General review of the Boss (IPN) network

The International Poker Network (IPN) is an online poker network that used to be known in the past as the Boss Media Network and it's the 8th largest online poker network. The software used by this poker network is rock solid and through the years it was implemented by more than 100 online poker rooms which are currently part of IPN. The Boss Media Network is the home of many popular and established online poker rooms including: Sporting Bet, William Hill, Celeb poker, Poker Heaven and Virgin Poker.

Traffic and Competition

Since the IPN network is one of the most popular poker networks in the world you will get the chance to see a good amount of online poker players at the tables. The online statistics are showing that during the peak hours you can find up to 3,300 poker players at the cash games and up to 13,000 players at the online poker tournaments connected at the same time.

After the popular Bwin poker left this online poker network the number of poker players was significantly reduced, but you can still find a good number of poker players at almost any hour of the day.

The current traffic that you can find is decent for almost any poker variation except for the 7 Card Stud.

The level of competition at the Boss Media Network (IPN) is pretty standard. Since most online poker rooms that are part of this network are offering rakeback deals you can find more experienced poker players that are after these deals. But in the same time you can also find at the lower stakes plenty of fish.

Games offered

The moment you decide to start playing the poker games at an online poker room that is part of the International Poker Network you can select one of the following games: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw and 5 Card Draw 7-A.

Software

The poker client offered by the IPN network is offering a user friendly interface that is also bringing a smooth and nice poker experience to the end user. When you download and join one of the poker rooms part of this network you will notice that the standard features of the average poker room are present, including the player notes, live chat support that is right at the table, player search, plus a very detailed statistics feature.

Once you are located in the lobby of any of the online poker rooms that are part of the IPN, you can find a very comprehensive list of information of the tables that are available. This way you will see everything including the average flop percentage, average pot size, number of hands dealt per hour, number of players seated and who is on the waiting list.

Depending on what online poker room you join you will get some special features that you can take advantage of. For example in case you join the William Hill online poker room you will have the opportunity to use your online poker account for the multiple gaming venues that are available. This will save you a lot of time and money, since you can use the funds you've earned from your online poker play to make a sports bet.