We couldn't help but link to this most recent article over at Pokerfuse titled "Revolution Poker Network Remain Industry’s Slowest for Cashouts."
Professional Rakeback makes it no secret that we dislike Lock Poker. Lock was a pariah on the Merge Gaming Network and they've done nothing to repair their reputation after taking over the former Cake Poker Network and rebranding it the Revolution Network. Lock has been embroidered in a number of scandals including fake bonuses, rigged competitions, and constant breaking of network rules. Oh, and most importantly, Lock Poker does not pay out players. Depositing money at LockPoker is akin to lighting it on fire, flushing it down the drain, sitcking it on a rocket and aiming it at the sun... well, you get the picture. Lock Poker is a mismanaged Ponzi Scheme and we at Professional Rakeback highly advice players to stay far, far away.
As many of ProfRB's loyal, professional online poker players, both grinders and recreationals know, we pulled our Cake affiliate deals the same time we pulled our own bankrolls off the network... When Lock announced they were buying a majority share of the then named, Cake Poker Network. For a number of months PROFRB simply did not offer any partners on the newly dubbed Revolution Gaming Network because we did not know exactly who to trust. And even when we found Intertops, we had to spend a few months testing them out, personally depositing, withdrawing, interacting with support and management, and more before we could give any new company our personal seal of approval. We are now quite happy to have found a partner and home for ourselves and our players that is light years ahead in terms of customer service and payout/withdrawal speeds. That partner is Intertops, read our thoughts in our Intertops rakeback review. Below you will find not only a link to the promised Pokerfuse article which sheds light on just how poorly Lock Poker and the Revolution Gaming Network are handling withdrawals for both USA and ROW players, but also the most recent review by PokerAddict of Intertop's withdrawal times. It's quite the dichotomy!
Pokerfuse tells it like it is over on the Revolution Network Cashier
UPDATE: Professional Rakeback now provides far more in depth cashout reports and payout analysis backed with hard, publicly verifiable data. Read our USA Poker Payout Reports here
UPDATE 2: Lock Poker is NO LONGER a member of Revolution Gaming Network; Lock is still a SCAM, AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Lock Poker owes MILLIONS to players currently.
Intertops's Cashout report, January 17th 2013, courtesy of PokerAddict:
Intertops A (A-)
Intertops moved up to the number one spot. Their speeds, scores and fees are all the same as last month. The US withdrawal speeds at Intertops have been consistent throughout most of the year and a half that we have published this report. Checks are available for up to $3000 and have a fee of $50. These arrive in about a week. Bank wires also have a fee of $50, have a $2500 max and arrive in a player’s bank account in 2-3 weeks. Cash transfers take about two days to process. Cash transfer fees are:
• $150-$500 Fee: $70
• $501-$1000 Fee: $85
• $1001-$2000 Fee: $180
That title says it all. Lock Poker continues to run its poker Ponzie scheme on unsuspecting online poker players, most of them American and chasing the dream. Professional Rakeback continues to warn everyone that will listen to pull their money out of Lock Poker before it is too late. That money isn't money, it is worth about as much as Monopoly funds are at your local credit union. Spends about the same anyway. AVOID LOCK POKER. There are many US friendly poker sites that actually do pay out their players. In a timely manner to boot many of these have check withdrawal times of under two weeks, where as Lock Poker will not pay you out in two years since they are broke! Check out our Full Flush Poker parnter, who is a shining example of fast payouts and soft poker games.
If this has enticed you to try out Intertops, we'd love to be your affiliate and advocate there. Please check out our reviews and other links On the top menu bar labeled "Revolution" or simply click here! Another safe alternative on Revolution network is Juicy Stakes poker who was recently purchased and is now run by completely new, very well funded management team. Interested? Read about Juicy Stakes in more detail in our Jucy Stakes review. Both Intertops and Juicy Stakes offer fast poker cash outs, easy cash deposits and withdrawals, as well as industry-leading thirty-six percent rakeback; yes, 36%!! We would be happy to be your rakeback affiliate, poker advocate, and poker career mentor --- we have over twelve years experience in this industry as players and affiliates, we know the game better than anyone, specially when it comes to the US friendly poker sites and networks. We monitor them very closely, Avoiding failures like the Lock Poker scam or Muchos Poker's implosion. None of our clients fell victim to these forms of poker theft on our watch, or if they did, it was not because we signed them up there, in fact we actively tried to persuade players not to play on Lock Poker for years now!