If you are tired of playing against aggressive regulars and deal with tight spots and stressful situations, you should probably consider playing on IDN. Far from being perfect and with rumors of the network being flooded by bots and superusers, IDN is by far one of the softest networks in current online poker framework. In this article we will discuss the pros and cons of playing at Shen Poker - IDN Network.
While usually people tend to overestimate the impact of negative experiences/outcomes, a good review has to take into consideration all relevant aspects for an accurate assessment. Therefore, we will leave the rumors behind for a couple of minutes and focus on facts. However, even the rumors that exist on poker forums, such as threads on 2+2 community, not only show subjective opinions and no hard evidence but are niched to VIP tables/high stakes games. The reality is that probably 99% of the poker players are not playing high stakes so these opinions are pointless for the average poker grinder.
In reality, there have not been reported any superusers to low up to medium stakes at IDN Network and the assumption of being an overall bot network, which we won't argue in this article doesn't lead to the conclusion that the games cannot be easily crushed with at least double win rate than on any other mainstream network. The "so called" bots are making dumb decisions almost all the time so it's easy even for a newbie to exploit their play, despite the casual bad beats that can happen often when you play against opponents with 100% VPIP.
Pros of playing at Shen Poker - IDN Network:
- Softest Online Poker Network that can help you double your win rate at the tables
- Second Biggest Poker Network in terms of traffic for cash games, with more than 10.000 active players
- Solid Rakeback Deal provided by RakeAdvisory, with up to 40% monthly gross rakeback
- Good Security provided by Shen Poker, with two factor authentication feature for login
Cons of playing at Shen Poker - IDN Network:
- Bad Software for multi-tabling, lagging and with bugs on desktop version for multi-accounts
- Increased Variance due to shortstackers, most opponents will join with only 20 big blinds
- VPN Configuration required for restricted countries
For players who want to take a look at the lobby and test the waters, we provide test accounts on request. For more details regarding how to open multi-accounts and information about multi-tabling at Shen Poker - IDN Network, you may also contact us on skype: ID rakeadvisory
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