Pacific Poker has experienced a tremendous growth in popularity recently. A large number of players find this room interesting, in spite of the rather sub-standard software that Pacific Poker has. Although many players may consider the poor software a  drawback, Pacific Poker is still appreciated. The soft games are one of the reasons for this appreciation. Those who wish to win money will find Pacific Poker a real gold mine, as it has some of the easiest games, which give players the possibility to win some rather than lose some. This feature also goes for tables with higher stakes, of around $20, for instance. However, the fact that players don't have the possibility to play on multiple tables and the software is not very attractive may make experienced players turn to other rooms.

A good point for Pacific Poker is that it offers a good variety of games, which include Texas Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha, and tournaments. Players who choose Pacific Poker are mostly interested in Texas Hold'em, and those are the tables where most of the traffic is, as these games are great. There are stake limits, but they vary from micro to high, so players can bet the amount they wish.

Other pros for Pacific Poker include that good promotions that players can benefit from, and soft competition. The weak points for Pacific Poker, other than poor software and lack of multi-table support, include lagging at times and slow telephone support. However, players are usually provided with fast e-mail support.

Some of the special features of Pacific Poker include the special bet bonus, hot keys for check, raise and fold, as well as the graphical hand replay function.

Although recent updates have contributed significantly to the software improvement for Pacific Poker, this poker room is still referred to as the room with the worst poker players, which was in fact due to the rather poor software.

Reviews of Pacific Poker state that the players will not be able to feel the thrills of a good poker game, as the game quality suffers, because most players at Pacific Poker are not interested in serious game play.

However, players can earn points and prizes by entering the numerous promotional tournaments offered by Pacific Poker, and a credit of 25% bonus is automatically allowed once the player starts the game at the site, which is unique at Pacific Poker.

As opposed to US citizens, who are still not completely clear whether playing poker online is legal, European citizens can do so with no worries in mind. However, there is one condition, the European gambling license that the poker room has to be operating with. Should the poker room not operate under such an European gambling license, the players may find that their earnings are not free of tax.

European citizens have the advantage of being able to play online poker legally, mostly due to the  more relaxed European gambling laws.

Americans can still play online poker without fearing that it could be illegal,  as long as it is from outside the United States, and many of them will find Pacific Poker a real gold mine.