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GranCanario
Joined: 11.08.2008

Hi Pokerstrategists,

every part of the financial system, the economy and media world is engaging in the crypto space, since the modern technology of blockchain is inevitable.
Blockchain gives users the advantages of decentralization (self custody of owned funds in own wallet instead of trusting a main entity or poker site), among other advantages like immutability and user governance.
Sites like ( Edited by VorpalF2F ) are yet in their startup phase regarding graphics and software features, but are able to grant their users a much larger part of their revenue than the "major" pokersites are able to.

Not only are fees way lower than on any conventional pokersite (5% for tourneys and down to 0.25% in cashgames), but users can even host their own tournaments and sit 'n' gos and earn all the fees completely into their own pockets!
Not to mention that they can create their own cashgame tables. And on top of that players get a rakeback deal of up to 50% rakeback! Numbers only beeing heard of back in the days before the big pokerboom started in 2003.

And if thats not enough, at the cashgame tables of Edited by VorpalF2F , players get 100 satoshis (a small fractal of a bitcoin, equal to 100 hundredmillionths of a bitcoin or other cryptocurrency) for free to be able to build their bankroll from there, making them completely independent from having to make an investment via bank account and also independent of any currency exchange fees or deposit/withdrawal fees.
If you lose those initial 100 chips, you can reload them with a simple click every 3 minutes.

No email address needed to be connected to it, no software installation required. Playable simply in the browser either on a mobile device or on a laptop/PC. Only a crypto project would ever be able to make currency usage so simple and easy.

We see DEFI (Crypto Decentralized Finance) projects seriously taking away the financial market away from the banks.
Will a similar thing happen to poker?
What do you guys think about blockchain technology and poker? How will the crypto poker future look like?

Sry for eventual language mistakes, english is not my native language ^^


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Hi GranCanario,
I have edited out the links in your post.
In the English Community, our forum principles don't allow links to non-affiliated rooms.
PokerStrategy.com isn't able to verify that non-affiliated rooms are safe, so we ask that members don't link to them.

Cheers,
VS


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GranCanario
Joined: 11.08.2008

"PokerStrategy.com isn't able to verify that non-affiliated rooms are safe, so we ask that members don't link to them."

pfff, what an unhonest way to say that u dont want to have any positive content on PS about any pokerrooms which PS doesnt make profit of. i play on said pokerrom for weeks now and didnt have the slightest problems or concerns. the one withdrawal i made so far worked fine as well.
PS is a profit oriented company after all, and is not REALLY interested in making the best recommendations to their users.
in that case you wouldnt advertise pokerrooms like pokerstars which take mindboggling amounts of fees and rake (12% to 14% on tournaments nowadays, which is not acceptable).

pm me guys, if u want to get the link to the pokerroom i mentioned above!


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by GranCanario
pfff, what an unhonest way to say that u dont want to have any positive content on PS about any pokerrooms which PS doesnt make profit of

First off, I don't make the rules.
Secondly, accusing me of dishonesty is taking it a bit far.

Finally, I did actually follow the link.
You should be glad I removed it, because it contained your login name with an option to set a password.
If you really think that you should be allowed to post links to the site, I suggest that you create a customer support ticket Follow the link then click the beside "Open a new ticket"
Give them all the details you can.

After having seen the link, there is no way in hell I would risk money on such a site.
Trustpilot shows 66% "bad" ratings -- but its very appearance would make me instantly distrust it.
I also looked it up at https://whois.domaintools.com/ only to find out that all the ownership information is hidden.

All the best,
VS


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GranCanario
Joined: 11.08.2008

"Secondly, accusing me of dishonesty is taking it a bit far." thats exactly what i would call something like this.
"You should be glad I removed it, because it contained your login name with an option to set a password." lol noob, its a random guest account name appearing and not my account name at all xD
"After having seen the link, there is no way in hell I would risk money on such a site." lol? just said without a reason? its simple graphics so what. "such a site" what does that even mean.
"Trustpilot shows 66% "bad" ratings -- but its very appearance would make me instantly distrust it." loooool omg xD "trustpilot" ok xD
"I also looked it up at https://whois.domaintools.com/ only to find out that all the ownership information is hidden." now u make a fool out of yourself...its a BLOCKCHAIN project! xDDD

we speak in like 4 years again, when nobody plays on fiat poker sites anymore for all the obvious reasons.


