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Advantages	Various freerolls, Low-cost buy- in tournaments
Bonus offers	€350 Welcome Bonus
Specialities	Poker school, My Poker Challenge, Sunday Fun Day
Forum link	Ask your questions in the forum!

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Poker room details and introduction

Poker room details

The poker room’s slogan is: „Poker for the people!”

Are you looking for the excitement and fun of Online Poker without the pressure of playing like a pro? Then you’ve come to the right place. Cool Hand Online Poker offers you a friendly and safe environment where you can play poker at your own pace!

Cool Hand Online Poker is part of Belle Rock Entertainment - a super-group of online gaming brands. CoolHandPoker.com is owned and operated by Tower Rock Ltd t/a Belle Rock Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carmen Media Group Ltd. Tower Tock Ltd is a company incorporated and registered in Gibraltar and based at Suite 651, Europort, Gibraltar.

Language options

English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish. If you need help in your own language, please ask your questions in the forum or send a mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Poker variations and limits

Rake

If the pot is really small, there is no rake. In the Cool Hand Online Poker room, a hand is considered raked when you’re dealt cards and the pot is raked a minimum of 25c.

Bonus offers

New Player Welcome Bonus

The Poker You Want to Play!

1. Click on the banner to download the free poker software through BettingSharks.com.
2. Register your Real Account.
3. Then make a purchase to claim your bonus!

Your bonus amount is determined by your combined deposits up to $350. Don’t forget, the minimum deposit amount is $20. Once you’ve made your purchase, simply start playing and Cool Hand Poker will release your bonus to you in $10 increments every time you play 100 raked hands.

• Tournament play counts at 3 raked hands for every $1 in tournament fees paid.
• Casino Game players will earn 3 raked hands for every $100 wagered.
• The bonus is limited to 45 Days from the date you make your first deposit.

Terms and conditions

• This Promotion is exclusively open to Real Players at the Poker Room who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements below
• For the purposes of this Promotion, a raked hand is a hand in which the pot is raked 25 cents or more and the player is dealt into the hand.
• Subject to the terms below, Players can earn a Sign-Up Bonus up to a maximum of $350 (Three Hundred and Fifty US Dollars).
• To receive a Sign-Up Bonus, Players must meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements by:
  
  • Receiving an email providing him/her with a link to opt in to this Promotion and thereafter, opting into the Promotion as directed; and/or
  • Opting in to the Promotion on a webpage provided by the Poker Room
  • Depositing a minimum of $20 (Twenty US Dollars) into his/her Real Money Account at the Poker Room within 4 weeks of opting in as above.
• Once a player has met the Minimum Qualification Requirements, he/she will be eligible for a total bonus equal to his accumulated purchase amount up to $350. This bonus amount will be credited to the Players Poker Account in $10 increments, for every 100 Raked hands.
• Tournament play will count towards the bonus requirements with every $1 in tournament fees paid equal to 3 raked hands
• Casino wagering will count towards bonus requirements with 3 raked hands being awarded for every $100 wagered on casino games.
• This bonus is time sensitive and will expire 45 days from the date of the first successful deposit.
• Players may not be awarded more than one Sign-Up Bonus and this Sign-Up Bonus is not available in conjunction with any other sign-up bonus/es offered by the Poker Room.

Tournaments

Cool Hand Online Poker offers their players some of the most exciting online poker tournament action around. There are several ways for you to play! Online poker is fun and online poker tournaments are a great way to get in on the action.

Choose from the freeroll tournaments where you won’t have to spend any money on entry fees. Or play in guaranteed online poker tournaments – where the prizes are big, but so is the competition.

Lost all of your chips? If you’ve taken part in a re-buy tournament, there’s no need to worry. A re-buy tournament is as simple a name as it sounds – you have the option to pay an additional fee to start again. So, if you have lost all of your chips, but want to carry on playing, you can! Simply re-buy for another chance to play and even win!

