Gamesgrid poker

SITE:

This is a new poker room that has been creating quite a buzz in the poker world because of their huge bonus and generous frequent player program. The site has a decent number of players for a startup site with 1-2 games at each level in peak times.

BONUS:

"GamesGrid Poker offers the largest bonus payout in the world. Sure we could pay movie stars or professionals to pimp our site, but why give them our money? To be honest, we'd rather give it to our players. Earn a 1000% Bonus (that's 10x) on your first deposit, up to a maximum of a $5000 bonus on a $500 deposit. Yes, really. And yes, you really can earn it.

First deposit money to your GamesGrid account, and choose wisely! The 1,000% bonus applies to your first deposit only (or first deposit after the launch of Poker if you're already a 'Gridder). Then convert those Bonus Bucks to real cold cash by earning Frequent Player Points while playing for money in either raked money games or tournaments with registration fees.

Details

GamesGrid wants to see you earn your bonus! Every day, for every five FPPoints you earn, we give you $1 cash—making it among the fastest earned bonuses on the 'net. And it's not an all-or-nothing Bonus—we pay you $5 at a time, directly to your account, until you've earned your entire bonus, or your unearned dollars reach their expiration date. We convert your FPPoints every day at 01:00 GamesGrid time (same as US Eastern).

Any unearned portion of the bonus is forfeit 365 days after initial deposit. (And honestly, you can't really have had better things to do for a whole year, right?) Earn Frequent Player Points (FPPs) with each raked hand, according to the following schedule:

POINTS PER HAND
If the rake is $0.00 - $0.49 you earn 0.00 points
If the rake is $0.50 - $0.99 you earn 0.25 points
If the rake is $1.00 - $1.99 you earn 0.50 points
If the rake is $2.00 - $2.99 you earn 0.75 points
If the rake is $3.00 - you earn 1.00 points

If you are dealt cards in a hand and the hand is raked, you receive FPPs. You do not have to put money in the pot yourself. Yet another reason to rejoice when you see action on your table while waiting for your next hand.

Tournaments are less complicated. You get two bonus points for every dollar you pay in tourney registration fees. For example, a $10+1 tournament would give you two FPPoints.

Only Frequent Player Points earned after your initial deposit will be used to convert your bonus into real money. FPPs earned before your first deposit may be used to enter some tournaments and for other promotions.

Your mileage may vary. Stud games take longer per hand than Hold'em. But short-handed games go much faster than full table games. Remember, any money you convert is yours and yours to keep, regardless of whether you convert your entire bonus. Also note that if you run out of cash, you can re-deposit and still earn against your old bonus. (In your case we sincerely hope this is a purely hypothetical situation.)"

TOURNAMENTS:

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PROMOTIONS:

"GamesGrid is the home of the best promotions on the Internet. But hey, don't take our word for it, compare us to the others, you'll see.

For a limited time we're giving all players a 1,000% sign-up bonus on their initial deposit. That's right, you can get 10 times what you deposit (up to $5,000 bonus) back from playing.

Very Frequent Players can earn up to $12 per hour per table and entry to VFP-only freeroll tournaments by playing money ring games. VFP program membership is limited. We are accepting 6 new VFPs every day, so sign up now and you may get VFP privileges in the near future.

By referring friends, you earn 25% of their net rake and they get to play in a special freeroll tournament as a welcome to GamesGrid."

POINTS:

Very Frequent Players

"Our Very Frequent Players (VFPs) get paid to play poker. It works simply: you play with your own money and you're paid one-and-a-half big blinds of whatever Hold 'Em or Omaha game (one-and-a-half small bet sizes in Stud) game you play per hour. For example, play in $6/12 Hold 'Em would pay $9/hour.

There's more! All VPFs who play 10 hours in a week are eligible to enter two $500 freeroll tournaments the following Saturday. GamesGrid also offers special promotions to our most active VFPs.

Here are the caveats:

You have to play at least 10 hours per week (from Monday through Sunday) to qualify for VFP payment. Once you do, you're paid for the exact amount of time you played (e.g. if you played 15 hours and 10 minutes, you're paid for 15 hours and 10 minutes) during that week.

You may play at more than one table at a time and your pay is multiplied accordingly.

The amount you can earn is capped at $12/hour per table (e.g. $10/20 Hold 'Em pays $12/hour, not $15/hour).

You are paid directly to your GamesGrid account weekly.

You are playing under the invitation of GamesGrid. This means that you must act as a good poker citizen on the 'Grid. Abusive behavior of any type is grounds for being removed from the program.

VFP payment applies to ring games only, not tournaments.

You must be dealt cards to qualify as being timed for that hand. Time sitting out does not earn a VFP payment.

VFPs are eligible for deposit bonuses and affiliate referrals.

We reserve the right to change these rules at any time—if they do change, you'll be notified by E-mail.

VFP program membership is limited. We are accepting 6 new VFPs every day, so sign up now and you may get VFP privileges in the near future. Players who are (1) active GamesGrid players, (2) bring their friends, and (3) spread the GamesGrid story via poker site postings, blogs, campus promotions, and other activities that help to grow GamesGrid are most likely to be selected for VFP benefits. To apply, all you need to do is sign up."

SOFTWARE:

Their software is very nice. It has a very frsh an unique interace. My favorite things about it are the very clean interface which makes it easy to find the buttons and options the the easy and efficient table screening menus.

COMMENTS:

TeamGtown
TeamGtown wil survive beware they lurk everywhere February 10, 2007
This site is full of vampires that like to come out and steal ur money together after you get on winning streak they like to hit you quick and fast.In which that means there employees play and wait for there chance to team up on you yes......they play together on at the same tables were they like to im there hole cards to each other while you think they may be considering playing the hand they are actually useing there insant messanger to show each other cards while they also have 5to7 employees at the same tables so in which they have you 5 or maybe 7 to your one hand so they know hole cards think about it if they have 14 of the 18 hole cards they are virtually unstopable unless you are very very good and see them doing it but still who wants to play poker at 7to1 odds against you unreal fucccccccing site nothing but cheaters and tonyg may be in on it!!!also all gtd's are definetly rigged they fight till the end on those (the employees) trying to cash in a superfecta what i mean is they hate to pay u out so at gtd final tables they make sure not to play each other unless it is to big stack 1 of there employees for their advantages GOOD LUCK AT THIS FUCCCNNN RIGGED SITE BETTER BRING SOME GARLIC,HOLYWATER,AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST UR OWN TEAM LIKE THEM GTOWNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Unregistered
Avoid this site! July 19, 2006
Forget the bonus offers! This site has an unreliable server. Even though there are never more than 80 to 100 players on at a time, the server regularly screws up. You will find yourself disconnected or timed out for no reason.

If you complain to admin, they will blame your connection. Nothing has changed in months. Check the poker forums and newsgroup archives and you will see complaints about this site.

Unregistered
March 6, 2006
Have played at a dozen sites. Rate this a 3. Interface is odd but not in a fun way. Made the full deposit for the max bonus but had worst run of bad luck here while consistently making money at other sites. Employees play at tables and somehow seem to always have an edge. There seems to be a very large number of runner-runner flushes that go the way of the employees. I lost once with a straight flush when an employee had a slighly higher one. That is a first for me.

sickna
Gamesgrid June 10, 2005
Don't pay you out. i earned my bonus wereant allowed to withdraw

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