Carbon Poker - $20 Free

Carbon Poker is the premium brand for the Merge Gaming Network (formerly Poker.com). Carbon has a great selection of poker tables and tournaments. Although some of the lesser known games are only played during peak hours, Carbon offers all of these games: Texas Hold'em, Omaha (Hi/Lo), 5 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud (Hi/Lo), Razz, 5 Card Draw, Triple Draw, Badugi and mixed games like HORSE. There is not a lot of action at the high stake tables, but the game selection is good for low to medium stake cash tables. You will also find a good selection of multi-table and sit-n-go tournaments in the low to medium buy-in range. Carbon also has a variety of other games such as Blackjack, Video Poker and Backgammon.

The user friendly software has many added extras for the player's benefit. For example, Carbon supplies vital statistics during game play and allows table resizing for multi-table play. The graphics are simple and clean which makes it easy to find all of the player information and special features. You can expect fast loading graphics and excellent all-around playability.

You can custom design your own table and tournaments, which are password protected and individually created. The software also offers you a tagging option, where you are able to tag a player and follow their movements within the site. Other features of the software include the option to expose one card, with which you can show only one of your cards to your opponents, and rabbit hunt, which lets you see what cards were on the way if you win a hand before the river card is dealt. The only penalty is that you have to show your hand to the table if you choose to rabbit hunt. The player box accolades make sure your achievements go down in history. If you win a big tournament you get a customizable trophy or ribbon on your player box to show off your achievements. Stars are also awarded for regular play.

You can visit the Free Poker Money page to get a 100% Match Bonus up to $300 + an Extra $20 Free at Carbon Poker.

Freeroll Tournaments

There's plenty of freerolls at Carbon Poker and they offer very generous cash prizes. Carbon offers at least one freeroll every 2 hours with over $120,000 in freeroll prizes every month! That includes $50 freerolls every 4 hours open to any Carbon member. If you earn enough comp points, you will be able to play in some great freerolls. On the last Sunday of every month, Carbon has a $50,000 freeroll open to all players who have earned 5000 comp points in the current month. They also have $10,000 freerolls every Sunday for those who have earned 2500 comp points during the week prior to the tournament.

Carbon also has the best freerolls for new players. After making your first deposit, you will gain a coupon valid for 14 days entry into the daily $500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players.

You can also play in the freerolls hosted by IPM by visiting the Carbon Poker Freeroll League.

Deposits and Withdrawals

The minimum deposit is $10 with EcoCard, Moneybookers, Click2Pay, eWalletXpress and PINdebit, $25 with NETeller, Fonelinx, Visa and MasterCard, and $50 with Allied Wallet.

You can use the following options to withdraw money: NETeller, Click2Pay, EcoCard, eWalletXpress, Fonelinx, Moneybookers and check. The minimum withdrawal is $10 and all withdrawals are generally processed within 30 minutes.

Customer Support

Support is available 24/7 by live chat and email. The staff also interacts with their players via the customer support forum and blog, and there's a unique admin chat feature on the tables. The email support response time is about 5 minutes or less.

Bonus Terms and Conditions

100% Match Bonus:
$1 paid per 250 comp points. Bonus is paid in $10 increments and remaining bonus expires on withdrawal.

$20 Free:
The $20 is automatically awarded to your Carbon account after you deposit. Visit the free poker money page for more details.

Update for US players

US residents are welcomed at Carbon Poker.