Which site shall i sign up to if I'm in the UK?

With the pound at rock bottom, I would think in a couple of years it'll rise. That means bad for me if my money is in dollars.

So shall i sign up to a different site based in the UK?

I originally wanted to sign up to FTP, 600 dollar deposit with 100% bonus and 27% rakeback but now I'm confused.

I am also a Brit, and have thought about this myself so thanks for asking the question.

Because of the poor pound, I didn't want to redeposit my bankroll back onto Full Tilt so I just messed with the few hundred I had left on there and now I have the bankroll to play my proper stakes. If you have dollars originally, it is very good for the short term as I don't see the pound growing in value any time in the near future as we are heading further into recession.

A lot of things depend and should not just be based on the £:$. The stakes you play, games (NLHE, PLO etc), software, and whether you play for fun or want to make serious money.

go with FT, is the best site. bonuses with rakeback are better alot better than stars.

I think I know a mate who can get 50% RB on cake though.. I dunno.

is there anyway to get my money stored in dollars instead of pounds or something.. i dunno how im gonna dodge the currency change :/.

Not a US player site as they are much tougher (unless you like huge donkaments I guess)

Will Hill or Bet Fred (iPoker)
Ladbrokes (Prima)
Virgin (Boss)
Betfair
Pacific

They all do 30%+ RB and are far far softer than Stars/FTP

ic thx. any specific reccomendation from those?

very little info on uk poker sites .

Felix and others - don't overthink all this exchange rate issues. You may be right and you may be wrong. Unless you are a forex trader just ignore it. I too am from the UK but I don't lose any sleep over exchange rates. Sometimes they go in your favour and sometimes not - swings and roundabouts. Over the past few months I have withdrawn a few times from Cake and the exchange rate I have got was awesome compared to what I would have got say a year ago but next year if I withdraw I may get less. Of course Sterling could collapse further and I may get more. However, what will be, will be (que sera, sera).

If you are a high stakes player it may be an issue but for 99% of players you just need to ignore it.

FTP has a very good 1st deposit bonus and rakeback. Just go for it if you want to but if you are that worried keep your money in Sterling and play some of the sites excession has suggested. Whatever you decide do it for poker reasons and not exchange rate issues.

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This+1.

Also google Kickbackbonus.com it's like printing money!!

One other thing sign up through 2+2 for the free books.

Free books...free money..the rest is gravy.

Regards.

I would suggest Betfair..

ic, thanks for the advice.

the reason i'm attracted to FTP is that i know a few friends online who play there. therefore playing against them and learning from them is a very attractive proposition. also the interface seems to be much better than most other sites except PS and the 600 dollar bonus + 27% rb is very attractive.

i want to play at a very reputable site and sadly i haven't heard a lot about sites apart from PS and FTP. I would hate to have to switch sites within 2-3 months wierdly.

On second thoughts, I don't mind too much about the currency now because I'll regularly be withdrawing hopefully.

Have none of you fellow Brits tried sky poker?
I deposited £5 in there (spotted a tourney with nice overlay) and not looked back since.
It is sooo soft.
Depends what you want to play though, all tables are 6 max, including tourneys, unless otherwise stated, so there is always plenty of action.

If you multitable its no good, and I could only play max 4 tables on there, and that is a struggle.
Dont think it supports pt either, which may be a good thing.

Not tried this site yet,but I'm sure there was a thread about this stating that there was next to no traffic,quote me if I'm wrong.

Regards.

As a UK player, you have so many options other than just Stars and Full Tilt. I would suggest kickback whoring for a while through Regalos, Boogster or Pokersavvy. The play on most Euro sites is laughable and you can get some very good bonus deals. Sites like Bonuswhores and Pokerlistings have some reviews of all the sites so you can get a bit more info before signing up.

If you are worried about the security of your money, stick with the big names. I would consider money held on the big UK bookmakers like William Hill and Ladbrokes to be even safer than money held on Full Tilt.

One downside of the Euro sites is that the software may not have as many nice features as Stars and FT.

Exactly this. Choose your poker site for poker reasons, as you have no control over FX.

