Everyday, thousands of people make money transfers from one account to another in online poker rooms.  It is so common, that approval is done within a matter of minutes.  Like a banking system, money is sent through numbers.  Majority of online poker rooms have this feature available to their players. It is something vital in an online poker community.

Although I agree that transferring money is indeed a good thing for the economy of online poker rooms, I certainly believe everyone that does so must be very careful.  It is secured software, and one does not have to worry about the money never making it to its destination.  However, that is not the main issue.  Since transferring is so easy, players often click to fast, and accidentally ship off money to players they don't even know existed. In fact, in order to prevent the fast pace clicking, many internet poker rooms provide an overview of that players account information. This is so because player A, has a legit, visual of player B's profile.  (Player B is the receiver of the transfer).

I myself have accidentally fell victim to this.  Trying to send money to a close friend, I accidentally typed in one number off.  However the $10 sent, was lost in cyber Full Tilt Poker space.  It was like I took a ten dollar bill, and simply handed it over like it was no big deal. And for what?  Because I was being impatient is the exact answer.

If a player is sending money from his checking account to a savings account, that person would expect their money to be secure and safe.  The same should apply to your online poker money account as well. Treat your cashier as if it were your personal bank. (In all honesty, it truly is anyway)

Be smart while making real money transfers on any online poker site. Patience is a must. Rushing could result in an error which nevertheless, gives free money to an unknown person.

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