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Request for Rakeback - DENIED

Hello Easycure,

Thanks for contacting Full Tilt Poker Support.

You?ve asked about the possibility of receiving rakeback but at this time, Full Tilt Poker does not offer rakeback directly to players.

There are a number of affiliate companies which offer rakeback if players sign up to Full Tilt Poker through their website. However, it appears that you were referred to Full Tilt Poker from an affiliate which does not offer rakeback. We are unable to switch your account from this affiliate to another, as our agreement with affiliates prohibits this.

We understand that you are interested in such promotions in the future and if the situation changes, our players will be the first to know and we will contact you when we have more news.

Best of luck on the tables, and if there's anything else we can help with, please let us know.

Regards,

Isidoro
Full Tilt Poker Support

New Casino (and Poker!) in New Mexico

The Las-Cruses Sun News reports it's called the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino and is located right outside of Santa Fe.

Located a mere 15 minutes from Santa Fe's Historic plaza, it is owned and operated by the Pueblo of Pojoaque (pronounced Poh-WAH-kee). The name "Buffalo Thunder" was chosen because it symbolizes strength and, according to renowned artist and Governor of the Pojoaque Pueblo, George Rivera, the white buffalo is looked upon by Native Americans as a symbol of hope, renewal and harmony among people of all walks of life.

Hope! A casino must have that!

There is a 10-table poker room with limit and no-limit Texas Hold'Em, Omaha High-Lo, daily no-limit tournaments and daily sit-n-gos...

Just remember, live poker is rigged.

Good News For Poker?

The Kansas City Star reports that Pennsylvania judge on Friday ruled that Texas Hold ’Em is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law.

Suck it, Chicago!

Happy Birthday Moms

My mom turned 64 today!  She's been (and will always be) the best mother a guy could ever have.

She is in the process of moving from North Carolina to Virginia.  She closes one the sale of a house on Thursday, and the closes the purchase of a new house on Friday.  The movers are going to be packing for the next two days.

Her health has been good lately, and I hope that continues for years to come.

So Mom, Happy Birthday and have a good week. I know it's tough, but just keep reminding yourself of the new house that you are about to enjoy!

Love you Mom!

In addition, my mother-in-law's birthday is also today!  She's a fantastic mother-in-law that laughs at all my stupid jokes just like my wife.  It's awesome.  Happy Birthday to you, Phyllis!

Break Even Poker For Reals

Bayne wrote a post about break even poker...yeah, ok.  I can show how break evenness can be the gift that keeps on giving, all year round.

Of course, then Bayne goes on to talk about rakeback and all this ther advanced stuff and it's clear, he's no break even player.  He's an average player who struggles with donkeys.  That's probably why his blog is named as such.

He plays too much.

Full Tilt Knowingly Allows Multi-Accounting?

I was reading through Bloglines (yeah I still use it, shaddup!) and was reading an article by Pokernews about Full Tilt's biggest winning and losing cash players of 2008.

The paragraph that really jumped out at me was this one:

The top ten biggest losers list is very intriguing indeed, as 5 of the accounts are rumoured to belong to the same person, billionaire Guy Laliberte. Over $17 million has been lost from the accounts named 'lady marmalade', 'patatino', 'elmariachimacho', 'Bleachbum' and 'noataima' and $24.8 million lost the year before it. Laliberte seems to be single handedly fuelling the high stakes games online and in many ways he is a bit of an unsung hero of Full Tilt Poker.

Full Tilt has Site Terms, and it is very clear that multi-accounting is against the rules.

#2 Players are not allowed to create, use, or deposit to more than one account. Players who are found to have multiple accounts or to have allowed multiple users to access their account may face account suspensions or revocations, and forfeiture of their accumulated Full Tilt Points and real money balances.

Yeah, the guy is a hero (because he pays more in rake than most) or a cheater, depending on who you ask.

I ask Full Tilt. Which is he?

ADDED: The obvious question is, would they allow Phil Ivey to have multiple accounts if he was winning as much as this guy was losing?

Of Course, It's Fake Money *cough*

FTP Tournament $28,000 Guarantee NL Hold'em
Buy-In: $24.00 + $2.00
1431 players
Total Prize Pool: $34344.00
Start Date: January 2  10:00 PM ET

Dear Easycure,

You finished the tournament in 9th place.
There has been $480.82 added to your account.

You have earned leaderboard points for this tournament. 
To view your current leaderboard points use the My Promotions button in the Cashier window.

Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.

Stupid last hand, but aren't they always?