Cake Poker is Easy

#1 15th April 2009, 7:57 AM

So I was wondering if anyone is noticing that Cake Poker is significantly easier then Stars or FTP at equal stakes.

Clarification:

I play 100NL+ but most of my hands have came from 400NL. I have had a pretty small sample(~5k hands), however, most of the tables I have sat at seem reg infested, yet I am pretty much crushing it.

Although its a really small sample size, I am noticing that play seems pretty weak there

I'm deciding as to whether to stay at Cake,(i have 40%RB) or move to a different site. I'm interested in profit/learning and growing as a poker player.

sidenote: cakes software makes me mad lol

#2 15th April 2009, 7:59 AM

by easier do u mean that they have more fish??

#3 15th April 2009, 8:05 AM

Can you at least let us know what stakes you're playing? Very very few CC players are on Cake.

#4 15th April 2009, 8:08 AM

Oops sorry, made the post pretty quickly..

clarification edited into OP

#5 15th April 2009, 8:12 AM

I also just started playing on cake, traded a friend 30 for 30 on stars. I have only played two tournies (one 3.30 KO and a 2.20 mtt) I cashed in both and have to agree with infamous that it seems suuuuper soft. I also played some six max .02/.04 which is also really soft. Everyone likes to limp a lot and I mean ALOT. I haven't played any of the higher stakes but it definitely seems way more beatable than pokerstars or tilt. That good rakeback is a real plus as well . THe only real problem I have seen is that there is a minimum cashout for checks of 500 dollars. But you can also cash out with ewallet or one other option that I cant remember right now for less than 500. But again I am finding it really soft at the lower levels

#6 15th April 2009, 8:13 AM

if u think u can exploit the play of the players at cake more than that at pokerstars and ftp then u should definitely stay there.

plus 40% rakeback is pretty sweet

#7 15th April 2009, 8:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jmasterrich

I also just started playing on cake, traded a friend 30 for 30 on stars. I have only played two tournies (one 3.30 KO and a 2.20 mtt) I cashed in both and have to agree with infamous that it seems suuuuper soft. I also played some six max .02/.04 which is also really soft. Everyone likes to limp a lot and I mean ALOT. I haven't played any of the higher stakes but it definitely seems way more beatable than pokerstars or tilt. That good rakeback is a real plus as well . THe only real problem I have seen is that there is a minimum cashout for checks of 500 dollars. But you can also cash out with ewallet or one other option that I cant remember right now for less than 500. But again I am finding it really soft at the lower levels

^yeah, my rakeback deal is actually really good, depending on how much I play, i can get upgraded for even a higher %age.

and yeah imho the play at 400NL is comparable to 200NL or 100NL on stars. Just seems really weak to me.

#8 17th April 2009, 1:02 AM

I have bud who couldnt win on FT at any level he tried and has been doing very well at cake. I guess there is a lot more checking and weak playes compared to FT that is how he explains it.

He says you can slowplay the bigger hands a little better at cake.

#9 17th April 2009, 1:22 AM

If anyone plays limit, .25/.50, .50/1, and 1/2 FL are all much softer on Cake than on Stars.

I've heard that the cashing out is much easier on Stars or Tilt than it is on Cake so I'm probably going to stop playing on Cake once I finish my promo but if you have no issues with cashing out, Cake games may be the place to be.

#10 17th April 2009, 1:34 AM

I just joined cake poker today.......I played in one tournament and am still in it right now. It is the 1000$ bankroll tournament freeroll. I believe around 450 entries, and this is my first tournament. I am at the final table right now, 9 players left, 7 players win entries. I am in 2nd, so i just have to check my way there to place. So far it seems like cake is a very easy place to win at.

#11 17th April 2009, 7:18 AM

anyone at Midstakes+ agree as well??

#12 17th April 2009, 6:14 PM

If you can crush these people... do it. lol, might as well take advantage or their bad, or your good play, and keep taking their money. I cant remember who said it, but they said it best. "It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money."

