B
buttgirl
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Almost everyone here plays on pokerstars and Full Tilt. Is there a reason other than the fact that everyone else plays there as well?
buttgirl
buttgirl
slycbnew
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Not really snobbery. Here are some reasons to play FT and PS:
1. Reputation. Both have a reputation for being solid and for having good to reasonable customer service/support, and neither has a history of substantial scandals or complaints.
2. Availability of NLHE games. Since so many players play there, you can always find tables at virtually any limit in the most popular form of online poker.
3. Availability of other games. Since so many players play there, you can almost always find tables for games other than NLHE (though not always at a limit you like
).
4. Reliability of the software.
5. US players in particular are somewhat constrained in what sites they choose to play on.
Some reasons to play other sites:
1. Good sign up bonuses. You can deposit some amount and by meeting the terms and conditions of the bonus, make a substantial amount of money just for playing (sometimes called bonus whoring by regs).
2. Rakeback. You can get better rakeback deals at smaller sites.
3. Softness of the games. PS and FT are both populated at small stakes and higher by tons of regs in the NLHE games, making the games harder to beat. This isn't the case at smaller sites - more recreational players equals easier games.
1. Reputation. Both have a reputation for being solid and for having good to reasonable customer service/support, and neither has a history of substantial scandals or complaints.
2. Availability of NLHE games. Since so many players play there, you can always find tables at virtually any limit in the most popular form of online poker.
3. Availability of other games. Since so many players play there, you can almost always find tables for games other than NLHE (though not always at a limit you like
).4. Reliability of the software.
5. US players in particular are somewhat constrained in what sites they choose to play on.
Some reasons to play other sites:
1. Good sign up bonuses. You can deposit some amount and by meeting the terms and conditions of the bonus, make a substantial amount of money just for playing (sometimes called bonus whoring by regs).
2. Rakeback. You can get better rakeback deals at smaller sites.
3. Softness of the games. PS and FT are both populated at small stakes and higher by tons of regs in the NLHE games, making the games harder to beat. This isn't the case at smaller sites - more recreational players equals easier games.
suit2please
Visionary
Silver Level
^This. Biggest = most players, most tournaments, most action at all levels.
Jillychemung
Stacks & Stacks
Loyaler
Really it's only logical that the sites with the most players will also be the sites that the most forum members play at. There are a number of us that play at many different sites. I play at 6 different sites and CC holds games at probably 5 different sites and CC members have participated in OFC games at even more sites. So I see no snobbery here. Heck one site, Titan, isn't even open to USA players at all.
et1961
Rock Star
Silver Level
two reasons
I mainly play on FT for two main reasons. First it is the easiest site for me to deposite cash into. Once I had my account set up, all I have to do is enter the amount I want to deposit and put in a 3 digit code on the back of my credit card and it is done imediately. And being a US player this can be a big plus. Second due to the popularity and largeness of the site there seems to be a lot more options available as to what to play and the amount of waiting time for a game to fill up to play. Plus I like the Poker Academy and the wealth of knowlege one can obtain there.
I mainly play on FT for two main reasons. First it is the easiest site for me to deposite cash into. Once I had my account set up, all I have to do is enter the amount I want to deposit and put in a 3 digit code on the back of my credit card and it is done imediately. And being a US player this can be a big plus. Second due to the popularity and largeness of the site there seems to be a lot more options available as to what to play and the amount of waiting time for a game to fill up to play. Plus I like the Poker Academy and the wealth of knowlege one can obtain there.
U
umpinpa22
Rock Star
Silver Level
POKERSTARS AND FULL TILT?
i like full tilt cause of their promotions which occur frequently throughout the yr! failrly easy to clear a few dollars and also cause of their variety of games offered! very dependable with their payouts and overall my favorite site! gl to you!
i like full tilt cause of their promotions which occur frequently throughout the yr! failrly easy to clear a few dollars and also cause of their variety of games offered! very dependable with their payouts and overall my favorite site! gl to you!
TPC
Legend
Silver Level
Hang around here long enough and you get sick of seeing threads by usually newer members saying:
"I play at XYZ site and I'm trying to withdrawal and I haven't received a check and all customer service says is the check is on the way, but it's been two months..." "I played at ABC site and I tried to login and it wont let me, come to find out the site is out of business. What should I do? How do I get my money back?"
The answer is simple, play at Full Tilt and PokerStars and you wont have those problems.
