Lock Poker Review

Lock Poker (www.LockPoker.com) is one of the newest online poker rooms. They have made their home on the Merge Network, so while time is still needed to see if Lock Poker can hack it long term, they're definitely on the right track.

• Location: Canada
• Established: 2007
• Ref. Code: BPSORG
• Traffic: 3,236 Players
• Mac Friendly: Yes

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Lock Poker

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Lock Poker is a fairly new poker room on the Merge Network that offers PC and Mac-friendly poker software. The traffic at the room is relatively high for a USA-facing poker site, as Lock has around 3,000 players online during peak hours. Lock still accepts USA poker players post-Black Friday, and payment processing appears to be functioning.

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Another thing that Lock Poker has going for them is that they still accept players from the USA. Given the current situation that online poker is in, that should be enough incentive for most players to check them out.

Lock Poker Deposit Bonus

Lock Poker is giving all new players who use bonus code BPSORG when signing up a 200% match bonus up to a maximum of $1,200. For every $1 that you deposit, you'll receive $2 in free money.

In order to collect this bonus, players will need to earn VIP points from playing for real money. For every $.10 in rake generated, players will be given 1 point. 75 VIP points are needed for every $1 of your bonus and your bonus will be released in $5 (375 point) increments.

Players will also receive 2 weeks worth of $500 freeroll entries with their first deposit.

Lock Poker Software

Lock Poker uses the software provided to them by Merge Gaming. This is a good thing. Because as a result, players have software that is easy to use, navigate and customize. Being on the Merge Network means that players can multi-table, take notes on and tag opponents and review hands previously played. From what I have heard from other players, there are 3rd party programs, like Holdem Manager, that work on Lock Poker.

Lock Poker also provides software that supports Mac users. This is huge, as many sites still do not do this, despite the fact that Macs are only becoming more and more popular.

Other interesting aspects of Lock Poker's software would include their emoticons, which is a Merge exclusive feature, run-it-twice and show one card. While these aren't revolutionary features, they sure do add to the entertainment.

Lock Poker Tournaments

Since LockPoker.com is still small, you won't see huge million dollar guaranteed tournaments and five figure guarantees running daily -- at least not right now.

Lock Poker does offer plenty of tournaments and sit and go's to keep you happy though. The biggest tournament worth mentioning would have to be their $50k guarantee that runs every Sunday. Players can buy in direct for $100+$9, 10,900 points or qualify via satellite for as little as $2.

In general, you'll find that Lock Poker has the common types of tournament formats. A few of the most popular ones include bounties, tournaments and satellites.

Lock Poker Traffic

Lock Poker's traffic is far from any of the larger sites. But given that they're a relatively new room, it's really not that bad. You can expect to see around 10k players or so at peak times.

I think it'd be safe to assume that this will only rise in the near future. Players who are withdrawing off the larger sites will need a home for their bankrolls, especially those that live in the US. Lock Poker is obviously one of the better options for this. So it wouldn't shock me to see the traffic levels rise to 15 or even 20k in the next 6 to 9 months.

Lock Poker Deposit Options

Players will find several banking options on Lock Poker. A few of these options include Visa, MasterCard, eWalletXpress, NETeller, Entropay, Click2Pay, MoneyBookers and Eco.

Player Support

Lock Poker's support can be reached one of two ways. You can contact them via email or by live chat.

The live chat option is only available for those who can log into the backend. From my experience on several different sites, the live chat option is by far the best way to go. You'll receive faster responses and solutions this way.

Email is another option. I haven't used it myself, so I couldn't say first hand how good it is. However, I can say that I haven't heard anything negative about their support.

Both options are available 24/7.