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correct this is 100% safe and i have done this for dozens of withdrawals with no issues and yes the DL pic and selfie is common but you will get a higher weekly deposit/withdraw.

I had to do the same

Awesome dude thanks for the help

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08-15-2016 , 01:16 PM

#10927

wouldntsaranghae

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 253

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Originally Posted by Stax41

Awesome dude thanks for the help

Keep in mind this is for buying and selling. There is no limit to cash out.

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08-15-2016 , 02:00 PM

#10928

Stax41

banned

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 44

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Originally Posted by wouldntsaranghae

Keep in mind this is for buying and selling. There is no limit to cash out.

Sorry---

I don't follow what you mean here.

I am making a withdrawal, but what do you mean by this being for buying/selling?

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08-15-2016 , 02:48 PM

#10929

wouldntsaranghae

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 253

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Originally Posted by Stax41

Sorry---

I don't follow what you mean here.

I am making a withdrawal, but what do you mean by this being for buying/selling?

The limits on circle are for buying/sending/selling. There is no limit for receving and cashing out. It doesn't matter if your limit is 1 dollar, you can still withdrawal for whatever dollar amount you want.

Also, MERGE traffic is crazy slow from what it used to be. I used to multitable PLO50/25 during the day. I just played some PLO50/25, and man, these games are super soft compared to Bovada. I can see why people still play here.

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08-15-2016 , 03:24 PM

#10930

Stax41

banned

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 44

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Originally Posted by wouldntsaranghae

Oh OK. I remember reading somewhere (and then a previous poster verified) that Circle is known to confiscate funds. With $2500 on the way, I want to take precautions.

Merge traffic is crap right now. There used to be a $100k every Sunday, and plenty of poker tourney series, but now they only have a weekly $50K, and there was $12k in overlay in that one last night. How can they afford to lose that much?

Merge software is the best in the USA right now IMO. If they somehow increased their traffic they could justify some more juicy poker series.. maybe one day. It seems that WPN has the best tourney schedules right now.

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08-15-2016 , 03:42 PM

#10931

ilikegreen

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 379

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Originally Posted by Stax41

Agreed. If they stopped the ~ 2 week waiting period to process bitcoin withdrawals traffic would increase.

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08-15-2016 , 04:39 PM

#10932

goodsaint

veteran

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,377

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Originally Posted by Stax41

Oh OK. I remember reading somewhere (and then a previous poster verified) that Circle is known to confiscate funds. With $2500 on the way, I want to take precautions.

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Bovada/Bodog Cashout Thread: Post 23912- Circle's TOS apparently allows seized funds/closed accounts to transfer funds to linked bank account or another wallet.

Last edited by goodsaint; 08-15-2016 at 04:43 PM. Reason: Search feature is my friend.

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08-15-2016 , 04:40 PM

#10933

Stax41

banned

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 44

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Originally Posted by ilikegreen

Agreed. If they stopped the ~ 2 week waiting period to process bitcoin withdrawals traffic would increase.

Internet poker is such a grey area of legality right now that I don't blame the 2 week process. If I have cash in hand within 4 weeks, I am generally okay with that.

2-3 month cashouts is where it gets unacceptable. Merge was like that ~1 year ago, and I think that is when a large chunk of their traffic called it quits.

I also remember Carbon made it so that super profitable players were limited to 1 or 2 tables at a time. Not a very good message to send to your regulars.

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08-15-2016 , 05:11 PM

#10934

wouldntsaranghae

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 253

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Originally Posted by Stax41

That is incorrect, they have never confiscated funds, but denied transferring or moving without documentation. After the money is in there though, you are free to move it out.

Traffic is crap. Player pool is so nice though because I felt like Bovada had a lot of really good players for PLO. I had to adjust my game a lot, but being at Merge it is really easy.

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08-15-2016 , 05:43 PM

#10935

ilikegreen

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 379

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Originally Posted by Stax41

Agreed but the problem is wpn btc cashouts take only 1-3 days. So players have a choice, play on wpn - crap software but fast cashouts or play on Carbon - 'great' software but slow cashouts. This is especially relevant now that bovada has shut down poker and it seems that a lot of their players are choosing not to transfer to ignition. I think most players will and have chosen fast cashouts over superior software.

If carbon had ~2 day cashouts than 100% of my roll would be on Carbon and if wpn had carbon like software than 100% of my roll would be on wpn.

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08-15-2016 , 05:51 PM

#10936

civilforfeiture

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 41

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Originally Posted by Stax41

Hey guys, I am about to request a BTC withdrawal on Carbon for $2500.

