# Sharks at the Tables, Lab Girls on the Rails - SDMB World Poker Tour 1st QTR 2007 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 29, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957 "2006-12-29T05:26:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/101 "2007-02-23T04:03:54Z")
Standings for the quarter: Yeticus Rex 74.0 Dag Otto 69.4 Asterion 68.4 Duke of Rat 58.5 Robot Arm 58.5 Nanook of the North 52.1 Oslo Ostragoth 49.1 Kyyrewyyoae 48.0 Miss Take 40.8 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/102 "2007-02-23T17:41:30Z")
I don’t think I’m going to play anymore. The funding freeze just took the wind out of my sails. I don’t play very well, so I need to practice. I can’t practice because I don’t have any funds. I can’t fund the sites so I can’t play for practice. I’m done asking for hand outs from the other players, but do appreciate the loans from all who have contributed. I really enjoyed the weekly games, but this is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/103 "2007-02-23T20:34:08Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] I don’t think I’m going to play anymore. The funding freeze just took the wind out of my sails. I don’t play very well, so I need to practice. I can’t practice because I don’t have any funds. I can’t fund the sites so I can’t play for practice. I’m done asking for hand outs from the other players, but do appreciate the loans from all who have contributed. I really enjoyed the weekly games, but this is ridiculous. [/QUOTE] Damn Government. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/104 "2007-02-24T23:00:33Z")
I hear ya, Duke. I have been trying to keep going on play money games and freerolls, but they just don’t play the same, and I would hate to develop bad habits. It’s just not **fun** anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Capa84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@Capa84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capa84)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/105 "2007-02-25T03:19:03Z")
I’ve been way too busy lately to play or keep up (and I mean anywhere online). Bodog called me and told me they can still process checking account deposits through some other company, but obviously not Neteller anymore. Is anyone else able to get money onto sites right now? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/106 "2007-02-25T04:51:33Z")
[QUOTE=Capa84] I’ve been way too busy lately to play or keep up (and I mean anywhere online). Bodog called me and told me they can still process checking account deposits through some other company, but obviously not Neteller anymore. Is anyone else able to get money onto sites right now? [/QUOTE] [This](http://www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php) is what I know about it. Things look pretty grim. Who did Bodog recommend? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/107 "2007-02-25T05:03:59Z")
I just looked at the MyWebATM signup procedure at FullTilt. Holy crap! :eek: SSN, etc. And apparently they run a credit report on you. ---
**Author:** ![Capa84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@Capa84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capa84)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/108 "2007-02-25T05:34:04Z")
I don’t remember, it was a few weeks ago. I started playing again tonight and won a pts qualifier for $25 tourney credits, so I at least have that to play with. I’ll call them next week and ask them what is up. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/109 "2007-02-25T21:12:02Z")
I have a pretty good buddy in Mexico, I wonder what would be involved with setting up a Mexican bank account? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/110 "2007-02-28T05:39:40Z")
Someone floated the idea that we should decrease the stakes to make **Our Little Game** last longer. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/111 "2007-03-01T15:04:59Z")
[QUOTE=Oslo Ostragoth] Someone floated the idea that we should decrease the stakes to make **Our Little Game** last longer. Thoughts? [/QUOTE] Oops. Sorry, but I already created this week’s game at the $1.05 level. I think reducing the stakes is a great idea though. Anyway, game is up. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/112 "2007-03-02T02:31:25Z")
Is three all we have for tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/113 "2007-03-02T04:20:27Z")
Results for tonight: 1 Oslo (Yay me - first win in quite a while) 2 Robot Arm 3 Kyy 4 Miss Take 5 Ast, who looked strangely like Dag ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/114 "2007-03-02T04:24:14Z")
Quarterly standings: Yeticus Rex 74.0 Dag Otto 69.4 Asterion 64.3 Robot Arm 60.0 Duke of Rat 58.5 Oslo Ostragoth 55.0 Nanook of the North 52.1 Kyyrewyyoae 48.2 Miss Take 39.9 Damn Yeti. Never plays any more, still leads. ---
**Author:** ![Capa84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@Capa84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capa84)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/115 "2007-03-02T07:13:13Z")
not sure how it works, but I’ll do some more digging-- what I’ve heard is that the easiest thing to do now is use a prepaid Visa/MC card to get money on, then have them physically send you a check to get money off (I was told to do this for pokerstars). I don’t even know where to get a prepaid Visa, anyone have an idea? I want to say I have seen them in the past at gas stations with calling cards, but I don’t recall seeing any lately ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/116 "2007-03-02T20:57:06Z")
BTW, since funding **Our Little Game** has become nearly impossible due to the need for port security (insert derisive snort), we are looking into hosting the game ourselves. Last night, **ast** found [Poker Mavens](http://www.briggsoft.com/pmavens.htm) and we played with it a little. Not great, but an alternative. Anybody that may want to get back in our game should install the client and nag the rest of us for a quick tryout game. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/117 "2007-03-03T19:28:42Z")
[QUOTE=Capa84] I don’t even know where to get a prepaid Visa, anyone have an idea? I want to say I have seen them in the past at gas stations with calling cards, but I don’t recall seeing any lately [/QUOTE] You can get a Green Dot prepaid visa from a Coinstar machine. I’ve been meaning to get one, but I didn’t even think about using it for poker. I wonder if it will work? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/118 "2007-03-03T22:05:29Z")
[QUOTE=Capa84] not sure how it works, but I’ll do some more digging-- what I’ve heard is that the easiest thing to do now is use a prepaid Visa/MC card to get money on, then have them physically send you a check to get money off (I was told to do this for pokerstars). I don’t even know where to get a prepaid Visa, anyone have an idea? I want to say I have seen them in the past at gas stations with calling cards, but I don’t recall seeing any lately [/QUOTE] Go to the [Visa website](http://www.visa.com) and check out the one-time and reloadable prepaid cards. There is a locator that told me they were available at my local Mobil SuperPantry. I’ll get over there soon and see what happens. The talk all over the 2 + 2 forums is that this is the way to go - just enter it into the same place as a regular Visa or MC. **OMD** - are you following all this? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/119 "2007-03-03T23:59:48Z")
For what it’s worth, I told **Kitch** about our potential switch to Poker Mavens and she said that she had brought it up a long time ago, but had been shot down because of the fact that it only does single-table games. Just thought it was worth giving credit where credit is due. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957/120 "2007-03-04T05:10:33Z")
You think we have problems? [This guy](http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=9391986&an=0&page=0#Post9391986) has $800K tied up/frozen/seized at Neteller… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-at-the-tables-lab-girls-on-the-rails-sdmb-world-poker-tour-1st-qtr-2007/385957.md?page=7)