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Promotions

 

Promotion: 50% POINTS BACK

Start date: June 1st, 2009                                                   

The more you play the more you earn.  You will receive 50% cash back on points earned every month.  Cash will be deposited on the 1st of each month.  Start playing today and cash in. 

 

Promotion Name: Gift Certificate 

Start date: June 1st, 2009                                                   

 

Invite your friends and family to play at our tables by buying them a Gift Certificate.

Purchasing a gift certificate is quite simple. Just send us at email at pokersupport@bettropics.com indicating the amount of the gift certificate you wish to buy and to whom you would like to surprise. Once we have transfered the amount to the your friends or family account, we will send him or her an email indicating the amount credited.  The minimum amount for the gift certificate is $10. Friends and family do not have to be Bet Tropics clients to be able to enjoy the poker room.

Gift Certificates - Terms and Conditions

·      In order to successfully purchase a gift certificate, you must meet the following requirements:

o  Request must be a minimum of $10.00

o  You must have an active poker account at Bettropics

·      Gift certificates expire the later of, one year from the date of issuance, or one year from the date of last activity.

·      Gift certificates are not redeemable for cash and cannot be returned for a cash refund or exchanged.

·      Bettropics reserves the right to close customer accounts if a gift certificate is fraudulently obtained or used at Bettropics.

·      Bettropics reserves the right to change any of these terms and conditions from time to time without notice



Players found incurring on Collusion, Chip Dumping or Soft Playing will lose all bonus money and all confiscated funds will be transferred back to the original accounts.

Players should contact us via email at pokersupport@bettropics.com for further questions regarding this promotion.

TROPIC POKER WEBSITE CONTENTS

Poker Games
At Tropic Poker we are pleased to provide our clients with what we believe are the top three poker games in demand today. Click on individual games for a detailed description.

• Texas Hold'em
• Omaha High
• 7 Card Stud


Tropic Poker Server Problems or Internet Disruptions


In the unlikely event OUR servers develop a problem during play or WE experience an unforeseen internet disruption, play is cancelled and all chips will be returned to your account.


Player Computer Problems

If YOUR computer disconnects or otherwise becomes inoperable during play, you will have approximately thirty seconds to re-connect and get back to the table. The remaining players at the table will be waiting for you to make your move. If you are unable to re-connect and return to your table within that time, you may be considered All-In and eligible to win your entitled portion of the pot.*


*You will be granted one of “disconnected” All-In each day. If you have already used your daily All-In, your hand will be folded.

All-In
A player is NEVER obliged to drop out of contention just because they have insufficient funds in play to call the full amount of a bet. They may call for the amount of chips in front of them and the excess part of the bet is either returned to the bettor; or used to form a side pot with another player or players who matched the amount called. There is no limitation on the number of side pots. A player who has put all his funds in play into the pot is said to be "All-In."

Rake Chart
Real money tables will be raked according to the schedules below. All transactions are in US dollars. "No flop - No drop" means no rake is computed when there is no flop.

 

 

Low limit tables of $0.50/$1; $1/$2; $2/$4; $3/$6 Pot Limit and No Limit
No. of players  
2-3
$0.25 on $5 increments: Maximum $1.00
4-10
 $0.25 on $5 increments: Maximum $3.00

 

Tables of limit $5/$10
No. of players
$10 pot $20 pot $40 pot $60 pot Max
2-3
$0.50
 $1.00
 $1.00
 $1.00
 $1.00
4-6
 $0.50
 $1.00
 $2.00
 $2.00
 $2.00
7 +
$0.50
 $1.00
 $2.00
 $3.00
 $3.00

 

High limit tables of $10/$20 to $30/$60
No. of players $20 pot
$40 pot $60 pot $100 pot
Max
2-3
$1.00
 $1.00
 $1.00
 $1.00
 $1.00
4-6
 $1.00
 $2.00
 $2.00
 $2.00
 $2.00
7 + $1.00
 $2.00
 $3.00
 $3.00
 $3.00

 

 

 

TEXAS HOLD’EM


In the game, players are dealt two cards, face down. These are the hole or pocket cards. Five cards are then dealt in the middle of the table, face up. The cards are shared by all the players at the table, and are called community cards. Players then try to construct the best possible five card hand they can, using the community cards combined with their hole cards. The player with the best hand wins.

