Time for a Change

Jason

Jul 122007

I am going to start over on my attempt to become a better NL cash game player. I am planning on doing this at an alternate site, preferably one of the smaller ones. Pokertracker support would be a huge plus because it’s easy to datamine a smaller site so I am putting Absolute, UB, and Bodog at the top of my current list, but it is not a requirement per se. What smaller rooms can you recommend? Rakeback availability would be great too.

Bodog
- Pluses
  - Pokertracker support
  - Loose players
  - Good mtt structure
- Minuses
  - Don’t get rakeback
  - No bonuses
  - Limited number of tables
  - Poor selection of deposit and withdrawal options (no epassporte or paytrucard)
  - Software design makes it hard to multitable

Ultimate Bet
- Pluses
  - Fast software
  - Currently have a ton of bonuses
  - Good mtt structure
  - Pokertracker support
  - Epassporte support
- Minuses
  - No rakeback
  - Limited number of tables
  - A lot of mtts are rebuys

Absolute
- Pluses
  - Always offering reload bonuses
  - Pokertracker support
  - Smaller mtt fields
  - Epassporte support
- Minuses
  - Because of bonuses, there are a lot of rocks
  - Only OK mtt structure
  - Limited number of tables
  - Software is slow and poorly designed

Notice that I’ve mentioned mtts even though I’m planning on mostly playing cash at these sites. I plan to dabble in tournies on my alternate site so that I can concentrate on my cashing percentage on smaller buyin-smaller fields. I fully plan on playing most of my mtts in the $10 and $24 range on FullTilt because that’s where I have success but no reason not to work on my game in other ways.