Which site do you play most? Not which site you like best

[modernmess]

love the UB. i play pstars for tournies only. ive done very well at UB, most of my friends play there, it has the best interface, and although i think the mid limit games are a little tougher than elsewherem i like to play mid-stakes limit, low nl, and $20-30 sngs, so between those choices i can usually find a good game going.

[lefty rosen]

Definately Zero rake, the game selection is the best and you can't beat the fish floating arounding........ [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[AncientPC]

I voted for Party & skins because I always find myself back there because their bonus is easy to clear and I am more +EV at Party than elsewhere.

Plus the fact that I can multitable 4 tables w/o any sort of computer slowdown.

However these days I've been playing a lot on TGC Poker in preparation for OIC and I'm more +EV with them than Party (but it could also be because I'm playing at double the stacks). I like the software a lot, just wish the interface buttons were bigger and getting hand histories was easier. Usually the hand history export times out before it finishes compiling the 3,000 hands for the day. -_-

Pacific - crap software and single table, despite the softness
Paradise - annoying tick bar for NL instead of typing in numbers, max 3 tables
UB - Very -EV for me, I don't know why so I stay away like the plague
Full Tilt - bonus takes too long, not enough fish
Absolute - great bonuses, horrible software / game selection

[TylerD]

I'd just like to say that HavannaBanana doesn't play at Party because of the higher rake.

(I thought I'd save him the trouble of writing a post, seeing as he does mention this fact in 50% of his posts).

[AncientPC]

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I'd just like to say that HavannaBanana doesn't play at Party because of the higher rake.

(I thought I'd save him the trouble of writing a post, seeing as he does mention this fact in 50% of his posts).

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People say they don't play at Party because of higher rake, but doesn't the softer tables offset this?

I mean, many other places have the industry "standard", but their rake chart is set up more aggressively (i.e. they take a cut at every $1 instead of every $5) effectively raising the rake anyway. Some sites guilty of this include: Absolute, Poker Room, and Ultimate Bet.

[HavanaBanana]

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I'd just like to say that HavannaBanana doesn't play at Party because of the higher rake.

(I thought I'd save him the trouble of writing a post, seeing as he does mention this fact in 50% of his posts).

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Thanks, but I am trying to get to Pooh Bah level, so need to answer this anyways. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

UB is even worse rakewise than Party, but the reason I so dislike the Party Rake is not is it higher than most others, but they raised it last December, now as a player I do not like that at all.

I mean it is not like the product that they are selling is worth more now, and as a matter of fact their product has become much cheaper for them to produce due their higher volume.

ToT

[djcolts]

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For those who voted anything other than party, why?

I think it is generally accepted that party and skins have the most abundant supply of fish. So why play anywhere else? Can the slightly lower rakes or better software be that much of a factor? fish = +EV no?

SamJack

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Crypto: monthly bonuses = $36/hour ain't bad (4-tabling).

If you pick the right times, they are full of fish. If you pick the wrong times, then just the GBP tables are full of fish.

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Crypto is worth the effort for low-rollers like me (because of the monthly bonuses) - plus the fact the the peak time to play Crypto is different than the peak time to play at Party/Empire is what makes playing at both profitable.

[Lori]

People say they don't play at Party because of higher rake, but doesn't the softer tables offset this

If you really don't understand this point, there is certainly no point in debating it.

Lori

[AncientPC]

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People say they don't play at Party because of higher rake, but doesn't the softer tables offset this

If you really don't understand this point, there is certainly no point in debating it.

Lori

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It's the principle, right?

[Lori]

It's the principle, right?

That and not wanting to encourage other sites to follow suit.

I know a handful of people taking a stand isn't much.. and I do play there occasionally, so it's not even an amazing stand.

It's one of those 'If only everyone did it' things that will never happen, but I'm happy to do my bit.

Lori