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How do you think which of these rooms is the best and where you prefer to play.
 
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I prefer pokerstars

888, back when I tried it on an account my dad made, only allows 4-tabling (or 5) maybe that increased but for me that was one issue for a proper cash game grinder.

Also its play money version, I think it only has a tiny amount you can add and it's per day not per four hours like pokerstars. So for a pure beginner the site isn't friendly either.

PokerStars has a free poker school and the information is all very very good stuff, not one thing in it is in any way false or 'waffling' (waffling means just junk information that isn't actually applicable in practical situations of poker). On top of that, their free school GIVES YOU FREE TICKETS that last a full 30 days to play with other school-students (that's why they only last 30 days so you're not against experts) and with the winnings of those games you play 1 dollar buy-in spin n gos which can get you rich and means you spent 0 to earn real cash (and these games count to your chest rewards which you should activate immediately as it's not default opt-in, their chests are their form of rakeback and you should google starcoins if you aren't sure how to use them)

888 has not only a higher ratio of shark to fish (because they have promotions and rewards that are much more helpful to really dedicated players whereas pokerstars aims to make rewards that maybe help sharks less but are attainable by all players) so pokerstars ends up filled with much more fish but on a surface level appears less rewarding to fulltime grinders but the fact that there's so many more amateurs is the very thing that makes it more shark friendly.

In terms of software usability, pokerstars is equal to 888 and I have to give 888 credit for this. I know a lot about computing and 888 is as good as pokerstars for how much RAM it demands to run per table played meaning even a bad computing system can run it well. This being said there is one aspect where pokerstars destroys 888; non-Windows operating systems. If you have MAc or linux or a smartphone that isn't the windows smart-phone, you will find 888 either doesn't run at all or runs very very poorly.

when it comes to help and support quality, pokerstars again totally annihilates 888. 888 has the worst customer support quality of the three leading poker sites (party poker being the third of the trio) pokerstars is known for being the fastest to reply to any support ticket replying within 3 hours, not 24 hours like party poker but 3. 888 is known to take up to 72 hours to reply. Their email syas up to 48 but base don actual reviews it's up to 72. I have only ever dealt with pokerstars support and I can tell you they are so ****ing good. You cannot want more from them, they let you ask anything at all and do not make you feel like you are wasting their time.

When it comes to security, pokerstars is god tier. You don't know enough about encryption or anti-hacking mechanisms if you don't see this. I will NOT explain why they are better because if I do, it will help hackers. They have secret ways of telling if it's the real you playing and also secret ways of telling if cheating is going on in the tables that NO OTHER POKER ROOM USES. Party poker, to be fair, does try as hard as PS at the fighting of bots and cheaters but pokerstars is simply better because they actually have a team that makes cheating software or tries to trick their own detection system. Party poker does not have such a team to my knowledge.

Pokerstars is unparalled. You cannot ask more from a poker room, they are the kings of kings. From range of game-types to quality of customer service they are my poker home and if I was American I'd go for ACR.

These 2 rooms will dominate the poker industry in the future, I assure you.
 
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What prevents to play in both poker rooms? (as well as a dozen others)

Sorry for my English, but it's like being friends only with blondes and ignoring brunettes, redheads and all the rest. :D
 
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What prevents to play in both poker rooms? (as well as a dozen others)

Sorry for my English, but it's like being friends only with blondes and ignoring brunettes, redheads and all the rest. :D
How the hell do you compare that?!

Do you know what rakeback is? Both rooms have their own promotions and loyalty programs that pay back what you lose in rake. For Stars it's by Starcoin chest method, for 888 I am not sure what it is but they have their own method.

So, by playing many rooms you guarantee you lose by rake and don't win back.
 
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How the hell do you compare that?!

Do you know what rakeback is? Both rooms have their own promotions and loyalty programs that pay back what you lose in rake. For Stars it's by Starcoin chest method, for 888 I am not sure what it is but they have their own method.

So, by playing many rooms you guarantee you lose by rake and don't win back.

If we compare PokerStars and 888, we will have to admit that the rakeback is equally low. 5-6% at the best, although there are rooms where they pay up to 50%.