The game is played as follows:

First, be aware that many tables have betting limits. A minimum, and a maximum bet. For example, a $5 / $10 game means the minimum bet is $5. The maximum bet is $10.

  1. One player is the dealer. The two players to the left of the dealer make "blind" bets. The first player makes a bet that is equal to half the minimum bet at the table. This is known as the "small blind". The second player makes a bet equal to the minimum table bet. This is the "big blind".
  2. Two cards are dealt face down to each player on the table.
  3. The player to the left of the "big blind" begins play. He/she may choose to call (which means match the bet on the table), raise, or fold. This continues to the left until the betting round is completed.
  4. The first three face-up cards are then dealt at the same time. This is known as the "flop".
  5. The next betting round begins with player to the left of the dealer and continues to the left. If there is no bet on the table, a player may bet or check (which means to neither bet, nor fold - the turn simply passes to the next player). If there is a bet on the table, a player may call, raise or fold.
  6. After the close of the betting round, the next card is dealt, face up. This card is called the "turn".
  7. The next round of betting occurs. For this and the final round the value of a bet increases to the table maximum.
    After the close of the betting round, the final card is dealt. This card is known as the "river".
  8. The final betting round takes place. At the conclusion of betting, the best hand takes the pot.


Remember:

  • A round of betting is finished when all players have acted, and contributed equally to the pot.
  • During the first two betting rounds all bets and raises are equal to the table minimum bet.
  • During the last two betting rounds, all bets and raises are equal to the table maximum bet.

OMAHA


Omaha is a form of Hold 'Em but it has a few differences. Players are dealt four cards face down before the flop but only two of these cards must be used combined with three cards from the board to form a best five-card poker hand.

The game is played as follows:

First, be aware that many tables have betting limits. A minimum, and a maximum bet. For example, a $5 / $10 game means the minimum bet is $5. The maximum bet is $10.

  1. One player is the dealer. The two players to the left of the dealer make "blind" bets. The first player makes a bet that is equal to half the minimum bet at the table. This is known as the "small blind". The second player makes a bet equal to the minimum table bet. This is the "big blind".
  2. Four (4) cards are dealt face down to each player on the table.
  3. The player to the left of the "big blind" begins play. He/she may choose to call (which means match the bet on the table), raise, or fold. This continues to the left until the betting round is completed.
  4. The first three face-up cards are then dealt at the same time. This is known as the "flop".
  5. The next betting round begins with player to the left of the dealer and continues to the left. If there is no bet on the table, a player may bet or check (which means to neither bet, nor fold - the turn simply passes to the next player). If there is a bet on the table, a player may call, raise or fold.
  6. After the close of the betting round, the next card is dealt, face up. This card is called the "turn".
  7. The next round of betting occurs. For this and the final round the value of a bet increases to the table maximum.
  8. After the close of the betting round, the final card is dealt. This card is known as the "river".
  9. The final betting round takes place. At the conclusion of betting, the best hand takes the pot.
  10. Player's must use two (2) of his/her "hold" cards and three (3) of the community cards to make the best five card hand.


Remember:

  • A round of betting is finished when all players have acted, and contributed equally to the pot.
  • During the first two betting rounds all bets and raises are equal to the table minimum bet.
  • During the last two betting rounds, all bets and raises are equal to the table maximum bet.

SEVEN CARD STUD


Seven Card Stud is a popular, well-known form of poker.

    • Players receive seven cards, three "down" cards and four "up" cards.
    • Your "hand" is determined by using the best five of seven cards.


Basics: There are five betting rounds in Seven Card Stud. One bet and three raises are allowed on each betting round. To continue to play, players must call all action to them on each "street" or betting round (unless they are all-in).

