Tbh Kahn didn't deny bots and he did say they exist..
He said not in that extend but there are a lot...

Khan has an excellent website that I check regularly. It provides some really good information. He seems like a good dude from what I've seen. With that said I will still post what I know to be the truth when he, or anyone, posts information that I know to be inaccurate from my personal experience.

Link to Khan's website please?

I would like that as well (maybe I visited it before but don't know it's Kahn's..)

I'm not sure that I can post it here as it is an affiliate website. I haven't used it for that purpose. I mainly check it for online poker news and different poker website reviews and information.

FYI most people who have a website provide a link in their contact info. Just click on their name or avatar to view their public profile.

Are any online sites doing WSOP qualifiers? Internet search did not yield much

Winning Poker Network is. Caveat being that they don't actually buy you into the WSOP. They just give you the 12 grand or whatever if you win and its up to you to buy-in if you please... or pocket it.

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Kahn

IF YOU DON'T LIKE LONG POSTS - AS HANK WILLIAMS USED TO SING "MOVE IT ON OVER".

Used to play a lot of online poker. Started playing less when the 1st big hit came in 2006 causing most sites to leave the American market.

And it's been all downhill for American players since. I know there are a few sites left for Americans with all having more con's than pro's, but it is what it is I guess. I was able to avoid most of the online poker traps.....but Cake & Juicy Stakes teamed up (that's the only way I can read it) to rip me off for $100.

I had been playing at Cake for quite some time.....mostly their tourneys where the buy-in was from $25 to $60 dollars, or their tourneys that had rebuys for the 1st hour & then an add-on that would cost about the same as the fixed buy-in one's. And I was doing pretty good.

Then 1 night I couldn't log-in to Cake & I couldn't figure out why. So I came to this forum & found out that Cake had transferred all its American players to Juicy Stakes. And - they gave NO ADVANCE WARNING OR INFO THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ON SUCH & SUCH A DATE!!!!

All Americans were just blindsided by this. I used my Cake Log-in to get to my Juicy Stakes account. I had the same amount of money that I had in my Cake account. But - when I went to the Withdrawal Info at the new site, there was a charge of $100 for all withdrawals!!!! That is why we weren't notified it was gonna happen, so they could rip off a whole bunch of players for $100 each.

Oh yes - I forgot to mention that at Cake the withdrawals were free if u didn't take more than one a month, which was an easy rule to follow. I E-mailed both sites & called I think it was Juicy Stakes to explain how underhanded and slimy what they did was. But neither site cared.

And that is another con for online poker, the sites know that if they rip u off, there's nothing u can do about it. I don't know what that site charges for withdrawals now is, but I guarantee it was $100 after the transfer of the American Players from Cake.

So I would never play at Juicy Stakes again!!!! And another thing, they had an American Pro player who had a name for himself repping the Cake site for a while. And he used to post at this Forum about it until he quit repping for the site.

Then he left like a last post about it & said something like - I don't feel I can in good conscious represent Cake Poker any longer. The way they are moving forward with things I would disagree with. Like I said, I'm paraphrasing because it was such a long time ago. The guy's name might have been Lee Jones. But I am not even close to sure about that.

The last time I played poker on the net I was playing at Ignition Casino I think because they said they didn't allow people to use 3rd Party Programs like Pokertracker & Hold-em manager except for the current game they were in.

I liked that rule a lot because I'm older & when I was in school - it was a long time b4 computers, & I only started using one when I moved from AZ (where they had a lot of poker room's in Casinos) to GA where they have none. So I'm self-taught and can do quite a few things on a computer now.

But - I tried using Hold'em manager a long time ago & I was & still am too much of a computer novice to use it right. All the settings for what site, what game, what stakes, is the game heads-up, or 6 handed or 9 handed & on & on with that kind of stuff. And the endless settings were too much for me.

So that's why I was playing there when I last played. But I've been on about a 1 year break now. So I'd just like to ask which sites have much volume that Americans can play at. I have Carbon Poker still on my computer & I logged on to that & saw they didn't have much volume.

Instead of tourneys, I'm looking to play cash games mostly now, whether it be limit or no-limit (not much of this around), & while I prefer hold-em, I'll also play Omaha/8 and 7 card stud.

Anyway - could some folks let me know which sites their are now that take Americans & hopefully have a lot of volume & hopefully some inexperienced players & maybe has a sportsbook at the site too.

I guess just the bottom line in regards to which site(s) you play at & why.

I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS!

P.S. - I know it's been a very long time since Americans had access to all of those rooms we did b4 that time in 2006 that the one senator (who was soon to retire) ruined it all for us. America, The Land of the Free.....NOT....& LOL!!

I've heard rumors for so many years that online poker will be freed up once more, but it never happens. It is comical that our government (plutocracy) will not let us decide if we want to use a product or not.

