Hold'Em - Hoping for some recommandations on sites and rakeback

[wildkick66]

Hi guys

I used to play some Hold'Em (about 165,000 hands of Hold'Em in 2006), but haven't played any card game now for over a year. Thus, hoping for some tips and updates! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

<u>1. The sites I have tried</u>

Paradise:
- 5 player table, mostly 2 dollar (200 dollar).
Also tried some multi-tables, but less, and with significant losses (mostly at Paradise, 20 dollar (2000)-table).

Party Poker:
Had also some runs at Party Poker, on 6 person tables, e.g. on 6 dollar (600).

In total: I earned about USD 11,000, even though I lost about 4 grand at Party and 7 grand at the 20 dollar multitable. I paid about 11,000 USD in rake.

I really liked Paradise. Nice athmosphere, nice, calm, graphics. No jumping 3D effects, strange sounds etc, and you get some time to think. Also, lot of good players. I played mostly vs full-time players, so it was also a nice, social place.

Party was crazy. Much more stress, and a lot of variation of player qualities. Also, very many tables, so people popped in and out much more often than on Paradise.

<u>2. Questions - Hoping for some recommendations</u>

a. Paradise down or out?
In the paper today I read that a 19-year old girl from my country just won an EPT-tourney and 1,5 MEUR or so! Now I want to start playing again!

I thought about Paradise, but am not sure. Things happens fast in this world. Now, I can't even log in to Paradise. Is it down? Or out?

b. What are the best sites now?
Important points for me are i.a.:
- compatibility with the PockerTracker software
- decent software (easy to see cards/bets, etc, no crazy umping graphics making it tiresome and taking the focus off the game
- rakeback possibilites (I mean, just 20 % of the 11 grand I paid, would be nice...). Or is there special rakeback sites I need to check out?
- startbonus or other bonuses. Or is there also here special sites that I need to check out?

c. No limit or limit?
I have mostly played no limit. Should I consider playing limit?

d. Regular or Tourney?
I have mostly played regular cash games. Should I consider playing tourneys? Is it more money in it?

Would really appreceate some help on this one. Thaks in advance,

Wildkick66 [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]