Cake Gaming Network

Company Overview
In 2004, a team of highly experienced, professional and – more importantly - ambitious members set about to create a poker site with a difference. After one year of software creation and design, the team created Cake Poker and in 2006, the first poker room was launched.

Owned by Cake Gaming NV, a limited-liability business corporation in Curacoa, the Dutch Antilles, the Cake Poker Network runs on proprietary software that is incorporated, regulated and licensed by the government.

The Cake Poker Network is considered one of the top twenty in the industry and continuously attracts players who enjoy the professionalism, quality and variety of this network.

Integrity is of utmost importance to Cake Gaming and the company takes a number of important steps to ensure that it meets the highest standards of security. For example, Cake Gaming uses the Microsoft CryptoAPI RNG for its shuffling techniques.

About Cake Gaming Software
Cake Gaming works with proprietary poker software to bring players one of the most enjoyable and authentic experiences in the industry. The software includes unique features created by Cake Gaming and incorporated into its package of games.

Game Selection
Cake Gaming offers several popular poker variations in its software package:

• Texas Hold ‘em: Cake Gaming presents three different versions of this popular poker game, namely No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit.
• Omaha: A Texas Hold ‘em variation with a much wider range of hand possibilities.
• Omaha Hi-Lo: (Eights or Better). The sheer number of drawing possibilities makes this a very entertaining and highly rewarding variation of traditional poker.
• Stud: Also known as Seven Card Stud, this game was once considered the king of poker until it was taken over by Texas Hold ‘em. The main difference between the two is that it is not a community card game.
• Stud Hi-Lo: Known also as Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, this game combines the game play of Stud poker with the split pot elements of Omaha Hi-Lo, bringing players hours of fun.

Tournaments
Cake Gaming’s software supports one of the most diverse ranges of tournament options around, one of the main reasons that it is incorporated into some of the top names in the industry. The tournament choices include multi tables, sit and go and heads up tournaments in several variations, including Shoot-out, Re-buy and Freeze-out. In addition, the software supports satellite tournaments to afford players the possibility of taking part in bigger events and freerolls.

Unique Features
Cake Gaming software is clearly distinguished by its unique features that make the package so popular in the poker world.

• Interface: It is clear that the interface of Cake Gaming’s games was created after careful consultation with video game experts who do a great job in creating software that is realistic, easy on the eye and highly enjoyable.
• Characters: The unique characters are what make Cake Gaming software stand out. Players get to choose from a number of photorealistic figures, providing them with a gaming experience that is more authentic than most other software packages. When a player sits down at a table, their nameplate appears with relevant information such as player name and chip count.
• Game Controls: One of the main features of Cake Gaming is the thought that was put into creating game controls that absolutely removed the need for players to spend precious time understanding the control buttons. Everything has been thought out to create a hassle-free, smooth poker experience through a number of smart features. The buttons are large and presented in multiple colors, color-coded with a quick reference so that players are sure what each button will do when clicked. Action and pre-action buttons also make gaming simpler, while the Raise Area has slider bars to change totals quickly and easily.
• Tools: There are four distinct types of tools offered by Cake Gaming – namely Chat, Notes, Stats and Info.
• Chat: Section allows players to see what is being discussed around the poker table by other players, and also provides the dealer with the option of explaining how the poker game is progressing. The Notes section encourages players to take notes about their opponents for easy reference in the future about what type of players they are. The Stats section tracks basic information for the player, such as the number of times won and the number of hands dealt. Finally, the Info tool provides valuable information when players are playing in either ring games or tournaments. During a ring game, the Info tool will note how many people are watching the game, the average pot size and the number of hands player in an hour. During tournaments, the Info tool provides information about the player’s current rank, time remaining and basic data about the tournament being played.
• Hand History: Players are able to review the games of poker that they played in the past by referencing back to the hand history feature of Cake Gaming’s software. Hand samples can be exchanged through friends. What is unique about this feature is that it is presented in easy-to-read web page format, in comparison to text type histories often found at other sites. Hands can be also posted on forums and other websites because of their unique format.
• Player Tracking Protection: Players can avoid long term tracking because of their ability to change their screen name on the poker site every seven days

Conclusion
By offering players a unique gaming platform, an entertaining variety of play options and several player protection features, Cake Gaming has taken poker software one step further, deeply ingraining itself in the poker industry and providing one of the best packages to some of the top poker rooms in the world.