OT: Who plays online poker and where?

Submitted by Incognymous on

I used to play regularly on FullTilt and PokerStars, but when the Justice Department shut it down I quit playing. I just started up on Carbon Poker, but wonder if any of you play or know of other sites that might be better in terms of bonuses, rake back, fish, etc.

Input appreciated.

 

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BeatOSU52

December 9th, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^

And to be honest, I haven't played on it for about a year, but all my friends still do.  I switched to topbet just fior their sports betting purposes, but from what I remember when playing poker on bovada, the poker had a lot of players and a ton of rooms (could do some real cheap heads-up games that gets you great practice)

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zachjand

December 9th, 2014 at 3:18 PM ^

I play on Bovada and the WPN(winning poker network) sites. They all have pluses and minuses. Two plus two's internet poker forum is the best place to get info on them. Whatever you don't play on Lock poker.

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Two Hearted Ale

December 9th, 2014 at 3:31 PM ^

How do you pay for online poker now? I played Full Tilt and Pokerstars years ago and you had to get a Canadian bank account to join. It was a pain in the ass and a big reason why I quit. It was too much trouble to play the small games that I was interested in.

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JamieH

December 9th, 2014 at 3:33 PM ^

the crackdown on internet poker has to be one of the lamest things our governemnt has done recently.  I could maybe understand it if they didn't already sponsor gambling in the form of lotteries in every state. 

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UNCWolverine

December 9th, 2014 at 3:46 PM ^

I too played full tilt prior until Black Friday. Bovada is a decent site. I switched only to Omaha hi/lo a few years back and love it. I did carbon and finished in the black, coming second in a big tourney about a year ago along with a few wins in smaller tourneys. But the blinds seemed to increase much faster on carbon and I absolutely love that on bovada you play anonymously, no screen names on that site.

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UNCWolverine

December 9th, 2014 at 7:26 PM ^

you can take notes each game on a player which I do often. but since there are no screen names, there is no note history from game to game. I like that because I win a lot so nobody knows who I am each game. also, same for sharkscope, nobody can check to see my good ROI which I like.

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UNCWolverine

December 9th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^

you can take game notes but they only last during the game. huge advantage for me because I win a lot and it's best to stay under the radar. same with sharkscope, nobody can see my ROI which is good.

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Blue69

December 9th, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^

I started playing Bovada About six months ago. I made my deposit with a Visa credit card, I believe from Citibank. It was initially rejected but about30 min. later I got a call from the credit card asking me if I had intended to make the deposit, and then they put it through. I haven't tried to catch anything out.

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JSK23

December 10th, 2014 at 3:55 AM ^

If you are half way decent it's the furthest from trouble. Before black Friday it was great supplemental income for me, paying for numerous vacations. I had two close friends completely play their way through top 50 colleges just playing poker.

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Ben Johnston

May 14th, 2020 at 11:50 AM ^

There are so many good resources that can help. For example, I read reviews at CasinoTopNZ because it has a very convenient system. It helps me to find new places to play poker because I want to become a professional.

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