Online Poker Site for US Players

Which online poker site do you guys play on?

I'm a US player so looking at the international options so let me know what site you play on and why you play there. My choice mostly depends on the deposit/withdrawal process and the site that has the most players.

Thanks.

Merge has by far the most players in the US market these days, it's not even close. I play on the Hero skin on Merge, because they have awesome customer service and the CEO is a nice guy. There's a huge thread in the Internet poker forum over on 2+2 where he answers questions from players about the skin. Cashouts take some time on Merge because they have to do a bit of a runaround to avoid a Black Friday-esque crackdown on their payment processors. Any site that doesn't take over a month to send checks to the US is going to get busted really quick in the current environment.

Does anyone know about lock poker? I'm thinking about that.

I've been using Lock Poker for some time now. I can't speak to their withdrawal policies, but I agree conceptually with what was said above - in the current US market, there's no way you will be getting a fast withdrawal.

I really like Lock Poker. I think the layout and software is great, and there's enough traffic that you can find a game at all lower stakes (I can't speak for high stakes) most of the time. Their freerolls aren't great - they mostly pay out in satellite coupons - but they have a great selection of tourneys and SNGs. I can't speak to the quality of the SNGs as I have not really played that many of them.

Give me your guys's thoughts on intertops vs bet online vs lock poker?

Most of the traffic is on Merge.Which is alot of sites the biggest being.
Carbon
Lock
RPM
BCP

I prefer BlackChipPoker on the Merge network. They also have good customer service and offer decent bonuses from time to time.

Can't find too much information on Merge.

What's the website URL for that place?

What's their minimum withdrawal set at? What are the different depositing options? Any good bonuses?

How long does it take to receive withdrawals?

robhimself said:

Merge has by far the most players in the US market these days, it's not even close. I play on the Hero skin on Merge, because they have awesome customer service and the CEO is a nice guy. There's a huge thread in the Internet Poker forum over on 2+2 where he answers questions from players about the skin. Cashouts take some time on Merge because they have to do a bit of a runaround to avoid a Black Friday-esque crackdown on their payment processors. Any site that doesn't take over a month to send checks to the US is going to get busted really quick in the current environment.

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You also forgot to mention hero poker has $5 freeroll SNGs running all day, 3 at a time, 27 players, 4 paid. The only thing that sucks about those freerolls is that its pot limit omaha.

Bauss said:

You also forgot to mention hero poker has $5 freeroll SNGs running all day, 3 at a time, 27 players, 4 paid. The only thing that sucks about those freerolls is that its pot limit omaha.

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There are 24 player $5 NLH ones too, but you have to be a "regular player" to play the holdem ones.

Lock, Carbon and RPM have all had some shady stuff go down with them on 2+2. BCP and Hero are the ones I trust, but I think Hero has the better freerolls and VIP program. BCP is a pure rakeback skin, not many promotions, so if you can't get a decent rakeback deal on there then Hero is the way to go imo.

According to 2+2 Hero will be making changes to the freeroll tourneys.

u can try Smart Live Poker or PDC Poker

im also looking for an online site to try out. just scared with throwing my information out there. Do you guys usually just get the checks mailed to an address? or do some of you do direct deposit to your account? This stuff has always scared me.