Hi!

I know this has probably been asked b4 but I'd appreciate any help I can get guiding me on which site I should choose to deposit my roll on.

I have deposited on FT and Stars before and would love to deposit on FT but I'm looking to get the first deposit bonus plus rakeback. I'd like to know which site would be the best considering the aforementioned. I'd also like the site to have a good interface and be supporting multi-tabling and poker trackers and stuff.

If someone can help me get all that I need on FT itself somehow, I'd really appreciate that

PS does not have rakeback. There is a player reward system that theoretically exceeds RB at very high volumes of play.

So, unless you are going to be an uber-grinding machine, rakeback at Full Tilt is probably better.

Yup I'm aware of that but like I already pointed out, I've deposited on FT before and if I deposit again, I won't be able to get the first deposit bonus this time which is 1 of the factors I'm looking at!

If you already have an account at Full Tilt you can't create a second one. If your first account doesn't already have rakeback, you can't get it later (well, some affiliates can try to get you rakeback, but success there is rare). Also, if you've already claimed the first-deposit bonus for your first FTP account, you can't get it again, so you're SOL there too.

I supposed you COULD create a second FT account to get rakeback and the first-deposit bonus, but as soon as Full Tilt finds it (which they will do when you go to cash out) they'll close it down and possibly confiscate your funds.

If you don't play higher-stakes or are not an uber-serious grinder, I wouldn't bother with PS, either. Their VIP program kinda sucks at the micros without serious volume.

I used to play on and recommend Cake since you can get 33% rakeback and the traffic used to be pretty good. They have a 110% first-deposit bonus and some refer-a-friend type bonuses, too. Since their latest security fiasco and the drop in traffic after the sportsbook skins left the network, I don't think I can do that now.

Maybe look at the Merge network? I've been playing on RPM lately and it's been pretty good. Soft play. Decent traffic (though nowhere near FT or PS, and slightly less than Cake). You can get 35% rakeback either through an affiliate or direct from RPM itself which is paid daily direct to your account. 100% first-deposit bonus and monthly 50% reloads. The software is mediocre at best, but they're touting a new version that's supposed to launch on Sept. 7. We'll see if that's any better.

If you're outside the US, you've got a lot more options, but I can't help with those...

everest is decent cuz its rather soft. but the rakeback is like insignificant though

If you are euro look at (eg) Ipoker andMicrogaming for good rb deals, If you are looking to bonus whore there are websites out there that are very helpful and will show you all the best first deposit bonuses etc.

Play on stars / FTP. Both are reliable and hassle free and you won't run into any bull**** if you are an honest person.

If you play low volumes, FTP is better. If you pay high volumes, Stars is better.

Looks at the pokerstars VIP program:
http://www.pokerstars.com/vip/

If you think you can earn Platinum or higher then play on stars (the theoretical rb is higher here than on FTP)

If you can't earn at least Platinum, play on FTP with rakeback.