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[secretbonus]

I've always been a little iffy about having the amount of money at those sites as it is, even more so now.I've took a lot of my money out now (about 90%) but I still have enough to build my bankroll. At AP poker I withdrew all but 20 and took it up to 100.Forunatly a lot of poker companies are standing strong. As it is (assuming the bill isn't vetoed) they are not violating any international laws by allowing US citizens play. In addition according to the bill the US citizen will not be penalized for playing on the sites.Sure they can block any US transaction options... but that's were neteller comes in baby!!Anyways, I had built my bankroll up too high to let it go down because some site decides to freeze all US accounts. I can easily play with a lower bankroll, and t's not worth the risk to have all that money in there.

[Canada]

buck10957, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 3:46 AM, said:

Just wondering how many of you are going to cashout due to the new law. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like we still have the 270 day period before the regulations are put into effect to play without having to worry that we won't be able to get our money back.

You do realise the legislation says up to 270 days.The regs are likely to be implemented a lot sooner than that

[Whiskey16]

BoBetter, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 1:34 AM, said:

I lost to 4 of a kind ace kicker ALL ON THE FLOP, while holding jacks and Queens twice in one day.

How often have you run into situations where someone's holding 4 of a kind and their kicker comes into play?

[mx957]

Canada, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 5:46 AM, said:

You do realise the legislation says up to 270 days.The regs are likely to be implemented WITH MORE HOLES THAN SWISS CHEESE.

FYP.

[AcesUp46]

I've already taken out my Party Poker roll. I was also down to my last $11 on PokerStars last night, played in an MTT and won $2200+

[Canada]

mx957, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 3:08 PM, said:

FYP.

Whiskey16, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 3:07 PM, said:

How often have you run into situations where someone's holding 4 of a kind and their kicker comes into play?

When there is 4 of a kind on the board?

[JMoney2681]

Party poker won't even allow transfers from US to US accoutns anymore. Be careful.

[offsuitbluff]

i got like 270 on party thats gonna end up being this sundays tourney buy in.I got about 30k on bodog though, i've thought about taking some out now cause my withdraws go directly from the offshore bank to my bank and i dont know if that will be a problem in the future.I emailed bodog though and i have alot of faith that they will find ways to make it possible for US citizens to keep gambling with them, and keep the transfer of moneys possible wiether that is illegal here or not.as of right now i'm gonna continue to cash out anything in my account over 30k once every 2 weeks like i always do.

[Jordan]

offsuitbluff, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 8:14 AM, said:

i got like 270 on party thats gonna end up being this sundays tourney buy in.I got about 30k on bodog though, i've thought about taking some out now cause my withdraws go directly from the offshore bank to my bank and i dont know if that will be a problem in the future.I emailed bodog though and i have alot of faith that they will find ways to make it possible for US citizens to keep gambling with them, and keep the transfer of moneys possible wiether that is illegal here or not.as of right now i'm gonna continue to cash out anything in my account over 30k once every 2 weeks like i always do.

Dont cash out more than...i think 9k at once to your account...it might be 10k...but I'd keep max. withdraws at 8k...banks have to report withdraw/transfers that are over 10k...(might be 9k, can't recall right now)- Jordan

[FatBurger]

I was already planning to move to Stars after I finished my bonus requirements, which I did yesterday. Now I think I'll wait a couple of days and see what Stars says.Poker's very much a hobby for me though, so even if I lost all the money I have online, it wouldn't be a big deal.

[Rusty266]

Jordan, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, 9:09 AM, said:

Dont cash out more than...i think 9k at once to your account...it might be 10k...but I'd keep max. withdraws at 8k...banks have to report withdraw/transfers that are over 10k...(might be 9k, can't recall right now)- Jordan

Actually its $3,000 per transaction or any series of transactions in one day totaling $10,000 that is supposed to be reported. I've always taken $2,500 at a time by check and then cashed the checks on a rotating basis with 6 different banks.

[ROGUE06]

Still waiting almost 40 hours for my Stars withdrawal, they really enjoy taking their sweet *** time.

[WallstreetMSU]

I dont know what you all are so worried about. I understand taking money out of certain sites who have expressed intent to not allow U.S. players, but thats no reason to stop playing at other sites who have clearly stated that business will run as usual.It is not illegal to play online poker. Your money isnt going to be "frozen" or lost on these sites.This law has to do with banks not players. As long as you already have money on the site you are fine.I think everyone needs to chill out when it comes to this legislation.

[No_Neck]

I make it easy on myself and just give it to other people.