AT A GLANCE
According to Doyle Brunson, DoylesRoom.com is the only online room where he plays. It's lucky that it's named after him, then, huh?
Along with Brunson, the site sponsors his son Todd, Mike "The Mad Genius" Caro, Cyndy Violette, Hoyt Corkins, Dewey Tomko, and "Captain" Tom Franklin. Doyle's Room is big on flaunting its star power and is famous for giving away rings, plaques, and cash-prizes to players who eliminate the site's sponsored pros in its bounty tournaments.
| WEBSITE | DoylesRoom |
| ACCEPTING U.S. PLAYERS? | Yes |
| ESTABLISHED | 2004 |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | Curacao |
| SIZE OF DOWNLOAD | 4.96 MB |
| SIZE ON COMPUTER | 14.2 MB |
SOFTWARE
DoylesRoom has attractive-looking software with good features. The tables themselves show a wealth of information, including individual bet sizes, active pot size (not including current bets), and current pot total. The table setup is simple and the cards are very easy to read (especially your own hand, which shows up big and bright). Unlike many other sites, Doyle’s Room does not yet offer themed or customizable tabletops. Tweakable table options include four-color decks, game markers, hand descriptions, and a rabbit-hole camera. Each table’s chat box is detachable, repositionable, and resizable (similar to that of Full Tilt, exept DoylesRoom offers three preset sizes).
In no-limit games, the software allows players to type in their bet, move a slider, or choose between raises (of the minimum, 3x, 4x, and max) or bets (of 1/4 of the pot, 1/2 of the pot, and all in) via buttons that will calculate it for them.
The main lobby is innovative in that it gives players three completely different-looking formats to choose from. The first, the three-view lobby, is set up PartyPoker-style, with collapsible and expandable lists of variants, limit-type, and then stakes, much like searching for a file using Windows Explorer. This lobby organization is inherently filtered, and thus the software has no need for any further filters aside from hide full/empty tables (which it has). All in all, this makes for a very simple, easy to use lobby. The second option is called the advanced lobby, which uses a complex system of checkboxes and sliders to completely filter out the tables that you have no interest in seeing. This lobby is a breath of fresh air for those wishing to see only tables they'd be interested in playing at (which, I would imagine, is quite a few of us). The third option is for quick-play. It essentially asks you what kind of poker you want to play and then automatically matches you to a table. This option is meant for those wanting as few clicks as possible between them and poker.
The specific tournament lobby is unconventionally attractive and easy to read (mainly because of scoreboard-like displays for certain numbers). The information conveyed on the page includes registered players, their current number of chips, a list of tables and the players seated at them, the average/largest/smallest chip count (and total chips in play, which is unique), the payout structure and the betting structure. The scoreboard-like display shows the running time, current level, players remaining/players registered (and number of tables), what the current blinds are, and what the next blinds will be and when.
In no-limit games, the software allows players to type in their bet, move a slider, or choose between raises (of the minimum, 3x, 4x, and max) or bets (of 1/4 of the pot, 1/2 of the pot, and all in) via buttons that will calculate it for them.
The main lobby is innovative in that it gives players three completely different-looking formats to choose from. The first, the three-view lobby, is set up PartyPoker-style, with collapsible and expandable lists of variants, limit-type, and then stakes, much like searching for a file using Windows Explorer. This lobby organization is inherently filtered, and thus the software has no need for any further filters aside from hide full/empty tables (which it has). All in all, this makes for a very simple, easy to use lobby. The second option is called the advanced lobby, which uses a complex system of checkboxes and sliders to completely filter out the tables that you have no interest in seeing. This lobby is a breath of fresh air for those wishing to see only tables they'd be interested in playing at (which, I would imagine, is quite a few of us). The third option is for quick-play. It essentially asks you what kind of poker you want to play and then automatically matches you to a table. This option is meant for those wanting as few clicks as possible between them and poker.
