I reckon Sky only has a 'soft' tag because I imagine a lot of UK players new to the game will be tempted to start here;
- The Sky brand - Tv channel - It's in £ not $ - The chance to play with Richard Orford
Not all will stay of course (I started here, moved across to BetVictor then migrated back), but as a starting entry to the world of online poker, Sky must be very appealing to UK players. And obviously new players will make it feel like the site is soft, when in reality it probably isn't (in the main).
In Response to Re: What is the definition of a Sky 'Average' player? : It wouldn't really skew the winning % though would it? It would just mean that (maybe) the people in the 11%-30% category are winning players on easy site A but would be one of the losing 70% if they moved to a harder site B. I would guess that the Sky games (cash) are perceived to be a bit softer due to the lack of HUD, which both puts off some players from moving across (if they are quite reliant on their stats) and leads to a different and arguably easier game for anyone but the best players? FWIW apart from the stability of the software at times, I think the Sky set-up is fantastic. So clean and uncluttered, by far the favourite table design that this rec has played with. Posted by shakinaces
probably, possibly. god my head hurts now!
anyway, as to whether this site is soft or not, i can't even begin to comment with regard to nlhe. plo8 though, no it isn't. i've played more plo8 here than anyone and i've played it a lot on most other sites too. a large percentage who play plo8 here, would have a field day if they played the tournaments on stars. i know, i've done it and it's impossible not to win there over a period of time. that place is super soft. standard here varies, but can be very high considering the stakes available to play at are so low.
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- The Sky brand
- Tv channel
- It's in £ not $
- The chance to play with Richard Orford
Not all will stay of course (I started here, moved across to BetVictor then migrated back), but as a starting entry to the world of online poker, Sky must be very appealing to UK players. And obviously new players will make it feel like the site is soft, when in reality it probably isn't (in the main).
anyway, as to whether this site is soft or not, i can't even begin to comment with regard to nlhe. plo8 though, no it isn't. i've played more plo8 here than anyone and i've played it a lot on most other sites too.
a large percentage who play plo8 here, would have a field day if they played the tournaments on stars. i know, i've done it and it's impossible not to win there over a period of time. that place is super soft. standard here varies, but can be very high considering the stakes available to play at are so low.