William Hill Poker is part of the iPoker network of poker sites which consistently ranks as the 3rd biggest online poker destination.
Unfortunately, WilliamHill.com does not provide a native Mac download or even a flash version for Mac users at this time.
The William Hill poker client offers many of the typical features you could expect from the most popular online poker rooms, such as a four-color deck option to quickly identify the suits, player notes, buddy list, VIP club, real-time game history to review your poker play, live support, avatars, lobby and search filters, and mini-table views for multi-tabling.
The William Hill poker download also provides some interesting features that are not so common among a majority of poker sites.
The William Hill download provides two ways to view the poker lobby, the traditional 3-pane view and the newer 2-pane view. The new 2-pane lobby has all the info the original view contains, but provides extra details when a specific table/tournament is clicked. The row will then expand and display such details as the player names that are seated, which players if any have notes or are in your buddy list, the amount of chips each player has at the table, and the total amount of chips at the table.
This feature is quite useful because it allows you to quickly see if you have notes on those players. It’s also to your benefit to play at a table that has a lot of money on it.
The buddy list is well built and provides plenty of management features. The buddy screen allows you to organize you buddies, see more info, edit, add notes, and more. Buddies currently online are marked with a green icon, and you can see up to 6 tables/tournaments where your buddies are playing. You can create multiple groups to organize your buddies, because the truth is, some of these “buddies” may be your friends, but others could be players to target or opponents to avoid.
Another advantage of playing at William Hill Poker is the integrated casino. The “Casino Games” tab can take you directly to your favorite casino games, all within the William Hill Poker client, so you don’t have to open a casino account or make a separate deposit for casino chips.
Because William Hill Poker caters to players from all over the world, the poker room supports multiple currencies and offers multicurrency poker tables where you can play on GBP, EURO and USD tables. This removes the need for currency exchanges before sitting down at a table, you can just play on tables that use the same currency as your deposit currency.
Another cool feature is the hand history replay tool. The hand history replayer can be used for both ring games and tournaments, and allows you to control the action with fast forward, pause, and rewind buttons.
Many poker enthusiasts simply can’t get enough gamble, so William Hill Poker offers the option to gamble on the cards dealt during poker hands while you’re playing poker! The new Backbet game, totally integrated into the poker download, allows players to place prop bets such as a suited flop, or all red flop, etc. You could lose the poker hand but you can still win money on the hand with BackBet! See below.
For multi-tablers, a useful new feature added to the poker download is function key support. You have the option to use your keyboard function keys, F1-F5, rather than clicking the mouse for your poker table actions. This is really useful when multi-tabling, and allows you to efficiently control the action.
Other updates include advanced filters to find the exact table, tournament, or SnG that you’re interested in, auto re-buy options in tournaments, auto-reconnect, and bounty tournaments and jackpots.
William Hill is a member of the iPoker network of online poker rooms, which is considered the 3rd most popular poker network by most sources. William Hill does not allow US residents but there is a lot of UK and European traffic so finding your poker game of choice should not be a concern in the low to mid stakes games. Unfortunately, high stakes games are pretty scarce.
During peak times, you can expect to see about 17,000 players online.
Register your new poker acount with the William Hill Promotional Code “1250FREE” as seen below:
You are required to deposit £625 or $1,000 to qualify for the maximum 200% matching bonus of £1250 or $2,000.
