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Originally Posted by ClutchAlmighty
Also,
I have played on both Bovada and Merge. MTT action is worse than it is on Lock, BY FAR. I have accounts on each of these, well, I take that back. Merge is what now? Carbon? Isn't that the only Merge offered US Player site that is left? I realize Lock and BCP were both a part of Merge at some point, but now they've left the network. Basically, what I'm trying to say is, should I leave lock for another poker site because MTT's were my bread and butter when I played post Black Friday.
Thanks,
ClutcherThanYou'llEverBe
First and foremost, if you are coming into the US poker market with the expectations of playing on Stars or Tilt, you will be disappointed. That type of liquidity does not exist in the US poker market. That said, there are plenty of guys grinding out a living on MTTs in the USA.
Merge has the most robust MTT guarantees of any US sites. For example, Merge's Sunday "Big Ticket" is 150k guaranteed, the highest offerings by it's competitors are Revolution at 100k, Bovada at 100k and Winning Poker Network at 50k.
There are still a couple dozen Merge skins. The most popular among 2+2'ers are Carbon, Aced and PokerHost since they provide rewards to poker players. Other skins that cater more to gamblers include Sportsbook and Players Only.
My opinion for an MTT pro is to play all the US sites, if only to take advantage of the Sunday tournaments.
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Kahn