Quick Question: Online poker site recommendations

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18 Responses to “Quick Question: Online poker site recommendations”

1. Kipper says:
   

   I have played on the following sites: Party Poker, UltimateBet, Noble Poker, and Bodog. SO far the one I prefer is UltimateBet. Party Poker had alot of fish but the suckouts seem to happen more frequently. Noble Poker as of yet does not allow the functionality of Poker Tracker. A big negative if you want to follow your play.

   UltimateBet so far has best interface for multi tabling. It minimizes so you can have all the tables in easy view. Quite a few tournaments and offers quite a few options from NL to Omaha, SnGs and ring games.

   Also look at Pokersourceonline.com they have some good bonuses on top of what the poker rooms offer. (shameless plug here…my referral name there is ‘kipper’) I already got a free chipset from them.

   Let me know what you decide and if I can answer any questions.

   Kipper

   August 27th, 2005 at 3:04 pm
2. Beck says:
   

   Well, the ability to multitable, and the availability (and buy-in range) of NL HE SNGs are both important to me, along with limit games from 10-20 and up.

   August 27th, 2005 at 3:27 pm
3. iggy says:
   

   cmon, do you really need to ask?

   can’t beat party for fish.

   August 27th, 2005 at 7:02 pm
4. Easycure says:
   

   Stars has it all, but the players are fractionally better than elsewhere. The limits you describe, they are all there.

   Granted, it’s the only site I play regularly, but there are always 30,000+ players on at one time and WCOOP, EPT, WPT and WSOP satellites all (depending on the season).

   I have played Noble and Party, and Party (BONUS CODE IGGY) has those addicting Bad Beat Tables.

   I have been meaning to try Full Tilt, but haven’t got there yet. Al Can’t Hang would appreciate if you sign-up through him at FT.

   ANd, you must have Poker Tracker. (ANd the Guide).

   August 28th, 2005 at 11:38 am
5. Jaxia says:
   

   I first started with Poker Stars and Party Poker, then eventually UB. When I first started at UB, I loved it because of the mini table view - it made playing more than one table at a time so much easier. However, once I bought Poker Tracker, I quit playing there. Although it does work with PT, it is a pain (IMO).

   So, Stars for the games and Party for the fish.

   At your limits, you might want to look into rakeback.

   August 28th, 2005 at 1:23 pm
6. marchand chronicles says:
   

   Al might appreciate it, but I’d appreciate it more (*COUGHCOUGHBonusCode:MarchronCOUGHCOUGH*).

   Full Tilt is the only place I’ve ever played real-money games, so my recommendation is worthless. But here’s your info:

   Game availability/waits & Range of limits:
   FTP has a ton of $5/$10 and $8/$16 limit tables available, both full-ring (9 players) and 6-max, but above that it thins out. Nights, especially weekend nights, are probably busier, but as I sit here on Sunday afternoon, there’s only one $8/$16 game going (6-max, 1 waiting), nothing at $10/$20 or $15/$30, and one $30/$60 6-max table. However, if you’re looking for a challenge, John D’Agostino is at that $30/$60 table right now. He’s up around two grand for the session.

   No-limit tables are plenty, and they’re usually hopping. There are currently nineteen $1/$2 NL tables going right now (11 of those are 6-max). A half-dozen $2/$4 NL tables are in action, with a few running $5/$10 and $10/$20 NL.

   Data mining policies
   FTP just became PokerTracker-compatible. I’ll be able to tell you more about that when I actually download the service.

   Ease of use, appeal of GUI
   The controls are easy even when multitabling. The graphics are pretty nifty. Unlike Party, FTP players choose from a selection of avatars. You can also alter your relative position at the table to keep better track of where you are when you’re multitabling. The background is changeable (mine is “Vegas Skyline”). You can also take player notes and apply little color-coordinated tabs to them to easily see who to play and who to avoid. They also have a visual hand history for the previous 50 hands you played at that table that allows you to see anyone’s cards that were mucked at showdown. Scroll over your name after you’ve folded and it tells you what cards you were holding.

   Bonus programs
   FTP offers a 100% Deposit Bonus up to $600, but I’m told it’s not as easy to clear as some other sites. I’d tend to agree, as I deposited in early May and I still have 10% of the bonus to earn off. The bonus release is dependent on how much you contribute to the rake of each hand, and since I play at cheaper tables, I don’t chip in much.