However, for arguments sake: It may be more expensive now to deposit sterling, but if you're winning the weak pound will work in your favour. And as the quality of play will still be the same at all levels, I actually think the weak pound is a benefit. For example if you could consistently beat 10NL for 3BB/100 before then you should be able to maintain that winrate now. However, the weak pound will mean that those 3 big bets are worth significantly more in sterling.

FWIW I work in the city (london) and I think the consesnsus is that it is unlikely to strengthen to the level it was at a year ago (~$2) in any hurry. Then again, if there's one thing i've learned working in finance its that everyone is as clueless as the next guy...Coin flip banking

yeah i agree now, worrying about the exch rate is stupid and if im that worried, i should just withdraw x% into pounds per month if it fluctuates a lot.

has anyone had any experience with william hill? a nice guy pmed me about them and looking at their sites, they offer very similar deals to FTP. still searching for the best rb deal but its minimum 30% i believe.

my only problem is im trying to learn from very good poker players who play on FTP. therefore i dunno if what they teach me will be applicable to more softer sites.

Im pretty sure will hill has just moved from crypto to ipoker, along with quite a few others, so it is going to be tougher than it was a few months ago.

As I said before, it depends what you want. If its 16-24 tabling madness, or huge field tourneys you are after then you havent got much choice than that of ipoker, stars, ft etc, due to the huge traffic.

If you want 1 - 2 tables, or smaller field tourneys with a bit of an overlay sometimes, then sky or ladbrokes is ur best bet.

30% Is pretty much the standard at William Hill. You also get a £100 monthly loyalty bonus. I would be surprised if any of the reputable rakeback sites were offering more than 30%. If you do sign up at William Hill, do it soon as they are in the middle of a switch over to the iPoker network. Once the switch is complete, you will no longer be able to signup for rakeback, you will instead be placed on their new VIP scheme which would leave you worse off unless you are a VERY high volume player.

There are good and bad players at every site, FT's players being on average better than the Euro sites is a negative, not a positive. 2p2 will be a much better resource for learning the game than copying the players you meet at the tables. Learn the theory here and maybe through a coaching site and apply it at the tables, don't go copying other people's play. Playing with friends is also a bad idea as if tyou play with the same people over and over, you are likely to get investigated for collusion and you are putting your account (and your money) at risk. You want to be playing at the sites (and the tables) with the weakest players, this is where you will make the most money. Why play at 50NL on FT when you could be playing against players of the same level at 100NL on another network and could thus make more money from them?

As for massive multitabling, you will have no problem with that at iPoker. At Ladbrokes, there are currently over 20 tables of 6-max NLHE at every € stake from 100NL and below. This will go up during the evening but if you play a lot in the early hours of the morning, your choices may be limited.

Do you get the rakeback from WillHill or do you have to go through a rakeback site?

Not sure if that boat has already sailed. I received an email from WHill about a week ago telling me I had to choose whether to stay on my existing RB deal or convert to the new points deal. I only had until 13th March to decide otherwise I would be switched over. I wouldn't have thought therefore they would accept any new RB accounts but I am not sure.

I selected to keep my RB deal

I would say PokerStars.

How much tougher is Ipoker than Crytpo now that NOIQ has gone off to Entraction btw?

I played the iPoker $200's when shortstacking for a few months last year and can't say I noticed any real difference in standards - they were more aggressive I guess but not in a particularly controlled way. I might short the $200's for a month or two after the move to get decent stats on the regs before moving back up to full buy-in..

And the weak £ is great news for us about to play in $ surely?

Would have been interested in switching to there new site if I could get rakeback.

I receive mine directly from William Hill but I receive it because of the affiliate I signed up through. I don't know if it is possible to receive it without an affiliate. Sign up through one of the reputable affiliates and you will be fine.

There was a post in one of the William Hill threads from one of the affiliates yesterday that suggested you could still sign up for rakeback if you were quick. I haven't heard anything yet to suggest that the offer is closed but I could be wrong. Can't remember if the post was in the Affiliates/Rakeback forum or one of the sponsored forums.

Keeping your rakeback deal is a no brainer for most players once they confirmed that the £250/£100 loyalty bonuses will still be available. My affiliate has recommended that all of their players stick with rakeback unless they are very high volume.

yeah i think the deadline for new signups is last day of february, so there is still time

Thanks for the info.

Going to try and get rakeback for my existent account and then hopefully transfer to their new site.