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Due to U.S. legislation preventing credit card companies from collecting payments for wagers made by U.S. residents, CD Poker has determined to suspend all real-money gaming business in the United States.

CD Poker is one of the most popular rooms on the iPoker network, still offering relatively loose games with lots of casino players, insane sit-and-go jackpots and good high-value promotions. The iPoker network, and subsequently CD Poker, took a hit to the player base with the new U.S. online gaming restrictions last year, but both have recovered nicely and are adding players to the network daily.

For sit-and-go players in particular, CD Poker is a virtual Mecca, hosting one of the widest arrays of tournaments in the poker world, including the Limitless Jackpot promotion.

The software has an innovative and good-looking interface, with colorful and attractive graphics. The functionality and playability are good, and early minor glitches in the software have since been fixed. Games offered include Hold’em, Omaha and Seven-Card Stud Hi, Omaha Hi and Hi-Lo and ring games, as well as heads-up, sit-and-go and multi-table tournaments.

CD Poker also offers plenty of tournaments and freerolls with great value. The traffic volume overall is among the higher in the industry. Real-money player statistics as of February 2008 show 10,000 ring-game players at peak hours, and 55,000 tournament players at peak hours.

Overall, CD Poker offers relatively loose games and decent software that plays well, even though the game pace is on the slow side. The software is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability, with little downtime as a result.

The rake at CD Poker is on par with the industry standard, even though there are several situations when the rake drops considerably. The general policy is the standard 5% rake taken in increments up to $3, but on several types of tables there are lower maximum rakes.

On Fixed-Limit tables up to $1/$2 there is a $1 maximum rake. More importantly, all tables with 2-3 players have a maximum rake of $1 and tables with 4-5 players have a $2 maximum rake - this also includes No-Limit and Pot-Limit shorthanded games.

CD Poker uses a “no flop, no drop” policy for hands not reaching the flop, and the micro-limit tables available are also rake-free.

Hits

* Great sit-and-go schedule and massive jackpots
* 24/7 phone, chat and e-mail support
* Buddy lists and find-player functions
* Supports completely automated import of tournament and ring-game data to Poker Tracker
* Offers a mini view that allows four tables automatically tiled at 1024×768 resolution

Misses

* Slower game pace than standard
* Moderate traffic outside peak hours
* Does not accept U.S. players

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