888 Site - General Discusssion

[duke3016]

Given all the tournies coming up I had to top up (cos I am shyte at poker) and the cashier deposit on line - it no work. So I ring em - 20 seconds later money on..

Ger likes that

[gerry5421]

Given all the tournies coming up I had to top up (cos I am shyte at poker) and the cashier deposit on line - it no work. So I ring em - 20 seconds later money on..

Ger likes that

trying to deposit cause i am also shyte(and keep blowing any winnings on casino), and the submit button not working

[RioRodent]

Given all the tournies coming up I had to top up (cos I am shyte at poker) and the cashier deposit on line - it no work. So I ring em - 20 seconds later money on..

Ger likes that

trying to deposit cause i am also shyte(and keep blowing any winnings on casino), and the submit button not working

Cashouts are working OK.

[Scousebill]

I have noticed a few things.
The freezeouts are quite easy even for a player of my ability.
There are a large amount of aggressive playing Spaniards who appear to raise on the first round of betting but fold a lot if they are re-raised.
If you play the MTT in the morning there are a lot of Australians who think that every bluff they try that gets called and beaten has to have been done by a "fish" and any bluff that I do that wins makes me a "donk".
The amount of good hands that are well played and make you think it was done correctly are nearly always met with abuse from the losing player. Very rarely do you get a "wp" or "nh" from the loser, only normally from the chip leader or the one near to the bottom of the prize money.
I love the "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" when I am playing my hand.

Finally, playing the APAT tourneys and League games is certainly a lot harder than playing against regular 888 players.

[AMRN]

I have noticed a few things.
The freezeouts are quite easy even for a player of my ability.
There are a large amount of aggressive playing Spaniards who appear to raise on the first round of betting but fold a lot if they are re-raised.
If you play the MTT in the morning there are a lot of Australians who think that every bluff they try that gets called and beaten has to have been done by a "fish" and any bluff that I do that wins makes me a "donk".
The amount of good hands that are well played and make you think it was done correctly are nearly always met with abuse from the losing player. Very rarely do you get a "wp" or "nh" from the loser, only normally from the chip leader or the one near to the bottom of the prize money.
I love the "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" when I am playing my hand.

Finally, playing the APAT tourneys and League games is certainly a lot harder than playing against regular 888 players.

lol - nice observations.

The last bit is so definitely true - the general standard is incredibly low. I love it.

[pokerpops]

I have noticed a few things.
The freezeouts are quite easy even for a player of my ability.
There are a large amount of aggressive playing Spaniards who appear to raise on the first round of betting but fold a lot if they are re-raised.
If you play the MTT in the morning there are a lot of Australians who think that every bluff they try that gets called and beaten has to have been done by a "fish" and any bluff that I do that wins makes me a "donk".
The amount of good hands that are well played and make you think it was done correctly are nearly always met with abuse from the losing player. Very rarely do you get a "wp" or "nh" from the loser, only normally from the chip leader or the one near to the bottom of the prize money.
I love the "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" when I am playing my hand.

Finally, playing the APAT tourneys and League games is certainly a lot harder than playing against regular 888 players.

lol - nice observations.

The last bit is so definitely true - the general standard is incredibly low. I love it.

+1

I type "nh wp" when I lose to an absolute suckout
[X] happens a lot
- the sarcasm is rarely picked up by the aussies

I also type wp when it"s truly appropriate.
[ ] happens a lot

[ian.ski309]

Played an MTT for three and a half hours and I"m 2nd CL on the cash bubble, then all of a sudden - disconnected..! By the time I got back in, the tourney had finished and the only guy who hadn"t been disconnected had robbed the lot. The air was blue.  

I"ve never had much of a problem with 888 and I"ve grown to like the software, but it won"t take many more situations like this one to put me off.

