The Bill - A Beagle's Perspective

[snoopy1239]

PS after speaking with various of our American cousins it seems the banks and financial institutions are up in arms over this bill and there is a real possibility of it being overturned before the 270 day deadline is reached.

That would be a relief for me.

I've had my worst weak in a long time. So bad that I'm having to take a short break from online poker. Due to my work with blonde, I can never truly escape the game, but hopefully I will still be able to return fresh.

The problem I've experienced in lack of table selection. I prefer to be billy big stack on a table of people I don't know. This is truly hard now on bpl and party where I like to play. I multi-table and don't like taking notes, but with the same faces cropping up I feel as though I'm going to have to. Similarly, I am forced to mix my game up more as I know they'll be taking notes on me.

I've also been giving PokerStars a go. Still lots of Americans on there but this is where I've lost my most money. Bizarrely, they play differently on here to my preferred sites. Although there are still lots of weak players, I am not used to knowing who the better players are, so I can't avoid sitting with some tough opponents now and then.

Also, I feel the standard is slightly higher and it's catching me out. I am used to playing in a certain way that suits very poor players. People who bluff at predictable times and always bet a monster on the River. The players on Poker Stars seem to have more flair and the moves they make are much more constructive. Also, I have noticed people check-raising me on the river with the nuts. This has totally caught me out and cost me a lot of money.

I'll see how I get on when I return, but I'd much rather go back to how life was before George Bush signed the bill.

[boldie]

snoop, sign up for hollywood poker mate (the pokerroom skin)..if you want easy cash games and tourneys this is where you should go

if you do sign up...sign up with a refer a friend if you don't mind....If you pm me I'll give you the name I play under on that site

[snoopy1239]

Okay, I'll keep that in mid Boldie. Do they take debit card? I've encountered real problems with deposit limits, not being able to use my switch card, etc. Real pain in the ass.

[boldie]

Okay, I'll keep that in mid Boldie. Do they take debit card? I've encountered real problems with deposit limits, not being able to use my switch card, etc. Real pain in the ass.

I think so...I use a Visa electron and that works like a charm.

[divingduck]

 Snoopy,

 I have used a similar tactic to yours on Bodog 5/10nl very successfully for 18 months now. I only sit at tables were no-one has over a 2k stack and avoid tables with 2 or more of the better players. The bizarre thing I have found is that when you run up a big stack it doesnt put the fish of joining your table....I have run up 5k-10k  stacks multiple times and tend to get a waiting list of eager yanks with dreams of winning it all off me.

 i'm not sure how the lower limits play there anymore ( I did start out on dog at 2/4nl  but very quickly progressed) but I do know that the 10/20nl game is usually a very tough game to beat.

[snoopy1239]

What's the traffic like at Bodog?

Do they accept debit transactions and there are any depositing restricitons?

cheers,

snoops

[divingduck]

What's the traffic like at Bodog?

Do they accept debit transactions and there are any depositing restricitons?

cheers,

snoops

Theres always plenty of action on the cash tables, especially later at night.The 5/10nl is the most profitable for me, i did start out there on 2/4 but quickly built a decent roll and moved up.  I'm not too sure about debit transactions but the customer service is very good , I found that netteller works really well (takes  1-2 hours to cash out). As regards restrictions the site is also a sportsbook so they must be used to handling large deposits.
 Be warned tho , the software is unlike any other site I have played on and takes a bit of getting used to ....I hated it when they first 'upgraded' but it does grow on you.
 

[Sheriff Fatman]

The 'upgrade' cost them 30% of their customers when they introduced it, according to one of Bodog's execs.

The previous software was generally regarded as one of the best around - no major issues at all.  Then, Bodog introduced an 'innovative' system which everyone hated.

There were all sorts of complaints/threads on 2+2 at the time from outraged customers.  Sounds like its still unchanged according to DivingDuck's post.

Sheriff

PS: I don't have an account there so I have no bias for/against it.  I just found it a fascinating decision at the time (similar to Coca Cola's 'great' idea to develop a great new recipe in the 80s!)

[boldie]

The 'upgrade' cost them 30% of their customers when they introduced it, according to one of Bodog's execs.

The previous software was generally regarded as one of the best around - no major issues at all.  Then, Bodog introduced an 'innovative' system which everyone hated.

There were all sorts of complaints/threads on 2+2 at the time from outraged customers.  Sounds like its still unchanged according to DivingDuck's post.

Sheriff

PS: I don't have an account there so I have no bias for/against it.  I just found it a fascinating decision at the time (similar to Coca Cola's 'great' idea to develop a great new recipe in the 80s!)

yeah...Man I loved New Coke!...shame they went back to that old crap.

[divingduck]

 They have 'tweaked' it since and you now have the option of playing in something like the old version, but like I said earlier having gotten used to the upgrade I quite like it now.