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Guido
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05-14-2007, 12:14 AM
Post subject: Newbie starting out online needs your help
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Hey guys, although I am burning with questions my main concern is which site to play on. The reviews on this site have been really helpful, however i'm not looking to go bonus-whoring or make money from rakeback. I'm just looking for the fishiest site to play on and I'm just wondering what people's opinions are.
Also i'm willing to invest up to $500 to try and build a decent bankroll. I have a year or so of experience playing live and have become a regular, although marginal, winner at my local 10c-20c game. However, I don't have a real poker bankroll. How small should i start out online and should i focus my time online?
Advice or support for a newbie starting out would be much appreciated.
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zook
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,676
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Welcome Guido. Are you American? If you are, that limits your options a lot. Most people would recommend Pokerstars for Americans, it's fishy enough at lower limits and they're having some decent promotions right now. I've found Full Tilt to be fishy enough too, and that's where I play mainly, but a lot of people think it's tougher than Stars. Those are by far the two biggest US-friendly sites, FT has a bigger deposit bonus than Stars, but it takes a looong time to clear at lower limits. Where else... Prima skins (you can find a list if you google it probably) are mostly open to US customers, depending on what state you live in, and I hear they're softer than Stars or FT. Absolute and Ultimate Bet are also US-friendly, but I haven't heard great things about either. If you're not in the US, everything is open to you... I'm not familiar with non-US sites, so someone else should jump in for those.
$500 is a good amount to start with. With that bankroll you're technically bankrolled for $0.10/$0.25 games (25NL) because you have 20 buyins, but I'd start lower just to get your feet wet and get used to the online game. Online players are generally much better than live players. Some people say that $0.10/$0.25 online plays like $1/$2 live. So I'd start at $0.05/$0.10 games for your first few thousand hands. Once you've convinced yourself you can beat that game, move up to 25NL.
Make sure to read all the stickies in this forum and all the posts in the Beginner's Digest and you'll be in better shape to start out than 99% of your opponents. Good luck.
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poker_pup
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Straight
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 130
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I'd suggest that you try Bodog. Fishiest site I've ever played at, but I've got limited experience.
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badgers
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Spewing
Posts: 3,372
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If you're not in America, I've found Party far far fishier than Stars.
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