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What makes them so soft/fishy etc?

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  1. Plan Z Plan Z is offline

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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 4:17pm)

    I was curious why people always say that certain sites like Cake, Carbon, Bodog etc are softer and fishier than stars and FTP.
    I ask cuz you would think Stars and FTP would have more fish considering they run constant commercials and are the 1st sites alot of new players would sign up with.
    Where as the smaller sites are really more known to players that are already playing online poker..
  2. CzechItDown CzechItDown is offline

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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 4:20pm) in reply to Plan Z

     
    Originally Posted by Plan Z View Post

    I was curious why people always say that certain sites like Cake, Carbon, Bodog etc are softer and fishier than stars and FTP.
    I ask cuz you would think Stars and FTP would have more fish considering they run constant commercials and are the 1st sites alot of new players would sign up with.
    Where as the smaller sites are really more known to players that are already playing online poker..

    The sites with a sportsbook attached are typically softer.
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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 4:22pm) in reply to Plan Z

    The sites with online casinos (Cake, Carbon, Bodog) and sports betting (Bodog) seem to be fishier. People are more in it to gamble than grind it out and work at it imo.
  4. Plan Z Plan Z is offline

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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 4:27pm) in reply to Plan Z

    I see, makes sense..
    Does Cake have a casino?
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  5. Frank1The1Tank Frank1The1Tank is offline

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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 4:28pm) in reply to Plan Z

    The smaller sites apply more to a niche market in general. Because FTP and stars are the largest and best they offer more things for the grinder including wider selection of tournaments including higher stakes and larger fields, sit and go's run more often, there's a wider variety and greater selection of cash tables offered, etc. This in turn attracts all the regs. You will rarely find a reg who plays online and doesn't have the majority of their play at either stars or ftp (or both) with other smaller sites that compliment their overall grind. Result: Small sites are fishier and have less regs. GL
     
  6. Plan Z Plan Z is offline

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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 4:29pm) in reply to Frank1The1Tank

     
    Originally Posted by Frank1The1Tank View Post

    The smaller sites apply more to a niche market in general. Because FTP and stars are the largest and best they offer more things for the grinder including wider selection of tournaments including higher stakes and larger fields, sit and go's run more often, there's a wider variety and greater selection of cash tables offered, etc. This in turn attracts all the regs. You will rarely find a reg who plays online and doesn't have the majority of their play at either stars or ftp (or both) with other smaller sites that compliment their overall grind. Result: Small sites are fishier and have less regs. GL

    Awesome post, thanx. GL
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  7. Drewace34 Drewace34 is offline

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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 4:52pm) in reply to Plan Z

    ya this post is legit...DL cake ATM lol
     
  8. andrewkr80 andrewkr80 is offline

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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 5:32pm) in reply to Drewace34

    Cake is awesome. ROI at cake in the same games should be much higher than stars or ftp.
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    Jun 22nd, 2009 (6/22/2009 6:31pm) in reply to andrewkr80

     
    Originally Posted by andrewkr80 View Post

    Cake is awesome. ROI at cake in the same games should be much higher than stars or ftp.

    Exactly, my roomate plays $24-$72 6 man turbo sit n go's for a living, Cake ROI 17%, Pstars 13%
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