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CardSpike Poker launched their poker room on the Cake Poker Network in late 2008. They will be focusing on making it possible for US players to make a deposit using their credit cards which is not all that easy after the UIGEA. At CardSpike they are proud to say that as many as 90% of all the credit card deposits coming from the US are going through without a problem and this is a very good percentage. So even if you dont manage to make a deposit at another poker room that accepts US players there is still a good change that you will manage to make your deposit at CardSpike.

Another good thing with CardSpike is that they are offering 33% rakeback to all new players that sign up using a special link and enter a special tracking code. We will also provide you with a CardSpike Poker bonus code that will give you a nice $500 bonus when you make your first deposit.

In order to get started playing with rakeback at CardSpike Poker all you need to do is to follow these steps:

• Visit this CardSpike Poker Rakeback site and click their link or banner to get to CardSpike Poker.
• Create an account at CardSpike Poker and the download and install the poker client.
• When you are asked to choose your poker alias you will also be able to fill in a tracking ID, in order to get tracked for rakeback at CardSpike Poker you will need to enter the tracking ID 96250.
• All you need to do now is to finish the signup process and when you make your first deposit you should enter the bonus code USRAKE33 and you will get a nice $500 bonus when you make your first deposit. If you deposit using credit card you will also get a 10% bonus up to $50 that is instantly credited to your bankroll.

This is all you need to do in order to get your 33% rakeback deal at CardSpike Poker.

If you generate more than $1000 in rake during a month you will automatically be entered in to the CardSpike Poker VIP Loyalty Program which adds a great deal of extra value to you as a player. This VIP scheme in combination with the 33% rakeback deal and the $550 bonus really makes CardSpike Poker an attractive poker room.

In late 2008 the new addition to the Cake Network CardSpike Poker opened their doors to the public.

To indroduce themselves at the already crowded online poker marketing they decided to offer a great $500 bonus to all new players that use the CardSpike Poker bonus code PBS500 after they have made their first deposit. Once this bonus code has been entered you will instantly be awared the free bonus to your pending bonus account where it will held untill you start playing for real money to clear the bonus.

How the CardSpike bonus is cleared

Once the $500 bonus is in your pending bonus account you will need to start playing poker at the real money tables in order to clear the bonus and release it to your real money account. For every 167 player points that you earn at the cash game tables, in Sit and Go’s or in poker tournaments you will release $10 of the bonus to your account. It is really great with a bonus that is released in increments instead of having the full bonus released in a lump sum. When a bonus is released in a lump sum there is a big chance that you will not be able to clear the full bonus before the time period for the bonus is up. But with the bonus system at CardSpike you never have to worry about that since the bonus is released in $10 increments.

How to earn player points at CardSpike.com

When you are playing at the cash game tables at CardSpike you will be earning 1 player point for every dollar that is taken in rake in the pots where you participate, this means that you will be able to earn as many as 3 points in every single hand you play. Should the rake at the table be $0.50 for example you will be awared 0.5 player points so this is a very fair bonus system even for the low limit players.

When playing in tournaments at CardSpike you will also be able to earn player points to clear your bonus. For every $1 that is taken in tournament fees you will be awarded with 7 player points. So if you buy in to a tournament with a buy in of $50+4 you will earn 28 points from this tournament alone.

As you can see you will be able to earn the player points at a really fast rate when playing at CardSpike Poker which means that you will be able to clear the full bonus amount in no time if you are playing a couple of hours a week.

Where to enter the bonus code at CardSpike Poker

Usually when you sign up for a poker bonus at a regular poker room you enter the bonus code when making your first deposit. the system at CardSpike is a bit different however. After you have made your first deposit you need to enter the CardSpike bonus code in order to claim your bonus. If you forget to do so your bonus will not be activated and you will earn player points for nothing.

This is what you need to do in order to activate your bonus at CardSpike:

• Open the CardSpike Poker client and log in
• If you have yet to make a deposit you need to make one now
• Click the tab called “Rewards” in the poker lobby
• Click on the tab “Deposit Bonus” in the “Rewards” section
• Enter the bonus code PBS500 in the field for the poker bonus code and click submit

You are now ready to start playing at the poker tables and all the player points that you earn will count towards clearing your bonus at CardSpike.com.