Given they’ve been around since 1996, Intertops can lay claim to being one of the world’s oldest poker sites. But at times, they appear to be exactly that: a card room that sometimes seems more like it belongs in 1996 than in 2021. The software and graphics can at times seem quite outdated with one having to assume that they haven’t given it a facelift for one of two reasons: lack of funding to do so, or a fear that their loyal players, some of which have been around for a decade or more, wouldn’t welcome the change.
They’ve also seen better days in terms of traffic. Right now, you don’t always have a huge amount of choice when playing outside peak hours as regards buy-ins or the type of poker but there’s no quick fix for that.
But if that’s the bad news, there’s also plenty of good news. Good variety of tournaments and cash games, the ability to use Bitcoin and fast withdrawals are some of their plus points. Which we’re about to cover in more detail just now.
Their welcome offer is an eye-catching 200% up to 1000 AUD, plus 25 free Casino spins. The Casino free spins are straightforward; just contact Customer Service and they’ll award them to you. The bonus part of things isn’t so simple.
Unlike Casinos and Sportsbooks, you don’t get the bonus straight away. Rather, you get it released in batches of 5AUD after every 83,335 Frequent Player Points (FPP) earned and you get 1 FPP for every 1 AUD you pay in rake, or 7 FPPS for every 1 AUD paid in tournament fees.
So, not so easy to play so much that you can get the full 1000 AUD. You’d pretty much have to be playing around the clock or for very high stakes and it’s a task made harder by the extra rule that you only have three months to try to meet those requirements. At the end of the three months, that’s it and you won’t be able to claim any more bonus cash by this means.
In summary, it’s not quite the welcome bonus that it seems. Still, if you’re a regular player you’ll surely get something back and those 25 Casino spins aren’t something to turn your nose at.
Players should be aware that they’ll need to enter the relevant bonus code before making their deposit if they want to get their bonus.
Freerolls are tournaments that are free to enter. The name comes from the fact that a few decades ago in Las Vegas, you were occasionally given free rolls of coins wrapped in paper to play with as a way of giving new customers a freebie or rewarding existing customers for their loyalty, especially if they had had a bad day at the tables. You don’t see it much these days anymore in land casinos, but the name stuck when it comes to poker sites. So, what are they? They’re a free entry into a poker tournament.
The upside is obvious (they’re free); the downside is that you’re not playing for nearly as much money as you would in paid tournaments. But freerolls are a good way for new players to find their feet in Poker or even for more experienced ones to try out some new strategies and tricks they wouldn’t normally put into play, given they’re not using their own money here. After all: what do you have to lose?
Intertops will occasionally also give you reload bonuses, which are bonuses given when you make your next deposit. Make sure you sign up to their newsletter, so you know when they’re next giving them out.
Impatient to start playing and don’t want to be messing around wasting time opening an account? Great, you’ve come to the right place.
You’ll just need to enter a few basic details like your country of residence, address, email and the currency you wish to play in. You’ll also need to choose a username and password and once you’ve done that and made a deposit, you’re ready to hit the tables.
There’s an FAQ section within the Customer Support area but in truth, it’s not as good as that at other sites. Yes, some of the FAQs are quite useful such as those to do with bonuses, how rake is calculated and the different types of poker games but there are plenty of areas that they don’t really cover such as info on making deposits. Worry not though because their Customer Service team is not only pretty good but is also available around the clock.
You can call them or speak to them via Live Chat, which is our recommended method. There are also a couple of e-mail addresses you can use, one for queries to do with payments and another for anything else.
You certainly can. You can use Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Lite, and also Litecoin, which is another cryptocurrency. Deposits and withdrawals made with Bitcoin are free.
It runs on the Horizon Poker Network.
Intertops will give you the chance to play freerolls from time to time, so keep your eyes out for mentions of them onsite or in their Newsletter.
The main ones such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha Pot limit and Omaha Hi/Lo but also the Italian poker version called Telesina.
