Recently, members of Devilfish Poker, the flagship online poker site of the Entraction Network, logged on to see that the room had received an extreme makeover. New features that focus on betting, showing hand strengths, and displays of already folded cards make the process of hitting the ground running at Devilfish Poker even easier.
Foremost to players is the introduction of additional betting options. New buttons that can be utilized include “Min,” “1/2,” “3/4,” “Pot,” and “All In.” Gone are the days of just being able to select “Bet Pot” on many major online poker rooms. Now, players have a bevy of mathematical options in front of them when they bet, making the skill aspect of poker even more intrinsic. Above all of the new options, a traditional slider and text box (to type a bet into) still exist. “Fold,” “Check,” and “Raise” buttons also appear.
For tournament players, the brand new Devilfish Poker incorporates an “Info” button placed in the upper left corner of tournament tables. Click it and you can instantly see everything you’d want to know about a tournament. The days of having to flip windows back and forth, losing valuable poker playing time and focus in the process, are over. As a side note, the “Info” button is only active when you are playing in a tournament.
Players asked Devilfish Poker to create the ability to see hole cards after they were mucked in a hand. In its latest software update, the online poker site did just that, allowing players to recall what cards they held just by hovering the mouse over their user name. Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet, which merged to form the CEREUS poker network, took that concept one step further by introducing a full-blown rabbit cam that allows customers to see what future streets would have been if they were not played out.
Beginners on Devilfish Poker will want to take advantage of the site’s new Hand Strength Indicator. If activated, text will appear above your cards showing you exactly what hand you hold (such as “High Card Ace”). Devilfish Poker notes that it’s an excellent tool for multi-tablers, whose pressing needs may not let them quickly digest their cards and then proceed accordingly. Now, multi-tablers and players in general will only need to calculate bets and outs, while incorporating players’ tendencies.
The main attraction on Devilfish Poker is the site’s Weekly Devilfish Bounty tournament. It takes place every Thursday night and features an affordable €10 buy-in. This is a chance for low stakes players as well as those wanting to get their feet wet to grab €250 just for knocking out the Devilfish himself. In addition, €250 is added to the prize pool.
David “Devilfish” Ulliott is one of the original Bad Boys of Poker. Ulliott won a $2,000 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em tournament during the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for $180,000. He has a bevy of runner up appearances and in 2007, the English poker player landed third in a $5,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys tournament for $349,000. He also won the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) World Poker Open during Season I for $589,000. In the 2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Ulliott grabbed third for $674,000.
Doyle’s Room, which like Devilfish Poker is also flanked by a well-known pro, is also set to launch new features for players. An e-mail sent to Doyle’s Room officials was not returned at press time, but the site scrapped its weekly bounty tournament last Wednesday in order to make preparations. An e-mail to players stated that $5 million in monthly guarantees would debut soon, as would an all-new rewards program.