In addition, rakeback is not the only indicator of attractiveness. Yesterday I played a freeroll in a room where there is almost no rakeback, but the second place and +20 euros in cash. :aetsch:
 
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If we compare PokerStars and 888, we will have to admit that the rakeback is equally low. 5-6% at the best, although there are rooms where they pay up to 50%.

In addition, rakeback is not the only indicator of attractiveness. Yesterday I played a freeroll in a room where there is almost no rakeback, but the second place and +20 euros in cash. :aetsch:
If you want to play freerolls and baby stakes then okay it doesn't matter. :)

Pokerstars has LOWEST RAKE AND LOWEST CAPS of whole poker internet sites so it OWES THE LEAST BACK this is why its rakeback is less than most sites because it's rake in first place is so much less.
 
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More time I play at POKERSTARS, in 888 I play only on weekends when I have a lot of free time!
 
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More time I play at POKERSTARS, in 888 I play only on weekends when I have a lot of free time!
Why not play PS at weekends?
 
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888 Poker - many weak players, and pokerstars - a lot of different games and the game is at any time
 
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888 poker - many weak players, and pokerstars - a lot of different games and the game is at any time
There are more weak players in pokerstars.

You have not done any research to make such a claim as 888 having more fish.

Do not false advertise. Even the 888 rep on this forum cannot deny that there are more fish in PS overall. It's just a plain statistical truth.
 
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888 locked my first account because of profitable play. All won was appropriated by the room.
 
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Pokerstars has LOWEST RAKE AND LOWEST CAPS of whole poker internet sites so it OWES THE LEAST BACK this is why its rakeback is less than most sites because it's rake in first place is so much less.

I'm afraid that advertising from PokerStars is misleading you about a relatively low rake. I've seen comparative rake tables for different poker networks. Unfortunately, I can not publish them here. they were in Russian, and translating them back into English may not be enough for me an interpreter.

The obvious advantage of PokerStars is the large and round-the-clock volume of the game at all limits. But do not say low rake and poker ecology for the benefit of players. It's not difficult to guess that the multi-million dollar profit of this company is created precisely due to rake.
 
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I'm afraid that advertising from PokerStars is misleading you about a relatively low rake. I've seen comparative rake tables for different poker networks. Unfortunately, I can not publish them here. they were in Russian, and translating them back into English may not be enough for me an interpreter.

The obvious advantage of PokerStars is the large and round-the-clock volume of the game at all limits. But do not say low rake and poker ecology for the benefit of players. It's not difficult to guess that the multi-million dollar profit of this company is created precisely due to rake.
http://www.rakeback.com/pokerstars/rake-structure/
"Since 2012, PokerStars now uses a linear rake system which starts raking from the first cent. This on the surface is bad news for players, but to compensate PokerStars lowered the 5% figure and the size of the rake caps. Overall rake levels were made even lower – especially for microstakes players – and PokerStars remains the site with the lowest rake online."
 
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I'm sorry, I do not see any point in discussing the official advertising press releases ... ;)
 
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I'm sorry, I do not see any point in discussing the official advertising press releases ... ;)
I may one day partner with pokerstars (not work for them but make an equal contract) but at present I am not advertising a company that in any way is my affiliate. If and when I do, I will be willing to pay cardschat for permission to advertise the company by these posts.

I love pokerstars plain and simple, it's not advertising unless I work with/for them.
 
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I love pokerstars plain and simple, it's not advertising unless I work with/for them.

if they (PS) make you an official representive of their brand, i do everything to close my acc there :D so tedious and aggresive advertising is way to nowhere, damn, you telling how smart poker players, especially who play cash, is. but i didnt see this! :confused: where? where? where? more inteliigent and rational is a players (CC members) who trying to help you! but no, you dont need any help, ...... cash grinder! :D
pokerstars is a sux! :evil: ...xxxxxxx
 
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I like PokerStar
 
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Pokerstars is the best due to the size of the games. I really enjoy deep tournaments!
 
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if they (PS) make you an official representive of their brand, i do everything to close my acc there :D so tedious and aggresive advertising is way to nowhere, damn, you telling how smart poker players, especially who play cash, is. but i didnt see this! :confused: where? where? where? more inteliigent and rational is a players (CC members) who trying to help you! but no, you dont need any help, ...... cash grinder! :D
pokerstars is a sux! :evil: ...xxxxxxx
Your claim that pokerstars sucks is based on what?
 
