The software of Cake Poker is as realistic as you can get, without making a fully three-dimensional game. The first thing you will notice at the table is that every character is actually a photographed model. The graphics resemble what we're used to at PokerRoom, but with greater variation; you can choose between several avatars and let them sit at any chair. Other table features include the usual, such as player notes and visual customizations. On the lobby-side of things, we're slightly disappointed to tell that the lobby is not on par with the table. The graphics are a bit outdated and the navigation isn't very logical and requires some brain power.

New poker rooms often attract the loose players who tend to fit in the fish category quite well. Cake Poker's common player is no exception. Even $1/$2 tables reveal players per flop as high as 60 % and beyond. The low stake play is very loose as it always is, but never above 80 %.

Cake Poker offers a unique Gold Card lottery, which is basically a small amount of golden cards handed out every day to every player who is participating at the real money ring games and tournaments. If you get a card, you can redeem this for tournaments, merchandise or keep it and collect all 52 cards and receive $52,000. Cake Poker also hands out what's equivalent to frequent player points. You earn Cake Slices by participating in real money games. The more you make, the bigger rewards you get.