[REQ] iPoker Alternative

Brando_ie

With all the iPoker (PPP) mayhem it looks like I am going to withdraw my funds from PPP and find a new site, at least until I start to hear better things from PPP down the line. I only play in the evenings but do so almost every day and can't be dealing with all these disconnections anymore (granted, my stakes are small compared to some folks here and generally cash now after getting bored of STT/MTT's so I don't have to contend with the blind stealing of late)

Ironically, having previously played cash at Absolute along with Tribeca (PPP) I didn't think I could cope without the 2x/3x/4x buttons but have adapted to the slider (albeit by using the arrow keys recommended here before) so would consider a similar setup to the new PPP (a prospect that horrified me a few months back!!)

The point of this thread is to get some recommendations for an alternate site. My preferences are outlined below and any advice would be welcome

1- I'm borderline .10/.20 but am trying to BR manage so will need a .05/.10 level to allow for (likely) drop downs
2- I 2/3 table ATM so pref a site which allows for up to 4 tables on a 1280x1024 resolution (re-sizable?)
3- Pref arrow keys to utilize slider / hot keys / scripts?
4- Pokertracker & GT+ compatible
5- RB, have yet to utilize this but should really consider it this time around
6- Good liquidity / soft tables ( should prob be higher up list!! )
7- Good STT/MTT/(S)Satellites (damn you Moneymaker.... damn you to hell!!)structure for when I get bored / go busto in cash

I cant see myself as being a nettelleresque bonus whore and would prefer to just find a nice home for the foreseeable future. I understand that most sites will satisfy only a few of my prefs and thats fine, but without netteller or similar I wont be just giving it a go, basically it will be a boards straw poll (or redirecting me to a suitable site / link) and then move home (then beat game... move up.... beat game.... move up.... rinse and repeat...... then BUSTO!!!)

Cheers.

phantom_lord

stars/full tilt?

mewso

yep Stars and Full Tilt are where I'm leaning thse days now. Pity really but the final straw for me was sitting at a sit and go and realising I had 1000 chips and blind levels of 6 minutes. Bit late discovering this but it's just not good enough imho.

carlop

stars is well structured and has some good tourneys and sattellites but i'd say the standard is higher than most other sites

SpermManJelly

Ghostface Killah Poker.'Where Hip Hop plays Hold em'

Sperm Man Jelly.

breadmonkey

I thought Stars/Fulltilt had a much higher standard in general? Surely soft games should be number 1 priority.

Brando_ie

breadmonkey wrote:

I thought Stars/Fulltilt had a much higher standard in general? Surely soft games should be number 1 priority.

In fairness the level I am playing at (micro limits) and even in my few soirées into the heights of .20/.40 when goofing around without any BR management I always found any 'standard' as such to be questionable. It was best described on boards a while back as an almost 'play money' gameplay where even some basic cash or tourney plays were ineffective (much to the chagrin of the resident $2 pro's and to my greater amusement in recent times........ 'how could you call that.... you didn't have the pot odds for a call....... er, cause it was 20 cents buddy....... :rolleyes: !!!!) I am obviously hoping to grind my way out of the micro's in due course and would hope to find the 'softest' of higher limits but until then a site with RB, a large selection of tables (so I don't find myself sitting on 3 tables with 2/3 of the same players on each as iPoker dished up) and a modicum of sane players would be just fine (plus pokertracker, hotkeys and what not) and to that end both Stars and FT seem the runners..... btw, no party?, seems to have the numbers?

On the topic of RB at hopefully not drawing the fury of a moderator, does previously downloading (through main sites) a client (FT, Stars, Party) and playing only play money on it as I have done with most of the biggies now exclude me from setting up a real money a/c and getting RB? or is that a question best answered at 2+2?

SuperHans

I know that at FullTilt you can open a new Real money account with rakeback providing you have only played play money and never deposited.
Stars and Party don't offer RB unfortunately.

David Michael

You could just browse some sites and download a few to see and try.

Currently I have stuck with PPP/Stars/FT but I have tried Eurolink and a few others.

http://www.bonuswhores.com/ is all ways a good place to start.

Imposter

Apparently if you play enough on Stars and reach goldstar or better on a monthly basis you can earn the equivalent of about 25% or so rb. Party also have VIP offers but i'm not sure how good they are but i'm hearing good things about Party now so I should probably find out.

The problem with stars and FT at the moment is that the americans can still play there and it's very difficult for the american fish to deposit so the standard is a bit higher.