Party Reneges on Affiliate Freeroll

gopherblue · #1 () 03-03-2006, 11:38 AM

I qualified for the PartyPoker affiliate bonanza freeroll for January. I just received an email from my AM which states that because so few people qualified and registered for the freeroll, that they were cancelling it, but that I'd be eligible for the bonanza freeroll for this month.

I am pretty steamed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it shouldn't matter how many affiliates qualified or registered for the freeroll--it should still go on. Hey, if there are only a few affiliates who qualified, then they should still get to play, happy with the knowledge that their odds of winning went up. Party offered the incentive, and I qualified for it. To then pull it due to the low number of qualifying affiliates is not fair to me. It is irrelevant if, for instance, no one else qualified...hey lucky day! I should win by default. Here's an example to illustrate: what if a company said "anyone who sends in an entry card is eligible for the prize drawing", and I was the ONLY person to send in an entry...the drawing should still go on, right? The same holds true if only 10 people send in entries...the drawing should go on, and the 10 people should reap the reward of the increased odds of winning.

Party offered the affiliate freeroll, and it isn't like they are going to be out any more money than they originally budgeted for it. By cancelling it and having me play in the current month freeroll, they basically got to offer an incentive in January and then not follow through on it.

Moderator, please do not move this to the Party forum, as I think it effects all affiliates.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Goph

indieangler · #2 () 03-03-2006, 11:43 AM

Mmmm, seems a bit shady. I'd definitely be upset that they completely cancelled the January freeroll, but if they are automatically putting you in this months freeroll, atleast you aren't losing everything.

On a side note, this DOES belong in the PartyPoker poker forum as it is dealing with PartyPoker and everything PP related goes there.

#3 () 03-03-2006, 11:53 AM

Moving to the Party Poker forum.

corpfan1 · #4 () 03-03-2006, 12:00 PM

The same thing happened to me about 5 months ago.

Is your AM Sarah?

This is just another example of Party Poker running the affiliate program without caring about "the little guy". It is a shame...but I don't think they really care if you are steamed. They have you by the balls because they make millions and you don't.

Another example of "don't put all your eggs in one basket"...I learned that and that is why I do much better with Poker Room, Full Tilt, Titan and other rooms than I do with Party.

PPP · #5 () 03-03-2006, 02:47 PM

I once drove 50 minutes to a "guaranteed" tournament that was cancelled for lack of entrants. It happens. Since you are now qualified for whenever the next one happens, what is the big deal? A small deal maybe, but a big deal, c'mon.

ethomps · #6 () 03-03-2006, 03:10 PM

They held a $2000 freeroll in January for affilites, that had 22 entrants.....

PPP · #7 () 03-03-2006, 03:27 PM

I suppose he meant February in the original post.

gopherblue · #8 () 03-03-2006, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PPP@Mar 3 2006, 03:27 PM
I suppose he meant February in the original post.

Qualified for my results in January...freeroll was to be held in February. BTW, my AM apologized and offered me a PP windbreaker or cap instead...no comment on that.

Goph

checkingout · #9 () 03-03-2006, 06:51 PM

Im not sure if moving topics to this forum makes much sense. When is the last time anyone from partypoker posted or replied to anything here?

ethomps · #10 () 03-03-2006, 06:56 PM

There was also a Party freeroll in Febuary for $2000.....