Payday
VIP players are paid daily to Carbon Poker account.
Bonus
150% up to $750 First deposit bonus:
- Bonus code RMB750
- Minimum deposit $10
- Receive $1 when generating 75 VIP Points
- Bonus is awarded in $10 increments
- Bonus is valid for 90 days
- 13% rakeback
VIP Details
All new players are offered up to 35% daily cashback via the Carbon Poker 5 tired VIP program plus an extra 12% by exchanging points for cash.
Each tier has exclusive benefits, VIP points required, and VIP freerolls.
Earning VIP Points: VIP Points are earned for playing cash games or tournaments. You earn 10 VIP Points per $1 in rake. It would take 250 VIP points to reach Earth tier at 6%.
How to use VIP Points: Use your VIP Points in the VIP Store, to buy into tournaments or to exchange them for cash. 100 VIP Points are worth $1 in the VIP Store.
Exchanging Points for Cash: First check your VIP Class to make sure you can exchange your points for cash and then go to Cashier and click the Points tab.
VIP Points Decay: If no points are earned for 30 days, your balance will be decayed by 500 VIP Points; If no points are earned for 60 days, your balance will be decayed by 1,000 VIP Points; After 60 days, your VIP Points balances will be decayed by 2,500 points for every 15 days with no points earned.
| VIP Tier | VIP Pts per month
($ Rake) | Cash Exchange
VIP Pts/$ | Daily Cashback % | VIP Pts Exchange
for Cash | Total Cashback % |
| Earth |
250 ($25) |
500/$3 |
6% |
6% |
12% |
| Wind |
750 ($75) |
1000/$7 |
7.5% |
7.5% |
15% |
| Fire |
3,000 ($300) |
2000/$16 |
10% |
8% |
18% |
| Water |
10,000 ($1,000) |
2500/$22 |
15% |
11% |
26% |
| Ether |
25,000 ($2,500) |
5000/$50 |
35% |
12% |
47% |
Comment
Poker rooms use different methods to calculate rake. It is essential to be familiar with the method used because it has an effect on your player MGR.
According to Carbon Poker, the method used to calculate rake/rakeback is the weighted contributed rake method.
Carbon Poker review
Carbon Poker is one of the established poker rooms on the Merge Gaming Network, which accepts U.S. players. The site has recently undergone a re-design which did away with some of the limitations it had. Carbon poker is known for having games on the looser side, with many inexperienced players at their tables. The low and micro stakes and more unusual games tend to be the softest and most profitable games. The Merge network has seen considerable growth recently with the addition of several new sites.
Games offered are Texas Hold’em, Seven-Card Stud Hi and Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi and Hi-Lo, H.O.R.S.E. and other mixed games, Razz, Five-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw, A-5 Lowball, 2-7 Lowball and Badugi. Hold’em and Omaha are the dominant games offered in tournament format, with only a few tournaments running in Badugi and Draw Poker.
The traffic volume is decent. The popularity of both Carbon Poker and the Merge Gaming network is on the rise and the number of active players is increasing daily. Real-money player statistics as of February 2012 show 2,500 ring-game players at peak hours and 2,000 tournament players.
Carbon Poker’s new VIP program is a true hit with their players. Rumored to be the best in the business, it seeks to reward high-volume players as well as low-stakes beginners in direct proportion with the amount of time and effort they invest. The VIP program is structured into 5 tiers: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water and Ether. Each level takes progressively more VIP points to attain, but the rewards it offers are better than that of lower tiers too. The monthly promotions one enjoys are also dependent on his/her VIP level.
Carbon Poker offers a wide variety of tournaments with mostly low and medium buy-ins. There is a monthly $20,000 guaranteed tournament that delivers excellent value and which has become rather popular.
Overall, the software is solid, with good graphics and a nice stats function, offering more than decent player stats. The Carbon Poker software supports play at up to eight ring-game tables simultaneously, either in stand-alone windows or in mini-view. The design and layout of the lobby is good. The lobby is easy to navigate and all parts of the software are user-friendly, even for beginners. Carbon Poker offers some unique functions, including a mini-view, a “rabbit hunt” feature allowing players to see the next card in the deck for a folded hand, and an “expose one card” function. Players can also attach trophies to their avatars to show tournament wins.
Carbon Poker offers good support options with both e-mail and live-chat available. The support quality is good and questions are answered in a timely fashion.
Carbon Poker do not accept players from the following countries and states: Australia, France, New York, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, Washington, Missouri and Louisiana.
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