Here is the procedure for Seven Card Stud:

  1. Everyone "antes" (puts a predetermined amount in the pot before the cards are dealt). This amount is based on the size of the game.
  2. Each player is dealt three cards (two "down" cards and one "up" card). The "up" card is also known as the "door card" or "third street". The lowest "up" card must initiate the action with a "bring-in" bet. (If two or more players have the same lowest card, the person who brings it in is determined by suit order progressing from clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades.)
  3. Upon completion of the first round of betting, another card is dealt face-up to each player that still remains in the pot (those who didn't fold on "Third Street"). This is "Fourth Street" (the second round of betting). From "Fourth Street" on, the highest hand showing begins the action by checking or betting.
  4. If a pair is showing on "Fourth Street", players have the option to make a single or double bet. If your opponent makes a single bet, you may call, raise a single bet, raise a double bet, or fold. If your opponent makes a double bet and you wish to raise, you may only raise an equal amount.)
  5. Upon completion of the betting on "Fourth Street", another card is dealt face-up to those who remain in the pot. This is called "fifth street" (the third round of betting - which doubles - and continues at this amount for the remaining betting rounds). The highest hand showing again starts the action by checking or betting.
  6. Upon the completion of betting on "Fifth Street", another card is dealt face-up. This is "Sixth Street" (fourth betting round).
  7. The final card is dealt down. The last card is also known as the "river card" or "seventh street" (final round of betting).
  8. Upon completion of the final round of betting, the best hand wins the pot. (The pot may also be won by someone who bets without being called at any time during the hand.)
  9. Very seldom, a situation occurs where there are not enough cards left in the deck to give each player their own river card. In this event, the dealer will turn one board card face-up and it will be used as a community card.

Heads Up


Experience the excitement of heads-up 1-on-1 format. In heads-up poker rules, the button posts the small blind. Before the flop the button is first to act. Heads-up poker rules are the same rules as full ring games.

Single Table Tournaments


A single table tournament is a one table event, which is not regularly scheduled. It simply begins when all the seats for the event are filled. These tournaments can be found by clicking on the "Single Table Tournaments" button in the tournament lobby.

Single Table
10 Players. Top three players win 50% - 30% - 20% of the prize pool.

Heads Up
2 Players 1-on-1. The winner takes it all.

Multi Table Tournaments
In a multi table tournament, players at numerous tables compete for one another's chips as the blinds and/or antes increase incrementally. As players are eliminated, tables are "broken", meaning players are re-assigned to other tables to keep tables full. The last few surviving players with chips are assigned to the final table, where the winner is the individual who wins all the chips from his or her opponents. Cash prizes are awarded to top finishers on the basis of number of tournament entries. On all monies earned through our free roll tournaments, a player is required to participate in 100 real money raked hands preceding any withdrawal request.

Satellites
A satellite is a smaller tournament in which the prize is an entry into a larger tournament. Satellites are inexpensive to enter compared with multi table tournaments. While a multi table tournament may carry a $200 buy-in, one can buy into a satellite for $20 and win a $200 seat in the multi table tournament. Multi table satellites are scheduled as regular tournaments, and the sign-up details and play are identical.

An example of how a satellite would work: The buy in for the larger tournament is $200+$20. The buy in for the satellite is $20+$2. If there are 10 entrants (into the satellite), first place will get an entry to the larger tournament. If there are 20 entrants then 1st and 2nd place will receive entry to the larger tournament. If there are 23 entrants, 1st and 2nd place will get entries to the larger tournament and 3rd place for example will get a $60 prize.

If there is a cost to enter either a tournament or satellite, it will be denoted by stating the buy-in amount and the entry fee. A cost of "30+3" indicates that the buy-in is $30, and the entry fee is $3. The $30 goes to the prize pool which the players compete for, while the $3 entry fee is taken as compensation for hosting the tournament.

Free-Rolls
There is another type of tournament, a "free-roll", in which entry is completely free. There is no buy-in and no entry fee, but there are cash prizes available to win.

