[jldecarlo]

I have only been playing online for a few months - I started with the CT tourneys.

I recently added a Full Tilt account, because of recs on this board that there were easier pickings there (not that I have been doing badly on 'stars. I do pretty well in the low $$ games I play with the exception of the CT tourney).

I haven't really played enough to comment of the "fishiness" of the comptetion, but the software seems more cumbersome and slower. It is more annoying to me than pokerstars. What do you think? Which site has the best interface?

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[hachkc]

I would say UB and P* have the best interfaces. P* has a better interface than UB but P* deals slower than UB especially with All-ins.

Also, getting UB hand histories use to be more cumbersome as they were not written to disk but Poker Ace makes this easier and allows you to collect data on tables you are not even playing including past hands (data mining); very useful for with PT. I don't believe P* allows or supports data mining.

[austin5string]

The one thing that I like best about UB that no other sites (that I have found, anyhow) do, is to always have your seat at the bottom center of the screen. Minor detail, I know, but it's a pet peeve of mine.

[w16227]

Originally Posted by austin5string

The one thing that I like best about UB that no other sites (that I have found, anyhow) do, is to always have your seat at the bottom center of the screen. Minor detail, I know, but it's a pet peeve of mine.

Full tilt has this option as well. You have to set the option after you sit - but you can make ANY chair yours.

[Poboy]

Originally Posted by jldecarlo

I have only been playing online for a few months...

Me too. I also started with PokerStars. I've signed up for a bunch of rooms though, through an affiliate.

I haven't really played enough to comment of the "fishiness" of the comptetion, but the software seems more cumbersome and slower. It is more annoying to me than pokerstars. What do you think? Which site has the best interface?

Personally, I think Pokerstars has the best interface of the places I've played (Absolute, Full tilt, Party, Empire, Bodog, Paradise, Poker Room, Pacific, and just started Aztec Riches).

Full Tilt was the first room I played after PokerStars. It takes a little getting used to when switching from the only interface you've ever seen. I think Full Tilt's not bad, but I found the players pretty tight.

[gwilkx]

I used to hate the full-tilt interface because of the cartoon-like graphics and all the clutter. I'm a pokerstars player and like the clean interface, and the fact that you can readily see the size of the pot, even before the first round of betting is pulled in.

However, I did eventually discover that you can turn off all the avatars and background stuff at FT, which (for me) makes it much more reasonable to use.

All I care about is 1) where is the button, 2) how much is in the pot, and 3) is there a bet in front of me - so I much prefer the simplicity of the PS interface.

gw-

[Cowtown]

You can adjust FT to look and inform you any way you need. Personally I think the PS software is clunky. I like the menus and the like before that, but the table software is too slow. UB's software is about the best overall, FT is my second fav and PS is third. PP is ass and most of the other smaller fish are pretty poor as well.

[SpeakEasy]

I like Full Tilt, and its been very good to me.