Best offer?

[Johnston9]

Hey guys just wondering what offers the best bonus/rakeback?
im thinking about signing up with Cake for 33% Rakeback and bonus 110% on whatever i deposit. Any networks offer better than this?

[Trikkur]

I've heard Absolute Poker does a lot of reload bonuses on top of their 30% rakeback and it can add up to be a lot. Maybe one of our members can chime in, since I've not played there.

I think Cake is always a good choice and I switched to them from Full Tilt Poker and played most of my time there. 33% is higher than most in the industry and the sign up bonus clears faster than most of the others I've tried.

[chinz]

If you can play on euro sites, there's better deals available... 45-55% to at least Ongame, iPoker and Entraction.For US players UB/AP has the best bonuses afaik.

PS.
Actually those ~30% rakeback with deposit bonus deals might be better for beginning players, as those ~50% RB deals for euro sites usually deny your right for any other bonuses they might have.

On iPoker though I got the deposit bonus, 45% rakeback and rakeraces, which is nice.

[Silverthunder]

you also have to take into account how much their rakeback is. For example, I have seen some sites that rake .05 per .75 instead of .05 per $1. They may also have different maximum rake amounts/ some may give a good deal on heads up play, etc.

I think it is best to start with one of the ones suggested by the other posters here & then reevaluate once you narrow down what game/stakes you end up settling at, how much you play, and whether you want to play with a HUD or no (Cake does not allow).

[Tehsauce]

Just moved over to cake from AP today actually, decided to take advantage of another deposit bonus and a little higher rakeback. The bonus clears pretty slowly now with the recent changes to rakeback/bonuses but still 33% makes it worth it. AP has better software and I believe the bonus will clear faster there but cake pays rake weekly, AP only pays once a month.

Either site is win imo, cake has a better selection of cash games at almost all times of the day, I would say at least twice as many tables running at any given stakes. I like to play anywhere from 6-9 tables and often times late at night (CST) I could rarely get more than 4 tables going at AP. Oh, and another thing to consider, when playing on AP you can always create a new account on UB after you clear your bonus and get another $600 bonus and 30% rakeback and play against the exact same people with almost identical (all be it uglier) software. Food for thought.

[Johnston9]

I heard that Absolute were cheaters, and to never use them off 2+2. Im australian so i can use basically any site. Im looking for perhaps the best RB with soft SNGs, also awseome site trikkur ive been watching alot of ur videos and have certainly improved my game.

[Tehsauce]

If SNG's are your fancy I would stick to a major room like Full Tilt (or even titan poker or another euro room) as the fee on cake is higher than average.

As for absolute and cheating, I would have to say that this has long since been put behind them, I never noticed anything out of the ordinary (other than some really nasty swings). If you are going to AP, deposit and clear the bonus then move somewher else, no harm there. But I would advise that other rooms offer a better selection of MTT and SNG's than both Cake and AP.

[zomfgwtfbbq]

Originally Posted by Johnston9

I heard that Absolute were cheaters, and to never use them off 2+2. Im australian so i can use basically any site. Im looking for perhaps the best RB with soft SNGs, also awseome site trikkur ive been watching alot of ur videos and have certainly improved my game.

You can't use RPM or anything from the Merge Network though.

[Johnston9]

Originally Posted by zomfgwtfbbq

You can't use RPM or anything from the Merge Network though.

Cant i use the Merge Network? was thinking about Carbon

[Tehsauce]

Again the lack of game selection is the only thing I could see that might keep me from choosing the merge network over one of the larger networks. Full Tilt + Rakeback is going to be your best bet for SNG's, if you want soft cash games, the merge network is probably still soft but the traffic is also a tad on the light side.