Disappointment For Online Poker Players
Published: Friday, June 16, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
ACUTE DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ONLINE POKER PLAYERS @ CHECK 'N RAISE
Imagine winning through to a WSOP seat, only to be told the organiser can't afford to sponsor you....
One can only imagine the disappointment and frustration occasioned by several online poker players' experiences at Check 'n Raise Poker.com, a member of the Ongame Network, this week.
Several players were fortunate enough to win tickets to WSOP events through a series of promotions run by CheckNRaise Poker Room. But the exhilaration and thrill of winning such a prize were short-lived, because Check 'n Raise reneged on their part of the deal, sending the unfortunate players the following devastating email:
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We regret to inform you that CnR will be unable, at this time, to make a lump sum payment for the 10 WSOP seats that were won this year through the "CheckPoints to Millions" and "Freeway to Vegas" promotions on ChecknRaisePoker. However, we plan to make this up to you over the coming months. We will deposit into your player account 5% or more, as cash flow permits, of the value of your entry in monthly installments starting July 31st , 2006 until 110% of the cash equivalent is paid in full.
Unfortunately our cash flow did not allow us to set aside sufficient funds from the time that you won your seat in March. If you plan to attend the WSOP in any event, we wish you the best of luck and we are sure you will have a great time.
Please accept our sincere apologies for having to break this news to you just weeks prior to the event we promised you. Please do not hesitate to contact us by return email, if you have any questions or comments. If you would like to speak to us by phone, please suggest a convenient time and provide a phone number and we would be happy to call you and provide more details and answer any questions that you may have.
Best Regards,
Erez and the ChecknRaise Team
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The best one can take from this is that Check 'n Raise have promised to compensate the online poker players, albeit over some time, but having offered the players a crack at WSOP it is regrettable that these individuals are to be denied that dream due to what appears to be bad financial planning or under-funding on the part of the poker room.
Those involved have already made arrangements that cannot be changed and will therefore be a cost to them in excess of the small additional amount offered by the poker room. And the compensation rate in the unilateral offer from the poker room does not appear to be that attractive. At roughly $500 a month next year's WSOP would be long done before these players are paid.
Check 'n Raise have been offered an opportunity to respond to this report but as at going to press had not done so.
