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08-08-2019 , 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by FutureInsights
Shhh, (she).
I apologize for assuming incorrectly.

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Originally Posted by MCAChiTown
I believe she would be referring to Bovada/Ignition and BetOnline/SportsBetting. None of those 4 sites on 2 separate networks currently prohibits players from the state of Washington from playing in their games.
FMP^

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Originally Posted by FutureInsights
And I can concur. If you are semi retired, and want to expand your horizons after some run good, proven win rate, cash out for bills kinda pro, then move to Oregon, or California close to Nevada border (for special trips).
What do you got against Arizona, Utah and Idaho?
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08-08-2019 , 02:05 PM
Version 2:

ADVICE

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Originally Posted by detdet
Before you sign up and deposit, download the client from the site you are interested in playing in to get a feel of it. Doing so will let you see the amount of games they have running, what stakes, etc. And last but not least, you may want to sign up through an affiliate so that you can receive rakeback, as well as participate in freerolls, rake races and other promotions exclusive to your affiliate. To request offers from 2+2 Advertising Partners, click here.
You should always read the Terms & Conditions before accepting any bonuses from these sites. At some sites you need to make it known to them that you'd like to take advantage of a particular bonus prior to playing. Some sites might automatically apply them to your account when you sign up. You might want to forfeit the bonus if the requirements are too difficult for you to achieve. If you do not forfeit the bonus prior to playing, and wish to withdraw funds prior to meeting the bonus requirements, you might run into issues. It's better to understand this prior to signing up.

Most, if not all, sites have requirements that you must rake a certain percentage of your deposit at the tables prior to being able to withdraw any funds. You should read the Terms & Conditions relating to this prior to making a deposit at any site.

Most sites now offer the ability to deposit and withdraw via Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. If you're unfamiliar with how to use them then I would highly suggest taking some time to learn about them. They are very easy to use and the quickest method to get withdrawals sent to you in most cases.

If you're not in the state of Washington then there are no legal repercussions for playing at any of these sites, but some of the sites do have location restrictions.

This is not an endorsement of any of these sites. This is just a list of sites you are able to play at. It's your responsibility to research these poker rooms prior to signing up. Feel free to ask questions related to the sites in this thread, but you will probably get better feedback if you ask in the dedicated threads and sponsored forums in the links below the sites.

You can use the Search Forums tool near the top of each page to find any additional threads related to these sites and networks where you will find additional reviews of them. Some of those reviews might be worth looking into prior to signing up. Just because there is no dedicated thread for a site listed here does not mean there are no threads relating to that site in the forums.




STATES WITH SITE RESTRICTIONS (*SITES YOU CAN'T ACCESS)

Delaware
  • Bovada and Ignition - PaiWangLuo Poker Network
  • America's Cardroom, True Poker, Black Chip Poker and PokerNuts - Winning Poker Network
  • Intertops and Juicy Stakes - Horizon Poker Network
Kentucky
  • America's Cardroom, True Poker, Black Chip Poker and PokerNuts - Winning Poker Network
  • Intertops and Juicy Stakes - Horizon Poker Network

Maryland
  • Bovada and Ignition - PaiWangLuo Poker Network
  • America's Cardroom, True Poker, Black Chip Poker and PokerNuts - Winning Poker Network

Nevada
  • Bovada and Ignition - PaiWangLuo Poker Network
  • America's Cardroom, True Poker, Black Chip Poker and PokerNuts - Winning Poker Network
  • Intertops and Juicy Stakes - Horizon Poker Network

New Jersey
  • Bovada and Ignition - PaiWangLuo Poker Network
  • America's Cardroom, True Poker, Black Chip Poker and PokerNuts - Winning Poker Network

Washington
  • America's Cardroom, True Poker, Black Chip Poker and PokerNuts - Winning Poker Network
  • Global Poker
  • Intertops and Juicy Stakes - Horizon Poker Network
Utah
  • Intertops and Juicy Stakes - Horizon Poker Network


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Originally Posted by detdet
Next is general information about the different poker networks. Restricted States are the states these networks do not allow players from, or at the least from certain areas. There are links that will bring you to their respective threads/sections here on 2+2. Clicking on their respective cashout threads and scrolling through the last few pages will give you a good idea of how long cashouts are taking.
THE BIG SITES

Bovada and Ignition - PaiWangLuo Poker Network
America's Cardroom, True Poker, Black Chip Poker and PokerNuts - Winning Poker Network
BetOnline and SportsBetting - Chico Poker Network
  • No State Restrictions
  • $100K+ Bad Beat Jackpots
  • Fast Fold Table Jackpots(Boost)
  • Fast Fold MTTs
  • Weekly Rake Races
  • Very Good Software
  • Two Plus Two Sponsored Forum

