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I used to play at pokerroom and hollywood poker before the US ban, and since I am a mac user, I switched to full tilt and as far as I know that is really my only option. Its funny because when I played at pokerroom and hollywood people used to say the same crap about those sites. Its so easy to blame bad beats on programming, but I have yet to see anyone prove that something unethical is going on at full tilt. Yes I have lost some hands to bad beats there and some were runner runner and one or two outers, but that is part of the game. Being the favorite does not gaurantee that you will win, and even long shot draws come in sometimes. Yes there are more bad beats online. Why? When you play live, you drive to the place with your money and you are at one table with nothing to distract you. Online, you can have the tv on and be playing at 4 or more tables. People do play looser online and you have to accept that bad beats will happen because some players will chase any draw. Its crazy but true, especially at the lower stakes.
This site is well designed and offers a wide variety of games from low to high limits. Lots of tournaments, sit and gos and ring game action. I know that alot of people will always be convinced that online poker is somehow rigged, and I cant prove that it is not. But I think that if you focus on improving your game instead of conspiracy theories, you will be better served. Do you really think that full tilt would risk their business by cheating its players? All it would take would be for one disgruntled employee to spill the beans. I dont think so. They make plenty of money from the rake and tournament fees, and they really dont care who wins or loses.
I feel the pain of those of you who have lost money to bad beats. In fact, no one likes bad beats, thats why they are called "bad." But as long as you are playing within your bankroll and managing your money correctly, it wont bankrupt you. Never play with more than 5 percent of your bankroll and you will be fine. You may have to step down a level sometimes. It happens to everyone that a string of bad beats kicks your butt, but you can chalk that up to variance. If loose goofball players never hit their 2 outers they would stop playing. I love having these types of players at my table. They may suck out from time to time, but in the long run they will have the worst of it.
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