Global Sports: An In Depth Look At NoiQ Poker

Friday, October 15, 2010

An In Depth Look At NoiQ Poker

By David Patron

NoIQ Poker is actually a misnomer. You will need your smarts to take advantage of the sports betting, casino and poker games so energetically and skillfully played on the site. The network is backed by one of the most highly regarded gaming companies in Europe, Entraction. Oddly, there is a long list of countries forbidden to play on the site including the USA, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Island, US minor outlying islands, Cuba, Hong Kong, India, Iran Iraq, Macau, Nigeria, South Korea and Turkey. The software is required to have the checks in place to keep these countries from opening it. NoIQ Poker does have a twitter account where players can follow the trends of these policies. Since there is not much of an international scope here, the software lacks some of the flexibility players have come to expect.

The software is tab and button based, but be advised there are not many of them, so the software itself is also limited. There is a green background and a list of games on the software so it downloads quicker than the more highly decorated software of most other sites. It is also MAC compatible and there are java and browser based versions for the constant travelers. The application does have a fine filtering system, a casino and sports book but the interface doesn't offer much else, so the focus is on tournament play and cash games.

The diversity of the cash games on NoIQ are a big selling point. All the popular holdems are here with all the limits, seven card stud, seven card stud hi-lo, Omaha, Omaha hi-lo, five card draw, and 2-7 triple draw. So you won't confuse NoIQ Poker with any other site, it offers the rare chance to play weird games like 32-card draw, Soko, Americana and Telsina.

The stakes begin at E.02/.04 for cash games and travel up to E200/400. With their 2,000 plus players, tournaments can get very rich and competitive. The Double or Nothing is a tournament worth your while where players either double their buy-ins or get zilch. NoIQ partners up with the European Masters of Poker to give players yet another shot at tournament play. The site offers a plethora of freerolls and other guarantees to make sure players get their just rewards and keep coming back for more.

There is an awesome VIP program with huge cash rewards, so playing and paying rake at NoIQ can reap some very tidy rewards indeed. The VIP program is all embracing offering players a choice of several Vegas packages. Races are a big part of the sporting events here featuring endurance and cash races that reward the player who can play the best and the longest. So don't leave either your wits or your running shoes at home. You will need them here.

There is a form based support system at NoIQ which is quite limited but will answer the most basic queries. Be patient though. You will have to wait for an answer. If you are searching for a unique and somewhat off the wall poker game, you will find it here.

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