What's the best poker website?
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I learned to play poker about 5 years ago and played it alot for about 3 years but, 2 years ago I discovered spread betting and found this was a far easier, less stressful way to make money. However I suffer really bad hang overs and recently decided the bad times well out way the good times so, I have started playing live poker again. I would like to get back into online poker aswell so, basically what is the best site for sign up bonus? Rake back? Easy players? And anything else I haven't though of?
Thanks in advance.
I learned to play poker about 5 years ago and played it alot for about 3 years but, 2 years ago I discovered spread betting and found this was a far easier, less stressful way to make money. However I suffer really bad hang overs and recently decided the bad times well out way the good times so, I have started playing live poker again. I would like to get back into online poker aswell so, basically what is the best site for sign up bonus? Rake back? Easy players? And anything else I haven't though of?
Thanks in advance.
Elskeggso said:
I play on Full Tilt, loads of bad players on there, but if you draw out on another player and win a pot, expect a load of abuse in the chat box 
I used to play on 888 but got fed up with the abuse from mainly Americans. I try and play on sites now that don't allow Americans to play. Bonus's are not as good as they used to be, it seems you need to wager huge amounts or play thousands of hands to collect them.i play on pkr.com
great graphics and a nice experience.. its got that look/feel of playing a poker game on your xbox.. except your playing for real money. of course plenty of free tables to practise/warmup on.
- if your a poker pro you wouldnt play there i doubt due to its slower pace.. but that suits me as i'll usually be watching tv at the same time.
eta - if you can take the slower pace you'll probably do well.. as less likely to bump into "better" players, given they are all off on full-tilt poker or 888 etc
great graphics and a nice experience.. its got that look/feel of playing a poker game on your xbox.. except your playing for real money. of course plenty of free tables to practise/warmup on.
- if your a poker pro you wouldnt play there i doubt due to its slower pace.. but that suits me as i'll usually be watching tv at the same time.
eta - if you can take the slower pace you'll probably do well.. as less likely to bump into "better" players, given they are all off on full-tilt poker or 888 etc
Edited by StormLoaded on Thursday 23 September 16:57
I'd second PKR.com, downloading the, quite large, client makes it a bit of a wait to get going, but it's built with the mindset of PlayStation programmers so the whole environment is slick.
In the early days I had something that needed customer support, I can't remember what it was but I do know it left me with a warm fuzzy feeling about them being good afterwards.
Honesty compels me to add that I know people who work there.
There are introduction bonuses on most sites so wherever you end up get someone to introduce you. I believe PKR has one but I've never done it.
Simon
In the early days I had something that needed customer support, I can't remember what it was but I do know it left me with a warm fuzzy feeling about them being good afterwards.
Honesty compels me to add that I know people who work there.
There are introduction bonuses on most sites so wherever you end up get someone to introduce you. I believe PKR has one but I've never done it.
Simon
What stakes/games do you want to play? How much volume do you think you're going to be putting in?
rakebackpros are the good people to use for rakeback on FTP afaik.
rakebackpros are the good people to use for rakeback on FTP afaik.
Edited by g4ry13 on Thursday 23 September 17:12
g4ry13 said:
What stakes/games do you want to play? How much volume do you think you're going to be putting in?
rakebackpros are the good people to use for rakeback on FTP afaik.
^^^^^^^^^^rakebackpros are the good people to use for rakeback on FTP afaik.
These are important questions. If you're only going to be playing occasionally, maybe multitabling every now and then, don't bother with Full Tilt or Pokerstars - you'll get better rakeback elsewhere and the opponents will be a bit softer. Have a look at http://www.raketherake.com or http://www.rakeback.com to get an idea of the various rakeback deals available.
If you plan on putting in a few more hours, or are likely to play four or more tables at once, go with either Full Tilt (see the site g4ry13 mentioned for rakeback) or Pokerstars. Pokerstars doesn't have rakeback but it does have a frequent player points scheme that pays approx 5% - 45% rakeback equivalent in the form of bonuses depending on the level you play at.
