Announcing! New [Texas Hold'em] Poker Site with Daily Free Rolls - Open Beta!

[SealsWithClubs]

10 Beta testers needed.  Message us here on the forums; players selected will receive two beta codes.

www.sealswithclubs.org Free chips upon registering!

1.2 btc Free Roll Tourney Saturday July 23, 2pm EST
0.1 btc Free Roll Tourneys Everyday, 8pm EST

Feedback appreciated!
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[FreeMoney]

I can vouch for the integrity of the operators. And having played an hour or two the software seems good and stable.

[ace]

Hey I would like to give this a try, I need an invite code    

are you guys still accepting beta testers?

[MasonIII]

Hey I would like to give this a try, I need an invite code    

are you guys still accepting beta testers?

Same, sent a pm

[Phenomenon]

Looks pretty nifty, will check this out, PM sent

[SealsWithClubs]

Hey Guys,

Beta codes sent to you both, check your messages. 

We have room for a few more players, just send us a message!

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[SealsWithClubs]

Hi NaturalOrder8, PM sent with beta codes.

We strive to offer maximum stability and excellent customer service.  Obviously we are currently in beta, so some issues may occur, but PLEASE report them immediately so that we can resolve the issues ASAP.

We appreciate constructive feedback, so please let us know what we are doing right and what you think could use improvement.

Check out our free daily tournaments, and 1.2btc tourney on Saturday. 

Welcome!
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[getsum]

I play online poker everyday, I really want to see bitcoin take over online poker. Wish I had the time to put in beta testing and helping out, but time is money and I can't take on anymore responsibilities right now. But I'm rooting for you and when I get some more time I'll play, even if it's one tabling bitcoin poker while playing on merge just to keep the games going. I can't understand why bitcoins aren't mainstream in poker, even in the EU they have regulation and can play on any site but with the taxes and the rake bitcoin just makes sense. For Americans it's a no brainier. Really hope to see bitcoin turn the current online gambling/poker landscape on it's head.

[SealsWithClubs]

Hi getsum,

PM sent.  We think bitcoin + poker has a lot of potential all around the world, and we intend to be on the front lines.  Looking forward to having you as a member of our community.

Sea you later,
SealsWithClubs

[upisdown]

I don't mean to take away from you at all but I noticed that you can "log in" without a password. Your form submission seems to be really broken. Hopefully now that this is brought to your attention you can fix it.

[flyswatta]

I haven't actually played yet, but just logging in I noticed a couple of things. 

1. the certificate errors - both in IE 9 and Chrome 14.0.825.0. 
2. In Chrome when you open the lobby it's like it's in a 'frame' and you can only see about 1/2 of it.  It works fine in IE, so I switched to that, but I thought I'd let you know.

[SealsWithClubs]

I don't mean to take away from you at all but I noticed that you can "log in" without a password. Your form submission seems to be really broken. Hopefully now that this is brought to your attention you can fix it.

Thanks for checking our site!  Nice catch, should be fixed now.  We'll throw you some extra chips if you come and play a hand or two.

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[SealsWithClubs]

I haven't actually played yet, but just logging in I noticed a couple of things. 

1. the certificate errors - both in IE 9 and Chrome 14.0.825.0. 
2. In Chrome when you open the lobby it's like it's in a 'frame' and you can only see about 1/2 of it.  It works fine in IE, so I switched to that, but I thought I'd let you know.

Hey flyswatta,

Thanks for the feedback, we're working on making some improvements to our SSL arrangements so we should have that error fixed soon.  As for the Chrome display issue, sounds like a problem with flash; we'll look into it. 

Join us for our tourney on Saturday or for a few ring games!

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[SealsWithClubs]

We are now in open beta!  Come for the 1.2btc tourney today, and bring a friend  

Our grand opening will be next Saturday, so stay tuned for our announcement about that.

Thanks to all of our initial beta testers!  On ring games, rake has been cut in half, to 2.5%.  We take suggestions from beta testers seriously, so please let us know what you think! 

May your ocean be full of krill,
SealsWithClubs

[TheBitMan]

Good job! Playing right now. I like how the tournament has no entry fee!

[done]

Best of luck with your poker site 

[SealsWithClubs]

Cool, glad you both like it.  Evenings seem to be the best time to catch players at the moment.  Got the daily free rolls at 8pm EST.

Sea you at a table!
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[FreeMoney]

I'm sitting now.

