Hello,
[Note my obvious bias as the long time SealsWithClubs site pro & affiliate manager]
IMO there is no way that Satoshi Poker should get a rating higher than SealsWithClubs [4.5 satoshi vs. 4.4 SwC] This really disappoints me because I thought that finally there was a "real" bitcoin gambling list that I could reference as a player. Here is the quote:
"The player traffic experienced by Satoshi Poker is comparable to that of Seals With Clubs. During our tests of the site, we found that there were over 200 players online"This is simply untrue and poor due diligence by BitcoinGamblingReview. I understand the point of the project is to SEO the site and sell advertising. It is a fine model, so long as IamRichard sticks to his guns of "Honest Bitcoin Casino Reviews." In this case, it was a simple trick from SP to display a large number of "connected" players similar to SwC on their website so anyone glancing at the site would think they are a major player and not a complete ghost town. A quick view of
http://www.pokerscout.com/ or a quick launch of both poker clients would have told the tale:
Both clients are sorted by # of players sitting. SP has 1, single, solitary player waiting for micro-limit hold'em action. SwC right now has over 100+ real money bitcoin poker players at 17 cash tables with 14 of those tables having more than 5 players. Simply put, we are the only place for bitcoin poker action and there is no close 2nd place at this time. You could play a wide range of limits and tournaments at SwC all day today or sit alone on SP. I am extremely proud of the hard working team that makes SealsWithClubs. Tireless hours are spent constantly improving the site and managing a large player base to provide low-rake bitcoin poker you can trust. Our site started with Freemoney sitting alone at the SwC tables in 2011 waiting for anyone willing to play for bitcoins. A small group of highly motivated humans have built the site starting from that one man's humble first step - so when I see reviews like this I am so angry that a small trick from a competitor has lead to gross misinformation being published.
Usually do not feel compelled to comment on such things, but this review site is extremely well designed and I think it will eventually rank high on google - so I could not stand idly by this time.
BitcoinGamblingReview - please stick true to your name and do proper due diligence on all bitcoin gambling businesses before posting reviews.