The Thread…
If anything merits a post on this blog its my support thread for iPokerVIP.net which has been live for about 48 hours. If you have half an hour give it a read. Its interesting for sure no matter how the debate ends.
Firstly, I need to express my gratitude to all those who have supported me throughout the thread. It means a lot that people can understand my point of view and trust me as an affiliate. I will continue to give absolute best to all my players and anyone working with me. Thanks again !
The thread has affirmed my belief that iPokerVIP.net can be a genuine competitor when it comes to deals on the iPoker network. On the thread there are a series of extremely successfull affiliates all worth several million who feel the need to debunk my business. Regardless of what they’re saying or their tactics I’ve got respect for all these guys who are undoubtedly great entrepreuners. All starting successful companies from scratch. If any of them come accross this post I’d love to chat and learn from you sometime. No matter what is said on that thread or concerning the companies I have no ill feelings at all.
The basic argument running throughout the thread from the likes of PokerAddict, Karim and a few other affiliates hiding behind new accounts is that if the deals on iPokerVIP.net are legal why is nobody else doing it ? and as an after thought if they are they will come and crush me. I will have a small time advantage and its not as if my offers can’t outgo theirs.
PokerAddict actually used to own the affiliate site RakeRebateReview.com which you can view here (as it was seen in ’06 or whenever).
I think its a great idea and myself am working on: CompareTheRake.Com which I think has a lot of potential (one of these sites should take off right !?).
My argument for the legitimacy of the deals was simple. Deals working the exact same way already exist. They’re just not as aggressive.
The deal offered on iPokerVIP.net for VC poker is a simple VIP upgrade and a 1st deposit bonus. This coupled with The Poker Olympics and the fact its legal is a huge deal and will reward VC greatly.
Here is a link to RTR’s partner site PokerLoyaltyPrograms. For Circus Poker (An iPoker skin) they offer a first deposit bonus, reload bonus and VIP upgrade. The only problem is that the VC deal represents higher value.
The way that value manifests itself is identical.
If I’m told that iPokerVIP.net is illegal I will simply offer value in a way that is considered legal.
I’ll wire players $100 when they deposit $2k or more, huge deposit bonuses, monthly reload bonuses, races, a store on my site, a point system on my site.. the possibilities are endless. As a concept iPokerVIP.net is healthy and I’ve got great belief in it.
Karim also claimed that the Will Hill deal consisted of a race, first deposit bonus and the standard VIP program and is therefore nothing like my deal. Wheras my deal offers a VIP upgrade + a VIP points chase.
The PLP website clearly states “Exclusive PLP VIP status – Contact us for full details” (More)
Logically this can only mean 2 things; a) They are misrepresenting their deal on PLP b) They are lying about the nature of their deal with WH to cover their back.
Thankfully RTR have published a table concerning their rake race with screenames included.
Some noteable names on the leaderboards include; WON2FREE4FIVE , burzen and Gurl2
Here are the standings in the WH race at the moment
The majority of this table is made up from serious rakeback grinders or winning players who would not settle for the combination of the WH program and race alone which would net them a pretty slim return compared to so many of the other accessible deals out there. Its just unbelieveable.
One thing for sure is that the thread has generated a ton of publicity which won’t be bad as long as the iPokerVIP.net’s legitimacy is recognised.
I’m asking myself why I did this now but, its just nature. Always want more and always try to be better. I want a career in this industry and a reputable company with above board deals. So I guess that’s the reason. A lot of people would have stayed quiet and I know of a few who are far more successful than me who are just happy to do the underground thing and keep quiet. Eventually that is going to have to stop and I want my business on paper. Maybe one day I’ll want to sell it, or merge with another company (If they’ll take me after this) and it would put me in a much stronger posistion.
I’ve been nailed a bit for the blog which in hindsight was an awful business decision. There is no point in having a blog if its not to be open and that’s come back to bite me a bit on the thread. In a way its good though becuase it means I have to be accountable for my decisions and previous opinions.
I’m going to try and remain as straight forward and up front when posting here and won’t be deleting the blog or editing any posts (lets face it. This thing was saved onto people’s hard drives hours ago !)
Jamie