Promotions

Poker promotions at Cool Hand Online Poker add to the fun and entertainment that is ‘Poker’. While enjoying your online poker game you will be rewarded with leader board challenges, great tournament prizes and many other freebies.

• MP3 player
• Music vouchers
• Gaming consoles
• Laptops
• Online shopping vouchers
• Trips to your favorite destinations
• Land tournament entries
• Tournaments

On top of all Reload Bonuses and Bad Beat comps to ensure you receive the best poker experience. Of Course, if you are new to Cool Hand, you’ll want to check out the sign-up bonus first. That way you are off to a winning start by claiming up to $350 just for signing up and playing.

My Poker Challenge

Need a fun and exciting challenge where you can push yourself to reach your goal? Then you simply have to take part in the My Poker Challenge. All you need to do to win, is to play! It’s as easy as that and everyone is a guaranteed winner.

You’ll be playing against yourself, so you don’t need to worry about a better player knocking you out. The more you play, the bigger your prize. Win $10,000 per month when you earn the maximum of 1,000 points every day. Cool Hand Poker will add an extra 10% in points for ending up every day.

• Points are earned at the following rates:
  
  • Fixed Limit
    
    • + 1 point for each raked hand at 2c/4c 5c/10c, 10c/20c, 25c/50c
    • + 2 points for each raked hand at 50c/$1, $1/$2, $2/$4 and $5/$10 tables
    • + 1 point for each raked hand at, $10/$20
  
  
  • No Limit and Pot Limit
    
    • + 1 point for each raked hand at limits 2c/4c to10c/20c
    • + 2 points for each raked hand at all limits 25c/50c up to $1/$2
    • + 1 point for each raked hand at $2/$4 limit
  
  
  • Currency
    
    • + Points will be earned at both $ and € tables according to the limit structure above
  
  
• Points are awarded for each Raked Hand a player participates in at the poker room
• A Raked Hand is where 25c or more of rake is taken at a table. (a pot value of approx $5) taken at a table.
• Points earned are limited to a maximum of 1,000 points a day
• Bonus points of 10% of points earned are awarded to winning balance players each day.
  
  • If you are a winning balance player and earn 1,000 points on a given day, you will get 100 bonus points
  • If you are a winning balance player and earn 200 points on a given day, you will get 20 bonus points.
  • Winning balance players are determined as a player whose wins exceed their bets on cash games only in the poker room
  • Tournament winnings are excluded from the winning player calculations for this promotion.
• Players have to have made a purchase on their account to be eligible for the promotion. This purchase does not necessarily have to have been made during the promotional period.
• The bonus earned is limited to 50% of the player’s total rake in the month with the exception of any player winning the main prize.
• Should more than 1 player win the main prize, the $10,000 prize will be split equally among winners.

Life is a Beach

Fancy a $5000 beach holiday, anywhere in the world? Every time you play at Cool Hand Poker from 15th February onwards, you will earn chips to our Life’s a Beach final tournament to be played on the 2nd May 2010.

All you need to do to get into the final is play at Cool Hand Poker between 15th February and the 30th April to earn your starting chips for the final!

Want to know exactly how it works? Each day you play either 10 raked hands, reach $1 in tournament fees, or wager $100 in casino games, you’ll earn one Life’s a Beach cocktail, which equals 100 starting chips for the final!

Earn two cocktails in a day by raking 100 hands, buying in for $10 in tournament fees or wagering $1,000 in casino games.

Sunday Fun Day

Sign-up now and get the benefits of playing the exciting $2,500 Guaranteed Sunday Fun-Day Tournament on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 19:00 BST.

$20 + 2 buy-in gets you 1500 chips to start with, re-buys and add-ons are only $5 each and for that you get 1,500 chips.

Freeroll feeders to the daily Satellites take place every two hours. Win a satellite and get an automatic free entry to the following Sunday Fun-day Tournament. The satellites have 5 entries awarded and a buy-in of 10+1 Cool Points. It's that easy!