Global Poker
  • State Restrictions in WA
  • Sweepstakes Model
  • No HUDs Allowed
  • Accepts Skrill Deposits and Withdrawals
  • No Bitcoin or Other Cryptocurrency Options
  • Two Plus Two Sponsored Forum


REGULATED SITES

WSOP/888
PokerStars NJ
Party Poker NJ
  • No Dedicated Thread

New Jersey Online Poker Thread


BITCOIN & OTHER CRYPTOCURRENCY SITES

SwC Poker
Nitrogen Sports

CoinPoker
Crypto Poker Club
  • No Dedicated Thread

Blockchain.poker
  • No Dedicated Thread

Bitcoin for online poker?


AGENT SITES (*INVITE ONLY)

PPPoker

KingsClubPkr
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Originally Posted by BigBadBabar
on this or any other agent-based site i would strongly recommend that you only sign up with an agent who has a very good reputation and has been around poker/affiliate stuff for a while. ideally this would be someone you know personally, but that's not always possible. in general i'd avoid dealing with strangers with unknown reputation (especially people new to the affiliate world who are shilling heavily!). do your research and be safe!
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Originally Posted by BigBadBabar
i agree that one should be more cautious with agent sites than with sites that have a central cashier. that being said, the reputation/history of the agent is an important factor too. i think of it as somewhat similar to doing swaps in the transfer thread. folks should do their research and not work with (or send first to, in the case of a swap) anyone they're not comfortable with. but if working with (or swapping with) someone with a good rep and lots of history, then the risk is very low.

OTHER SITES

Carbon, Sportsbook and PlayersOnly - Merge Poker Network

5Dimes, Island Casino and SportBet - Grand Poker Network
Intertops and Juicy Stakes - Horizon Poker Network
*If you notice any errors, omissions or changes with any of the information above then please make a post so that it can be edited. Thanks!

Last edited by Mike Haven; 01-20-2023 at 08:10 PM.
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08-08-2019 , 02:55 PM
State restrictions appear to be correct according to each room's website information. Perhaps somebody like Kahn would have more up-to-date knowledge about the accuracy of that information. I know the website information doesn't always get immediately updated when things change.

Seems like there might be a few spacing inconsistencies, but overall seems pretty good.
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08-08-2019 , 03:05 PM
Like it, as noted, tweaking the grammar in the first few paragraphs recommended.
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08-08-2019 , 03:17 PM
Nice work Bobo!
Will this be amended to OP or replacing it in the future?
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08-08-2019 , 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by FutureInsights
Like it, as noted, tweaking the grammar in the first few paragraphs recommended.
Added, because I didn't see the other posts:

You should always read the Terms & Conditions before accepting any bonuses from these sites.
Some sites require you to make it known you'd like to take advantage of a particular bonus prior to playing.
Some sites might automatically apply them to your account when you sign up.
You might want to forfeit the bonus if the requirements are too difficult for you to achieve. If you do not forfeit the bonus prior to playing, and wish to withdraw funds prior to meeting the bonus requirements, you might run into issues. It's better to understand this before signing up.

Maybe?
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08-08-2019 , 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MCAChiTown
State restrictions appear to be correct according to each room's website information. Perhaps somebody like Kahn would have more up-to-date knowledge about the accuracy of that information. I know the website information doesn't always get immediately updated when things change.

Seems like there might be a few spacing inconsistencies, but overall seems pretty good.
I don't think I would be comfortable recommending information that contradicts what the websites specifically state. Doing so could put a novice 2+2'er in a precarious position in the future. Best to just leave it as stated by the sites IMHO.

That said, I did notice that one of the major brands had an error on a state that they had recently started allowing again, I pointed it out, and it was fixed in 48h. The point of this is, should any of the site information be materially incorrect because it was not updated in a timely manner, I probably know someone who can help

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Kahn
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08-08-2019 , 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by kahntrutahn
I don't think I would be comfortable recommending information that contradicts what the websites specifically state. Doing so could put a novice 2+2'er in a precarious position in the future. Best to just leave it as stated by the sites IMHO.

