Looks like Party Reloads are out...

[jrz1972]

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You played 70,000 hands this year and don't earn 1275 points per month?

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Not usually, nope. 1275 points = 319 sets of 20 raked hands = 6380 raked hands. At my level, that would be about 13,000 total hands. (Technically, it would be a few thousand more than that, because I'd invariably waste some raked hands by not playing them exactly in increments of 20).

If I played every single hand this month exclusively at Party, I *might* be able to play that many hands. For $35 I'm not really interested in finding out.

[jrz1972]

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I got the worst offer I've seen so far: $35 for 1275 points.

I'm kind of ticked about this, so I sent Party the following email:

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This month I received an offer to get $35 in exchange for earning 1275 Party Points. I normally do not earn this many points in a month, so this offer is worthless to me.

However, it has come to my attention that many other PartyPoker customers received regular reloads instead (using the TAKEIT or BONUSOCT codes). This year, I have played approximately 70,000 hands at your site, making me a loyal customer. I would like to know why I wasn't offered a reload bonus and whether there will be a general reload offer later this month.

Thank you.

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I know this won't achieve anything, but I thought I'd post it here anyway. I will update this tomorrow with whatever broken-English response I get. Should be good for a laugh. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Here's Party's reply, which clears everything up:

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Dear #####,

Thank you for contacting us.

PartyPoker.com runs special promotions and bonuses from
time to time and these are promoted to few players based on criteria
determined by the marketing department.

Whilst we sympathize with your concerns we do not have any bonus promotions available right now.

Please be assured that as soon as new offers are introduced you will be informed either by email or a login pop-up.

However, we request you to play at our tables regularly and you can earn points. As you are ware, you need to earn 1235 points from 5th October to 31st October 2005. Only regular PartyPoints (points earned by playing in live games or tournaments) will be counted towards the bonus.

Note: Please do not disclose your password to any individual/organization claiming to represent us. We will never ask you for the password to your account. If you receive any email or phone call from anyone requesting you to provide your password please report it to us immediately.

Our Customer Care Department is available 24/7 to assist you via email.

Thank you for choosing us as your online gaming site!

Pranitha
Poker Customer Care

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I think "marketing department" = "random number generator."

$95 for 840 points.

Not the worst (not even close), but probably not enough to make me want to do it.

edit: at 3/6 BBJ, the highest level I've ever played at Party, that'd be about a 12x playthrough.

[shoeman]

I have a question. Did anybody get the "points" offer who DOES NOT have money in their Party account?

[boose_bagina]

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I have a question. Did anybody get the "points" offer who DOES NOT have money in their Party account?

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If 33 cents counts, then yes. $195 for 2865PP

My brother opened up his PP account and is yet to receive any notice of a bonus. He prob. hasn't played there in about 3 months. Anybody else receive no notice?

[XxGodJrxX]

I have gotten nothing. No reload and no points offer. PARTY HATES ME! [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[LALDAAS]

I have not received anything from party.

So I E-mailed party and asked if i would be receiving an offer and this is the reply:

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Dear Laldaas,

Thank you for contacting us.

In response to your e-mail, we would like to inform you that currently we do not
have any bonus promotions on our site.

However, to ensure that you have the best online gaming experience, we come up
with various bonus promotions. Should there be any promotions in the future, you
will be informed via e-mail.

We see that you have 2988 Player Club points in your account. These points can
be used to buy Players Club Free Roll

To register for a Players Club Free Roll Tournament:

1. Log into the lobby using your account details
2. Click on the 'Tournaments - Special' tab.
3. Double click on the tournament of choice and you will be taken to the
tournament lobby where you simply have to click on the 'Register' tab at the
bottom of the screen.
4. When the buy in window pops up click on the check box and then 'OK'
5. You are now registered and your name will appear in the list of the player on
the right hand side.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our
Customer Care Department is open 24/7 and we look forward to serving you.

Toll Free from US/Canada:

011-800-7789-7537
011-800-PRTY-PKER
1-800-852-4719


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SCREW PARTY!

