Choosing the right Poker Room for you!

Hi MidgetBat

I have merged your thread with this one.

Best regards

Thazar

Hi.

1. Which game type you play?
NL Holdem MTT

2. Which limit do you play?
$1+ tourneys

3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up?
FR

4. How much do you play? (e.g. I play 3 hours a week, or I generate $1000 rake/month)
It depends a lot, but at late afternoon/evening I can play almost everyday

5. How many tables do you want to play? Depends a lot again, but I can even play on different rooms at the same time

6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? become a good mtt player and have some money to help my family and my personal life

I can't track my pokerstars.com account, but I don't mind about the strategypoints, because I don't want to play just in one room at the same time ♦

Im playing 0.02/0.05 for now and my goals are to climb over the limits and to improve my game.Usually im playing 6-9 tables and im playing 2-3 hours per day.I dont want to play in pokerstars and have money only in 888 poker.

Hi Carrapa,

I would suggest you play at PartyPoker.

They have a constant flow of micro-stakes tournaments that get soft fields and decent prize pools.

Along side that they also have easy to use software and a first deposit bonus up to $500. This adds a extra 33% rakeback on top of the VIP system ♠_cool:

Good luck grinding!

Callum

Hi MidgetBat,

I think you would enjoy playing at Unibet.

They have some of the nicest software going aswell as some soft competition.

You will also earn 30% flat rakeback while you play there to help boost your bankroll.

On top of this, you will also get a first deposit bonus up to €1000 that adds a extra 20% on top!

Let me know what you think and good luck climbing the limits

Callum

Play PLO10/PLO25 SH , currently at stars. Going to be putting in some volume so looking for a good deposit bonus and maybe some decent rakeback on top.

Is there anywhere that fits which will have enough traffic to play throughout the day at these games?

Hi CheckBop,

The best place for you to play will be William Hill. The offer a 200% $2000 deposit bonus that really helps while you climb up the VIP system which is also very rewarding.

They also have decent traffic and you should be able to get games going at most times of the day/evening.

Good luck

Callum

1. Which game type you play? No limit

2. Which limit do you play? NL4 ready to move up to NL10

3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? SH

4. How much do you play? 5-7 hours per week. Hoping to play more

5. How many tables do you want to play? I play 3-4 tables

6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months?

1. Improve the mathematical side of my game - equity calcs, hand combos etc
2. Learn to make more use of HEM2
3. Move up to NL10, I currently play on PartPoker. But with Pokerstars in the news far more and FullTilt on the way back I'm wondering am I missing out on soft competition playing on Party. I enjoy the software and use the table stacking feature which I've almost gotten too used to

can someone in the know explain to me like im a 3 year old what was so good about full tilt?
tbh i only played on it for one night about 4/5 years ago.
from what iv been reading iv taken that the software was top notch plus i know they had some massive stakes wild cash games.
was it like stars is atm with traffic which is a massive plus imo,+ a way fishier pool,good rakeback/bonuses and so on?.
i never had any roll on it so never took any deep interest in its ongoings.
so basically what was good about it?

Originally posted by pappadjango

so basically what was good about it?

for me, personally, it was all about software. I liked it a lot more than any other (even stars). Also they had Rush (which at the time was unique thing). Plus player pool was pretty big and games were good

Originally posted by pappadjango
can someone in the know explain to me like im a 3 year old what was so good about full tilt?
tbh i only played on it for one night about 4/5 years ago.
from what iv been reading iv taken that the software was top notch plus i know they had some massive stakes wild cash games.
was it like stars is atm with traffic which is a massive plus imo,+ a way fishier pool,good rakeback/bonuses and so on?.
i never had any roll on it so never took any deep interest in its ongoings.
so basically what was good about it?

- Good software
- 27% rakeback
- Ironman
- Mid year bonuses
- Rush week bonuse etc...

keep going i want more was it the best?

Originally posted by Sholja
- 27% rakeback
- Ironman
- Mid year bonuses
- Rush week bonuse etc...

can u explain a bit about these..? ty!

In just a few words, the software was the best any way you see it, the promotions were fantastic (I mean you could get lots of free money, like doubling your bankroll for a micro stakes player, not like the lousy promotions the other sites have), you had good flat rakeback (combined with the dealt method for distributing rake paid), lots of traffic all the time, happy hours all year long (where you were getting double or triple FTP points for playing) and the games were very soft for a top site. Plus it had other bonuses as well, like the academy where you could get tips from top players and win FTP points and entries to freerolls with good money at the same time, etc.
I'll tell you just this: I was a complete beginner when I joinned, without any poker education or experience (other than what I was studying at their academy), didn't have any initial capital (I didn't know what PokerStrategy.com is at the time) and never deposited any money there. Having said that, in less than 3 months I had a bankroll of $300 playing 2NL FR single tabling (towards the end 2 tables at a time).
It felt like paradise!

1. Which game type you play? No Limit Short Handed

2. Which limit do you play? currently NL10 looking to move up to NL25 soon

3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? Short Handed

4. How much do you play? evens out about ~23K hands a month

5. How many tables do you want to play? usually play 6

6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? move to NL25 and then hopefully Nl50 or greater.

I'm mostly looking for sites that offer rakeback, i find it pretty sick how much money i could have earned if i had it from the beginning.

Hi 0744379,

I would say first of all that the games at Party are generally going to be softer than that at PokerStars.

If you were still looking to move, a room like William Hill would be good as they have a great first deposit bonus of 200% up to $2000 that adds great returns. Aswell as a decent VIP system.

Let me know if you are interested in a change or if you are happy staying at PartyPoker

Thanks

Callum

Hi Gxtwo,

If you are looking for a site to give rakeback, the best site will be Unibet.

They offer 30% flat rakeback that you can cash in at any time.

They also offer a €1k first deposit bonus as well as soft games.

Let me know what you think.

Callum

Originally posted by CallumN

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Originally posted by gxtwo
1. Which game type you play? No Limit Short Handed

2. Which limit do you play? currently NL10 looking to move up to NL25 soon

3. Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? Short Handed

4. How much do you play? evens out about ~23K hands a month

5. How many tables do you want to play? usually play 6

6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? move to NL25 and then hopefully Nl50 or greater.

I'm mostly looking for sites that offer rakeback, i find it pretty sick how much money i could have earned if i had it from the beginning.

Hi Gxtwo,

If you are looking for a site to give rakeback, the best site will be Unibet.

They offer 30% flat rakeback that you can cash in at any time.

They also offer a €1k first deposit bonus as well as soft games.

Let me know what you think.

Callum

sounds pretty good, and tbh thsi is the site i was looking at, but thought ive nothing to lose checking here first ♦

without getting off topic, do you know if clearing the FDB would interrupt the rake back?

Yes it does effect it, the 30% rakeback is paid on net rake. I shall try and explain below.

Lets say you rake €1k. You get €200 from the first deposit bonus. This €200 is 'deducted' for your net rake.

Leaving your net rake at €800. You will then get the 30% of €800, not 30% of €1k.

I hope that makes sense.

Originally posted by CallumN
Yes it does effect it, the 30% rakeback is paid on net rake. I shall try and explain below.

Lets say you rake €1k. You get €200 from the first deposit bonus. This €200 is 'deducted' for your net rake.

Leaving your net rake at €800. You will then get the 30% of €800, not 30% of €1k.

I hope that makes sense.

so i presume the FDB is released at 20% total rake?

then rake back will be 30% of (total rake - 20%)

Effectively giving us 44% RB during the FDB period?

my math is probably wiffy, please correct me if im wrong ♦