Americas Cardroom Poker Review Canada

Welcome Bonus

We were pleased to discover that Americas Cardroom offer a generous welcome bonus. When you make your first deposit at Americas Cardroom, you’ll receive up to a $2,000 welcome casino bonus. For example, if your first deposit is $100, ACR will double it to $200, which will be paid out in increments as you participate.

For every $1 USD you pay, you’ll receive 5.5 Award Points, and once you earn 27.5 APs ($5 USD), you’ll get $1 from your welcome bonus. This acts in place of a wagering requirement, where you’ll have to spend a certain amount multiplied by the amount of your bonus before you are able to cash out.

The minimum deposit to claim this bonus is $25, and you have 60 days from claiming to release your bonus money.

In our opinion, one of the coolest things about Americas Cardroom is their ability to connect to their customers.

For those looking to learn how to play poker, Americas Cardroom’s team of experienced players stream live on Twitch on a regular basis. These pros provide an in-depth analysis of the hands they play and what strategies they embrace. Their live streams are great tutorials for those who are visual learners and have trouble picking up the game through books and how-to guides. The audience can even interact with the poker hots via Twitch’s chat function.

There’s also a rewards program for those poker pros interested in becoming an ACR Stormer live streamer. You earn tournament credits for stream hours and average viewer count.

We found that the cash games at Americas Cardroom consist of Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo. Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and Omaha Hi/Lo also have no-limit, pot-limit and fixed-limit tables. Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Hi/Lo have fixed-limit tables. Because each game is different, the bet limits vary between poker variants.

• Texas Hold’em Small/Big Blinds at Americas Cardroom: If you play No-Limit Texas Hold’em online or Pot-Limit Texas Hold’em, you can play at tables with small blinds and big blinds ranging between $0.01/$0.02 and $25/$50. Fixed-Limit Texas Hold’em games range between tables with $0.02/$0.04 blinds and $30/$60 blinds.
• Omaha Small/Big Blinds at Americas Cardroom: No-Limit Omaha and Pot-Limit Omaha have tables with blinds ranging between $0.01/$0.02 and $1/$2. Fixed-Limit Omaha has tables at low as $0.02/$0.04 or as high as $75/$150. Omaha Hi/Lo is the same as standard Omaha Hold’em, with No-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo and Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo having bet ranges between $0.01/$0.02 and $1/$2. The Fixed-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo tables have blinds ranging between $0.02/$0.04 and as high as $75/$150.
• Poker Tournaments, Sit-N-Go’s, and more: Americas Cardroom has a wide range of tournament options, including multi-table tournaments with seven-figure prize pools and Sit-N-Go events for those with more time constraints. Online poker players should try standard Sit-N-Go events or Sit-N-Go satellites, which allow you to play your way into tournaments with bigger prizes. Mobile poker players should try the Jackpot Sit-N-Go events, which are designed for the needs of Android, iPad and iPhone users. Multi-table Tournaments happen every day in all five poker variants available on Americas Cardroom.
• The Beast: Progressive Poker Jackpot: Every time you contribute to a pot at Americas Cardroom, you’ll receive credit toward entry in “The Beast” weekly drawing. The Beast is a progressive jackpot drawing each week which reaches the seven digits most weeks. Poker players in cash games, multi-table tournaments, and Sit-N-Go events all receive an entry into the Beast. The more you play, the better your chances of winning the Beast.
• Late Registration Option: Let’s say you’ve been looking forward to a poker tournament all week, but get stuck in traffic and will be 30 minutes late for the start of the action. Depending on the buy-in and tourney structure, Americas Cardroom allows late registration up to 180 minutes. Not only does this cover players in a time of traffic jams and unexpected delays, but by allowing late players in, it allows for larger prize pools. It’s also a great feature for those who get knocked out of a tournament early and are interested in buying back after thinking about it.
• Blitz Poker: If you’re on a tight schedule and don’t have a ton of time to play poker online, Blitz Poker is for you. Unlike cash games, you don’t join a specific table, but rather are tossed into a player pool. Once you fold your hand, you’re automatically placed at another table with other pool players who also folded their hands. This keeps the action moving and you’re not stuck waiting several minutes for fellow players to make their bets, think and wait for the hand to end. If you’re out of one hand, you’re in another in seconds. This allows you to enjoy more hands in less time. This poker version is exclusively for No-Limit Texas Hold’em and is available to mobile players.

What is the Rake at Americas Cardroom?

The poker rake at Americas Cardroom is standard for the industry. The rake is 5%, but it’s capped at $3. Also, the site also has a “no flop, no drop” rule, so any time someone buys the blinds without seeing a flop, no one pays rake.

In our experience, Bitcoin is the fastest and most secure method. Americas Cardroom has a tutorial to show how to choose a Bitcoin Wallet and use a Bitcoin Exchange to buy bitcoins. Once you take those steps, deposits and withdrawals reach your account within moments and cannot be stolen by identity thieves, because of the way the blockchain works. Visa and Mastercard credit cards allow players to build up points in their rewards program while making poker deposits.

Many players prefer to pay with credit in order to get cashback and other incentives. Neteller is a global e-wallet used by players who don’t want to give out their credit card information, but don’t trust the fluctuations in the Bitcoin market. Neteller has membership rewards, too, so players do not lose out on a big perk that Visa or Mastercard offer. InstaDebit is a Canadian pay card system that is described in the section for Canadian poker players.

There are several cash-out options. The most popular is Bitcoin as these withdrawals are typically processed within one day.

If you would like a check payout, it will typically take one to two weeks to arrive. The fee is $65, but Americas Cardroom will cut one free check each month.

Americas Cardroom also offers its own debit card, but it does come with fees. It costs $40 to receive, and a $5 fee for every withdrawal, ATM use, and for every month it’s open.

For players outside the U.S., we found that you can also request withdrawals via e-wallets Neteller and Skrill.

In our opinion, one of Americas Cardroom’s best features is that you can play it on mobile devices. Their mobile poker room supports iPhones and Android phones and tablets and while it notes you can play over 4G, 5G, or LTE cell connections, we recommend that when playing poker online for real money, always connect to a Wi-Fi network. To keep your information safe and secure, only connect to Wi-Fi networks you trust.

We found that there are no third-party apps that you download from the Apple app store or Google Play and the like. The poker experience is enjoyed within your mobile browser.