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when is a freeroll not a freeroll??
WHEN ITS ON SKY...,LOL ive just seen that the rebuys in the so called freerolls are not added on the prize pool. so if its a 50 pound freeroll and they are say 100 rebuys at 50p each thats the 50quid prize pool lolol ..haw can u call this a freeroll, sky players are paying the prizepool and sky are calling it a freeroll and its not costing sky a penny lolol nice 1 sky........1 word SHOCKING.....but u do ave to laugh lolololololololololololol
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It costs just 10 points to enter, you are not forced to rebuy.
Quietman's post is absolutely correct.
This issue has been "discussed" many times before - it's perfectly clear how these freerolls work.
If you don't like it, play your freeroll games elsewhere.
Micro players really need to shop around a bit. Sky is a fantastic site but its point system leaves a little to be desired when you're at the bottom.
I shopped around and found a site more user friendly for my bankroll situation and from a nil balance I'm over $200 up using their freezeout frs and other points related stuff. The trouble is the points incentives become very addictive and I tend to be on that site ALL my poker playing time trying to earn as many as possible to get into bigger tourneys......Sky currently have very little use for your points other than rebuys which I detest.
Sky can't possibly be all things to all players.....have a look around abit....earn some wonga and then come back to the best site when you've no need for freerolls anymore!!!!
.......I just need to win a little bit more......always a little bit more!!!!
They ARE free if that is how you choose to play them which, I believe, was Quietman's point.
Sky Poker budget to spend a certain sum per year on Freerolls.
Let's say the figure, hypothetically, is £100,000. (The actual figure is greater).
If, say, a "£1,000 Rebuy Freeroll" happens to generate £1,000 worth of Rebuys, then the cost of the Freeroll to Sky Poker is nil.
That £1,000 "saved" remains in the annual Freeroll Budget, effectively, it adds to the total.
So the hypothetical £100,000 worth of freerolls per annum remins intact, & that means more Freerolls. The money "saved" is not withdrawn from the Freeroll Budget, it will all be spent during the current financial year.
If the Rebuys generated £100,000 per annum, then there would be, hypothetically, then be £200,000 worth of Freerolls.
Players can play on Sky Poker forever, every single day of the year if they so desire, without ever depositing a penny, or paying for Rebuys, if they so wish.
Every penny of Freeroll Rebuy money just goes back into the Freeroll kitty.
10pts per day = 50 days
Gets you to 19th February using the Butini calendar.
01.00 - £50
12.30 - £50
16.00 - £50
19.00 - £100
22.30 - £100
TOTAL = £350
x 7 (weekly total) = 7 x £350 = £2,450
x 52 (Annual Total) = 52 x £2,450 = £127,400.
That EXCLUDES the various seasonal Promotions, Freerolls Fessies, stuff like the Premiership, the original Take On Tikay, etc etc.
Work it out yourself, the number is staggering. And for every £1 of rebuys which contributes to it, another £1 is effectively added to the total.
I suppose it's an age thing, I experienced life in different times, but if people are still not happy at those numbers, I don't really know what else to say. Just my personal view, like.
Mr Macmillan probably had the right idea, 40 or 50 years ago, & was famous for saying as much, but Lord Young said he same thing a few weeks ago & got the tin-tack.
Tommy Trinder said something along similar lines, too.....
think of the advertising and attention you could get at that!!!! wow iv got a har d on just thinking about it
ps it should be capped at 250 runners (1st come 1st served basis)