   Tournament availability & structures
   There are tons of tournaments on http://FTP. The big ones running right now include:
   Satellites to the WPT Borgata Poker Open (the one I’ve been busting my balls trying to make)
   Satellites to the World Speed Poker Open in London
   an FTP-exclusive tourney with a guaranteed $200,000 prize pool (first place gets $45K and their own custom avatar)
   other tourneys with guaranteed $40K or $50K prize pools
   and even a freeroll tourney for a custom FTP football jersey.

   Each of these tourneys, and their satellites, are color-coded so you know where and for what you’re playing.

   There are also smaller tourneys and sit-n-gos. The biggest ones have a $150+$13 buy-in. The most previous one of those had 54 players and paid more than three grand for first.

   Any intangibles you can think of
   Any time you bust a pro in a tournament, you win your buy-in back. Pros all have their own caricatures as avatars, and their names and the tables they’re seated at are always printed in red.

   August 28th, 2005 at 3:23 pm
7. Drizztdj says:
   

   Stars definitely for tourneys. Party’s NL/PL games are still fishy, the bad beat jackpot games are definitely a winner if you bring the pepto for the variance rides.

   UB is great for the mini-view and decent odd-ball game selections (2-7 TD, Pineapple).

   August 29th, 2005 at 12:11 pm
8. Beck says:
   

   I have no interest in bad-beat jackpot games. They’re -EV for players.

   August 29th, 2005 at 12:40 pm
9. iggy says:
   

   stars has the best software, tourneys and customer support.

   August 29th, 2005 at 4:15 pm
10. Sloejack says:
    

    Iggy said it already but Party is probably your best bet for the various items you listed. Especially for the first 2 items (Availability and Data Mining) . Poker Tracker makes importing hand history (for hands you play, and those you just watch) from party skins a breeze and I’ve never had a problem finding a game though the highest limit for me have been 5/10. If you’re not familiar with Poker Tracker you may want concider Iggy and Hdouble’s poker tracker guide.

    August 30th, 2005 at 10:56 am
11. The New says:
    

    Deposit money in 2 sites. You’ll want PartyPoker or one of their skins as your ring game site, and you’ll want PokerStars for tournaments and SnG’s. I think Party’s SnG’s suck, personally. 800 in chips with blinds going up every 10 hands? Yeah, that’s not too much of a crap shoot.

    August 30th, 2005 at 11:06 am
12. Drizztdj says:
    

    I wouldn’t be quick to discount the BBJ tables. They contain by far the worst chasers and players on the internet.

    Variance in those games can be rough though.

    August 30th, 2005 at 12:17 pm
13. Derrick says:
    

    Beck, I recommend ParadisePoker. There interface is the best, and it’s the easiest to find what game you want very quickly. It has all the bells and whistles as far as tourney’s go (WSOP, WPT, SNG, etc.) Not nearly as many bad beats as on PartyPoker. There’s my 2 cents worth.

    BTW, I’m Kara’s brother.

    September 2nd, 2005 at 4:13 pm
14. Beck says:
    

    Hey Derrick, thanks for dropping by.

    The new PC arrived today, so I’ll be heading online as soon as Comcast sees fit to activate my internet connection.

    As of now, I think I’ll be first going to UB. Everyone has said good things about its GUI, esp. w/ regard to multi-tabling. Once I get my feet wet, I suspect I’ll be opening accounts on Party and Stars as well. I don’t want to spread my bankroll too thin, so that’ll likely be about it.

    September 2nd, 2005 at 5:59 pm
15. Beck says:
    

    No sooner said than I read this.

    September 2nd, 2005 at 9:03 pm
16. Wes says:
    

    I have played at Noble Poker, Party and its’ skins, Pokerstars, Interpoker, and Full Tilt.

    The way I would rank them on personal preference is…

    1) Pokerstars
    2) Full Tilt
    3) Party
    4) Noble
    5) InterPoker

    On your criteria, I would rank them

    # Game availability/waits & Range of limits - definately Party
    # Data mining policies - tie between Party, stars, and Full Tilt
    # Ease of use, appeal of GUI - Full Tilt with Stars a close second
    # Bonus programs - Noble Poker, although if you play higher limits Full Tilt
    # Tournament availability & structures - Stars
    # Any intangibles you can think of - Stars

    September 3rd, 2005 at 1:39 am
17. Beck says:
    

    Stars it is. I’ll put up a post once I have an account & a screen name to let people know my screen name. Might be a couple weeks, but it’s definitely a ‘go’.

    September 3rd, 2005 at 2:21 am
18. Johnny says:
    

    Stars for me too. The choices went done when the law went thru.

    August 31st, 2007 at 1:49 am

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