Summary
Everest Poker was established in 2002. Everest Poker attracts players from around the world with their software that supports sixteen different languages and their country-specific tournaments and promotions. They also have an international pro team with players from Finland, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Spain, among others. They do not; however accept players from the US. This, in fact, seems to have worked in their favor as players from around the world have been attracted to the site that focuses on multi nationalities. They have a high quality loyalty program – the Summit Point program, decent bonuses and a nice variety of tournaments. Their graphics have a 3D feel about them and their lobby is well set out and intuitive to navigate around.
Software
Everest Poker is powered by Grand Virtual Technology. Everest Poker aims to bring as many Texas Hold'em players together from around the world as possible. The software supports a variety of languages making the site accessible to more people in more countries. These languages include French, Japanese, German, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish and Spanish. The software features a training room where players can practice their game against automated trainers. The graphics are good with detailed avatars that have a somewhat 3D feel to them. Players can change their perspective and viewpoint at the table. The lobby is clear to navigate around and features all of the filters you could possibly need to find the game you are after. Games are quite fast, although some tables can be slow. A countdown timer helps to keep the game pace up.
Traffic
Player traffic during peak hours at Everest Poker are approximately 7,000 ring game players and a further 16,000 tournament players at any one time. Competition at the site is generally loose even in the medium to high stakes games which is an advantage for skilled players.
Available Games and Stakes
Everest Poker focuses on Texas Hold'em, but they offer Omaha as well. Unfortunately, they do not offer any other games, but the games that they do offer are of a high quality. Seven Card Stud may become available at some stage, but it is not there yet so if you are a Stud fan, this is not the site for you. The table stakes vary from as low as $0.02/$0.04 at limit tables up to $50/$50 at no limit tables. The addition of the higher stake, $50 blind Hold'em games has also helped to increase player traffic to the site.
Support and Money Payment Options
Everest Poker customer support is available in sixteen different languages so players from all around the world can feel comfortable playing there. They do not offer live chat or telephone support so the only way to contact them is via email. Response time varies and generally takes up to a day.
There are a number of convenient payment methods available for players at Everest Poker. These include e-Wallet services such as NETeller, Click2Pay and Moneybookers, credit cards and pre-paid Paysafe Cards. Payouts are hassle-free and generally quite fast.