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This is a topic that gives a lot. So I'm just going to mark some points in favor of each room according to my personal opinion.

888poker: If you are Latin, or as in my case in argentina you have 3 freerolls in the week dedicated to Latin players and from my country, this is very interesting for beginners since if you win a tournament you can make from 20 to 40 dollars to start your bankroll.
Free daily prize roulette, where you can win bonuses for casino, tickets for tournaments of different modalities and others.
Free tournaments for players according to their level, as you increase level you have tournaments with more $ in play. For example: you can access different tournaments to be lv5 +, lv10 + lv20 +, 30+, 40+ etc

Pokerstars: Tournaments and players at all times. The intellipoker school teaches you the basics and helps you to create your bankroll with school pass tickets that expire every 30 days, also has a daily prize roulette although it is quite difficult to win something. You can also play in the intelli league although it is also quite difficult to win a prize because the number of players is too much for the money at stake.
As a negative point, there are no freerolls focused on the Latin public, or more specifically the Argentines. If they have very contemplated the Brazilian players, for example.

In summary, which I have tried I think are the two best rooms and more than compare them, a good poker player should take the benefit of both.
 
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This is a topic that gives a lot. So I'm just going to mark some points in favor of each room according to my personal opinion.

888poker: If you are Latin, or as in my case in Argentina you have 3 freerolls in the week dedicated to Latin players and from my country, this is very interesting for beginners since if you win a tournament you can make from 20 to 40 dollars to start your bankroll.
Free daily prize roulette, where you can win bonuses for casino, tickets for tournaments of different modalities and others.
Free tournaments for players according to their level, as you increase level you have tournaments with more $ in play. For example: you can access different tournaments to be lv5 +, lv10 + lv20 +, 30+, 40+ etc

Pokerstars: Tournaments and players at all times. The intellipoker school teaches you the basics and helps you to create your bankroll with school pass tickets that expire every 30 days, also has a daily prize roulette although it is quite difficult to win something. You can also play in the intelli league although it is also quite difficult to win a prize because the number of players is too much for the money at stake.
As a negative point, there are no freerolls focused on the Latin public, or more specifically the Argentines. If they have very contemplated the Brazilian players, for example.

In summary, which I have tried I think are the two best rooms and more than compare them, a good poker player should take the benefit of both.
You are ranking the rooms by the freerolls? SERIOUSLY YOU ARE BRINGING FREEROLLS AS THE POINT?

If you want to play the play money version of poker, pokerstars software and top-up rate is SO MUCH BETTER. It lets you play freerolls vs ALL players around the world but you feel it's better if only vs Latin Americans?!!!!!!
 
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I like the User interface of Pokerstars more 888 looks crappy to me.
 
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You are ranking the rooms by the freerolls? SERIOUSLY YOU ARE BRINGING FREEROLLS AS THE POINT?

If you want to play the play money version of poker, pokerstars software and top-up rate is SO MUCH BETTER. It lets you play freerolls vs ALL players around the world but you feel it's better if only vs Latin Americans?!!!!!!

You're wrong, I have not done any ranking. And I have clarified that I would mark some points in favor of being solely my personal opinion, which is based on the perspective of a beginner in the world of poker, since I believe that there must be many people in this forum and who may be interested this point of view. If your is a professional poker player does not have to be the same as mine.

I think all points of view are valid when it comes to marking the pro and contra of a poker room, both a professional player as you, and that of a beginner. Maybe you should try to respect more the opinion of others and not show yourself as a fan of pokerstars. Since it does not make sense to argue with a fanatic
 
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You're wrong, I have not done any ranking. And I have clarified that I would mark some points in favor of being solely my personal opinion, which is based on the perspective of a beginner in the world of poker, since I believe that there must be many people in this forum and who may be interested this point of view. If your is a professional poker player does not have to be the same as mine.

I think all points of view are valid when it comes to marking the pro and contra of a poker room, both a professional player as you, and that of a beginner. Maybe you should try to respect more the opinion of others and not show yourself as a fan of pokerstars. Since it does not make sense to argue with a fanatic
I respect what? For beginners in poker, pokerstars has about 10x dominance factor over 888.

From the free school, to the better play money top up rate and software... Everything is better on PS for beginners.
 
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