Sun Poker is much like any other online poker room with one exception - graphical relaxation! Enjoy the tropical setting of a beautiful sunset beach mixed with the excitement of your favorite poker games.  Established in 2001 by one of the world's biggest online gaming operators, Peak Entertainment, Sun Poker has the experience and know-how to create a fantastic gaming experience for their players, while providing the vital priorities, like absolute security and reliable customer support.

The online poker room does not accept US players. They do offer multiple currency options, USD, Euro and Pounds. Plenty of promotions, specials and bonuses are presented to keep players coming back for more, including $4,000,000 guaranteed every month. A large selection of payment methods are supplied.

Sun Poker is powered by Cryptologic software, which shares players with other Cryptologic powered poker rooms on the Internet. The software has good, smooth playability and is very fast. Players find all of the necessary table stats like average pot, viewed-pot percentage and hands per hour. The software supports play at up to 6 tables at one time, though is reportedly slower when using multiple tables, which can cause irritation due to the low time given to make a play. There have also been reports of disconnect problems when running a lot of tables at once.

Player Notes are available to keep track of opponents during play. There is some downtime experienced do to software updates, but generally very infrequent. One very unique features, highly appreciated by some players, is the ability to turn off player location. This means other players who might have considered you easy pickings in the past cannot search for your table. Another innovative feature is a proposition play program. Essentially, the poker room pays players to participate in certain poker games appointed by the software company.

Sun Poker offers Texas Hold'Em, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. Stake limits are offered in No Limit, Pot Limit and Fixed Limit varieties. Blinds start at $0.10 ranging up to Fixed Limit of $5/$10 and high stakes at $100/$200. The viewed-flop percentage is around 40-50%. Traffic at peak hours average 2,700 for ring games, 12,000 for tournament play. Ring game traffic is predominantly concentrated at Limit and No Limit Texas Hold'Em.

Freerolls are offered on a regular basis with a lot of traffic extremely loose play often found. Most are Multi-Table Texas Hold'Em with small prize pools averaging about $100. However, their New Player Freeroll awards $10,000, run every month, requiring only 100 player points to enter. Other Tournaments offer buy-ins as low as $3 ranging up into the hundreds. Play at lower buy-in tables is generally slow paced and loose. Large numbers of players are drawn to their Guaranteed Tournaments with prize pools ranging from $400 to $40,000. Guaranteed Tournaments start every 15 minutes awarding at least $100,00 total each day.

Sun Poker is currently offering “One SICK Promo”, exclusive to Sun Poker players. The prize pool includes $1,250,000 in cash and “sick” prizes to the top 100 players at Sun Poker. The winners will be chosen according to My Poker Points collected - the top 100 people to collect the most My Poker Points will win. Every winner will receive a WSOP package, plus other great prizes, with the highest winners receiving more cash and prizes.

The sign-up bonus at Sun Poker is rather unique, as it is available to new and existing players every month. Make a deposit of $20 or more at Sun Poker and receive a matching reload bonus of 100% up to $200. This bonus is available once each month, on the first deposit made for that month. The wagering requirements give the player one month to collect 5 My Poker Points for every $1 of the bonus. If the bonus is $100, collect 500 My Poker Points. The bonus may only be used for betting at Sun Poker.

My Poker Points (MPP) are accumulated in the following manners: Raked hands of $0.25-$0.99 = .25 MPP - Rake of $1-$3 = 1 MPP - Every $1 in Tournament Fees = 3 MPP. Acquiring enough MPP can award a player prizes and entry into special events.

The rake at this online poker is higher for low-stakes tables, lower for high-stakes table. Every pot over $5 rakes 5% up to $3 maximum. There is a “no flop - no drop” policy at Sun Poker, meaning all hands where the flop is not viewed will have no rake taken.

Competition at Sun Poker is still quite loose, though not so much as before the drop off of US players. The Casino and SportsBook operations provided by Sun Poker attracts inexperienced poker players, with new sign-ups occurring daily. Skilled players can easily find soft competition at tables with a viewed-flop percentage of around 40-50%.

Deposits can be made at the online poker room in USD, Pounds and Euro with the following payment methods available: Visa, MasterCard, NETeller, Citadel, FirePay, Click2Pay, ECP (electronic check processing), Bank Wire and Check. Withdraws are processed via NETeller, FirePay, Citadel, Check and ECP. All financial transactions are facilitated by ECash Direct, established in 1996, assuring secure, safe transaction for their players.

The customer support is highly rated with an expert staff that is friendly and fast to respond. Assistance is available 24/7 through email, phone and Live Chat options. The FAQ page is not as informative as most online poker rooms, but by using the Site Map feature, answers to most common questions can be found.

The Sun Poker Management Team has been around since 1997, operating other online casinos and gambling operations, giving them strong financial security. Their experience in the industry has earned them a distinguished reputation for high quality service and unsurpassed security, ensuring the protection and confidentiality of all player information. Cryptologic provides Random Number Generators, tested and certified by the Gambling Association for fairness and integrity. Sun Poker is fully licensed and in compliance with regulations of the governments of Curacao and Antigua, with Alderney pending.