Quote from: Seetheummerallyeah on April 03, 2018, 07:30:28 AM

Quote from: itsamemario on April 03, 2018, 02:03:38 AM

Right now I am playing
ACR Poker for tournies and Nitrogen sports for ring games.... I was playing Betcoin but the kinda fucked me on affiliates and I want to find something better with a big playerbase. I figure ACR is good because they are offering best tourny selection and 60 cryptocurrencies accepted...

Where do you play?

Unfortunately the online poker player base has significantly declined ever since "Black Friday" and games are getting harder and harder (less fish / recreational players).

That being said, 99% of the player base is dominated by 4 companies: Winning Poker Network, Ignition, Chico Poker Network, and The Stars Group.

I will give you a bit of info on each group, as if you plan to play online poker, chances are you will be playing under 1 of these 4 networks.

Winning Poker Network (WPN) - Extremely trusted poker network that has been around for many years. They own Americas Cardroom (ACR), 5Dimes Poker, Black Chip Poker, and True Poker. They are known for their generous deposit bonuses, amazing rewards program, and fast support. However, they restrict some US states from playing and their software isn't the nicest. Players have also said that games are harder on WPN but I cannot say for sure whether this is true or not.

Ignition Poker - Includes Ignition Poker and Bovada Poker. They used to be separate websites but a while ago Bovada combined the 2 player bases. They are known for extremely fast payouts, a generous deposit bonus, and they have the largest US player base. However, they also have the worst rakeback % and its clear they are aiming for recreational players.

Chico Poker Network - These guys own BetOnline Poker and sportsbetting.ag. They have smaller player bases but are very generous in their freerolls and bonuses. In addition, they are one of the few networks to serve the entire USA.

I left The Stars Group last for a reason. Although they are the most widely used , a large portion of the world are no longer allowed to play on them due to government restrictions. This includes the US and Australia. If you live in a country where you can play on their sites, definitely do so as they have by far the largest player bases, but if you cannot you would have to use one of the 3 networks above.

The Stars Group - The Stars Group are pioneers of the online poker world. They have by far the largest player base even after black friday. Their main site is Pokerstars but they also acquired FullTilt a couple years ago. There are basically no problems with them and thousands of games per day, but as I said before the biggest problem is a large population of poker players cannot play on Pokerstars or FullTilt due to government restrictions.

If I understand this correctly, few people are playing poker these days and it's becoming harder to find pokers players to play with?
So as a result, the companies you listed are providing the poker players themselves?