Aced Poker is a website that is relatively new in its inception. In fact, one of their current promotions involves the playing of their 10,000th hand, something that would have happened a long time ago if Aced had either the experience or the age of some of the other poker websites involved in this industry. However, they operate in Australia and under a license granted by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and for that reason have a lot of potential to develop into one of the better sites for the future.
| Cash Game Choice | 8.5/10 | Support Options | 8.5/10 |
| Cash Game Traffic | 8.5/10 | Financial Security | 9.5/10 |
| Cash Game Competition | 8.0/10 | Deposit and Withdrawal Choices | 9.5/10 |
| Rake Costs | 8.5/10 | Overall | 8.7/10 |
Cash Game Choice – (8.5/10)
Generally speaking, the official choice of games that you have when playing a cash game at Aced Poker is quite remarkable. They offer the following uncommon real money poker variants:
5 Card Draw
5 Card Stud
Badugi
Mixed Hold ‘Em and Omaha
HORSE
HOSE
Razz
2-7 Triple Draw
Wheel Triple Draw
This is of course in addition to more common variants like all of the Hold ‘Em, Omaha and 7-Stud cash game variants. With all of these games being offered at the cash game tables of Aced Poker, the fact of the matter is that some of the best choice available in the online community is choice that you’ll find right here and right now.
Cash Game Traffic – (8.5/10)
Unfortunately for the people at Aced Poker, the cash game choice that they offer is not really matched by the cash game traffic that they received. In spite of them having all of those different options available, you’ll find that the Merge Gaming Network is not really one that is conducive to high traffic counts. On average, you can expect there to be around 500 people around. Of those 500, nearly 450 will be locked into games of Hold ‘Em with the remaining 50 playing Omaha and/or Omaha Hi/Lo. In other words, most of the time a lot of other games, despite being available, will not be populated with players.
Cash Game Competition – (8.0/10)
Aced Poker recovers a little bit in the standings when you specifically consider the cash game competition that you can expect to find. A lot of the people on the site that are playing no limit Hold ‘Em are there because they have found that the competition is a little too heavy for them on some of the mid-level websites and a little too annoying for them on the large websites. Hence, one can expect these people to be a little lower than most when it comes to actually having the skills to play good poker. Especially with the low and micro no limit games, you can expect to have some soft competition.
Rake Costs – (8.5/10)
Because they are a starting website looking to gain a few more people than most, you can expect Aced Poker to have competitive rake rates. For example, the maximum rake you will ever be charged in a game is $3.00 and this is only with games that have reached very high limits or very high pot amounts. No limit game at $1/$2 stakes or lower will ever be charged more than $1.00 in rake no matter how high the actual size of the pot goes.
Support Options – (8.5/10)
The main support option available to people playing their online poker at Aced Poker is the FAQ documentation. This documentation is not necessarily the best choice, but it is definitely the easiest front-end support option for you to take.
If you’d like to go a bit further than that, you can always use e-mail support as your next mode of communication. This is achieved through sending an e-mail to support@aced.com or through using the online e-mail form.
Finally, there is also live chat support available to anyone that wants it. It can be accessed through your Aced Poker account.
Financial Security – (9.5/10)
The financial security of the Aced Poker site is verified by Thawte. As previously mentioned, Aced Poker also operates under a license granted by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and all of the reputability that comes with such a license.
Deposit and Withdrawal Choices – (9.5/10)
The following options are available for deposit:
Click2Pay
ClickandBuy
Credit Card
Debit Card
E-Check
ECO Card
EntroPay
eWalletXpress
Moneybookers
NETeller
PIC Club
The following options are available for withdrawal:
Click2Pay
Moneybookers
NETeller
EntroPay
Credit Card
Check by Mail
Overall – (8.7/10)
Aced Poker receives a higher mark than it otherwise deserves right now because of its future potential. Once the player base grows, this will likely become one of the best online poker sites around.