What if Online Poker Left and your Money disappeard?
 

Was pondering earlier considering that I have more online that I have in real world, and my online acct has more than my car is worth...what if, (HIGHLY unlikely) but what if every site suddenly was gone and all the funds you have online were gone...what would you do? How much would you lose? What would you do with your time?

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post a thread.
Beat: all online sites "left" my money disappeard
Brag: I know how to spell disappeared
Variance: capitalize sparingly

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Good thing i got my online poker tied to a chair in a basement so it'll never "left" me

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I'd commit suicide

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Or just play live and own, one or the other meh.

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Why is it so "highly unlikely?"

I don't think it is.

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Why is it so "highly unlikely?"



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because they're making billions?

nice level btw, if it is one you got me, i'm gullible [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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because they're making billions and many are publicly traded, might as well worry about Coke poisoning their Sprite or Pfizer selling sugar pills as Lipitor to 'save money' on expenses.

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This is actually one reason I don't keep a massive bankroll online.

Neteller went up in smoke for Americans (although money eventually returned WAAY later), at this point I don't think any online gambling site is immune from the same fate.

I'd lose a lot of money and be very upset about it, but I wouldn't be in a financial disaster. I could easily pay my bills, etc for a very long time without anything coming in. I'd probably just take some time off and let the dust settle, and if online poker was never coming back start planning for the future. Not sure what that'd be at this point, but I'd get something going eventually. A job, active stock trading, real estate, opening a small business, something.

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You should never leave most of your net worth online, ever! I learnt this the hard way, did a money transfer with a guy a couple years ago. Turned out that the money he sent me was from a stolen CC and they froze my account and confiscated everything, cause they said I was in on it. I had most of my $$ online and had built it from scratch, took me 2 years to get back to where I was.

These sites don't just have to close shop for you to lose your money. They can confiscate your money for whatever reason they deem reaonable, and you can't do anything about it. So don't leave more than you need online. You don't need the 30 or 40 buyins to play your limit in the accout. Cash out regularly and put it in a seperate savings account meant for your roll, and reload from there if necessary.

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id finally become an escort to the a-list celebrities in hollywood to make ends meet

id also smoke a lot of crack

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I really dont know, I try not to think about those kind of things, it makes my heart burn.

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But how much would you lose?

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I would probably try to get a life.

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I would get a master's degree and a sweet 6 figure job. no wait....

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timing is everything

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Was pondering earlier considering that I have more online that I have in real world, and my online acct has more than my car is worth...what if, (HIGHLY unlikely) but what if every site suddenly was gone and all the funds you have online were gone...what would you do? How much would you lose? What would you do with your time?

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Paying a visit to some of the "full tilt pros."

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i'd lose well over 100k...

i'd have some bills i couldn't pay...

other than that i'd be ok

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For me, change that to "What if Online Poker Left and your Money stopped disappearing?"

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I'd live my life exactly the same except I just wouldn't play poker

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What if you got kidnapped by terrorists?

What it do?

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Try and find Dutch Boyd, again

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I would cry a little inside, probably spend a few days watching TV, and just moping round the house, then id go and find a job. And not a very good one, as im not qualified for a whole lot, except for accounting technician which i fear would suck biiiiig floppy donkey dick.

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I loved it,

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I would lose $377.87. Wouldnt really care, we are so lucky that we had chance to make money in first place from sitting in front of computer and pushing buttons. I would prolly go back to full time student in high school(dropout) and just spend more time travelling and enjoying my life. Thanks poker.

Would be much more intresting scenario if all the moneys/things/connections ive gotten thanks to poker dissapeard. Then I guess it would be the usual story of uneducated finns, living in "ghetto" on unemployment money and beating my ugly girlfriend every friday after drinking one too many beers.

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You should never leave most of your net worth online, ever! I learnt this the hard way, did a money transfer with a guy a couple years ago. Turned out that the money he sent me was from a stolen CC and they froze my account and confiscated everything, cause they said I was in on it. I had most of my $$ online and had built it from scratch, took me 2 years to get back to where I was.

These sites don't just have to close shop for you to lose your money. They can confiscate your money for whatever reason they deem reaonable, and you can't do anything about it. So don't leave more than you need online. You don't need the 30 or 40 buyins to play your limit in the accout. Cash out regularly and put it in a seperate savings account meant for your roll, and reload from there if necessary.

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This sounds more like why you shouldn't trade money with people you don't know personally, so you don't do things like, I don't know, unwittingly launder stolen money or get scammed.

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I would bang dime pieces all day.

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I really dont know, I try not to think about those kind of things, it makes my heart burn.

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Just why they could ban it,.......

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i have never actually used poker money for anything, i never thought about it but my life would change in no way

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money grows on treees just ask George bush 3, printed every day dollar will have no value before you know it so having it will be neext to nothing anyway.

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Maybe move to Vegas why not; all the commue that gone would be a killer but how did you get this money and what kind of car is it, poker is for losers and well I need money. We could bet on the stock market You know that will be good for you.