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efkay
Joined: 25.03.2005

yeah you are out of luck you can not make free promo here for your poker app. take some money in your hands and pay PScom or make a deal it wont be a problem.

I really hope one day there will be a gamechanging crypto poker app because the whole technology is like its made for poker: people can have their own wallets, RNG through blockchain, host their own games, no middlemen that raises rake to get paid, no stupid regulation or taxes, the whole onlinepoker market could free itself.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

There have been reputable sites accepting crypto currencies for years.
Sites with verifiable ownership that have licences from known licensing bodies.
These I have played on, and trust.

@GranCanario
Call me all the names you want. Your behaviour says far more about you than it does about me.
As for the site I still say it looks like a trap for idiots.


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mjez1
Joined: 29.06.2015

Originally posted by GranCanario

"I also looked it up at https://whois.domaintools.com/ only to find out that all the ownership information is hidden." now u make a fool out of yourself...its a BLOCKCHAIN project! xDDD

This says you don't understand what a web domain is.

You have unfriendly behavior.


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GranCanario
Joined: 11.08.2008

"As for the site I still say it looks like a trap for idiots." this sentence alone is idiotic, instead of the poker site. yes the site look simple and graphic wise not great. that is no indicator that the site is not legit. this is very unprofessional judgement my friend. i am playing on this site and its way better than pokerstars or party poker for mentioned reasons. i have no concerns about the project despite its simple look. the opposite is the case. its whitepaper is very promising. they are adding new features from week to week. the playerbase develops itsself from the starting chips, which everybody gets, so most of the players didnt even deposit, but build up their bankroll from scratch. your comments are out of the blue and unprofessional. i can tell you what site has been very good and is not anymore, since korn sold it: pokerstrategy.de and .com ;-)
just a profit oriented rake trap it is. PS, stars and party, THAT are the real traps. 5% rake in cashgame pots and 12-14% tourney fees lol. its a farce. its ridiculous, nothing else.
i have played around 11M hands in my life. i know what i am talking about. pokers future is in blockchain and crypto. maybe not necessarily on the site i mentioned. yet the site is doing the right things and going into the right direction.


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mjez1
Joined: 29.06.2015

Originally posted by GranCanario
pokers future is in blockchain and crypto. maybe not necessarily on the site i mentioned. yet the site is doing the right things and going into the right direction.

No one disputes that.


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Harrier88
Joined: 01.05.2012

Originally posted by GranCanario
"As for the site I still say it looks like a trap for idiots." this sentence alone is idiotic, instead of the poker site. yes the site look simple and graphic wise not great. that is no indicator that the site is not legit. this is very unprofessional judgement my friend. i am playing on this site and its way better than pokerstars or party poker for mentioned reasons. i have no concerns about the project despite its simple look. the opposite is the case.

Vorpal did not imply that the site looks unprofessional based on its graphical design alone. There are many reasons why a website, especially a gambling platform, can look fishy besides of its presentation, like for example its clarity about terms and conditions or the way it advertises itself. Those are just some examples off the top of my head, I can't comment to what degree they apply to the site in question or whether I would consider it trustworthy myself, as I'm late to the thread and didn't catch its name or the links.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by GranCanario
"As for the site I still say it looks like a trap for idiots." this sentence alone is idiotic, instead of the poker site. yes the site look simple and graphic wise not great. that is no indicator that the site is not legit. this is very unprofessional judgement my friend.

OK GranCanario
You convinced me. I retract all my negative statements.
I concede that the site it the greatest thing ever to hit the poker world.

However, allowing links to it here will lead people to believe that PokerStrategy.com approves of it.
When they do, that would be perfectly fine.

I suggest that you create a customer support ticket Follow the link then click the beside "Open a new ticket"
Request that you be allowed to post this link -- even with a disclaimer stating that PokerStrategy.com does not endorse it.

My reaction to the site had nothing to do with the appearance of the site, but simply to its obscurity, and complete lack of any ability to verify its legitimacy.

You are welcome to your opinion of course.


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