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In general, and in contrast to a site like Paradise Poker the players at Pacific aren't among the best online when the stakes are low and this happens often. In additon, the software is a bit weak when compared to other rooms (a major weakness, in our opinion, being the inability to play multiple tables). Yet, these negatives shouldn't dissuade you from visiting - Pacific Poker is one the GamblingPlanet staff's favorite destinations for more some pretty important reasons and factors.

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