About two months ago I came across this thread from last year offering $10 free for creating a new poker account. I had seen this site advertised on ESPN a while back during the World Series of Poker playoffs so I figured it was legitimate. I read the terms and I was eligible, so I gave it a shot. It took longer than expected to get the free $10, but the funds were put into my account after 5 days. I'm not sure, but perhaps they don't count weekends and that's why it took so long? In any case, it did arrive:
I decided that with only ten bucks to toy around with, I needed to be conservative, and I started playing the $2 buy-in games. I was only buying in with $0.50 though, so that even if I managed to lose it all, I'd still be able to play 20 times on the money. But I'm pretty good at poker, so I figured I'd be able to run this up if I practiced good bankroll management.
I did OK at the cash games, winning a little bit here and there with the occasional loss. I managed to triple my money in a couple weeks. Then I started playing $1 tournaments. I managed to cash in a couple of them, but for small amounts and broke even for a couple weeks. Yesterday though, I bought into a $5.50 tournament and I made the final table! I lost on a bad beat getting my two black queens in before the flop against the chip leader. I was super happy when he turned over AT suited. But sure enough, there was an Ace on the turn and the river didn't bring me a queen, so I busted out. Pretty happy with the score though! Long story short, I'm doing well on the site now and the $10 was legit:
Now for the fun part. Will they cash me out? I sent in my account verification info and requested a bitcoin payout for an even $100. They say it takes anywhere from 12h to 5 business days to send a payment that way. I read up on them though and people say they pay so I'm crossing my fingers!
Anyone else here play poker? If you see me on the tables, my name is Peelionair, say hi!
Will update if/when they pay me out my winnings.