[Trayber]

The rake is ridiculously high and that is at 50% off??!! I played heads up with a guy who bought in for 100 chips or .10 btc and we played 50 hands when I finally beat him. Guess how much I won? I didn't. I lost about 30 chips of my own stack. So in just 50 hands which isn't much heads up we paid 130 chips in rake. And this is the half price special?

[FreeMoney]

The rake is ridiculously high and that is at 50% off??!! I played heads up with a guy who bought in for 100 chips or .10 btc and we played 50 hands when I finally beat him. Guess how much I won? I didn't. I lost about 30 chips of my own stack. So in just 50 hands which isn't much heads up we paid 130 chips in rake. And this is the half price special?

That doesn't seem right. Were almost all of your pots all in? I'll investigate and see if it's taking rake correctly. It should be 0 up to 40 in the pot, 1 up to 80, 2 up to 120, etc.

[Clipse]

Im keen to try it out but surely you need to atleast match the worst case $ poker sites which work as follow.

- Rake only if flop seen
- 10% rake for worst case real $ poker example , 5% rake being the norm example
- Maximum rake per hand based on stake/level ie. NL10 would be max rake of 10%(or whatever the rake amount) up to $1 max (so you could do the equiv and they usually scale up to no matter what stake a max rake drop of $2.5)

[SealsWithClubs]

The rake is ridiculously high and that is at 50% off??!! I played heads up with a guy who bought in for 100 chips or .10 btc and we played 50 hands when I finally beat him. Guess how much I won? I didn't. I lost about 30 chips of my own stack. So in just 50 hands which isn't much heads up we paid 130 chips in rake. And this is the half price special?

As stated on our website, our current rake is 2.5% rounded down, which only applies to hands that get to the flop.  Even if both you and your opponent bet extremely high on every hand it would be mathematically impossible for us to recieve that much in rake if you started with 100 chips each.

Furthermore, we have not recieved even half that much in rake TOTAL over the past several days.  If you would like to give us your username and the date of the game, we would be glad to look into it and will reimburse you for the rake if what you say is true.

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[Trayber]

The rake is ridiculously high and that is at 50% off??!! I played heads up with a guy who bought in for 100 chips or .10 btc and we played 50 hands when I finally beat him. Guess how much I won? I didn't. I lost about 30 chips of my own stack. So in just 50 hands which isn't much heads up we paid 130 chips in rake. And this is the half price special?

As stated on our website, our current rake is 2.5% rounded down, which only applies to hands that get to the flop.  Even if both you and your opponent bet extremely high on every hand it would be mathematically impossible for us to recieve that much in rake if you started with 100 chips each.

Furthermore, we have not recieved even half that much in rake TOTAL over the past several days.  If you would like to give us your username and the date of the game, we would be glad to look into it and will reimburse you for the rake if what you say is true.

SealsWithClubs

Well I am telling you how it is. I had like 500 some to start he come in with 100 and we played 50 hands or so and yes some of the pots got big because he did double up a couple times. When I finally busted him my stack was 30 chips less than when he started. I know you have to charge some rake to keep the site running but if players notice this much disappearing they wont want to play there and I personally like the site and want to see it grow bigger.

[SealsWithClubs]

The rake is ridiculously high and that is at 50% off??!! I played heads up with a guy who bought in for 100 chips or .10 btc and we played 50 hands when I finally beat him. Guess how much I won? I didn't. I lost about 30 chips of my own stack. So in just 50 hands which isn't much heads up we paid 130 chips in rake. And this is the half price special?

As stated on our website, our current rake is 2.5% rounded down, which only applies to hands that get to the flop.  Even if both you and your opponent bet extremely high on every hand it would be mathematically impossible for us to recieve that much in rake if you started with 100 chips each.

Furthermore, we have not recieved even half that much in rake TOTAL over the past several days.  If you would like to give us your username and the date of the game, we would be glad to look into it and will reimburse you for the rake if what you say is true.

SealsWithClubs

Well I am telling you how it is. I had like 500 some to start he come in with 100 and we played 50 hands or so and yes some of the pots got big because he did double up a couple times. When I finally busted him my stack was 30 chips less than when he started. I know you have to charge some rake to keep the site running but if players notice this much disappearing they wont want to play there and I personally like the site and want to see it grow bigger.

Please provide us with a date and time so we can consult the logs, and make any necessary adjustments.  Our rake was much higher in the beginning, but we have since reduced it dramatically.

Thanks for playing; we appreciate our players' feedback.
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[giantdragon]

Nice poker site, but you need more players. Lowering rake may be good solution to attract them.