Whats happening?

bigflop1

after having a few weeks off to play live more, i return to sky to find that the guaranteed amount in tournies has been as good as halved, the nightly freeroll sat gone and replaced with rebuys (in which the rebuys are raked).

wasnt so long ago i played the open every night and had to make sure i registered early incase of a sell out!!

has the traffic/sky players dwindled that much??

hope sky sort this out as it is my favourite site

Cowgomoo

It's because the World Cup is on every day so the traffic for tournaments has fallen rapidly.

bigflop1

yeah that makes sense.. didnt think of that!!!

hope thats all it is

The_Don90

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yeah that makes sense.. didnt think of that!!! hope thats all it is
Posted by bigflop1

Yea thats all it is, Bearnie stated in an earlier thread saying that theyd reduced it for this reason and after the world cup is over they will review and edit the garentees accordingly.

sim75

it may be the world cup thats put the prizes gtd down but really do detest about paying a rake on the rebuys and almost every tourny in the speed section now is a rebuy come on sky give us a chance lol
welcome back any way bigflop

Tikay10

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after having a few weeks off to play live more, i return to sky to find that the guaranteed amount in tournies has been as good as halved, the nightly freeroll sat gone and replaced with rebuys (in which the rebuys are raked). wasnt so long ago i played the open every night and had to make sure i registered early incase of a sell out!! has the traffic/sky players dwindled that much?? hope sky sort this out as it is my favourite site
Posted by bigflop1

There remains a £100 Guaranteed Rebuy Freeroll every night, 7 days a week. 242 players are currently entered for tonight's renewal. Rebuys are available, as is an Add-on, at 50p, but players are not obliged to take them. The Rebuys & add-on in these Freeroll Rebuys are NOT Raked. 

FlashFlush

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In Response to Whats happening? : There remains a £100 Guaranteed Rebuy Freeroll every night, 7 days a week. 242 players are currently entered for tonight's renewal. Rebuys are available, as is an Add-on, at 50p, but players are not obliged to take them. The Rebuys & add-on in these Freeroll Rebuys are NOT Raked.  
Posted by Tikay10

Lol, love it!

I think this is the only place I have heard of though that rakes rebuys. I am liking the rebuys because its like the cash mentality if you get a bad beat then reload and go get your chips back! (in theory). Also it is making sure in the majority (from what i can see) that the guarentee's are being met, which will hopefully encourage them to be increased to tempt even more players to play.

Tikay10

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In Response to Re: Whats happening? : Lol, love it! I think this is the only place I have heard of though that rakes rebuys. I am liking the rebuys because its like the cash mentality if you get a bad beat then reload and go get your chips back! (in theory). Also it is making sure in the majority (from what i can see) that the guarentee's are being met, which will hopefully encourage them to be increased to tempt even more players to play.
Posted by FlashFlush

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.

See you in Swansea!