Hello guys,

I m coming in Vegas this summer to play the WSOP. I m french and I m looking for a way to buy-in to WSOP tournaments. I wanted to do it via wire transfer as I did for the last years but apparently this year you can't wire transfer directly to the casino. You have to use Bravo/Payfiniti which is an application that I ve never used and never heard of. Therefore I don t really trust this new application and I don t wanna send large amounts of money to it.

I wanted to know if anybody had an opinion on this new Payfiniti app or if you had any alternatives to buy-in Wsop tournaments as a foreigners.

Thank you guys !

You've never heard of Bravo (Poker Live)?
They've been around for quite awhile. I could be wrong, but I believe that Bravo purchased Payfinity to use as their payment processing service. That doesn't make it risk free, of course, but it's not like it's a brand new startup, either.

Unfortunately, it appears that is currently the only way to electronically buy in to an event or fund a tbic account.

There's still a chance wsop & caesars respond to the negative feedback and decide to allow wires again, but I wouldn't count on it.

The only other options would be to:

Bring cash - read up on the rules and when/where to declare it. Also do research on converting it to dollars to get best rate.

Use ATM's w/ credit card and/or bank card. More hassle due to daily limits and how much you need to withdraw. Also, based on number of withdrawals, conversion rates and fees, this may be the most expensive option.

Bringing some cash, with plans to use ATM's for more, is probably the best compromise.

Good Luck

I don't think you need to use payfiniti. I think you can just use BravoPokerLive to register and select the wire money option. At least that is what I've done in the past. Lately I've been registering with Bravo and using a credit card. Can't do that for the Main Event though. I don't see a payfiniti app yet either.

Personally I was not comfortable with the informational requirements that Payfiniti wanted for access to my personal bank account. I contacted WSOPFAQ and Paris Cage about other options.

Basically you can fund a TBIC account with an approved Cashiers Check to avoid the PAYFINITI/Bravo Application

Contact
WSOP Faq <wsopfaq@caesars.com>

and

CZRCredit <czrcredit@caesars.com>

For the specific process

Both support area's were very helpful and the process as they laid out is fairly simple. I wish they took Wires as they have in years past but this is the safest option. Oh my French wife says the equivalent of a US Bank Cashiers Check is CHE'QUE DE BANQUE (or possibly CHE'QUE CERTIFIE' DE BANQUE if less than 8 days)

It sucks that we can t wire money anymore because it was the cheapest and safest way to proceed.

But now I have some alternative ways to proceed

Thank you for your answers guys