Natural8: room review, freerolls and bonuses

Natural8 is the leading poker room of Asian poker network Good Game, offering its players a wide variety of cash tables and exclusive tournaments, generous bonuses and high average rakeback from 15% to 50%.

This poker room has advanced features such as All-in insurance, buy and sell of shares in tournaments, as well as a right for a last action at the table (straddle) for additional fee. Despite all this, the playing field at Natural8 remains weak, because it is designed for recreational players and not for professionals.

You can download Natural8 to almost any device — Windows or MacOS computers and Android or iOS devices.

On the official website of Natural8 you can see all the upcoming tournaments of the network, bonus offers of the room and learn its rules. Here you can also download the app for playing poker on your computer or smartphone.

To register, you need to enter your email address, create a password and then confirm your e-mail by entering the 6-digit code from the email.

To be able to withdraw winnings, the user has to pass verification by sending the following info to the following e-mail address verification@natural8.com:

• A passport copy, ID card or driver’s license, where the name is written in English;
• Confirmation of the residence address, for example, a utility bill;
• Photo (a selfie) of the player with an identity document and a handwritten username on a piece of paper;
• Username and user’s e-mail in text format.

The procedure of identity verification takes no longer than 24 hours, more often it is done much faster.

GGNetwork is the largest poker network in the world in terms of traffic, and the pool of players for all its poker rooms is shared. The maximum activity of users during the day is in the evenings, Asian time.

Players from China, Japan, Thailand, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Russia and Ukraine prevail in Natural8. After registrationof large number of players, playing field has slightly levelled and is no longer as weak as before.

Regular games of Hold’em and Omaha are held on all stakes offered.

All poker rooms of the GGNetwork network use a single rake system, which is 5% in Hold’em and has this structure:

At Omaha tables rake is 3%, but there is no cap. In tournaments poker room takes 5-10% of buy-in.

There are 8 poker modes in the room:

Cash tables with a game of Unlimited Hold’em and Omaha are in two separate sections. There are all stakes: 0.02/0.05, 0.05/0.10, 0.10/0.25, 0.25/0.50, 0.5/1, 1/2, 2/5, 5/10 and 10/20$, and high stakes with unlimited buy-ins for high rollers. At all these stakes, the game takes place 24/7. Maximum number of players at one table is 6.

Among cool features of cash games in Natural8 is an option of All-in insurance for a small fee, in case of loss of a strong hand at 65% equity, as well as a possibility to get two or three boards.

GGnetwork hosts 25-70 tournaments at a time, 20-30 competitions start every hour in various ranges of buy-ins: from 0.20 to 5,000$. There are such types of tournaments as Regular, With a guarantee, Awards for knock out, With Re-buy, High rollers and more.

There are also many freerolls and satellites for major tournaments. The currency of some tournaments is the Chinese yuan, but the conversion of money is carried out without a loss for players.

Incredible daily and weekly network events are GGMaster and GGSeries with buy-ins from $150 to $5,000, where 500 to 5,000 players participate (buy-ins less for high rollers). Among them there are Standard tournaments and with awards for knock out. The guarantee in them can reach 1 million dollars. You can get to any of these competitions through multiple satellites with an entrance from $1.

Cash tables with Unlimited Hold’em with a short deck of 36 cards, which makes the gameplay absolutely unpredictable and more dependent on luck. The rules of this poker differ from the standard one: a Flush is considered to be higher than the Full House, a Straight is less than a Set, and the Blind only puts Button. The game is played in CNY, and the enterance can vary from 50 to 5,000 CNY, and the size of the blinds — from 1 to 100 CNY. No more than 5 participants allowed at one table in Short Deck.

A new type of cash tables with Unlimited Hold’em and Omaha, where players can make only one of two decisions after cards draw: All-in or Fold. Stakes on offer are: 0.10/0.25, 0.25/0.50, 0.5/1, 1/2, 2/4, 4/8, 5/10$, as well as super high stakes for both Hold’em or Omaha.

A popular type of fast poker, in which players instantly move to another table after drop of cards and get new ones. Available stakes: 0.01/0.02, 0.02/0.05, 0.05/0.10, 0.10/0.25, 0.25/0.50, 0.5/1 and 1/2$. The pool of participants for all tables of the selected limit is common.

Cash tables with Unlimited Hold’em, Omaha and ShortDeck with very high stakes from 25/50 to 200/400$. The minimum buy-in for these tables is $1,000 or 25,000 yuan, and the maximum is sometimes unlimited.

Spin and Gold games with 3 players and a random size of the prize fund, which can be 12,000 times higher, than buy-in of participants. You can enter them for $1, 5, 20 or 50 and the prize fund is usually equal to 2 buy-ins. There is an option to buy insurance and return buy-in in case of losing the game with x2 multiplier.

GGNetwork does not organize any live series, but it does hold several major weekly online tournaments with guarranties up to $1,000,000 (up to $8,000,000 for holiday series) and buy-ins up to $5,000. You can also access any of these tournaments through satellites.

