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My dealings with the devil (absolute poker)

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  1. darthsikle darthsikle is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 2:36pm)

    I swore I would never play there out of principal. However, in a rage one night, I self excluded myself from Full Tilt and Poker stars for 6 months.

    I was OK without online poker for the first month. Then I started to get itchy. I tried Club Bluff and Spade Club. Ughhh.

    Very very desperate, I downloaded absolute.

    Hmmm. I can win at this site at the $2/$4 limit. I am clearing my bonus and now have rake back.

    Let the flames begin.
  2. JustALurker JustALurker is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 2:41pm) in reply to darthsikle

    F Absolute. Play Live.
  3. kportune kportune is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 3:01pm) in reply to darthsikle

    Same here. Self banned on stars / Tilt. Been playing UB for a couple of weeks. I can't lose! Well...at least not as constantly as I was on FT/Stars. Super soft site for cash games.
  4. kidrok10101 kidrok10101 is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 3:24pm) in reply to darthsikle

    Obviously. They got busted so now they gotta stay legit. Sure don't see as many action flops and suckouts as u do on stars and Tilt!! Still happen...but MUCH less frequent
  5. stayhighlowe stayhighlowe is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 4:06pm) in reply to kidrok10101

    what games are you guys playin there that are nice...
  6. darthsikle darthsikle is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 4:06pm) in reply to kidrok10101

    I was thinking that all the people who know the site was corrupt are the good players. The only new players ae novices.
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  7. zenful zenful is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 4:19pm) in reply to darthsikle

    sigh I did the same thing. My 6 month self exclusion runs out in Jan. I am excited to get back to stars and full tilt. I miss the 100 rebuy so bad and there is nothing like a 7500 person sunday million. I agree AP is soft but I had my biggest month in october not bragging but AP can't compare to the tourneys on stars.
  8. cowhead72 cowhead72 is offline

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    Dec 9th, 2008 (12/9/2008 4:25pm) in reply to darthsikle

    I dont usually play cash but since the changover ive had a dabble and havent had a losing session yet.
    Also,,some of the bigger tourneys have huge overlays still cos they cant get enough runners. Last week the 100k had a 30k overlay. If your thinking ofself imposing a 6 month ban on stars/tilt, nws the time to get some cashy into AP/UB.
  9. Frenchy616 Frenchy616 is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 9:31am) in reply to cowhead72

    I did a 30 day ban on both sites and im going nuts!!!!
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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 9:33am) in reply to Frenchy616

     
    Originally Posted by Frenchy616 View Post

    I did a 30 day ban on both sites and im going nuts!!!!

    lmao frenchy
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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 9:59am) in reply to darthsikle

    They have formulated a pretty nice tourny schedule since the merger but the new software is sorta sketchy. The lobbies keep freezing up and sometimes it won't seat you at the tourny you have signed up for. Hopefully they will work out the kinks soon because it's nice to have a little more variety when deciding which site to play on. Our options are sooo limited as a US customer these days (fuck UIGEA).
  12. ShortStack3 ShortStack3 is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 11:45am) in reply to darthsikle

    I perma-banned myself from stars one night when I was on super monkey tilt and now they refuse to reopen my account. (i know I'm an idiot)

    My 6-month self exclusion on FullTilt is up on February 7th.

    Only reasonable place to play right now is Absolute/UB where I continually bust my bankroll to their rigged blackjack.

    F my life
  13. AFink93 AFink93 is online now

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 12:00pm) in reply to ShortStack3

    Im so glad im not the only one who self excludes their account for months on end when they get pissed..
    Im done until May on stars and FTP.. I havent had any desire to play in the last month.. The only reason I want to play again is FTP gave me rakeback on my exsisting account the day after I self excluded it. Im just curious if its really worth it since ive never had rakeback before.
  14. estevao estevao is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 1:34pm) in reply to darthsikle

    i excluded my self from full tilt and poker stars for 1 month and i really need to play again. I opened a account at absolute poker but haven't had the courage to deposit again. i feel less stressful since i have to played.
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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 1:40pm) in reply to kidrok10101

     
    Originally Posted by kidrok10101 View Post

    Obviously. They got busted so now they gotta stay legit. Sure don't see as many action flops and suckouts as u do on stars and Tilt!! Still happen...but MUCH less frequent

    yep they got busted from ripping off all the good players.... Now its donk on donk. weeeee
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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 2:01pm) in reply to darthsikle

    have fun when you settle in. We will hear you crying all of the sudden you cant win. Welcome to the world of rigged poker. Same thing here, I started playing there had amazing luck. Final tabled 6 out of ten tournies. won 3 of them. Ran massive goot. All of the sudden it turned into hell. Just like everywhere else. You will see.
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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 7:40pm) in reply to darthsikle

    hey Darth,

    good idea, I just played some 2-4 limit too, quite profitable but you don't HAVE to play on AP, FT is just as soft. Just no rakeback or bonus, that's all. Good luck, and don't worry, only the high stakes games are rigged, not 2-4.

    Good luck at the Taj deepstack. I only have 5 holidays left which I will take around X-mas and new year, might go to the Taj or Borgata one day. Next week Sat I will be at Foxwoods, can't wait...
  18. POKER_PANDA POKER_PANDA is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2008 (12/10/2008 8:06pm) in reply to AFink93

     
    Originally Posted by AFink93 View Post

    Im so glad im not the only one who self excludes their account for months on end when they get pissed..
    Im done until May on stars and FTP.. I havent had any desire to play in the last month.. The only reason I want to play again is FTP gave me <a href='http://rakeback.pocketfives.com' target='blank'>rakeback</A> on my exsisting account the day after I self excluded it. Im just curious if its really worth it since ive never had rakeback before.

    how did u get them to do this afink?
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