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Thanks! Guess I have no other option but to move to iPoker :f_cry:. As I'm not rolled for NL5 yet; do you know if there's any of their rooms that offers NL2 speed?


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mcfuzz
Joined: 12.03.2015

Hi,

Restarting my poker career, so prefer a place where I won't get eaten alive! :f_drink:

1. Which game type you play? (No limit? Sit & Go? MTT? PLO, Fixed Limit, Other?)

NL, SNG and MTT

2. Which limit do you play? (example: NL25, SNG $11, FL .50/1)

SNG, no more than $2-$3, MTT, probably same entry free, but mostly freerolling atm until i get up to speed with my strategy reading!

4. How much do you play? (e.g. I play 3 hours a week, or I generate $1000 rake/month)

1-2 hours per night

5. How many tables do you want to play?

1 :)

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

Profit would be a good start :)

7. What time zone are you in and what times do you play?

GMT, 7pm-10pm depending if the footy is on

8. Which rooms do you already hold accounts at?

Full Tilt, and i have signed up for the free cash at PKR


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svonja
Joined: 27.05.2010

party poker best poker room ever, nice promotions for everyone, recommended


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Lazza61
Joined: 23.03.2011

Hey mcfuzz,

As grinding off a First Deposit Bonus doesn't seem that important, you could pick and choose whatever you like.

PokerStars is the obvious choice but if you want the fishier players PKR (which you already have) and 888 would be the best options just ahead of MicroGaming (PokerHeaven and 24hBet) and the iPoker skins.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. _thumbsup:

Have fun :gl:

Laz


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Lazza61
Joined: 23.03.2011

Originally posted by Icecreamboy
Thanks! Guess I have no other option but to move to iPoker :f_cry:. As I'm not rolled for NL5 yet; do you know if there's any of their rooms that offers NL2 speed?

MicroGaming (PokerHeaven and 24hBet) have it as Blaze but getting action after NL2 may be a problem.


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mcfuzz
Joined: 12.03.2015

Cool thanks guys. I will play with the pkr funds first before checking out poker stars


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1. Which game type you play? Snf

2. Which limit do you play?NL25

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

4. How much do you play? 3hours/week
5. How many tables do you want to play? 9

6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months? 2000€

7. What time zone are you in and what times do you play? +2

8. Which rooms do you already hold accounts at? --


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Lazza61
Joined: 23.03.2011

Hey trooferis,

If you can go with PokerStars, go with PokerStars. At the moment we have a special promotion on where you could pick up an extra 600 SPs by creating and playing on tracked accounts at PokerStars and Full Tilt. You can read about it here.

If you are looking for softer traffic, it can be a bit problematic outside Stars. PKR (no Fast Fold) and 888 have reasonable traffic but I think there is a restriction on how many tables you can play per limit at 888. I think this only applies to Snap (Fast Fold).

MicroGaming has traffic at regular tables but not at Blaze (Fast Fold). iPoker has traffic at both regular and Speed (Fast Fold).

It would depend on other factors on which would be best.

If you want the fishiest players and are not concerned about FDBs or loyalty programs, then consider PKR or 888.

If you want the best signup bonuses then a MicroGaming or iPoker skin would be the best option.

If you want to be tested by the strongest player pools, grab the combined PokerStars/Full Tilt offer as linked to above.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :f_thumbsup:

Have fun :gl:

Laz


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Dreamfall19
Joined: 24.03.2015

I used to play at unibet, but now switched to NetBet poker and it looks harder


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by Dreamfall19
I used to play at unibet, but now switched to NetBet poker and it looks harder

Hi, Dreamfall19
:welcome: to PokerStrategy.com!

How long ago did you play on unibet?
The game has changed somewhat over the past few years. When I started the recommended open raise was 4 BB but you never see that any more -- and that's just one example.

I suggest that you do a quick review of the basics following the lesson suggestions in No Limit Hold'em lessons overview

Also, you might also be interested in these videos.
Yes, they pretty basic, but it is pretty much all you need at the lower limits.

As you progress, there are lots more to follow!

Best of luck,
VS


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Coreprime
Joined: 24.06.2007

@dreamfall Unibet is a lot softer than ipoker. main disadvantage on Unibet is that you cant use a HUD


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Hello, I need some advice where to play. I play No limit holdem , love tournaments with 1-5 $ buy in.
Im playing everyday, about 2-3hours a day , and maximum 2 tables at one time. I would love to find a some good poker site like pokerstars, but there is a problem becouse my country have problem with many pokersite licenses, so it hard to register in new places. My time Zone is UTC.
I have account at 888 poker, FullTILT POKER and betsafe poker,favorite of them is fulltilt ,and 888 but i dont like the skin and the style what there are playing.
So It would be great if you could suggest me where to play with many tournaments, and freerolls,bonuses and everthing else.
Thank you


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Hi, my name is Anastasia. Here are my answers :

No Limit Holdem
NL10( I'm going to play NL25 soon)
Short Handed
I play 16 hours a week
6-8 tables
My plans are : earn enough money to pay for my rent, food and keep poker as a job at the same time
I live in Moscow
I start my sessions in 15:00 (When the time is 15:00, in Moscow, it is 13:00 in London)
I currently play only on PokerStars and I like it. Also I tried to play on 888poker and William Hill.
I didn't remember much about my experiences on the first one, but there is no much tables on WH.
Plus both sites have big casino adverts and banners, and I hate it so much. So, now I'm thinking
about playing on PokerStars or 888poker. What do you think? Should I stay on PokerStars?