Re-buy
A re-buy tournament is one in which you have the opportunity to buy more chips during the event. In a non re-buy tournament, when you run out of chips, you're out of the tournament. In a re-buy tournament, you can (with some restrictions) buy more chips.

Here are the facts about re-buy tournaments:

There is a "re-buy period" at the beginning of the tournament. A typical re-buy period might be the first hour of the event (until the first break starts). Once that period is over, no more re-buys are permitted.

During the re-buy period, there may be a fixed number of re-buys available.

If you run out of chips, you will automatically be offered a re-buy (if one is available). At any time, you can click on the dealer tray and select the re-buy option. If you're not eligible for a re-buy (because you've reached the maximum number of re-buys), you'll get a message to that effect.

In general, you may re-buy any time your stack size is equal to or less than the original number of chips in the tournament.


There may be an "add-on" available at the end of the re-buy period. Typically this will be during the first break. An add-on is just one extra re-buy. In general, the add-on is available no matter how many chips you have.

The re-buy may cost any amount, but generally costs the same as the original buy-in, and gets you the same number of chips that you got for your original buy-in.

The add-on may cost any amount, but generally costs the same as the original buy-in, and gets you the same number of chips that you got for your original buy-in.

Re-buys are not charged a rake as is the original buy-in. So if a re-buy tournament has a buy-in of $10+1, then the re-buys will usually be $10 and all $10 of each re-buy will go into the prize pool.

The prize pool and payoffs will not be announced until the re-buy period ends, since the prize pool increases with each re-buy.

Note that many of the rules described above are "typical" or "normal". The exact details for each tournament will be posted in the tournament's lobby.

Private Tables & Tournaments


Ever wanted to have a weekly poker game with just your friends from all over? Are you tired of always playing with strangers? Interested in an organizational poker tournament? How about an in-house corporate fundraiser? Whatever the case, Tropic Poker is pleased to offer customized Private Multi and Single Table tournaments for any organization or special occasion.

Private tournaments at Tropic Poker are both affordable AND designed around your needs. For example, you may wish to charge a set entry fee in order to play in your private tournament; if so we’ll design and host your tournament for a cost based on a percentage of the total entry fee collected. Perhaps you’d rather have a NO BUY IN prize purse, just cover the cost of your prize purse plus a nominal fee to us for hosting the tournament!

Whatever your scenario, if a private poker table or tournament will help, we’ll customize one for you.

For additional info, email: pokersupport@bettropics.com and we’ll have a Private Tournament Specialist in touch with you shortly.

 

Security
Tropic Poker has been developed in accordance with the strictest industry encryption guidelines possible. Equally important is your personal right to privacy. We guarantee the confidentiality of your personal information and that at no time will that information be released or transferred to any third party.

Fair Card Shuffling

Tropic Poker utilizes multiple sophisticated shuffling algorithms including the Rand Pseudo Random Number Generator (rng) to ensure that each hand is dealt randomly. Specifically the (rng) accesses a complex entropy seed source to guarantee a truly “random” number in every aspect of the shuffle.

Collusion Detection

Collusion is when two or more players on the same table work together as a team, unfairly knowing each other's cards, and betting with this knowledge in order to maximize their team's profits. Collusion is a situation that will not be tolerated and will result in the immediate termination of all access to Tropic Poker.

A player may only have one real money account. More than one Player may create accounts using the same IP address; however, no player may sit on the same table as someone else with the same IP address whether it is on a real table game or tournament table.

Tropic Poker incorporates collusion software designed to track and discover colluding players. In truth, no anti-collusion software can ever be 100% successful however when properly coordinated with on-going real time security reviews, sustained collusion attempts are rarely successful.

If you have any concerns regarding game play at the tables or any security issue just send us an email with your inquiries to pokersecurity@bettropics.com and we will respond to it shortly.

