| Posted by: FourTeller at November 10, 2006, 9:42 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Got another Payday-related email:
Dear Lil (Whore),
Make your Paradise PAYDAY even sweeter this month with these two fantastic new offers. There is an additional $15,000 in cold hard cash up for grabs and here's how to get your hands on some of it.
Win your share of $1,000 daily!
Deposit $50 or more with the bonus code MAKEMYDAY1 and you'll receive a seat into a PayDay $1,000 private daily tournament. There will be 10 of these tournaments in total. Qualify for each one to receive your shot at winning your share of $1,000!
Deposit $50 any day between 7:00pm GMT Thursday 9th November and 11:59pm GMT Saturday 18th November and you will be automatically registered into a PayDay $1,000 tournament the following day.
The tournaments will take place nightly at 9pm GMT from Friday 10th November until Sunday 19th. You can find the tournament 'PayDay $1,000' in the Tournament lobby under the Featured tab.
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| Posted by: shark0bait at November 10, 2006, 10:18 am | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Well Ive bitched a few times. Currently I am not even playing there payday bonus. It just shows the first 25 bonus that I am working off. But I have to do it at the payday rake level. Funny thing is after every email that I send them...... They release another 10$ in bonus money to me. So far they have released 30$ into my account to play with. Problem is I am working on a bonus through a sign up site that requires 250 raked hands. At .5/1 NL fulll ring, Min bring to table was 50$, I only got 45 raked hands in 3 hours.
Think I will come back and play after payday is over.
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| Posted by: FourTeller at November 8, 2006, 8:22 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Finally got the Parasise Payday offer today and the $5K credit pending in my account, but I already withdrew my cashier balance a few days ago after reading about the crappy clearance points system already being in effect for everyone and won't be back till it expires. Too bad as I had hoped to clear my $100 bonus from last month before Americans officially got the boot, but there will hopefully be enough traffic to get it done in reasonable time and with relative ease when the current promo is over.
Why US players would leave a load of easy-to clear bonus money in Paradise till the very last minute of an impending ban though is beyond me. I agree the poker room made a bad move in foisting off this Payday bonus - or at least the clearance rate - on everyone, but I would personally have been playing there as much as possible last month once the decision was made to disallow Americans, if I were one. It shouldn't be so surprising that a business would screw over a group of (soon to be) ex-customers,... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: ForgiveMe4ImDumb at November 8, 2006, 12:19 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | red#2 wrote: Yep, This is definitely a move to screw Americans. I hope you non-Americans note how they treat long standing customers.
i am almost 100% positive that non-americans wouldnt give a rats ass about how they treat long standing customers if Paradise ever went back to its fishy state.
im also almost 100% positive that americans would feel the same if the shoe was on the other foot. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: GregMiller at November 5, 2006, 11:16 am | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | DrStrange wrote:
PS I do not expect Paradise to be around long under current ownership. They are a good prospect to be bought out - mainly someone who was staying in the US market and wanted to buy the old US customer base. I doubt they have much value to a non-US poker room. Perhaps their sports book has value and could be sold. <shrug>
The sportsbook is probably doing ok. The network effect isn't nearly as important there. I would expect them to be in good enough shape that you don't have to worry about your money. Even so, they'll have to slash costs to keep Paradise profitable as it shrinks, if they don't get a deal done.
However, they're reputedly in negotiations to merge with Party, 888, and a third party. Harrah's and Ladbrokes are rumored to be bidding for the chance to be that third party.
That combination would allow the combined company to move into a solid second place instead of trading back and forth with FT.
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| Posted by: DrStrange at November 5, 2006, 11:03 am | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Paradise has lost 80 to 90 percent of its customers and is still falling. These losses may have pushed them below the point of no return. Certainly Paradise is near to this point.
I do not know if your money is safe, I guess is probably is. The game quality might still be ok too - thought I doubt it. The quantity of games must be awful now that Paradise is one-third the size of Prima.
So the question becomes, why would you stick around? The bonus is almost bottomless (for some folks) but it is a rather poor bonus - no better than a bad rake-back deal. The game selection must suck. The quality is not likely to be that good. Oh, and there is a tiny chance you will lose your money if Paradise closes.
Slapdash, this is not a matter of paranoia. Its more that Paradise is doing poorly in every aspect of its business and is facing dire times. You have options even if you are a US player and Paradise is not even close to the best choice right now.
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| Posted by: PokerBonusWhore at November 4, 2006, 7:46 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Somescum wrote: They obviuosly haven't thought this thru. I'm gonna mail also.
When I first read the mail I thought this was on top of me existing bonus, I rejoiced so...
I think you are WAY off. They thought this thru big time and came up with a way to screw the US players before we leave and save some $ in the meantime. Was it smart? No. But it was thought thru.
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| Posted by: Somescum at November 4, 2006, 2:01 am | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | They obviuosly haven't thought this thru. I'm gonna mail also.
When I first read the mail I thought this was on top of me existing bonus, I rejoiced so... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: The Ocho at November 4, 2006, 12:33 am | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | | This is bullsh*t. No extra bonus money but my existing 25c rake bonus has gone to $1 rake. I was playing $25 NL (big spender) for 45 minutes before I realised I had earnt all of 1 point in that time. What a load of bull sh*t. I'm taking my money out too - f*ck'em | | Static Link |
| Posted by: PokerBonusWhore at November 3, 2006, 11:38 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Alphaunit1 wrote: Sad. Hope this is the nail in their coffin. I had been playing there lately clearing some of my old bonuses whenever a 3/6 or 5/10 game broke out. Now they can go stick it. I didn't even get the extra bonus money, just the lousy new clearance rates!
