Cashing out at SpadesLounge

This has to be the hardest place to cashout from if you started out on the freerolls. I had worked my way up to the princely sum of $80.60 and figured I was bored with the site as it doesn't seem to be really taking off. So time to cash out.

The cashout was refused because I had yet to make a deposit. Nothing unusual there, but many other sites have no such restrictions.

Oh and if I did deposit I would have to meet the raked hand requirement. And that is? 5 raked hands per promo dollar at a .50/1.00 table or higher. So given that I won only about half my stash in freerolls how much did they reckon I needed to clear? All of it! Apparently my hard work in non-freerolls is nothing to do with me, it is still them being promotional. Anything I might win after I deposit is ok of course.

So that would be about a 400 raked hand requirement then. Excuse me? 400 hands!!!!. Other sites have no such requirements or a fixed number, 30, 50, even sometimes a 100. But 400?

Actually it is worse than that. And kinda better. When they returned my money to the account they made it $162! Pardon? Now normally I would report this, but these guys deserve everything they get in my estimation. But that means I would be faced with a 810 raked hand requirement.

And remember I can't just use any old raked hand it has to be one of the more expensive tables. Look, I'm an SnG player, if I'm going to play ring games then it's micro stakes or nothing, 'cos I just don't feel to comfortable in ring games.

This site advertises as being by poker players for poker players, that must be why they make things so hard for players to cash out.

I'm tempted to just say give it to charity and close the account and put it down to experience. What would you do? Forget it or play over 800 hands you really don't want to play?

Might as well play, as just give it away. Worst case is you end up with nothing, which you are already prepared for, best case you make some more money! The extra experience will be worth it. Then just never give that site any more of your business.

Well yes, normally. But apart from freerolls there is hardly ever anyone there, and usually at tables with smaller blinds. Makes it difficult. Also, with the current lack of support, I'm nervous of putting any of my money in in case the place folds.

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here is an email I got from spadeslounge on september 7

Hello Mr. *******

Accept our most sincere apologies for the delay on your payment.

We are waiting on the bank wire we sent to become available so tha twe can honor
your request. See at this time the amount of outgoing transactions exceeds the
amount of incoming ones.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Best regards,

Antonio Vargas
Banking Manager


I put in this withdraw request on September 2nd and have still not received it this site is broke and is trying to get as many deposits as it can before it goes offline. I have played on this site since beta testing and it has been nothing but a head ache from all the software bugs to the completely brain dead banking and support staff

Like the guy with the accent says SAVE YOUR MONEY
Don’t waste it on spades lounge

Thanks wbtczn, I'll definitely research that one.