Oh yeah... and the 40% rakeback should easily be the kicker in the situation if you had any doubt on whetehr to keep palying at cake. I personally just dont like the set up and everything with it. But to his their own.

#13 17th April 2009, 6:34 PM

I've thought about opening up and playing at a few other sites. I'm a 50NL player and I occasionally dabble in tournament play. Is cake offered for US players? Are there a maximum number of ring games you can play at one time? Do they have any good deposit bonuses?

#14 17th April 2009, 6:59 PM

I love Cake, its extremely easy, probably one of the easiest if not the easiest sites to play on, but you get a lot of retards calling with sh*t hands and winning. So i'd suggest seeing as many cards as possible upto the river preferable and once you have the nuts u can bet your ass they will call you.

#15 17th April 2009, 7:18 PM

I've never played for real money on Cake, but I have managed to build a decent bankroll freerolling. They used to have the best public freerolls of any poker room that I play on. Now the freerolls are average at best. Here is the downgrade....

Old Gold Chip Freeroll -- Entrants: 3,000 Prize: 400 gold chips
New Gold Chip Freeroll -- Entrants: 4,000 Prize: 200 gold chips

Old 250K Satellite Freeroll -- Entrants: 3,000 Prize: 27 tickets
New 250K Satellite Freeroll -- Entrants: 4,000 Prize: 5 tickets

Those old freerolls sure were generous while they lasted!

#16 17th April 2009, 8:03 PM

Newer smaller site, newer smaller players? They don't have many big games so it is true this site does not attract many big players.

#17 18th April 2009, 1:17 AM

As an add on to my previous post, I'm not going to say cake is rigged in any way but I have seen some of the most ridiculous streaks of cards of any poker site I have ever played on.

I have now seen two total fish in .50/1 FL and 1/2 FL take a 10BB stack and turn them into 100BB stacks within a session. Also, I have lost my last 4 premium hands consisting of AA, KK x2 and QQ, 3 of them to unsuited under cards combined with other random drawing out that has resulted in the biggest downswing of my two month long FL career all within my first 3 days of Cake. It's gotten so bad that I actually have to move down in limits for the first time in my life... This should go under BBV but since I just posted on the Cake site having a ton of fish a few days ago...

#18 18th April 2009, 1:21 AM

Yeah, I am definitely going to stay @cake for awhile, if not forever, while also playing on stars.
Theres a bunch of big changes coming up and im going to be basically playing for a living, so the 40%+ rakeback is pretty important.

As for the software-i believe its cakes biggest downfall, sometimes it tilts me so bad with tables disconnecting etc

I haven't really noticed anything redic. in terms of cake being "rigged" or anything but we'll see

#19 18th April 2009, 5:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Infamous1020

Yeah, I am definitely going to stay @cake for awhile, if not forever, while also playing on stars.
Theres a bunch of big changes coming up and im going to be basically playing for a living, so the 40%+ rakeback is pretty important.

As for the software-i believe its cakes biggest downfall, sometimes it tilts me so bad with tables disconnecting etc

I haven't really noticed anything redic. in terms of cake being "rigged" or anything but we'll see

Thats great dude. The only thing I wanna ask is have you gone through cashing out process with them?
Also, I am pretty sure they don't allow you to use HUD which is pretty huge disadvantage (but I guess with some of the quality of play, at least from what I have seen, you might not even need it).
I ask cause I want to know also, cause I have put in a couple hundred hands and its amazingly soft but I am not sure if I want to make it my main site if I can't cash out.

#20 18th April 2009, 6:35 PM

I don't really see much difference in quality of play at most low $ tables, but the high rollers are weak. the only problem here is, you can get whacked at the big tables if you get careless.

