Confirmed received the cheque today (now just wait for it to clear).

Still not sure I can believe this has happened.

Hoping Canadians start getting their checks soon, going on a trip next week, would be nice to have some extra dough before I leave!

Still waiting in Australia, maybe they saw that I wanted to do something dumb with the money and are trying to save me. I want that jetski dammit

My latest correspondence from them today -

"I wanted to let you know the checks for the 2 approved Petitions were mailed on 10/13/17."

ROW player (Australia).

All good points.

What I'm trying to say is that there is a big difference between people who reported their bankroll on their tax return up to and including apr 15, 2011 and those who didn't consider their bankroll "real money" till it hit their bank account. There's a lot of those in the second category. That's not bad as they had accountants that told them that and sometimes I wish I didn't have such a paranoid acct as my taxes were always higher than other pros every year.

I won't pay taxes on my refund because I already paid so I don't have to pay twice. Look at your 2011 return to find out which category you are in.

But I hope no one has to pay taxes on this crap. How bout the people with 6 figures?? Well if their money wasn't held hostage for almost 7 years they could have conservatively invested it in index/mutual funds and easily nearly doubled it.

How do you recoup that?

The bottom line is even if you got 10 bucks you are a victim and should do everything you can to minimize your tax liability and hopefully pay nothing.

I'm glad we will ultimately wrap up this chapter of the poker boom but I wish the ball was never taken from us and kicked over the fence.

I'm happy to be a part of the poker boom and my years as a pro were some of the happiest of my life. There is still money to be made in online poker, even in the USofA. But the poker of my youth & memories, best I can tell, is over.

Received one cheque yesterday, in pounds sterling.

Thanks to all who made this possible.

Canadian here, got my cheque this morning, weeeee!!!

received also my 1st today.
Issued 29th September exchangerate ~1.19 $ to €.
Unfortunately that is close to the peak high from the last month.
Compared to april 2011 (Where it was i about ~1.44 $ to €) the European players "gained" 25 Cent / dollar.

if only i had bought $3 in BTC on the date they went down!

Where are you from in Canada ?

received my 1st cheque today.
Payable at CITIBANK EUROPE PLC FRANCE BRANCH.
Never cashed a cheque in my life. Anyone know if I can just go to any CITIBANK branch and get cash?

Toronto

Very good point. Was it really THAT long ago

UK based, just received my cheque, thanks for making this possible!

Dutch, check is on the way to the bank, never thought to actually see this day.

Can someone please do the same for cake poker?

Ship it.

congratz! long sweat.

Update on http://www.absolutepokerclaims.com/

thanks again to Rich, the PPA, Scott Bell and whoever else made this possible

Ty sir ya it was and they said I was fool for buying up so much ub money !

How much did you buy up?

you got very lucky

I can guarantee not as lucky as you.

still haven't received any contact from them at all since filed claim anyone else the same?

yep, same. located in the uk.

same ;(