Pokerstars US Cashouts Now Available

I just got this email:

Dear dakota-xx,

In light of recent developments, PokerStars is no longer offering real money play to residents of the United States of America and its territories.

The PokerStars Cashier is now available for you to cash out the funds in your real money account balance. We strongly recommend that you use the bank transfer option; to use it, you will need to have your current banking information at hand.

Please note that due to the expected high volume of cashout requests, we anticipate a delay in processing and delivery of your funds. Rest assured that your funds are safe and we will process your request as soon as possible.

Please contact paymentservices@pokerstars.com if you experience any issues.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Regards,

PokerStars Support

looks like these are the options:

$1.99 - $99.99: echeck

$100 - $999.99: echeck, papercheck via mail

$1,000 - $9,999.99: echeck, papercheck via mail, papercheck via fedex

$10,000 - $49,999.99: bankwire, echeck, papercheck via fedex

50k+ is bankwire only

Don't make me merge you!

Ha - don't want this lost at the tail end of another long thread.

Be careful if you have tournament tickets. I got a pop-up telling me I needed to request my full amount in one withdrawal - and they added my $11 tournament ticket to that amount. However - that $11 is not included in my cashier.

So - you can only do 1 request - make sure you get it right!

I was talking about the other thread someone started on this same topic. It was already posted in the mega thread too. You're just getting slow I suppose.

Ohh - it just took me so long to make this thread lol. I deleted the other one since this one has a better title and more information.

Executive privilege ...

Just another one of those 'Golden Parachute' special folk ...

(thanks for the info ... much appreciated)

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When I went back to PS after my previous post my $11 tournament ticket was included in my cashier balance - so I guess it just takes a few minutes to update.

Anyway - I was able to get my $6k requested back to my checking account - so very happy!!

I said this in the big thread but I wanted to put it here also, so it didn't get buried. A company (or a person) shows their true character during difficult times. My hat is off to pokerstars for how quickly they have handled this.

My ~300 bankroll is small potatoes compared to what so many others have out there but it means a lot to me. Now its on its way back home.

I just hope FTP steps up quickly. They need to follow Stars's lead.

I do have to admit to something though. As happy as I am to have that $6k headed to my bank account - I can't describe the sense of loss I felt when I looked at my Pokerstars cashier and saw a zero balance. I was totally not prepared for that feeling to wash over me. It seems so final now - no more Pokerstars in my life. No money there, they won't let me play my tournaments anymore, all makes me very sad. My life has been full of Pokerstars til now.

Sad to close this chapter of my life.

I have a small bankroll on PS but requested my eCheck. However, the bank account number field only had 9 digits, and my account has 13. I left off the first 4, but I'm worried that it won't work. Not real worried, since it's such small potatos. Anyone else have this problem? I used all 13 to get my tax refund and it worked fine, so I don't think I'm crazy.... well, not in this regard anyway.

They are aware of this problem. http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...&postcount=195

I'm sure I will feel the same way when we finally get to cashout of FTP. I'm already choked up just thinking about it. Stars is sad, but FTP will be devastating.

That is fixed now - I entered a 13 digit account number with no problem.

A fraction of your br, but this did really hurt.

I guess I was just a little too quick to make my request. I cancelled my cashout request, hoping to fix the banking info. Unfortunately there's no facility for changing the information, so I had to write back to them for more support.

Amazing how quickly they wrote back to me, given the circumstances and the small amount of the check. Bravo to PS.

If you miss the $6k in your cashier balance, you can always cancel your request, at least until you've taken a good screen print on the amount. I feel naked without my real money play on FT - not sure what to do with my free time, or my expensive new laptop for that matter.

What do you mean,you don't know what to do? Get some money down on Carbon. Dont let the DOJ keep you down. Keep playiing.

Just felt the exact same thing, albeit fractionally.

Sure we can keep playing but the game selections, ring and tournament, are soooo weak!

i've got a spare room, just sayin'

I had already taken a screenshot of my cashier when all this first happened lol.

Sigh...I'm sad too but looks like it will take a little bit longer for me to feel the impact full force. The following is what I just wrote to the payment processor:

Dear payment services,

Like everyone else, I received the cashout out notice. However, $445 remains in my pending cashouts and only $4.43 shows as the amount I may cash out. I would prefer to withdraw the entire amount. I was unable to cancel the pending amount. Please advise.

Heard back from PS again already. They fixed the second problem by clearing out my bank info. I'm very impressed with them today. Still, an account with just play money is like getting a kiss from one's sister. Maybe a poor analagy, especially for those from particularly rural areas. D'oh.

I just cashed out. Man... those zeros are sad looking.

Wonder if I'll have to send in ID docs for my $86 since I have never deposited or withdrawn from Stars before?

If it goes to a bank account in your name,im guessing it wont be a problem...I saw somewhere that any amount over $4999,will have to send in your state id,and a bill in your name...

My guy Mike just cashed out that exact amount via direct bank transfer, nothing else required. He had never deposited or withdrawn either so you should be good.

What happens to the 30k fpp I have? I normally use 13,500 to buy a $215 and 3k fpp to enter the turbo takedowns. However, I haven't played the sunday million in a while so I had 30k fpp built up. That translates to over $430 that I hoped would be automatically added to my balance. They did add $65 in tournament tickets, which I had won a couple scoop tickets and had a step 2 ticket. But what about the fpp?

thanks to the tournament tickets my BR is bigger on pokerstars now then on full tilt. I guess u will take one last snap shot of my BR before it gone

try buying more tournament ticket and then have them redo it in money form. that what work for me...but contact there support before doing this

take that last one back can not do that no more

Sorry to miss you all there for now, good for Stars to handle things.... U will be back, sooner than u tink 'er...

Meanwhile cya offshore eh....

BTW not the same diff, but Paddy Power banned Canucks this winter... but gave me my winnings. Silly stuffers...

GO CANUCKS!!!!

Can't do anything about fpp's yet:

Hello Joe,

Thank you for contacting PokerStars.

In light of recent developments, PokerStars is no longer offering
real money play to US residents, or residents of US territories.

The PokerStars Cashier is now available for you to cash out the
funds in your real money account balance, which was the number
one priority for PokerStars.

PokerStars is currently working with the US government to achieve
an agreement on what can be done with FPPs. PokerStars would
prefer that players be allowed to use their FPPs in the VIP Store
as normal, however no final decision has been agreed.

Rest assured, should you choose to await any decision prior to
cashing out, your real money balance is completely safe.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Regards,

Sean
PokerStars Support Team