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Suns of Beaches

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Is there any contact with this poker room? Does support work there? Deposits work lightning fast, but how is the payout? How is the account verification? I have sent them a dozen e-mails about these matters, no replies.

No pokersite is going to answer you when you bombard them with emails. What sane human being is sending "a dozen e-mails with 3 different matters"?

Just send them 1 good written email in appropriate english just like any normal person would :rolleyes: and wait for the response at least 1-2 weeks.
 
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I've never played on this site, I've always played the freerolls on pokerstars, I've always cashed out without problems and I've never paid in the Freeroll tournaments on PokerStars, I recommend
 
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No pokersite is going to answer you when you bombard them with emails. What sane human being is sending "a dozen e-mails with 3 different matters"?

Just send them 1 good written email in appropriate english just like any normal person would :rolleyes: and wait for the response at least 1-2 weeks.
I've been playing there for some time. Finally decided to take a chance and make a deposit and required documents for account verification. After a week of quiet waiting, I sent them an email asking for verification. No contact. Then I sent a few more emails about it, of course There is still no answer whatsoever. I also tried via live support, but also with no effects. It's been almost a month, I have an account status all the time - unverified and no information.
 
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I've been playing there for some time. Finally decided to take a chance and make a deposit and required documents for account verification. After a week of quiet waiting, I sent them an email asking for verification. No contact. Then I sent a few more emails about it, of course There is still no answer whatsoever. I also tried via live support, but also with no effects. It's been almost a month, I have an account status all the time - unverified and no information.

Yeah ok that seems a bit odd. I remember when i played there, before they closed the first time, there was a support guy named "barry" who also was very short in his answers (when he even answered). When the question was a bit more than very basic he would never answer.

Strange site tbh, good luck in resolving your matters :)
 
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Not a very trustworthy site, all in all ...
But it has a fitting name, because if you deposit your money there you must be pretty high.
 
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Worst pokersite of them all, and terrible support. I did not even manage to reset my password! So I will avoid any deposits and will not play anything there .
 
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avoid this poker room. im unable to verify my account and they just ignore me for weeks. just avoid. i made this mistake so you dont have to.
 
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I recently wanted to make a deposit and had doubts, now I understand that I shouldn't do it
 
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talking to support feels like talking to 15yo. their english is worse than mine. short one sentence answers. i just closed my account and moved on. i dont have time for this.

just stay away.
 
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It's meh the software sucks it's slow as heck just not for me, I did however find weak players and a decent amount of freerolls
 
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It's meh the software sucks it's slow as heck just not for me, I did however find weak players and a decent amount of freerolls
The software is pretty decent. So there are a lot of freerolls? The cashout of your winnings is almost a miracle. You make a deposit, turn it over, send the required documents and your account will be unverified all the time. Without a verified account, you will not withdraw any money. I've been waiting for my account to be verified for almost two months. No contact.
 
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Hello.
Just wanted to share since there is a lot of doubt in regard to this pokersite.
I deposited 260$ before the 10k freerool so I got the ticket for free. Then I verified my account. Then I won 2000$ on the freeroll and wanted to withdraw. I got the response that I need to make at least 50$ in rake. I made it and withdrew all my money without problems, got the money 9 hours later on my skrill.
The site is small but seems legit. The rakeback is 27% + the 1st deposit bonus. Games are soft but very small number of tables. It needs to grow, I hope it grows since I like the client that doesn't allow HUDs.
Highstakes poker is legit.
 
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Hello.
Just wanted to share since there is a lot of doubt in regard to this pokersite.
I deposited 260$ before the 10k freerool so I got the ticket for free. Then I verified my account. Then I won 2000$ on the freeroll and wanted to withdraw. I got the response that I need to make at least 50$ in rake. I made it and withdrew all my money without problems, got the money 9 hours later on my Skrill.
The site is small but seems legit. The rakeback is 27% + the 1st deposit bonus. Games are soft but very small number of tables. It needs to grow, I hope it grows since I like the client that doesn't allow HUDs.
Highstakes poker is legit.
You are lucky buddy. I've been playing there for almost 9 months. I paid the money, sent the required documents for verification and silence. My account is still not verified and no answer to why this is so. I sent them several e-mails on this matter. No response. No verified account, no money I won, I can not withdraw. I got several tournament tickets for my deposit. So if they are inactive, they cannot be used. They are valid until the end of the year and most of them have now disappeared from me. account. Of course, no info as to why these tickets disappeared.
 
