How in the world does Pacific Poker still have members?

[PITTM]

They easily have the worst software of any poker site, i redownloaded it yesterday and their software was still as buggy, slow, and unable to multitable as it was when i first used it like 3 years ago. They have no security, their cashouts take 5 days while i sometimes get my party cashout in a matter of minutes. sure, the players are bad, but crypto, prima and party players are just as bad and you dont have to use a horrible site to play them. why do people still play there?

rj

[o0mr_bill0o]

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They easily have the worst software of any poker site, i redownloaded it yesterday and their software was still as buggy, slow, and unable to multitable as it was when i first used it like 3 years ago. They have no security, their cashouts take 5 days while i sometimes get my party cashout in a matter of minutes. sure, the players are bad, but crypto, prima and party players are just as bad and you dont have to use a horrible site to play them. why do people still play there?

rj

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i'm sure that's why the players are so bad. the only ones who play there are the fish who don't know any better.

[Yads]

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i'm sure that's why the players are so bad. the only ones who play there are the fish who don't know any better.

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Bingo! No sharks means the fish just trade money back and forth less rake so my guess is they survive far longer than they would at any other site.

[Piers]

They spend a lot on advertising, just wonder around the London Underground.

The bad software is a mixed blessing. The inability to multi table tends to put off people who want to multi table. Compare the softness of Boss, Playtech or Pacific with any other random site.

[mason55]

Right now on Pacific there's a $200NL table with 70% seeing each flop. This is normal. I'm just building up some money I deposited a long time ago so that I can cashout and get a full deposit bonus somewhere, but sometimes I think about never leaving.

[tdarko]

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How in the world does Pacific Poker still have members?

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cause i have won 3 100+9 sng's and finished 2nd in another today. pacific isnt a bad plays to have as a secondary bankroll, i keep my main source of money on stars and ub and keep playing multi's and sng's on pacific cause its fairly easy to cashout a grand a week. but yeah the software is HORRIBLE!

[Equal]

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i'm sure that's why the players are so bad. the only ones who play there are the fish who don't know any better.

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Bingo! No sharks means the fish just trade money back and forth less rake so my guess is they survive far longer than they would at any other site.

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For the tons of "no sharks" posts I read here, I sure see a lot of 2+2ers at the 15/30 and 30/60 tables there... and since there's only like 3-4 tables of each in the busy times you bastids are impossible to get away from. That being said, I would suppose there's less pros at the mid and lower limits.

[BlueBear]

The players primarily come for www.888.com (http://www.888.com) (which is a HUGE internet casino, huge advertising budget too) who feel like playing poker for a change.

[GrannyMae]

i redownloaded it yesterday

this post is a joke, right??

you are playing at pacific again?

[barongreenback]

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They spend a lot on advertising, just wonder around the London Underground.


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I was amazed to see a full page advert for them in a the weekend magazine of a big national newspaper here(in the UK). It was talking about the fast software and I just felt sorry for people coming to the game through Pacific.

Maybe they'll get a retro thrill out of it. "Hey this reminds of my Spectrum when I was young. Wow, some of those games had,like , 8 colours......."

I wouldn't even whore that site.

[Bellagibro]

I don't bother with them anymore, but the games were juicy back then (about a year ago). Buggy software and the lack of multitabling really turned me off.

[archmagi]

advertising and the casino connections i guess.
just the other day, a friend of mine told me he just started to play poker online. when i asked where, he said Pacific. i was quite amazed at the time, but he actually got hooked on the advertising.

[axioma]

heh, their cardroom manager emailed me the other day, ill dig it up...

[axioma]

Hello Oliver,

I am very sorry for your disappointment.

Oliver, I respect your decision of not wanting to play at our site
anymore, since it's your right as a customer to do as such. Pacific
Poker is one of the top 5 Poker sites but there are over 300 Poker sites
available to play in cyberspace, it's your choice. Competition is very
good for business and customers.

For your information, we have introduced a new version, since your last
login, with NL and PL ring tables and we are always researching various
methods of improving the overall service to our members.

Pacific Poker is owned by Casino-on-Net, one of the first and most
respected online gaming houses. We have been operating since 1996, with
over 8 million satisfied members.

References:

-Casino-on-Net is licensed and regulated by the government of Gibraltar.
For further information please visit the official site of Gibraltar
government at http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi
-Casino-on-Net is a full member of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC, http://www.igcouncil.org),
an online gaming trade association. We have voluntarily adopted the
IGC's Code of Conduct.

In any case if you ever change your mind and need further assistance
please feel free to contact us. I hope you have a pleasant day and wish
you the best of luck.

Kind Regards,
Mark K
Senior Poker Representative
www.pacificpoker.com (http://www.pacificpoker.com)



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1. terrible support.
2. terrible software (slow, buggy, etc. etc.).
3. terrible bonuses (almost non-existant).
4. dubious handling of sensitive situations regarding collusion in the
past.
5. limmited to only 1 table.

there are many other far better sites out there for me to play at, im
curious as
to exactly what it is you think you offer me?

[Keith Fellmy]

Their SNG tourneys are the softest on the net.