VIP.com Poker is proud to be part of the Microgaming Network, which is like no other online multiplayer poker – it is a poker network bringing together players from all over the globe, in a multitude of card rooms, to play against each other at one of the many tables always open. VIP.com Poker and Microgaming guarantee an exciting game, for every player, at every level, in any game, at any time. There is no reason to play poker anywhere else.
In addition to delivering the best poker action on the web, VIP.com Poker and Microgaming guarantee all players a safe, secure and fair poker experience. Please take a minute to review our House Rules.
VIP.com Poker will not offer any information about you to any third party company unless we receive your prior consent.
So that we can provide you with the most efficient and enhanced service, we request information about you. Since your privacy as a participant in VIP.com Poker 's gaming and wagering activities is a priority to us, we have provided this detailed policy statement about our privacy and information dissemination practices.
Privacy Policy Detailed Review
1. Information we Gather or Track
2. What We Do With Collected Information
3. Who Can Use the Collected Information, and How
4. Choosing to Opt-out of Information Collection
5. Corrections and Updates to Personal Information
6. Deleting or De-activating Your Name From our Database
7. How to Contact VIP.com Poker .
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the VIP.com Poker Member Services team pokersupport@VIP.com
Please be aware that this site contains links to other sites. VIP.com Poker cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices or content of such web sites.
1. Information We Gather or Track
Information on general usage, and any optional personal details you provide to us will be used to provide you with enhanced features such as wagering limits and mail advice of your transactions conducted through the VIP.com Poker web pages.
The following are details of the information we collect:
VIP.com Poker collects data so that we may display personalized content to our visitors. Additionally, usage information may be analyzed so that we can judge our system's performance or execute your customized features.
Your computer reaches us via a particular IP, (InternetProtocol), address. This can tell us things like what part of the world you're connecting from, or which service provider you are using.
Your browser offers so-called "cookies" which -- if you allow their use -- store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of our sites. Cookies assist us in tracking which of our features you like best. And when you re-visit us, cookies can enable us to customize our content according to your preferences. However, cookies tell us nothing about you personally unless you specifically give us additional information.
Our registration form asks for contact and demographic information used to send news about our products as well as payments via Federal Express or regular mail. You will be able to opt-out of receiving any mailings. Demographic information may be used to customize the display of our sites to you by showing content that we think might be of interest or related to your past visits.
Surveys may ask for contact information or unique identifying information to increase the value of the results. Contests may require contact information or other demographic/personal information in order to determine your eligibility.
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VIP.com Poker will not knowingly solicit or accept information from minors, and will make best efforts to remove minors from the database. All requests from parents/guardians to remove data will be honored promptly. No financial transaction will be accepted from any party declared underage. For the purposes of this definition, this means anyone under the age of eighteen at the time the transaction request is made. It is VIP.com Poker 's policy to work with all international bodies in reducing the possibility of underage gambling.
2. What We Do with Collected Information
We sometimes use provided information to personalize features of our Web sites based upon your preferences.
From time to time we may extend various offers to our members. These may include news or competitions relating to the content on our site. Your personal preferences or usage history may result in your being offered special screens or opportunities. These offers would be sent from a VIP.com Poker related web site and your personal information are not shared with entities outside of VIP.com Poker .
We may produce aggregate reports for companies whose links we display, or who display links to our site. For example, we tell them how many people saw or clicked on an ad and additionally, how many people saw or clicked on ads in different portions of our service. Where available, we may offer additional information about viewer characteristics. However this does not include personally identifiable information about you or your online usage patterns.
We'll use your email contact information to provide you with e-mail confirmations of every wager you place on our site, and information which may be of importance for your bets. We also occasionally send mail to keep you informed of new facilities added to the site, or enhancements to our customer service, or similar information we think you may find of interest. However, you can choose to opt out of these mailings. By providing your contact information you will be eligible to acquire a user ID and password that will allow you to access all areas of our Web site.
3. Who Can Use Collected Information and How
As mentioned in our "What We Do With Collected Information" section, we provide our partners with aggregate reports on advertising activity.
Feedback is used both by VIP.com Poker staff and our partners to enable all advertising of our service to be as effective as possible.
Please be aware that if you voluntarily disclose information online, personal or otherwise, that information can be collected and used by others. For example, using chat, bulletin boards, or your e-mail, if you post personal information online you may receive unsolicited messages from others. VIP.com Poker will have no means to control this.
4. Choosing to Opt Out of Information Collection
We provide visitors the opportunity to opt-out of receiving e-mail from us when we first request registration information from you.
Some personal information is required for registration. However, for specific contests or to enable your participation within our discussion areas, some degree of personal and contact information will be necessary. You can always choose not to receive additional mailings at that time.
5. Corrections & Updates to Personal Information
Visitors can change or correct information about themselves via online forms which are part of our registration system. If there is a problem with a change being accepted by our system, you may contact us at the email address: pokersupport@VIP.com
6. Deleting or deactivating your name from our database
Visitors may un-subscribe from mailings though our online registration forms. If you have difficulty using these forms, you can send email to: pokersupport@VIP.com
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There is very little that cheaters can do online. They cannot mark the cards, peek at your hole cards, stack the deck or put a cold deck on the table. Playing poker online is very safe. Things that can – and do – happen in land-based casinos and card rooms can’t happen on line.
