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09-05-2011 , 08:00 AM
I'm in the UK so I have access to all of the poker rooms. I have a small roll on pokerstars (~$300) but I feel like there must be a better site to play on to build a roll through deposit bonus/rakeback.

Any advice appreciated.
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09-05-2011 , 08:14 AM
tbh say with stars mate
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09-05-2011 , 08:38 AM
I am looking for a site where I can take advantage of rakeback as well as a deposit bonus that doesn't have small print (that screws you over some how). Surely for someone in my position, there has to be a more +EV move for my roll?

The site's that offer rakeback seem to have a small amount of traffic and I'm under the impression that ipoker doesn't offer rakeback although I've seen threads that say different?!

Any site that stands out above the rest?
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09-05-2011 , 08:46 AM
Stick with PS - More traffic + Games + Volume > Rakeback.

Quick withdrawals + Excellent support.

You can get under the table rakeback on Ipoker.
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09-05-2011 , 09:19 AM
Stars if you play limit or PLO.

If you play NLH pretty much every other site (with exceptions of Bodog and Carbon) is better. At low limits every site has good traffic. At Stars the % of players who see flop is ridiculously low compared to other sites. Probably 888 has the softest games but they don't have rakeback. Stay away from Bodog (you can't play more than 4 tables).
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09-05-2011 , 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by xxl_w1
Stay away from Bodog (you can't play more than 4 tables).
Are you sure? I was playing 6 tables just the other day on Bodog
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09-05-2011 , 12:40 PM
Dont touch Party Poker.

I would suggest Ladbrooks poker tbh. I have been contemplating the move over once or twice, but I dont fancy doing so until another one of those Ipad2 offers comes along (and when I can play 50NL so I can actually put enough hands in to earn it!)

I think it has a 30% rakeback scheme and a sign up bonus which, tbh, looks somewhat tough.
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09-05-2011 , 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by GutshotDan92
Dont touch Party Poker.
Care to elaborate on this?
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09-05-2011 , 02:00 PM
For me Stars has been the most profitable.
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09-05-2011 , 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mikelong11
Care to elaborate on this?
party has killer rake (contributed)
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09-05-2011 , 04:37 PM
Cheers for ur imput.

After some research and your suggestions I think my best plan of action is to grind out PS for now, then move to iPoker temporarily to clear deposit bonus and pick up some easy money.
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09-05-2011 , 06:11 PM
Depends on what you're going to play... there are definitely smaller sites that have far softer micro stakes cash games and sngs than PS.
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09-06-2011 , 05:03 AM
Microstakes on 888 are very soft, but the rake just kills you. I think the games have stayed soft for a long time because grinders tend to go elsewhere, so they aren't losing so much in rake.
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09-06-2011 , 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ArtySmokes
Microstakes on 888 are very soft, but the rake just kills you. I think the games have stayed soft for a long time because grinders tend to go elsewhere, so they aren't losing so much in rake.
A friend plays micro stakes there and he wins more money on 888 than he won on Stars or Party, even with the bigger rake and no rakeback. On 888 there are also many grinders not only fish. But an 888 fish is really terrible compared to fish from other sites.
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09-06-2011 , 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Moppet
Are you sure? I was playing 6 tables just the other day on Bodog
100%.. the max at bodog has been 4 tables for years... before that it was 3 tables.


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09-06-2011 , 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by mikelong11
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Customer service is awful. This is the key reason I wouldnt go there... or 888.com for that matter (which i have heard nothing but bad stories)

Software, though looks nice, is nasty (Has, last I checked, a bug which will cause the program to be somewhat sluggish after an hours play)

Regs are fairly good. Compensated by the fact the fish are terrible though.

Fair amount of rake you pay... Whilst I played, it was a little too expensive

VIP system I hated too. Compared to stars anyway.

I would stick to stars.
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09-06-2011 , 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by enprinte
Stick with PS - More traffic + Games + Volume > Rakeback.

Quick withdrawals + Excellent support.

You can get under the table rakeback on Ipoker.
+1
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