Just transferred £20,000.00 from poker wallet to main wallet and it vanished

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eightbo
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Current status: Unresolved

literally disappeared lol. didn't show up in account statement or transfers either, just missing completely.

my P&L for last 24hrs is +19k and there's less than that in the account rn across all wallets, which puts me at ease somewhat, as no withdrawals etc. have been made it does act as some form of evidence that money is missing.

i'll update the situation in this thread as it may help others in the future.


Timeline:
25/07/2026 22:07 AEST transfer made + cash disappeared (left poker wallet but never arrived in main wallet)
+15 mins: bf confirm transaction exists their end via employee (thank f00k, cus it didn't show my end)
As the transfer did not complete correctly, it does not have a standard transaction ID in the same way that a successful transfer would. That said, we are still able to see the activity on our side through the internal system, so the transfer has been identifie
+18 mins issue escalated
+30 mins: received the following response:
Thank you for your patience while we look into this further, Richard. I am sorry for the inconvenience this has caused, and I appreciate how frustrating this situation must be for you.

I can confirm that this will be raised to our Gaming Managers and the provider of the poker client application for further investigation. They will review the matter in detail so that we can establish what has happened and ensure it is handled appropriately.

Please be assured that once we have an update, you will be contacted directly via e-mail. We appreciate your understanding while this is being reviewed, and we apologise again for any inconvenience caused.
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(awaiting response from Gaming Managers / poker client ppl)
Last edited by eightbo on Sat Jul 25, 2026 2:14 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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jamesedwards
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This happened to me once.

Don't panic, it will appear.
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jamesedwards
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From memory Betfair CS refunded me the missing balance about an hour after I raised the issue. Then the original transfer appeared overnight and I had double money until they removed the original refund later that day.
eightbo
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time for a snatch and run then is it? :lol: (Joking)

in all seriousness I appreciate the update. I'm pretty reassured they can see it their side so we'll see what happens next.
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Naffman
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Yes happened to me once a few years ago - was told to just wait as it should show up and it did a few hours later.
eightbo
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haha somewhat common bug I see.
been almost 4hrs nothing yet, hopefully there in the morning (3am here)
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