Why not WSEX?

[chicagoY]

i never liked the software, but you're right I should give it another try.

[chicagoY]

i was there in 06 and it was really a 2p2 fest at the time so no mas.

[chicagoY]

i tuned in and it was 75 percent rake back last month. Did they go back to 100?

[chicagoY]

Yes, glam and celebrities=fish.

[jafeather]

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i tuned in and it was 75 percent rake back last month. Did they go back to 100?

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Just last week as a promotion. Back to 75% now.

[Bobo Fett]

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Leaving aside the pros and cons of WPX for the moment, the basic question is, "Why aren't there other online card rooms competing based on price?".

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There are. At least there are for non-US players. There are plenty of sites where I can get the equivalent of anywhere from 50-75% RB when including RB, bonus, etc...and the play is a lot softer than at WSEX. For non-US players, there is no incentive for us to play with the sharks at WSEX. The extra 20-40% in RB (or even less sometimes) is more than made up for by the soft players elsewhere.

US players have it a little tougher. There is not as much incentive for the sites to compete on price, because there is less competition. Also, one has to assume there is a little more overhead taking on US players with all of the headaches of finding banking options that work, concerns about legal troubles, etc.

[Scansion]

Losers don't care about rake. That's all there is to it.. I mean, what else do you expect? They aren't calculating that they are losing their money 15% slower on WSEX than they are on Stars or Party or whatever, they just play at the site that seems most appealing in terms of actual gameplay. But all the good players want the least rake obviously, so many go to WSEX making it quite the sharktank.

[jfk]

There's currently a 17 page thread with over 23K views on the rakeback/affiliate subforum filled with players willing to roll the dice with their funds in order to get 60% rakeback from the very sketchy world that is Prima.

These players are willing to open accounts through affiliates (another level of risk) in order to play at sites far less trustworthy and convenient that WPX and for a far less generous rakeback arrangement.

How can the 400+ people in that thread not see the clear advantage of playing at WPX versus the shady world of the affiliate/Prima arrangement.

It is easy to get money on and off at WPX. They take debit cards. I can get money to WPX in less time than it would take me to buy a sweater online. Checks are currently being delivered in 6-10 days via regular airmail.

[questions]

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It is easy to get money on and off at WPX. They take debit cards. I can get money to WPX in less time than it would take me to buy a sweater online. Checks are currently being delivered in 6-10 days via regular airmail.

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Has never worked for me.

[Dire]

I prefer Poker Stars:

1. I can get 1000 hands/hour at $200+
2. There are tons of fish at $200+
3. I get almost 30% rakeback anyhow
4. Customer service rocks
5. I feel more secure having money on a site with 100k players online than I do having it on a site with 1k players online. Even though WSEX is 100% straight line, there's always that worry in the back of my mind about smaller poker sites as well as sites linked to sports.