Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Archive Boards => Archive => PokerStars Discussion => Topic started by: mporter123 on November 06, 2012, 14:55:18 PM
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Does anyone play on Pokerstars.fr?
Heard lots of good things and a glance at the MTT"s - seems like a decent set of <20euro comps.
Rake seems high at 12% and they rake rebuys (WTF?!). Is it worth it?
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Does anyone play on Pokerstars.fr?
Heard lots of good things and a glance at the MTT"s - seems like a decent set of <20euro comps.
Rake seems high at 12% and they rake rebuys (WTF?!). Is it worth it?
Davie Blacklaw (ForthThistle) loves it ;)
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Actually getting money onto it sounds like hard work but apparently the competition is pretty soft. I just can"t be bothered to go through all the hassle of depositing.
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Im not sure it is hard work, I downloaded the client from the .fr site and you can just deposit and then, hey presto, your away.
I think you have to verify your account in 30 days or something?
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Im not sure it is hard work, I downloaded the client from the .fr site and you can just deposit and then, hey presto, your away.
I think you have to verify your account in 30 days or something?
I can"t remember being able to play real money right away, but I did leave it a while between regging and depositing. Not difficult though, usual verification docs - including a bank statement with your address from the account you"ll use to fund the site. That was a hassle as I don"t get statements sent through, but the only one.
For the games and stakes you play - epic. Standard is definitely lower than .com (especially PLO) - a number of my mates swear by it.
Just don"t play cash, the rake is astronomical (even worse than them having to rake rebuys). More than enough FOs around.
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A bit of hassle making first deposits, but nothing that should put you off.
I love the tourneys on there. The sunday major is a 2 dayer that finishes about 1.30am for the first day (ideal for those that work on monday)
The sattys are pretty soft as well
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Does anyone play on Pokerstars.fr?
Heard lots of good things and a glance at the MTT"s - seems like a decent set of <20euro comps.
Rake seems high at 12% and they rake rebuys (WTF?!). Is it worth it?
I joined it a month or so ago, and found it worth it. There is definitely more red tape than usual - you need to send a few ID documents which means a few days delay until you can play but nothing particularly tough, especially if you have a scanner.
I am told that cash game rakes make them almost unbeatable (not my scene anyway), but the MTTs are good. Simply a much softer version of the US Stars site, with similar quality software. As well as more idiot calls and pushes, 3-bets are much less frequent - it is like going back in time a few years! There are much fewer tournaments, as you would expect, and only occasional very big games - just one Million so far, I think. Big games are often run as multi-day.
I get the impression that it will get steadily stronger - I am recognising more reg names every day - so get on there soon while it is still good value!