Are Online Games Too Nitty on Stars and Full Tilt?

Like many players out in the general poker-playing public I play primarily at two poker rooms, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. With both sites offering VIP programs and one offering rakeback (Full Tilt), their traffic dwarfs the competition. However, since the inception of the UIGEA many regular cash game players feel like each level’s action has gotten progressively “better” in the sense that the players are generally more tight and aggressive than they were years ago. With the ability to massively multi-table (for example 24-tabling on PokerStars) to simply grind a small profit and enjoy the cash bonus rewards, players have all the incentive to play super nitty poker and make good money. Those that don’t – or can’t – play 24 tables for 12 hours a day 6 days a week, are left grinding a modest profit and generally play tight poker themselves. For many cash game regulars on either one of those two major sites, it’s hard to argue that during non-peak weekend hours, finding 6-9 good tables can be a bit of a chore. During off-peak hours the ability to find 6 full ring tables with table VP$IP (Voluntary Put $ Into Pot) over 20% can be darn ...

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Poker Guy April 18th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Great ideas, I agree online poker has become so tight and impersonal that it has ruined the game and actually made it quite boring to play. Hope your ideas pan out. Me personally I’ve stopped playing all ring games on stars due to how boring and unprofitable the game has actually become. Keep up the good work.