About Us

Poker Sites exists to help poker players cut through marketing noise and find a site that actually suits how they play. We compare real money poker rooms available to US players on the things that matter once you sit down at a table: how soft the games are, how the welcome bonus really clears, how fast a cash-out arrives, and whether the software holds up on desktop and mobile. This page explains who we are, how we test and rank sites, and how we make money doing it.

What We Do and Why It's Useful

Online poker in the US is fragmented. Some rooms operate under state-by-state regulation, others run on offshore licences, and the games, traffic and bonus terms differ a lot between them. A newer player mostly wants reassurance and a straightforward place to start; a regular grinding cash games or MTTs cares about rake structure, rakeback, fish-to-reg ratio and liquidity at their stakes; someone chasing a specific bonus or a crypto deposit route wants a direct answer, not a wall of generic praise. We built this site to serve all three without pretending poker is something it isn't: a game of skill with real variance, played with real money, where losing is always possible.

Commercial Disclosure

Poker Sites may earn a commission when a reader signs up through a link on this site. That relationship never decides where a site lands in our rankings — a room that pays us nothing can outrank one that pays us plenty if it's the better product. Where we mention a bonus or promotion, we try to state the material terms — deposit requirements, playthrough conditions, time limits — next to the offer itself rather than burying them elsewhere.

How We Rank Poker Sites

Our ratings are editorial judgments, not customer reviews, and no site can buy a higher position. We build each score from publicly available information and our own research into the operator, weighing the following:

• Traffic and liquidity — how many players are typically seated, and how that holds up outside peak hours and at higher stakes.
• Game variety — the split between No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, mixed games, Sit & Gos, MTTs and fast-fold formats like Zoom or Snap tables.
• Rake and rewards — the rake structure, any rakeback or loyalty scheme, and whether the effective value of promotions matches what's advertised.
• Bonus terms — the size of a welcome offer set against its playthrough or clearing requirements and any time limit attached.
• Payments — the deposit and withdrawal methods on offer, typical cash-out speed, and any fees.
• Software and support — client stability, mobile app quality on iOS and Android, and how the operator handles account and payment queries.
• Licensing and safety — the jurisdiction a site operates under and what that implies for fund security and dispute resolution.

We reassess these factors periodically since bonuses, traffic and terms change; this page was last fact-checked on Aug 25, 2026.

A Closer Look at the Rooms We Rank Most Highly

A few examples of what shapes our current top rankings:

Coinpoker sits at the top of our list largely on the strength of its crypto-first model and events like the $30M Battle of Malta Online Series, which draws a large and varied field. It suits players comfortable holding and moving crypto; it's a weaker fit for anyone who wants a traditional card-based deposit path or a US state-regulated licence.

Americas Card Room is one of the more established offshore rooms serving US players, with a 100% deposit bonus up to $2,000 as its headline offer — a bonus that size will carry a playthrough requirement and a clearing window, so it rewards players who intend to put in real volume rather than a single session. Its long-running tournament series and steady traffic are the draw; players wanting a state-licensed room with domestic regulatory oversight will need to look elsewhere.

Ignition pairs poker with a combined casino bonus (100% Poker Bonus + 100% Casino Combo Bonus), which appeals to players who mix cash games with slots or blackjack between sessions. It's known for anonymous tables that soften the game for recreational players, but that same anonymity limits the usefulness of tracking software or a HUD for regulars used to studying opponents' history.

Where This Fits Alongside Everything Else We Cover

Our ratings and write-ups sit next to practical resources: our responsible gambling page covers self-exclusion, deposit limits and where to find help if poker stops feeling like entertainment, our terms and conditions explain how this site itself operates, and our contact page is where corrections, questions or feedback on a review should go. We also cover casino options for readers outside the standard US-licensed market on our Non GamStop casinos page.

Age, Eligibility and Responsible Play

Online poker for real money is restricted to adults — 21 and older in most regulated US states, though a handful set the threshold at 18. Nothing on this site is intended for anyone under the applicable age, and eligibility also depends on the state a player is physically located in when playing, since the US regulates online poker state by state rather than federally. We don't present poker as a way to earn income or solve financial pressure: it's a game with genuine variance, and even skilled players lose sessions, sometimes long stretches of them. If gambling stops being enjoyable or starts to feel compulsory, free confidential help is available around the clock through 1-800-GAMBLER.

How We Reach and Update Our Conclusions

We rely on operator-published information, licensing disclosures, and our own hands-on research into signup flows, banking options and software, rather than user-submitted reviews or testimonials — we don't publish fabricated ratings or invented traffic figures. Where an operator doesn't disclose a detail publicly, we say so rather than guess. If you spot something on the site that looks out of date or inaccurate, our contact page is the fastest way to flag it.