Poker Room Cashout Report | Review (November 2013)
USA Offshore Poker Site Payouts Report Archive - 2013
UPDATE: For the current version of this poker pay out report, click here
Each month here on ProfRB.com, we will be updating you on cashout reports specific to player experiences and comparing that to skin/network stated timeframes, with accompanying analysis. We currently track information from Bovada, the Merge Network (primarily Carbon/Aced Poker and Pokerhost), the Revolution Network (primarily Intertops and Juicy Stakes), Lock Poker (currently an independent online poker room), and the Winning Poker Network (primarily ACR Poker, Black Chip, and True Poker).
We utilize a unique grading system to rank and accompany our cashout reports! Please click here for more information on our grading system method.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept private, non-public cashout experiences when cataloging our player reported data. All of our samples are cataloged from online forum sources. In addition, though the samples recorded are a relatively small glimpse into overall cashouts, we are confident in their reflection of the general timeframes most players experience based on our contacts within the online industry.
ARCHIVED CASHOUT REPORTS
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
NOVEMBER CASHOUT REPORT
For a third straight month, Pokerhost sets the standard for US-facing online poker rooms in terms of payouts. A Merge Gaming Network skin with its own independent cashier system, Pokerhost's commitment to making swift and timely payments to its players has made them a leading destination for players of skill levels. While there is only a small amount of publicly reported cashout data, ProfRB.com can verify through player and industry contacts that withdrawals are paid well within stated timeframes across the board.
For a more detailed breakdown on PokerHost, check out our information page here.
Another room with a small amount of player-reported experiences is Intertops, the Revolution Network skin that has been in the news lately for their new partnership with the resurgent Juicy Stakes (see more on Juicy Stakes below). But don't let that lack of data fool you - Intertops is a trusted company in this industry and their commitment to paying its players remains strong. ProfRB.com has independently verified that Intertops is maintaining their speedy stated cashout timeframes, and with a new outlook and a fresh start after Lock Poker left the network in late October, Intertops is primed to continue their impressive payout ability for US (invite only) and international players alike.
For more information on Intertops Poker, be sure to check out this page.
Bovada Poker has already staked their claim as the number one US-facing destination for multi-table tournament players - but the one area where they have remained remarkably consistent is with withdrawal payout times. Their ability to process large amounts of payments in a timely fashion is a big reason why so many consider Bovada to be the number one US-facing poker operation in the business today. With cash transfer speeds at nearly two days from time of request to cash in hand - not to mention the longest reported experience for check withdrawal coming in at 13 days in October - serves to show anyone who hasn't already experienced their reliability that there is no time like the present. ProfRB.com highly recommends Bovada to our clients, and to the online poker community as a whole.
If you aren't already taking advantage of their quick cashout times and soft games/MTT's, sign up today! For full details, please visit our Bovada information and instructions page.
The Winning Poker Network - and it's ProfRB.com partner online poker rooms ACR Poker, Black Chip Poker, and True Poker - has had their struggles in recent weeks with some scheduling instability with their multi-table tournaments and some software issues that continue to be ironed out. But one area that continues to show why WPN is a sought-after destination for US players is their increasingly dependable payout waiting times. Their ever-popular debit card feature puts them in a unique position to offer same day payouts in many instances. And despite a ton of player reported data, we can confirm that WPN is paying players within stated timeframes for check (most receive within two weeks of making a request) and cash transfer withdrawals.
If you are interested to know more about WPN, check out our informational page here.
Merge Gaming Network skins Carbon and Aced Poker made big waves in September with a stunning drop in player reported wait times for check cashouts. And while October saw a slight uptick in those timeframes, it is apparent that these leading Merge online poker rooms have re-committed to serving their players with reliably expedient cashouts across the board. Continued volume in player reported data confirms payouts made en masse from ProfRB.com's own independent industry contacts - and with the new Carbon OPS series and several other promotions already heating the coming chill of the winter months, it's easy to see why Carbon and Aced Poker both continue to enjoy a healthy player base.
We highly recommend both Carbon and Aced Poker (virtually identical poker rooms - only difference is poker client color scheme), so be sure to check out our Merge information page for more on how to sign up today.
And now we come to the big mover this month. Juicy Stakes has done a 180 when it comes to payouts in the span of one calendar month - thanks to a new ownership group who's sole focus was to repair the tarnished image left by the previous management team. Throughout 2013, players repeatedly reported waiting months on end for cashouts from Juicy. Now, those days seem as though they were years prior. In an astonishing turnaround, players reported receiving checks, cash transfers, and Skrill | other ROW methods well within Juicy's seemingly lofty stated timeframes. Players were obviously skeptical when early reports of six-day waits for checks came in. But once October closed and November opened, the reports continued to flow. One can only look on in amazement seeing a stated timeframe being met by an online poker room that had such a tarnished reputation in the online poker world. But that reputation seems to be on the mend - players are being paid, and paid promptly. ProfRB.com can confirm from contacts within the industry that player reported experiences mirror the payout situation as a whole for this Revolution Network room, and their huge grading increase (Juicy was graded at a 1.5 out of 10 in last month's report) reflects this new commitment.
It seems hard to say that Lock Poker could possibly reach a new low in terms of paying out their players. But after months and months of players reporting insanely long waiting periods for receiving their cashouts, reports nearly completely dried up in the month of October across the US-facing online poker community. ProfRB.com's own "IHasTehNutz", who among other things catalogs the Lock Pending Cashout Report on the popular online poker forum 2+2, has now hit an astonishing 194 players who have reported their two months or more pending cashout as of this article's publishing time. Factor in Lock's abrupt exit from the Revolution Network, and this has all the ingredients of a company going rogue. The term "ponzi scheme" has been used to describe this company, and one would struggle to find a more appropriate term for a poker room desperate for deposits and negligent in paying players what they are owed.
If you haven't experienced Lock Poker yet, we highly recommend avoiding it at all costs. We do, however, recommend Intertops Poker as a trusted and reliable room on the Revolution Network.