Online Poker in the US

Hey guys, i've been away from the scene ever since black friday hit and was just wondering if there was any indication of whether or not online poker will legally return to the USA. Who's accepting USA players at the moment? What does the future look like for online USA players? If there's a website you guys could direct me to that has the latest info like this, I'd appreciate it.

Any players in NJ? Are you guys still playing? I drive down to AC (about 1 hr 45 mins for me) maybe once a month, but i'm looking for other options as well.

about 8 months for lv to has poker so like 1.5 yrs for stars to get in the doors again?

Merge network is the only option for US players.

how reliable is Merge, anyone with personal experience playing in the US?

On May 16 2012 16:03 peacewalker wrote: how reliable is Merge, anyone with personal experience playing in the US?

How reliable is anything in the US? Not that. Put a bankroll on you're comfortable with losing

Bovada also accepts US players, although the software is designed to irritate regs and multi-tablers and just attract casual fish. The games are incredibly fishy though. You will see players sitting with $400 at 5/10 table. At NL200 most players are minraising limped pots from their SB, donkbetting every raised pot, etc etc.

On May 16 2012 18:03 NewbSaibot wrote: Bovada also accepts US players, although the software is designed to irritate regs and multi-tablers and just attract casual fish. The games are incredibly fishy though. You will see players sitting with $400 at 5/10 table. At NL200 most players are minraising limped pots from their SB, donkbetting every raised pot, etc etc.

Bovada games are deader than tupac.

As in right now between nl200 & nl400 including HU, 6max & FR there are 2 games running. 1 6max nl200 & 1 FR nl400.

Thing with Merge is it might of lost 40% of its already small traffic when Lock split ways. So yea ;o

This is an aside but does any one know about PKR, the site poker PRO Jake Cody advertises for? it sells itself as some sort of immersive pkr experience complete with avatar tells and shit so it seems like lots of fishywishies would like it

On May 16 2012 18:43 Stim_Abuser wrote: Show nested quote + On May 16 2012 18:03 NewbSaibot wrote: Bovada also accepts US players, although the software is designed to irritate regs and multi-tablers and just attract casual fish. The games are incredibly fishy though. You will see players sitting with $400 at 5/10 table. At NL200 most players are minraising limped pots from their SB, donkbetting every raised pot, etc etc. Bovada games are deader than tupac. As in right now between nl200 & nl400 including HU, 6max & FR there are 2 games running. 1 6max nl200 & 1 FR nl400. Thing with Merge is it might of lost 40% of its already small traffic when Lock split ways. So yea ;o

Incorrect, those are simply the only open games. Bovada hides full tables. If you sit around for 15 minutes you should see seats open up here and there. Obviously volume is nothing compared to other sites, and bovada caps you at 4 tables max. Lot of sportsbetters playing there. Last time I was playing some guy didnt even know stars/ftp was gone.

On May 16 2012 18:54 KoeBawlt wrote: This is an aside but does any one know about PKR, the site poker PRO Jake Cody advertises for? it sells itself as some sort of immersive pkr experience complete with avatar tells and shit so it seems like lots of fishywishies would like it

You can download the client and play for play money. It's like a video game, everyone has customizable avatars like an MMO. It runs inside a 3d graphics engine so the camera floats around and players can make their characters do things. Obviously there arent any tells since the avatars just sit there unless someone goes out of their way to make it do something. It's kind relaxing since the graphics are so pretty.

I meant to ask if anyone knows if the games are really good

anyone have any experience on lockpoker since they left merge?

I don't think the new Lockpoker goes live until June.

so can I actually play on bovada or is it US only?

On May 17 2012 15:15 inde wrote: so can I actually play on bovada or is it US only?

i actually think bovada is only USA players, not 100% sure though. fuck them anyways have had a check approved for over a month and have heard nothing from them, starting to get worried finally.

On May 17 2012 17:23 Sanity wrote: Show nested quote + On May 17 2012 15:15 inde wrote: so can I actually play on bovada or is it US only? i actually think bovada is only USA players, not 100% sure though. fuck them anyways have had a check approved for over a month and have heard nothing from them, starting to get worried finally.

30 days or 30 business days?

30 days after reading the terms it does say 20 business days so guess i'll be ok. what worried me more was the 2+2 bovada cashout thread, quite a few members and I have received $50-500 for delayed cashouts, just seems kinda sketchy or it could just be good customer service i guess? we'll see..

hero poker is the only place i play at when in usa. i have always recieved every cashout, and the game selection is actually decent for mtters, and the cashgames do have fish etc. theres like 12k ppl online there nowaday, whereas last year when they opened it was like 4-6k online.

its your best option imo. lock maybe better, but won't last long.

hero poker has david jung who has brought lpers onto hero last year. he is the ceo. very responsible w/ his business and things have went way better as the cynical mind would expect.

if i were to play from tha states, thats the place.
GL Guys,
Ryan

imo lock wont last long meaning - they will be up and running etc, but its not going to have a huge playerbase as many will obv stay @ merge. cake was small as is. bills are gonna be passed and imo when a big boy like stars steps there feet back into the usa, no other sites will have anyone again :-)

Is hero poker still accepting US players?

I dont play on Hero/Merge anymore after the bot ring scandal. Something like 12 player accounts with identical stats all from the UK with 5k hand samples. None of their money was returned to players who lost to them. They just silently banned all the accounts and swept it under the rug.

I've been playing on Hero for about 10k hands. Don't play much at all anymore since black friday. Maybe 15k hands total since then. It's just something to play while I'm super bored atm.

Thanks guys for the help, I just deposited onto Hero Poker via Western Union, my money was there within minutes of coming home from my local WU.

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wait what?
theres sites that cash out to ppl in the US?

how big of cash outs are we talking about and has it always been this way since Black Friday?

edit:
I presume that they send the cashouts by check or something? surely there is no direct deposit methods available

as long as someone from the US has been getting cashouts (say at least 1-2k worth a month or so) since Black Friday with no qualms I might go looking into investing some time again

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thanks Scott!

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How's the weather in Ohio Scott?

ScottS504 obvious shill


you can't sell carbon for 90-95% lol

more like 80%


you can't cashout in 3 weeks either not even CLOSE



ban plz

dont leave us scott...