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I would like to share with you guys my experience with Highstakes poker room. At first i have to say that i didn´t have bad experience until today. The fast KYC approval and verification process, fast successful withdrawal of money (2 times -1000 and 500 dollars) from account via Skrill within a few hours (yeah this rule about earning of 50 dollars of rake is a lot) but okej they have their own rules but my today´s experience is ridiculous and i've never encountered anything like this in my life since i started to play online poker. I log in to my account and wanted to play some cash game with limits 0.5/1 at the table happy hours powered by luxon low 1, there was only one player with buy in 100 dollars i try to buy in to the table but several times i receive error message -external money service reply timeout and and suddenly second error message insufficient funds (in screenshot is also clerly visible that i have funds 611.21 dollars in my account) okej anyway i though there is some bug or something, i contacted customer service via e-mail a they told me that it is my problem with connection not a problem with software. Okej shit happens i can wait few minutes i try to also uninstall and install again the software in PC and than the best part, my whole balance 611.21 dollars disappear from the account without a playing single hand in that table!!! When i check history transaction in account there is 611.21 loss in poker. I swear to God i didn´t play a single hand in this table because i can not buy in to this table. Of course i contacted support again but customer representative wrote my only sorry for this issue our technical support check it and later please be patient, there is no much I can do about this issue. Never saw it happening before. It will take some time to find out what exactly happened there. Since this reply they stop communicate with me. You can check all screenshots in attachments of this message also with communication between me and customer representative, this is totally ridiculous situation only last week i ear more than 450 dollars in rake and they want steal my money from account this way? For sure i will inform you about progress but they will not rob me, if they not give me my money back to account i will contact Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS).
 

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I would not be surprised if there is some sort of scam operation going on there, the owners are not trust worthy.

Let us know if you get your money back.
 
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You're a very lucky man. I read your story from start to finish and I never would have imagined such a happy outcome for you.

GL on the tables, man!
I'm doing the same thing now, reading the full story. Hehehe I'm about to open an account with Highstakes, but first I thought I'd search this site here on the Cardschat forums just to see if it's reliable. After following the story of my compatriot, I think I will open an account at Highstakes to see what my experience will be like there. Hehehehe
 
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I would like to share with you my experience with the Highstakes poker room. At first I must say that I have not had a bad experience until today. The quick KYC approval and check process, fast and successful withdrawal of money (2 times -1000 and 500 dollars) from the account via Skrill within a few hours (yes, this rule about earning 50 dollars of rake is a lot), but that's okay, they have their own rules, but my experience today is ridiculous and I have never found anything like that on my life since I started playing online poker. I log into my account and wanted to play some cash game with 0.5/1 limits on the table happy hours powered by luxon low 1, there was only one player with a 100 dollar buy-in I try to buy-in at the table, but several times I get an error message - response timeout from the external money service and suddenly the second funds error message insufficient (in the screenshot it is also visible that I have funds 611.21 dollars in my account) ok anyway, although there is some bug or something, I contacted customer service by email and they told me that the problem is mine with the connection and not with the software. Okej crap happens I can wait a few minutes I also try to uninstall and install the software again on the PC and for the best part, my entire balance of 611.21 dollars disappears from the account without playing a single hand at that table!!! When I check the account's trade history, there is a loss of 611.21 in poker. I swear to God I haven't played a single hand at this table because I can't buy-in at this table. Of course I contacted support again, but the customer representative wrote my only apology for this issue, our technical support check and later be patient, there's not much I can do about this issue. I've never seen this happen before. It will take some time to find out what exactly happened there. Since this answer they stop communicating with me. You can check all the screenshots in attachments of this message also with the communication between me and the customer representative, this is a totally ridiculous situation just last week I get over 450 dollars in rake and they want to steal my money from the account in this way? I'm sure to inform you of the progress, but they're not going to rob me,
Now I'm not sure if I can open an account there 🤦‍♂️
 
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There are tournaments in this poker room where the addons break is 45 minutes, not 5 minutes. It's totally absurd.
 
