Why are the sites so different?

[Drunk Bob]

I recently reloaded at Stars and Paradise for the bonuses .What a different world from Party,Pacific and InterCasino.

Why are they so much tighter?

Is it just better bonuses at the loose sites?But as far as I Know Pacific does not have very good deposit bonuses .

sorry for the rambling but I just wanted everyones thoughts.


Thanks Robert

[fluff]

It is widely assumed that Pacific and Intercasino are loose because of a combination of things:

1) Terrible software. Never played on Pacific, but Intercasino has to be the worst poker client I've used. It's slow, no statistics are available, hand histories can't be e-mailed to you, etc, etc. All these tends to keep the sharks away.

2) They're tied to large internet casinos, which brings in scores of gamblers. These people are there to gamble, not to play (even semi-intelligent) poker. They make very good calling-stations, and occasional maniacs.

As for Party, I think it's good because of the sheer numbers of people that play there. They got to where they're at through very aggressive advertising, bonuses and affiliate programs. Also their software is not as good as Stars or Paradise, and the recent rake hike have probably drove away a few of the more frugal sharks.

[Drunk Bob]

Yes the software is bad at all these sites but it would seem that the sharks would go where the fish are tastyest(spelling).

I wasted half the weekend at Paradise and Stars for a $10 profit and did'nt come close to clearing either bonus.

This dogfish prefers a smaller lagoon! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[MattHatter]

It makes no sense to me.

The difference is too huge.

Stars is just SUPER tight at non peak hours.

It has lots of traffic too.

My opinion is that the tightest sites are the ones with micro-micro limits so the fish stay down there.


Matt

[Gahnia radula]

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I wasted half the weekend at Paradise and Stars for a $10 profit and did'nt come close to clearing either bonus.



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It took me 3 sessions to complete my paradise bonus, as for stars......not even close

There bonus system (FPP) takes forever to work off at low limits, I played there all weekend, won a lousy $10 and didnt even get close to completing my bonus.

I think ill stick with party

[Drunk Bob]

That might be true about Stars and would explain why I
nterCasino is so fishy,but how do you explain Pacific?

Stars has $.02/.04

Pacific .05/.10


Party $.50/1.00 (with a suck ass rake structure).I haven't played there much since they got greedy.


InterCasino Poker $1/2 is the smallest limit but the real fishies seem to school at 1/2 lbs. Which is bad because in a real big pot you can end up paying $5.00 in rake.Why they don't play $2/4 with a max rake of $3.00 I do not know.

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[fluff]

"Yes the software is bad at all these sites but it would seem that the sharks would go where the fish are tastyest(spelling)."

Tasty fish, while very important, is not the end of everything. If the software is slow, you play fewer hands, and that means less profit, fish or no fish. If the software doesn't make it convenient for playing multi-tables, this also cuts down on your profit. If the software doesn't support good statistical book keeping (especially if it doesn't support Pokertracker), this might also be a deterrent.

[Jim Kuhn]

I agree. Sharks prefer PokerTracker and avoid clunky software. This bodes well for Pacific as does CasinoOnNet.

[gonzo787]

What did Party increase their rakes to? Maybe thats why I have been struggling at Party lately (realitivly).

I have also been playing Poker Stars this weekend trying to clear the bonus. I find the .50/1.00 to be just as loose as party. Made about $200 in 5 or 6 hours at 5 tables.