Day 12
Pretty interesting one I think. Would poker be a more boring or exciting game if there was one extra "street" and what strategical adjustment would you have to make?
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Good question. It would probably change the hand values in a similar way to PLO compared to NL. More straights/flushes/boats would get there, pairs would be quite worthless.
Unless the games are deeper, the money would be in the middle before the extra street anyway.
I think it would suck actually.
Originally posted by BarryCarter
I think it would suck actually.
Nuff said imo.
I don't think it would be more exciting. Valuebetting against a FD would be stupid because it would probably get there to often. While a TP can be the nuts now, only nutty hands can be the nuts then.
Originally posted by pleno1
Day 12Pretty interesting one I think. Would poker be a more boring or exciting game if there was one extra "street" and what strategical adjustment would you have to make?
I have to add more stats on my HUD 
So what would be the chances of a flush draw hitting from flop to "super river" (or whatever the last street would be called)? Around 52%?
Basically, that would mean that we can see the flop with any two suited cards, and get the money in if we hit a flush draw.
Or would it mean that lower suited cards are worth less because opponents are more likely to see the flop with higher flush draws?
In any case, it would definitely hurt the game for pretty much any player, except calling stations.
Maybe it could work if the hand rankings were adjusted? Like in the game of Manila, for example, where a flush beats a full house, because it is harder to hit.
Day 13
When should you have to send documents to a poker site? Before playing? After youve started playing? After 30 days? Or when you want to cash out?
Originally posted by pleno1
Day 12Pretty interesting one I think. Would poker be a more boring or exciting game if there was one extra "street" and what strategical adjustment would you have to make?
Start by playing lower and deeper, any suited high cards and connected gets better. It would be pretty ridiculous as flopped sets have more equity than flopped flushes
Also, some of the hand values my have to be changed
Day 14:
Before playing IMO.
You should be automatically made to do this upon account creation and before making a deposit.
Save so much hassle and bad feelings between players and site/support.
I think the current process most use of waiting until you have played a certain amount of volume is fine.
Doing at the start would be awful, as so many people would not end up depositing. Doing it at withdrawal also sucks because for whatever reason you may need the money fast. So in the middle works for me.
Originally posted by BarryCarter
I think the current process most use of waiting until you have played a certain amount of volume is fine.
This doesn't happen an awful lot. People create the account, make a deposit and in 5 minutes have their accounts locked. I don't see how that is good practice.
ID - before playing. Skrill / Net screenshots - upon request (some supports get irritated if I send them in advance).
Address - before cashing out only, as I don't always need it 
and it's a bit hard to renew the docs every 3 months.
Before you play.
You have to be 18 and should prove this first.
You don't buy a beer, drink it and then have someone ask for your ID.
But then this may stop a lot of recreational players signing up because it's too much hassle >.<
I think it's fine as-is.
Now people make their deposit, start playing, and then have their account locked. If poker rooms would lock players' accounts before they make a deposit and/or start playing, they'd have no reason to try and unlock their account as they could just move on to another poker room. So I can understand why poker rooms would do this.
Doing these security checks right before withdrawals isn't a great option either, because people may actually need the money. In addition, they might get frustrated that they get a security check at such a point and therefore cash out their entire roll and move on to another poker room.
Honestly, I'd rather have my security check five minutes after I start playing than have it after a certain amount of volume or whatever, too. Once you've had the security check, it's just done and you can continue to play without having to worry about anything.
And let's be honest, having to undergo a security check is never fun, so it always sucks. All poker rooms can do is make it as convenient as possible for them and the player.
So imo it's perfectly fine the way it is now on most poker rooms.
It's fine as it is I guess… keeps more fish on the room.
I'd love to create an account, close it immediately and first do the check. Then when the check is done you start playing an no more hustle. You can get fast withdrawals etc…
Originally posted by pleno1
Day 13When should you have to send documents to a poker site? Before playing? After youve started playing? After 30 days? Or when you want to cash out?
Was my case with microgaming the inspiratoon? 
Haha, Microgaming always closes an account if an ID isn't sent within 3 days of its creation; I'm trained well now, like Pavlov's dog 
Day 13
You might say that it scares the fish away if they immadiately need to send an ID. But I dont care. It is so fking annoying that they allow you to play but when you want to take out YOUR OWN money, they are suddenly trying everything to stop you from doing that.
That's not the reason? Legality and blah blah? Well why didnt you check when I deposited a few ks then? Ah right, I was about to blow that money on your tables, and it didnt really seem to matter how old I was then, did it?
ID check always pisses me off (unless it's done upon regging). Congratz, now I'm on tilt
I think you should show ID in order to open the account, and if you can't your account will be locked to playmoney until you can provide ID. When people are opening an account the should be prepared to show ID in order to play for real money this would imo also make the site look more legit to the recs. And no one would get their account banned after playing for a while which make the site look less legit to the recs imo.
Closing an account after a deposit to ask for ID is just terrible especially if you can't get your money payed out before showing the ID, this happend to me at FTP after I have had my account for 5 years and since I couldn't give them good enough ID they wouldn't give me my money back (it's ok now).
Day 14
What is the future of the sponsored professional poker player? Are they finished?