# Any recommendations for online poker sites? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223 "2005-02-28T01:23:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223/1 "2005-02-28T01:23:05Z")
I’m signed on for PokerStars and PartyPoker; I really like the former, not too geeked up about the latter. Any other sites that are out there that come w a Doper Seal of Approval? If I dont find anything else I like better I’m gonna stick some money into PokerStars later this week. The cheapskate in me likes the PokerStars freeroll tourneys (I entered my first one yesterday, no-limit hold-em w 6000 entrants, and finished 13th, when the top nine finishers got a seat at a $500 game). Any other sites have tourneys like that? thanks for the help. (Paging Otto…Otto, please pick up the white courtesy phone…Otto, paging Otto…) ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223/2 "2005-02-28T20:01:38Z")
bump - I’m really curious if anyone else has a site they like. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223/3 "2005-03-01T00:00:44Z")
The only site I play is PokerRoom, because it and its skins are the only ones that are Mac-compatible. I like the site just fine. They’ve had some major issues with capacity and connectivity lately but those seem to have been cleared up. They have both a download and a Java-based client; I use the Java and have only ever been disconnected once. If you want to start off with some extra play money and be eligible for a bonus should you decide to make a real money deposit, email me for a referral before creating an account. I’ve also created a Straight Dope group within the site’s Pokah! forum so should you decide to create a PR account you can apply to join that group. A bunch of us attempt weekly tournaments, with varying results (I have yet to land on the same server with the rest of the group). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223/4 "2005-03-01T03:03:11Z")
Well, if you consider Traci Bingham’s cleavage to be a credible endorsement, you can go with EmpirePoker. ---
**Author:** ![Ottoerotic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ottoerotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ottoerotic)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223/5 "2005-03-01T03:27:33Z")
Well, I’m an Otto, so maybe I can help. I think you’ll find [www.bonuswhores.com](http://www.bonuswhores.com) interesting and informative. I’m more of a break-even player so I use the site to find the best bonuses, but they rank the poker sites and break it down by game. I like party poker personally because they have the loosest tables. Absolute Poker has great bonuses for reloading accounts, and if you have a big enough bankroll you could probably clear $8000.00 in bonuses alone in a year. Unfortunatly thier software is horrible, so it has its downsides. ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223/6 "2005-03-02T15:20:16Z")
thanks for the suggestions. A friend referred me to [Bodog](http://www.bodog.com)and its $20 minimum deposit (meeting the ‘fly under the wife’s radar’ criteria). I put 20 stones on there last night, played in a 10 player $5 sit-and-go, took second place and won $15. Still trying to decide if 4-5 of the other guys were dumping to the eventual winner or just really, really poor poker players. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-online-poker-sites/292223/7 "2005-03-02T15:48:03Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > (I have yet to land on the same server with the rest of the group). Otto, a buddy and I were having trouble getting on the same PR server. If you just log out and log back in, you’ll get a different server. Not sure how many servers they have, but it’s never taken us more than a couple of tries to land on the same one. So if you can’t find the room you’re looking for, just close it, open back up and look. I bet you can find the correct room pretty quickly.