The Natural8 poker room has a generous bonus program:

• 200% bonus on first deposit up to $1,688 and a Weekly First Depositors Freeroll ticket with a 250$ guarantee. The bonus is paid in equal parts of $10 for every $50 rake with no time limits, however withdrawing money from the account before full wagering, will result in the loss of the remaining amount of the bonus.
• A 30-day honeymoon, during which a new player receives valuable prizes as tickets to tournaments, tournament money and cash ($150 for all tasks) for doing daily various tasks. For example: play 50 hands in Hold’em or show dropped cards in Omaha. To participate in this promotion, you need to click «I want to participate» button in its description in «My promotions» section.
• Daily and weekly freerolls with prizes from $10 to $250.
• A chance to win Big Hand Jackpot on tables with Hold’em and Omaha for making a combination of 4-of-a-kind and higher, in which both cards at hand cards play (Fold also counts). To participate in the draw, the player must place at least 15BB at this table.
• Daily Rush & Cash leaderboards. To get the prize, you need to collect points at these tables: Call (1 point), Bet/raise (2), Insurance (3). Players, who earn the most points, will receive a portion of this prize fund.
• Spin & Gold challenge with possibility to get up to 60% rakeback in games of this format, earning gold and exchanging it for cash. The quantity of the mined gold depends on the size of the buy-in and a player’s place in the game.
• A buy-in as a bonus for 100 played All-in or Fold games, with no additional conditions.

All poker rooms of the network use a single rakeback system, where players receive 100 Fish Points for each $1 rake, and then can use them to spin the Bonus Wheel. You can win cash, the sum depends on level a user has in the system (there are seven).

For example, the player of the initial level «Plankton» can get $0.5-1.5 rakeback (15%), the average level «Crab» gets $5-25 rakeback (28-32%), and the last level of «Shark» — $100-1,000 rakeback (up to 100%). To get a new level, a user needs to gather a certain number of Fish Points, you have 24 hours to 30 days for that. Otherwise, the progress will be canceled and the bonus points will be forfeit.

Natural8 Poker uses GGNetwork’s poker software developed by NSUS Ltd. All modes of poker games are in different sections, so no complicated filtering is required. The only sorting is available for tournaments are by Format and Buy-in, and for cash games there are no filters. However, they are not even necessary, as all tables of the same limit are grouped into one in the lobby.

While playing at a table, players can view previous hands history and info about opponents, as well as making notes about them. Besides adjusting color of a deck and the theme of the table, you can configure the display only the edges of distributed cards (squeeze).

There are useful features of Natural8 software, including:

• All-in insurance in case of loss with a strong combination of cards;
• Insurance in case you bubble a tournament for players who registered in advance;
• Possibility to find out what cards would there be on the board, if the handout ended at a flop or Turn;
• Possibility to shuffle a board 2 or 3 times at all-in in cash games;
• Buy and sale of shares in tournaments.

Smart HUD function is there for gathering info on the opponent in tournaments. It allows to see, how many hands he played in the given session, how often won and how played in last five competitions.

PokerCraft tool allows to see the statistics and analysis of handouts in any previous games. Poker Room strictly prohibits the use of third-party poker software.

From the official website of Natural8 you can download a mobile app for Android and iOS devices. All the functionality of a desktop app is also available in the mobile version: playing any poker mode, deposit and withdrawal of funds, getting bonuses. However it is even easier to use and it works only in the portrait mode.

From the main menu of app you can access any poker games or casino at one click, and then choose one of available tables and tournaments. You can open up to four tables simultaneously. The buttons of menu, profile, homepage and tournaments are located at the footer. No freezing is notices in this app on any device.

Natural8 is a reliable and safe poker room of GGNetwork network with a worldwide high reputation. The room guarantees its players fair play, as well as absolute randomness of results of all handouts. The confidential data of its clients is protected by modern encryption protocols, which reduces to zero the probability of third party using of information.

Natural8 pays out winnings of any size, if they were no violation of poker room rules — the use of third party software, playing under someone else’s passport and registration of amateur players.

Natural8 Poker room is licensed and regulated by the authorities of Curaçao (License No. №65/JAZ Sub-License GLH-OCCHKTW0707182016). Disputes between the Poker Room and its customers are settled in accordance with the laws of Curaçao.

The minimum input and output at Natural8 is $10.Payment options include:

• Neteller and Skrill electronic wallets;
• Crypto wallets.

To request a withdrawal, the player must generate a rake of at least 15% of the deposit. Withdrawals are subject to a 0%+$1 fee.

Natural8 is a perfect poker room for beginners and poker fans, with a wide variety of cash game and tournaments with any buy-in. The main advantages of the room:

• Generous bonuses for new players;
• Regular tournament series with big guarantees;
• Rakeback from 15% to 50% on average, up to 100%;
• Modern software with rare and useful features;
• Soft player pool.

The only serious disadvantage of Natural8 is the lack of opportunity to make a deposit and withdraw money from it using traditional methods. Also this poker room is unlikely to be suitable for professional players, due to the strict ban on the use of poker software.