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+1 on the no more rake on re-buys,as we all are aware nobody else charges this.dav
As I said in an earlier thread, no one from Sky has attempted to defend it. Watching Tikay on the show tonight, it was noticeable that he was lukewarm in giving any support to it. Bearing in mind that he is employed by Sky, I know that he has to try to promote all products, and he did it very well with the Take on Tikay tourny last night.
Whatever he thinks about it, I know that he will continue to have a dialogue with the suits about this and all other important issues, and will always have the best interests of us players as well as Sky Poker at heart.
But the solution is in our own hands, if we dont like rebuys (or Bounty Hunters or any other product) we dont play them. But we must also continue to support the tournaments and products we do like.
Its obvious that Sky is keen to try new things (the Big Game tonight was an excellent idea)
I think the Forum has already spoken about the rebuys, but maybe it is now time to start expressing what we do want as well, alongside the criticism.
My personal beef is the lack of 300/500 gtd standard tournies at £10/20 buyin, which used to be 4 or 5 a day. Now there are very few amongst all the BHs and rebuys.
What do you guys want ?
Tony
£0.50 + £0.10
Rebuys are same price.
That's 20% on buyin AND rebuys
lmao
+ 1
soz loonytoons i am late to support you in this
i was away for the weekend .
In regards to this repeat charging of rake in rebuys ,
just goggle it ,
all the poker experts advise don't play them if they repeat charging rake.
They say its a rip off !
I do feel sorry for TK having to try to defend the indefensible !
No rebuys for me.
The rebuys (once the rake is sorted) will no doubt prove to be hugely popular with many, and the idea to have them tied to the freerolls will surely prove to be a win-win situation in the long term.
That is so lol. Were there ppl playing. Fair do`s to Sky for getting away with it. The cheek hahahahaha
[QUOTE]BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY ARE!!!--- Jeezz-- Because--- we may be interested in entering a rebuy tournie, but we refuse to pay the rake for each and every rebuy, when sky is the only site that charges this rake, and we think it's not fair-- OK!!
Posted by oynutter
If i complain,moan about any of the tournaments or games i get told
to stop moaning because Sky are doing such a great job-- O.K.!!!
I keep seeing the expression "rip-off". The price is clearly shown "on the tin", & nobody is forced to accept the price. I am fully au-fait with what "rip-off" means but this does not fit that bill. "Expensive", "unusual", "nobody else does it", all may well be fair comment, but "rip-off" is not the correct terminology - nobody is duped, the price is clearly labelled, & nobody is obligated to buy that product. If I don't like the price of a product, I have a simple remedy - I don't buy it.
In reply to "this is the only site that charges rake on rebuys" this morning, I replied as follows;-
".....Quite so, Charles, & quite possibly. It's also the only Cardroom I know of that provides a 24/7 TV Channel, & many other unique features. It's a "basket of pros & cons", & everyone can pick & choose as they see fit.
My total spend on Sky Poker last week (Tourney buy-ins, reg fees, cash deposited on cash tables etc) came to just over £830 over 7 nights, of which the rake on rebuys cost exactly £1.00. My total return was £917. So I "only" made £87.00, net of all rake & reg fees, not £88. Which gives perspective to the thing, really.
Sky Poker managed 3 & a half years without having a rebuy facility, & there had not been much "heat" asking for them, either, so whilst I understand the noise, I think it needs to be kept in perspective.
For the avoidance of doubt, if I were, in the words of Radiohead, " king for a day", I would not have added the rebuy rake, but it's not something I feel I need to get het up about, as I'm not forced to play them, or rebuy if I do, & there is plenty else here to keep me amused......"
That's a very odd comment.
I'm sure that Sky Poker will feel that it is justified if people continue to make rebuys.
You and I might choose not to take them up on this offer but it is a matter of personal choice.
No-one is being forced to play them and we should assume that anyone who does play them is an adult that is capable of making their own choices on this matter.
It's not a moral/ethical issue so let's not get overly worked up about it. There are plenty of other opportunities to play rebuy tournaments without rake if we so wish.
Good old-fashioned supply and demand will resolve this issue.
If a good number of players choose to keep entering these new tournaments and paying for raked re-buys and add-ons they are likely to remain as they are.
If interest drops off and fields dwindle to low numbers the re-buys tournaments may become unsustainable, in which case Sky may decide to reduce the number on the schedule and/or drop the rake on rebuys to stimulate interest.
I suggest everybody votes with their bank-roll, if you don't like the rebuys under the current format don't enter them. I'm steering well clear of all re-buy tournaments (apart from freerolls which I might enter, only but under a self imposed 'no re-buys or add-ons under any circumstances' rule), so this issue won't bother me too much as long as there is still a good supply of freeze-outs.
i apologize and take it back .
soz !