{"id":6927,"date":"2021-09-29T14:56:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/?page_id=6927"},"modified":"2021-10-06T14:42:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:42:13","slug":"why-online-poker-sites-try-to-appeal-to-fish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/articles\/poker-guides\/why-online-poker-sites-try-to-appeal-to-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Online Poker Sites Try To Appeal to Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"
Generally speaking, there are two main types of poker player who play online. These are sharks, those who are clued up and take poker gaming very seriously, and fish, who are fun players that don\u2019t take things as seriously and don\u2019t have the same poker knowledge.<\/p>\n
For a poker site to be successful, they need to attract fish to the site. There is no need to attract sharks to the site, because if the fish are there, then the sharks will follow. What this essentially means is that if the site can attract a lot of low-quality players, the better players will join in to win their money from them.<\/p>\n
Therefore, attracting fish is the most important element of running a successful poker site, get this right, and the stream of players joining in should be very strong. But how do sites do this, what do they offer to ensure that a regular number of fish are actively playing on the site?<\/p>\n
Regardless of the type of player, you are and what you are looking for, the good news is that poker sites have historically shown that they know what to do when it comes to attracting fish. There are many different aspects of their service and other things they do which make them appealing to fish and here are some of the biggest ways in which they do that.<\/p>\n
The first part to look at is what types of poker are available. For example, if much of the poker is aimed at bigger players who take things seriously, such as tournaments with larger buy-ins, then of course, this is not going to appeal to fish.<\/p>\n
One side of poker that does really appeal to fish players is fast-paced poker, which you may know fast-fold poker<\/strong>, but is called many other names depending on the site you are playing on. This fast-paced style of play is ideal for those who don\u2019t think a lot, but instead want instant action. If you think about this, those looking for instant action and not too much thinking will more than likely be fish players.<\/p>\n While the types of player you come across will be determined by the rooms you play in, the overall offering on the site will play a big part in determining the types of players who are playing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n