I forget off hand, however, there is an FPP requirement at Juicy Stakes. Once you reach that FPP requirement then you can get a free withdrawal.

It is not a large rake requirement. You could play a little and then withdraw your $100 for free.

FYI, Cake was broke. Juicy Stakes has been paying off their debts. They do require a small play commitment however in order to process the withdrawals.

Check out the Juicy Stakes thread here on 2+2 or better yet get in touch with their customer support to get the requirements from them and go recoup your funds.


Bovada (Ignition's sister site) has the most cash games, reasonably soft games, and a sportsbook.

America's Cardroom has the most tournaments, tougher cash games, and a sportsbook.

Sportsbetting.ag has less games than both of the aforementioned sites, but about 2/3rds the cash game action. Games are not as soft as Bovada but softer than America's Cardroom. They also have a sportsbook. They have a sister site called BetOnline.


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Kahn

Are Chico and Ignition the only US facing sites that have fast fold/zoom style poker?

I'm surprised ACR et all don't have it.

Yes, they are the only ones with that format.

Intertops actually was the first to market with fast fold, like 3 or 4 years ago. Unfortunately, it was right after the liquidity collapse that Lock created and Intertops's version never reached the critical mass necessary to operate. Thus, it was finally removed from the client for lack of use.

Winning Poker Network has toyed with the idea for a couple years now. However, they haven't implemented it for whatever reason.

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Kahn

Who has a better poker room, BetOnline or Ignition?

Been playing on bol and unsure if I should try out another site.

Better in what way? That is too broad and subjective a question to easily answer.


For example, BetOnline is better if you like rebuy and add on tournaments.

Ignition is better if you like playing 2k pot limit omaha.


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Kahn

Better in terms of service, amount of players and cash tables, software, so on.

Well that is a pretty comprehensive set of questions. Might I suggest Googling some reviews and then coming back to ask for specifics that people will actually answer :P

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Kahn

Thanks. Pretty hard to go back to regular tables after you've gotten used to Zoom, at least for me. I hope WPN adds it at some point.

Fwiw Chico also has boost poker
It is only running at 10NL tho (people seems not to play other limits but they are available)

You know, I'm embarrassed. I wrote an article about this when it came out. I distinctly remember thinking about it and to mention it was barely hanging on when I clicked to reply to his post.

And...

Alzheimer's kicked in.

Thanks for throwing that very factual information in there. My bad.

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Kahn

Well, my post was:


So nothing to worry about!

I always suggest for people to try out multiple sites and see what you enjoy more. I prefer BetOnline, but many people prefer Ignition. It really comes down to personal preference a lot of times. A small deposit and a little time at some micro stakes games will give you a pretty good idea of what to expect. A lot of sites also offer freerolls for you to try out their tournaments without depositing.

With regards to your specific questions:

Traffic - Ignition
Software - My personal opinion is that BetOnline has far superior software. Over the last couple of years I've encountered several annoying bugs at Ignition.
Cash Tables - Ignition's games are anonymous so HUD data only lasts as long as you're at a table. Ignition has more recreational players. It also has a quick seat feature so there are no wait lists for cash games. I'm not a fan of anonymous games, but some people prefer it.
Payout Speed and Reliability - Both are really reliable these days. Crypto withdrawals can be received within 24hrs at both and usually no longer than 48hrs. This may be different if you need to verify your identity at either site.
Service - You'll have to be more specific about what you mean.


If you enjoy sports betting you may prefer Ignition's sister site Bovada. Their poker client is completely the same besides the name. The player pool is shared. Ignition does offer a larger first deposit bonus, but you can sign up at both.

Is there such a thing anymore for American based players to find a site where you can play $2/4 or $3/6 Limit Hold Em or Limit Omaha Hi Lo? Bovada had a decent amount of games going but that's been a few years ago (I've been away for a long time). With their new system of not being able to see if anyone is at a table, it doesn't seem like they really get any limit games going at all--still can't believe they use that system instead of going back to the old system of seeing how many tables had players and how long the wait list was. But anyway, if anyone knows of a site Americans can play on that runs those games in the limit format I'd appreciate any info you got. Thanks!

what's the best site for multi-table sitngos?
I live in RI.

Thanks

SwC Poker spreads every game, as well as different mixes (HORSE, 8-game, 10-game, and 12-game). It's a bitcoin only site though, and there's not a ton of traffic. Usually if you sit one of those games, other players will show up though.

Hi,
What stakes are regularly running at Chico's Boost NLHE games?

You know there's a Chico thread right? It's probably the best place to ask specific questions about Chico games.

As to your question, only the lowest games run consistently. That is 10nl. Every now and then the other stakes get a little action going, but nothing you can count on.