The specific tournament lobby is unconventionally attractive and easy to read (mainly because of scoreboard-like displays for certain numbers). The information conveyed on the page includes registered players, their current number of chips, a list of tables and the players seated at them, the average/largest/smallest chip count (and total chips in play, which is unique), the payout structure and the betting structure. The scoreboard-like display shows the running time, current level, players remaining/players registered (and number of tables), what the current blinds are, and what the next blinds will be and when.
TOURNAMENTS
DoylesRoom offers single- and multi-table tournaments in hold’em, Omaha, and Omaha eight-or-better. The site offers numerous guaranteed-prize-pool tournaments (at least $40,000 worth of guaranteed prize pools each day), and the tournaments consistently go beyond the posted prize pools. The tournaments range from a $1,250 guaranteed tournament for a $3.50 buy-in to the monthly $250,000 guaranteed tournament for $110. The buy-ins for most of the guaranteed tournaments are $20 or less.
Single-table sit-and-go tournaments are offered as 10-handed, sixhanded, fivehanded, or heads up, and come in normal-speed, turbo, super turbo, and extreme turbo variants. They are offered at buy-ins ranging from $0.10 to $1,000, although only those of $100 or less get much traffic. $10 sit-and-gos take only a minute to fill up after the first player has been seated while $20 sit-and-gos take around five minutes to start.
Single-table sit-and-go tournaments are offered as 10-handed, sixhanded, fivehanded, or heads up, and come in normal-speed, turbo, super turbo, and extreme turbo variants. They are offered at buy-ins ranging from $0.10 to $1,000, although only those of $100 or less get much traffic. $10 sit-and-gos take only a minute to fill up after the first player has been seated while $20 sit-and-gos take around five minutes to start.
CASH GAMES
No-limit hold’em is the name of the game at Doyle’s Room, especially six-max games. You can easily find a game at even the highest limits. Fixed-limit hold’em is popular, as well, except in the absolute highest limits. Pot-limit hold’em is largely ignored by players on the site.
The pot-limit Omaha and Omaha eight-or-better cash games have very good traffic in all but the highest limits. (The fixed-limit Omaha tables are less frequented.) Stud usually has only a handful of populated tables, and only at the lowest limits. The site does offer half-pot-limit games, although these tables very rarely have players.
The pot-limit Omaha and Omaha eight-or-better cash games have very good traffic in all but the highest limits. (The fixed-limit Omaha tables are less frequented.) Stud usually has only a handful of populated tables, and only at the lowest limits. The site does offer half-pot-limit games, although these tables very rarely have players.
FINANCIAL INFO
| PAYMENT OPTIONS | Visa, Mastercard, NETELLER, ePassporte, electronic check, moneybookers.com, instadebit |
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RAKE INFO
| NO-LIMIT | LIMIT | |
|---|---|---|
| MICRO | $0.05/$1 - Max $0.30 | ~$0.01/$0.14 - Max $0.07 |
| LOW | $0.05/$1 - Max $3 | $0.25/$5 - Max $1.50 |
| MEDIUM | $0.05/$1 - Max $3 | $0.50/$10 - Max $3 |
| HIGH | $0.05/$1 - Max $3 | $0.50/$15 - Max $3 |
GAME VARIETY
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| STAKES: $0.02-$0.04 up to $150-$300 |
SUPPORT
| support@dbpn.com (with confirmation) | |
| PHONE | US: 1-888-762-4192 UK: 0800-51-6737 |
| COMMENTS | Options for support include:
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SPECIAL FEATURES
- Team Brunson poker pros
- Buddy list with sign-on alerts incorporated in software
PROMOTIONS
- Monthly $200,000-guaranteed tournament
- Pro bounty tournaments with unique prizes ($500 for one bounty, $5,000 for two, $25,000 for three collected in the same tournament
- First-time pro bounty tournament players get free entry after rebate. (Those interested must pay the $27.50 buy-in and play in the tournament. Once the tournament is complete, a refund can be requested.)