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Can someone post screen shots of the store; for the people who can't view it because of rakeback?

Say someone usually earns $100/week in rb, does the elite program have something similar? Or, do elite players have to wait several months accumulating points, in order to match 27% rb?

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03-23-2012 , 10:15 PM

#1453

kahntrutahn

Minbet Millionaire

Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,054

Rake Structure Question:

http://www.americascardroom.eu/play-...or-real-money/

The aforementioned page says "stakes up to 2/4" What about stakes ABOVE 2/4? Are they still raked on the same schedule? I'm concerned with LHE rake structure, heads up, 6max, and rull ring.

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03-23-2012 , 11:02 PM

#1454

detdet

adept

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 808

^your link is broken for me

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03-24-2012 , 12:29 AM

#1455

hatsoff2u

enthusiast

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 72

Hey ACRrep, Is western union the only way to get the full 1k deposit bonus? I talked with support and they wouldn't honor it, if I used player to player transfer. When I used Visa, the cardroom manager said there is a $250 limit on first time deposits.

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03-24-2012 , 12:55 AM

#1456

ledn378

adept

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,083

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Originally Posted by hatsoff2u

You will have to wait but making General is worth about $5k and every 100k rank points after that is worth between $6k and $8k, roughly.

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03-24-2012 , 01:10 PM

#1457

GreaseMonkey

enthusiast

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 95

ACR Rep

I attempted a deposit via credit card on wed that showed as declined on the client but I was actually charged for it. Could you help this issue get solved?

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03-24-2012 , 01:30 PM

#1458

Poker Clif

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,806

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Originally Posted by hatsoff2u

Is there a post in here about clearing the deposit bonus? I'm curious if it's hard and how rakeback is affected.

Deposit bonus is easy to clear because there is no time limit. I can't speak to the rakeback part since I got switched to the VIP program (Combat Points).

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03-24-2012 , 01:33 PM

#1459

blinkyvx

newbie

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 37

Also what are these E-wallets I keep reading about, possible for US players, fees?
Any examples, google isnt very helpful.

Last edited by blinkyvx; 03-24-2012 at 01:58 PM.

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03-24-2012 , 01:43 PM

#1460

Poker Clif

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,806

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Originally Posted by 34TheTruth34

how do i deposit? (american ldo)

I am a US player, and I used a credit card to deposit, after trying unsuccessfilly to use a debit card. My banker told me that my debit card cannot be used for any international transaction. It had nothing to do with poker. Poker is not a problem with my bank--the aforementioned banker's father is a winning online player.

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03-24-2012 , 01:50 PM

#1461

Mitch Evans

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Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,633

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Originally Posted by Poker Clif

IPoker is not a problem with my bank--the aforementioned banker's father is a winning online player.

What's his name, John Campos?

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03-24-2012 , 01:57 PM

#1462

blinkyvx

newbie

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 37

ok so got a reply from ACR about the debit card

"Please be kindly advised that in answer for your concern, any legal document under your name (such as a bank statement or void check, for example) and that contain your street address on file, will be enough. You see, the reason of which we ask for such information is in order to validate that the address in your poker account is legit and that you do habit there."

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03-24-2012 , 01:57 PM

#1463

Poker Clif

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Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,806

I see that there are no more simple micro freezeout tournaments now, they all have add-ons and rebuys. You're going to have a lot of new players blow through their initital deposits, maybe more than once, before they have a chance to figure out how to win at poker (and certainly before they understand tournament structures or bankroll management).

Some of those tournaments even have unlimited rebuys and add-ons! You're going to have a lot of new players blowing through their intial $50 or $100 deposit in a week, and possibly never trying again. That doesn't sound to me like a successful business model.

Last edited by Poker Clif; 03-24-2012 at 01:59 PM. Reason: word spacing, no content change

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03-24-2012 , 02:39 PM

#1464

anton003

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 146

I know this question has been asked before but I have not seen an answer:

Can someone explain/show at what point it would be a good idea to switch over from 27% rakeback to the new combat point method? I'm assuming you'd have to put in a large number of hands to make the switch worthwhile, but I'm not smart enough to figure out the point at which switching over would be profitable. Any help would be appreciated.

