It’s Over Johnny: ChanPoker is Closed for Business
Did anyone ever play at the site? ChanPoker did launch in the summer of 2006 with the inclusion of U.S. customers, but months later it went strictly overseas due to the passage of the UIGEA. Well, despite its cool Chinese lettering as the logo, it has closed up shop officially today. At least Johnny still has his All In Energy Drink biz…
Here is the message posted on the site:
We are sad to inform you that Chan Poker will be ceasing operation effective this Thursday, August 21, 2008. Effective immediately we will no longer be accepting deposits. On August 21 our poker clients will be disabled.
If you have a cash balance with us rest assured that all withdrawal requests will be honored and promptly processed. To facilitate timely withdrawals, limits for certain withdrawal methods have been increased. We will make every effort to accept withdrawal requests through our website for as long as necessary however we strongly advise submitting your request as soon as possible. To initiate a withdrawal now please follow this link to go to your account. Please note that once final withdrawals are processed your account will be automatically closed, no further action is necessary.
The final $50 daily freeroll will be held Tuesday, August 19, 2008. We will not be holding any additional weekly Red Orange Freerolls.
For those that wish to continue playing online poker, know that we are actively seeking a partner to provide a new home that will honor your player point balances. We will keep you informed of developments on this front.
As always, if you have questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact us at support@chanpoker.com.
Warm regards,
Chan Poker Customer Support
DanM says:
August 21st, 2008 at 9:40am
I didn’t even realize they were open for business yet.
California Jen says:
August 21st, 2008 at 9:42am
Yeah, I think that’s the general reaction. 😉
PokerIsGame says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 5:40pm
I actually knew them very well (a friend of mine is a close friend to owner of Chan Poker). Too bad they closed, don’t even know the reason. Might ask my friend later.
DanM says:
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:02pm
please let us know if you find out anything.
PokerIsGame says:
August 24th, 2008 at 5:26am
Couldn’t find out anything, but I found out, there will be a new online poker site, maybe it’s connected?
You can read more:
http://pokerisgame.com/2008/08/24/now-as-chanpoker-closed-acedcom-opens/
P.S Admin, if you think it’s spam, please delete my comment then.
DanM says:
August 24th, 2008 at 5:54am
Semi-spammy … but it is new, good info, so we’ll let it slide.
Thanks for sharing. Seriously.