Earlier this year, Americas Cardroom – a flagship site for the popular Winning Poker Network – added browser-based functionality for Android users. Mobile and tablet players can now hit the felt by heading directly to the Americas Cardroom website.

Limited Game Choice
However, the bad news is that this browser-based poker client is extremely limited in its offerings. In fact, players can only choose from one game type: ACR’s Jackpot Poker. Compared to other US competitors like BetOnline and Bovada – who recently rolled out complete mobile support for their users, featuring all cash-games, sit & go’s and tournaments – it’s not a great provision from Americas Cardroom. ​

Good news for US residents that love online poker: the game just got more accessible for mobile and tablet users. Online cardroom giant Bovada – combined with Ignition and Bodog which share its player pool for other regions – have made numerous improvements to their Android poker app.

The most notable additions include Sit & Go’s in a variety of formats. Android users can play games ranging from heads-up to large multi-table SnGs, from regular speed to hyper-turbo, and from a $1 buy-in upwards. There’s even a number of four-card variants on offer – including the dynamic Omaha and strategically-complex Omaha Hi/Lo. Multi-Table Tournaments (MTT) have also been added during the Bovada iOS and Android poker upgrade.

Another nice touch is the inclusion of Jackpot Sit & Go’s – a 3-max, hyper-turbo game type where participants compete for a selection of jackpots which at max can amount to more than 1000x the buy-in. Starting at just $2 (which can yield a $2400 jackpot win), you don’t need a big bankroll to win big bucks. This fast-paced game type is perfect for mobile users – a typical Jackpot Sit & Go lasts no longer than 10 minutes, so you can whip out your phone and get a quick game in whilst on the move.

Ladbrokes have now made it possible for players to enjoy Sit & Go's and scheduled multi-table tournament via their poker app.

Unlike other iPoker sites, Ladbrokes have been running their app for a while, although games have been limited to No Limit Hold'em cash games and Speed Poker, their fast-folding poker format. The app also allows you access your account to deposit and withdraw funds, or check on your VIP and bonus progress.

Party Poker, part of the Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment group, recently added sit & go poker tournaments to their iOS app. From this new app you have the ability to create a new account, access your current account and play ring games as well as sit & go’s on the iPhone, iPad and iPad touch. This followed the release of these tournaments for the Android market earlier this year. Sit and go poker tournaments are single table tournaments and now you can quickly filter the available tables by number of players, buy in and how the tournament is structured. This is a natural progression for the mobile poker market and should be a welcome addition to mobile poker players worldwide.

Some of the features included with the new release include:

Online poker tournaments can be very entertaining and financially rewarding, so it should come as no surprise that more and more poker enthusiasts from all over the world are also becoming interested in this style of play on their smartphone and tablets.
Unfortunately, finding the right app to play poker tournaments on the go can be fairly hard, as most software packages released for Android (Motorola, Samsung Galaxy, HTC etc.) and iOS devices simply offer no support for large MTTs. In fact, some of the major network poker sites won’t allow you to play even the most basic Sit & Go’s. Thankfully, there are quite a few exceptions to this rule. Below, you will find a short list of quality mobile poker sites that give you a chance to test your skills when it comes to tournament play.

UPDATE:  Carbon Poker no longer accept players from the United States.  If you want to play real money poker in the U.S. then we recommend the BetOnline poker app. Following the withdrawal of PokerStars and Full Tilt from the U.S. poker market in the wake of Black Friday, Carbon became the best online poker room still open to US players.  They further cemented their reputation earlier this year by releasing a real-money poker app that worked on any type of phone or tablet, including Samsung Galaxy, Nokia Lumia and Apple iPhone.  While the app originally only offered Texas Hold’em ring games, they’ve now updated their software to also include Sit & Go tournaments.

888poker has released an update to its Android application, allowing players to enjoy the complete multi-table tournament functionality aside from the Sit & Go’s and ring games, which were available in the previous version. Unlike the iOS version of the app, the new Android software is available for players all over the world – as long as they’re allowed to register with the site. Additionally, the new app sports a brand new user interface, which has been designed to provide the players with a smoother and more friendly gaming environment. As a result, 888 customers can now access the desired games within seconds from launching the app, which makes it a perfect choice if you’re planning to play on the go regardless of whether you’re using a tablet or a smartphone.