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Americas Cardroom (ACR)

Flagship Grinder-Heavy NL2–NL5000
New to rakeback? Here's what this means for you

You're already paying a small fee (called rake) every hand you play, whether you notice it or not. Signing up through the link below gets a portion of that paid back to you — same games, same odds, just less left on the table. Read the full explainer →

Americas Cardroom — renamed simply ACR Poker after its 2023 rebrand — is WPN's flagship and by a wide margin its biggest source of traffic. If you're playing anywhere on this network, this is almost certainly where most of the player pool actually sits.

ACR runs the network's full game menu: standard No-Limit Hold'em and PLO across a wide stake range from roughly NL2 up to NL5000, Spin & Go's across seven buy-in tiers, a fast-fold format called Blitz that pools up to 150 players into one queue, and a packed tournament schedule anchored by long-running series like the Venom and weekly Sunday majors.

The field leans tougher than recreational-first networks — plenty of regulars and grinders play here specifically for the strong loyalty and rakeback program — so table selection actually matters. Available on desktop, mobile, and browser, with up to 24 tables running at once for anyone serious about multi-tabling.

📷 Software screenshots coming soon — check back for a look at the ACR client.

Deposits & Withdrawals

  • Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT, LTC, USDC) — $10 to $25,000 per transaction
  • Bank cards, e-wallets, and country-specific options (e.g. Pay4Fun in Brazil, e-Transfer in Canada)
  • Crypto withdrawals typically clear in 10 minutes to 5 hours
  • Standard withdrawal requests processed within 3 days, often same-day

Rake & Rakeback

Cash game rake caps by stake & table size (NL Hold'em / PLO)
Stakes2p3p4p5–9p
$0.01/0.02 – $1/2$0.50$1.00$2.00$3.00
$2/4 – $4/8$1.00$1.50$2.00$3.00
$5/10+$1.25$1.75$2.25$3.00
  • 5% rake at all stakes in NL/PL games, taken only after the flop
  • Tournaments: ~10% at low/mid stakes, dropping to ~5% at high stakes
  • Spin & Go's: flat 6% rake
  • Choice of flat 27% rakeback, or Progressive Elite Benefits up to 65% across 6 VIP tiers
  • Weekly rake races ("The Beast", "Sit&Crush") with cash and ticket prizes
+ Additional VIP rakeback from TableFinder — on top of ACR's own program, players who sign up through me get extra negotiated rakeback that isn't available by registering directly.

Promotions

  • 100% first deposit bonus up to $2,000
  • Regular reload bonuses
  • Major series with large guarantees (e.g. Online Super Series)

Support

  • Email support, available 7 days a week
  • Contact form and virtual assistant on-site
  • Typical response time 24–72 hours
  • Active on Discord, Facebook, X, and Instagram

From My Own Play on Winning Poker Network

ACR, Black Chip, PokerKing, YaPoker and TruePoker are skins on one shared network — same tables, same opponents, same rake. What follows is my experience on WPN as a whole; I haven't necessarily played through every skin's client.

I've played on Winning Poker Network on and off since 2017. It's definitely better if you can play during US peak hours, since that's when the weakest players are online — but there's still real action during Asian and European peak hours too.

You've basically got two ways to approach this site. You can keep it as one of several rooms in your rotation, log a few good tables a day, and pick up decent rakeback from the site plus our VIP rakeback on top. Or you can go full grinder — accept a lower win rate in exchange for volume, push your way up to Elite status, and collect 65% rakeback plus our VIP rakeback.

If I had to decide for you, I'd base it on two things. First: are you okay with a lower win rate and bigger swings, in exchange for that swing being cushioned by high rakeback? Second: can you actually put in the volume needed to reach Elite 65% rakeback? (Reach out and we can talk through exactly how much volume that takes.)

If you don't mind the bigger swings and can grind the volume, I'd lean toward pushing for Elite and stacking 65% rakeback plus our VIP rakeback on top. If you'd rather have a higher win rate, smaller swings, and don't want to grind the same games day after day, keep this as one of several rooms you rotate through and jump in when the game's good.

Either way, reach out and we'll figure out which approach fits you best.