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acr tournament ticket vanished after late reg closed but i never got seated

registered late with a satellite ticket, late reg was almost done but i was sure there was time left. didn’t get seated before the window closed and now my ticket’s just gone. checked my tournament history and it just says “expired” with no…

zoom pool feels reggy

zoom pool lately is just regs vs regs and it’s honestly getting to the point where there’s barely any real dead money left in the games. i don’t buy the idea that the “pool is always evolving” because it’s literally just people 4-betting li…

room says my account needs security check because i logged in from new wifi

so i logged in from my buddy’s place last night to check some tables, and now the site’s making me jump through hoops for a “security check.” never had this happen before just for wifi. i get the idea but feels a bit much considering all i…

Bubble spot question

Came pretty close to cashing in my first live MTT last night and busted out right on the bubble. Not gonna lie, I was tight most of the last orbit since nobody wanted to risk it with one person left till the money. Ended up getting it in wi…

pokerstars hand replayer froze on the all in hand and now history wont load

So I was sweating this big tourney and the damn hand replayer locks up during a crucial all in. Tried to reload the hand history after and now nothing’s coming up - just spinning forever or blank screen. Tried logging out and in, but still…

rake race worth it?

So I've been eyeing this new rake race promotion and can't decide if grinding it is actually +EV or just a distraction. The prize pool looks juicy at first glance, but when you factor in the real stakes - the amount of volume and hours you…

sat at plo25 and two players kept sitting out every time table got short handed

Kept finding myself heads-up at plo25, and these two players always insta-sat out once we got short. Literally every time the table dropped to four or less. It turned into a waiting room instead of a poker game. I get that some people only…

ICM punt or standard?

Middle tourney spot, 9 left, I’ve got a just-below-average stack and I’m in the cutoff. Folds to me. Table’s been tight since the FT bubble popped and payouts are steep now. I’m holding a hand that’s a marginal shove but not an autopilot sp…

ggpoker withdrawal review started right after i shipped a small bounty mtt

So here’s what happened, I took down a little knockout tourney for just under $200 and hit a bounty or two. As soon as I hit withdraw for part of it, I got a “review in progress” tag on my withdrawal. Never had this on a site before, and no…