Choosing a right poker room is very crucial,since various types of offers and various types of poker rooms are available.Select the poker room depends on the what game you want to play,at what limit you can play,and how much do you play.
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Originally posted by harry121
Choosing a right poker room is very crucial,since various types of offers and various types of poker rooms are available.Select the poker room depends on the what game you want to play,at what limit you can play,and how much do you play.
We couldnt agree more 
The purpose of the thread is to help people find out which room suits their requirements best, based on a load of different factors like the ones you mentioned. It also covers things like traffic, table softness, blind speeds, rake structures and more.
If you need any advice Harry, please let us know your requirements.
KR,
David
Hey guys,
I'm having a bit of trouble with a site that is not tracked and is part of Ongame so I'm thinking of playing elsewhere. I would be interested to read your recommendations.
My main tracked account in Everest and, atm, it accounts for about a third of my traffic. In January, I took some shots at NL 100 on both sites, and lost 6 BIs.
Anyway, here are my answers to the standard questions:
1. Which game type you play? (No limit? Sit & Go? MTT? PLO, Fixed Limit, Other?) NL
2. Which limit do you play? (example: NL25, SNG $11, FL .50/1) NL50, 12BB/100; hope to be a NL100 reg by March
3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? SH
4. How much do you play? (e.g. I play 3 hours a week, or I generate $1000 rake/month) Jan's total rake across two sites was $2,100
5. What is your current bankroll? (Optional) This is mainly for players in the micro limits. The reason for this is that the rake at the micros is much higher in relation to the other levels. So if you are over-rolled for your current limit we would suggest moving up a level (so long as you are still following good bank roll management) to take advantage of the lower rake.
Good BRM, this is not a problem
6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? March - play NL100; May NL200
I also like to play 4-5 MTTs a week, whilst also playing cash games. I like the $10 rebuy at Ongame and have had decent cashes at it.
Looking forward to the answers and thanks in advance for your help.
Hi FingersMalone,
Im not 100% sure what you mean about the Ongame network. Its not clear if you would like to stay there or try a diferent network.
We have a few options in regards to the Ongame network.
If you would like to try a diferent network I would suggest PartyPoker. They offer loads of traffic with good games at 50-200nl. The software is also very easy to use, as well as regular tournaments with good guaranteed prize pools.
We also recently updated our deal for PartyPoker meaning you now get 4.5 strategy points per $1 rake. So with $2k rake you would earn roughly 9k strategy points. With this you would qualify for our Gemstone promotion!
As shown in this thread here with your $2k a month of rake you will earn 1 Gemstone every month. Which will be worth 43% rakeback when combined with the PartyPoker VIP system!!!
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Callum
Hi Callum,
Yeah, I did mean moving away from the Ongame Network so I might give Party a go. I have played there before and I have a tracked account there.
I'd need to be at a site that will pay me RB for my play in Feb, rather than set my tier for March based on my play in Feb. I've just looked at Party's site and I'm not 100% sure that is the case; is it?
Sorry if that is not clear but I'll use Everest as an example:
if I were to start there from sratch, my Feb play would be tracked at the "Basic" tier level; only in March would my play move up (to Camp IV, for e.g.)
I'd need to play a site that will change my VIP status as I play, if that makes sense, so I can reap the rewards in the same month.
Is Party like that?
Hi FingersMalone,
If you plan to stay with the room for around 1-3 months. I would suggest playing on Unibet who have a €1,000 first deposit bonus that clears at 19%. You also get 30% rakeback on top of this. So you still get 30% rakeback while you clear the FDB.
If you plan to stay over 3 months i woulst suggest William Hill. They offer a $2k first deposit bonus which clears at a rate of around 43%. After this you will be at VIP level 6 which works out at roughly 39% rakeback if you save for the $1500 cash reward each time. This requires $3800 of rake.
So to summarise. With Unibet you will earn 49% rakeback whilst clearing the deposit bonus and 30% there after.
With WilliamHill you will earn 43% rakeback from the first deposit bonus and 39% there after. The longer you stay with WilliamHill the higher you progress and could be earning 42-45% in 4 months time.
So depending how long you plan to stay with the room you should choose one of the above that suits your requirements best.
Hope this helps.
Callum
Thanks a lot for your help Callum. I'm going to dip my toes into Unibet whilst playing a bit on Everest, I think.
1. Which game type you play? NL
2. Which limit do you play? NL50
3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? SH
4. How much do you play? 25000-35000 hands/month
5. What is your current bankroll? ~30BI
6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? Moving up to NL100 and become a reg there.
