Pokerstars.fr

[mporter123]

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?

[Santino67]

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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[AAroddersAA]

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.

[mporter123]

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?

[dwh103]

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.

[Swinebag]

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

[AlanG]

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!