Are There Any Online Games That Pay Real Money
The Best Online Poker Site Reviews for 2021
Honest in-depth features on the best that real money poker sites have to offer will always be the centerpiece of Beat The Fish.
I've gotten a bunch of e-mails over the past 14 years from real poker players who tell me they appreciate them. I can't tell you how gratifying that is.
As I think you'll agree, honesty about even the best poker sites is tough to find. I'm going to give you a real idea of what to expect before you play.
I personally review all of them
My name is Josh and I launched Beat The Fish in 2005. I've been reviewing top online poker sites for more than a decade. I've reviewed more than 60 poker sites over that time.
Every poker review you find herehas been personally written by me only after I've played at each poker site for a number of hours.
I feel like I have a pretty strong grasp on what's important to online poker players because I'm still one myself.
Online Poker Sites I've Reviewed in 2021
Bovada Poker has been one of my favorite poker sites since I started playing there for real money in 2004. They're the largest in USA poker player traffic by far and have one of the loosest player bases in the world for any poker site. They've also have close to 20 years experience in the online poker industry. I love how Bovada embraces the use of anonymous tables, which renders poker site HUDs useless and encourages recreational players. Bovada is also the best online poker site in the US to offer fast-fold poker because there are plenty of players at all stakes. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 9.1 Rating My highest overall rating. 100% Bonus Valid for up to $500 extra. #1 Traffic The most poker player traffic in the USA market. 2004 Open Since One of the oldest online poker sites still in operation. Yes USA Players Americans are accepted for real money play. Global Poker has been a surprise for me, scoring excellent ratings across the board during my review. Global found a loophole that allows them to operate legal real-money online poker in 49 states, even in regulated states like Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey. This has helped them gain massive player traffic and become a top online poker site in just a few years. The biggest advantages of Global Poker include block-free credit card deposits, web-based software that works on all devices, and being the only ones in the USA poker market to support withdrawals of your winnings right to your bank account. Global Poker has become an even better deal thanks to the new bonus code package they're offering to our players. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 8.6 Rating Excellent ratings overall. Freeroll Bonus Ticket for $1,000 freeroll. #3 Traffic Excellent USA cash game traffic up to the highest limits. 2016 Open Since Very quick growth in a short amount of time. Yes USA Players The only 100% legal online poker for 49 U.S. states. Ignition Poker is a newer name in the online poker market, launched in 2016 when they allegedly bought the poker division from Bovada. Don't be fooled. They're likely operated by the same company in charge of online gambling veteran Bovada, which is good news for poker players. Ignition Poker has also made significant increases to their online poker promotions and bonuses, now offering a 150% bonus for players using Bitcoin to make a deposit. They also have some of the busiest poker tournaments, often attracting thousands of players per event to not only Texas Hold'em games, but also Omaha and PLO. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 8.1 Rating #3 in my poker site rankings. 150% Bonus If depositing with a cryptocurrency. #1 Traffic On the most-trafficked network in the USA market. 2016 Open Since Opened by Bovada to take over its poker operation. Yes USA Players Ignition has accepted US players since they opened. America's Cardroom has had an interesting journey as a rehabilitation online poker home for bankrupt gaming sites. ACR has never been riding higher as one of the more popular real money poker options for US players and it isn't difficult to see why. Their tournaments are mostly unmatched in their online poker market, amazingly hosting occasional $1,000,000 guarantees. America's Cardroom is on the second-largest real money American network and is offering a unique $50 free instant tournament bonus with the right ACR bonus code. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 8.0 Rating Well-rated aside from allowing HUDs. 200% Bonus Double bonus for Bitcoin deposits. #2 Traffic Second-highest player traffic in the US market. 2001 Open Since I've played on this network since 2005. Yes USA Players With a name like that, they better accept them. BetOnline has settled into a nice niche as one of the best online poker sites, offering quick payouts, new software, a very good mobile app, and decent cash game traffic. Although the players aren't quite as bad as they used to be, I've played poker at BetOnline for years and have consistently rated them highly. Although you have to request them manually, BetOnline has some of the largest poker bonuses, valid up to $1,000 if you're willing to play to cash it all out. They're also now one of the best poker sites on mobile, easily showing hands from multiple tables. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 7.8 Rating #4 in my poker site rankings. 