"I play at XYZ site and I'm trying to withdrawal and I haven't received a check and all customer service says is the check is on the way, but it's been two months..." "I played at ABC site and I tried to login and it wont let me, come to find out the site is out of business. What should I do? How do I get my money back?"
The answer is simple, play at Full Tilt and PokerStars and you wont have those problems.
T
thejuanupsman
Rock Star
Silver Level
I win more at FT. I have not determined if that has more to do with my being more comfortable with the software, softer fields or a combination of those or some other intangible. I used to play several sites but once I noticed the difference I focused my efforts on the site where I get the best results.
MrPokerVerse
Legend
Bronze Level
Play on about 10 sites and always have more fun, win more consistently, find interesting table banner and see less verbal abuse on Full Tilt. Also it is USA friendly and enough traffic to find any SnG without a long wait.
jh1spartanfan
Rock Star
Silver Level
FT has really good and easy to use software. Also, it has a lot of players on all the time, so it is really easy to find a game. Usually, when I look it has at least 80,000 players, as long as I'm not playing at like one in the morning. Whereas I play on another site where the most I've seen on is 5,000.
Stu_Ungar
Legend
Silver Level
Not really snobbery. Here are some reasons to play FT and PS:
1. Reputation. Both have a reputation for being solid and for having good to reasonable customer service/support, and neither has a history of substantial scandals or complaints.
2. Availability of NLHE games. Since so many players play there, you can always find tables at virtually any limit in the most popular form of online poker.
3. Availability of other games. Since so many players play there, you can almost always find tables for games other than NLHE (though not always at a limit you like
4. Reliability of the software.
5. US players in particular are somewhat constrained in what sites they choose to play on.
Some reasons to play other sites:
1. Good sign up bonuses. You can deposit some amount and by meeting the terms and conditions of the bonus, make a substantial amount of money just for playing (sometimes called bonus whoring by regs).
2. Rakeback. You can get better rakeback deals at smaller sites.
3. Softness of the games. PS and FT are both populated at small stakes and higher by tons of regs in the NLHE games, making the games harder to beat. This isn't the case at smaller sites - more recreational players equals easier games.
+1
Also it means we don't have to mix with the riff raff
t1riel
Legend
Silver Level
Basically when you rank the best poker sites, FT and PS are 1a and 1b. Then, there is quite a drop off after that. In fact, there may be a great debate on what is the third best poker site.
B
buttgirl
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Thanks to all for your replies.
One thing I never understood is why bodog gets recommended from time to time. It peaks at about 800 players, so it must be one of the smallest sites around. Plus they don't accept mastercard deposits.
buttgirl
One thing I never understood is why bodog gets recommended from time to time. It peaks at about 800 players, so it must be one of the smallest sites around. Plus they don't accept mastercard deposits.
buttgirl
Poof
Made in the USA
Silver Level
Very soft site, easy to build a roll with a little cash, as long as you play cash games or stt's. With the small traffic it is easy to know who spews cash, as the site has alot of regs.
It does suck though if you are a mtt player, the games take hours to fill.
Paj1975
Enthusiast
Silver Level
i started off their but now play elsewhere. if you watch tsn or sportsnet here in canada almost every commercial is for pokerstars and full tilt. bet right now their are more poker commercials than beer commercials. TSN has a freeroll going on at pokerstars at the moment and i've gotten pokerstar stuff at maple leaf games, couple years back. i'm not a fan of stars or tilt anymore but they have more commercials going than molson canadian and coors light at least here in molson canadian country
MrPokerVerse
Legend
Bronze Level
I will recommend that site to first time depositors for the small stake SnG's where the payouts are for 50% who play. These are not the Double or Nothings, but pay out for 1 through 5 with each place getting a little more in a 10 person tourney.
Seems the experience gained is lot easier on the wallet than normal 10 person tourney where top 3 get paid or a Double or Nothings that will end when half the table is eliminated. With those you don't get to play 3 and 4 handed or get the heads up experience, which comes in handy at a final table tournament.
Stick66
Legend
Silver Level
What the hell does playing on 2 of the most populous poker sites in the world have to do with "snobbery"?
I'm hoping you chose the wrong word:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snob
NCfoldem
Rock Star
Silver Level
Software figured out. FT and Pokerstars. If you like a lot of free rolls (like me), then FT is waaaaay ahead of the others. I am a member of Doyles Room, but rarely play there - software isn't all that good. Same with Cake Poker. I guess BoDog might be #3 for best software. UB still has some tweaks to work out.