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Wow. I've only had 30 minutes to read the posts, eventually if I have a few extra DAYS I might read this entire thread.... lol.
I made my first deposit at Full Tilt (50) about a month or so ago and I've enjoyed it. I made a deposit at Bodog about the same time and have found success at both sites. I love the Omaha Hi at Full Tilt and love the KO tournaments (bounties). With MTT's I'm only about 16% ITM with a small ROI right now, but I'm only playing micro limit buy-in's so I'd like to see the ITM rate a bit higher. 45 player sng's I run much better, as would anyone without such a huge field to fight through.
In the micro levels the action is not near as loose at Full Tilt as compared to Pokerstars and Bodog. Of course often times a loose table is great, but can get extremely frustrating when a loose player is running hot.
I do have to say one thing though. I don't have the time to properly analyze the RNG's at any of these sites. Perhaps if I played for more money I might. But I've seen so many bad beats over the years, when I lose a hand it really doesn't bother me. When someone makes a terrible play on me and hits runner runner, or pairs his kicker after going all in with middle or bottom pair I'm able to roll with it. These things happen all the time-online and at the real felt. Getting my money in with the best of it doesn't mean I'm entitled to that pot.
And no matter what site I play at, I hear it all the time when someone catches their miracle card on the river..."that's Jokerstars/Full Rigged/Bodog..." Yes, that's just poker. We see so many more hands playing online as opposed to playing live that of course we will see that many more bad beats. I might be playing 4 cash tables and 2 tournaments at once, maybe even at 2 different sites. Those that I know who have been successful at these sites don't seem to have these "rigged" issues that i'm not only hearing about here but also at the online tables.
As far as the big stack being favored, don't know about that either. But I know this, the big stack will be making many more crap calls in a tournament because he/she can afford it and has a chance to eliminate opponents with these "crap" calls. So naturally, at any site, we will see a disproportionate rate of scooped pots by the big stack, they are simply taking more chances with a wider range of starting hands.
Though I've played for many years I have not kept track of my sessions until I met and played every day with a 20+ year everyday player in Vegas. This has made a WORLD of difference. It's easier to see when I'm running bad in time to make adjustments, and also when I'm running good. Helps speed up fixing those leaks. And helps to eliminate the denial factor. I might blame a losing streak on bad luck. But when the results are right in front of my face it enables me to hopefully minimize losses and maximize winnings. Isn't that what it's all about?
I see no merit in blaming the software. If these sites are rigged I'll be glad to eat my words. But I've been at a real table and seen a woman get pocket aces 3 times in a row. I've personally gotten pocket Kings 3 times in a row, and gotten Pocket aces and kings back to back to back to back. At real tables. I'd suggest not playing online if the experience is so terrible and traumatic.
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