Carbon takes away points / no reward system

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Please be sure to use your vip points BEFORE July 14.
We have made some changes to how our VIP points function. Starting July 15th, VIP Points will be called Player Points and are only used as a tool to clear bonuses and track promotions.

Players will have until July 14th, 2014 to redeem their points to buy-in to tournaments.

Players can expect to see bigger promotions and exciting tournaments that will create huge value and benefits for them in the upcoming months.
 
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Omg....I have 4.8K points....eek.....:(
but thanks for reminding.
 
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Yeah, thank you for the heads up. I appreciate it. I don't see where you can use the points though.
 
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can use them as buy in for certian tournaments just click down on the buy in option.
 
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Carbon just is becoming more like trash. Keep trying to screw the players any chance they get. Now taking away VIP points from those that might not notice, and also take away MTT buyins, after they already took away cash for points. Guess my idea to stay away from Carbon the last couple months is looking more and more like a smart choice.

It is hard to foresee anything but the traffic at Carbon continuing the large downslide.
 
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Glad I only got like 149. Maybe I will hit 220 and enter 2.20 MTT. Or use 110 points and $1.10 to enter a $2.20 MTT. I don't understand why they are getting rid of points. Unless they plan on implementing a new system. Seriously, like every site rewards players who play a lot with points and rankings and ways to use points be it tourney entries, some sites let you redeem them for all sorts of stuff.
 
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Carbon just is becoming more like trash. Keep trying to screw the players any chance they get. Now taking away VIP points from those that might not notice, and also take away MTT buyins, after they already took away cash for points. Guess my idea to stay away from Carbon the last couple months is looking more and more like a smart choice.

It is hard to foresee anything but the traffic at Carbon continuing the large downslide.


Merge actually has decent traffic and is up net over last 6 mos.

I don't like the changes, but the tourneys, structures and payouts are good.........
 
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Merge actually has decent traffic and is up net over last 6 mos.

I don't like the changes, but the tourneys, structures and payouts are good.........
+1. Some of the best tourneys for U.S. players are gonna be at Carbon no doubt. I mean come on they got that 25K GTD 1.10 buy-in near end of this month.
 
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+1. Some of the best tourneys for U.S. players are gonna be at Carbon no doubt. I mean come on they got that 25K GTD 1.10 buy-in near end of this month.

Ya, I loved it when they had the SS deep 15 min level tourneys, but I think a lot of people complained they took to long to play out....wish they had one offered each night.

Bovada also has not VIP program, yet people fawn over it.


TBH, no legal sites in the US are going to give yu great opportunity to make good money gross on RB...
 
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Well not too happy with Carbon right now. Just played 2 1.10 DoN. Won one and lost one. Yet I didnt get my money for winning one. WTF.
 
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Besides them taking this away, they took away almost every rebuy tournament and that is where I seemed to have my best luck, I guess they turned those to reentry.
 
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thanks for the HU...cant believe Carbon is pulling this...looks like ill be using mine as quick as possible....
"Players will have until July 14th, 2014 to redeem their points to buy-in to tournaments.

Players can expect to see bigger promotions and exciting tournaments that will create huge value and benefits for them in the upcoming months."
^ IMO this is total bullshit right here...its gonna be the same old crap promos and tourneys...wonder what their gonna take away from us next lol...the only upswing to Carbon is the GTDs have increased...but I still feel this site is going down
 
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I think Carbon Poker is going to close by the end of the year.
 
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Options for using up smaller amounts - 275 points for half buy-in 5.50 knockout mtts or 220 for sngos.
 
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Ya, I loved it when they had the SS deep 15 min level tourneys, but I think a lot of people complained they took to long to play out....wish they had one offered each night.

Bovada also has not VIP program, yet people fawn over it.


TBH, no legal sites in the US are going to give yu great opportunity to make good money gross on RB...

Winning Poker Network, intertops, Pure Poker, and I believe some of the equity network skins.
 
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They say "Players can expect to see bigger promotions and exciting tournaments that will create huge value and benefits for them in the upcoming months." I say hahaha yeah right, I will believe it when I see it
 
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Carbon VIP Points

This may be old news, but thought I'd make a thread.


Found this on Carbon while wandering around the site;

Please Note: Players have until July 14th, 2014 to redeem VIP Points to buy-in to Tournaments.

I'm not sure what happens to them (points) after that, I emailed them to find out, but haven't heard back. Take care y'all
 
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They better have good promos up after this goes through.
 
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No More VIP points for tourney entries!!

I liked them having more than one skin. Since most people have had a Carbon account for years I was able to gain affiliate members by having them sign up through Aced. Now it will become even more difficult to gain new members if not impossible.

Carbon is doing away with using your VIP points for tourney entries so you have until the 14th to use what you have or lose them. As if what I stated above wasn't making it hard enough to grow an affiliate the changes Merge has made in the last year have been a detriment to keeping players active on the site as well.
 
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I noticed that my preexistng VIP points are gone. I had only like 100 and change before, but after not playing for a month due to home internet problems, I saw that I had 0 left when I logged back on.

I think my days there are numbered.
 
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Yes, I also went to check my points and it was 0, but I played months ago, so, it's impossible to be 0. I think they already took the points of my account.
 
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I believe if you don't play for a month they take your points away.
 
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