Poker Mountain is one of the newer online poker rooms that have started operations about a year back. It is one of the most user-friendly online poker rooms. The website is interesting enough for the professional player and easy enough for the novice who is just starting out. Poker Mountain holds interesting promotions from time to time for its regular players. The graphical interface is very good. It offers a good facility to make notes on one’s co-players. These notes pop up periodically in future games featuring the same players. This helps one to decide the strategy of play for the games.

Poker Mountain offers games like Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo and No Limit Hold’em. The only disturbing aspect of this website is that the competition is poor since there are very few players in the gaming rooms. To increase the number of players, the poker room should promote their site aggressively among interested players and offer incentives to play at their site.

Another drawback of the site that needs correction is their terms of payment. They do not accept credit cards and this is a great obstacle for those who have no Neteller account. The game software and graphics are quite out dated and the company running the website must upgrade them to increase its appeal among the target group of poker players.

It is easy to start playing at Poker Mountain. One has to first visit the site and download the free software. The software is to be installed on the machine and then one has to register on the site before one can begin play. First, one sees a lobby on the screen after registration. The lobby displays all the games being played and one’s account status. One can change tables in the lobby. The lobby has a table that shows tables where games are played, for each variation of poker.

One can get details of the table by selecting it. This selection will show the number of players playing, the waiting list for the table, the size of the jackpot, the limits and blinds in the game and the number of hands played in an hour. After viewing the details, one can decide which table to join. One has the option to change one’s password and choose a particular type of financial payment option.

After one has selected a table, the display shifts to the table screen. This screen is also clea and without any special sound or visual effects. All players are seated around the table with their chip stacks kept alongside.When a person bets, the chips are put in front of the player. When a round ends all the chips are placed in the centre of the table. The community cards are also arranged in the centre of the table. The jackpot size is displayed on the horizontal toolbar at the top of the page. The end of the page shows the hand options that one can exercise. One can either call, fold or raise or check during each hand. There is a place provided to enter the amount for the raise option.

The site features interesting aspects on how to play the game and discusses poker strategies to improve one’s playing styles. The highlight of the site is that two of the best professional poker players, T.J. Cloutier and Daniel Negreanu are on its list of mentors. These players answer the queries of players and are on hand to guide them . Poker Mountain has an efficient customer suport system that is accessible around the clock to answer queries of customers. The site claims to have mechanisms in place to ensure free play in its gaming rooms. Poker Mountain rewards its frequent players with points that can be encashed for poker merchandise in offline stores. Some players can also win an entry into the various free-roll tournaments being held periodically at various gaming rooms on the Internet. Contrary to several critics, Poker Mountain has kept its graphics simple and uncluttered for ease of use and understanding of novices to the game.

The game room’s lobby is clearly visible and the control panel offers total control over the game at the click of a button. The site aims to customize one’s user interface as per one’s requirements. This ensures that every player enjoys the game comfortably and is not overwhelmed by sophisticated graphics and complicated game options. Poker Mountain is thus a very simple and user friendly site designed primarily for novices of poker.