Poker Stars Fails to Impress Me
So many poker players RAVE about Poker Stars. I just am not seeing what's so special. They have very good customer service, but I rarely use customer service, so I don't value that very highly when I am evaluating a poker site. Other than that, they seem quite ordinary to me.
I have been playing there for my past 3 sessions. There are quite a lot of tables running, but I would not say that I have found the selection at $3/6 to be anything great. Of the 6 or 7 tables I have played on, only 1 was really juicy. The rest have been fairly tight, but those were better than the rock gardens at other tables I was seeing - if the lobby view flop percentages can be believed. It hasn't helped that I have been getting cold-decked as well. These things happen, and I can identify it and deal with it, but there is still a subtle emotional effect that goes along with that when it happens, and it manifests itself in disdain for the site. I have some good bonuses stacked there, so I will likely play through the cold-decking and then perhaps my opinion of Stars will also evolve.
I have played three SNGs there in the past week, and monied in them all. Last night's was bitter-sweet as I signed up for an 18-seater only to find that I was in a PLO O8 tournament. D'Oh! I have done that too many times before - found out at game time that it wasn't holdem. Four places paid, and I placed 4th. On the last hand I had Ac2d4cQd UTG and raised 3X the BB first in. The arrogant jerk chip leader re-raised me to pot-committed if I called, so pushed them all in. He showed KsKdTs3c. I flopped 2 clubs and 2 low cards, and then blanked out the rest of the board. Grrrrrr! Poop happens, but it was especially annoying because he was being such a jackass in chat.
My other two SNGs were a $12+1 six-seater which I won, and a ten-seater where I took third after nearly going out on a bad beat that left me crippled on the bubble. It was a nice comeback, and I was happy with third there.
Perhaps the recent bonus with an expiration date has got more bonus chasers playing at Stars this month. Maybe that is why the cash tables are so darn tight. I'll wait and see, but I am just not impressed with Poker Stars.
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Playing NL 6max, PokerStars must be the fishiest place on the web. I am literaly killing the game overthere.
Of course, I am only comparing to Absolute Poker where I used to play. Maybe there are other places, but PS is a goldmine for me.
Fumseck
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September 22, 2006 03:58 PM
Stars is considered a premier site for several for several reasons. One is the CS, which your right, are not need often but it's a nice to have.
They are also far and away the best site for tourny's with large fields and good blind structures.
The table selection is also great. It might not be as juicy as some fringe networks but its waaay better than the rock gardens like Pokerroom nd Absolute. So if your looking to clear off some bonus Stars is a great option.
I find the 5/10 and 10/20 SH games there much better than elsewhere. I am planning on checking out TigerGaming this week so I'll let you know how those tables stack up.
taz115
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September 26, 2006 11:35 AM