Might be delicate or rude

Nina · #1 03-05-2007, 03:43 AM

Which sites count the ante as a participated hand that counts towards the bonuses and rakeback?

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MrBlueNose · #2 03-05-2007, 05:00 AM

As far as I know, all sites do.

Nina · #3 03-05-2007, 05:46 AM

Absolute: NO
Microgaming: NO

southerndog · #4 03-05-2007, 06:39 AM

If u play on third street, u played in the hand, no???

Nina · #5 03-05-2007, 07:36 AM

If a blind of 10c in holdem is a contibuted hand, but a 20c ante-hand in stud isn't -there's something wrong. Right? E.g Absolute does this: ante-not contributed.

southerndog · #6 03-05-2007, 09:33 AM

Tell them you're not happy with that, and are taking your bus. somewhere else...

MrBlueNose · #7 03-05-2007, 01:36 PM

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Absolute: NO
Microgaming: NO

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Are you sure? My friend was clearing bonuses on Microgaming just last week, and every hand was counting. Perhaps it depends on the site? And I know when I played at Absolute it counted, although that was back in November and I know they've did a lot of changes since then.

Nina · #8 03-05-2007, 02:27 PM

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Absolute: NO
Microgaming: NO

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Are you sure? My friend was clearing bonuses on Microgaming just last week, and every hand was counting. Perhaps it depends on the site? And I know when I played at Absolute it counted, although that was back in November and I know they've did a lot of changes since then.

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Most Microgaming skins have not-contributed, 25c rake taken, but some use the contributed method and antes don't count.

nick604 · #9 03-05-2007, 02:34 PM

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Absolute: NO
Microgaming: NO

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Are you sure? My friend was clearing bonuses on Microgaming just last week, and every hand was counting. Perhaps it depends on the site? And I know when I played at Absolute it counted, although that was back in November and I know they've did a lot of changes since then.

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Not the case at Absolute anymore. I'm trying to clear a bonus there at the moment and taking absolutely ages because they don't credit you with playing the hand unless you "see the flop" - i.e. see 4th street onwards.

Got a feeling they use the same system for calculating rakeback too, and don't intend to stick around there too long once the bonus is finally done.

Nina · #10 03-05-2007, 03:04 PM

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Absolute: NO
Microgaming: NO

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Are you sure? My friend was clearing bonuses on Microgaming just last week, and every hand was counting. Perhaps it depends on the site? And I know when I played at Absolute it counted, although that was back in November and I know they've did a lot of changes since then.

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Not the case at Absolute anymore. I'm trying to clear a bonus there at the moment and taking absolutely ages because they don't credit you with playing the hand unless you "see the flop" - i.e. see 4th street onwards.

Got a feeling they use the same system for calculating rakeback too, and don't intend to stick around there too long once the bonus is finally done.

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I wrote them a mail about this matter. I suppose they have tens of thousands of players, a couple of hundreds of them stud players. It would most probably profit Absolute more than a single player to revoke the unfair ante-rule (and to keep the existing tens of thousands players: go back to the old dealt-system).