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11-09-04, 07:24 AM
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Stick with Party.
I'm going to have to disagree.
For a beginner, I think PartyPoker is the best site to start off with for many reasons. First, Party / Empire has the most people at any one time. This means that (as compared to other sites) there will be more tables going. More tables mean more game selection. Second, the action is easier. I dunno about you, but I imagine that you want to play against the easiest competition? Hell, I do, and I started a long time ago! Party's affiliate program has made it such that there are a TON of fish swimming in ALL the games ... especially those juicy SnGs. Who ever said you SHOULD be playing against better people?? From time to time, you will also be able to take advantage of reload bonuses offered on Party. The last bonus was at the beginning of October. Free money when you clear a specific amount of raked hands. Last week, I had a problem with the software, emailed support, they got back to me and offered a bonus. I took advantage of it, and made free money. The other site I like to tell beginners about is Pokerstars. This is a really great site for micro limits. The site, to me, just seems more player-friendly: support is better, software is better, wider offering of tournaments, and like I said, micro limits. [My micro I mean as low as $.01/$.02 blinds!] Last night I played a $3 tournament on 'Stars... over 1600 players and going into a final field of 170ish I hit chipleader. Then, I self-destructed and busted out at 52nd. Whatever - it was a cheap tournment, but it was really fun.  I think you've made a good choice w/ Party, but if by chance you go somewhere else, good luck there as well.
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11-09-04, 07:59 AM
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I also think Party Poker is the best site for a beginner to get going at. If you are a beginner and risking cash, at least at Party you'd have a better chance at making some.
The only true way to learn how to play better poker is thru experience, thus don't get down on yourself if you don't have success for the first month or two. None of us are perfect hold em players, or else we'd all be WSOP winners. Just try to get a good feel for the game and take your time, make sure you're very comfortable before you move up in limits.
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11-09-04, 09:00 AM
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They may have better tourneys, but from what I hear, they also have better players that may very well take a beginner to the cleaners. I would stick to one site until you know you're good enough to explore strange new worlds.
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11-09-04, 09:04 AM
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Same for UB IMO, the S&Gs are much tighter there than any I have seen elsewhere.
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11-09-04, 09:09 AM
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UB tourneys are actually fairly easy, I find, and you can usually place top 3 no problem, as long as you're patient. Usually takes about 1-1.5 hours to play. They only really get tough, I find, when you are down to 4 guys and everyone is trying to win 3rd place minimum money. I have had great success at UB though, moreso than at Party, where I am constantly sucked out on.
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