With the steady rise of online poker, it has become increasingly critical to choose a poker site that best gives you the opportunity to come out ahead when you walk away from the table. Once again this year, Insiders’ Betting Digest has employed a comprehensive evaluation process in order to identify the best poker site on the net, and once again we proudly present to you the #1 ranked online poker room… CityPoker.com.

Choosing one company to appear as our #1 Ranked Poker Site is not an easy task. As you saw earlier in the magazine, we spend a great deal of time and effort ranking hundreds of sites based on nine key evaluation categories. While it was difficult to differentivate between the runner-ups, CityPoker.com stood out ahead of the competition. Here’s why:

Customer Service
CityPoker.com offers outstanding 24/7/365 support featuring a level of professionalism and courtesy that is second-to-none in the industry. A member of their knowledgeable support staff is always available to answer your questions quickly and helpfully.

Deposits
Depositing funds to your real-money account is quick and easy and CityPoker.com offers a wide range of secure deposit methods for you to choose from. CityPoker.com was one of the few sites where we were actually successful depositing with a credit card. They also offer deposits via several other methods such as bank wire and person-to-person electronic funds transfer.

Payouts
Another key category in which CityPoker.com excelled is in their Payouts Department. One of the most important factors to take into consideration when joining any poker site is how fast they are able to get your winnings to you. CityPoker.com has set the standard for the poker industry and out-hustled their competition in our tests to get your money into your hands quicker than all the rest.

Management
CityPoker boasts a proven track record of excellence with a management team loaded with experience in online gaming. Their highly experienced and dedicated managers and supervisors ensure a top-notch experience for all players. The tone set by management is marked by professionalism, efficiency and hard work.

SECURITY
CityPoker.com boasts an experienced team of IT professionals that are dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of your personal information. All credit card transactions take place on a secure server to ensure that your details do not get into the hands of others.

INTEGRITY
CityPoker.com’s management team is the pillar of integrity in an industry that has seen some unscrupulous activity by site owners (see pg.48-49). Unlike many of its competitors, CityPoker.com refuses to use robots and prop players allowing them to maintain a balanced poker room where every player has an equal chance to win.

GAME ENVIRONMENT
CityPoker.com offers the most attractive gaming environment for players of all interests and abilities. Features include audio, chat, game-tracking, plus many other great charting tools which are easy to use. The site also boasts a clean look and feel, as well as the opportunity to choose your preferred speed of play.

CRITICAL MASS
As part of a large network, CityPoker.com has a minimum of 250 tables and 3,000 simultaneous players at any given time throughout the day. This means you’ll always be able to find a seat at a table where the stakes are within your comfort zone.

In addition, CityPoker.com’s network is made up of mostly North American players and is said by many to have some of the “softest” players of any poker network. That results in a better opportunity for you to win with less sharks preying on your bankroll.

FREE PLAY AND TOURNAMENT PLAY
CityPoker.com provides comfortable gaming options whether or not you want to risk real money. If you are a veteran player looking for a high-stakes opportunity or a novice player just looking to have some fun, CityPoker.com offers all the thrilling options you could want. There is also an abundance of freerolls at CityPoker giving you the opportunity to win real money with no risk at all.

All of these great qualities combine to create a superb and outstanding poker site that any player should be pleased to play at. For all of the reasons listed above, Insiders’ Betting Digest has ranked CityPoker.com as the #1 Online Poker Web Site for 2

008 and awarded CityPoker.com its coveted Gold Seal of Approval.