Online Poker. Times they are a changing !

bennythedip2 · #1 May 21st, 2010, 16:35

Maybe it's me but online poker is changing, almost faster than the average punter can keep up with .
Almost all sites today are offering bigger and better sign up deals, and this is an area that recreational players should look seriously at.
However what about the people who stay loyal to one site for many reasons such as happy with the software or the games that they can play ..Do these sites keep us well informed via emails and what we can gain by staying with them ?

Well, lately Ive been playing three sites, and to be fair there's many I should try, but here's a view on the three Ive been playing..
Ladbrokes , Bet365, and Skypoker , two good, and one, well it's worse than bad ...
Ladbrokes, consistently have been improving over this last year (more to follow)

Bet365, again I cant praise them enough for the variety of cash games, Tournaments and especially their
'Sit n Go's' games , $5 ... 30, 50 seaters with 5 and 10 getting paid respectively ..

Sky Poker, well how to piss people off, now I'm guessing there lobby has to reflect and run-alongside there TV shows, so 6 seater is the 'norm' to be able to link to the TV, however virtually all there games are fast furious 'crapshoots' .. They do have what is known as a 'Sleepy-stack' 5000 chips with 15min blinds, so what you have is the sublimed to the ridiculous.
Most players I feel, would like a recreational game like the ones Bet365 put on, they have 30, 50, seaters that fill up in less than 10mins and are ongoing through the evening.

So hows this for a classic, all over the Sky Poker site this week was the resident Poker Pro, Tony Kendall saying welcome to the new 'Hi Lo Omaha' games ..
So one of the cash games started 25p/50p, now Mr Kendall is allowed two accounts one his own private account and the other one the company allow him to play to make up the numbers .. Now from a business point of view, I would have though to start the new venture off Mr Kendall would have used the business account and spread a little joy amongst the players, and dropped a few company 'dollars' just to encourage the game along for the obviously learners to the Hi Lo Omaha game on it's opening night .. No , he did what all good Pro's do used his own account and turned his £50 into £270 ..

While all this was going on, I was happily coming 2nd and 5th in two games on Bet365's 50 seaters .
Ultimately I watch and wondered who are the clowns who run the business side of SkyPoker ? However I do like the TV coverage so I guess you cant have your cake and eat it, well unless your name is Tony Kendall

Nice One Tony, even I couldn't have thought of that one

and as for tonight , Oh i'll be on Bet365 again, playing in the 'Mini ECOOP' $25,000 gtd ..

bennythedip2 · #2 May 21st, 2010, 20:11

Quick note , good old Bet365, as I said ,"and as for tonight , Oh i'll be on Bet365 again, playing in the 'Mini ECOOP' $25,000 gtd" ..

Well at the first break were sitting cosy, with 17,000 chips in around 30th place from a starting line-up of 1650, so with my record it could be a long night, but then again it could be five minuets

Back later ...

only1herbie · #3 May 21st, 2010, 20:20

Nice

Good luck

only1herbie · #4 May 21st, 2010, 20:41

whats your name on 365?

bennythedip2 · #5 May 21st, 2010, 20:48

BUT ...

Got my chips in good an outrageous river card against me took half my stack

Then twice walked into pocket AA's ..

So back to the 30 seater sit n go's for the rest of the evening and try and find us a couple of winners for tomorrow, ..

We have a 'Nap'

already, short price but should be good , so I'm told

bennythedip2 · #6 May 21st, 2010, 20:49

Saturday $5 freezeout on Bet365 mini ECOOP $10,000 gtd ..Starting at 1 30pm British time ..

only1herbie · #7 May 21st, 2010, 20:55

how long do the 30 seaters take?

bennythedip2 · #8 May 21st, 2010, 21:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by only1herbie

how long do the 30 seaters take?

about 1 hour at the most , 1500 chips ..9 min levels .. (pays 1st 4

The 50 seaters are more, 10min levels with 2000 chips (I think ?) about 1 and 1/2 hrs at most

pays top 10
I play either the $5 or sometimes $10, depends on how much Ive had to drink !!

only1herbie · #9 May 21st, 2010, 21:06

thanks Benny, will watch for a while. gl

bennythedip2 · #10 May 22nd, 2010, 10:46

Nice little game this afternoon...Saturday $5 freezeout on Bet365 mini ECOOP $10,000 gtd ..Starting at 1 30pm British time ..