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Cash for Points System

YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
edited May 2011 in Poker Chat
I play poker on here quite a bit and granted it's not top high stakes but I have been struggling to make 1000 points for £15.

Now it's lovely to be rewarded for time spent at the tables but I'm just wondering, how/what stakes/amount of time people are playing to reach higher, it seems to me like a thankless task trying to acheive anything higher than the 1000 points Im struggling to get.

If people are earning more than 2000 points a month, can you just let me know how many points you are acheiving and for how long/stakes your playing, as they say money makes money but I'd like to know at what time/cost

Cheers in advance, just something I've been wondering
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  • FlashFlushFlashFlush
    edited May 2011
    If you want to earn good cash for points you need to play either a lot of SnG's or multi table cash. I'm on a break at the moment, but when I play I do 6 tables of 25p/50p for 2 hours and make about 200 points. I used to make 10 - 12k points a month but now its more like 6.

    Playing low stakes or MTT's is pretty useless for cash for points
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  • mattlessmattless
    edited May 2011
    The Main Events each evening offer the best c4p at mo for £20 buy in ones you get 50 points. For higher buy-ins also is more than £1= 1 point. If you can't afford to buy direct, satellite in and you get the points for satelite and Main Event.
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    If you want to earn good cash for points you need to play either a lot of SnG's or multi table cash. I'm on a break at the moment, but when I play I do 6 tables of 25p/50p for 2 hours and make about 200 points. I used to make 10 - 12k points a month but now its more like 6. Playing low stakes or MTT's is pretty useless for cash for points
    Posted by FlashFlush
    well thats 2 things that will rule me out, I max 2 multitable and I dont play for those higher stakes, was just interested to hear what the guys making the big points actually play, 2hrs for 200 points is good going but worthless it seems at micro stakes.

    I started playing SnG's today properly for the 1st time, £5 DYM which offer i think 7 poker points and 5 league points, it could be the other way around (and of course you have to win), I would have to play a massive amount then at that level to increase my points value
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    The Main Events each evening offer the best c4p at mo for £20 buy in ones you get 50 points. For higher buy-ins also is more than £1= 1 point. If you can't afford to buy direct, satellite in and you get the points for satelite and Main Event.
    Posted by mattless
    Cheers Mattless, I understand the MTT points, just you would have to continuously win or place in every tourney to make that fruitful which is highly unlikely, I only just about manage to get 2 decent cashes a month in an MTT and if I'm lucky a final table at one of the main events
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  • lMARKllMARKl
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : well thats 2 things that will rule me out, I max 2 multitable and I dont play for those higher stakes, was just interested to hear what the guys making the big points actually play, 2hrs for 200 points is good going but worthless it seems at micro stakes. I started playing SnG's today properly for the 1st time, £5 DYM which offer i think 7 poker points and 5 league points, it could be the other way around (and of course you have to win), I would have to play a massive amount then at that level to increase my points value
    Posted by YouKnowsIt

    DYM's are good way to rack up the points, especially if you can multi table them, 1k points playing 2x £5.50 DYM's should be pretty easy, When I played DYM's I would 4 table the £3.30's and made 2k easily.

    Not sure if your aware but you get the poker points regardless if you win or loose.  Its only the league points that are gained by winning.
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  • CrunchybobCrunchybob
    edited May 2011
    I think u get 10points for every £1 of buy in fee u pay eg...£11 sng £10prize pool and £1 fee = 10points..however if u also cash in the sng..do u get points on top of the 10p
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : DYM's are good way to rack up the points, especially if you can multi table them, 1k points playing 2x £5.50 DYM's should be pretty easy, When I played DYM's I would 4 table the £3.30's and made 2k easily. Not sure if your aware but you get the poker points regardless if you win or loose.  Its only the league points that are gained by winning.
    Posted by lMARKl
    Yeah I might have got confused on the SnG situation the cause if you dont make the top 3 and get knocked out it doesnt say you get any points so I assume they come for the 'buy in', where as when you finish in the top 3 it states you poker points and poker league points.