Loyalty Program

Earn Cool Points with Cool Hand Poker!

How to earn Cool Points

How to spend Cool Points:
Use your Cool Points to buy in to tournaments on Cool Hand Poker.

Banking

Cool Hand Online Poker offers you a variety of safe and easy-to-use banking options. They want to make sure that depositing money into your account is a breeze, and that cashing out your winnings is even easier!

You can spend your time playing, not worrying at Cool Hand Online Poker – all real money transactions are completely safe and secure and the poker room always protects your personal information.

For trouble-free transactions, simply use our handy guide below to choose the option which best suits you. Please note that in order to make a deposit, you first need to open a Real User Account. When you're ready to make a deposit, click on the bank button in the software.

If you are having any problems or would like to close or change any of your banking options if, for example, a card has expired and you would like to remove it from your list, please contact the customer support centre, who will be happy to help you 24/7.

Currencies

EUR, USD, GBP, AUD, CAD, CHF

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Deposits and withdrawals

Cool Hand Online Poker wants to ensure that buying casino credits, by depositing money into your Real Account, and withdrawing your winnings is both easy and simple. So, in the interests of online security, and to ensure your gaming entertainment experience is as enjoyable as possible, they have selected the following user-friendly banking facilities. For more detailed information on conducting your transactions, just consult their handy guide below.

Payment option	Minimum deposit	Processing time	Country	Currency	Withdrawal
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF20 €20 AUD20	Instant	Global (Not available to US, Israeli, Chinese, Turkish & Malaysian residents)	$ C$ £ CHF € AUD	0-48 hours
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF10 €20 AUD20	Instant	Global	$ C$ £ CHF € AUD	2-6 working days (restricted to certain countries)
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF20 €20 AUD20	Instant	Global	$ C$ £ CHF € AUD	Not available
	$20 €20 £20	Instant	Global	$ € £	Not available
	$20 C$20 £20 €20 CHF20	Instant	Global	$ C$ £ € CHF	2-6 working days (restricted to certain countries)
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF20 €20 AUD20	Instant	Global	$ C$ £ CHF € AUD	2-6 working days (restricted to certain countries)
	£20	Instant	UK	$ C$ £ CHF € AUD	2-6 working days (restricted to certain countries)
	$20 C$20 £20 €20 CHF20 AUD20	Instant if you have pre-funded your NETeller account	Global (Not available to US, Canadian and Turkish residents)	$ C$ £ € CHF AUD	0-48 hours
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF20 €20	Instant	Global	$ C$ £ CHF €	0-48 hours
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF20 €20 AUD20	Instant if you have pre-funded your Ecocard account	Global (Not available to US or Israeli residents)	$ C$ £ CHF € AUD	2-6 working days (restricted to certain countries)
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF20 €20 AUD20	Instant	Global (Not available to US residents)	$ C$ £ CHF € AUD	0-48 hours
	No minimum	Instant if you have a valid voucher	Global	$ C$ £ €	Not available
	No minimum	Instant if you have a valid voucher	Global	$ £ € CHF	Not available.
	$20 C$20 £20 CHF20 €20	Instant	Global (Not available to US residents)	$ C$ £ CHF €	0-48 hours
	$20 C$20 £20 €20	Instant	Available in 28 countries (non-US)	$ C$ £ €	0-48 hours
	€20	Instant	Netherlands	€	Not Available
	Not available	Not available	Global	Global Courier checks are free if your withdrawal is more than £1000,00 or €1000,00. The casino recommends you use one of their wallets in order to receive your winnings within 24 hours.

Excluded countries

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Comores, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast (Corte d’Ivoire), Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia , Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar/Burma†, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Islands, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Pitcairn, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Support

For the convenience of players, the Cool Hand Poker site offers a useful FAQ section that is worth consulting for queries or troubleshooting before contacting support personnel. Should this not provide a solution, customers may approach a live chat support service that is available at all hours. You can also send email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you want us to answer your questions, post them in the forum or send a mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .