TonyBet Poker Review
History
Founded by the legendary live pro Tony G, TonyBet opened its doors for business in 2009. A relatively new face on the scene, the company originally started out as the sportsbook Omnibet in 2003 until its rebrand. Based in Lithuania, the country of Tony’s birth, the website is more than just a poker room now, with sports betting available, along with a casino, and even a lottery.
Now controversially an official sponsor of the Lithuanian basketball team, TonyBet has circumvented the blanket ban on gambling advertising in the country as they fight to grow into a major player in such a competitive market. In 2013 they spread their wings even further by signing contracts with basketball teams throughout Lithuania and Estonia, as well as branching into football and volleyball sponsorship. Not only that, but they are now a main sponsor of a Porsche Carrera racing team.
As with most websites these days, USA based players are not allowed to play for real money, but the company is fully licensed throughout most of the European region.
Games
Hold’em and PLO are the busiest tables, as they are at all the other sites, but what makes TonyBet unique is being the ONLY online poker provider to supply a good spread of Open Face Chinese Poker.
NL and PLO tables from €2 up to €1000 are available, but traffic is a bit slow past the €50 mark.
The tournament offerings have increased over the last year; MTTs from €1 up to €400 run every day. There are plenty of micro stakes Sit and Go’s running to fill in the time between the larger events. These are all super-soft and seem to be exclusively populated by beginners.
Along with the weekly majors and freerolls, there is plenty to keep a tournament player occupied, but not enough for a professional’s schedule. All the popular variants of OFC are spread, with stakes ranging from €0.02 up to €100.
Pineapple, Progressive Pineapple, 2-7 Pineapple, and Turbo are all here to enjoy.
Overall, due to the fact there are only a few hundred players logged in at any one time these games are much softer than can be found on the bigger sites.
Final Thoughts
TonyBet might not be ideal for the serious grinder who looks to play a ton of volume on a single site, but with the softness of the games never in doubt it’s a great little spot to take advantage and help your win rate stay as high as possible.
The bonus itself makes TonyBet worth trying out, even if you can’t manage to scoop the whole €2000 in 60 days.
With the casino and bookmakers tied into a single client with the poker room, this is another place where a non-poker player might decide to splash out after a big win on the football, or Blackjack table. With games getting tougher by the week, finding a player like this can make a big difference.
Well worth a look, in my opinion.