100% Bonus Valid for up to $1,000 extra. #4 Traffic Currently fourth in cash game traffic in the US. 2011 Open Since I've played at this poker site since its launch. Yes USA Players BetOnline has always catered to USA players. SportsBetting Poker wouldn't score highly if originality mattered, as it's a carbon copy of BetOnline on the same online poker network. Sportsbetting is still one of the best poker sites overall and is worth mentioning in such a barren real money market. The same excellent credit card processors processors apply, with money deposits almost never declined and no extra fees added. Other main positives include a high volume of cash tables and one bigger real money bonuses online. Online poker players are allowed to have a real money account both here and at BetOnline with the benefit being that you're able to earn any deposit bonus or promotion twice. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 7.5 Rating Strong ratings aside from HUD blocking. 100% Bonus Valid for up to $1,000 extra. #4 Traffic Fourth in real money game traffic in the US. 2012 Open Since I've reviewed this poker site since its launch. Yes USA Players Sportsbetting draws most of its players from the USA. Intertops Poker is an overlooked name in the online poker market, but my review scored them well on key aspects such as payouts and mobile software. Intertops has survived for over 20 years due to an excellent reputation and always coming through on player payouts, including Bitcoin withdrawals in under 48 hours. Intertops Poker suffers from a lack of real-money poker traffic, drawing less than 100 cash game players, meaning it probably won't be your only online poker home. However, the large deposit bonus and loose player quality makes it worth a look in a small US-friendly market. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 7.4 Rating Trustworthy site, but suffers from low traffic. 200% Bonus Valid for up to $1,000 extra and 100 free bets. #6 Traffic The low real-money traffic is the biggest negative. 1996 Open Since One of the oldest online gaming sites. Yes USA Players Has always been geared towards American players. Black Chip Poker is follows the quintessential "skin" online poker site formula: share tables and tournaments with the flagship brand in America's Cardroom and reap the benefits. My poker site review shows their bonus at 100% with a large cap at $1,000 if using a bonus code. High-stakes players will see a lot with micro-stakes players seeing very little. The Black Chip Poker software platform is the major weakness. It works great on Windows, but the lack of Mac or a mobile poker site is a big fail. This poker site has solid traffic, which is higher than many of my other reviewed poker sites, and an excellent tournament schedule. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 7.4 Rating High ratings aside from lack of mobile. 100% Bonus Up to $1,000 extra and 4 private freerolls. #2 Traffic Currently second in cash game traffic in the US. 2012 Open Since Launched by the poker site network owners. Yes USA Players They specifically market to American players. Nitrogen Sports Poker is less of an online poker site and more of an all-around Bitcoin betting solution. Nitrogen only offers deposits, withdrawals, and bets in Bitcoin. Nitrogen Sports does have a real money poker section with some fairly loose tables and daily freerolls. You also can't beat the ability to make an anonymous real money poker account without any personal information. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 7.3 Rating Traffic and bonus are the lowest scores. None Bonus Rewards and free bets is the only bonus. Low Traffic Only around 10 real money tables are usually filled 2012 Open Since Successful for sports bets and added poker later Yes USA Players Games are in Bitcoin so no need to block players Grand Poker is the online poker section of 5Dimes, which has served as one of the most popular sportsbooks among sharps since the 1990's. In fact, 5Dimes reviews at #1 in my sportsbook rankings. They also have an extensive live casino section. Although Grand Poker hasn't become terribly popular, it should still be considered a secondary option for US-based online poker players. You can find active cash games up to the $1/2 NL level and, as tends to be the case with sports and casino sites, the players are quite soft. The weekly $500 Grand Poker tournament freerolls are the largest in the market. Bitcoin payouts are also some of the fastest you'll find at any real-money poker website. Tournaments are almost non-existent, but cash games remain easy to profit from. Payout Speed Fish Rating Mobile Poker 7.3 Rating Respectable rating aside from traffic 100% Bonus Up to $1,000 extra and 4 private freerolls. #7 Traffic Less than 50 active cash players and empty Sit & Go's. 1999 Open Since Part of one of the oldest and most-trusted gaming sites. Yes USA Players A vast majority of their players are from the US.
Bovada Poker
Quick hits from my Bovada Poker review
Global Poker
Quick hits from my Global Poker review
Ignition Poker
Quick hits from my Ignition Poker review
America's Cardroom
Quick hits from my America's Cardroom review
BetOnline Poker
Quick hits from my BetOnline Poker review
Sportsbetting Poker
Quick hits from my Sportsbetting Poker review
Intertops Poker
Quick hits from my Intertops Poker review
Black Chip Poker
Quick hits from my Black Chip Poker review
Nitrogen Sports Poker
Quick hits from my Nitrogen Poker review
Grand Poker
Quick hits from my Grand Poker review
✅ Are there any poker sites for real money?
Yes, many. There have been online poker sites offering real-money play since the late 1990's, with many coming and going since then. I currently trust around a dozen poker sites for real-money play based on their history, payout consistency, and my personal review of each one.
✅ What is the best online poker site?
What is considered to be the best online poker site will vary depending on what's most important to each player. I think that having profitable games, easy deposits, high traffic, and quick consistent payouts are the most important factors when grading an online poker site. I currently recommend Global Poker or Bovada Poker for American players and 888 Poker for those in the rest of the world.
