Topic: ✅ SwC Poker ♣️ BITCOIN POKER ♣️ Hold'em✅ PLO✅ Mixed✅ MTT✅ ♣️ BBJ🌟 ♣️ BIG BTC🏆 - page 31. (Read 87391 times)

That just isn't true though. I rubbed HH wrong and they said they were going to ban me, then I was banned from chat. If that is true, then why do you continually let HH act like they represent you in the chat. It has gotten to the point where people have issues and are asking if HH is there and talking to them about it. You could go in the chat right now and ask if anyone thinks HH is part of the SWC team and you will get a large I'm out of responses of people saying yes.

If HH is fraudulently representing themselves in the chat why wouldn't you ban them so they wouldn't continue to do so?

No. We have attempted to make this as clear as possible. Higherhighs, nor any other player, represents or speaks for SwC. If they have given you that impression it was either a misinterpretation or a misrepresentation on their part. The only official messages from SwC will come from clearly identified SwC accounts.

There are a few players that have green chat text but it is not an indication of any official position or authority. There are also other players that chose a custom chat color when that option was available for a limited time. If they have not changed their color since that time it will remain. For this reason chat colors alone are not used as a method to signify anything. Official accounts will be clearly identified as such; for example, SwC_Support is an official account used by support in chat.

But, what about HigherHighs? They do not speak for SWC?

 Also, at one point ETF had the same green text as HH.

Like the message says if you have an issue being moderated by a thread starter don't post here. Instead open up a "service discussion" thread or hell even "gambling discussion" thread to voice tour displeasure or thoughts in their service.

This allows you to post an only be moderated should you violate the forums rules.

No. There are no staff members that are currently present in chat. When an official site representative is added they will be clearly marked as an employee and representative of SwC. Messages from any players in chat or made on any other venue are not official and they do not speak for SwC.

Isn't ETF staff? They usually have green text and are always promoting tournaments and time left to register.

If you have issues with another player please email support. This is not the place to post personal issues or attacks regarding other players. Posts made solely for this purpose will be deleted.

We agree with the idea of extending the rebuy period past late registration for the same reason. Thank you for the suggestions about this tournament. The series schedule is limited and there are always events we would like to add that may not make the cut, but we will include this in the discussion as the schedule is being finalized.

Well, I personally prefer R/A (and double rebuys) over re-entries, just because it creates more action early and higher price pools, but I admittedly never understood the reason why sites got rid of them. I believe the Omaha Mix specifically lends itself to that format since equities run closer than in NLHE, so more flips (and coolers) happen and therefore more opportunities to rebuy. If it was up to me, I would shorten the time you can late reg but extend the time you can rebuy, encouraging people to actually play the game instead of sniping.

I think it could create a pretty decent price pool (250k+).

Yes, this was the first day for that new tournament and the entry fee should have been 120.    Players were pre-registered before the tournament could be updated so 100 chips for each entry has been added to the prize pool to be distributed to players according to their finish in the money. The tournament has been corrected for next week.

Would this be a rebuy/add-on tournament with the option to double rebuy? We have not yet run a 5k rebuy or one featuring a mixed game but would be open to the possibility if there is sufficient demand.

Withdrawals are free for players. SwC covers the transaction fee. Players receive the full amount of bitcoin requested. This has not changed.

There is also no limit to the number of free withdrawals a player may request.

Thank you for pointing this out so that this line can be removed.

Yes, rebuys and addons are charged an entry fee. As shown on the website, scheduled tournaments with a guaranteed prize pool will have a total entry fee of 6% or less. This has not changed.

You are correct that this should have been made more clear to explicitly include info about rebuys and addons.

This will be updated, and in the future we will make sure that everything is made clear and communicated to players via all channels.



No. As mentioned many times higherhighs is not an SwC employee and is not in a position to decide anything regarding SwC. Their only role is as a player that has volunteered to help send in reports regarding chat rules and to forward suggestions from players. They have no authority that any other player does not possess.

All players are also welcome to send in reports, questions, feedback, ideas and suggestions via email, Twitter or here in this thread. Decisions regarding these are then made by SwC management. Many additions and adjustments have come as a result of suggestions and feedback given directly by players.

We are trying to make this as clear as possible. Any confusion about a user in chat having the authority to make these decisions is either a misinterpretation of what they said or a misrepresentation on their part. Official statements will come from official SwC accounts. If you have issues with another user please send an email to support.



You are right. The intention was for the rake adjustment to take place with an announcement to be posted shortly ahead of time.

