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 Online Poker, Dice, 4. Nov 2002 11:39 | ||
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| Could someone help me with online poker rooms. I have a series of questions that I would like answered. I have played at Paradise a few times with minimum $50 buy ins. I won a huge amount once, cashed out with a little profit once, and lost my buy-in 4 times. I'm up a total of $131 at Paradise overall. I've just had a really big score at Tunica this past weekend. If I wanted to put some money back into an online poker room where I could play low limits and not have to worry about variance swings, but only worry about playing solid, what would I do? First, where would I go? Paradise is much, much tougher than any of the games that I have played in at Tunica, even at the .50/1 level. The .50/1 level at Paradise is much tougher than even the 4/8 or 5/10 levels at Tunica. I have even watched many 10/20 games that were easier than this .5/1. This past weekend, I was in several hands with 9 people seeing the flop. These types of games are ideal, of course. But they don't happen online. That said, if there is a better place to go, I'd like to go there. I want to go somewhere where I've got a chance of winning instead of ##%&! away my money to a rake in a game where 20% of the people see the flop. I realize that these games may be beatable for some, but why even play in them if there are more lucrative games out there? 2) How much bankroll should be invested? I have $500 in winnings. Should I put in $500 for playing 1/2 and lower? This would be close to the 300BB rule that is often used. That is for professionals, of course, which I am not. Would the same rules apply to me? Part of the idea here is to get an idea of how I play over a longer term than just one session. For instance, if I lose 300BB over the course of time, doesn't that prove that I'm a losing player? 3) Deposit Bonuses? Might as well get as much free money as possible 4) Frequent player promotions and other types of promotions? Paradise seems to lag significantly in this category. 5) Game selection? Paradise appears to have the most games going, but, IMO, this also has a big drawback. I'm always having to switch tables b/c tables break up quickly. Also, any benefit I got from table image is shot. I also have to learn how the new players play every time I go to a new table. The games do appear a little looser at certain other sites as well. Anyway, do any of you have any advice? | ||
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| Re: Online Poker, jim grass, 4. Nov 2002 14:35 | ||
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| You`ll have to figure most of your thoughts out yourself..i do suggest planetpoker and partypoker for good game selection.. jim | ||
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| Re: Online Poker, Roy Cooke, 4. Nov 2002 21:31 | ||
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| Try PlanetPoker. The games are good there and they constantly run promotions! Roy Cooke on 4. Nov 2002 11:39 Dice wrote: > Could someone help me with online poker rooms. I have a series of questions that > I would like answered. I have played at Paradise a few times with minimum $50 > buy ins. I won a huge amount once, cashed out with a little profit once, and > lost my buy-in 4 times. I'm up a total of $131 at Paradise overall. I've just > had a really big score at Tunica this past weekend. If I wanted to put some > money back into an online poker room where I could play low limits and not have > to worry about variance swings, but only worry about playing solid, what would I > do? > > First, where would I go? Paradise is much, much tougher than any of the games > that I have played in at Tunica, even at the .50/1 level. The .50/1 level at > Paradise is much tougher than even the 4/8 or 5/10 levels at Tunica. I have even > watched many 10/20 games that were easier than this .5/1. This past weekend, I > was in several hands with 9 people seeing the flop. These types of games are > ideal, of course. But they don't happen online. > > That said, if there is a better place to go, I'd like to go there. I want to go > somewhere where I've got a chance of winning instead of ##%&! away my money to a > rake in a game where 20% of the people see the flop. I realize that these games > may be beatable for some, but why even play in them if there are more lucrative > games out there? > > 2) How much bankroll should be invested? > > I have $500 in winnings. Should I put in $500 for playing 1/2 and lower? This > would be close to the 300BB rule that is often used. That is for professionals, > of course, which I am not. Would the same rules apply to me? Part of the idea > here is to get an idea of how I play over a longer term than just one session. > For instance, if I lose 300BB over the course of time, doesn't that prove that > I'm a losing player? > > 3) Deposit Bonuses? > > Might as well get as much free money as possible > > 4) Frequent player promotions and other types of promotions? > > Paradise seems to lag significantly in this category. > > 5) Game selection? > > Paradise appears to have the most games going, but, IMO, this also has a big > drawback. I'm always having to switch tables b/c tables break up quickly. Also, > any benefit I got from table image is shot. I also have to learn how the new > players play every time I go to a new table. The games do appear a little looser > at certain other sites as well. > > > Anyway, do any of you have any advice? | ||
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| Re: Online Poker, dawgmannnn, 7. Nov 2002 12:06 | ||
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| Dice, I am in a very similar position as you regarding bankroll and desire to play poker online. I have played and continue to pplay at six five different sites extensively. taking into account my style of play which at times can be loose along with very aggressive, i have had the most success at Party poker and true poker during tournament play. (sorry Mr. Caro) If you look at tourney play strictly from a profit standpoint, then i would recommend these two sites. On the other hand, there is no play in terms of quality and competition like that on pokerstars when it comes to tournements. I have been slightly successful there(not much to brag about) but truly enjoy the tournaments size and formats. Hope this helps, good playing to you. | ||
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| Re: Online Poker, dawgmannnn, 7. Nov 2002 12:08 | ||
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| excuse the typos as I'm a righty typing with my left hand due to injury. Good luck to you | ||
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| Re: Online Poker, Dice, 8. Nov 2002 11:18 | ||
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| I just got done playing at Planet. I had some insane idea that I was going to play .05/.10 with a $30 deposit. I quickly got bored even though I was up about 40 BB on the table within a short time. That was only $4. I blew my entire stack by playing a multi and then deciding to use the rest of it to learn Omaha 8. I do like many things about planet, though. My favorite thing is the Frequent Player Points that enable you to go into freeroll tournaments. They also gave away $50 every half hour on Halloween to a random player. The Bad Beat Jackpot is nice, too. I would play there if I had the money for 3/6, since that seems to be where there is a lot of action. | ||
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| Re: Online Poker, LuckyOne, 28. Nov 2002 15:56 | ||
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| Please check out www.pokerscene.com. We are working with almost twenty sites to put all the promotions and online news in one place. We are also concerned with the safety of player's money at the smaller sites, and are happy to answer any question you might have. I have played at a dozen sites for extended periods and have a thorough idea of the pros and cons of each site. We are not fully automated yet, and have not posted all the material we have accumulated for the site reviews, but the answers are ready if you need them! Smile and say Hi at the tables to LuckyOne, LuckyWon, LuckyToo, ScoopHL or LuckyGal | ||
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