May, 2013 - Carbon Poker is one of the few remaining online poker sites that accepts U.S. players. Carbon Poker is home to a poker room and a casino. The casino is especially cool because it is built in to the poker software. Carbon Poker is the largest US poker site for 7 Card Stud, Stud HL and Razz. They are also the Internet's only poker room to offer all three Stud games in the pot limit format. Surprisingly, the PL Stud poker tables at Carbon are never empty. It seems many Stud players have made the transition from fixed limit to pot limit 7 Card Stud, Razz and Stud HL. They even offer 5 Card Stud as well as Caribbean Stud. I love the Caribbean Stud because it has two progressive jackpots. Last year I hit a straight flush, which pays 10% of the jackpot (was around $60,000 at the time) and I ended up winning around $6,500. This 2013 Carbon Poker review includes all of the basic information you will want to know before you sign up as well as a special Carbon Poker bonus offer. We have recently been issued a special Carbon Poker bonus that is only valid in May, 2013. This bonus includes 45% cashback and it will award you with an exceptional deposit bonus. This bonus deal is not available at other poker portals and it is better than the welcome bonus offered directly on their web site. Those lucky players who sign up at Carbon Poker during the month of May after using our links and enter the Carbon Poker bonus code 45CASHBACK and you will pick up the following incentives:
- 200% bonus up to $5,000 - This is the largest Carbon Poker bonus of 2013 and I do not know how much longer they will allow me to offer it so you better take advantage of it while you can.
- 45% Cashback - Claim up to 45% of your rake back with this special promo. Get locked in for life by using the link below.
- $7,000 worth of 7CardStudStrategy.com Freerolls - Upon making your first deposit at Carbon Poker you will receive fourteen tickets to our $500 daily freerolls. That's two weeks worth of $500 GTD tournaments. These events are only available to new depositors so the number of entrants is very low. Statistically speaking, if you play in all 14 freerolls you will win money in at least 3 of them.
Unlike other Carbon Poker bonuses, our 100% match will be credited to you in small increments of $10. Carbon Poker's tiered VIP program allows you to clear this bonus, and future bonus offers, extremely fast.
Carbon Poker's software is very unique. There are too many special features to list but I'll do my best to name the best ones. I personally love the Rabbit Hunt. This feature enables you to see what cards would have came if the hand had been played out. Another popular feature at Carbon is the animations (see right). If you want to insult someone you can simply type 'donkey" or "fish" in the chat box and an animation will appear on the table. Many of Carbon Poker's features are not available at other poker sites. 
The only bad thing I have to say about Carbon Poker is the processing times for cashouts. US players are likely used to slow cashouts but that doesn't mean we have to like them. If you are not from the US your cashouts to Moneybookers or one of their other European, Canadian or Asian withdrawal options can take as little as a few hours. US players have some good deposit options but paper checks and bank wires are the best cashout options and can take a couple weeks or longer. Hopefully things are being processed within a few days again very soon. 