The 5 Unsafest Sites

Here is a list of poker sites to avoid.  They are proven scammers, cheaters and generally extremely scummy and untrustworthy.  If you deposit on these sites, in my opinion your money is at risk of being stolen or lost.  I have included Full Tilt poker here, even though they are not trading currently, as there is the possibility they may re-emerge at some point in the future UltimateBet (UB)  (AKA Cereus) Absolute Poker (AKA Cereus) Full Tilt Microgaming (A network of sites) Betfair I am going to elaborate on why you should not trust these sites in the future – I think most people Read more…

The Top 5 Busiest Poker Sites

Here are the sites with the highest traffic.  PokerStars is by far the busiest.  It is also by far the toughest to beat though, so bear that in mind. PokerStars PartyPoker Ipoker Ongame 888Poker  

The 5 Softest Poker Sites

Here are, in my opinion, the 5 easiest sites to beat.  They generally have the weakest players and are probably sites that beginning players will definitely want to check out SkyPoker PKR Bodog PartyPoker UltimateBet/Absolute Poker.  WARNING! I have included Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker as they are genuinely soft sites but both have in the past stolen money from players, had major security lapses and are gnerally untrustworthy.  Consider with extreme caution!  They make it in at number one and two on my top 5 unsafest sites on the internet Hope people find these useful. I have personally played Read more…

The 5 Most Secure Poker Sites

Here are the sites where I consider that your money cannot be safer – perhaps not even in a bank with the current economic situation!  I refer  to the likelyhood of these sites screwing you over, going bust and losing your money or other forms of corruption.  I am not referring to issues such as collusion between players, which I shall discuss with another time.  Basically, if the company is large, and has other secure forms of income other than online poker then they are probably a safe bet.  Especially if they are a PLC, which means they have to Read more…

The Top 5 Poker Sites

Choosing what site to play on is really tough.  There are literally hundreds of poker sites out there, and thousands of sites advising you which ones you should play on- and every site has different advice.  What it is important to realise is that few, if any, of these sites “advising” you about where to play are unbiased.  They all get paid to promote the sites they advertise, which obviously means that the information they provide too you is less than trustworthy. Here on Pokerbites.com, we are currently not paid by anyone, so the advice and reviews you read here Read more…

Barry Greenstein’s Debt to Full Tilt

Barry Greenstein has just issued a statement regarding his $400k debt, stating that he will pay back this money but wishes it to be used in full to pay back players who have money held on Full Tilt currently. Here is his full statement: I have been inundated with calls from all the poker media sites regarding this, so it’s easier for me to respond in one place. Obviously, 2+2 has become the main place where people discuss online poker so I’m posting here. It would be nice if everyone who owes money discusses it openly so there is a Read more…

Major Changes to WSOP Main Event 2012

Quite a few changes this year for the World Series of Poker Main event.  Check out the official twitter or read check out the main changes below: Main Event is three days shorter 470 poker tables – almost 100 more than last year No November Nine! Play stats at 12 noon and finishes 12:20am No off day during the main event So the big change appears to be no November Nine!  There will be a lot of mixed feeling about that one…

Aussie Millions Final Table 2012

They are lining up this afternoon in Australia to contest the final table of the Aussie Millions.  No big names, but plenty of players who are known amongst the online community.  Bjorn Li is currently chip leader, with a healthy lead:   1. Bjorn Li, 4.775 million 2. Oliver Speidel, 3.145 million 3. Patrick Healy, 2.995 million 4. Kenneth Wong, 2.33 million 5. Yann Dion, 2.325 million 6. Mile Krstanoski, 2.295 million 7. Mohamad Kowssarie, 1.75 million