This is a big
sign that the online poker market is become flooded
with people who think that just because poker is on TV
that it would be a good idea to just randomly start an
online poker site to quote unquote, strike it rich.
And just because they industry as a whole is a multi
billion dollar industry does not mean that any online
poker site will be a sure thing success. This fact is
blaringly loud when it comes to the short coming of
one online poker site by the name of , Check'n Raise
Poker.com.
If they could
ever be a more damaging event to an online poker sites
reputation I sure doen't know about it. This online
poker site promise players in tournaments on its site
that it would send the ten winners of its
"CheckPoints to Millions" and "Freeway to
Vegas" promotions to this year's upcoming World Series
of Poker. Unfortunately the online poker site must
have gotten way over its head and not realized that
that would mean they would need to actually pay money
in order to make that a reality.
After the winners
had already started to set their sights of the Vegas
big time tournament, the online poker site issues a
statement revealing their ineptitude, "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." they went on to describe how they
would poorly try to compensate for their incompetence,
"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." I'd like to bet on how many people will ever
play at that poor online poker site again...any
takers?
