iPoker Network: Benchmark of major poker rooms

Three weeks had passed since May 19, 2020, when after the closure of Microgaming, several poker sites switched to the iPoker network. All of them are functional now, and we can compare newcomers with sites that have been working in iPoker for a long time. From the "old-timers," we will take Titan Poker, Winner Poker, and Betfair Poker and from the new arrivals — Guts Poker and Red Star Poker.

iPoker rooms promotions

We will consider only those promotions and bonuses that are of interest to regular players, especially since all others (missions and freerolls) are common to all sites.

Betfair Poker Promotions

First deposit bonus: 200% up to €200. 16% rakeback;
Loyalty system: Automatic "Gold" level and 35% cashback when registering with us.
€30,000 Exclusive Bi-Monthly Rake Race: 3% -15% rakeback from €300 rake per month.

Guts Poker Promotions

First deposit bonus: €1,000 fixed. 20% rakeback.
Loyalty system: 30% rakeback exclusively for our players. Until the point exchange system is debugged in the room (June 2020), players automatically get 50% rakeback.
Rake Chase: Extra 5%-10% rakeback from €200 rake/month.
$30,000 Exclusive Rake Race: 1%-2% rakeback from $1,600 rake/month.

Red Star Poker Promotions

First Deposit Bonus: 200% up to €2,000. 10% rakeback.
Loyalty system: 20% rakeback with up to €500 rake, 30% cashback from €500 rake per month.
Reload bonus: up to €300. 5% rakeback.

Titan Poker / Winner Poker promotions

In these two poker rooms, players receive only exclusive bonuses but don't take part in the site promotions.

Loyalty system: 30%-35% rakeback.
$5,000 Private rake race: 2%-10% rakeback from $320 rake/month.

Total rakeback in the main rooms of the iPoker Network

For convenience, we have compiled all data into a table:

Poker room	FDB	Rakeback	Race	Reload	Rake Chase	Rakeback*
Redstar	10%	30%		5%		40%-35%
Guts	20%	30%	1%-2%		5%-10%	50%-35%+
Titan/Winner		30%-35%	2%-10%			32%+
Betfair	16%	35%	3%-15%			51%-38%+

*The rakeback percentage is related to the gross rake. In the last column, the first digit is the rakeback during the wagering period of the first deposit bonus.

Banking options

All top iPoker rooms work with the three most popular payment methods: Visa, Skrill, and Neteller. Other solutions include:

Payment method	Redstar	Guts	Titan/Winner	Betfair
ecoPayz	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
WebMoney	Yes	No	Yes	No
Qiwi	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Yandex Money	Yes	No	No	No
BTC	Yes	No	No	No

Red Star Poker has a broader portfolio, but we must highlight that it charges commissions: 2% (BTC) — 3% (WebMoney) for deposits and 0,8% — 2% for withdrawals.

iPoker network traffic

We have monitored the number of games on the network every two hours:

NLH

Stake	18:00	20:00	22:00	24:00
NL10€	22	29	31	35
NL20€*	19	24	21	27
NL50€	9	16	15	20
NL100€	11	13	16	15
NL200€	3	3	9	14
NL400€	4	2	5	4
NL600€	1	2	4	3
NL1K€*	2	1	3	3
Total connections	4064	4747	6880	7487

*NL20€: about 50-60 connections can be spotted at fast-fold poker. NL1k€ faces an uncommon situation. The total number of tables can be up to 10, but there are only 1-2 active. All the other tables are full of sit out players.

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