Red Star Poker is one of the 30 or so poker skins to have joined the Cake Poker network since 2006. Red Star Poker is an excellent site for low and mid-level cash games.  The competition is soft and earning rakeback and bonuses is relatively quick and easy. Anyone on any of the Cake Network will be familiar with the software. The interface is simple to use and navigation is easy. Likewise, the table layout is simple and the graphics, although not as good as the independant networks, is still crisp and clear. 

     The software is tried and tested and very secure, which is probably why the Cake network offer alot of skins.   Navigation is easy and functionality is excellent. Regular updates ensure the site is safe and free of bugs with minimal downtime.

   Since joining the cake Network, Red Star has seen a steady growth in traffic, and anywhere between 4,000 and 13,000 players can be found at the tables. This would put Red Star in the mid range of poker room volume.

Red Star offer a great range of tournaments for a mid range poker room, including over $3 million given away each month. Their flagship tourney is the $250,000 guarantee which runs once a month,  there are also weekly freerolls and satillites to bigger buy ins.

As with their tournaments, Redstars promotions are also excellent. Their weekly freerolls help new members get bankrolls started, and for cash players they have satillites to WSOP Package events and interestingly the Russian Poker Tour. They also employ the Gold Card and Gold Chip program. Red Star Poker offers players the chance to earn Gold Cards, an exciting and creative way of providing more ways to win! By earning Gold Cards through play at real money tables, you can redeem you cards for cash in the Daily Lottery and the $10,000 Gold Card 500, or the $52,000 Gold Card Jackpot.

   When you sign up for Red Star Poker rakeback through thepokerpod.com you will receive 33% of your rake back. This is the highest rakeback allowed on the Red Star Poker Network. Red Star Poker uses the dealt rakeback method. Red Star Poker does not deduct anything from rakeback. Red Star Poker rakeback players will also receive a 110% up to $600 first deposit bonus.

You earn bonuses on Red Star Poker by accumulating Frequent Player Points (FPPs), which are worth $.06 each towards your bonus. For instance, your Deposit Bonus sits in your Pending Bonus account, waiting for you to earn it and you will be paid out in $10 increments.

Each time you earn a payment, your Pending Bonus will decrease until the balance reaches zero. You will have three months (dated from the creation of the Pending Bonus) in order to earn any bonus.

 All Red Star players tracked to the Pokerpod will qualify for the Red Star Poker Rake Chase. Click here for more information.