best online poker site?
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Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker are the clear two best imo.
JuddsABlue
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Full Tilt - Better choice for cash games. For mine the software is a lot better, but with rakeback you cant go wrong. Direct funds into your account every Saturday morning
Pokerstars - Better choice for tournaments. Higher guarantees, larger playing fields (payout structure isnt great though) and a higher volume of tournaments. Their rewards system is nice but it doesnt compare to rakeback unless you are chasing Supernova
UltimateBet - Dont. Its simple. Dont.
Victory Poker - Low numbers, low guarantees, low everything. Bad software but decent rakeback. Just not worth the effort
CakePoker - See UltimateBet
Really the only choices are Pokerstars and Full Tilt. If you want tournaments go to Pokerstars, if you want Cash game go to Full Tilt. Just make sure you get rakeback on FT though, rakebackpros is a good site for that
Pokerstars - Better choice for tournaments. Higher guarantees, larger playing fields (payout structure isnt great though) and a higher volume of tournaments. Their rewards system is nice but it doesnt compare to rakeback unless you are chasing Supernova
UltimateBet - Dont. Its simple. Dont.
Victory Poker - Low numbers, low guarantees, low everything. Bad software but decent rakeback. Just not worth the effort
CakePoker - See UltimateBet
Really the only choices are Pokerstars and Full Tilt. If you want tournaments go to Pokerstars, if you want Cash game go to Full Tilt. Just make sure you get rakeback on FT though, rakebackpros is a good site for that
Ultimatebet is my favourite. Looks great, and plays great. I don't play for money however, AND IT HAS BLACKJACK, WIN!
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then u don't play
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Cakepoker is just bad all round
The HH software is laughable
Soft players sure but overall just a bad bad network/skin
JuddsABlue
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You dont play for money, but you are excited about UB because it has blackjack?
Why dont you just grab a deck of cards at home and deal yourself some hands for apples and bananas from the fruit bowl
Any poker software with general gambling is a bad bad idea, Party Poker for instance is a full online Casino which you dont want
why?
Ok. Software is crap for sure, but I thought you were implying UB style scandals.
I don't mind Cake at all, because I can net over 50% RB with bonuses and rake races, plus the players are very weak. It's also good practice to be not relying on a HUD.
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bad for poker in general, online poker should be doing everything it can to distance itself from pure casino gambling.
it's also bad for the game. degens should be putting their cash into the poker economy, not online roulette/blackjack ;-)
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this exactly
cbf quoting the people who asked why but above are the biggest reasons
Online poker is in a desperate bid to try and legalise itself worldwide, and its failing miserably because of the 'gambling' debate in the US. Having a blackjack table or roullette table avaiable on an online poker site for players to tilt their money away gives every lawyer/politician ammo to have it banned in the US
Once its banned in the US, online poker is going to be extremely hard to play. The fish wont be there, the volume wont be there, the entertainment wont be there. All of Europe has its own sites, we would be left to grind it out against NZ
Secondly, also mentioned above, we dont want tilt monkeys giving their money away on blackjack, we want tilt monkeys taking it to higher limit tables and giving it to the regs. Thus the circle of poker maintains its balance
Lastly, for when YOU tilt. I played on partypoker, after my first losing session I tilted it all away on roulette. I didnt play their again for that specific reason. Tilt is your biggest enemy in poker, that mixed in with a roulette table are a dangerous mix
Also the proof is in the pudding. The 2 biggest poker sites in the world are the 2 without online casinos
Just stick to Stars and Full Tilt, ez game.
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I've played on a few sites and I have to say Poker Stars is my favourite by far. I don't know what it is but I find it so much easier to navigate.
I'm playing a fair bit on VIP Poker which was an app I found on my iPad.
Very enthralling, especially since they put the keyboard function up where you can talk.
Very enthralling, especially since they put the keyboard function up where you can talk.
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Nope, its a pity too was definately my favourite back in the day... yet to find one i like since it shut down.
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Anyone know what is happening with full tilt ?? All monies lost ??
I play PKR..... LOVE IT
I play PKR..... LOVE IT
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Anyone know what is happening with full tilt ?? All monies lost ??
I play PKR..... LOVE IT
All players money is siezed by the US Department of Justice
Guys like Ferguson, Lederer and Bitar have been charged with multiple offences
There are apparent potential investors they will pay out US funds if a deal is made, but if not, people are estimating players getting 10-20c on the dollar once its all settled and liquidators take over
Its a shame, its easily the best software and had the players balance not been such a mess it wouldve been snatched up already
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I had money in Full Tilt... I've kissed it goodbye.
I'm playing on PKR now.... the avatars and table talk is great.. still get dealt crap cards and play against donks who suck out lol.
Heres a sample of game play for those who havent seen it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tguqjqriNOM