If you're a break-even player, or even if you make a small loss, I'd also advise having a look at the Rush Poker tables at Full Tilt Poker. Multitable 4 of these at a time and you could be playing over 2000 hands per hour! The strategy required to be successful is VERY different from normal ring and tournament games, so take it easy at first if you do decide to give them a go.
Edited by branflakes on Friday 24th September 02:20
Peter101 said:
Elskeggso said:
I play on Full Tilt, loads of bad players on there, but if you draw out on another player and win a pot, expect a load of abuse in the chat box
I used to play on 888 but got fed up with the abuse from mainly Americans. I try and play on sites now that don't allow Americans to play. Bonus's are not as good as they used to be, it seems you need to wager huge amounts or play thousands of hands to collect them.branflakes said:
g4ry13 said:
What stakes/games do you want to play? How much volume do you think you're going to be putting in?
rakebackpros are the good people to use for rakeback on FTP afaik.
^^^^^^^^^^rakebackpros are the good people to use for rakeback on FTP afaik.
These are important questions. If you're only going to be playing occasionally, maybe multitabling every now and then, don't bother with Full Tilt or Pokerstars - you'll get better rakeback elsewhere and the opponents will be a bit softer. Have a look at http://www.raketherake.com or http://www.rakeback.com to get an idea of the various rakeback deals available.
If you plan on putting in a few more hours, or are likely to play four or more tables at once, go with either Full Tilt (see the site g4ry13 mentioned for rakeback) or Pokerstars. Pokerstars doesn't have rakeback but it does have a frequent player points scheme that pays approx 5% - 45% rakeback equivalent in the form of bonuses depending on the level you play at.
If you're a break-even player, or even if you make a small loss, I'd also advise having a look at the Rush Poker tables at Full Tilt Poker. Multitable 4 of these at a time and you could be playing over 2000 hands per hour! The strategy required to be successful is VERY different from normal ring and tournament games, so take it easy at first if you do decide to give them a go.
Edited by branflakes on Friday 24th September 02:20
if your only playing low/med stakes i can deffo say pkr.com would maybe be ideal.
cash games im not so good at tho myself.. doesnt suit my style at all.
but the $1 tourneys are easy
the 10 person table your almost guaranteed to finish in the money in the top 3 ($5,$3,$2)
6 person tables a little tougher but still not hard ($4,$2).
have done a couple multi-table $2-$5 tourneys aswell and those arent too difficult.
they do large tourneys aswell, but the huge freeroles go on forever.. i entered one once for a laugh. were just shy of 1600 players for a share of $25!.. 6 hours later
i missread my hand at about 2am (thought id flopped the nuts but the hand i thought i was holding was my previous hand!)
went out in 14th place just shy of the final table.. to a massive win of $0.14
was a laugh/good experience though [i tend to check my had over and over now!.. in pkr your cards are only displayed for a few seconds when you click a button to look at them..].. i was a bit gutted as i was in 4th place at the time and really wanted to make the final table, but went out to chip leader who had a good hand.. we turn our hands over and i look like a right chump basically as i had sweet fa
can be a cracking site, get some right characters.
worth a d/l even to try it on the free tables in my opinion
word of warning tho.. they do other casino games, which I only seem to play when im really drunk.. they tend to empty out all the profit of my tourney wins. i'd avoid them but they are a laugh.. even have a deal or no deal game!
cash games im not so good at tho myself.. doesnt suit my style at all.
but the $1 tourneys are easy
the 10 person table your almost guaranteed to finish in the money in the top 3 ($5,$3,$2)
6 person tables a little tougher but still not hard ($4,$2).
have done a couple multi-table $2-$5 tourneys aswell and those arent too difficult.
they do large tourneys aswell, but the huge freeroles go on forever.. i entered one once for a laugh. were just shy of 1600 players for a share of $25!.. 6 hours later
i missread my hand at about 2am (thought id flopped the nuts but the hand i thought i was holding was my previous hand!)went out in 14th place just shy of the final table.. to a massive win of $0.14
was a laugh/good experience though [i tend to check my had over and over now!.. in pkr your cards are only displayed for a few seconds when you click a button to look at them..].. i was a bit gutted as i was in 4th place at the time and really wanted to make the final table, but went out to chip leader who had a good hand.. we turn our hands over and i look like a right chump basically as i had sweet fa
can be a cracking site, get some right characters.
worth a d/l even to try it on the free tables in my opinion
word of warning tho.. they do other casino games, which I only seem to play when im really drunk.. they tend to empty out all the profit of my tourney wins. i'd avoid them but they are a laugh.. even have a deal or no deal game!
