pokeraddict
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Since so little is mentioned about online poker rooms I figured id start a thread with my opinions. I had a bad experience with Popular Poker that brought this out. I won a freeroll there, played in live tables with morons and won some. Meeting their requirements they then told me I would have to make a deposit to cash out (this isnt anywhere in their T&C but it was a freeroll so i did it.) I made the deposit being promised a 25% bonus, played the 100 raked hands, cashed out no problem but they never gave me the bonus. I emailed support and cashier CC's 4 times, after threatening to post here they finally responded with "our email has been down do whatever you have to do" no mention of the bonus im still owed and not put in my account. They have 10 freerolls a day but be careful doing business with them. Not responding to emails and then basically not caring and still not giving promised bonus is a crap way of doing business.
After this bad experience I figure I would show good rooms since I play or have played in so many.
Lately I've been playing at bigbetpoker.com They have splash pots, high hands for each game they offer every day up to $300 depending on game and limit givin in cash, nor promo $$. Freerolls up to $1000, beat the manager heads up contest for #1 point player. The big one also, right now bad beat jackpot is $25,000. Cash out was 24 hours
I also play at Victorias Poker, a mac compatible site, they have freerolls and loose games. As far as i know its the only mac compatible site. Cash out here has been 12-24 hours
My favorite big poker room is Party Poker, their software and server could use an upgrade, there is nothing more irritating then the lobby saying 5 seats available for tourney and getting to table and they are in 3rd hand. Other then that there is always action, lots of sit and gos, which I love, and of course party poker millions. Empire poker ties into same software. I dont play there as much as I used to because their deposit options make it difficult for me. Cash out here has been a disappointing 4-6 days. I feel sure their payout dept is swamped.
Another great sit an go site is pokerstars, although I dont play there much, their deposit options as well limit me.
Now to ones I dont like.
Americas card room and fabulous use same software, they recently had a change in mgt. A few days before change they sent me promo offer, 30% redeposit bonus. I took them up on their offer. The email went on to say they had free $50 night for 200 hands 4 nights a week (they had done this for a long time) $200 and $800 sports pools and a full explnation of their promo buck system. Less then a week later they pulled all their promos they advertised on their email. After that I placed in a freeroll and i couldnt play with the money right away like i always could, they wanted me to deposit. That would make this a bonus roll then, not a freeroll. An email giving my opinion of their email to the manager sending a mean email i got banned, which I dont care cause I wont play there since i feel like their email was a scam to advertise all the promos they always offered just to pull them a few days later.
One last one, I know there has been alot of talk about paradise but I'm convinced something fishy is going on. Robots or something, ive never seen so many people hit runner runner into rags they never should have flopped then when you say nh or where are you from they leave or dont talk. So many people in other poker rooms share the same belief about paradise.
I know this is a long post but it seems poker is ignored here. I've never played in the poker rooms Casinomeister ads for so i have no opinion.
(Message edited by Pokeraddict on September 17, 2003)
After this bad experience I figure I would show good rooms since I play or have played in so many.
Lately I've been playing at bigbetpoker.com They have splash pots, high hands for each game they offer every day up to $300 depending on game and limit givin in cash, nor promo $$. Freerolls up to $1000, beat the manager heads up contest for #1 point player. The big one also, right now bad beat jackpot is $25,000. Cash out was 24 hours
I also play at Victorias Poker, a mac compatible site, they have freerolls and loose games. As far as i know its the only mac compatible site. Cash out here has been 12-24 hours
My favorite big poker room is Party Poker, their software and server could use an upgrade, there is nothing more irritating then the lobby saying 5 seats available for tourney and getting to table and they are in 3rd hand. Other then that there is always action, lots of sit and gos, which I love, and of course party poker millions. Empire poker ties into same software. I dont play there as much as I used to because their deposit options make it difficult for me. Cash out here has been a disappointing 4-6 days. I feel sure their payout dept is swamped.
Another great sit an go site is pokerstars, although I dont play there much, their deposit options as well limit me.
Now to ones I dont like.
Americas card room and fabulous use same software, they recently had a change in mgt. A few days before change they sent me promo offer, 30% redeposit bonus. I took them up on their offer. The email went on to say they had free $50 night for 200 hands 4 nights a week (they had done this for a long time) $200 and $800 sports pools and a full explnation of their promo buck system. Less then a week later they pulled all their promos they advertised on their email. After that I placed in a freeroll and i couldnt play with the money right away like i always could, they wanted me to deposit. That would make this a bonus roll then, not a freeroll. An email giving my opinion of their email to the manager sending a mean email i got banned, which I dont care cause I wont play there since i feel like their email was a scam to advertise all the promos they always offered just to pull them a few days later.
One last one, I know there has been alot of talk about paradise but I'm convinced something fishy is going on. Robots or something, ive never seen so many people hit runner runner into rags they never should have flopped then when you say nh or where are you from they leave or dont talk. So many people in other poker rooms share the same belief about paradise.
I know this is a long post but it seems poker is ignored here. I've never played in the poker rooms Casinomeister ads for so i have no opinion.
(Message edited by Pokeraddict on September 17, 2003)