Same exact here, no bonus money added, new clearing rate. I had $200 pending that I was trying to hit before 11/13 when they kicked us US players off. Guess I ain't getting this money now. F them.........
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| Posted by: Mikke_ at November 3, 2006, 9:19 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | biote wrote: I don't know if anybody was interested in my previous post, but they have just told me that unless the pot raises a $1 rake, we will not be given a PP.
That is a given from the OP. Hence the level of 'We-don't-like-Paradise-at-the-moment.'
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| Posted by: biote at November 3, 2006, 8:19 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | | I don't know if anybody was interested in my previous post, but they have just told me that unless the pot raises a $1 rake, we will not be given a PP. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: fred jones at November 3, 2006, 7:09 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | This has got to be the single most foolish thing I've ever seen in the history of poker bonus whoring. You lose 70%+ of your customers due to the govt's legislation and those that will still play there, you insult them with an unattainable $5000 bonus
I thought the whole purpose of bonuses was to lure players to your site, not repel current players.
I am immediately cashing out! Hopefully those responsible for this idiotic plan will lose their jobs. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Alphaunit1 at November 3, 2006, 7:00 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | | Sad. Hope this is the nail in their coffin. I had been playing there lately clearing some of my old bonuses whenever a 3/6 or 5/10 game broke out. Now they can go stick it. I didn't even get the extra bonus money, just the lousy new clearance rates! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: kaymon at November 3, 2006, 6:59 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | They probably did this so that Americans can not claim their remaining bonus money. As a business, would you want to grant a bonus to a customer base that you are no longer going to serve?
With this new clearance rate, they are covering the bonus amount by play, the old they did not. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: biote at November 3, 2006, 6:24 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Don't understand this either.
Until I got the email tonight, I had $40 left of the $100 bonus to clear.
Now I have $5040 pending.
If I play and get a 25c rake, will my current points not increase then? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: krashman at November 3, 2006, 6:14 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | MDStorey wrote: I didn't get this, just looked and I still have my old points waiting for clearance... (not that I'm complaining)
Maybe I should clear them quick before they catch up with me...
Check the terms, I hear they applied the new terms to pending bonuses, even if you did not receive this one. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Poker Pirate at November 3, 2006, 5:58 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | I dont have the new bonus either, but the new points clearance rate is still already in effect for me. this has me really pist i have over 300 in bonus I was gonna clear this week. Now looks like its all gonna waste, think of all the dead kittens
PP
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| Posted by: Mikke_ at November 3, 2006, 5:58 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Email result: Bonus stays for 30 days, and then back to normal - as mentioned in previous post. $5 released as a good-will gesture....
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| Posted by: MDStorey at November 3, 2006, 5:47 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | I didn't get this, just looked and I still have my old points waiting for clearance... (not that I'm complaining)
Maybe I should clear them quick before they catch up with me...
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| Posted by: Mikke_ at November 3, 2006, 4:19 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Well I had $200 pending I was hoping to hit later this month after I had done the Cryptos. $5200 now. New 2-step plan now...
1) Cash-out.
2) Mr. Angry Email.
100 $1 rakes for $5? That's going to attract a lot of traffic! (not!)
Think I might skip 100k+ (might be 200k if rocky) hands of 2/4 in the next month just for now.
It might be around 1BB/100 (at 2/4), but there are better offers around at the moment, so I don't know what they are thinking. Surely they will lose a lot of players who were doing the standard bonus, and is there any way that will be compensated by new trade at higher levels, without the USA?
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| Posted by: ckmj23 at November 3, 2006, 3:59 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | If your playing lower than 2/4 take a month off.
Hello,
Thank you for your e-mail. After the current promotion comes to an end, your account will revert back to normal and will use the old system of point earning.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Regards,
Padraig
Paradise Poker Support
www.ParadisePoker.com
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| Posted by: krashman at November 3, 2006, 3:53 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Audi wrote: Checked my account, $10K in pending bonus.
Shite terms:
Quote: For the next 30 days only, when you play on any cash table you'll receive one point for every game raked $1 dollar or more. Playing in games with limits of $2/$4 and up will likely get you a point in every game. For every tournament you play in, you receive one point for every $1 dollar in tournament entry fee paid.
At every 100 points, we'll release $5 of your pending credit as REAL CASH into your Money Available balance! The more you play, the more of the Payday bonus you can turn into real cash and we'll let you know every time you've had money released via a Payday pop-up in the Paradise software. But remember, you only have 30 days to turn as much of your bonus into real cash as possible.
I hope this is removed from the account after 30 days and my previous pending bonus remains.
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| Posted by: DrStrange at November 3, 2006, 3:31 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Arrrg. And the US players are going miss this one.
20X bonus if the pot rakes a $1 or more. About the same as a normal-minus rake-back deal.
If only there were people playing on paradise - they are averaging about 600 real money cash ring game players.
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| Posted by: Audi at November 3, 2006, 2:54 pm | | Topic: Paradise "Payday Bonus" Forum: Bonus Whores | Checked my account, $10K in pending bonus.
Shite terms:
Quote: For the next 30 days only, when you play on any cash table you'll receive one point for every game raked $1 dollar or more. Playing in games with limits of $2/$4 and up will likely get you a point in every game. For every tournament you play in, you receive one point for every $1 dollar in tournament entry fee paid.
At every 100 points, we'll release $5 of your pending credit as REAL CASH into your Money Available balance! The more you play, the more of the Payday bonus you can turn into real cash and we'll let you know every time you've had money released via a Payday pop-up in the Paradise software. But remember, you only have 30 days to turn as much of your bonus into real cash as possible.
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