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William Hill’s poker operation is one of the most financially secure online poker rooms in the world. Operating from the UK and regulated by some of the strictest gambling legislation anywhere in the world William Hill is run by on of the UK’s oldest gambling companies, with an unrivalled 72 years of experience in the industry. William Hill is part of the well-established Cryptologic network, giving punters access to a huge number of games, which are available in dollars, pounds sterling and euros. Read More...
Our Ratings
Promotions/Bonuses
| Sign-up Bonus |
£25 monthly bonus |
| Deposit Bonus |
0% |
| Referral Bonus |
£0 |
| Deposit free bonus |
£0 |
| Paid to play |
£5 per hour |
Graphics
Will Hill’s software is powered by Cryptologic and features the standard simple interface favoured by that network. There are no avatars, so the table looks a little monotonous but that said, a lot of players like the simplicity of the design.
Playability
Table
Cryptologic software is extremely reliable, but is perhaps slightly wanting in terms of functionality. In particular the gameplay/chat window is very frustrating, with a continuous scroll that makes it impossible to look back at previous actions or comments. However a thorough hand history is available in a separate window meaning you can at least check back over how a previous hand panned out.
Lobby
William Hill’s lobby is clearly laid out with useful information like players per flop percentages and average pot size for each table.
Player Numbers
Ring
William Hill pools its players with all other sites on the Cryptologic network such as InterPoker and Betfair, which means there are always loads of games, even now they are no longer accepting US players. Real-money ring game player numbers often peak at over 2500.
Tournament
Tournaments attract even more players on William Hill, with over 5000 real-money players active during peak times.
Game Variety
Cryptologic’s game is no better or worse than other poker sites, with Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and Heads-Up (in Hold’em). All games are available in Euros, Pounds and Dollars.
Rake
William Hill’s is the industry standard (5 percent on any pot over £5/$5/€5) up to a max of £3/$3/€3. Just bear in mind that this means the rake is highest on pound sterling tables, with the £3 maximum rake equivalent to $5.2.
Special Tournaments
William Hill’s runs World Series of Poker qualifiers as well as plenty of guaranteed pot tournaments and freerolls.
Promotions / Bonuses
Sign-up
William Hill has no sign-up bonus but does offer a loyalty bonus of £25 ($46) a month, every month, and to earn it you only need to play 5 hours of real money poker per month.
Loyalty
See above. For low limit players this is a very profitable promo.
Payment Options
Deposit
Credit Card. Debit Card. MasterCard. Visa. NETeller. Moneybookers. PayPal. Bank Transfer. Cheque. and Western Union.
Withdrawal
back to your card, Cheque, Bank Transfer, PayPal, Moneybookers, and NETeller.
About William Hill
William Hill Poker is operated by William Hill, a UK based gambling giant that began 72 years ago as a chain of brick and mortar sports betting shops.
Founded in 1934 William Hill is one of the world’s oldest and most trusted gambling companies. With more than 2000 licensed betting shops in the UK alone William Hill is probably the most recognisable name in British sports betting. On top of that the company also runs the largest telephone sports betting operation in the world with over 450,000 clients.
Due to the strict licensing laws in the UK William Hill’s online operations are some of the safest of all online gambling with unparalleled financial security.