Introductions

[The Old Guy]

Hey everyone. I'm new here and like what I see so far. Been playing poker for almost 50 years now. Started with matches and worked my way up to cash games by late teens. Play alot at Full Tilt and Poker Stars. If you see me on the tables, don't hesitate to say "HI".

[HPG ADMIN]

Hey, welcome to the forum. And thanks for signing up.

[bad_dog76]

Just wanted to let people know to STAY AWAY from that site. I tried it out because you got a free $10 for signing up and I wanted to try a different site. I did extremely well, building my stack to almost $300. As my bankroll increased I decided to play higher limits.

I sat down at a .50/1.00 no limit table. The 1st hand I saw (after I sat down, I was not involved in the hand) I watched a woman call and all-in bet (for $47.00) into a pot of 5.00 (after she had raised to $4) with J3 off suit, yes JACK, THREE. Although she was up against QQ she hit 2 pair and took down the pot.
I didn't think much of this except what a HORRIBLE play that was. She then laughed and said NH to the guy who she just robbed of almost $50. A few hands go buy and I haven't gotten much to play, so I didn't see many flops.
I bought in for $100 and it was down to about $87 and change when, low and behold, I'm dealt pocket aces on the button. The woman who played J3 into a $47 reraise, raises the pot to $4 under the gun. The woman, to her immidiate left goes all in for her last $65. Obviously I LOVE this and I go all in for my last $87 with my aces. That other woman CAN'T possible call, but she does. And when the cards are turned over, I have AA, the woman who went all-in before me had AK of hearts and the woman who called BOTH all-in reraises had Q7!!!!!! QUEEN SEVEN!!!! What is the community board?
QJ87K!!!!!!!!!!

So low and behold Q7 wins the pot. I watched that same woman do this with hands of Q9, K2 and A3 into HUGE reraises and win EVERYONE of them against JJ, KK, and AK! The woman even admitted, not in so many words, it's like I know what's coming.

I had a long discussion with someone from their customer support and they constantly tried to tell me "Maybe she thought you were bluffing." LOL!
Yeah OK!

Bottom line, if you want to try it out for the free $10, be my guest, but whatever you do, do NOT put any of your money into that crooked site! I've had aces cracked before, and I will have them cracked again, but for some woman to win, consistantly, after going all in, pre flop, as a 3:1 and sometimes a 4:1 dog, just isn't right at all.

Please STAY AWAY from that site!

[The Old Guy]

Did you withdraw the rest of your bankroll after that? I hope you did!!

[bad_dog76]

See that's the beauty of it, old guy. You're not allowed to cash out unless 1) youv'e made at least one deposit and 2) (and this is my favorite) you've earned 200 comp points. In order to earn 1 comp point, you have to be at a table in which the dealer rakes, at least, $1 in one hand. You don't get a comp point for rakes adding up to $1. The dealer MUST rake at least $1 in one hand, which means, in essence, the pot must reach $20 or more. You only need to do that 200 times and make a deposit, then, and only then, are you allowed to cash out.

The site is brutal and I'm very happy I didn't put any real money into their scheme. They have no traffic, and by making up such obscure rules, they'll be out of business before they get started. Good for them!