I'm playing micro SnG and NL. Just want to ask which site is much softer for my limit, PKR or 888? Thanks!
Edit: Might as well put all the details:
1. Which game type you play? NL and Sng (Micro)
2. Which limit do you play? NL 2 and $1.50 9man (@Stars)
3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? FR
4. How much do you play? 2000-3000 hands a month
5. What is your current bankroll? $50 (can deposit more if needed)
6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? Moving up to the next limit as soon as possible
Originally posted by guz28
1. Which game type you play? NL2. Which limit do you play? NL50
3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? SH
4. How much do you play? 25000-35000 hands/month
5. What is your current bankroll? ~30BI
6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? Moving up to NL100 and become a reg there.
Hi Guz28,
I suggest playing at William Hill. They have plenty of action with good games. They also have one of the best first deposit bonus's going worth up to $2000 that clears at around 40%
Should see you at 100nl in no time
Originally posted by madzmadz25
I'm playing micro SnG and NL. Just want to ask which site is much softer for my limit, PKR or 888? Thanks!Edit: Might as well put all the details:
1. Which game type you play? NL and Sng (Micro)
2. Which limit do you play? NL 2 and $1.50 9man (@Stars)
3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? FR
4. How much do you play? 2000-3000 hands a month
5. What is your current bankroll? $50 (can deposit more if needed)
6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? Moving up to the next limit as soon as possible
Hi Madzmadz25,
It depends how many tables you want to play.
If you want to play 1-4 tables then PKR will be best as they have the softest games going these days. The only downside is that its very hard to play more then 6 tables in my experience. 4 is comfortable on their software.
If you want to play more than 4 tables I would suggest 888 as the software is much better. The games are also still soft but not quite as good as PKR.
Good luck at the tables!
yea i was thinking of it but last time i played at ipoker it was super nitty but that may have changed?
Last time I played there (around 3 months ago) at 50-100nl i was just lol'ing at how over aggro the regs were.
Show one bluff, just one bluff, and thats it. They wont fold a pair and just blow up, going on big bluffs all the time.
You still have nits on there but they are easy enough to spot. The crazy guys will make up for it!
sounds good, ill try it out. Is 777 poker as good? have a account on WH so wont get the first deposit bonus if i play there.
Hi,
Poker 770's FDB isnt as good.
Titan poker is the best and is on the same network. You can sign up here They still offer the $2000 first deposit bonus!
Let me know if you have any other questions
1. Which game type you play? NL
2. Which limit do you play? NL10
3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? HU
4. How much do you play? dunno, probably like 20k hands/month
5. What is your current bankroll? ~30BI
6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? Moving up to NL50 and become a reg there.
Is there any room where rake doesnt eat up profit in NLHU microstakes? or do I need to grind it out at 9max/6max tables till I hit a higher limit?
Thank you in advance
Damlqv
Edit. courently playing at ongame
Originally posted by Damlqv
1. Which game type you play? NL2. Which limit do you play? NL10
3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? HU
4. How much do you play? dunno, probably like 20k hands/month
5. What is your current bankroll? ~30BI
6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? Moving up to NL50 and become a reg there.
Is there any room where rake doesnt eat up profit in NLHU microstakes? or do I need to grind it out at 9max/6max tables till I hit a higher limit?
Thank you in advance
DamlqvEdit. courently playing at ongame
Hi Damlqv,
Im sorry to say that any room that you play NL10 HU on is going to have pretty high rake. I would suggest sticking for FR/SH until you are rolled to play 50nl+ HU.
I see you are playing at EuroPoker and Betfair at the moment through us. Are you happy there at the moment?
If your looking to try a new room I would suggest putting some money onto Titan Poker. They have lots of traffic through the Ipoker network and a really good first deposit bonus which clears at around 50% rakeback. They also have HU tables for all stakes. The only downside being the high rake that comes with playing the micros HU.
Hope this helps
Callum
Hi,
I started playing on bwin this month, clearing the 1st deposit bonus (1k), competing in the PS rake race and signed up for bwin Inside.
What is appr the rakeback you receive on Ongame, and are there any other promos / things I have to do to get full rakeback ?
Thanks in advance for any reply 
Cheers
Matt
Hi PokerAddict36,
The maximum rakeback is 25% on Bwin. This however isn't a exact figure because the site uses the essence rake model. Meaning winning players get less rakeback and visa versa.
Good luck in the Ongame race