[AJDUK]

OK first time i have seen a problem but since both me and deb had a prob tonight then this 888 site is truly not to be trusted

Firstly Deb got busted on the LAST hand of the APAT Glasgow qual rebuy period.
It asked her if she wanted to rebuy...yes
then she hit the add on button
but only ended up with 3000 chips. rebuy was 1500, add on 3000
so she should have had 4500 chips, not 3000
text file in HH confirms she asked for a rebuy + addon.
not the first time we"ve heard last hand rebuy/addon problems i dont think?

Secondly I finished 7th for $4.80, but didn"t get paid. The money is not the point, but the principle is. There"s around $30 of buyins that should have been paid out to the final table. It"s robbery not to pay it out. The online cashier confirmed nothing was paid to me but cannot do anything about it - it has to be reviewed by a supervisor.

With all the weight of other evidence this 888 crowd really need to sort their software out.

[pables]

Also if IIRC it wouldn"t allow Ger to add on and allowed him to get it all in behind on at least 14 occassions

Come on 888 sort it out  

[duke3016]

Also if IIRC it wouldn"t allow Ger to add on and allowed him to get it all in behind on at least 14 occassions

Come on 888 sort it out  

yep I hit the rebuy button while I had above the number of chips, then hit the addon and it failed both.

as for being behind on 14 occassions thats not quite right close but not quite accurate...............

[AJDUK]

OK first time i have seen a problem but since both me and deb had a prob tonight then this 888 site is truly not to be trusted

Firstly Deb got busted on the LAST hand of the APAT Glasgow qual rebuy period.
It asked her if she wanted to rebuy...yes
then she hit the add on button
but only ended up with 3000 chips. rebuy was 1500, add on 3000
so she should have had 4500 chips, not 3000
text file in HH confirms she asked for a rebuy + addon.
not the first time we"ve heard last hand rebuy/addon problems i dont think?

Secondly I finished 7th for $4.80, but didn"t get paid. The money is not the point, but the principle is. There"s around $30 of buyins that should have been paid out to the final table. It"s robbery not to pay it out. The online cashier confirmed nothing was paid to me but cannot do anything about it - it has to be reviewed by a supervisor.

With all the weight of other evidence this 888 crowd really need to sort their software out.

Here"s the bullcrap I received in response to my own gripe of the two:

Dear Andrew,

Thank you for contacting us here at 888poker. My name is Mitchell, of the 888poker support team and I will be assisting you today.

Andrew, this e-mail is in regards to your query, regarding the "APAT Scottish National Live Event Satellite" you played in but have not received the correct pay-out for the said tournament.

Andrew, after a review of your account and your game history it has been noted that you did place 7th in the "APAT Scottish National Live Event Satellite" but there was no pay-out for this particular tournament as this is a Satellite tournament and you can only win a seat into the step up tournament which you did not.

I do sincerely apologise for any inconveniences this may have caused and should you have any more queries or questions please feel free to contact us again.


If you require further assistance in this or any other matter, please feel free to contact us.



Kind regards,
Mitchell J.
Member Support Representative

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and here is my rather reserved reply:

OK Mr Mitchell J. You"ve just made me extremely MAD!!!!!

Please see attached (I figured you might try to pull the wool over my eyes) - don"t steal players funds. Make sure you pay out all the other guys too.

Shame on 888 poker. You are not worthy of the support of our APAT organisation which is built on trust.


(attached was the screenshot of the lobby which I took just in case some moron called Mitchell J. tried to tell me I was wrong)

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Our other satellites all generated minor cash places this week - did those guys get paid out I wonder??

[gerry5421]

Hi AJ

I finished 5th and got paid , incidently it was double what the payout table stated ,

wonder if that had to do with you not getting paid , sorry got no screenshots though

[Mikeyboy9361]

I play 888 nearly every night, usually cash and have had no problems at all other than the recent APAT disasters, but it seems that things are not going well at 888 and they really ought to get their act together. As Andy says APAT deserves better.

[The Healer]

Andrew,
I finished 6th and was paid.

[The Healer]

888 are the greatest !!!