F is for FPP and thats good enough for me
So I’ve wrestled around with the idea of jumping around from site to site collecting monthy reload bonus (a la Scurvy) or simply just staying at Poker Stars for its reliability and my familiarity with the site, but also losing out on potential “bonii”. Now obviously saying “familiarity with the site” is kind of a weak reason to play at any site, since you can always learn the software. But since no other site has the features that I’ve come to love about Poker Stars, why would I want to become “familiar” with any other site?
It’s like if you have an average looking girlfriend who gives the best blowjobs, why would you consider switching?
If for nothing else, I would play on Poker Stars just for the easy to use and extremely informative hand histories. No other site comes close to the functionality of their hand history. The fact that you can actually see what cards they muck on the river is worth more than any signup bonus on the planet.
Quick example.
Say you have aces and you are playing on “brand x” poker site. You raise 4bb preflop and get a caller. With a flop of Q93 rainbow he check and calls your bet. With turn and river blanks, he continues to check call you right to the river, and when he calls your river bet his cards are mucked. You scoop the pot, but have no idea what he called with.
You are playing on Stars this time, with the same hand, aces. Coincidently the flop comes Q93, and this opponent check and calls you down to the river after two more blanks. He calls your river bet and mucks his hand. You scoop the pot and quickly check the hand history to see that he called you down to the river with 55, clearly a terrible play. You can now bet into him with confidence any time you have a remotely decent hand, even 2nd pair, knowing he isn’t going to fold anything, and gaining you a lot of extra bets along the way.
By knowing what your opponent is capable of calling with on the river and losing (as well as seeing how he plays certain types of hands), you gain an advantage so gargantuan in magnitude, a comparative reload bonus of $100 just doesn’t compare anymore. You can make your bets (were talking no limit here) so much more precise and educated, and in the long run it will pay off much more than a lousy bonus. Additionally, you will improve your own game, by being able to adjust your play to others, you can only get better. Naturally, it is a two way street when it comes to seeing mucked cards, as your opponents can now see what you are willing to call with, and can gain insight on your game. But as long as you feel you have a significant edge over your opponents to begin with (any winning player should feel they have this edge) the insight you gain exceeds theirs.
And the last reason I’m going to continue to play at Poker Stars are FPP points. Now I know a lot of sites have similar reward systems, but from what I’ve experienced FPP points are by far a superior system. I use them only for satellite tournaments – tournaments in which I would pay money for entry for anyways. How can you go wrong there?
Stars is just too good of a site not to play on, despite its lack of “bonii”. They are ever improving their software, and constantly advertising all over the place (meaning more dumbass fish to play with). If they ever go public I think I’ll have to invest some of my poker winnings in them, as I can’t see them losing ground to any other site any time soon.
It’s like if you have an average looking girlfriend who gives the best blowjobs, why would you consider switching?
If for nothing else, I would play on Poker Stars just for the easy to use and extremely informative hand histories. No other site comes close to the functionality of their hand history. The fact that you can actually see what cards they muck on the river is worth more than any signup bonus on the planet.
Quick example.
Say you have aces and you are playing on “brand x” poker site. You raise 4bb preflop and get a caller. With a flop of Q93 rainbow he check and calls your bet. With turn and river blanks, he continues to check call you right to the river, and when he calls your river bet his cards are mucked. You scoop the pot, but have no idea what he called with.
You are playing on Stars this time, with the same hand, aces. Coincidently the flop comes Q93, and this opponent check and calls you down to the river after two more blanks. He calls your river bet and mucks his hand. You scoop the pot and quickly check the hand history to see that he called you down to the river with 55, clearly a terrible play. You can now bet into him with confidence any time you have a remotely decent hand, even 2nd pair, knowing he isn’t going to fold anything, and gaining you a lot of extra bets along the way.
By knowing what your opponent is capable of calling with on the river and losing (as well as seeing how he plays certain types of hands), you gain an advantage so gargantuan in magnitude, a comparative reload bonus of $100 just doesn’t compare anymore. You can make your bets (were talking no limit here) so much more precise and educated, and in the long run it will pay off much more than a lousy bonus. Additionally, you will improve your own game, by being able to adjust your play to others, you can only get better. Naturally, it is a two way street when it comes to seeing mucked cards, as your opponents can now see what you are willing to call with, and can gain insight on your game. But as long as you feel you have a significant edge over your opponents to begin with (any winning player should feel they have this edge) the insight you gain exceeds theirs.
And the last reason I’m going to continue to play at Poker Stars are FPP points. Now I know a lot of sites have similar reward systems, but from what I’ve experienced FPP points are by far a superior system. I use them only for satellite tournaments – tournaments in which I would pay money for entry for anyways. How can you go wrong there?
Stars is just too good of a site not to play on, despite its lack of “bonii”. They are ever improving their software, and constantly advertising all over the place (meaning more dumbass fish to play with). If they ever go public I think I’ll have to invest some of my poker winnings in them, as I can’t see them losing ground to any other site any time soon.
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