Carbon Poker is one of the first poker rooms to open up in 2007 and also one of the few to do so with a bit of success. In fact, it is Poker.com reincarnated, only the emperor's got his new groove going with new graphics but otherwise very similar clothes.

The software of Poker.com and Carbon Poker has been praised by the InsideBet.com staff, mainly due to its small size yet extremely effective functions, which are based on Flash, and therefore also resizable in a way that results in no visual loss whatsoever. Other than that, you have all the basic and some advanced options in the lobby and at the tables. Filters, chats, notes is all there.

The variety of games has been greatly improved recently and now supports more than what most of the major poker sites have to offer. Aside from the obligatory Texas Hold'em, you have Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud with and without Hi/Lo, Razz, 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Triple Draw and Badugi (a Chinese type of poker).

There has been a lot of concern about smaller poker sites and their financial credibility. Fortunately, this network has had a great growth rate and currently houses up to 8000 connected players during peak hours. A lot of the competition is in the play money, but small and medium stakes (plus occational high stakes) offer some fishy competition too.

As a visitor at Inside Bet, you are offered the maximum CarbonPoker bonus, which adds a 200% match to your initial deposit and up to $1000. To claim it, enter the Carbon Poker coupon code max1000 inside the cashier under the deposit section. Also note that it refers to this code as the Carbon Poker promotional coupon code.