Does the site you play influence your results???

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Hi all.

I`ll dissapoint some of you straight away - this is not a "This site is rigged" thread :D

I have played 4 sites in the 2 years I have been playing poker and I can`t understand why my results are so dramatically different!!!

I play Titan, Ladbrokes, pokerstars and party poker - so not small sites and I can`t believe the level of player is that different from one site to the next.

I do know why my results are not as good on Pstars. It is because I try to build up my FPP and I find ring games so different to MTT`s - I don`t think I have the right mix of patience and fearlessness (If that is a word which I doubt!!!)

I just can`t get away with Titan whatever I play. Laddies I did well when it was my only site but it has now gone bad. I get most of my success playing MTT on Party.

Do any of you guys have similar experiences or any thoughts as to why it should be???

Thanks.
 
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Hi all.

I`ll dissapoint some of you straight away - this is not a "This site is rigged" thread :D

I have played 4 sites in the 2 years I have been playing poker and I can`t understand why my results are so dramatically different!!!

Maybe the people are different thats the reason....levels of play also

I do know why my results are not as good on Pstars. It is because I try to build up my FPP and I find ring games so different to MTT`s - I don`t think I have the right mix of patience and fearlessness (If that is a word which I doubt!!!)

thats because they are so different!!



I just can`t get away with Titan whatever I play. Laddies I did well when it was my only site but it has now gone bad. I get most of my success playing MTT on Party.

Do any of you guys have similar experiences or any thoughts as to why it should be???

I have played mainly on FullTilt and PokerStars...i have won more money(profit) on Tilt then Stars but see the same play at both.
 
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I play pokerstars and FTP

I like pokerstars better because im mainly a sng player - obviously ps wins in that catagory.

FTP has more smaller tourneys imo, but same lvl of players as pokerstars.

Overall I prefer pokerstars but really it doesnt matter.... perhaps you would notice a change from the different websites(especially the smaller ones) if you are a ring player but im not.
 
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I only play in tournies, but I have noticed that players at bodog seem to play a lot more tightly than many of the other sites I play at...
 
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IMO I find a huge difference in the level of play between Stars and Party. I play 25nl and 50nl 6 max cash, and party has some mega horrendous, fishy players. Stars has a lot more knowledgeable players, but fortunately there are so many players on Stars you can still find the fish.
 
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I agree with Jagsti, Pokerstars has much better players on it. In fact you could have not put which site you did poorly at and I woulda filled in for you that Stars was your nemisis. Again, what Jagsti said, there are plenty of fish there, but you have to find them/table select properly.
 
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I don't do near as good at ft or ps as I do on bodog . lots of good players and fish at all the sites , we just need better table selection as volleycat says . :)
 
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I just can`t get away with Titan whatever I play.


Strange. Titan and sister site Victor Chandler are my favourite sites and have been very successful for me. A matter of taste, I guess.
 
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Strange. Titan and sister site Victor Chandler are my favourite sites and have been very successful for me. A matter of taste, I guess.

To expand on my comment on Titan. I like the graphics but I can`t win - not a slur on this site :) , moreso my play on this site, and I don`t know why.

Having thought about things, the prblem I have is that I should stick to what I am good at for now, that being MTT. The problem you have with playing MTT`s are the time taken - to play a good MTT you need to put aside at least 4 hours +

So I end up playing SNG`s. I`m not desperate at SNG`s - my big losses came some time back when I moved up to silly stakes for my level of skill - I would play $50 - $100 buy in SNG`s.
 
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IMO, pokerstars is the place for tourneys and SnG's for ring games I prefer party poker.
 
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The problem you have with playing MTT`s are the time taken - to play a good MTT you need to put aside at least 4 hours +

Yes, I can certainly relate to that difficulty. MTTs are also my main earner, but it is difficult to do job, family, and life generally while fitting in a reasonable weekly programme of tourneys.
 
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If you keep records, this should be testable by comparing results from different sites but same games.

Just make sure you have a lot of hands/tourneys before drawing any conclusions.
 
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