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Lazza61
Joined: 23.03.2011

Originally posted by dguncchi
Hello, I need some advice where to play. I play No limit holdem , love tournaments with 1-5 $ buy in.
Im playing everyday, about 2-3hours a day , and maximum 2 tables at one time. I would love to find a some good poker site like pokerstars, but there is a problem becouse my country have problem with many pokersite licenses, so it hard to register in new places. My time Zone is UTC.
I have account at 888 poker, FullTILT POKER and betsafe poker,favorite of them is fulltilt ,and 888 but i dont like the skin and the style what there are playing.
So It would be great if you could suggest me where to play with many tournaments, and freerolls,bonuses and everthing else.
Thank you

As you already have access to betsafe, you would already have access to bothe the Microgaming and Ongame player pools so you would have some idea of the tourneys and player pools. You could still join PokerHeaven (Microgaming, Ongame) or 24hBet (Microgaming) to take advantage of free money, tracking and FDBs.

This leaves PKR and iPoker skins. I have a couple of screenshots taken in early evening your time.

PKR

iPoker (Titan)

iPoker have a slightly better range but there are a lot of rebuy tourneys. They also offer a 200% deposit bonus (250% at Winner).

Make sure you check out the free money offers.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. _drink:

Have fun :gl:

Laz


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Lazza61
Joined: 23.03.2011

Originally posted by marvela7
Hi, my name is Anastasia. Here are my answers :

No Limit Holdem
NL10( I'm going to play NL25 soon)
Short Handed
I play 16 hours a week
6-8 tables
My plans are : earn enough money to pay for my rent, food and keep poker as a job at the same time
I live in Moscow
I start my sessions in 15:00 (When the time is 15:00, in Moscow, it is 13:00 in London)
I currently play only on PokerStars and I like it. Also I tried to play on 888poker and William Hill.
I didn't remember much about my experiences on the first one, but there is no much tables on WH.
Plus both sites have big casino adverts and banners, and I hate it so much. So, now I'm thinking
about playing on PokerStars or 888poker. What do you think? Should I stay on PokerStars?

Hey Anastasia,

You could stay on PokerStars. They have also recently introduced NL16 as well which I have heard is softer than NL10.

PKR has pretty good traffic at regular tables at NL25. I expect the games would be much softer than PokerStars.

MicroGaming (PokerHeaven and 24hBet) have pretty good traffic at regular tables but nothing at Blaze (Fast Fold). PokerHeaven also has the advantage of access to OnGame as well so when one network is slow, you could switch to the other using one login and one balance. Ongame traffic is borderline for playing 6-8 tables but they do have NL20 and NL30 so you could mix. Only traffic at regular tables, nothing at Strobe (Fast Fold).

Have you considered Full Tilt. They have better traffic, both at Rush and regular tables plus you can pair it with your PokerStars account for easy money transfers between the two clients.

Always make sure you sign up by following the download guides from this page.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Have fun :gl:

Laz


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SirPaulius
Joined: 19.11.2009

Which game type you play?
NLHE zoom rush

Which limit do you play?
NL5 - NL10

Short handed or full ring tables, or even Heads-Up? SHORT
6max

How much do you play?
~20h/week
How many tables do you want to play?
4-6 (NL5 x4 NL10x2)

What time zone are you in and what times do you play?
+2

Which rooms do you already hold accounts at? --
888 i poker (WH, 770 aka netbet, titan) PS party FTP

Looking with clearable FDB for ~400 usd


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kingreigns
Joined: 26.01.2009

Which game type you play?
No Limit

2. Which limit do you play?
5NL but starting 10NL(again!!)

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

4. How much do you play?
25Hr/week sometimes more

5. How many tables do you want to play?
Either 2 zoom/speed tables or 4 regular tables

6. What are your goals for the next 3+ months?
Get to 25NL or higher if possible

7. What time zone are you in and what times do you play?
GMT london ,mainly at 7pm - 12pm and sometimes from 2pm - 6pm

8. Which rooms do you already hold accounts at?
Gala, Pokerstars and some at sites i haven't tried yet so Tiger Gaming, Planet365, 888, Carbon and YachtingPoker

Any sites with rakeback would be preferable. getting 60% on Gala but 10NL is a reg infestation

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Lazza61
Joined: 23.03.2011

Hey SirPaulius,

You already have most of our options covered and I have checked rather late but PKR has 4 tables of NL4 and 8 tables of NL10 (PKR doesn't have fast fold). They have limited support but they do have a 200% FDB up to $1000 and 32% RB payable by the room for serious grinders and at the hours you are looking to play then you should qualify for at least 20%, maybe the full 32%.

This is the view from 24hBet (MicroGaming) There is no fast fold (Blaze) running atm:

If you signup through to any MG site, this will get you a 200% FDB plus 30% guaranteed rakeback. If you sign up to PokerHeaven (MicroGaming), you'll also get access to the OnGame network by using the same login and account balances.

Make sure you follow all the steps in our download guides to ensure maximum benefits.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :f_thumbsup:

Have fun :gl:

Laz


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Lazza61
Joined: 23.03.2011

Hey kingreigns,

Most of what I replied to SirPaulius would apply to you as you both play the same limits and time. I will however include some information for you in regards to FullTilt. Current sceenshots:

NL5-10 Regular tables

Rush (Fast Fold) NL5-10

FullTilt also offer a 100% FDB up to $600.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :f_drink:

Have fun

Laz


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kingreigns
Joined: 26.01.2009

Cool, thanks for the info


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