I started playing some cashgames on Meteor poker (a poker site on the Everleaf network). The software is pretty horrendous (notes features are bad, in-game hand-history is poor) – but the games are easy to beat, and different player types are easy to identify (with players tending to be one of three types: either regulars, rocks (tight, nitty players) or spewmonkeys (fish!) – all of which are easy to spot). the site has very little traffic/game selection. I soon realised why…
The network has a FUNDAMENTAL FLAW which is counter-productive and actually costing the skins and network money. The Problem? Player retention is nearly impossible – whether you are a pro or an amateur – you will probably want to leave the site. Yes.. Really…
Everleaf Gaming (ELG) Traffic Stats
According to PokerScout.com, everleaf is ranked #27 in terms of traffic, with an average of a measly 400 players online.
Everleaf is Stupid – Why they have no Traffic:
Why is there no game selection or meaningful traffic levels on Everleaf network? WELL… the Eveleaf network people seemingly ignorant of how the poker eco-system works, and oblivious of the fact that people do not want to knowingly play against good players / sharks/ pro’s – whatever you like to call them. To the recreational player, it very quickly seems like the tables are full of sharks, and that they try to avoid each other and concentrate on milking the fish dry…
So how do players know you’re a good player on Everleaf ? Well, sigh. players rate you (right click on avatar-> click rate player-> good/bad/excellent) and then EVERYONE can see your rating, and you cannot remove it!!!!
I found this out to my horror, because after 2 days of winning, I ended up with 5 stars (and a healthy bankroll), but I found it nearly impossible to get much action in heads-up cash-games from players with lesser ratings… Big sigh!
Multi-accounting (playing on multiple accounts on different skins/sites on the network) is not really an option either, as the network payment processor stores your card/bank details, in order to minimise skin-hopping I guess….
Way to ruin your own network everleaf. This feature is very silly and should at least have an OPT-OUT. So what do the fish (bad players) do? they leave – because they are surrounded by sharks and 5 star dudes.
How Everleaf can FIX the problem, and retain players
Everleaf have a number of options:
- Anonymous Tables – Players could play on special tables which don’t display screennames – this is possible on some Microgaming Skins
- User could have the option to toggle the visibility of their own star rating – Instant panacea.
- Remove Star Ratings altogether – another quick fix, requires some coding and a poker client update
- Allow Screenname Changing after a week / month (just as you can do on Cake poker Network)
My sources tell me that Everleaf has a tactical business reason for these ratings – so I doubt they will change the way things are for at least a little while….
What are your thoughts on this, as a player, affiliate or poker site/skin owner?
If you are a decent player, you will be happy to know that full ring, 4 max and 6max is awash with easy cash and tilty fish. just avoid the d00dz w/ the five stars unless you are competent, and enjoy the free cash IMO, and the 40% weekly rakeback.
Thought I’d post a poker video – here’s my 2nd place in the €25+rebuy on old faithful, Boss media – where I play on Pokerheaven as upaymyweed. 
prolly not, but who knows ! 
(three of a kind, Queens)
(a pair of Queens)
I’ve not played live poker in ages and was tempted by 
1st was £8k. that’s all i can remember. 
So it’s my first day back playing on stars and FTP (aka the big money-pits), and obv i played the FTOPS 300k guaranteed $109+r and I got buh-donked on for a huge pot. 