✅ Is it legal to play poker online?
The answer is complicated, especially to poker players living in the United States. The simple answer is that almost all online gaming laws focus on the providers rather than the players. There have been virtually no cases of online poker players being prosecuted simply for playing. However, it's still always wise to check online gaming laws in your state, territory, or country prior to playing for real money.
✅ What is the poker online poker site for beginners?
When you're just learning to play poker, I think the best online poker site is one that's going to be simple and straightforward. As a beginner, your first goal should be to simply understand the game rules and get used to how the software works. You don't want to be distracted by software when you're making a decision that could cost you money. Every online poker site has a play money mode, which I think is best used to get a feel for that site's software. I currently recommend a poker site like Global Poker for beginners because there's nothing to download and there aren't many complex software features to overwhelm you.
How I rate the best online poker sites
My poker review recipe follows a general format that I feel gives you the most informative cross-section possible.
Like filo dough made out of countless layers of poker site hyperbole, I want to peel back every aspect of a prospective real money poker room to cover what may be most important to you personally.
If I cover what may seem like too much detail on every online poker room, I have a better chance to review something specific that's important to every player. Even players in countries and jurisdictions that have limited poker options, you still a variety of choices in where you take your bankroll.
Here's what I include in every single poker review. The best online poker sites earn consistently high scores in most, if not every, category.
Aces and Deuces
This is at the top of each review page and gives a couple handfuls of quick pros and cons for each real-money poker site.
It serves as a quick reference for what I feel are the standout features, both good and bad.
Bonuses and Promotions
This is at the top of each review page and gives a couple handfuls of quick pros and cons for each real-money poker site.
Aside from the raw poker bonus amount, I also analyze a poker room's other promotions, including rewards programs and specialty tournaments.
Fish Rating
If I actually had a phrase I wanted to trademark for Beat The Fish, "Fish Rating" would probably be it.
The Fish Rating has been one of the staples of my online poker site reviews since the beginning, which scored the "easiness" of a poker site.
Every poker player will have their own priorities, but this should be one of your main factors in deciding on the best new online poker home.
The higher the Fish Rating, the higher the number of poor poker players that populate the tables and give you more action.
I test multiple real-money tables at multiple limits for thousands of hands to come up with this rating.
Real-Money Deposits
More of a concern for USA players, I like to rate the cashier options in each poker site review and how well each one is processed.
Even for non-USA players, availability of deposit methods even at the best sites can vary considerably.
It's helpful to know how you can deposit before you even bother with a new site.
Payout Speed and Options
Online poker players worldwide should know what to expect from the cashout process.
Payout speed is such an important factor that I simply don't think any poker site is better than its ability to players in a timely manner.
You need to know how you can get your real money, how long it's going to take, and that you can consistently get your money at all.
Surprisingly, this essential is left out of most poker reviews.
Poker Tournaments
What is the poker site's tournaments schedule like? What are the most notable events and what is their big Sunday guarantee?
Beyond that, I like to include how many players typically enter the best tournaments, how long it takes to fill a Sit and Go, freerolls, and potential prize money overlay opportunities.
Player Traffic
This is another key to online poker sites that is often overlooked or left out entirely in other reviews. Like it or not, real money player traffic can doom an otherwise-solid poker site.
You're just going to end up frustrated if you have real money at a poker site where you can't find filled tables at higher stakes or offers paltry tournament guarantees.
I always include realistic expectations for player traffic, both for Texas Hold'em and other poker variations like Omaha.
In fact, I've unlisted or declined to review poker sites simply based on lack of traffic. It's that important.
Software and Instant Play
Yes, you're going to want to play at poker sites with attractive software style that you won't mind staring at for hours at a time, but what about advanced features, mobile, and no-download options?
Beyond features or game speed, I like to note if poker sites use anonymous tables, offers a native Mac version, and what the mobile options are like.
Player Support
I find numerous questions a new player might ask and contact the poker site about them in order to test how well they perform.
Additionally, any site with email-only support deserves the shame I try to give them. The best online poker sites provide numerous methods of player support.
Spotting Red Flags at Online Poker Sites
Player traffic is an essential consideration of any poker site. I dig into not only raw player numbers, but how filled the poker tables and tournaments actually are.
I always review a site's official license. I'm a big fan of Bovada Poker, but they're quietly operating for real money poker play without a license if you do a little digging.
I think it's important for real money players to know if an online poker site has anonymous play or allows Heads-Up Display software.
I loathe when sites only give an email address for player support. I always review for alternative support methods.
Although I always check a poker site's real money player metrics for trends, many sites no longer provide player stats in the lobby. I always play at the tables and report my findings for player quality.
It's easy for sites to boast about quick payouts, but I dig into any predatory real money fees or delays that affect those poker payouts.