#21 18th April 2009, 8:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jmasterrich

Thats great dude. The only thing I wanna ask is have you gone through cashing out process with them?
Also, I am pretty sure they don't allow you to use HUD which is pretty huge disadvantage (but I guess with some of the quality of play, at least from what I have seen, you might not even need it).
I ask cause I want to know also, cause I have put in a couple hundred hands and its amazingly soft but I am not sure if I want to make it my main site if I can't cash out.

Hey yeah, 1st of: no hud, i mean it kinda sucks, and i normally use a hud at the other site I play at, but the soft play I think makes up for it, as long as youre a thinking player :P

cashing out process was pretty smooth, although I used "usemywallet". I asked them for other ways to cash out other then a check and they invited me to that. It took 24 hours for the money to go from cake-usemywallet.

#22 18th April 2009, 10:03 PM

and then have you gotten it from usemywallet to your bank account? fees or anything?

#23 20th April 2009, 9:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmasterrich

and then have you gotten it from usemywallet to your bank account? fees or anything?

Yeah, it doesnt take very long(aroundish 3 days). there was like a 30 dollar fee for me to do a wire transfer back to my bank account. I moved a few k tho so it was worth it imo.

#24 22nd April 2009, 3:13 PM

I mostly play all my real money tourneys exclusivaly on cake.
I will play freerolls from ftp and stars,but all my real money comes from cake poker.
I really love the 1500 quaranteed for 1.00+rb.
also all there rebuy tourneys are pretty easy game.

#25 22nd April 2009, 11:32 PM

I might have to check this site out. $1 rebuy tourneys are something I wish pokerstars offered.

#26 23rd April 2009, 2:46 AM

lol then run rebuys pretty frequently at cake.

i normally play the ten an 30 dollar ones

#27 23rd April 2009, 4:53 AM

Yes, cake seems to be easier than Pokerstars for example!
So, just stay their + and have fun making some money!

#28 23rd April 2009, 3:14 PM

I'm a first time player on cake poker. At first it seems to me it's very easy and really have a difference on other online poker softwares. So it is. But I noticed in tourneys, SOME are very aggressive and there are a lots of players doing BLUFFS. hmmm. I still going to be loyal on cake. Hope it goes well. goodluck for me.

#29 24th April 2009, 8:27 AM

So, where does someone go to get rakebacks. How do I register, and do you get rakebacks on tourneys (entry fees) or just regular play/.

#30 24th April 2009, 2:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WurlyQ

As an add on to my previous post, I'm not going to say cake is rigged in any way but I have seen some of the most ridiculous streaks of cards of any poker site I have ever played on.

I have now seen two total fish in .50/1 FL and 1/2 FL take a 10BB stack and turn them into 100BB stacks within a session. Also, I have lost my last 4 premium hands consisting of AA, KK x2 and QQ, 3 of them to unsuited under cards combined with other random drawing out that has resulted in the biggest downswing of my two month long FL career all within my first 3 days of Cake. It's gotten so bad that I actually have to move down in limits for the first time in my life... This should go under BBV but since I just posted on the Cake site having a ton of fish a few days ago...

I have posted about Cake before, but I hate being called a "rigtard" by certain members. Let's just say I have played there a whole lot, and the poker is rediculous at best.

#31 24th April 2009, 8:27 PM

i like the cakepoker network also more then the others, but it always looks easy when you have a run after a time you will have your downswing.
but of all rooms cakepoker is one of the best ones

#32 24th April 2009, 9:47 PM

Does Cake have any good promotions? For instance, a loyalty program or a store or something that offers a bonus to the player?

#33 24th April 2009, 9:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes747

Does Cake have any good promotions? For instance, a loyalty program or a store or something that offers a bonus to the player?

the promotions kinda suck imo

#34 24th April 2009, 10:45 PM

I enjoy the Cake Network..... I deposited some money on Sportsbook once (cake network) and lost it all (I think it was 10 bucks), had a ticket for a freeroll, made $8 in that tournament.... I then ended up going from $8.00 to a little under $300 in four days playing only .10/.20 NL.

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