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Originally Posted by ElevenGrover
You can do whatever you want. Cereus shouldn't be here right now. The poker community should have done the right thing and shuttered them for breaking the enormous trust players put in the online game. But its worse, once caught they haven't taken the high road. Instead they have slithered along getting caught in lie after lie about the cleanup and the future. So when you decide to "do business" with them, you shouldn't be surprised if you are the next victim and you shouldn't expect people to have any empathy. Perhaps it hasn't occurred to you but Cereus is a prime reason online poker has a disrespectability factor with lay people. Legalization efforts likely would have an easier road without the 60 Minutes/WP pieces telling the world online poker is shady.
Say what you want, but for some reason I don't think you are a Washington player. I payed about 200k in rake to PokerStars and they did not hesitate to effectively ban me from their site. I had a choice between Cereus, Cake, and Merge. I chose Cereus because they had the most players and the best cashouts.
Yes, the superuser scandal was terrible. Covering it up was terrible. But life goes on, and time heals all wounds. I don't think Cereus is going to mess up big again, especially now that the whole poker community is watching their every move.
You talk about playing live, but I'm not sure you really grasp the situation. Here in Washington, we have a cap of $500 on our total NL betting per hand. So, at any point, we cannot put more than $500 into a pot. The nearest casino that spreads NL is 1 hour away. They play 1-3NL(500cap) and 2-5NL(500cap). It would cost me $30 bucks for a roundtrip. I'd also be wasting 2 hours, plus I would have to tip for every flop/pot I win.
As for getting a job, I must admit I have no formal training. The best job I could get would be minimum wage. Yes, this is my fault, but nevertheless part of my equation. Unemployment here is offically around 10%(and the internet says the true numbers are wayyy higher).
I'm glad you have your honor. However, honor does not pay my bills.