The Ugliness of Most Poker Reviews
Most reviews of online poker sites out there online these days aren't worth their weight in 7-2 offsuits.
They're written by teams of content writers that often don't use the English language well but are well-versed in hyperbole and exclamation points.
The most egregious offense is that what should take up the bulk of a poker review is usually missing. You know, just genuine information that could only be experienced through actual play for real money at the site.
They all follow just about the same recipe when reviewing a poker site.
Biased Online Poker Review Tartar
A common dish served at other popular online poker portals. Blend all ingredients until smooth using food processor. Serve ice-cold with a garnish of sleek infographics. Present to unwitting online poker-playing guests.
- 1 cup PR highlights from the online poker sites themselves
- 2 cups generic background information
- 2 tablespoons of an exclusive poker bonus (Note: if unavailable, freerolls may be used as a substitute)
- Hyperbole, sprinkled generously throughout to maintain unbridled positivity
- Optional: reported experiences from actual real money gameplay
How I Look at Real Money Poker
I'm confident I can do better by you because I still personally play for real money everywhere you'll read about.
I'm skeptical. Online poker sites have to earn my trust before I recommend them to you.
I think that online poker players want unbiased, balanced, objective, and complete reviews just like any consumer buying a new car or TV would.
The most important quality in my poker site reviews is that they aren't influenced by money and make them as honest and complete as possible.
The amount of misinformation and outright lies published online about poker sites, especially those still open to USA players, is staggering.
My Way to Judge the Best
I've always striven to succeed in a different way than others, whether at an online poker table or in business.
I would rather have players trust me and return for poker advice in the future than trick them into going with the site who pays me the most.
I'm an online poker player first and foremost so I evaluate poker rooms just like a normal player would: by playing real hands.
Real players risking real money don't just look at marketing statistics, bonus numbers, or some time-limited promotion.
Real players dig deeper than a poker site's flashy design and actually experience the games.
Real players actually see how well the deposit, withdrawal, and support systems work.
For prospective online poker players looking to make an informed decision, I feel like the following questions need to be answered in a site review, at minimum.
What I always answer
- How stable is the poker site's long-term outlook?
- How easy is the deposit process (especially for US players)?
- What is the current and historical delay time for player payouts?
- How soft are the real money cash games?
- Is there enough online poker player traffic?
- Is the poker tournament schedule strong?
- How easy is it to actually earn the promoted bonus money?
- How much help is the poker support team if I have a problem?
Real Poker Player Feedback I've Gotten
Love your poker site reviews...
I really love your poker site reviews. I just wanted to compliment you on your style of writing when you cover the games. It's easy to read, right to the point.
JAY ALDRIDGE
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The strategies helped a lot along with the up to date "real deal" reviews on the poker sites and the news around the world. You are spot on regarding the reviews of the two main sites I play on: BetOnline & America's Cardroom.
ANDREW ZIMOLZAK
Convincingly unbiased...
Honestly I'm new to online poker (as opposed to home games). BTF has more or less given me the confidence to jump into online poker as a U.S. player. The reviews of online poker sites, in particular for U.S. players, are convincingly unbiased.
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DAVID TRAVERSO
Resisting the Money Bias in Online Poker
I can't count the number of times over the years that online poker affiliate programs have tried to coerce me to increase their exposure online in return for better coverage.
I've had the same answer for them from the beginning: I will always be in charge of reviewing the best online poker sites my own way and I will rank them the best way I see fit.
If that costs me whatever reward a poker site is holding hostage, then so be it.
My Philosophy and Experience
I've reviewed more than 60 websites offering online poker games since 2005 and rejected more than that.
These are the poker sites I currently rate and review:
- Bovada
- Ignition
- BetOnline
- America's Cardroom
- Sportsbetting
- Black Chip Poker
- Nitrogen Sports
- Global Poker
- 888 Poker
- partypoker
- Breakout
- Unibet
- Pokerstars
- Titan Poker
I don't hesitate to remove any online poker website that has massive withdrawal issues, has hard evidence against it of cheating, or any other issue that makes me too uncomfortable to give my recommendation.
Combined with the closure of many of my former best-rated poker sites the current list stands at under a dozen destinations. However, I believe that these are the best in the real money poker market, each for different reasons.
I hope that you find something useful in my online poker coverage that helps you be more informed about your current online poker home or a prospective new one.
At the very least, know that my poker coverage comes from the honest experiences from a fellow poker player.
A lifelong poker player who moved online in 2004, Josh founded Beat The Fish in 2005 to help online poker players make more-informed decisions on where to play and how to win once they got there. He hopes to counter the rampant dishonesty in online gaming media with objective reviews and relevant features. Tech nostalgic. Fondly remembers the soup avatar at Doyle's Room.
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