America's Cardroom? Bovada? Carbon?

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I just signed up for America's Cardroom and I haven't deposited yet (Waiting for my NetSpend visa) and while I have played at bovada, Full Tilt, UltimateBet, Carbon, Pokerroom.com etc. I know absolutely nothing about America's Cardroom. It seems cool and I'm loving the freerolls while I wait for my card but how does it compare to Bovada or Carbon in real money games and tourny's? Quick payouts? Many payout and deposit methods? I like the interface and while it seems like they have a decent number of players, it doesn't look like they have as many as Bovada, are they growing? If you were going to deposit at either Bovada, Carbon or AC which would you deposit on and why?

All comments are appreciated.

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they are different, the only two real options i see is Bovada and ARC, (and perhaps fullflush) why? because it is known that on other sites, take a long ass time to cashout, for me at least that defeats the purpose
 
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they are different, the only two real options i see is Bovada and ARC, (and perhaps fullflush) why? because it is known that on other sites, take a long ass time to cashout, for me at least that defeats the purpose

Good to know. I'll probably just reload at Bovada. They seem to have the most US players and I've never had a cashout problem.
 
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Netspend allows deposits? Cause Netspend and paypal are on the same GE BANK network. I wonder if Google Wallet (MC) works, have you tried this?

P.S. ACR requires a minimum of $50 to cashout.
 
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ACR is growing AND they have some of the quickest payouts for US players. They have a pretty cooperative support team and I believe this site is only going to get better. They'll get better as they grow! ACR...hands down!
 
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easiest an most secure way i make my deposits is get off my butt go to local convenience store an buy a vanilla mastercard... every site accepts them
 
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Netspend allows deposits? Cause Netspend and Paypal are on the same GE BANK network. I wonder if Google Wallet (MC) works, have you tried this?

P.S. ACR requires a minimum of $50 to cashout.

I'm not sure, that's what I was asking. I have a NetSpend card coming tho so I'll post back with my experience. Should be a few days. I don't know anything about Google Wallet. Sorry.
 
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easiest an most secure way i make my deposits is get off my butt go to local convenience store an buy a vanilla MasterCard... every site accepts them

I've heard that the Vanilla's don't work in the US. Did you notice if it said that it supports international transactions when you bought it? It was my understanding that was the main reason why most prepaids didn't work and that Vanilla cards were not setup for them. Have I been misinformed?
 
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I've heard that the Vanilla's don't work in the US. Did you notice if it said that it supports international transactions when you bought it? It was my understanding that was the main reason why most prepaids didn't work and that Vanilla cards were not setup for them. Have I been misinformed?

As far as I know (being in canada) Vanilla Mastercards / Visa are the ONLY prepaids that work with gaming sites. I have used them for a while and never had an issue.

Only issue I can presume may be an issue for American users is the registration of the card because it needs to be registered to the zip code you have registered with on the site.... other than that They should be good for you.
 
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As far as I know (being in Canada) Vanilla Mastercards / Visa are the ONLY prepaids that work with gaming sites. I have used them for a while and never had an issue.

Only issue I can presume may be an issue for American users is the registration of the card because it needs to be registered to the zip code you have registered with on the site.... other than that They should be good for you.

All good info. Thanks!
 
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For me its Bovada until PS returns to the states. ACR is about as shady as online poker sites can be,
 
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bingo on ACR.. That site is so junky it's unreal at times
 
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I just signed up for America's Cardroom and I haven't deposited yet (Waiting for my NetSpend Visa) and while I have played at bovada, Full Tilt, UltimateBet, Carbon, Pokerroom.com etc. I know absolutely nothing about America's Cardroom. It seems cool and I'm loving the freerolls while I wait for my card but how does it compare to Bovada or Carbon in real money games and tourny's? Quick payouts? Many payout and deposit methods? I like the interface and while it seems like they have a decent number of players, it doesn't look like they have as many as Bovada, are they growing? If you were going to deposit at either Bovada, Carbon or AC which would you deposit on and why?

All comments are appreciated.

Thanks!

Hey! I think I've played with you before. I play at all three (others too)....I play at Bovada because of the softer play at the cash tables and the larger player base, but I like to use my HUD alot so hate the anonymity. I like the guarantees at Carbon, but their withdrawal period sux (rumors abound), ACR is my favorite at the moment-- fast cashouts, good loyalty programs, generous promotions, soft tourneys (especially satellites--cost me a buck to get into the Million Dollar Sunday), and a player base that is growing at a fast pace. So, try both ACR and Bovada, but beware of Carbon.
 
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I'm also new to ACR. Played at Bovada for a long time and never had a problem with them. I think ACR will be a strong contender to Bovada in the coming months and years.
 
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Hey! I think I've played with you before. I play at all three (others too)....I play at Bovada because of the softer play at the cash tables and the larger player base, but I like to use my HUD alot so hate the anonymity. I like the guarantees at Carbon, but their withdrawal period sux (rumors abound), ACR is my favorite at the moment-- fast cashouts, good loyalty programs, generous promotions, soft tourneys (especially satellites--cost me a buck to get into the Million Dollar Sunday), and a player base that is growing at a fast pace. So, try both ACR and Bovada, but beware of Carbon.

Yes! I definitely remember seeing you deep in a couple of freerolls on ACR. Nice to speak to you.

I've played on Bovada for a while but I think I'm going to deposit on ACR this time to check it out. I've heard mixed reviews about it but it does seem to have good promotions, the interface is pretty good and payouts don't seem to be an issue. I've done fairly well in the freerolls (3rd, 5th, 7th for 18pts) in the first week so I figure I'll try out the other tourny's too.

Also, I got pretty close to earning a Sit & Crush ticket with freeroll points in my first week (18pts) but I missed a few days so I was wondering if you have ever gotten a ticket and if so, what exactly is the "Sit & Crush" ticket? I see the promotion but I don't see an actual tournaments called that. Is it a $10 ticket? $20? Is it even worth chasing?

Thanks in advance and good luck at the tables!
 
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Netspend did not work on ACR for me. This was about 2 weeks ago
 
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I use Bovada the most but I am also using ACR because of the Jackpots, and generally dont mind playing cash games on either one, Carbon in the other hand, I never played cash games and I got discouraged from depositing there because I heard a cashout takes months, and I am not willing to go through that
 
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