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03-24-2012 , 03:27 PM

#1465

blinkyvx

newbie

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 37

whats with account managers spent 7 minutes [ no joke] trying to get across just my user name to them to validate...

Last edited by blinkyvx; 03-24-2012 at 03:39 PM.

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03-24-2012 , 06:19 PM

#1466

Poker Clif

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Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,806

A suggestion for your display of tournament options: Don't show a big list of empty SNGs, making us scroll down several screens to see what types and levels are avaialble.

I just checked $5, 10-player DONs, and there are 38 open DONs listed--one had 3 players registered, and the others have 0. I don't see the need to list 37 open tournaments with no one registered. It's it's just screen clutter.

The same would or course hold for other MTT/STT types as well. I've seen a lot of empty satellites on the screen.

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03-24-2012 , 07:02 PM

#1467

39suited

But it was suited

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,189

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Originally Posted by Poker Clif

The same would or course hold for other MTT/STT types as well. I've seen a lot of empty satellites on the screen.

Let's just not list any Satellites, right? I mean they cannot force people to play but the players for sure gonna complain if no or only a few Satellites are listed in the lobby ...

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Originally Posted by blinkyvx

Also what are these E-wallets I keep reading about, possible for US players, fees?
Any examples, google isnt very helpful.

There are no eWallets available for the US and online poker.

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03-24-2012 , 07:17 PM

#1468

blinkyvx

newbie

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 37

bummer on the e -wallets 15 min of waiting and my credit card is not approved for "international purchase" fml gota wait till monday to cal CC now.. online poker such a tedious task.

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03-25-2012 , 12:42 AM

#1469

bef99hwk

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Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,266

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Originally Posted by Poker Clif

Are you dumb? That's how sites keep players. They give them a taste of winning first and then they blow it/redeposit.

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03-25-2012 , 01:02 AM

#1470

Mitch Evans

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Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,633

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Originally Posted by 39suited

Let's just not list any Satellites, right?

Ah, the affiliate has to make yet another sarcastic remark due to ignorance when someone makes a slight criticism of the site he pimps.

Since they are trying to copy Stars, why not copy their lobby model? That is, have a limited number of empty tables (cash or SNGs) at each stake, and when someone sits down in one, another empty table/tournament opens up. This way the lobby is clean, and there's always available empty tables.

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03-25-2012 , 02:11 AM

#1471

kahntrutahn

Minbet Millionaire

Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,054

Please clarify this... it only show's rake up to 2/4 stakes. I am curious of rake above 2/4:

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Americas Cardroom was created for poker players.

As compensation for hosting games, we take what’s known as ‘rake’ from each pot. We have the “no flop, no drop” policy. The rake is defined in the following chart:

All Stakes Up to $2/4

Number of Players Rake per pot Max Rake
2 $0.05 for each $1 in Pot $0.50
3 $0.05 for each $1 in Pot $1.00
4 to 5 $0.05 for each $1 in Pot $2.00
6 to 9 $0.05 for each $1 in Pot $3.00

The house charges a commission or “rake” as a percentage of the total pot won at the end of each hand. The rake is calculated based on the number of players in the hand, and the size of the pot. The commission (rake) is 5% and capped to a maximum of $3.

Taken from The link that was broken above, left column, "Rake"

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03-25-2012 , 04:22 AM

#1472

Thrash370

See my staking thread

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,195

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Originally Posted by blinkyvx

bummer on the e -wallets 15 min of waiting and my credit card is not approved for "international purchase" fml gota wait till monday to cal CC now.. online poker such a tedious task.

Just Western Union, had a horse do this was completely painless and they cover fees if it's over I think $300?

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03-25-2012 , 04:54 AM

#1473

salty7

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 596

I don't really understand the time one has to act with this software... is there really no kind of time bank? If there is, I apologize and someone just point it out to me. But if there isn't, please get on that. Some decisions take longer than 12 extra seconds to make...

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03-25-2012 , 07:53 AM

#1474

39suited

But it was suited

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,189

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Originally Posted by salty7

Afaik there is none for cash game, only for tournaments depending on the buy-in amount. The Rep posted the structure ITT, but that was months ago already ...

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Originally Posted by hatsoff2u

Is there a post in here about clearing the deposit bonus? I'm curious if it's hard and how rakeback is affected.

The cleared FBD is deducted from your gross revenue.