It seems to be very difficult to get bitcoin poker players to actually play ...
Let me rephrase: It seems to be very difficult to get bitcoin collectors to actually play poker ...
Why is that?
I deposited .2 and had quite good luck with my run. Maybe I just got lucky but I will probably be back for more action. Sometimes the server response times are slow for me though.

If you take my case, I would much rather play significant amounts on Pokerstars rather than on a Bitcoin site I can't really trust.
This should be different for USA residents (can't play at all) or other countries where you're forced to play in a fenced market.