**The New and Official 888poker Players' Thread**

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Edit/MH: Previous thread.

[Nihility77]

To anyone that plays on Pacific - does stacking tables work? I.e. do they pop to the front the way they're supposed to?

[888Rep]

Originally Posted by Nihility77

To anyone that plays on Pacific - does stacking tables work? I.e. do they pop to the front the way they're supposed to?

Yes. However there is an issue with note taking, that if you are mid-note on table 1, and action is to you on table 2, table 2 will pop up. Be wary.

Originally Posted by luckystrike23

I was wondering - is 888 poker the best software out there amongst euro sites? It definitely seems to look better than pokerstars too?

ok their support is not great and damn it the software lacks in certain areas like multi-tabling but i think 888poker is more targeted to the entertainment market [as opposed to pros?]

There are pros and cons (as with anything). Best thing to do is just try it out and see for yourself. There are some sites people swear by but I can't play just for a lack of "feel."

Originally Posted by vamooose

Have a very close look at any live packages that 888 offers satellites to...All packages include one way air travel only LOL!!!! The 888 forum contains classic threads where 'winners' in say Macau bust day 1 and are left to arrange their own one-way flight back home - an absolute joke when some long haul singles are more expensive than the return fare.

I've been on several live event qualifiers with 888 and this was never the case. Each time there was a disclosed amount for airfare described in the package. In my case was enough for round trip every time.

While I'm sure things do go awry from time to time, the occasional rant from a new member on the 888 forums doesn't exactly mean a whole lot. For every winner of a live event package who complains, I'm sure there are a hundred who you never hear from who had no issue.

Also, the majority of times I see a complaint from a live package winner, the issue was they didn't check into the details of the package before playing the tournament. This is just common sense IMO.

Originally Posted by Nihility77

Quick question for anyone that plays on Pacific - does stacking tables work ok?

And are you allowed accounts on more than one skin (not simultaneously, I just don't like my old 888.com username)?

Yes, but they can't be in the same game.

Originally Posted by AAlimper

On the river on a jackpot table, board reads:

Ad Ts 5s Qs Ks

I had As 6h.

Jackpot was activated this hand but I didn`t play it, though villain did.

Pot is $15 on river, villain had CIB on the turn so I checked. He pushed for $90 and I snapped (didn`t even see the straight flush possibility before I called).

Who`s the biggest idiot me or villain? (Who needs to go to showdown to get his share of the jackpot).

Should be so tilted but I am kind of just laughing.

He won the pot ($230) + jackpot of $1500.

I did the EXACT same thing and was kicking myself for a week.

Originally Posted by icallyou604

Logging in when you're already logged in to 888 poker. Please add the ability to login to poker software if you're already logged in.Once in a while ill have my 888 poker software opened, and forget to close it on my laptop, i wont be able to login to my desktop unless i drive for 45mins to close it.

Annoying at times, but as mentioned before, would pose a security issue to change.

Originally Posted by PLOhi

Hey,
How about, Tournament tickets that you can cash in for dollars.

Its great that I can play in a $3000- freeroll or a $1000- freeroll, unfortunatly, since these touraments seem to starts at like 4:30am I'm not getting any value out of being invited to play in them.
Any chance that these could be tickets AND have the option to cash them out?
Even its its only for a small amount, even if its only for a $8- bonus with play through requirements, anything would be better than nothing.

Cheers
PLOhi

We need to get tournament tokens in place first before tournament tokens for cash are even considered. Tourney tokens are definitely on the agenda, although I don't want to give you a timeline to get your hopes up. Hopefully sooner than later!

Originally Posted by mitchemx

I second this. I'm not sure how much of a chunk of the player pool is from Australia, but i keep on getting offered tickets to some freeroll that i can never play because it starts at 4 in the morning.

How about offering a smaller, Aussie friendly freeroll?

I'll pass along the feedback. I'm pretty sure there are some decent value tournaments with some overlays in the $5-$20 range for the Aussie time zone.

[Mordari]

Why there ain't anymore +600$ hu tables? Any plans to add them back?

[888Rep]

Originally Posted by Mordari

Why there ain't anymore +600$ hu tables? Any plans to add them back?

Will check this for you.

[piequat]

Anyone have problems with cashing out? I put a cashout request through on 26/7 and it says it's paid... But nothing is in my bank account.

[Mecastyles]

Dont play on this site. The support is horrible and will string you along to pay rake in any way they can.

[ripped]

Can you tell me what OMAHA Hi traffic is like? I can check pokerscout but they never show exactly the info Im looking for.

[888Rep]

Originally Posted by piequat

Anyone have problems with cashing out? I put a cashout request through on 26/7 and it says it's paid... But nothing is in my bank account.

Did you Wire Transfer?

There's a 3 day hold period - which would have taken you to Friday. Then (in my experience) it's 5-7 business days after that point. So I would expect you to see your money maybe by this coming Friday, give or take a day.

^^ That's my timeline in Canada. May be slightly different for other locations/banking institutions.

Originally Posted by ripped

Can you tell me what OMAHA Hi traffic is like? I can check pokerscout but they never show exactly the info Im looking for.

What limit?

Lots of micros going all the time.

Usually 5+ .50/1 tables going at all times

More 2/4 PLO tables than 1/2 tables, but most 2/4 players will drop down to 1/2 if there's some games going (or .50/1 players will step up).

3/6 games go occasionally but only if 2/4 players decide to run them.

Usually a couple 5/10 or 10/20 games on the go during peak hours.

[piequat]

Originally Posted by 888Rep

Did you Wire Transfer?

There's a 3 day hold period - which would have taken you to Friday. Then (in my experience) it's 5-7 business days after that point. So I would expect you to see your money maybe by this coming Friday, give or take a day.

^^ That's my timeline in Canada. May be slightly different for other locations/banking institutions.

And it shows as "PAID" the whole time?

[bucovinas]

any plans to add huplo tables? 5/10+ (why not?)

[Uhrenknecht]

Are there any more Frenzy Tournaments coming?

I can't find anymore 1-cent Tourneys for 1-2K guarantee? Are they gone completeley?

[fix9]

What are the sng's like at 888, interested in turbo/super turbo. Is there any traffic on them and is it a descent structure i.e not ipokers awful sng structure.

[888Rep]

Originally Posted by piequat

And it shows as "PAID" the whole time?

It probably said "Processing" at the beginning during the 3-day wait period. It will say "Paid" for a bit while the money is "in transit."

Originally Posted by bucovinas

any plans to add huplo tables? 5/10+ (why not?)

I will ask, but the answer is probably "not at the moment, because there isn't enough 5/10 plo traffic as it is, 'killing' off players in HU games won't serve to increase numbers."

Originally Posted by Uhrenknecht

Are there any more Frenzy Tournaments coming?

I can't find anymore 1-cent Tourneys for 1-2K guarantee? Are they gone completeley?

I'll ask, but if they're gone than the promo is likely over. Just out of curiosity because I never looked, were the 1c games covering the guarantee or was there much overlay?

Originally Posted by fix9

What are the sng's like at 888, interested in turbo/super turbo. Is there any traffic on them and is it a descent structure i.e not ipokers awful sng structure.

Decent structure. Traffic is slow above $20 in my experience. Although it may have picked up recently due to the overall increase in traffic.

[Uhrenknecht]

The 1 cents were mostly filled up to 90% or more on the guarantees.