Best Icelandic poker players
The results of the Icelanders in the live poker circuit are impressive, with more than $1,5M compared to such a small population of 400k people. Runar Runarsson, Halldor Mar Sverrisson (PCA champion), and Adalsteinn Karlsson (Macau Millions champion) are among the most famous Icelandic poker players.
But, the real surprise came when we checked the fantastic numbers of Icelandic poker players in online poker rooms, where grinders boost to 13M won. Ingvar "blikinn" Kale, Gamli "steinisancho" Rukk, Andri "Zikslick" and"InarMar," "viktor225" are Iceland’s best online poker players of the moment.
Legal poker background in Iceland
In theory, playing poker from Iceland is not legal. Although there is no specific regulation about it, the Law on Lotteries, No. 38/2005, seems to apply poker as well (although it is not explicitly mentioned). But in reality, for being such a small country, the authorities don't enforce the anti-gambling laws (which also includes a year of imprisonment according to The General Penal Code), and Icelanders are welcome in almost any online poker room.
In short, we can conclude that online poker in Iceland is almost unregulated, and Icelanders will face no significant problems to join any poker room. Because it is a country member of the European Economic Area, the most popular e-wallets like Skrill or Neteller work smoothly to process deposits and withdrawals to Icelanders.
Best online poker rooms for Icelandic players
PokerOK
- Rakeback: 10%-50% from the loyalty program VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $50 (PLO games without cap);
- Fast-fold poker: Rush & Cash from NL2 to NL200;
- MTT grid: $25k private events played every 30 minutes, Good Game Series with $50M GTD
- Hold 'em action: Up to NL20k
- Omaha action: Up to PLO20k
- Spins: Not available;
- HU: Not available;
- Trackers support: No.
PokerOK stands as the best online poker room for Icelandic poker players. GG Poker Network grants access to many tables at any stake or format (including fast-fold poker), and our top rakeback deal for Icelandic grinders boosts the profits every month.
partypoker
- Rakeback: 20%-40% from the loyalty program + fastforward leaderboards + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $5;
- Fast-fold poker: fastforward, from NL2 to NL200;
- MTT grid: massive tournament series with millions of dollars guaranteed, including MILLIONS Online.
- Hold'em action: Up to NL20k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO20k;
- Spins: Spins from $0,25 ($2,500 biggest prize) to $250 (biggest prize $1M)
- HU: Yes, up to 20k
- Trackers support: Not available.
Any Icelander looking for a great selection of tables, spins, and MTT events should take a look at partypoker, home of the largest online poker tournament in history. Our private rakeback deal for Icelanders makes this deal even more interesting for true grinders.
| Deposit bonus | up to $30 in free tickets |
| Rakeback | up to 50% |
PokerKing
- Rakeback: 10%-60% from the poker room + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $3;
- Fast-fold poker: from NL10 to NL200;
- MTT grid: Home of The Venom $6M GTD, over $3,8M GTD each week;
- Hold'em action: Up to NL10k (7-Day No Rathole);
- Omaha action: Up to PLO10k (7-Day No Rathole);
- Spins: Jackpots SnG from $2 ($5,000 biggest prize) to $40 ($100,000 biggest prize);
- HU: Only HU SnG up to $500 buy-in regular and hyper-turbo;
- Trackers support: Yes.
PokerKing and TigerGaming (both US-facing networks) are excellent options for Icelandic poker players looking for soft tables and great promotions. We guarantee a top rakeback deal in each poker room, and grinders will be delighted with the amount and quality of traffic that includes cash games up to NL/PLO10k, spins, and HU SnG.
TigerGaming
- Rakeback: $1,000 first deposit bonus + reload bonuses + $15,000 cash race + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5,5% with caps up to $5;
- Fast-fold poker: Not available;
- MTT grid: Almost $2M GTD every month;
- Hold'em action: Up to NL2k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO1k;
- Spins: Windfall from $3 ($6,000 biggest prize) to $30 ($150,000 biggest prize);
- HU: Only HU SnG up to $200 buy-in regular and hyper-turbo;
- Trackers support: Yes, via hand converter.
PPPoker
- Rakeback: VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5%;
- Fast-fold poker: Not available;
- MTT grid: Small events;
- Hold 'em action: Up to NL2k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO1k;
- Spins: Not available;
- HU: On request;
- Trackers support: Yes, via hand converter.
Our PPPoker deal for Icelandic poker players includes bankroll guarantee + access to private clubs with soft action up to NL/PLO10k.
Summary
| PokerOK | partypoker | PokerKing | TigerGaming | PPPoker | |
| Rake | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5,50% | 5% |
| Rakeback | Up to 60% | Up to 60% | Up to 60% | Up to 40% | Up to 40% |
| Stakes | Up to NL/PLO 20k | Up to NL/PLO 20k | Up to NL/PLO 10k | Up to NL/PLO2k | Up to NL/PLO10k |
| Fast-fold Poker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Spins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| HU | No | Yes | Only HU SnG | Only HU SnG | No |
| Trackers Support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Best Icelandic-friendly poker site to play MTTs: partypoker;
Best Icelandic-friendly poker site to play cash games: For high volume players we recommend PokerOK and partypoker; those looking for softer tables can check out PPPoker and TigerGaming;
Best Icelandic-friendly poker site to play spins: partypoker;
Best Icelandic-friendly poker site to play fast-fold poker: partypoker PokerOK.
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