Carbon Poker Download / Compatibility / Mobile

Review of Carbon Poker for Macs / Download / Mobile

On the Merge Gaming Network, Carbon Poker is the leading poker room. It also enjoys the status of being the most popular poker room in the US, a status it has earned through a combination of beatable games, promotional value, and attention to player feedback. This poker site has a European license issued by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and it bears the majority of traffic on Merge Gaming Network. You get to enjoy No Limit Texas Hold'em and Omaha ring games.

One of the strongest attractions of Carbon Poker could be the Carbon Poker for Mac option offered. For a long time, Mac users have had a hard time getting to play online games on their Mac OS. This is no longer the case as there is now a high quality poker room version of Mac available for both US players and those from the rest of the world at Carbon Poker.

Carbon Poker Software

The software is cutting-edge and one of the most powerful in the industry. Players are attracted to its tables in the thousands due to world-class graphics and unique features. The advantage of operating in the Merge Network is that Carbon Poker's security standards are above average due to the SSL 128 bit encryption used. The software also comes in a Windows download version though Mac users will have to wait a little longer to get a client that is fully compatible with Mac OS. There is no option for instant play.

Carbon Poker Download for Windows

The download version of Carbon Poker software comes with compatibility with Windows operating system. The size of the download is 10.6MB but you require at least 30Mb of disc space, a screen resolution of 800x600, and a 400MHz Pentium Processor with 128Mb RAM. This Carbon Poker download has superior graphics designed for Macromedia Flash, which makes it fairly resource intensive and therefore have Windows XP as the minimum system requirements. If your computer uses Windows 98, the download will give you the option of reducing the amount of animation and graphics within the main lobby.

The Carbon Poker download is open to US players and as you can see, it is a bit small when you compare it to the downloads of other pokers sites. The complete process of downloading, installing, and creating an account finishes in a matter of minutes. If your computer does not have the latest Flash update, the installer will always give you a notification and a link to the most recent version. So, there is no need to worry about the download malfunctioning as long as you have Windows 98, 2000, ME, or XP.

Carbon Poker Download for Mac

One of the most popular options at Carbon Poker is the Mac poker client. You will find the Mac software very interesting, thanks to innovations such as the "expose one card" function that makes the gameplay even more dramatic than usual and the "rabbit hunt" option that has been developed to tells players of the cards that would have come next in a game. You will find these options when playing at the cash tables. Another is the "all in percentages", which applies in a game of two or more players and it details the relative win percentage.

Carbon Poker Download for Linux

While the Windows and Mac operating systems already have native clients at Carbon Poker, Linux is yet to get a dedicated client. To play on your computer, you have to use a Windows Emulator or a program like WINE to run the Windows client on Linux.

Carbon Poker Mobile App

Carbon Poker holds the record for being the first US friendly real money poker site to offer a mobile application. This mobile app was released in Feb 2013 and enables players to play No Limit, Pot Limit, and Limit Hold'em games on their iPhones and iPod Touch devices. iPad and Android users will have to wait a little longer.

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