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To use their own words, "BreakAway Poker was created by serious poker players to provide a higher quality place to play poker online." I guess what serious players want is a variety of card games that barely qualify as poker (or don't at all).
OK, that was mean. Break Away Poker is a decent mid-sized poker room with decent action that's far from comprehensive. Too many strange games, not enough of the standards. They do host lots of tournaments, including multi-stage tournaments and satellite for major land-based tournaments.
Pot Limit and No Limit Omaha hi & hi/lo is also a nice touch. Breakaway Poker has switched network affiliations from the Action Poker Network to My Poker Network.
See also Breakaway Casino |
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OVERALL GRADE
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Featuring:
 Easy access to BreakAway Casino
Player notes and buddy lists
Multi-tabling |
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| BONUS Information |
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20% |
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$100 |
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| Ranking Summary |
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Software & Graphics
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CATEGORY
Competition
Rake
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Overall Grade 55% |
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Software & Graphics
Dobrosoft-powered software
Plus side - clean, crisp, smooth, and fast
Minus side - simplistic, not all that intuitive, not particularly customizable
Flat, uninteresting graphics and sound
Interestingly enough, the software does allow you to chop blinds and post live straddles - not commonly allowed by most other software-makers' games, though it should be
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Game Variation & Limits
Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha (hi & hi/lo), 7-Card Stud (hi & hi/lo)
Fixed Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit (including for Omaha hi & hi./lo
Then there are the less common Chinese Poker, Guts, and Big 2 Poker
Also has non-poker card games Blackjack and Pan (Panguingue)
Daily $10 freerolls
Daily multi-table NL Hold 'Em tournaments
Sit 'N Go's and Multi-stage tournaments
Pan (Panguingue) tournaments
Tournaments for 10, 6, or 2 (heads-up/1-on-1) players
Fixed limits from $0.10/$0.20 - $50/$100
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Traffic
Decent during peak hours, otherwise fairly dead |
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Competition
You'll encounter many of the same players at higher stakes, for better or worse, but there's decent flow-through in the lower stakes.
More fish than sharks
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Bonuses
20% 1st deposit Bonus, up to $100
Freerolls
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Rake
Average rake, capped at $1 for low-mid limits, capped at $3 for higher limits |
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Customer Service
Live chat help
A single email address
A decent, categorized FAQ section
No phone
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Promotions
Satellites into World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker events
Player Option Points, loyalty program
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Deposits & Cashouts
Deposits - NETeller, FirePay, credit card
Withdrawals - NETeller, FirePay, Bank Draft
Depending on payment method, withdrawals can take 3-14 days for emerchant or financial institution to process, though BreakAway security staff may, at any point, hold back a withdrawal for up to 30 days while conducting an investigation
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Ease of Use
Easy to use player notes and buddy lists
Lobby stats include average pot, flop percentages, and hands per hour
Basic interface - functional but not very intuitive
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