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[GotaFancy?]

There was no restriction in the T&C saying only one per household - it clearly says one per person......

If they are serious about limiting it to 200, I presume they are intending to open it up again to fill the spaces left by those removed....... it's seriously looking like their intent is to get as many out as possible though - it's almost as if they've only realised in the last 2 days what they offered

[voiceofjoe]

Bloody Hell, what a mess

..... and I was intending to get to America using the free flight that I got from buying a Hoover back in 1992

[glceud]

Originally Posted by voiceofjoe

Bloody Hell, what a mess

..... and I was intending to get to America using the free flight that I got from buying a Hoover back in 1992

We could try pawning our Ratners Jewelry to cover accommodation

Wonder if thats them stopped at 173.

Obviously some human error at the Everest end, pity they did'nt realise what they were doing when Alun said "are you sure" and not got everyones hopes up.

Dont know if it makes any difference but I have played and did deposit more than $5. But I'm not holding my breathe.

Would imagine the people really pissed of are the 20 odd players who had qualified for a 20 seat gtd tourney and were imagining a final field offering a massive overlay.

At a guess 140 IP readers still in, which would still equal one of the biggest cash giveaways ever.

[jolly67]

They have 6 Satellites still to run, the one run tonight was under supported and no seat was awarded.

[SteveO]

I can't see this going ahead at all now. They'll probably wriggle out of it somehow by giving out tourney credits or something similar.

[AlunB]

Originally Posted by GotaFancy?

Alun - I presume Everest also proof read the article before going to print?

Yes someone at Everest did see the page before it was printed. But people make mistakes. I'm not really going to add anything to the statement, not because I'm being evasive or anything like that, but that pretty much says it all. And it's not right for me to say anything more once they have admitted full responsibility for their mistake.

[AlunB]

Originally Posted by GazBlades

Both myself and my girlfriend set up accounts and registered fine yesterday. However while I'm still in, she's been unregistered. Not even an email explaination. We don't even live together. She's extremely pissed off! Is there anything that you can try and do about this Alun?

If you want to email me the details I can try to find out something more on Tuesday, but I don't want to get your hopes up.

In matters like this the sites usually refuse to discuss an individual case with a third party. And to be honest I think this is a pretty good idea as a rule.

But I can always ask for further clarification. Likewise anyone else can PM me or email me.

[eyesallin]

Downloaded and signed up tonight, bonus code not accepted for the following:
Bonus code has expired , 5 days short of the timespan they gave, what a swiz, typical cheapo poker site.
They should be struck off , mistake or no mistake they should honour it.

Bloody cheek

Good luck to all those who did get it.

[AvonGirl]

I've emailed Everest and had an automated response so will wait to see what they say. I think it's extremely poor that they have removed me without contacting me.

I'm going to have a read through the site's T&Cs to see if there is anything about not having 2 user accounts at the same address etc. I know I have seen that at some sites but so far it has never caused me and runadrum a problem/been enforced. Funnily enough, it occurred to me when signing up for Everest that it's the first time I've not been presented with the T&Cs and had to click that I'd read them.

[ColU_FC]

Hmmmmmmm.

What does this all remind me of?

Let me think .............

Ahhhhhh, yes, that's it .....

Everest = GoalPoker

And if they think they are going to keep my $5 they have got another think coming. I'm going to be their worst nightmare.

I don't give a fcuk about the $5, I do give a fcuk about the principle.

[ihilty]

i set the code up within the first minutes i then deposited today and it works fine ..i am now in. could it be that they meant 1st may at 0.00 american time?? i cant see the promo being right tho

[SKVilla]

No, I deposited and used the bonus code at 01:04 on thursday and I'm still in (touch wood)

[SKVilla]

Played a couple of tourneys to get a feel for the site and gameplay and haven't played with another Brit yet. All french and italians on everest.

[glceud]

Originally Posted by eyesallin

what a swiz, typical cheapo poker site.
They should be struck off , mistake or no mistake they should honour it.

Bloody cheek

Very suprised as just how big the site is, far more traffic than boss and prima.

Mistakes are one thing but do you think they should honour a $2,000,000 error that was probably the fault of one member of staff.

Removing players, after allowing them might seem a bit harsh, but not allowing any one else in is hardly suprising.

As for removing players sharing an ISP i'm amazed to have just learned that this isnt the case with all poker sites

[AJ]

Yeah, let's be honest this was never gonna fly, I said as much in the other thread as soon as I saw the advert.

A lot of people here appear to be indignant and upset without any cause that I can see. someone made a mistake, a typo or whatever; sad truth it happens.

No one has ripped you off, it was a mistake. Do you really expect them to cough up millions to cover it. It's not like Goal Poker where they palyed the game, awarded the prized and then piked.

A bit more understanding and a bit less petulance would appear to be in order here.

Just my personal take on the situation

[ColU_FC]

Originally Posted by glceud

Mistakes are one thing but do you think they should honour a $2,000,000 error that was probably the fault of one member of staff.

Originally Posted by AJ

A lot of people here appear to be indignant and upset without any cause that I can see. someone made a mistake, a typo or whatever; sad truth it happens.

No one has ripped you off, it was a mistake. Do you really expect them to cough up millions to cover it. It's not like Goal Poker where they palyed the game, awarded the prized and then piked.

A bit more understanding and a bit less petulance would appear to be in order here.

What I expect in a situation such as this is openness and honesty. Say up front "Sorry we've fcuked up, we can't honour what we promised, here's $100 of tourney tokens for you to enjoy, sorry again".

What I don't expect and will rail against is deception and dishonesty.

Do you think my expectation is reasonable? Isn't this what you would expect?

[jomell]

Dear Curtis,

Thank you for your inquiry. There was a limited to the number of players
eligible for this promotion and due to an oversight on our part, that
limit was not communicated to the magazine. This limit was exceeded and
we were unfortunately forced to end the promotion early.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Regards,

Everest Poker

[GotaFancy?]

Originally Posted by glceud

Mistakes are one thing but do you think they should honour a $2,000,000 error that was probably the fault of one member of staff.

Originally Posted by AJ

No one has ripped you off, it was a mistake. Do you really expect them to cough up millions to cover it. It's not like Goal Poker where they palyed the game, awarded the prized and then piked.

I'm not convinced a typographical mistake has been made From what has been said I think Everest have done a complete U-Turn and renegged on what they offered (and intended to offer)

Alun made it clear, before the event, that IP asked all the pertinent questions of Everest, before going to press - the same questions we were asking. The assumption from that has to be that this was, and intended to be, a $2m promotion.

The only explanation I can think of (and this is pure and wild speculation) is that the deal was set up by a junior member of Everest staff, without the knowledge/understanding of their superiors and that the hierarchy didn't become aware of it until 1st May and when they realised what it was and what it was costing, they pulled the plug on it and then started also looking for reasons to kick people out so that they could recover as much of the giveaway as possible.....

[goater14(BPP)]

Originally Posted by jomell

Dear Curtis,

Thank you for your inquiry. There was a limited to the number of players
eligible for this promotion and due to an oversight on our part, that
limit was not communicated to the magazine. This limit was exceeded and
we were unfortunately forced to end the promotion early.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Regards,

Everest Poker

I can understand that, but why have they removed players who were already registered?

[glceud]

Originally Posted by goater14

I can understand that, but why have they removed players who were already registered?

Shared ISP's would explain some of the removees (did gaz and girlfriend sign up together?)

I think everest have been as open as possible about this and appear to be honouring $140,000+ of entries which is not an inconsiderable ammount.
The only figure we dont have is the ammount of seats they intended offering in the first place.