The options for online poker players from the US have gotten thinner and thinner since Black Friday.  What once was a wide-open market with dozens of choices has become a list of USA Poker sites winnowed down to just a few.

Bodog Poker is still available to players from the US, but Bodog will be splitting its poker room into two parts come January, leaving North American players in one room and the other players in another.  While it might not impact the value players receive, it still creates an uncertainty that might not be attractive to some players.

The Everleaf Network still has a number of rooms that accept US players, but the traffic at the network –  along with the game selection –  is a little thin.  Everleaf sections off tables that US players can access, meaning that US players are basically playing against other players from the US, a situation that many players won’t find ideal.  That downside is offset somewhat by the generous rakeback rates available to players.

The final major choice for US players is the Merge Network.  There are dozens of rooms to choose form on the network, but players would be wise to choose one of the main rooms like Carbon Poker (get a Carbon Poker Bonus Code).  With all of the issues players have had to face over the last year, reducing risk should be at the top of any player’s priority list.

Is it time for US players to simply give up the ghost?  Many serious players have chosen to relocate, and if that option is out of reach, players might want to seriously consider a career change or a move to live poker while the situation in the US gets sorted out.  While it may be months, maybe even years, before online poker comes back with full force to the US, it might be a wait that at this point is simply the safest bet.

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