Poker is a risky game by definition and whenever someone wins big amounts of money, other players lose a lot of money. So the last thing you want is the website where you are playing to be unfair, to cheat you, not to send you your earnings on time or to do any shady business practices.
All players want a safe and reliable platform, where the only thing that makes the difference between winning and losing is their own set of skills and a bit of good luck. There are plenty of websites to avoid, and GlobalPoker.com is one of them.
It was opened in 2017 and it is owned by the VGW Holdings company, located in Australia. Here are 5 reasons why you should avoid GlobalPoker:
1. They have a high rake – while the usual rake is 5%, which is standard for many online casinos (although it’s on the high end, some websites taking less), the cap for the maximum rake is that of $5.50. This is among the highest of all, most websites having a cap of $3 or $4
While most online and real casinos offer a rake discount when playing shorthanded, this is not the case on Globalpoker.com
2. They have a shady business model – on most poker websites the rules are simple: you deposit real money, you use them to play and if you happen to win you can withdraw that money. But on GlobalPoker it’s quite different.
When you deposit money on the website, you buy some fictional “Gold Coins”. You use them to play and then you can convert them into $weeps Cash. And only then the $weeps Cash can be exchanged back into US Dollars. This technique used to work for some time, but then…
3. They were kicked out of Paypal – even though those at Globalpoker initially stated that Paypal approved their Gold Coins and $weeps Cash system, we are not really sure how accurate that statement was. Probably Paypal initially accepted it, but when they took a closer look they noticed that it’s just a tricky way to avoid the legislation. No one really knows the exact reason, but eventually Paypal was disabled on GlobalPoker.com
4. You can’t use any HUD – many players these days like to use a heads-up display software like PokerTracker4 or Holdem Manager 2. They give a lot of useful information and statistics and can make the difference between winning and losing. But unfortunately you can’t use a software of this type on Globalpoker.
5. It’s only available for US and Canada residents – while you can deposit money from anywhere in the world, you can’t withdraw them unless you live in the US or Canada. Globalpoker used to be a good choice for US residents that didn’t had any other legal alternatives, but for people in other countries there are definitely many other better websites available.
So here were just 5 good reasons why you should avoid GlobalPoker. But if you browse through forums and Reddit discussions, you will find plenty of other reasons to avoid this website and choose another one instead.
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