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xmas pker tournaments
very disappointed with the xmas tournaments. as a regular low stakes player the daily points i have to hit to enter a tourament are far to high, and i would have to play for far longer hours than i am able. seems to me only sky benefit by all the addition rakes they get.
xmas tournaments should be a reward for playing on sky all year and not a means for them to ern lots more money.
What do u think
xmas tournaments should be a reward for playing on sky all year and not a means for them to ern lots more money.
What do u think
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who agrees?
Which tournaments are you talking about please?
Hi April,
Tournaments start at £1.10, what price do you think is "fair & reasonable"? The entry fee is reflected in the prize pool, of course.
Daily Freerolls, I think, start at 10 poker points, which seems fairly reasonable, do you not agree?
The Business sticks a lot of money into Freerolls & Promotions, but it takes two to tango, & both parties have to make a little effort if they want a return. Just my personal view, by the bye.
Whoops, posts crossed. I'll get me coat.
Yes, you do have to play quite a bit to make even the lowest tier of tournaments (I won't get anywhere near it myself), but sometimes the high volume/stakes players deserve a promotion aimed at them, don't you think?
The point made is taken, but its hard to get these things "just so". (I'm not arguing with you, not at all, just picking up on it).
If we do the upside down thing, & look at it from another angle, it becomes clearer.
The Winter Wonderland thing has £20,000 of Prizes, I think. Imagine if there were ZERO barrier to entry. The Promo would be absolutely flooded with players, & the £20,000 would be diluted to a high degree, & those who have been here non-stop, all the time, would only be getting the same treatment as those who ONLY turn up for the free money, & never play, or Deposit, here. There'd be quite a hoohah, were that the case.
It's a tricky balancing act this.
As a low stakes player, with the double points last week i have managed 2 get 903 points so far, just by playing mainly low stakes heads up.
You do have 2 put in the hours but you can pick your hours ie happy hours will boost your points.
Also playing the DEEPSTACK @2.20PM 4 £2.20 can help boost your bankroll.
All the best
Rainman397
Look forward to seeing you at Christmas Deepstack.
All the best.
Rainman397.In Response to Re: xmas pker tournaments:
I honestly don't think SKY will be making much money from you at all if you can not make the points neccessary for this promotion.
Just enjoy the poker you do play and stop worrying about what other players might get.
50points to achieve a day, is not massive, I think you could get this playing 4nl for maybe an hour? And certainly during the happy hour.
Love your drive and commitment in trying too get the numbers up for this tournament..
Might even give it a go on wedensday even although i,am worse at hold em than i,am at my game hi/lo
No chance without playing huge number of tables. I've just been playing for about 45 minutes, and have earned a grand total of 1 point. Yes 1.
Again, I stress I'm not complaining about this promotion or those who will gain from it.
Personally the points needed to qualfiy for the freeroll are beyond me.
Ger
20,000 IN FREEROLLS, (FANTASTIC)
I used to play 4/5 tables, what I really meant to say in my original post is that I definatly think it is doable to achieve 50 points per day, especially if playing cash during the happy hours.
You'd have to be multitabling 4NL to get 50 points in a day.
Looking forward 2 playing you on wednesday.
All the best.
Rainman397In Response to Re: xmas pker tournaments: