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Key differences between US and European Online Poker Rooms

• 30.06.2025 7:21 pm
• Helen
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CR coach James 'D Zoo" Hart lays the main differences between the US and the European poker rooms.

 James "D Zoo" Hartt is a retired high school teacher who lives in Canada. He began building his bankroll by grinding $10NL right after he discovered the game and deposited $50.

 He immediately became successful and he went on higher to play games as high as 410kNL.

He taught poker quite well and now coaches and teaches poker all his time. You can find him playing the $400NL-$1kNL games at different European sites.

I am permitted to play any online poker site all around the universe since I am a Canadian and I am using this ability as much as I can.

I have tried to play the poker network and many other various skins. So I am skilled to describe the key differences between the European sites and America-friendly sites.

The differences in the styles and skills of the players

The mode of playing between the two sites is quite different. An American-friendly site needs a lot of the pre-flop game and also a lot of standard game. This means that players are basically good and they play more the way they are taught. It is very simple to comprehend the thoughts of these players.

The euro site has got several calling and post-flop play. Here, the players will call several pre-flop instead of raising or folding. They play with no noise and they are quite hard to put on hand ranges. You cannot figure out what is on their thoughts.

A lot of players, even those playing stakes such as $5-10 have got problems shifting from America-friendly sites to European friendly sites simply because they could not amend to the differences. Your mode of playing needs to adjust so that it can put up the various styles of the players.

The difference in volume

The biggest player pool as well as the biggest choice of tournaments not forgetting cash games is found in Pokerstar. They got a big selection of various stakes and they also have a selection for the NLHE games like limit Hold'em.

European sites have the best volume for most common limits of NLHE like the $1-2 particularly at peak hours. When you are far from the peak times, there will be less volume particularly at higher stakes.

Other games are certain to have very little volume. At the site which are small, with the small player pools several of your challengers will be the site's regulars.

It is always good to run several euro sites simultaneously to give yourself a bigger choice of the games.

The differences in software and support

The pokerstar and the Full Tilt's software are more user friendly than that of the European sites. Steering is a lot easier and it is also easier on the eyes.

Some of the sites for European have bad software. It is not only an artistic point, but also the wrong software can make you tilt or misread the board or even pass over the best games.

Support is also good. The two sites particularly the pokerstar, will respond in an hour's time.

On a lot of euro sites, some of your questions can be answered in a span of 24 hours. Some of the euro sites have live help features that have easily tied to European time zones. In most cases, these services are held by people who are not pros and have very poor English. On the other hand, the big European sites have good support.

The difference in rewards

The deals at flat rate that are given in the euro sites are very pleasing. Normally, the rate is high and there are deposit bonuses and also point of money.

The deals given in the sites are normally exceptional, but very dangerous since they are not allowed on a lot of sites any more. An example of a site like this is the iPoker. Their shops normally have got good choices, but you have to pay for delivery (which will be subtracted from your points and not your money)

The American-friendly sites give lower flat-rate deals, but the pokerstars have got the Supernova and Supernova Elite status that offer a big rate only if you use the freerolls advantageously and also use your frequent points optimally.

Their poker shops have got a huge selection and every player can afford them.

Therefore, the two sites offer different poker understandings, and also different benefits and shortcomings

I have played in the European sites and I have found it to be quit enjoyable. The game flow is good, which is based more on a postflop game.

I have had good and bad experiences with the support of the European sites, but normally I have found out that if the poker room is big, then it will be more safe and stable. If you find software very important, then you can pick Pokerstars and Full Tilt

However, all in all poker is poker. You will always want to get used to the environment and your opponent to gain cash.

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