FYI, while you can buy-in for the GT Tournaments with VIP Points, you can't re-buy or add-on with them. Wish they would change this.

I agree with this, talking about what games should be on the site isn't a derail at all IMO. The site should always be trying to add game types instead of taking them away (until it gets to the point where things are spread too thin).

For cash games, I think what they have now is great, especially the 4-max games. Nothing I think really needs to be changed.

In regards to tourneys, them adding bounty tourneys was awesome, shows they are still active in finding ways to improve. I do wish they had more tourneys running of all types, I would love to 4 table tourneys but there is never enough of what I want to play running at once. I think there is enough players for them to start a couple of the same tourney types at the same time and I know for a fact I would reg and play more than one.

There is no need to add every single game type there is when the traffic isn't sustainable at all. And Chico doesn't have the traffic, that won't change any time soon either.

Um, didn't say every single game type.

Just that when they have a $5 tourney, instead of the next one being like 6 hours away, start 2 at the same time or staggered by a much shorted amount of time.

See the difference?

It doesn't make sense to start two tourneys with the same buy in / parameters at the same time for Chico, they don't have the traffic for that to be sustainable.

I what you are saying, but still think adding more tourneys to the schedule could make sense. I mean they usually get 125-180 runners right now. If there were two close together I bet they would both get at least over 100+ each, especially at night/dinner hours.

Look at the GTDs on Sunday for proof.

Alright, so twice now the software has bugged out on me in a way that has cost me significant money. No, I'm not suggesting it was anything malicious on part of the site.

The software will "freeze" in that when I click on the screen I hear a "beep" any time I click the mouse. It can't be closed with Task Manager. Oddly, the action continues around. You can see betting and raising, etc. I had to hard shutdown my computer to get it working again.

This, obviously, when I got check raised on the turn when I had quads Spillage, I guess. I wonder if they'll think I was colluding.

But seriously, it's happened twice now. This is a pretty major bug that deserves immediate attention. I'm planning to e-mail Betonline and make them aware of it. Anyone else experience this?

Are you talking about the HU accts that seemed to be in godmode? Can you out the suspected cheaters SNs? Any at 1/2 to 5/10 NLHE?

No, not what I am talking about. Not interested in outing the screenames as they are soviets with unlimited gnomes. It's in my best interest to avoid the names I know already, not have them create a bunch of new ones.

You should absolutely send an email to them. In my experience they have been pretty good about refunding money when the software has frozen on me mid hand w/ teh nuts. Maybe you'll get refunded whatever $ you put into the pot.

Yea, I did end up e-mailing them. Will update when they respond. Turns out I bet the turn and was raised. For the sake of comedy:


Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 98 BB (VPIP: 17.97, PFR: 14.06, 3Bet Preflop: 3.23, Hands: 131)
SB: 64.75 BB (VPIP: 12.37, PFR: 0.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 391)
BB: 114 BB (VPIP: 12.16, PFR: 8.11, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 75)
UTG: 86.5 BB (VPIP: 12.32, PFR: 3.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.95, Hands: 342)
Hero (UTG+1): 146.5 BB
MP: 102.5 BB (VPIP: 48.80, PFR: 19.20, 3Bet Preflop: 17.31, Hands: 128)
CO: 101.75 BB (VPIP: 17.41, PFR: 14.17, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 249)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 9

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 5 9 Q
Hero bets 5.5 BB, BTN calls 5.5 BB

Turn: (18.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 11.25 BB, BTN raises to 27 BB, fold,

brutal. Refund a small compensation when you'd likely have his stack. Were you at a "no all in protection" table? I think your allowed 1-2 disconnection protections and then have to request it be reset?

When I attempt to boot up the client I get a message saying it's "Betonline game client is taking too long to start and will be closed." Has anyone ever encountered this? I tried turning off my norton firewall but that didnt seem to do the trick.

Anybody know how to disable the keyboard or the enter key from entering a bet on BOL? I play 3 sites at the same time and I've lost probably thousands because of misclicks.

Not sure if this works but try uncheck "activate window on my turn". You can find it under > options > more options > table

A simple AHK script would do the job. Do you want to disable the enter button while the active table is one of BOL?

I posted an AHK in #544 of this thread that should work if none of your poker software is moving the mouse.

is Betonline just US players or ROW can play?

I think tiger is the ROW site, same player pool. Pretty sure BOL is open to everyone though.

i just found tiger gaming.. 4 handed tables.. heads up 12/25.. 200 bb tables.. 50 bb tables.. it's great for low stakes. i'm definitely making this my main site from now on.

I think someone at the BetOnline security department needs to take a look at user BadBoy79. Winning the Silver AND Gold LB in the same week? Placing reasonably high on both leaderboards sure but winning would be close to impossible. I used the find player feature and the guy is in 42 games. 3 of them are MTT's and 39 are SNG's.

If you were to win both leaderboards, you'd need to be playing all the high buyin games, but also limit the low buyin games you played because the attention/brain use they'd take up wouldn't be worth it relative to the points you made. You'd be so much better off playing a couple less games and firing more high stakes games. The guy's in EVERY buy-in from the high stakes down to $2.20. Makes no sense to play $2.20s unless you're a bot tbh. That's pretty ridiculous.

If the guy did it legit that's fine but it should be looked into. 16-20 SNGs for a great player is fine, 42 is unreasonable. I do acknowledge that those aren't all running, some are in the register phase but MOST of those are running. Like 30+. Just doesn't make sense to play $2.20's trying to win both LB's unless it's automated IMO.

Also if your focus/goal is to win both leaderboards why would you be in any MTTs at all? It would take focus away from your goal.

One more thing, the 6max games have VERY fast decision making. I'd guess it's 1/4 the time of the 10-max SNGs, 60 seconds vs 15 ish on the time bank but not sure exactly how fast. I 12-table sometimes and drop 6-max hands every once in a while. If I doubled my table count to 24 I'd drop tables constantly. 42? And most of his action is 6-max and 6-max turbo? Come on.

WTF? how come I'm only allowed to play 12 cash games at once, but this guy can play over 40 tables????

Not sure if there is another thread for deposits and payouts like other platforms but how is the btc payout time period aside from the obnoxious 2 pct charge?

There are a lot of posts about bitcoin payout times elsewhere in the thread. Mine have never taken more than 24 hours. Usually less than 12.

Was he in 42 running games or just 42 running and registered? If it's the latter, he might have only been playing like 15 games at once or something.