That said, I did notice that one of the major brands had an error on a state that they had recently started allowing again, I pointed it out, and it was fixed in 48h. The point of this is, should any of the site information be materially incorrect because it was not updated in a timely manner, I probably know someone who can help

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Kahn
Methinks I know the site. But this is not the first time they went down and back up for that state.
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08-08-2019 , 08:12 PM
nice work on the new post - thanks to everyone who helped out w/the update!
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08-12-2019 , 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkKnight
I’m from WA state and I’ve been playing on ACR for about a month. I deposited via p2p transfer and haven’t tried to withdraw anything yet, but I know some ppl in state that have allegedly been wrecking on the site and cashing out just fine.
Can confirm they are now allowing players outside of T&Cs.

Before, I was not able to download software (before ignition, played with pokerstars and this site, got errors).

Higher agents on site says okay to play, and software installs. Methinks they want more traffic.
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08-12-2019 , 12:49 PM
I feel like I already know the answer is NO because I play at most sites, but does anyone know if any USA sites have any mid-stakes Omaha Hi Lo action? like 1-2 fixed limit up to 5-10 ? I know Ignition/Bovada killed a great selection of 9 handed fixed limit omaha options when they changed their lobby like 2 years ago, is there any action anywhere anymore ?? I am getting so sick of holdem
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08-14-2019 , 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by pieceofcake
I feel like I already know the answer is NO because I play at most sites, but does anyone know if any USA sites have any mid-stakes Omaha Hi Lo action? like 1-2 fixed limit up to 5-10 ? I know Ignition/Bovada killed a great selection of 9 handed fixed limit omaha options when they changed their lobby like 2 years ago, is there any action anywhere anymore ?? I am getting so sick of holdem
It is a shame about the games on Pai Wang Luo Network being killed off. I still don't know why that happened, but this inspires me... I am going to ask them directly.

WPN has some FLO8, but nothing crazy volume wise.

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Kahn
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08-14-2019 , 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by kahntrutahn
It is a shame about the games on Pai Wang Luo Network being killed off. I still don't know why that happened, but this inspires me... I am going to ask them directly.

WPN has some FLO8, but nothing crazy volume wise.

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Kahn
Only action I could get via Ignition Omaha Hi/Lo is via SNGs.
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08-14-2019 , 04:32 PM
Hey Guys, I need some advice :

Currently living in Texas, and this far I ve been playing SNG 9-Man on ACR... so in the past few weeks, this #$%#@ dont have the Sngs available like almost ever.. what a bs

So i decided to cash out and I am looking for a better options, or somewhere that lets me at least 4Table 9Man SNG ... been looking into Ignition and BOL...and looks like it aint gonna happen, unless i start mixing up buy-in levels and Double Up or Nothings.. What would you advise me to do ? Study for cash ? Mix in games ? Play in 2 Rooms at once ? Is there another poker room with better traffic for sng ?

Thanks a lot in advance
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08-15-2019 , 12:59 AM
I find great traffic on ignition for SNGs, just not at any time of the day.

There IS a pro saying that the bread and butter should be cash games, and the dessert is tournaments. Cash games are easier to learn with Zone on Ignition at starting with 5nl (vs reg tables on Chico/Betonline at 10nl).

Traffic is higher on Ignition than Chico, just have to get used to anonymous tables and lack of huds for Zone (since I started at Ignition after hiatus from online poker from 2012, this was very easy transition). If using Poker Tracker, have free hand grabber and hud, but does not work on tourneys. Other Huds, need to pay for extra hand grabber. (Both sites, Chico does not have downloadable hand histories).

May I ask, since I have signed up on ACR, but not deposited yet, why therre are not SNGs? Just saw streams with SNGs on them.
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08-15-2019 , 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by pieceofcake
I feel like I already know the answer is NO because I play at most sites, but does anyone know if any USA sites have any mid-stakes Omaha Hi Lo action? like 1-2 fixed limit up to 5-10 ? I know Ignition/Bovada killed a great selection of 9 handed fixed limit omaha options when they changed their lobby like 2 years ago, is there any action anywhere anymore ?? I am getting so sick of holdem
For those specific limits, wpn/acr would have most volume. There’s more volume at moderately higher stakes on a club site.

At limits of 8/16 w a half kill (up to 30/60 w half kill), Kingsclubpkr.com has FLO8 running daily, usually 2-4 tables across those stakes at any given time, for about 16 hrs of the day (so excluding 6am-2pm EST or so, when there’s less action). The half kill makes the game play at least almost twice as big, however.
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08-15-2019 , 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by FutureInsights
I find great traffic on ignition for SNGs, just not at any time of the day.

There IS a pro saying that the bread and butter should be cash games, and the dessert is tournaments. Cash games are easier to learn with Zone on Ignition at starting with 5nl (vs reg tables on Chico/Betonline at 10nl).

