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Hi I'm new to pokerstars and I don't know how to cashout my funds coz i don't have paypal or credit cards and my bank account has been freezed for a while for some circumstances. Is it possible to transfer my dollars account to my friend and let him be the one to cashout via direct bank trasnfer to his account? Am i going to be traced by pokerstars or is it legal to do that? I haven't tried contacting pokerstars support coz I'm afraid that they will suspend my account or its illegal. Thank you.
Joined: Jan '13
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I personally do not know but I would try.....you have nothing to lose if its just sitting there and you can't do anything with it. Although you can transfer to me and i'll gladly win you more
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I don't know what the rules are at Pokerstars but I once did a transfer of 50$ to another account at 888poker. Before he could withdraw the amount of 50$ he had to play for at least the same money. So he had to play until he payed a rake of 50$.
But that's a while ago and don't know how pokerstars handles this
Joined: Jan '13
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My wife got the free 20 bucks the one time from pokerstars and I cashed it to my account when i Hit 50 bucks, I had to rake in a certain amount though.
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Before doing something like that, you better inform they support. The whole scenario of yours is a reason for investigation and ban in many sites. Just to make your self sure about it.
Joined: Jan '11
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It's free to open a Moneybookers account and then you'd have no worries! Although if you open a Moneybookers account (Skrill) you would have to have a bank account to transfer the money to from the Moneybookers account.
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You can't withdraw the founds, that you get, as a transfer from other player....you can play with it and try to win something using it and than withdraw the winnings. That's for sure.
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There are sites that i know for a fact like cake poker where you need to rake money according to the transfer in order to be able and cash out first. And the reasons for this are obvious i believe.
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Posted by KenjAce: Hi I'm new to pokerstars and I don't know how to cashout my funds coz i don't have paypal or credit cards and my bank account has been freezed for a while for some circumstances.
well from what I read here if your bank account is frozen , then you have a lot more things to worry about then playing poker let alone with drawing funds from the account. I think you need to get your life in order.
Joined: Jun '13
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The best way is to transfer on Moneybookers , and then on credit cardsif you have it , if not u can call your friend who have Moneybookers , then transfer the money to your friend , with tax of 1% rate 100 dolar , 1 dolar tax. So it's your choice you can withdraw on 100 ways you need right connection.
Joined: Feb '11
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Does your friend currently play at PokerStars? If so transfer him the funds and have him give you cash. As long as he goes on playing for a while shouldn't raise any flags. They're only watching for money launderer's.
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
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It will be better to open an ewallet first and do the cash out that way. Tell your friend to send you money in your ewallet (Moneybookers, Neteller) and use that money to deposit into Poker Stars. Then request your cash out.
