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Message: [QUOTE="Alizona, post: 5897856, member: 444115"] I found my own solution to all of this years ago... my own USA Federal Government pretty much forced my hand, they forced me into this approach... as most poker players probably know by now, way back on April 15, 2011, the USA Department of Justice seized the web domains of the major online poker sites at the time (Poker Stars and others) and shut down our FREEDOM to play on whichever poker site we choose to play on. To this very day, almost a full decade later, we are STILL not allowed to play on the major poker sites. So back to my point... since my government clearly doesn't want us to have the freedom to move money onto and off of the poker sites, and since I don't do the whole bitcoin thing... I decided I would make a fun game of poker. You see, I have never played poker to make money, I'm kind of weird like that because almost all poker players have a solitary goal to "win money". But I don't. I play poker because I love to play poker! Imagine that?! LOL So a few years ago I decided to make an account on the so-called "gray market" sites like ACR and then also BetOnline, and I also decided that I would only play freerolls and try to win a little money from those, and then use those small funds to try and grow my bankroll. It has been a very successful strategy, by being patient and dedicated, I have built up a nice bankroll on both sites which allows me to play in the normal tournaments and escape that freeroll grind (and it sure is a grind, no doubt about it). I also decided I will never withdraw my funds either. For one, I never want to have "income" and be forced to pay tax on that income to a government I believe does not have my best interests at heart, given the example they set on Black Friday, and given their lack of remedy over this past decade. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT US. So I am certainly not going to reward them via my tax tithe. And also, since I don't do bitcoin (can't be bothered with another fake fiat currency without any tangible value, we already have the US Dollar which is the same thing LOL), I really have no way to withdraw my funds off the sites anyway. But so what? My only goal is to run it up as high as I can, use my experience to become a good poker player who uses good bankroll management to succeed... and I will be very satisfied to leave it at that. I highly recommend this approach to others. Naturally, you can withdraw funds, you don't have to be like me. But realize, the poker sites are going to make it extremely difficult for you to do so. They don't want you to take money off the site when you've never deposited... they seem to dislike that very much. So they put conditions on any withdrawls, such as, you must have generated a large amount of rake for the site, earned them income off the money they "gave you" (via the freerolls), and over the years I have learned those requirements can be very difficult to meet... so I have no intention to even try. I've made a fun challenge out of poker for myself, many players call this approach the "Zero To Hero Challenge", and it has been an absolute joy to grind it out. I am extremely thankful to ACR specifically, because they run the BEST freerolls of any site, and its not even close. ACR is terrific to players like myself. I know some of my words here might appear negative towards them, but my honest feelings is indeed that ACR is terrific... but realize, I have NOTHING at risk here! None of the money is mine... so your opinion of the site may differ from mine. And that's fair. Hope that helps anyone reading my words. This was my solution to this whole "money" thing that causes so many problems in our world. I still don't really understand why the US Government seized the web domains, and they have never bothered to explain it to us. Utterly ridiculous... but it is what it is. And we move on. Best wishes to all poker players! [/QUOTE]

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