Traffic is higher on Ignition than Chico, just have to get used to anonymous tables and lack of huds for Zone (since I started at Ignition after hiatus from online poker from 2012, this was very easy transition). If using Poker Tracker, have free hand grabber and hud, but does not work on tourneys. Other Huds, need to pay for extra hand grabber. (Both sites, Chico does not have downloadable hand histories).

May I ask, since I have signed up on ACR, but not deposited yet, why therre are not SNGs? Just saw streams with SNGs on them.
Dont get me wrong there are plenty sng with a lot of action, but tbh i was kind of mad yesterday lol In the past 2-3 weeks, they have been having issues ( theres always something going on ) and SNG's have been suspended from time to time, which is incredibly frustrating if ur in the middle of a session or about to start one, Also there are tons of shady things claimed against ACR, like if u register in a tournament, and for whatever reason the site suspends them or whatever, there are tons of people claiming they are not getting their Buy-ins back, Money missing from the accounts, the Controversial BOT Infested problem with ACR, which i dont think they have solved yet ( And this i do believe to be true based on the Videos released by the pro player - Forgot the name oops ), for all this reasons I kind of decided to leave the website, but it seems like they are the only one that actually allow you to multi table 4-8 tables in SNG 9Man
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08-15-2019 , 08:23 PM
seems like the early evening MTT schedule really sucks for most of these USA sites. Anyone have a good schedule for ~6PM central start time?
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08-17-2019 , 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by GutPunch
seems like the early evening MTT schedule really sucks for most of these USA sites. Anyone have a good schedule for ~6PM central start time?
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Originally Posted by DSkywalker
Hey Guys, I need some advice :

Currently living in Texas, and this far I ve been playing SNG 9-Man on ACR... so in the past few weeks, this #$%#@ dont have the Sngs available like almost ever.. what a bs

So i decided to cash out and I am looking for a better options, or somewhere that lets me at least 4Table 9Man SNG ... been looking into Ignition and BOL...and looks like it aint gonna happen, unless i start mixing up buy-in levels and Double Up or Nothings.. What would you advise me to do ? Study for cash ? Mix in games ? Play in 2 Rooms at once ? Is there another poker room with better traffic for sng ?

Thanks a lot in advance
The best option has almost always been to play on multiple sites for a professional player. It has always been my strategy and I've done well

If multi-siting is difficult for you, get a bigger side monitor(s) and use a 3rd party software for help such as Stack and Tile.

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Kahn
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08-17-2019 , 05:12 PM
Could someone please tell me if there are any limit games running on a regular basis on any of the sites for US players? I quit playing online about two years ago because of the games pretty much being dead on a couple of the sites that still had a few players on them. Thanks
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08-17-2019 , 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Deepdish25
Could someone please tell me if there are any limit games running on a regular basis on any of the sites for US players? I quit playing online about two years ago because of the games pretty much being dead on a couple of the sites that still had a few players on them. Thanks
for straight limit holdem, ignition has a bit and wpn (acr bcp true) has a bit
for straight limit o8, i think ignition got rid of them (but i'm not 100% on this - can someone set me straight?), and wpn has a bit
for stud/stud8, wpn has a bit

for limit mix overall, i'd say kingsclub (invite-only agent site) is perhaps your best bet - lots of mixes (horse, horsebt, bbbt, then some wild 10 and 20 game stuff) but also some straight lo8 and straight other stuff at times
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08-18-2019 , 02:30 AM
Yup, looks like ignition Omaha (all versions) is pot limit only. Probably fixed limit did not get enough traffic.
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08-18-2019 , 04:24 AM
Obviously limit games have been losing popularity online for some time now. What really hurt it at Bovada/Ignition/Bodog was when they implemented the Quick Seat feature for cash games. Prior to that their limit games still had some traffic. They completely got rid of their Stud offerings when Quick Seat was introduced. From all indications every game except NLHE and PLO has suffered from the decision to implement Quick Seat for cash games.
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08-18-2019 , 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MCAChiTown
Obviously limit games have been losing popularity online for some time now. What really hurt it at Bovada/Ignition/Bodog was when they implemented the Quick Seat feature for cash games. Prior to that their limit games still had some traffic. They completely got rid of their Stud offerings when Quick Seat was introduced. From all indications every game except NLHE and PLO has suffered from the decision to implement Quick Seat for cash games.
Agree, the only action at hi/lo is through sit n gos. Want to relearn pot limit, want to start with lower variance.
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08-18-2019 , 08:30 AM
Thank you guys for the info, much appreciated.
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