attracting some of the most challenging competition on the web. Depending upon how you see the game, this is either a big plus or a huge minus. They offer a signup bonus program that has a ceiling of $100. To be eligible a player must have a bonus code.
They have lighting quick customer service and some of the best graphics around for an online poker room, as well as more diversity in games than most places. In other words, if you want a break from Omaha, games like Pineapple are available to you.
Paradise Poker is a free download that will take up 5.03MB of space on your hard-drive.
For the online player the sites we have listed here are the online cream of the crop. It goes nearly without saying that each of them are secure, and your information is treated with the strictest of confidentiality. Enjoy your online experience! Remember, we are all here to have fun.
