why isn't wsex more popular??

[scorer]

Clearly this is a huge winner for the player, yet there still seems to be a player base that is not increasing. For those who can chime in as to why and who play there please explain your thoughts

[Pokeraddict]

The endless forum spam?

[SuperUberBob]

It's not worth it. I signed up and played a freeroll around later June.

The ring game traffic is basically non existent. There was *one* Stud Hi/Lo player sitting at two tables waiting for opponents. Yeah...good luck. Omaha Hi/Lo has about one full table and a couple of incomplete ones. There is not one single Stud Hi player on there now. Omaha is non-existent. There isn't even a lot of NLHE action on there. It's either Limit Hold'em or you could pray to get a full table NLHE tables at low limits.

As for the site itself. No. The interface is just horrific. The font for everything on the table screen is just too damn small. The options to act take up nearly a fourth of the entire window. The slide for the bet is way off. Instead of going up in blind increments (30, 60, 90), it goes from 30, 64, 98, 127 and just a whole load of random numbers. Easier just to bet by typing in the number. They also show your hole cards twice: once on the table itself in which they are microscopic and then in the place with all the options where they are magnified a bit. Why not just make them normal sized in the first place? And the whole concept of keeping your folded cards so you can remember them is a great way to piss you off because playing that deuce-six would have given you a six high straight right off the flop (which did happen to me). You can then figuratively punch yourself in the gut for recognizing that you would've busted about six people in one hand in a freeroll. The main window is no better itself. Big window, small space that shows the tables. It's also hard to see what SnGs are full and what aren't at first glance. Tournaments are also not sorted out well, which is a hassle.

Though in case you suck at poker, they leave ads the size of the list of tables to the left of the screen to allow you to take your rake-free money and lose it playing blackjack or sports betting. Gotta love WSEX.

So, positives:

+rake free poker

Negatives:

-Omaha is non-existent
-Every game besides Limit Hold'em might as well be non-existent too
-Horrible interfaces aesthetically and functionally
-Very low ring traffic
-Tournament don't pay out well
-Sit and Go's are available, but never filled
-Frequent points program "useful" for buying into the said [censored] tournaments
-No sign-up bonus
-Horrible referral system

[pshabi]

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And the whole concept of keeping your folded cards so you can remember them is a great way to piss you off because playing that deuce-six would have given you a six high straight right off the flop (which did happen to me). You can then figuratively punch yourself in the gut for recognizing that you would've busted about six people in one hand in a freeroll.

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Don't know much about the site, never played it, but this is a genius idea! Looks like one fishy already went hook, line, and sinker for it too!!!

[jb9]

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Every game besides Limit Hold'em might as well be non-existent

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[primetime32]

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Every game besides Limit Hold'em might as well be non-existent

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lol.

Where do you people come up with this stuff? I play there and have little trouble finding a NL 400 or NL 200 game at any time of the day. I usually multitable those games. There are ALWAYS plenty of NL 100 and lower tables open during the slower times.

Either way, i love getting those rake rebate statements at the end of the month on top of my winnings against all of those "tight players."!!!

[jb9]

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There are ALWAYS plenty of NL 100 and lower tables open during the slower times.

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If by plenty you mean 1, 2 or 3 per limit, then, yes, you are correct.

They have a decent selection of 2/4 limit and higher tables, but the lower stakes NL offerings are barely worth logging in to see. And in NL, rakeback << table selection.

[cgwahl]

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The endless forum spam?

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Agreed.

[GT123]

fish and big gamblers, don't give a [censored] about rake.

[ShakeZula06]

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fish and big gamblers, don't give a [censored] about rake.

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