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Err...Well, I might as well chime in here. February was a blast for me, at average stakes of $5-15 I managed to eke out $2k or so. As for March...terrible month, rarely cashed at all, and when I did it was usually just making my buy-in back. So, here's hoping to a better rest of year, same for all of ya!

Here's my table: 5 players 1 empty seat 2 guys sitting out 1 guy is playing pretty aggressively. He had been going all-in every hand, but stopped that after I called him with rockets and doubled up. Granted, he had already doubled up from me with a massive 36o, so I was just winning my chips back. :) Well, here's hoping the tables even out a bit after the first hour.

It started out that way mostly to account for late registrees (huh, I was just guessing on that being an actual word, turns out I was right...haha). Anyway, I just doubled up off the same guy again, so I don't hate this table anymore (I'm at 21k now).

Some of you guys actually *are* receiving the eCheck withdrawals in a timely fashion? Here's hoping mine shows up by tomorrow, considering that's the 10th day after it was processed successfully... *crosses fingers* *uses wishing well* *prays* Edit: Though, if it doesn't show up by then, and I request a paper check, it should take considerably less time than the 15 days maximum they give? I've heard a lot of people saying they got theirs within 3-5 days, so I'm hoping that would

I'd like to know as well -- does Stars only issue from out of the US now, or are US-based checks still possible? Sure would save a lot of hassle at the bank, which is seemingly increasingly likely as the echeck withdrawal looks like it's going to fail. :(

Just a couple quick questions about these: 1. Are people still receiving US-based checks, or are they exclusively issuing them from outside of the US now? 2. Roughly how long does it take for you guys to receive your paper checks? I know the PS website says within 15 days, but I'm really hoping that the average wait time is at least a little less. For reference, I would be getting my check sent to central California. Any help would be greatly appreciated; thanks in advance!

[quote user="Appst08"] YES THEY ARE U.S. BASED CHECKS. plz read up on online poker and the illegal/legal parts. WOW [/quote] Mmm, I sure wish I could live off of condescension... =P Anyway, about the Canadian checks: if you have experience with these, does your bank generally give you a hard time about depositing these? Fwiw, my bank is Bank of America.

Thought I might've been the only one...I have one approved on 2/12, and another from 2/19, and still haven't seen anything in my bank. :( I sent an e-mail to PStars Support, and they basically told me to wait until a certain date before checking back with them again. -_-

Looks like Wu made an attempt to steal the blinds, and you called him out on it. You were right, but he got lucky on the river. Seems standard, and unlucky for you. However, you only had 5k invested prior to his all-in, so folding still leaves you with 18 BBs or so, which is plenty to wait for a better spot than this. So, I can't say I love this call, and if anything you should've been raising with your hand, as it would've made it a lot less likely for Wu to have played his 6 high preflop

When I *did* use the Cereus network, it was under the AP interface. However, it has been (thankfully) several months since I've touched that site. My preference currently is PokerStars.