I deposit on Carbon via my Circle account.

Will I face any problems withdrawing money onto my Circle account, then from my Circle account to my bank account?

I have heard something about using an intermediary account, but I am kind of lost on that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

i tfer anything going in and out of my poker account to multibit wallet first, then to online wallets I can trade BTC for cash wired to my bank account. Never had a problem, its just an intermediary to the online wallets, some of whom filter and regulate directly where money is coming and going. GL

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08-15-2016 , 06:05 PM

#10937

wouldntsaranghae

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 253

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Originally Posted by ilikegreen

Bovada plo is definitely a lot lot harder. Plo5 plays like plo50. 2/4 always has some nice fish on merge.

But after bf is when I switched to merge and I had great success, but winning 15k and cashing out 2/3 of that amount took forever. Never had an issue with checks or anything there

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08-15-2016 , 06:07 PM

#10938

meatpossums

centurion

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 105

I searched through this thread but couldn't find anything specific regarding issues with a U.S. bank and the check from Carbon. It has been awhile for me to actually withdraw but I made a request this morning and the only option was check. How are the US banks (don't know if it matters, but I use Chase) dealing with these checks? I recall that the last time I had one (few years) they asked me where it came from, I kept it vague and they deposited it but held it for 10 days. If anyone can tell me what the situation is like now I would appreciate any input.

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08-15-2016 , 06:12 PM

#10939

ilikegreen

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 379

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Originally Posted by meatpossums

Stop using checks and start using Bitcoin.

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08-15-2016 , 06:20 PM

#10940

meatpossums

centurion

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 105

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Originally Posted by ilikegreen

Stop using checks and start using Bitcoin.

I thought you had to have deposited through Bitcoin do withdraw that way?

I actually spoke to the rep at Carbon and he said that my only option was check. He may have meant that Wire was not an option but I understood him that I was S.O.L. with anything other than a check that would take however many weeks it took.

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08-15-2016 , 06:34 PM

#10941

ilikegreen

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 379

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Originally Posted by meatpossums

You do have to make a btc deposit in order to activate btc withdrawals. But you just have to make a min deposit. I made a $5 btc deposit and the next day I was able to make a btc withdrawal.

And if I remeber correctly there are many posts of people having problems depositing checks. So you're gonna wait forever to receive the check and then when you deposit it you have to pray that the bank accepts it.

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08-15-2016 , 06:36 PM

#10942

BOANGTAO

old hand

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,931

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Originally Posted by Stax41

You dont have very high standards do you. The other sites pay you in a day or two max

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08-15-2016 , 06:59 PM

#10943

Brow2821

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,543

Lol there can be literally no justification for the delays in the btc cash outs. I don't understand why I keep letting these ****ers rope me back in with deposit bonuses every couple of months after I quit the site.

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08-16-2016 , 01:30 AM

#10944

feltin'donks

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 169

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Originally Posted by CmonSon

yes @stix you may have issue and circle may confiscate your funds.

Use a blockchain wallet weithdraw merge -- > blockchain ---- > to circle

and do reverse for deposits you kind of got lucky that circle didnt close it depositting directly to gambling wallet

Hi this kinda scared the crap out of me. I was initially using coinbase to cashout and deposoit onto carbon (bovada and ACR), then i heard circle is way better/safer/less fees. So i used that for some back and forth between sites and my bank account. Circle is not safe for using these sites? Which wallet do people recommend as an intermediary?

Thanks

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08-16-2016 , 08:23 AM

#10945

RalphWaldoEmerson

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Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,984

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Originally Posted by RalphWaldoEmerson

still waiting on 7/24 btc

received 8/15

made new max req 8/16

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08-16-2016 , 10:23 AM

#10946

the real mg0698

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,828

I'm using coinbase as my BTC wallet, will I have any issues? Prior to this month I never had a BTC wallet so didn't know much about it.

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08-16-2016 , 10:25 AM

#10947

the real mg0698

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,828

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Originally Posted by meatpossums

I've never had any problems with checks.

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08-16-2016 , 11:06 AM

#10948

matt0216

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 421

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Originally Posted by the real mg0698

I'm using coinbase as my BTC wallet, will I have any issues? Prior to this month I never had a BTC wallet so didn't know much about it.

Sites like coinbase/circle aren't really bitcoin wallets; they are exchanges. You should always use an actual wallet, where you have full control, as an intermediary between where you buy your bitcoin and what you use them for.

Most people on 2+2 will recommend blockchain.info as the wallet to use, but there are better options. Look into wallets like Electrum, MultibitHD, or Copay.