888 Poker review

Our 888 Poker review looks at one of the best-known names in online poker. The site started in 2002 as Pacific Poker and later took the 888 name. Today it offers cash games, sit & gos and a busy tournament schedule.

888poker is a poker-led brand, so this review differs a little from our casino reviews. We still use the same headings, but this 888 Poker review focuses on poker games, tickets and software. If poker terms such as rake or buy-in are new, our glossary of betting and gambling terms explains them. The same company also runs 888casino and 888sport.

For UK players, 888 UK Limited runs the site under Gambling Commission account 39028. Its parent company was 888 Holdings, which renamed itself evoke plc in 2024. You can check the licence and the active 888poker.co.uk domain on the Gambling Commission public register.

To be fair, the register also shows three fines between 2024 and 2025. They covered credit card use, customer identification and self-exclusion checks. None was large, but they are worth knowing about.

New UK players can get £50 in tournament tickets. First, you make a first deposit of £10 and enter the promo code GET50. Then the tickets arrive gradually over the next 7 days.

This is a poker offer, so there are no free spins or casino wagering rules in the short terms. Instead, you use the tickets to enter set tournaments. If you cash in those events, you win real prize money.

However, there is one important catch. Each ticket expires 24 hours after it lands in your account. So you need to log in often during that first week, or you could lose part of the value.

For this 888 Poker review, we rate the offer as decent value for a £10 deposit. That said, the short ticket expiry makes it less flexible than it first looks. As always, only deposit what you are happy to spend.

888poker covers the main poker games, including Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo. Cash games run across a wide range of stakes, from micro tables upwards. In addition, there are sit & gos and multi-table tournaments every day.

Two formats stand out. Snap is fast-fold poker, so you move to a new table and a fresh hand as soon as you fold. Blast, meanwhile, is a quick jackpot-style sit & go with a randomly drawn prize pool.

The tournament schedule includes progressive knockouts, Mystery Bounty events and named series such as The Big Shot. 888poker also runs live events, and Oddschecker lists stops in London and Glasgow. For example, satellites let you win seats to these live festivals online.

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In this 888 Poker review, the game range scores highly. Traffic is healthy at peak times, so most UK players will find a game quickly. However, quieter hours can mean fewer tables at higher stakes.

The 888poker site lists a good spread of payment methods. These include:

• Visa and Mastercard debit cards
• PayPal and Apple Pay
• Skrill, Neteller and MuchBetter
• Online banking

Oddschecker reports a £10 minimum withdrawal for UK players. It also says e-wallet and Apple Pay withdrawals can land the same day. However, cards can take up to three working days, and other sources quote longer times for bank transfers.

So timings vary by method, and you’ll need to pass ID checks before your first cash-out. In our 888 Poker review, payments score well for choice. That said, we could not confirm every method or time on 888poker’s own UK pages.

888poker offers a desktop download, a browser version and mobile apps for iOS and Android. The apps rate well, with around 4.4 stars on the App Store and 4.1 on Google Play. Both scores come from thousands of reviews.

On mobile you can play cash games, Snap, Blast and many tournaments. You can also deposit and withdraw in the app. However, reviewers note that the app works in portrait mode only.

Some reviewers also say that a few features feel less refined than on desktop. Overall, though, it is one of the stronger poker apps for UK players.

As a UK-licensed site, 888poker must offer tools such as deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion. It also takes part in GAMSTOP. In addition, the site links to support groups such as GambleAware and Gambling Therapy.

Support is mainly through the help centre and live chat. However, reviews disagree on phone support, so we would not rely on it. You can also submit a request through a web form for account issues.

Poker can feel social and fast, so it is easy to play longer than planned. Set a budget before you sit down, and remember gambling is for over-18s only. If you need help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.