Pokerstrategy.com - any good?
07-28-2014
, 09:39 PM
The only site to which I don't mind using Pokerstrategy as an affiliate is Pokerstars (for those who happen to not have an account at the latter like I in Sept 2013, having raked over $9K to other sites before, out of which only $1K to FTP 
). That's because Stars give ridiculously little money through affiliate promos anyway, and a video site subscription is a nice little freebie. (Though even in this case recreational players - potential Silverstars but not potential Supernovas - may prefer Raketherake with its $500 monthly freeroll.)
At other poker sites, some deals from the 2+2 Affiliate/Rakeback forum are consistently better by at least several % of rake.
So you'd better pay money instead of raking to a site under them; or sign up to some insignificant site like Mansion or Betfred that doesn't offer lucrative deals anywhere, and rake very little - but every day - to make use of the bonus strategy points which can secure the Silver membership or make 60% of the Gold requirement (leaving only 40% of it up to rake, which can be as small as $40-60 monthly). If you're an iPoker reg, play most of the volume at another skin on a really good deal.
With the Gold status (made up by 50% from bonus points and only by 50% from actual rake - Silverstar VPPs - which is 15+ times lower than my average iPoker volume under real non-Pokerstrategy deals
), I have access to most videos on SnGs by Collin Moshman and one other new maker that are being produced continuously. They're decent, and there's also a sizeable archive. However, the PLO section is poor, with only one good producer and much more outdated archive. I can't comment on NLHE cash as I don't play it, but there are some beasts there like at any other big video site.
). That's because Stars give ridiculously little money through affiliate promos anyway, and a video site subscription is a nice little freebie. (Though even in this case recreational players - potential Silverstars but not potential Supernovas - may prefer Raketherake with its $500 monthly freeroll.)At other poker sites, some deals from the 2+2 Affiliate/Rakeback forum are consistently better by at least several % of rake.
So you'd better pay money instead of raking to a site under them; or sign up to some insignificant site like Mansion or Betfred that doesn't offer lucrative deals anywhere, and rake very little - but every day - to make use of the bonus strategy points which can secure the Silver membership or make 60% of the Gold requirement (leaving only 40% of it up to rake, which can be as small as $40-60 monthly). If you're an iPoker reg, play most of the volume at another skin on a really good deal.
With the Gold status (made up by 50% from bonus points and only by 50% from actual rake - Silverstar VPPs - which is 15+ times lower than my average iPoker volume under real non-Pokerstrategy deals
), I have access to most videos on SnGs by Collin Moshman and one other new maker that are being produced continuously. They're decent, and there's also a sizeable archive. However, the PLO section is poor, with only one good producer and much more outdated archive. I can't comment on NLHE cash as I don't play it, but there are some beasts there like at any other big video site.
Last edited by coon74; 07-28-2014 at 09:45 PM.
07-29-2014
, 05:07 AM
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The only site to which I don't mind using Pokerstrategy as an affiliate is Pokerstars (for those who happen to not have an account at the latter like I in Sept 2013, having raked over $9K to other sites before, out of which only $1K to FTP ). That's because Stars give ridiculously little money through affiliate promos anyway, and a video site subscription is a nice little freebie. (Though even in this case recreational players - potential Silverstars but not potential Supernovas - may prefer Raketherake with its $500 monthly freeroll.)
At other poker sites, some deals from the 2+2 Affiliate/Rakeback forum are consistently better by at least several % of rake.
So you'd better pay money instead of raking to a site under them; or sign up to some insignificant site like Mansion or Betfred that doesn't offer lucrative deals anywhere, and rake very little - but every day - to make use of the bonus strategy points which can secure the Silver membership or make 60% of the Gold requirement (leaving only 40% of it up to rake, which can be as small as $40-60 monthly). If you're an iPoker reg, play most of the volume at another skin on a really good deal.
With the Gold status (made up by 50% from bonus points and only by 50% from actual rake - Silverstar VPPs - which is 15+ times lower than my average iPoker volume under real non-Pokerstrategy deals), I have access to most videos on SnGs by Collin Moshman and one other new maker that are being produced continuously. They're decent, and there's also a sizeable archive. However, the PLO section is poor, with only one good producer and much more outdated archive. I can't comment on NLHE cash as I don't play it, but there are some beasts there like at any other big video site.
). That's because Stars give ridiculously little money through affiliate promos anyway, and a video site subscription is a nice little freebie. (Though even in this case recreational players - potential Silverstars but not potential Supernovas - may prefer Raketherake with its $500 monthly freeroll.)At other poker sites, some deals from the 2+2 Affiliate/Rakeback forum are consistently better by at least several % of rake.
So you'd better pay money instead of raking to a site under them; or sign up to some insignificant site like Mansion or Betfred that doesn't offer lucrative deals anywhere, and rake very little - but every day - to make use of the bonus strategy points which can secure the Silver membership or make 60% of the Gold requirement (leaving only 40% of it up to rake, which can be as small as $40-60 monthly). If you're an iPoker reg, play most of the volume at another skin on a really good deal.
With the Gold status (made up by 50% from bonus points and only by 50% from actual rake - Silverstar VPPs - which is 15+ times lower than my average iPoker volume under real non-Pokerstrategy deals
), I have access to most videos on SnGs by Collin Moshman and one other new maker that are being produced continuously. They're decent, and there's also a sizeable archive. However, the PLO section is poor, with only one good producer and much more outdated archive. I can't comment on NLHE cash as I don't play it, but there are some beasts there like at any other big video site.
