UK Poker Sites

The game of poker is a national tradition in the UK, and several of the best traveled poker sites have British ties. Playing at a UK poker site presents numerous benefits for UK poker players.

Logo	Poker Room	UK	Rating	Bonus Amount	Players
	888 Poker			100% up to €400	20,000+
	Full Tilt Poker			100% up to $600	62,000+
	William Hill			200% up to $2000	32,000+
	PokerStars			100% up to $600	150,000+
	Party Poker			100% up to €350	32,000+
	Bet365 Poker			200% up to €500	13,500+
	BWIN Poker			100% up to €200	11,000+

Benefits of playing on UK Poker Sites

Yet another reason to play mainly on UK poker sites is that most UK poker sites are owned and operated by publicly traded companies. Playing poker on a poker site run by a public company allows UK players to better know who they are getting involved with, as public companies must inform the public who runs their company as well as provide financial information on their company. This means a poker player can know who runs the UK poker site, and can have an idea as to whether their money is in safe, responsible, and trustworthy hands. In addition, most public companies consider their reputation as one of their most valued assets. Thus, UK poker sites who are publicly listed are more inclined to provide top notch customer support.

Additionally, publicly listed UK poker sites are licensed and play is monitored by credible licensing and governing bodies. This means players on UK poker sites will be assured a fair game that is properly regulated and has standards to live up to.

Deposit Options on UK Poker Sites
UK poker sites provide numerous deposit options players can select when funding their online poker accounts. Among the common methods of depositing money onto UK poker sites are NETeller. NETeller is a tremendously popular e-wallet that UK players may utilize when moving money onto and off from UK poker sites. E-wallets such as NETeller allow players to provide their personal financial information such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers to one company. NETeller then acts as an online intermediary between the player’s bank account and the various UK poker sites, as players can freely move money from their bank to NETeller and from NETeller to one of the many UK poker sites and back again.

In addition to NETeller, UK poker players are often able to utilize other e-wallets that operate similar in nature to NETeller, such as PayPal, as well as Moneybookers. Additionally, players can utilize methods like Ukash - which is a pre-paid debit card that is widely accepted as a proper payment option on most UK poker sites.

UK Live Poker Tournaments
In addition to providing great online poker play, the UK is home to some of the best and longest running live poker tournament in all of Europe. The Irish Open takes place every April in Dublin, Ireland and attracts some of the biggest names in the poker world today. Players such as “Action” Dan Harrington, as well as “the Unibomber” Phil Laak, Mike Sexton, Jennifer Tilly, and Antonio Esfandiari all have made the trip to compete in the Irish Open.

In addition to the Irish Poker Open, the UK is home to the International Poker Open, which takes place in October and also takes place in Dublin, Ireland. Though not nearly as big as the Irish Open, the IPO is a popular and reasonably priced poker tournament and often features additional money added to the tournament prize pool. Both the IPO and the Irish Open offer qualifiers on various UK Poker sites. Additionally, players may attempt to qualify for other popular live poker events, such as the World Series of Poker Europe or various WPT or EPT events by way of many of the popular UK poker sites.

There are several reputable UK poker sites to choose from, as online poker is quite popular and legal to play in the UK. For UK residents playing poker, be certain to select one of the many reputable UK poker sites to take advantage of tax-free winnings, as well as the overall reputation of the publicly listed UK poker sites.