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I suggest you wait a bit — something odd there. You first have to deposit BEFORE verifying. Now I'm trying to verify — it took them a week before my fee bill was approved, but having issues with my ID not being recognized — they use a program, not a human for this part. I'm going to scan in high resolution and try again.

On the fence right now. We will see how the check and, of course, the withdrawal will be.

Okay, so I just had a high resolution scan of my passport — I sent it and yes checked

BUT NO — suddenly the site says I made too many attempts (the last attempt was over a week ago and NO mention was made of how many attempts were allowed. Now that part is deactivated. But it's just said that I've been verified.

I sent them a message — but this site seems more dodgy by the second
The site sucks for those who want to withdraw their money.
The player has to authenticate the account which gives a big pain, so making the first deposit is easy, so when withdrawing you are required to have $50 rake which means that you will have to play $500 in tournaments, per day the Hightstaks room from 5:30 to 20:00 on a Thursday for example you would have to play all the PAID games to get a maximum of $8 of rake that is not worth the time or the money, imagine that I tried to get another 140 dollars so I have to play 500 dollars, so I would have to play all the paid games for days and win. In the end, I do wrong. Otherwise, you can play at party poker, 888, Netbet, America Cardroom, poker stars. They also have a lot of freerolls and the withdrawal policy is great. Ex: Party poker that I deposited the other day I already withdrew my winnings, which I won by playing with the bonuses.
 
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i'm a veteran player of HighStakes Poker since the 1st season when they opened 3 years ago and now they reopened last year or season 2;
i am hearing a lot of controversy about player experience at HighStakes Poker and i need to comment this to explain:

we have established a fanbase discussion room on Telegram, you are welcome to join:
we have someone close to management also there...

to tell you the truth, it was not easy to wrap my head around their demands and figure how to make it work at the beginning;
but now, i have figured it out, i had received several withdrawals and playing there every day;
sometimes you can win merchandise like t-shirts, slippers, basebeall caps, etc.;
they also randomly award bonus tournament tickets to active players;

if you have questions on best experience at HighStakes Poker - please, join us!
or ask your questions here;
 
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Any news about highstakes , are they legit ? Who is behind the company ?
Not really legit. Read some reports of people not able to withdraw/verify their Account. Their support is very bad and modtly not responding. Tables are way too big and there is no option to make them small.

Also they have very shady tactics to make you deposit, they promise you a certain amount of your bankroll as a present if you hold money there which is a complete joke when they make it so difficult to verify and withdraw. I can not imagine that such a site has good game security if they have any at all so collusion is maybe also a thing, who knows.

Not recommended untill they step up their game.
 
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i'm a veteran player of HighStakes Poker since the 1st season when they opened 3 years ago and now they reopened last year or season 2;
i am hearing a lot of controversy about player experience at HighStakes Poker and i need to comment this to explain:

we have established a fanbase discussion room on Telegram, you are welcome to join:
we have someone close to management also there...

to tell you the truth, it was not easy to wrap my head around their demands and figure how to make it work at the beginning;
but now, i have figured it out, i had received several withdrawals and playing there every day;
sometimes you can win merchandise like t-shirts, slippers, basebeall caps, etc.;
they also randomly award bonus tournament tickets to active players;

if you have questions on best experience at HighStakes Poker - please, join us!
or ask your questions here;
You sound like a complete shill of the site.
 
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I wonder if crypto is the way to go on this site ? I have not made a deposit yet due to the bad reviews. Normally crypto should be in your account within hours if they are serious
 
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I haven't withdrawn money yet, but I've read a lot of reviews, I understand that I won't withdraw it, and I shouldn't waste time playing there (
 
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Not really legit. Read some reports of people not able to withdraw/verify their Account. Their support is very bad and modtly not responding. Tables are way too big and there is no option to make them small.

Also they have very shady tactics to make you deposit, they promise you a certain amount of your bankroll as a present if you hold money there which is a complete joke when they make it so difficult to verify and withdraw. I can not imagine that such a site has good game security if they have any at all so collusion is maybe also a thing, who knows.

Not recommended untill they step up their game.
you are just badmouthing a poker room on hear-say, based on probably not your own experience but speculation;
answer this - did you your self had issues at HightStakes Poker / Casino?
wish you took time to read the points that i mentioned and explained in above!
come, join the discussion in the above link, we have at least one real connected room representative...
 
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