Poker Mountain And Some Random Thoughts
20 Jun 2005
As some of you may have already noticed from visiting my site
www.fullcontactpoker.com there is no longer a pokermountain.com banner on the site.
I think I owe it to all of you to explain exactly what is going on with Poker Mountain as well as my clarifying my affiliation with them.
Let me start by saying that from day one the people at Poker Mountain have been nothing but honest with me. Most of the people involved with the site were friends before I got involved and will remain friends for life.
Before I go any further I should give you all some background as to what happened with the site. The plan for Poker Mountain was, and still is, to offer players the most friendly promotions, including free rolls, deposit bonuses, etc.
One of the things that excited me most about Poker Mountain was the fact that they were extremely well funded and could afford to give back to the players as well as offer a top notch product.
Well, sometimes things don't always work out exactly as planned. The site had some issues with the software that couldn't be fixed overnight. As much as they tried to band-aid the existing software, new problems would arise.
That threw a major wrench into the overall marketing plan. The multi-table tournaments had a few unfortunate crashes and with complex problems like these there was simply no easy fix. It just wouldn't have been appropriate to do a major marketing push until the software was working perfectly.
Ultimately, the decision was made to revamp the software and launch a new and improved version. Of course, a process like that takes time. They are hoping to be ready to launch the new software within the month as far as I know.
When they do, I'm confident that it will be among the best online and the promotions offered there will be very player friendly. I have no reason to doubt that.
As for my affiliation with the site, that relationship won't be part of the re-launch. The online poker landscape has changed so much over the last couple years and I'm exploring other possibilities for myself.
We are leaving things on good terms, with absolutely no bad blood between us. I wish Poker Mountain the best and as I said, I'm very confident that the site will be a huge success despite the problems they've faced due to the software issue. I feel very comfortable in saying that Poker Mountain will give you a lot of bang for your buck and you should definitely check out the new software when it's ready.