Thats the census i get every merge site i do my research on has like 2 month wait times and some longer with infinity complaints about customer service and etc.. Bovada is getting on my nerves.. i dont know where else to play.

HELP

That's my problem too... I'm looking for a good site to play on but merge/cake seem to be like ****. I'm from Maryland so a lot of the sites are banned.

I'm from Maryland too I can't play on betonline and juicy stakes. I would like to hear any ideas for cashing out on juicy? I have rake back, can the affiliate expedite it? Thanks guys.

I'd stay away from Betonline if I were you. I have heard lots of bad/sketchy things about them. I'm looking into Lock poker myself right now, as this seems to be the only viable option for Maryland players...

Stay away from BetOnline! Confirmed scammers!

Hey guys, so I did a lot of reading throughout this thread. I read the thread that discussed the time frame for cashouts for various sites that offer real money play to US players. Unfortunately I did not find a thread that discussed the traffic. Does anyone here keep track of the amount if people playing at different times on these various sites such as lock, American card room, ect?

www.pokerscout.com

Perfectly answers my question, thanks

I will say this about ACR

The SNG games are almost non existent. A few might run here and there but you will not be grinding them that's for sure. The MTTs are not that great either in my opinion. Some of the GTDs have decent overlays but they don't have the traffic to support large amounts of them.

The cash games are where most of the 3-4k people (I have seen close to 4.5k at peak a night ago, it seems to be growing) are at. Seems to run more 6max then fullring at the micro-low limits. 25NL+ seems to have decent traffic.

The tables that run both BBJ and Beast rake the tears from your eyes at the lower limits, so it's usually best to look for the normal tables. Go to raketherake and get RB. I can usually avoid them.

They have p2p transfers and western union. I will pay a little more in silly rake race programs if I am compensated with more simple ways to move money. Your mileage may very.

As of right now 3:15 CST there are 3620 logged in

To be fair that is what the counter on the software says. PS shows wildly different numbers.

Withdraw speeds are picking up at merge. I just had a check in hand in about 7 days.

The software is miles beyond any other USA site.

If support is your worry, play on carbon or PDC. Two support reps constantly in the forums working hard.

I'm currently only playing on the Merge Network at the moment. Of the 3 major networks available to US players, which one is the safest?

Merge
Revolution
Winning

Winning seems the most promising ATM.

I have not played on winning, but from my personal experience revolution>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>merge depending on what skin you are on revolution, intertops is by far the best skin available for US players in my opinion, I would not recommend playing on lock or merge however.

Winning and it's not even close. Now if olp players would just realize this and shift the traffic over there.

the fact that the highest stakes HU cash games that wpn offers is 1/2 is an absolute joke

Winning poker network by a big margin. That's why Blackchip Poker just left the Merge network to start business on the Winning poker network. They know too.

winning pokerz

What about true poker? I left lock poker and just joined today. I like the table setups,quick cashouts as well as phone support. Less traffic though but all the sites are hurting with traffic? Why not true poker?

What about it? Both of the last two posters have recommended it.

What is a better site for value wise, Lock poker or Juicy stakes?

Unless Juicy Stakes has changed a lot from when it was Cake then Lock would be way better value wise. Use the VIP Program and make sure to keep a deposit bonus to clear.

Views on true poker anyone? I just opened an account and other than small traffic, the site is super soft and quick cashouts as well as phone support. Maybe someone knows something I don't site seems great for what is out there in the Us market. Feedback would be appreciated.

You're not missing anything, they're a pretty good option for US players.

It sounds like perhaps you haven't read the first post of this thread; if you haven't, I'd recommend doing so. True poker is on the Winning network, and has been discussed quite extensively in this thread. You'll find links to support threads for True, ACR, and BlackChip in the OP, all of which are skins on Winning.