Global-Play: Re Kelly:
I may be one of the few "fools" to play the blackjack games, other than the tournaments at Global. Usually, it's when I'm getting anxious for one or two others to join the standard 15 dollar tourney.
First, after the opening statement, if I had read the statement on the Bishop's site, it would have only reinforced my suspicions of on line play. It very well may be there are variances in the programs. Which would and should disway folks from playing.
But, as TX said and probably many others believe ,the tourney format is as close to land sites as you can get, for little money and if you've won, one or two you want to do it again.
In addition to playing the tourneys, the chat feature with the other players is as high a level as the discussion on this site.
Sometimes during the course of a sit n go, a Wednesday or TX Sunday Cruise, the tips and information you will receive, will not be found in any book, on any other "pay for" site, or at a live land based session.
For the tournaments ONLY, those above comments make playing the tourneys well worth the minimal investment, even if there is some variance.
The staff at global has been the best responsive "Casino" management I've encountered. IF, I have had a problem, theirs, or mine, they reply "immediately" without hemhawing or double talking. They have even gone out of their way to assist players who have disconnected. And, at least in my case, of a number of issues, they've always resolved it to my favor.
Global is also very responsive to the players. When they first started, players complained about the vig on the games. Global was charging 10 percent just as the poker sites. Enough (gosh there must be more than 100 living APS) players complained and wouldn't play, that global changed.
Global is continually adjusting the tourney format to satisfy the players, within their technical abilities. Ask TX.
I haven't come across any other site so willing to satisfy their customers. Everyone else's attitude is "We're here. That's the way it is. Like it or lump it, or leave. We don't care."
Now, I've ventured into their various non-tournament BJ games, as I said, knowing full well that it probably wasn't "smart." But you know, for all the talk about being AP, there are probably less than 100 living actual "AP's".
The reasons for someone "gambling" at traditional "gambling" games, rather than stock market, or applied business ventures, where certainly, the brain power exerted will produce larger returns, are many, deep and psychological.
So, I dip into those other games. And surprisingly, I've won enough there to keep me coming back. Not regularly, but as a time passer while waiting for the tourneys. Some are terrible. How many times do you beat your head against a brick wall, before you stop?
I also play too much on line hold-em. I've tried a number of sites. Some of them spam you, virus you and seize your system. It's a pain..I've found two poker sites, I trust not to do anything but allow me to play. And with them, even, I've had my doubts on the veracity of their programs. But, then, I've won enough to keep me coming back.
Getting responses from the poker sites to a problem, sometimes takes over a day and if you havn't kept detailed game, session, bet records....too bad.
TO KELLY: specifically. more than a few folks on this site, including the administrator check out and test various on line sites and make recommendations. Those folks have the time and skills to do so. I usually trust one of their recommendations.
There have been some recommendations, I havn't cared for. But then again, not everybody enjoys or likes the STARDUST.
NOW, if indeed, someone has found an error in Global's, I'd venture it was unintentional, or of such a slight value as to make it meaningless.
