Top UK Poker Rooms

So, you live in the UK and you want to find the top online poker room most suited to UK players.

In this article I will give my honest opinion on what makes a good UK poker room and which poker room is best for UK Texas Hold'em players.

Am I qualified to do this? Yes, I'm from the UK myself (Wales to be precise).

Top UK poker room.

I recommend Bet365 as the top poker room for UK players. I'm sure that you're all seen the Bet365 brand in adverts and on the sides of football pitches, so it should be a familiar name.

• Lots of soft competition.
• Very recognizable and trustworthy brand and company.
• Understands online poker in the UK.

The perfect choice for anyone looking to play at a UK-orientated room.

Visit the Bet365 Poker website

What makes a good UK poker room?

Good question. What exactly is it that would make a poker room most suited to UK players? After all, a good poker room is a good poker room. Here's what I think makes a good UK room:

• A recognizable brand.
• Company based close to home, either in the UK or Europe.
• Focuses on UK players more so than on US or non-UK players in general.
• Ability to manage your account and funds in £ Pounds.

So basically, a room that you can recognize and is orientated around UK players. I believe that Bet365 ticks all of these boxes, along with the all important "solid online poker room in general" box.

Can you play in £ at Bet365?

You cannot play at the tables in Pounds, but you can manage your account in £.

Basically, this means that when you play at the poker tables your money will automatically be converted to $ Dollars for you to play with, which is the standard currency for playing online poker. However, whenever you make a deposit or withdrawal, your transactions will be dealt with in the more familiar £ Pound.

There some very small rooms out there like SkyPoker that allow you to play for real money in £ Pounds, but these rooms really aren't worth playing at. The player volume is so small (not to mention the poor software) that it's not really worth taking the time of day to sign up and make a deposit.

You are much, much better off getting used to playing in $ Dollars and taking advantage of the higher player volume and soft competition at the Bet365 room.

Any other good UK poker rooms?

Aside from Bet365, there is the familiar Betfair brand that many of you will recognize. You can also get rakeback at Betfair, which makes it an attractive room for regular players.

Visit the Betfair Poker website

However, the player volume is smaller and the software is not as good as that of Bet365, which I wouldn't place it as the top UK room. Nonetheless, Betfair is a solid alternative to Bet365 if your after a good UK-focused online poker room.

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