i need advice/opinions on a new site to play at:

[kook04 0]

I posted this in the online section, but since there is more traffic here, I thought I'd give it a go:I currently play at PacificPoker (yeah, I know). I like it there for a couple of reasons:1) Lots of bad players2) Uncluttered user interface3) The SNG structures is nice. The blinds go up every 15 hands rather than the 9 hands at party. I play tight, and like the longer blind levels.Anyway, I checked out Bodog's site, and based on the screen shots, I like the interface. Can anyone who plays there tell me what the SNG structure is like?I appreciate the information, and if anyone would like to mention another site that matches my criteria above, I'd love to hear it.Thanks...

[Don Giovanni 0]

if you are looking for good sngs and tournaments, with good software, you should check out pokerstars

[akishore 0]

pokerstars is what you seek, young one.aseem

[ajs510 122]

Agreed with the Pokerstars, although the players are better there than most sites. (Not great, but there aren't as many fish as Party or Pacific)Pokerroom is good too, especially if you like tournaments. But then again they don't have satellites (at least the last time I played there) into the big dances.

[Socko669 0]

I say noblepoker.com...it is so amazingly horrible that any site you go to from there will look awesome.

[LongOdds 0]

I posted this on a prior thread:I've played quite a few Bodog SNG, and here is my take: You start with $1000, and the blinds go up every 10 hands (5/10, 10/20, 15/30, 30/60, 50/100, 100/200, 250/500). So, the way it plays out is this: The structure helps you early, and then as people get eliminated (hands go around faster, so a time interval would be bettter late in the SNG) the structure starts to kill you. Basically, its a 10 person SNG that usually (if you play tight early and look for premium spots to double up only) becomes a 5 person crap shoot. Not hard to make money, but very hard to consistently do well. The worst case, which does happen every so ofter, is a very tight table that sees only 2 or 3 players get eliminated when the blinds hit 100/200 or up. In these cases, everyone is playing with 3 to 5 BB, and its a total luckfest. Another note - I think a lot of the "gamblers" from BoDog's casino have learned and are staying away (or they are just really outnumbered by actual poker players looking for an easy score). The play has improved dramatically over the last two weeks. (more aggressive, a little tighter)

[DB10-2 0]

Agreed with the Pokerstars, although the players are better there than most sites. (Not great, but there aren't as many fish as Party or Pacific)Pokerroom is good too, especially if you like tournaments. But then again they don't have satellites (at least the last time I played there) into the big dances.

looks like they now have WPT sats. i use their sister site holdempoker.com because it's java and works with macs. so far i have had no complaints on the technical side--sometimes there are hitches, but nothing too severe.

[SabaAba 0]

Go to Full Tilt, best SnG structure out there. I don't think I have played one time where it turned out to be an all in fest. Actually twice it did, but that was a really really rare case and it was heads up.

[kook04 0]

Go to Full Tilt, best SnG structure out there. I don't think I have played one time where it turned out to be an all in fest. Actually twice it did, but that was a really really rare case and it was heads up.

How many hands are there per level at Full Tilt?

[minniepooh 0]

In my opinion Ultimate Bet has the best SNG structure. Blinds go up every 10 minutes and you start with 1500 chips. They also have turbos where the blinds go up every 5 minutes.Minnipooh

[93transam 0]

maybe its just me, but i think pacific's SNG's are horrible.

[Herr Mensch 0]

1) Lots of bad players  

This is one thing you can't count on at Ultimate Bet. There are plenty of fish, but the guppy/shark ratio drops off in one big hurry as you play bigger stakes.

2) Uncluttered user interface

UltimateBet all the way. No silly cartoon avatars, no annoying animations, smooth, fast, perfect.

3) The SNG structures is nice. The blinds go up every 15 hands rather than the 9 hands at party. I play tight, and like the longer blind levels.

Already been mentioned. Nice, slow structure.Mensch

[DeNuts1 0]

In my opinion Ultimate Bet has the best SNG structure.  Blinds go up every 10 minutes and you start with 1500 chips.  They also have turbos where the blinds go up every 5 minutes.Minnipooh

Um... in that case Pokerstars would be better. Blinds go up every 15 minutes and you start with 1500 chips.

[ajs1281 0]

stars is great, i also play on a small site, jetsetpoker, nice manageable tourneys 60-100 people, nice overlays on the guaranteed events, and they have head hunter sit and gos, which is a nice change of pace

[skoal_dip 0]

In my opinion Ultimate Bet has the best SNG structure.  Blinds go up every 10 minutes and you start with 1500 chips.  They also have turbos where the blinds go up every 5 minutes.Minnipooh

Um... in that case Pokerstars would be better. Blinds go up every 15 minutes and you start with 1500 chips.

No man, it's ten minutes. Tourneys are 15.