Edited by StormLoaded on Friday 24th September 13:05
StormLoaded said:
if your only playing low/med stakes i can deffo say pkr.com would maybe be ideal.
cash games im not so good at tho myself.. doesnt suit my style at all.
but the $1 tourneys are easy
the 10 person table your almost guaranteed to finish in the money in the top 3 ($5,$3,$2)
6 person tables a little tougher but still not hard ($4,$2).
have done a couple multi-table $2-$5 tourneys aswell and those arent too difficult.
they do large tourneys aswell, but the huge freeroles go on forever.. i entered one once for a laugh. were just shy of 1600 players for a share of $25!.. 6 hours later i missread my hand at about 2am (thought id flopped the nuts but the hand i thought i was holding was my previous hand!)
went out in 14th place just shy of the final table.. to a massive win of $0.14
was a laugh/good experience though [i tend to check my had over and over now!.. in pkr your cards are only displayed for a few seconds when you click a button to look at them..].. i was a bit gutted as i was in 4th place at the time and really wanted to make the final table, but went out to chip leader who had a good hand.. we turn our hands over and i look like a right chump basically as i had sweet fa
can be a cracking site, get some right characters.
worth a d/l even to try it on the free tables in my opinion
word of warning tho.. they do other casino games, which I only seem to play when im really drunk.. they tend to empty out all the profit of my tourney wins. i'd avoid them but they are a laugh.. even have a deal or no deal game!
I never play free rolls unless there is a significant prize. I once won a 2500 player $50 free roll and feel the amount of luck and time I must have used up for about $15 is no way worth it.cash games im not so good at tho myself.. doesnt suit my style at all.
but the $1 tourneys are easy
the 10 person table your almost guaranteed to finish in the money in the top 3 ($5,$3,$2)
6 person tables a little tougher but still not hard ($4,$2).
have done a couple multi-table $2-$5 tourneys aswell and those arent too difficult.
they do large tourneys aswell, but the huge freeroles go on forever.. i entered one once for a laugh. were just shy of 1600 players for a share of $25!.. 6 hours later
i missread my hand at about 2am (thought id flopped the nuts but the hand i thought i was holding was my previous hand!)went out in 14th place just shy of the final table.. to a massive win of $0.14
was a laugh/good experience though [i tend to check my had over and over now!.. in pkr your cards are only displayed for a few seconds when you click a button to look at them..].. i was a bit gutted as i was in 4th place at the time and really wanted to make the final table, but went out to chip leader who had a good hand.. we turn our hands over and i look like a right chump basically as i had sweet fa
can be a cracking site, get some right characters.
worth a d/l even to try it on the free tables in my opinion
word of warning tho.. they do other casino games, which I only seem to play when im really drunk.. they tend to empty out all the profit of my tourney wins. i'd avoid them but they are a laugh.. even have a deal or no deal game!
Edited by StormLoaded on Friday 24th September 13:05
nice one, thats quite an achievement!yeah was my only time at the freeroles, just to try it out as i was curious.. i wasnt expecting it to take anywhere near as long and was a total waste of time indeed but once id started i had to see it through just to see for myself how far i could go .. was a gutting way to go out after so many hands.. i bet everyone was thinking "how the
did this guy get this far.. " when they saw me call an all in with absolutely nothing Edited by StormLoaded on Friday 24th September 23:05
WEHGuy said:
2 years ago I discovered spread betting and found this was a far easier, less stressful way to make money
It'd be cool to hear about your spread betting experiences. I tend to play SNG tourneys on Full Tilt which can turn over some good money. $5 buy in with 27 or 45 players. A win bags $54 in a 27 player game and it pays the first 5 places. I tend to place about 25% of the time. By my calcs you need to place 20% of the time to break even so it's going quite well.
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