Pacific poker no more bonus email!

[tealk]

I recently got this email from Pacific Poker where I play regardding my bonus points:


This is Russell M. from the Operations Department at Cassava
(Gibraltar) Ltd.
Cassava (Gibraltar) Ltd operates "Pacific Poker".

I am contacting you in regards to your Pacific Poker account with
username "Tealk".

Our bonus point's scheme in Pacific Poker is a great benefit that we
are happy to present to our members. This scheme is not targeted towards
expert poker players but rather to help the average player overcome
losing streaks.

Please notice that our Bonus Policy states that we reserve the right at
our sole discretion, to deny any bonus or promotion, or rescind any
policy in respect of that user, either temporarily or permanently.
Since you are a very successful poker player (as can be seen from your
total winnings), we have decided to stop bonus points from being added
to your account.

The current bonus points that you have in your account, can be
converted to money and placed into your bankroll until the 12th of June 2005.
From this date onwards, although your points will keep accumulating, you
will not be able to convert them.

Please note that this by no means will hurt any of your other
privileges as a successful player on our site - we congratulate you on all your
winnings and we hope to see you continue to prosper in our poker
community.


Regards,

Russell M.



What a joke. Punishment for people winning $$ on there site. I know it's just a few $$ here and there. But that's just wrong.

[phish]

That does suck. But as long as they don't disappear with all my funds, I'm okay. Remember, all these sites are completely unregulated and offshore. I'm more worried about credit risk than them changing policies like this.

[Guthrie]

Try Empire. I hear they have a much more liberal bonus policy.

[lozen]

Its reality I am banned at over 300 online casinos. If all you do is play the monthly bonuses like any other buisness the right to refuse service.

[tealk]

Remember this isn't the monthly bonus. This is the player points conversion. The points that you get for playing raked hands...then you convert those points into $$. It's totally different then a deposit bonus.

[toss]

Yeah, unfair. I remember a similiar thread where the same thing happened to another guy. This and another instance in which they handled a collusion case quite poorly caused a lot of us from ever playing there again.

[dealer_toe]

Yea there is something shady about that site, and I'm getting my money out of there.

[tealk]

I've been playing there for almost 2 years now. Do you think it's shady enough to be worried about my bankroll? It does make me think, when they obviously know I am a winning player, and that they are taking away a perk for being so. I dunno...just makes me think. I love the site becuase of all the fish there. It would be hard to leave.

[dealer_toe]

I tried to make a withdrawl, and they said I had not met the bonus requirements, and If I withdrew again, before I met the requirements, there was a possibility of my funds being taken and account shut. Now that was my first withdrawl, and only attempt. I was not trying to short them, but they didn't tell me where to look to find out if/when I met the requirements. Shadynesss.

[tealk]

I hear ya. but there is on there website a place to go to figure out the things needed to get your bonus and cashout. But what happens is when they get another promo going. The old promo rules are taken out, and the new ones are listed. So you don't know where to look to find them. but they should have told you it in a email if you ask for it.

[ds914]

The poker room is backed by the biggest and most profitable casino on the web. Anyone who leaves his money on the site should be fine.

[tealk]

That is true...your talking about 888.com i'm assuming?

[Prelude008]

Interesting. I only play at Party but have been thinking of opening an account here. Should I still be considering it? Any other recommendations for a second site? I usually play 3/6 hold em and I am looking for games that might be looser than Party. Thanks.

P.S. I've never played with a "RB".

[lozen]

This is not a Shady site. It is one of the most respected sites outthere. If and when they do lock you our or deny you bonuses they will alwyas let you withdraw your funds. They have a standard practiceof reviewing the accounts twice a year looking for bonus chasers only. Generally its just for there Casino on Net site.


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[Chris Callahan]

I received the same email. This is just one of many instances of appalling behavior by Pacific Poker. Maybe they think that winning players are bad for business and they have decided on a policy to harass them to drive them off the site.

I have accumulated $1000 worth of comp points since I started playing at Pacific. During the same time I must have paid something like $15000 of rake. It is a poor man's version of rakeback, but it still counts.

I think I now have enough reasons to erase Pacific Poker from my hard drive. The games are a little better but the reason is of course that all players with some sense of what is right simply do not tolerate

1. Horrible bugs
2. Random disconnects in every session
3. Blocked cash-outs
4. Harassment of winning players
5. Fear of what will come next at Pacific Poker

--- Callahan

[ds914]

Yeah, 888.com (also called casinoonnet.com, I believe). The ironic thing about all of this is that the casino used to have the best bonus anywhere (20% up to $200 with only a $400 playthrough) -- tons of people took advantage of it.

Pacific has some soft games (and tournaments), but you can only play one table at a time and the software is kinda clunky.

[sublime]

happened to ne a few months ago. i currently have 76,600 bonus points i can use.

[tealk]

Good to hear all the stories. 76,000 points...Damn. Wish you could turn that into cash....but sorry your a good player and therefore you can't......Damn PP!

[mackthefork]

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That does suck. But as long as they don't disappear with all my funds, I'm okay. Remember, all these sites are completely unregulated and offshore. I'm more worried about credit risk than them changing policies like this.

[/ QUOTE ]

Pacific is based in Gibralta, probably for taxation reasons, it seems to be essentially a UK company, also don't fear the other poker sites located off-shore its basically for legal and taxation reasons, and remember you are much more likely to get your money stolen by the CEO of a US stock market company than a poker site, those guys steal for a living.

Mack

[MrTrik]

All I can say if any site tells me that since I'm a profitable player I no longer qualify for the perks bad players get, I'm gone. That is BS.