Is Doom for USA Players at Merge coming soon ?

I'm really scared that it won't be long until we americans have no where to play. . If it does I'll be one sad player. As some of you know I'm 66 years old, a Cancer survivor and live alone. Playing for real money (altho micro cash) is one of the few things in this world that keeps me going day to day. Because of previous lung cancer and having COPD I'm limited on things I can do outside of my apartment.

As for as my fear goes about Merge banning Us USA players, here is why. Merge site stopped taking deposits by Visa,,I know up to a few weeks ago, anyone could use a Visa Gith Card to deposit. Now that one scared me a little. The one that has really got me going is the one from yesterday. When they cut their freerolls from $200 to $50 and got rid of their 11 cent SNG's. The only reason I see that happening is they are soon going to have far less players to play in these .

I hope I'm "Chicken Little" hollaring "The sky is falling" for no reason. But just think, if they were a stock on Wall Street and these things happen wouldn't you think something major is going on with that company. Well enough gloom and doom, I hope and pray I'm wrong.

not really its just going how it used to be, they havent stopped the 11 cents bees they just cut out the ones for points, im hoping that they will increase the number of freerolls to compensate for the cut, if you remember when they first introduced the 200 freerolls from 50 it started as cash and just as regular they then reduced the number and made it tourney entry...it takes tome for all the changes so u just gotta wait and see

Ive been thinking the same things wagon. Has anyone tried to cash out lately? Also they cut their 125 seats guaranteed to 50, rolled back a lot of their guarantees, and a few players (including myself) have been waiting longer than usual for verification.

I really,really,really hope your right. I hope it's just an adjustment to the programs.

Just an fyi, I see the Bumblebees in my SNG lobby again.

The changes Carbon is making regarding freerolls and guarantees sound more like smart business moves than the beginning of the end.

yeah alot of changes going on with carbon, i hope they stay but if not, back to the live game again for me..

I think they were losing money off the free rolls, so they lowered them back to 50.

merge isnt the reason behind the visa issue....visa actually stopped letting you use there gift cars for internatioal purposes.....

I wouldn't sweat it too much. If Carbon goes under (or drops US players) then everyone wll move on to the next site which skirts the regulations by calling it a "subscription club" or whatever.

since lock left merge has been bleeding. the just patchin up

or maybe even better maybe they no more about the coming of PS or FT than we do:)

yes lets keep it positive. they know theyre about to get dominated again and are trying to save up for it. good br management on their part

As is becomes harder to deposit and withdraw the US market slowly dies, the number of players and guarantees decrease, and even a site like this suffers. Regulation needs to happen.

this was most likly going to happen merge blows....

There's money to be made, though, so another site will take their place.

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Originally Posted by trudizzle

merge isnt the reason behind the visa issue....visa actually stopped letting you use there gift cars for internatioal purposes.....

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Well that is just not true. I use the same card on Lock Poker now that used to work on Merge.

If you all remember, when traffic was way up the Sunday $109 went up to $150k with 150 seats in the freeroll. Now as traffic has died back down a bit its dropped back to the $125k and its STILL above the $100k that it started as. As for the free seats, I think its just simply a smart move to drop the number of seats given away in order to maintain a solid game instead of having a guaranteed 125 donks registered.

I dont see much of a negative here at all really, just a shift in their business plan as networks jockey for position in a slim market. It also wont surprise me to see a lot of folks on Revolution come back to Merge in the very near future. Probably see some good deposit bonuses come on a few skins.

merge is certainly not what it used to be before doj has been going downhill since and there will be other ways to play we are just used to the site after so long

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Originally Posted by YouWereDOA

If you all remember, when traffic was way up the Sunday $109 went up to $150k with 150 seats in the freeroll. Now as traffic has died back down a bit its dropped back to the $125k and its STILL above the $100k that it started as. As for the free seats, I think its just simply a smart move to drop the number of seats given away in order to maintain a solid game instead of having a guaranteed 125 donks registered.