However, there is one thing that happens in land-based casinos that some cheaters do try to get away with online: collusion, that is, sharing information and playing their hands in order to help each other win. This is also known as “playing partners".
Colluding is not tolerated at VIP.com Poker . In order to thwart any and all attempts at collusion among players, Microgaming, with its years of experience in fraud detection and prevention, has developed Collusion Detection Software (patent pending) that, among other capabilities, tracks all play in real time. Every hand played at VIP.com Poker is automatically and instantly analyzed. The software watches for and recognizes in real time any and all plays used by colluding players and, whenever any suspicious plays are detected, the players’ hand histories are brought up for examination by our experienced, expert staff. Colluders will have their accounts frozen and be banned from VIP.com Poker and all its affiliated sites worldwide. The Microgaming Network does not allow players to change their alias, as such, you know who you're playing against at all times.
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The "rake" is the percentage of the pot that goes to the house. VIP.com Poker uses a fixed schedule for its rake, based on the table limit and number of players.
Limit tables, up to, but not including $0.10/$0.20 |
# of Players |
$0.10 pot |
$0.25 pot |
$0.40 pot |
$0.55 pot |
$0.70 pot |
$0.85 pot |
$1.00 |
Max |
2 to 10 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.07 |
Limit tables, $0.10/$0.20 up to, but not including $0.50/$1 |
# of Players |
$0.50 pot |
$1 pot |
$2 pot |
$3 pot |
$4 pot |
$5 pot |
Max |
2 to 10 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.30 |
Limit tables $0.50/$1 up to, but not including $2/$4 |
# of Players |
$5 pot |
$10 pot |
$15 pot |
$20 pot |
$25 pot |
$30 pot |
Max |
2 to 10 |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
$1.50 |
Limit tables $2/$4 up to, but not including $15/$30 |
# of Players |
$20 pot |
$30 pot |
$40 pot |
$50 pot |
$60 pot |
Max |
2 to 3 |
$1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$1 |
4 to 5 |
$1 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
- |
- |
$2 |
6 to 10 |
$1 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
$3 |
Limit tables $15/$30 and greater |
# of Players |
$40 pot |
$55 pot |
$70 pot |
$85 pot |
$100 pot |
Max |
2 to 3 |
$1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$1 |
4 to 5 |
$1 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
- |
- |
$2 |
6 to 10 |
$1 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
$3 |
One-on-One fixed limit tables |
# of Players |
$5 pot |
$12 pot |
$20 pot |
Max |
2 |
$0.50 |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
$1.00 |
Pot limit/No limit tables with blinds lower than $0.05/$0.10 |
# of Players |
$0.10 pot |
$0.25 pot |
$0.40 pot |
$0.55 pot |
$0.70 pot |
$0.85 pot |
$1.00 |
Max |
2 to 10 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.07 |
Pot limit/No limit tables with blinds $0.05/$0.10 up to, but not including $0.25/$0.50 |
# of Players |
$0.50 pot |
$1 pot |
$2 pot |
$3 pot |
$4 pot |
$5 pot |
Max |
2 to 10 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.05 |
$0.30 |
All pot limit and no limit tables with blinds $0.25/$0.50 and up |
# of Players |
Rake per Pot |
Max Rake |
Min Pot @ Max Rake |
2 to 3 |
$0.05 per $1 |
$1 |
$20 |
4 to 5 |
$0.05 per $1 |
$2 |
$40 |
6 to 10 |
$0.05 per $1 |
$3 |
$60 |
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Chat Rules
The Microgaming Network allows players to interact with one another as they might do in a bricks and mortar casino, by providing a chat facility.
The topics discussed listed below are the various aspects that can have a player's chat disabled.
1. Foreign language
Flags are placed by the side of each table, players are only allowed to chat in the language that corresponds with that flag, if there is no flag the table is deemed as English only this is in order to create a community feel on the network that all players are part of. The player will get a warning once followed by a more emphatic warning. If the player speaks in more a foreign language again, the chat facility will be disabled immediately.
Should a player wish to have their chat re-enabled, they would have to contact their operator and provide an explanation and apology.
Please note that Microgaming reserves the right to refuse to re-enable a player's chat without further explanation.
2. Rude and abusive language
This is not taken lightly. Some players get very aggressive when chatting and verbally abuse other players, including making racially offensive comments. This is monitored closely so that transgressing players can have their chat disabled immediately.
3. Advertising
No advertising is allowed on the Microgaming Network. Any player found to be deliberately or continuously advertising, competitor or poker-related website, will have their chat disabled immediately, without warning.
4. Spam
Sometimes players just randomly enter spam into the text field for no apparent reason. This can irritate the other players, as they are not able to use this facility properly due to the amount of spamming. This could also disturb their concentration on the game.
5. Caps lock
As an offence, chatting in Caps Lock is not very serious, being more an issue of chat etiquette. However it can sometimes become a problem as other players at the table interpret this as shouting. If it is a repeat offender or other players on the table complain, the player is asked to remove their caps lock.
6. Coffehousing
Coffeehousing occurs when players use the chat facility to influence their opponent's actions and thus the outcome of the game. This is done via intimidation, abuse or revealing the strength of their hands (usually fake). Such abuse of the chat facility is not allowed.
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