full tilt/pokerstars taken down by feds

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

thanks, riot! i'll see what happens tonight.

so happy for you

[hi_im_god]

still not able to withdraw any money at full tilt. anyone playing pokerstars able to withdraw?

[Riot]

Can you get to the poker site people via telephone? I'd want to get my money up front, before they start adding up legal fees.

If not, I"ll bet this telephone number is available on the internet:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharra

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Riot

Can you get to the poker site people via telephone? I'd want to get my money up front, before they start adding up legal fees.

If not, I"ll bet this telephone number is available on the internet:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharra

i'm not that worried. i assumed the money was gone on friday. if there's a chance i can eventually get access to it that's great.

i'm sure full tilt's owner's are going to be a little behind the curve set by the d.o.j. in a press announcement. i would guess there may be a hang up getting my major u.s. bank to accept an unmasked transfer from a gambling site which remains a violation of the 2006 act that caused all this uproar.

if i ever get it i'll be happy. if not, i'll live.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i'm not that worried. i assumed the money was gone on friday. if there's a chance i can eventually get access to it that's great.

i'm sure full tilt's owner's are going to be a little behind the curve set by the d.o.j. in a press announcement. i would guess there may be a hang up getting my major u.s. bank to accept an unmasked transfer from a gambling site which remains a violation of the 2006 act that caused all this uproar.

if i ever get it i'll be happy. if not, i'll live.

You'll get it back 100%. I've been down this road before with Netteller. To these Poker sites reputation is the most important thing they have. Not paying is suicide for their
business. They will survive this and can survive without the US market. I also think poker will eventually be legal in this country.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by jms62

You'll get it back 100%. I've been down this road before with Netteller. To these Poker sites reputation is the most important thing they have. Not paying is suicide for their
business. They will survive this and can survive without the US market. I also think poker will eventually be legal in this country.

i loved netteller. it was so easy back then. 2-3 days for a withdrawal instead of 2-3 weeks.

i only posted this because normally i'd be in the middle of a $20+2 or $30+3 single table. i knew all the regulars and avoided them for the most part.

now i get my ironing done between posts.

i'm thinking of adding bedsheets.

[dellinger63]

Full Tilt is back up and running w/only play money. They also give a statement when signing on that because of actions taken by Obama & Co. players are currently not able to withdraw or 'add' money to their accounts.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Full Tilt is back up and running w/only play money. They also give a statement when signing on that because of actions taken by Obama & Co. players are currently not able to withdraw or 'add' money to their accounts.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Just want to give credit where credit is due.

Wonder what he'll do when Holder tells him the high gas prices are due to violence and unrest in the Middle East? Send in some more drones?

He's done enough.

[hi_im_god]

opened up and successfully funded an account at lock poker yesterday. nice simple interface. and there is almost no one there. the wait for a $20 single table is 30-45 minutes to get 10 players registered. it's like being in a poker room as 3am all the time. good luck to anyone that likes to multi-table.

it was really fun sending cash via western union for the first time. nice 4% rake paid right off the bat. hope the withdrawals are easier. it might take a while to find out though since i already dropped $44 my first two tourneys. i so good.

[hi_im_god]

just in case any on-line poker players want to follow my lead, don't. horrible tournament structure unless you're a fan of super-turbo's. 10 minute blind increases. 8 minutes at the single tables.

you might as well play the lottery.

can't really tell you much about the ring games. those aren't my strength. i played a little and and lost. just won a $20/10 person single based on nearly everyone pushing all-in constantly at level 7 and above and getting lucky. in this structure that play actually made some sense.

i'm still down $40 and don't think more play will be profitable. cashing out and will see how that goes.

[jwkniska]

Stars opened up their cashier to allow everyone to take a mandatory cashout for your account balance.

[hi_im_god]

did anyone else get their "notice of remission" from the claims administrator?

mine would up in my spam folder and had been sitting there since mid-september. I just filed.

wondering if anyone else has seen this.