The best poker rooms for players from Russia

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Despite the fact that due to the political situation in the world, some poker rooms have suspended their work in Russia, and the methods of deposit and withdrawal of funds for players from Russia in a number of rooms have become more complicated, online poker in Russia remains a permitted and affordable activity. You can access poker sites without restrictions (sometimes you may need to use a VPN for operations with the cashier of poker rooms). 

Online poker in Russia. Poker is alive and we still have a place to play. Of all the rooms that left the Russian market, only 888 were profitable for playing at low limits for the purpose of poker development. 

1. Criteria for choosing a poker room 

Let's briefly dwell on the main criteria that should be considered when choosing a poker room for the game. 

Reliability of the room
Pay attention to the factors that speak about the reliability of the poker room where you are going to play. In general, the long-term history of work, the presence of a permanent customer support service, the absence of delays in withdrawing funds and complaints from players will speak in favor of the fact that you have made a choice in favor of a reliable platform that cares about its reputation.

Availability and ease of registration
Some rooms may be closed for registration of players from certain countries or regions. On other services, registration may be unnecessarily complicated. Usually, rooms aimed at attracting customers make registration as accessible as possible, and even confirmation of your account through sending documents may not be necessary at first.

Deposit and Withdrawal Methods
An important aspect is the possibility of both convenient and quick deposit into the Rum in the required currency, and withdrawal of funds, if necessary. When choosing a room, pay attention to what payment services the room offers for depositing and withdrawing funds, as well as to user feedback on the speed of financial transactions in the room and the quality of the support service.

2. The best poker rooms to play from Russia 

In Russia (as well as other CIS countries), most of the rooms that are profitable for poker development are still operating. 

For a novice player, the following rooms can be considered as such:

1. with the weakest possible field of players (that is, with a large number of amateurs at the tables);
2. conducting tournaments with low AFS (average number of participants);
3. allowing the use of auxiliary software (Holdem Manager and Hand2Note game statistics collection and output programs);
4. good ROI over the the long run.

Please note that large poker rooms that invest heavily in marketing and, as a result, attract many players, will not always be profitable for poker development. Playing in these rooms can be accompanied by significant waves of dispersion, causing downstrikes that are destructive for many novice players.

Chico

The most popular room of the Chico network is TigerGaming, where the field is largely composed of players from America, Canada and other countries of the western hemisphere. In this regard, the main volume of the game falls on the night or early morning Moscow time. TigerGaming provides users with user-friendly software for Windows and Mac computers, as well as full-fledged mobile clients for various devices. The schedule of multi-table tournaments (MTT) is suitable for players of low and middle limits.  A large number of fans at the tables makes the game of tournament poker in the Chico network one of the most profitable among similar poker sites. Various deposit and withdrawal methods are supported.

PokerDom

Created for players from Russia and the CIS countries, the PokerDom poker room attracts users not only with the opportunity to play for rubles, but also with a good reputation, interesting promotions and the most profitable VIP program among popular poker sites. The game is played in all popular poker disciplines and tournament formats. The Multi-Table Tournament (MTT) grid offers a large number of different tournaments daily with buy-ins for every taste - from microlimits to expensive tournaments for tens of thousands of rubles. Tournaments have a smooth structure, which minimizes dispersion.

PokerDom has a weak playing field. Most of the players are amateurs who often come to the poker tables from the casino of the same name. An important factor reducing the number of reg players is the ban on the use of auxiliary poker software in the room. This poker room is recommended for tournament players due to the small number of participants with high guarantees. The disadvantages of the Poker House can be attributed to the fact that the room does not provide bonuses for new users and long-registered players. Offers for the first deposit apply only to PokerDom casino and bookmaker customers.

Poker apps

With the proliferation of mobile devices, poker applications are becoming increasingly popular among modern players. Players from Russia are also actively mastering mobile applications such as PPPoker, PokerBros and Suprema. All these rooms operate on a club basis, that is, they organize communities of players, for access to which a personal invitation is required. Deposit and withdrawal of funds is carried out through special agents. 

Poker applications are designed primarily for entertainment, so they attract many fans from the regions of the Americas, as well as Asian countries. Because of this, the field of players of mobile applications can be considered the weakest to date and allows even with a simple disciplined game to show a profit unattainable in ordinary poker rooms. It is possible to use poker statistics through special additional converters. The disadvantages of poker applications can be called an unusual (for players who are accustomed to computer monitors) interface and the difficulty of multitabling.

RedStar Poker

A small room, part of the iPoker network, offers fans of tournament poker a fairly extensive grid of tournaments (both classic format and tournaments with rebuys and knockouts) for playing at low and middle limits.

The large number of fans at the tables makes the RedStar Poker field one of the weakest of the traditional poker rooms. The use of auxiliary software (Holdem Manager poker statistics program, Hand2Note) is allowed. Deposits and withdrawals in various currencies are made without delay. The disadvantages of the room include not the big traffic and the rustic design of the client, which sometimes alienate potential players. Rum also can't offer apps for iOS and Mac.

PokerKing

It is still available for Russian players and PokerKing is one of the few rooms where amateur players from America have access, which weakens the room. Also, the features of the room are the increased time of late registration for tournaments and a large number of tournaments with a smooth structure (these factors reduce the influence of variance). Due to increased guarantees in MTT, overlays are often observed in PokerKing tournaments (situations when the amount of players' buy-ins turns out to be less than the guaranteed prize pool). It is allowed to use auxiliary software (Holdem Manager and Hand2Note game statistics collection and output programs). In general, PokerKing can be considered one of the best rooms for multi-rooming and playing in expensive multi-table tournaments with high buy-ins and large guarantees. 

PokerOK

The most popular poker room today, attracting players to tournament poker from all over the world with high guarantees and payouts, round-the-clock game at various limits, regular promotions, as well as innovative software (both for PC and for mobile devices) and colorful design. The Russian “showcase” of the Asian network GG Network - GGPoker - is available for players from Russia. The flip side of high popularity is the presence of a large number of professional and semi-professional players at all tournament poker limits, which makes the GGPoker room very competitive.  At the same time, playing in tournaments with high AFS (average number of participants) greatly increases the level of variance and reduces the chances of novice players to pass into the late stages of tournaments and qualify for high places. Therefore, our portal recommends GGPoker for regular play, starting with middle limits. 

3. The best deposit and withdrawal methods for players from Russia

The best way to deposit funds in poker rooms (in terms of speed, convenience, reliability and anonymity) is still cryptocurrency. Financial operations in various cryptocurrencies today support all the most popular poker sites. Other deposit methods may be difficult. To create an account, our portal recommends the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange. It is also easiest to withdraw funds through a cryptocurrency exchange through a P2P exchange (i.e. an exchange between exchange users). Also popular are the services of exchange offices and individuals who accept cryptocurrency and convert it into cash.

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