No more private games on Carbon??

Got this email from GTP (gotta talk poker). Not sure if it's only for actual "leagues" or all private forum games, or of its even true. Just thought I'd share....

I have been informed that, effective February 1st, Carbon Poker is ceasing
all private league games.

You read that right, Carbon Poker is ending its affiliation with all forum
leagues.

With us. With every league they host.

Naturally, they're happy to continue an affiliation agreement with me, if I
promote their other tournaments, etc., but just not opening their room to
us as a league.

I haven't yet decided what to do with this information.

I have many choices. I am in the middle of a massive redesign of the site,
but I am paused by this information; can we survive without our league?
Is this the writing on the wall we were all waiting to read? Is it the end
of GottaTalkPoker? Surely, when the US got their act together, it would
have bollixed us, anyway...

Should we try to get a grassroots campaign going? Contact all other leagues
and get a Twitter/Facebook/email barrage going?

Should I simply find another room? And when that room goes under, another
after that?

I'd like to know what you think.

What's worth saving?

Please let me know HERE:

It only affects private league games, not private freerolls.

so instead of just reading the discussion thats gone on in chat for the last 10 mins u thought ud make a thread and cause more panic...nice one

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Originally Posted by azreal1

so instead of just reading the discussion thats gone on in chat for the last 10 mins u thought ud make a thread and cause more panic...nice one

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I don't live with my nose in the chat. Some of us have real life relationships we must attend to (wife, kids, pets...). I was sharing info that I don't see posted here and thought might be useful to someone else.

Now get back to the chat. Your "friends" are waiting.

I've read an email I got with same information. We will have to wait for Zab to answer any question we have .

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Originally Posted by cleverfox

I don't live with my nose in the chat. Some of us have real life relationships we must attend to (wife, kids, pets...). I was sharing info that I don't see posted here and thought might be useful to someone else.

Now get back to the chat. Your "friends" are waiting.

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this is the first time ive been online all day, i looked in the chat box to see this issue being discussed (not like i looked thru the archives) so considering its still being discussed and is the first page to load on the site implies that any idiot could see it


they are not my friends they are just a bunch of idiots i talk to on a regular basis

lastly your info is wrong with reguards to this site and like i said will only result in "the sky is falling" type posts

ITS NOT like they arent ever having poker again .

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Originally Posted by azreal1

this is the first time ive been online all day, i looked in the chat box to see this issue being discussed (not like i looked thru the archives) so considering its still being discussed and is the first page to load on the site implies that any idiot could see it


they are not my friends they are just a bunch of idiots i talk to on a regular basis

lastly your info is wrong with reguards to this site and like i said will only result in "the sky is falling" type posts

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dude, i could literally run up about 4 pages of thread describing the different levels of "dumb-fuck" i am sensing from you.

Thanks for the info on this, will have to check an other forum where I play in a league.

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Originally Posted by cleverfox

Got this email from GTP (gotta talk poker). Not sure if it's only for actual "leagues" or all private forum games, or of its even true. Just thought I'd share....

I have been informed that, effective February 1st, Carbon Poker is ceasing
all private league games.

You read that right, Carbon Poker is ending its affiliation with all forum
leagues.

With us. With every league they host.

Naturally, they're happy to continue an affiliation agreement with me, if I
promote their other tournaments, etc., but just not opening their room to
us as a league.

I haven't yet decided what to do with this information.

I have many choices. I am in the middle of a massive redesign of the site,
but I am paused by this information; can we survive without our league?
Is this the writing on the wall we were all waiting to read? Is it the end
of GottaTalkPoker? Surely, when the US got their act together, it would
have bollixed us, anyway...

Should we try to get a grassroots campaign going? Contact all other leagues
and get a Twitter/Facebook/email barrage going?

Should I simply find another room? And when that room goes under, another
after that?

I'd like to know what you think.

What's worth saving?

Please let me know HERE:

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Zab has confirmed this does NOT effect PO in any way. It's only those sites which Carbon adds to the prize pools (sponsors).

I've confirmed this doesn't effect us 1 bit. They only removed a couple league games for various reasons.

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Originally Posted by Zab

I've confirmed this doesn't effect us 1 bit. They only removed a couple league games for various reasons.

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This is good to know. Thanks for the info Zab.

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Originally Posted by Zab

I've confirmed this doesn't effect us 1 bit. They only removed a couple league games for various reasons.

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That's great news... I was already to panic.. at my age,,, that's not a good thing...roflmao...

Thats good news indeed. Games will go one:cool:

I got that email-I'm a member but don't play league games

I'm a member but don't play league games .

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Originally Posted by Zab

I've confirmed this doesn't effect us 1 bit. They only removed a couple league games for various reasons.

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Nice news to hear

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Originally Posted by Zab

I've confirmed this doesn't effect us 1 bit. They only removed a couple league games for various reasons.

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Ok I feel some relief. I saw this being discussed in chat and thought wtf? I mean it does profit them to bring players into the site via outside forums.

merge is falling apart they take somethin every month, wtf

at least we still got our freerolls

I'm a member but don't play league games .

All i know is what i see, and i see plenty of private games scheduled all thru february on carbon!! think its a false alarm!!!

If PO doesnt get affected, I could care less lol.

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Originally Posted by wwwrungood

If PO doesnt get affected, I could care less lol.

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Same here

knowing poker owned is still there is my best news of the day

so does this mean we will no longer be able to buy into tourneys on carbon?

they already stole our rakeback and points accumulated as well which is total bs and bad business

i hope that usa gets legal on line poker very soon. good luck to all of you for participating with carbon in the mean time

That would suck if that happened. i really like playing PO freerolls.

private games are the best ..... hope they continue:)

so far there is not indication that they wont continue...if they are taken away there would be little motivation to earn points.

I love signing in to earn points occasionally and reading through these forums to see how a simple thread can cause people to reply with such hostility.:eek:

anyone evey used it ? i think not..

I don't think this is true for freerolls - I have been playing the Poker Owned freerolls with no problem.

I saw pretty much the same thing. I wonder what when into that decision??? Yet the PO freerolls have been there the whole time. Weird