Support
Tropic Poker has committed the resources required to insure the staff necessary to truly provide you REAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. You may rest assured that you will NEVER have to wait days for email responses that never come or phone calls that seem to take forever to be returned. Just send us an email with your inquiries to pokersupport@bettropics.com and we will respond to it in no time.

 

FAQ
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions here. If you have any questions that are not answered below, just email us to pokersupport@bettropics.com and a Customer Service representative will contact you with the answer.

About the game:
1. Can I try out the games for free? What information do I need to supply to open my account?
You open your account with Tropic Poker absolutely FREE. After downloading and installing the poker program, you have a fully functional account with NO further obligation. You can play all games for free to check out the program.

2. Is playing for fun really free and can I play right now?
Yes, it’s absolutely free! Download our FREE poker software and you'll be playing in no time! Once you gain the confidence you may want to join in on our lower limit games starting at only $.50 - $1. It’s your choice to play for fun or for cash and you move at your own pace!

3. How many play chips do I get?
All new players receive play chips for $3,000. If you run out of play chips, you can get more by clicking on the “Reload” button when you attempt to buy-in, and click on “GET MORE FREE CHIPS”.

4. How do I select the type of poker game and the table I want to sit at?
In the lobby, click the button with your preferred type of game. The available tables for each game are listed below. Real money tables are on top of the list in the descending order of the stakes. Play money tables are at the bottom of the list.

5. What do I do if the game freezes or the Internet disconnects?
If you are disconnected during a hand, the software will automatically attempt to reconnect you to the Internet and return you to your table. If you return in the allotted time, you will find yourself still in your same seat with the other players waiting for you to continue the hand as if you had never left. If you return after the allotted time limit, the software will have put you “all in” and, through our hand history function; you will be able to see what happened on the hand that got frozen. If your hand was a winning hand, you win the main pot of that game.

6. What happens to my hand if I get disconnected and I cannot return back in time?
If you do not return in time, you will automatically be all in. Each player is granted a specific number of all-ins per day to protect their hands in the event of getting disconnected. If you have already used your daily all-ins and do not return to the table in time, then your hand will automatically be folded. We do not suggest playing if you’ve used all your allotted all-ins for that day. On play money tables, you have an unlimited number of all-ins.

7. The server failed in the middle of a hand. What happens to the game and what happens to my money?
Transactions are posted to players' accounts at the completion of every hand. If a hand does is complete for any reason, then all players’ accounts are restored as they were at the beginning of the hand. All bets are off and a new hand is dealt.

8. How does the waiting list work when a table is full?
If a table you select is currently full, click on the "Waiting List" button and you will be added to the waiting list. The lobby screen will show your position on the list. For example, "4 of 5" means that you are fourth of five people that are waiting. When a seat becomes available, you will automatically be informed and asked to take your seat.

9. If my desired table is empty, can I sit down?
Yes. We recommend you to take your seat. It is our goal to have you play the game you want to play. Chances are, you’ll be able to get your desired game going, even if you’re the first one to take a seat. Other players will most likely arrive shortly.

10. What does AvPot and Pl/Fl in the Lobby mean?
AvPot is the average pot size for the last 20 hands. Pl/Fl is the percentage of players, averaged over the last 20 hands, who "saw the flop".

11. How do I know how much money is in the pot?
The chips are clearly stacked and are easily read. In addition, on the right hand side next to the stack, the current pot total is displayed as text.

12. What do the numbers in the upper right corner of the screen mean?
Every hand played is given a unique game number. This game number (also known as “hand number”), which is displayed in the upper right corner of the table screen, can be used when requesting hand histories or when there is a problem with a specific game that you would like to review or report. If there is a question or a problem with a particular game, note the game number and reference it when contacting us. If you missed the game number and the next game has already started, check under “previous” in the top right corner of the screen.

13. How do I get a hand history?
You can request a hand history from the "Options" menu in the Lobby. Just click on /options and select "Hand History". The hand history will then be emailed to you shortly, or you may check it with our “Hand Replayer”.

