Review

1. Introduction

When talking about the most successful poker players ever, Doyle Brunson will be number one of the list a lot of times. Although being 70+ years old, Doyle is still competing with the best players in the world and not only that, he is still beating them! A lot is said about differences between younger and older poker players, but the aggressive style a lot of young players are so successful with these days, is based on the strategy Doyle Brunson describes in his legendary book “Super System”. Looking at things this way, it’s not very strange this poker legend is also active on the internet. You can find him playing at the virtual tables at his own room, Doyles Room. But be aware, because he might have taken your chips before you even noticed you sat down…

 

2. Software (7,5)

Doyles Room is recently part of the Cake Poker Network.  The reason for this is the fact Cake allows US players as well, so everyone is eligible to play at Doyles Room. The fact that all people can play at this site, ensures you of a lot of action at the tables. The customer support is still very strong.

 

3. Player Traffic (7)

The Cake Poker software Doyles Room is part of ensures all players of a lot of action in a safe environment. Supreme software, safe conditions and excellent customer support represent this idea. On a normal day there’s about 10,000 players online, during weekends this can rise up to about 20,000 players at a time.

 

4. Cash Games (7)

Hold’em
Doyles Room offers Fixed, Pot Limit and No Limit Hold’em Games.
The Fixed Games run between $0.04/$0.08 and $100/$200. There are 2-handed, 6-handed and 10-handed tables available. Up to $30/$60 the action is almost always running, higher games run more occasionally.
The Pot Limit Hold’em tables run between $0.05/$0.10 and $3/$6. To be honest these games don’t run a lot, since the network attracts more players that are used to the no-limit or fixed games.
No Limit Hold’em is the most popular form of cash games at the network, games are offered between $0.02/$0.04 and $50/$100, separated in all sorts and forms, from Heads-Up to Full Ring. Up to $10/$20 there’s always several games for every stake level running.

 

Omaha
Omaha Hi games are offered in Fixed and Pot Limit.
Fixed Omaha Hi hardly ever runs, although there are tables available so this might change in the future. The popular Pot Limit Omaha Hi is available between $0.02/$0.04 and $50/$100.
Oma Hi/Lo is also available in Fixed, Pot Limit and No Limit.
The Fixed Hi/Lo games have tables stakes between $0.50/$1 and $30/$60. Pot Limit Hi/Lo is available at $0.02/$0.04 up to $25/$50. No Limit action runs between $0.02/$0.04 and $3/$6.
 
7-Stud
 The 7-card stud games are under construction. They have a special tab in the lobby so we expect them to run pretty soon!

 

5. Tournaments (7)

Regular
Doyles Room hosts some nice daily guaranteed tournements, which results in the fact players can compete on a daily basis for big prize pools. Some nice examples are the $50,000 GTD, the $100,000 GTD and the 3,000$ and 5,000 GTD rebuy events with smaller buy-ins of $5,50 and $11. Every last Sunday of the Month it’s time to fasten your seatbelts, because the $250,000 is hosted with a buy-in of $268.

Freeroll
Freerolls are hosted daily in Hold’em NL and enable you to qualify for one of the big regular tournaments for free.

Satellite
In the satellite tab a lot of tournaments can be find that will enable you to qualify for bigger tourneys. Not only can you qualify for the big tournaments at Doyles Room itself. It’s also possible to win a seat in a big live event like the World Series of Poker (Las Vegas, USA), the Irish Open (Dublin, Ireland) or the Master Classics of Poker (Amsterdam, Netherlands).

Special
The most interesting special tournament at Doyles Room is the Doyle Bounty. The person that eliminates the legend received a nice $1020 bonus on top of his final prize money. Satellites to this event are running constantly, and you can also buy-in directly.

 

6. Sit ans Go (7)

One table
One table sit and Go Tournaments are offered for No Limit Hold’em only. These games run with a normal structure as well as turbo.
The No Limit Hold’em SnG is running for buy-ins between $1.20 and $260 and is available 6-handed as well as 10-handed.
Heads-Up Sit and Go’s are offered until $5000 tournaments.

 

7. Support (8)

Doyles Room stands for supreme support. This means you can choose your own method of contacting just the way you like it. Do you have a question you like to get answered directly, then you can use the live chat in the lobby. Do you have a more detailed question, you can e-mail support and get answered within 1 day. That’s the way is always should be!

 

8. Security and Reliablilty (8.5)

Being part of the big Cake Network makes sure all players at Doyles Room don’t have to worry about anything considering security of their account. You can login to your account from the Lobby. Once in the Cashier tab, it’s very easy to manage your funds. An incredibly nice option is to change your poker nickname frequently. This means players using databases on the tables won’t get a hold on you and you will be unpredictable all the time. Player’s nicknames can be changes every 7 days. A unique option that we haven’t notices on any other site until now.
 
About the security of the software itself Doyles Room says:
Collusion
Collusion is an unacceptable practice that undermines the integrity of the games. In order to combat collusion DoylesRoom employs numerous preventative security measures which include random security checks and log-file reviews. Our analysis includes automatic tracking of betting patterns related to the strength of a player's hand and referencing that against other player’s actions at the same table to determine if they may be working together. Sophisticated algorithms are employed to identify, track and uncover collusion help to ensure the integrity of our system and fairness at our tables.
Our Security Team will promptly and thoroughly investigate all complaints registered by players suspecting questionable practices or collusion. Any player found to be participating in collusion or deceptive practices will have their account immediately closed and will be permanently banned from our games.
Hackers
All communications between the client program running on your computer and the DoylesRoom server in Curacao are encrypted using the accepted industry standard 256-bit TwoFish encryption algorithm. The unique cards dealt to each player are delivered exclusively to that particular player's computer thus maintaining privacy and integrity of play. Packet-sniffing by other players cannot be used to gain any advantage. Each player's cards are sent exclusively to that particular player's computer. None of the other computers know what your hidden cards are, thus preventing an opponent from hacking their client software to determine your cards.
Bots

The use of Artificial Intelligence or “bots” is strictly forbidden. DoylesRoom employs measures to prevent and detect the use of programs that are designed to enable artificial intelligence (non-human) play on the site. Players found to be using such programs will have their account closed immediately and they will be banned from playing at the site permanently.

 

9. Deposit and Withdrawal (8)

Deposits
To deposit money into your new account you have a wide choice of methods. The following methods can be used for deposits:
-MoneyGram
-Credit Card / Debit card Deposits
-Moneybookers
-NETeller
-WebMoney
-Bank Transfer

Withdrawals
Withdrawing money is as easy as depositing, the following methods are available:
-Refund to your Credit Card / Debit Card
-Bank Transfer
-Check
-NETeller
-Moneybookers
-WebMoney

Withdrawal fees
Withdrawals at Doyles Room are free of fees.