Poker Ocean Review & Bonuses

Poker Ocean boasts to be one of the fastest growing poker sites on the internet. Although traffic is still a bit sparse at times, the site has done a few things to improve their odds of success. The site offers a good list of game options and some very hefty guaranteed weekly tournaments as well as offering just enough in terms of their bonus offers to compete with the rest of the online Poker community.

Features

Poker Ocean is one of the more bare bones sites around. There really isn’t much to speak of in terms of bells and whistles besides a pretty basic poker school to brush up on terms, game types and a few strategic tips.

Welcome Bonus

The bonuses offered at Poker Ocean are about average compared to the rest of the online Poker competition. The initial bonus will pay a 50% deposit bonus to a maximum bonus amount of $200. The site does offer a monthly bonus as well giving you a 100% bonus to a maximum bonus amount of $100. Besides this, Poker Ocean offers a pretty standard VIP club which awards points for various play. Finally, the site also has a refer a friend program that will pay a bonus for any friends that successfully sign up at the site.

Tournaments

Poker Ocean has a pretty decent tournament listing given their size. The site has a number of weekly guaranteed giveaway tournaments with some pretty hefty pot amounts. In addition, the site offers all of the typical tournament styles including freezeouts, turbo events, sit and go’s, multi tables, free rolls and satellite events to qualify for other larger tournaments.

Traffic

Poker Ocean’s traffic has steadily increased but it is still one of the smaller sites around. Absolute peak hours may see 10,000 people online on a few thousand tables. The site offers all of the typical styles of play including Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 5 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud. Traffic certainly spikes during some of the guaranteed weekly events.

Software

Poker Ocean uses the award winning Playtech software platform as the service to their site. The program is easy to install and like many other top notch software systems, system requirements are quite minimal. 128 Bit encryption has been used to ensure complete privacy on all information that passes through the site as well. There is currently no instant play option available.

Support

Poker Ocean offers 24/7 support via toll free phone, fax and email support contacts.