Revolution did switch places with Merge on pokerscout, but it looks like pokerscout uses the seven day average to rank the sites. Merge was effectively down for several days due to the problems with the upgrade. We'll have to see what happens going forward now that it appears that the major kinks have been taken care of on Merge.

I've been paid by them.

Why would anyone here care about the total online players which is mostly free play? If thats the case then Zynga poker is the #1 US poker site.

But I see them both going back and forth for a while, overtaking each other.

Well a large percentage of the traffic is from Lock. If they continue with the ****ty support they'll lose traffic real fast. Their response times right now are not even close to acceptable.

Agreed.

It's funny, if they combined Intertops cashout speeds, Cake Poker support, and Lock's vision for the network, they'd have a great site.

^no doubt

Is anyone else worried that they were 20k and 10k off on their 100k and 65k guaranteed tournaments respectively? It seems like everyone on Cake has been waiting forever for cashouts already and now see some threads about Lock players waiting awhile for cashouts. I love how they have the big guarantee tournaments, but when they seem to be having difficulty paying players, losing 30k on just two tournaments kind of worries me as a player still waiting on a payout.

I wouldn't worry about it.

It's gonna be the 75k and 50k next week though for sure.

I CALL BS ON THIS GUYS ACCOUNT, HE IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH LOCK TO GAIN FINANCIALLY! He has been trying to promote them in the forums and trying to attack anyone that legimately makes a claim about the stupidity and shadiness that his company really is. BTW, NOTHING EVER gets done with Lock Poker - they have been continously over-promising and under-delivering since the beginning of time and this low life has the audacity to attack people for what???....thats right - getting screwed by them and reporting it in the forums. lol, aint you a bright one?!. Ha he thought people wouldnt take notice of him attempting - foolishly - to promote them and trying to make some money. Anyone, please TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GUY'S POST HISTORY to prove my point. Ask yourself, WHATS HIS MOTIVATION? I URGE 2+2 MEMBERS TO INVESTIGATE THIS GUY NOW. Look at the scum lock is willing to do business with......guys like this.

Pokerscout only counts ring game players. Overall merge has more players online than cake.

Both sites include play money players in their counts as well and for good reason. Only showing real money players puts them at a major commercial disadvantage. Most people wouldn't think twice about it and play at the site with the higher number.

Cake does not put play money players in their totals.

I'd pay some payout vig ($25 to $30) for speedier cash outs and better support (even if its replay to email within 2 hours).

Funny boy - oh wait - you play on Cake!

A) I am not aligned with Lock Poker other than playing AND making money in their games. My vested interest is -- I want the network to do well. Lock was the class of the skins at Merge, and that is undeniable. You seem to act as if no one can say anything good about the operation -- and in LOCK's very own forum. By the very definition of you and your tactics, shouldn't I be in the Merge or Bovada forums raising hell?

B) Never had a problem with Lock, nor have my friends, with the exception of a slow pay once -- Lock apologized and sent it WU.

C) I have outted you and your account previously as an ANTI-SHILL.

Mods, please check GamblingProblems history and ban this goofball. It is sooooo obvious that obvious is obvious. In closing I will say, as I said in the OP, and I said earlier this week, traffic matters. It is the most important ingredient for a site/network. Revolution Gaming obviously has a lot going for it and will continue to grow and remain -- the #1 network servicing U.S. customers. Take it to the bank Lock naysayers...

Don't know about that - Merge's update caused up to 3 days of non-use. However, what is an Anti-Shill?