I've been playing at Noble for about a week. Some impressions:
1. Games are SOFT. Really soft. At least in the NL games, the players are flat out horrible. Some beats I've taken are pretty harsh, pocket A's cracked by Q6o. 6 on the flop, Q on the river. But overall I'm up a decent amount because of just these types of monkey plays.
2. Haven't tried multi-tabling. Just playing $1/$2 and .5/$1 NL. Usually can get on a table relatively quickly.
3. I've been clearing the bonus ($500) in roughly $20 increments per day with only about 1-2 hrs/day playing. Not too bad, IMHO.
4. Attempted my first cashout last night (Sunday). I'll let you know how it progresses. I've heard some stories about how it could be tough getting $$$ out of Noble. Two players I know who have requested large cashouts have been asked to fax them identification before their request is approved. My cashout attempt was for $300. We'll see how long it takes and what hoops I have to jump through.
5. More on the players. Frequently, they'll buy in to a $100 or $200 table with only $10 or $20. These are the "playing scared" players, not willing to risk large amounts of their bankroll on a single hand. These are the types of players I want to be playing NL with.
6. There are some minor software issues, like no automatic way to check crown status and some others. But I confess to liking the feel of the software. Another minor quibble is that to get the right dollar amount to bet, you have to type it in the box AND press enter in order for it to register. Then you can click the bet box.
7. 6-player SNG's are a waste of time. 7 minute levels and by level 6 or 7 it's a complete and utter crapshoot. Avoid.
8. I've experience two separate occasions of being unable to connect to their servers. This downtime lasted roughly 1.5 hours each. But as soon as they came back online, the games were accessible and running.
My overall concerns are the cashout procedures, especially with this being a new site and all. I'm not sure about how long after clearing the bonus I'll play there. The games are really too profitable to ignore, but for right now, I'd say there is some risk with respect to cashing out quickly. I hope my cashout concerns get alleviated. If they do, I'd recommend this site if only for the scores of bad players there.
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