I dont see much of a negative here at all really, just a shift in their business plan as networks jockey for position in a slim market. It also wont surprise me to see a lot of folks on Revolution come back to Merge in the very near future. Probably see some good deposit bonuses come on a few skins.

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actually looks like they dropped it to the original $100k now. They also lowered the pts needed to get into the 50 free seat tourney to a hundred vips instead of 250 (think thats what it used to be) so they will be bigger field with less payout.

also i think people are not making the points they were months ago

My bad, I just saw that they did lower that to back to $100k again. I didnt see though that they lowered the VIP requirement to 100 though, my admin still shows 250 points needed.

Maybe there 200 fr were part of a monthly promotion... they did change like right at the end of september

Nah, the freerolls have been $200 since at least last December. Traffic is down, its that time of year too so we shall see what happens in the next few months. Hopefully we can see some headway soon on approval and regulation in the states to open a bunch of networks up to us again.

Not merge they are survivors !!!!!!!!!!!!

if merge dies im done with online poker. I not going to jump through rings to play poker online.i think it went downhill when they did the upgrade to 6.0 software.I cant believe they arent accepting new usa players. This could be a red flag. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

I am kind of with rs3rooster on this. I feel like merge is the last string for me too

Merge is the only string for us USA players and it seems it's getting thinner every day . but Merge does have one site that does still accepts Visa , As far I can tell it's the only one , and it's Iron Duke ..If anyone willing to risk putting money on the site , Al Spath also puts on a lot of free rolls there for people to get a BR started...Me myself I love free rolls , I happen to be a member of poker free roller which has a free roll every Friday on Carbon...If anyone decides to try Iron Duke out just put me down as a reference (KeithV1972) if ya want...Good Luck hope and pray like hell Doom isn't in our future at Merge

Has anyone tried to cash out lately?

even click 2 pay is not taking anymore new usa players

I keep my fingers crossed for all you american guys...

ill be pissed if it happens...then ill go right to ACR lol...on to the next one!

bs if it does

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Originally Posted by wagon596

I'm really scared that it won't be long until we americans have no where to play. . If it does I'll be one sad player. As some of you know I'm 66 years old, a Cancer survivor and live alone. Playing for real money (altho micro cash) is one of the few things in this world that keeps me going day to day. Because of previous lung cancer and having COPD I'm limited on things I can do outside of my apartment.

As for as my fear goes about Merge banning Us USA players, here is why. Merge site stopped taking deposits by Visa,,I know up to a few weeks ago, anyone could use a Visa Gith Card to deposit. Now that one scared me a little. The one that has really got me going is the one from yesterday. When they cut their freerolls from $200 to $50 and got rid of their 11 cent SNG's. The only reason I see that happening is they are soon going to have far less players to play in these .

I hope I'm "Chicken Little" hollaring "The sky is falling" for no reason. But just think, if they were a stock on Wall Street and these things happen wouldn't you think something major is going on with that company. Well enough gloom and doom, I hope and pray I'm wrong.

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God, man, I feel so bad for you. You guys should do something instead of worrying. Take some action, make some complains and get your American game back.

I like the merge skins. The player pool seems a little tough? Am I imagining this? Do I suck at poker?

i dnt think nething wud happen to merge skins bcoz they barely got ne competition thr is no way they r not making money and no way they wud shut down if they r so if nething has to happen it wud b after liek 10 yrs till then u r safe to continue play its just wat i feel.

merge(carbon) has the most american players I have seen. but it is not the only one you can play at. maybe you cannot DEPOSIT elsewhere(I cant deposit ANYWHERE living in NY) You have to find a site that accepts US, and go the freeroll route and slowly build a bankroll. I play for PENNIES at carbon, but treat each penny as a dollar. Back in the day I was first in at party, paradise, and my FAV UB. Those days are gone, adapt!