Hold'em (NL, Limit, Pot Limit), Omaha (Limit, Pot Limit), Omaha HiLo (Limit, Pot Limit), 7 Card Stud, and 5 Card Stud
The traffic at this site was somewhat surprising and really growing. Of course the low level games have the most traffic but even at mid-stakes there's enough traffic that a player could expect action. During peak hours the total real money traffic can be 9000 players and sometimes upwards of 10,000 players.
Paddy Power Poker is attracting more and more players and with that comes tougher competition. However, flop percentages do suggest a fair amount of loose playing donkeys with some tables showing that 80% of all players are making it to fourth street. There are sites with weaker competition than Paddy Power Poker as these guys appear to be starting to attract a good base of patrons but if you look at table stats, which are displayed in the lobby, you should be able to find some noobs to shark.
Expect 5% rake in ring games as a kind of starting point, which is pretty standard, although rake percentages are never perfect because of rounding and cutoff points with pots. At the high limits do not expect rake percentages to be very high AT ALL, at least if there is any action at the table. Our site staff monitored a $10/$20 table that had very aggressive betting. While 5% rake was collected, Paddy Power capped that at $3. In one pot, nearly $1000 was up for grabs but rake was only at $3 still. That's a rake percentage of 0.3%!
Sit 'n' go rake (or the site's fee) percentages depend on the level you play. They actually have $5000 + $200 Sit 'n' go rake tournaments at this site which is only 4% rake. At the microlimits you can pay 20% rake on $0.10 + $.02 tournaments if you bother but everything at the $1 Sit 'n' go level is 10%.
The support for this site was live and very fast in answering questions. The link to live help can be found at the home page and then toward the bottom of the page where the contact information is.
The company that owns Paddy Power is frequently represented on the stock market and as such this is a very reputable company. Paddy Power Poker is a well-established member of the online poker community, and our staff found no indication of fraudulent or shady transactions.
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