Empire however offered me MAX100 %50 uo to 100 5x
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Cleared it in 4 hours 4 tabling 6 max last night.

[LALDAAS]

HAHA

So I shoot this email over to party.

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I recieved an reply E-mail this morning from you at party poker in reguards to my
request:

In response to your e-mail, we would like to inform you that currently we do not
have any bonus promotions on our site.

This is false! and bad business!

Why would I be told no bonuses are on yor site after I have told you several of
my peers have shared their experinaces with me.

Here they are:

Use the Bonus Code "BONUSOCT" when you make your next deposit before 12-OCT-05
23:59 EST and get 20% extra (Max $100) in your bonus account. Restrictions
apply.


Use the Bonus Code "MKMYDAY" when you make your next deposit before 12-OCT-05
23:59 EST and get 30% extra (Max $100) in your bonus account. Restrictions
apply.

Use the Bonus Code "TAKEIT" when you make your next deposit before 12-OCT-05
23:59 EST and get 25% extra (Max $200) in your bonus account. Restrictions
apply.

In fact here is a url link to the bonus you are offering
http://www.partypoker.com/offers/dep...nus_takeit.htm

"YOURCHANCE" for 15% up to $100


This I find very upsetting. Not so much as to the fact as I didn't recieve a
bonus promotion but to the fact Party Poker contacts me with dribble claiming
there is no bonuses on their site after I have presented facts thus explaing my
inqurey.

So again If possible would really enjoy a bonus PROMOTION! THAT YOU HAVE
GOING ON THIS MONTH!

If I none of these several promotions party poker has going for many costomers
will apply to my account then I guess we can just go ahead and cancel my account
with party poker.


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Thier reply:
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Dear Player,

Thank you for contacting us.

I understand your concern and apologize for the inconvenience faced by you.
However, would like to inform you that these bonus promotions have been offered
to select players chosen by our marketing team. PartyPoker.com offers special
promotions to different sets of players from time to time. You will be informed
of any promotion available to you via email.

You are a valuable player for us and we would like you to continue playing at
our site. We would like to offer you a 20% bonus upto a maximum of $100.00 on
your next deposit. This would be a release restricted bonus.

You are required to play certain number of raked hands for the bonus to be
released to your Real Money account. Once you make your next deposit please feel
free to get back to us, so that we can issue the bonus to your bonus account.

You can always check the status of your bonus and how many raked hands you have
played by clicking on the 'Cashier' option on our Lobby, and then on 'Bonus
Account'.

A raked hand is any hand in which a rake (house drop) is taken out of the pot. A
player is considered to have played a raked hand if he or she has contributed 1
cent or more in rake in that hand.

To accumulate raked hands, just participate in hands (any live game, any limit)
where a rake is taken. The buy-in' for tournaments does not contribute to your
accumulated raked hands. Furthermore, as there is no rake taken in tournament
hands, you cannot obtain raked hands through tournaments. The amount of rake
collected appears as a small chip stack next to the dealer tray.

For more information about our rake structure please check out the following URL
from our website:

http://www.partypoker.com/games/rake.html

Note: Please do not disclose your password to any individual/organization
claiming to represent us. We will never ask you for the password to your
account. If you receive any email or phone call from anyone requesting you to
provide your password please report it to us immediately.

Our Customer Care Department is available 24/7 to assist you via email.

Thank you for choosing us as your online gaming site!

Mahesh
Poker Customer Care

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[ElSapo]

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From Wednesday, October 5 through Monday, October 31, 2005, you can earn 3275 Regular Party Points and receive 250 dollars in cash! You won’t have to sweat it out as this is less play than what you have done before at PartyPoker.com.

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Is this really as bad as it seems? Because it seems bad.

I play mostly 2/4 -- isn't this like 11,000 raked hands or something? Making it about 20,000 raked hands? Can this be right?

[DWarrior]

Has anyone actually cleared these bonuses?

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Earn 1365 Regular Points between October 5th and October 31st and you can earn $110 in cash.

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This wording is a bit strange, sounds like they enter you in a raffle of some sort.