The website was updated beforehand to correctly display the new rake schedule but the accompanying announcement was not posted at the correct time. This was an internal miscommunication and mistake that SwC acknowledges and apologizes for. Extra care will be taken to make sure everything is communicated clearly and on time in the future.

SwC has always been committed to being completely transparent with rake adjustments. The current rake schedule, along with comparisons to all past rake schedules, can always be found on the website at this address:


Some of the percentages have seen a small increase but the rake caps for most situations have also been lowered. As Bitcoin value increases we will continue to make adjustments necessary to lower caps to keep them in line.


The prizes for the MBSOP Leaderboard will be posted before the series begins.

The formula used to determine leaderboard points will be the same formula used during the BSOP:

Leaderboard Points= 10 x (√Field Size/√Finish) x (1+Log (Buy-In+0.25))

Daily updates of the leaderboard with current point totals will be posted here at the conclusion of each day's events.


The schedule for the next tournament series that includes larger mid and high stakes buy-ins is currently being finalized and will be posted here soon. Expect the kickoff date to be approximately 3-4 weeks from now.  There will be a tournament leaderboard for that series also.

If you have suggestions for events that you would like to see please let us know.

What was your favorite event from the BSOP that you want to see again? What do you feel was missing that you would like to see included?

I think you should make it really easy to figure out how the leader board works and what the prizes are.  Make sure the way you calculate points isn't stupid or there will be nonstop bitching about it.  

If you want to do something gimicky and interesting you could have 50% of the rake collected go towards the leaderboard prizes.

Also you really should address the rake increase thing before posting anymore big image promo stuff.  It looks like you're trying to bury the criticism which will only make things worse.  Increasing rake without announcing it is a big nono.  You could've announced twice the increase and gotten half the pushback really.  Poker players don't like to feel like someone is trying to pull one over on them.

Hey, I think you guys forgot to announce that SWC changed the house rules and is no longer covering the transaction fee for withdrawals. Are there any other changes that players should know about?

I hear that you started raking rebuys and add-ons sometime in the last few weeks, too. I couldn't find any mention of that on the website, though. How much are rebuys and add-ons being raked now? When was the change made?

The daily tournament schedule is currently in the process of being updated with increased guarantees and the addition of some new tournaments that offer higher buy-in options.

These include a new 2k NLH with 40k GTD every day at 6pm ET, a 5k 8-Max NLH with 75k GTD every evening at 9pm ET, a 500 NLH with 30k GTD every evening at 10pm ET, and a late night 2k NLH with 30k GTD every night at 12am ET.

We will continue to roll out new tournaments throughout the upcoming week.




Thank you both for the feedback. We understand some players will have split preferences on the 8-Game/11-Game choice. The new 10k 11-Game on Sunday has been promising. We will continue to gather feedback with those players and see if there's a choice that is most popular.


There are no plans to change the Bad Beat Jackpot qualifier at this time. One option in the future might be to have a tiered system that lowers the qualifying hand requirements as the BBJ reaches certain levels. We welcome your ideas and feedback on what you'd like to see in the future. But for now and the foreseeable future it will remain as Aces Full of Kings beaten.



Thank you, you are right. We will post an update here after the Thrusday Doubles with results on which player had the best finish and include the following week's progressive jackpot amount.

If this is the case for real SWC is leading unfortunately leading in the wrong direction.

Are there any plans to change the BBJ to the old system again? I would love to see that!

Not a biggie but it would be nice to see an update after the Thursday double plays out, announcing who won the best finish across both tournaments, even just the average needed to win it that week.

For anyone here who doesn't already participate we are starting our 4th Bitcointalk poker series - sponsored by SWC this Sunday. Information can be found here, no late reg and it's password protected.

Biased opinion here bc I look forward to badugi/uecy/acey rounds the most, but I feel like 11 game > 8 game for a nightly higher buyin tourney.  It's true more games = fewer people having experience with all of them, but if someone is willing to play triple draw but doesn't know how to play badugi games, they're probably willing to learn and jump in without much experience.

Do a different mix each night during the week, Stud/Stud8/O8, Draw games, HORSE, 8 game and 11 game.

Personally, I believe the 25k should be an 8game (people aren't as familiar with baducey and badacey unfortunately), and if I were to choose a timeslot, it would be 6pm or 7pm ET (probably 6pm, as 7pm has the 10k NLHE 6max) on Saturday as to not collide with the Sunday tourneys.