14. Can anything be done to stop harassing, abusive or offensive chat at the tables?
While allowing a player to speak freely, we want to keep games clean and fun. Tropic Poker does not allow offensive or abusive language in the chat. Nor will we tolerate harassment of our players at the table. If someone is behaving contrary to this policy, this person is automatically entered in a database along with his/her user name, game number and the exact word or phrase used. Also, please let us know about it by contacting the pokersupport@bettropics.com. We will promptly take appropriate corrective action to insure our games remain fun for all our members.

15. How do I change my user name?
The system does not allow the changing of user names under any circumstances.

16. What is the minimum buy-in?
As in most card rooms, the minimum buy-in is ten times the small bet. For example, you need $50 to enter a $10/$20 game, $25 to enter a $5/$10 game and $10 to enter a $2/$4 game. Upon entering each table, the software will inform you of the minimum buy-in for that particular table.

17. Can I buy-in for less than the minimum amount?
If you do not have enough money available in your account for the initial buy-in to enter a game, you are allowed to get action on your remaining account balance at the lowest limit table in the card room.

18. What is the rake and how is it computed?
The money removed from each pot by the house is the rake. The house rake is 5% of the pot size, capping at $3, calculated on a variable rake structure. This allows us to adjust the rake depending upon the number of players, and the betting limits. The rake is removed from real money table pots only.

Account Issues

Technical Issues
1. I’m worried about Collusion? What security measures do you take to avoid collusion?
This is a major topic of debate when it comes to Internet poker and we take this subject very seriously. Our poker software incorporates collusion detection aimed to track and discover colluding players. No anti-collusion software can be %100 successful. However, limiting collusion by catching cheaters in the act definitely adds legitimacy to Tropic Poker.

2. Who can answer my specific technical questions?
Please email our customer service staff at pokersupport@bettropics.com if you have any specific technical questions. They will forward this information to our Tech department and have an answer for you ASAP.

3. Can more than one family member in the same household have an account?
Players are not allowed to have more than one active account. If more than one player in the same household wishes to play, then you will need to contact management for assistance to set up the accounts. Although two players from the same household can play at same time, they will not be permitted to play at the same table at the same time for obvious reasons. This will be strictly enforced.

4. I can't seem to get the program to run, what can I do?
This problem is typical of computers with AOL. If you use AOL on your computer, follow these simple steps:
AOL users must start up under AOL and connect to the Internet. On AOL go to “Internet” menu and click on “Go to Web”. Now start Tropic Poker software.

5. I keep getting disconnected or frozen. What can be done?
This is normally caused by Internet conditions beyond our control, having to do with your Internet service provider. We can suggest using an alternate provider if you have one. An inconsistent Internet connection can be caused by any number of reasons, and is difficult to diagnose at times. This problem may also be caused by slow dial up connections. Our technicians may be able to suggest ways in which you can improve your connection, and thereby improve the game performance for you.

6. I have WebTV. Can I play poker at your site?
At this time, WebTV users cannot play poker online. The reason for this is that WebTV does not allow users to download software, since they do not have any kind of storage media (hard drives) to download to. When this changes, we will notify players.

7. I do not have Windows operating system. Can I play on any other operating system?
Unfortunately, at this time, we do not have software for operating systems other than Windows. The software is only compatible on Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows2000 and Windows XP. Note, our software does not run under Windows98.

Contact Email Addresses
Your want to send us your personal email message?

Here are all the addresses you need:

Customer Service: pokersupport@bettropics.com

Security: pokersecurity@bettropics.com

We will reply to your email as soon as possible.

System Requirements
These are the minimum requirements in order for you to play on-line in Tropic Poker:

  • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/VISTA
    (Windows 98 does not support our software)
  • Processor:
    Intel Pentium IV or compatible
  • Memory (RAM):
    128MB
  • Free space on hard drive:
    20MB
  • Sound card:
    "Sound Blaster" compatible sound card recommended.
  • Monitor:
    256 colors,
    Screen resolution of at least 1024 X 768 pixels.
  • Internet Connection:
    Minimum cable or DSL 64/128 kbps.