Full Contact Poker

Now has their own online poker site, check them out.
50% sign up bonus to $200.
Whoever checks them out first for real money, post a review.


**Just found out this is actually a skin of pokerroom.com.

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First Time Deposit Bonus
Open a real money account with Full Contact Poker and you will receive a 50% first time deposit bonus up to $200.




Charter Member Deposit Bonus
FCP held a sign-up period during November, 2005 for the public to register for Charter Member Status. Charter Members have been granted special privileges within the community and will be able to participate in exclusive FCP promotional opportunities. If you're a charter member, open a real money account with Full Contact Poker and you will receive a 100% first time deposit bonus up to $300.

Lots of bonuses... and I can get all of them... now I just gotta find a rakeback program, and I'm in.
I should have a full review by the end of the week

Sweet, I am a charter member as well and I can get all of those bonuses. Let me know if you find rakeback and I'm in too!

5. Special First Deposit Sign up Bonus: 100% Bonus up to $300
a. The standard FCP sign up bonus is 50% up to $200
b. Also, the standard deposit clearing ratio is $1 of bonus cash for every $5 of rake contributed; whereas, Charter Members get $1 for every $3 of rake

Looks like the bonus clears at about 33% rakeback... but if I could get rakeback too....

As long as you sign up for your FCP poker account under the same email address as your charter membership, you will get all the benefits.


EDIT: Looks like no rake back 'til January?

Full Contact Poker is currently in the process of setting up its Affiliate Program. We appreciate your patience in waiting for us to be ready to accept new affiliates. We plan to have our program in place by January 2006.

In the meantime, if you are interested in becoming an affiliate partner with Full Contact Poker, you can send us an e-mail detailing the nature of your business or website along with a business case and your contact information. This will help speed up the process once all affiliate systems are in place.

Please e-mail: [email protected]

That's pretty cool.

The home page looks completely different now, I didn't know this was coming.

I need to double check, but I think I'm a charter member under two different e-mails. If I am, someone can have one of the e-mails to use to get the bigger bonus. I don't have much interest in clearing poker bonuses anymore plus it's a pokerroom skin...

Copied from FCP forums.

"I deposited funds about 5 mins ago and I still cannot transfer them to my poker account??"
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** You are now speaking with Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support, Full Contact Poker Support. **
Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : Hello

BigFish : hello

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : Thank you for contacting FCP.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : May I please have your username.

BigFish : bigfish

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : Thank you. Just one moment while
I locate your account.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : May I please have your first an last name.

BigFish : Allen XXXXXXX

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : Thank you.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : On a non verified account I will be only be able to transfer up to $99.

BigFish : what?

BigFish : i deposited 200 on my credit card

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : You would need to send in a signed copy of the Authorization form, a copy of the credit card(front an back) an a utility bill as proof of address.

BigFish : what?

BigFish : this makes no sence

BigFish : can you just credit my card back

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : You would need to request a withdrawal.

BigFish : please explain why my card was charged and i cannot play with those funds

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : I am sorry. This is just the rules. We do it because it is protect our customer.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : This is because of identity an Credit Card theft.

BigFish : well i play on 6 other sites and this has NEVER happened

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : We do suggest that customers use NEteller to avoid this procedure.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : Allen, there are many sites out there the ask for this when a Credit Card is used.

BigFish : when will the $ that was charged to my checking accout be available to play with?

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : This information is only asked for once. Unless you use a different credit card.

BigFish : what information

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : The Authorization information I mentioned above.

BigFish : when will the $ that was charged to my checking accout be available to play with?

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : There was no money charged to your checking account.

BigFish : Yes there was

BigFish : I just checked

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : You have $200 in your Cashier page. You may transfer $99 in to your Poker account. With out it being verified.

BigFish : So you want me to fill out a form I dont have and send you a copy of a utility bill that I dont have so I can play with the money you already took??

BigFish : can I transfer $99 more than one time?

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : No, you can only transfer one time (1x) an you would need to send in all documents. No one is excempt from the policy.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : I understand this is frustrating. But it is the rules.

BigFish : what if I dont pay a utility bill?

Your party has left this session.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : Would you like me to transfer an send the email with the Attached Authorization Form.

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : We would need some sort of proof of address.

BigFish : nevermind I will just cash out..... or do I have to fill out a form to do that

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : You can request a withdrawal. If any additional information is required you will be emailed regarding it.

BigFish : ok thank you

Krystal - Full Contact Poker Support : You are welcome. I am sorry that this is such an ordeal




fucking crazy

Someone correct me if Im wrong here. But isnt the bonus requirements kinda high also. If Im figuring right that is. Im a charter member so I get $1 for every $3 in rake. Use 0.25 as a rake example, you would need 1200 raked hands for a $100 bonus, right? The Bet365 December bonus is close to a third of that in raked hands, and you dont have to be a charter member there. Now I know rake fluctuates (sp) so you could potentially receive your bonus in fewer hands, or it could take more hands.

Im not familiar with this bonus structure, so any advice on it would help me out before I go make a deposit over there.

Thanks

Yes, it is bad.

So I did figure it right then?

Well it looks like they changed the rake requirements. Now its $1 for every $2 rake played. What would that make it now? 800 hands raked hands now for a $100 bonus using .25 as a rake example.

The 2:1 rake is for everyone, Charter member or not right now.

http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poke...ic.php?t=40571

There is the official announcement.

.25 is way too high an estimate.

your rake paid is the rake taken on the hand divided by the number of players at the table.

The highest rake I have ever paid is at 5/10 limit 6 max... and that's about .40 per hand.

If you are playing low level NL full, expect closer to .05 per hand.

Yeah thats the same email I got. I just used the .25 as an example. If you went with a .05 on a $100 bonus then that would mean you would need 4000 raked hands, right. That would be brutal wouldnt it?

Originally Posted by Rabid Dog

Yeah thats the same email I got. I just used the .25 as an example. If you went with a .05 on a $100 bonus then that would mean you would need 4000 raked hands, right. That would be brutal wouldnt it?

I got the same e-mail and it said they were considering changing it to hands played. I'll wait and see if they do this.