    I'm assuming playing the 5.50 DYM you need to play around 120 a month to get 1000 points, thats a big bank roll
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  • offshootoffshoot
    edited May 2011
    if you want to make a decent amount of points you need to multitable cash 50nl+. I think i make something like 450pts per hour.
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  • SHANXTASHANXTA
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : Yeah I might have got confused on the SnG situation the cause if you dont make the top 3 and get knocked out it doesnt say you get any points so I assume they come for the 'buy in', where as when you finish in the top 3 it states you poker points and poker league points. I'm assuming playing the 5.50 DYM you need to play around 120 a month to get 1000 points, thats a big bank roll
    Posted by YouKnowsIt
    u get 5 poker pts per £5 dym

    so u need 2 play 200 in a month 2 get 1k pts
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  • mattlessmattless
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : Yeah I might have got confused on the SnG situation the cause if you dont make the top 3 and get knocked out it doesnt say you get any points so I assume they come for the 'buy in', where as when you finish in the top 3 it states you poker points and poker league points. I'm assuming playing the 5.50 DYM you need to play around 120 a month to get 1000 points, thats a big bank roll
    Posted by YouKnowsIt
    You need to play 200 £5 DYM to get 1000 Poker points. League points do not count toward your cash 4 points total
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  • CrunchybobCrunchybob
    edited May 2011
    think its easier with a bigger br, i easily play between 7-10 dyms in about 3-4 hrs, would only take you a couple of weeks if u did that everynight. ofc u have to win aswell. :)
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker
    edited May 2011

    You might find this useful.

    Thanks
    Sky Poker Team
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    if you want to make a decent amount of points you need to multitable cash 50nl+. I think i make something like 450pts per hour.
    Posted by offshoot
    few years for me to go then till I get to that level lol
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    You might find this useful. Thanks Sky Poker Team
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    Thanks SPT but unless you lucky enough to sat in cheap for all of them then the buy ins arent worth it for cash for points, plus if your trying to sat you way in and dont quali you have no cash to play for and no points as such, MTT's cant be the best way to get points unless Im missing something, I have been known to be a bit slow lol
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  • TINTINTINTIN
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Cash for Points System:
    I play poker on here quite a bit and granted it's not top high stakes but I have been struggling to make 1000 points for £15. Now it's lovely to be rewarded for time spent at the tables but I'm just wondering, how/what stakes/amount of time people are playing to reach higher, it seems to me like a thankless task trying to acheive anything higher than the 1000 points Im struggling to get. If people are earning more than 2000 points a month, can you just let me know how many points you are acheiving and for how long/stakes your playing, as they say money makes money but I'd like to know at what time/cost Cheers in advance, just something I've been wondering
    Posted by YouKnowsIt
    im on track for 4000 this month by playing NL4, but that 5 tables for about 8 hours. could have been 5000 if i played the 1st week of the month
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : u get 5 poker pts per £5 dym so u need 2 play 200 in a month 2 get 1k pts
    Posted by SHANXTA
    so really I need a £1000 bank roll to make £15 in a month on cash for points in £5 DYM, thats me out then lol
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  • mattlessmattless
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    You might find this useful. Thanks Sky Poker Team
    Posted by Sky_Poker
    On table it says that primo costs £5 to enter and Open costs £2 this is obviously should be £50 and £20 -Shows rake not entry fee - Dohhhhhhhh
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Cash for Points System : im on track for 4000 this month by playing NL4, but that 5 tables for about 8 hours. could have been 5000 if i played the 1st week of the month
    Posted by TINTIN
    I know TINTIN, been watching you ;)
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : On table it says that primo costs £5 to enter and Open costs £2 this is obviously should be £50 and £20
    Posted by mattless
    It refers to the 50 + 5, 20 + 2, 33 + 3 etc entry fees
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  • mattlessmattless
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : It refers to the 50 + 5 , 20 + 2 , 33 + 3 etc entry fees
    Posted by YouKnowsIt

    Well spotted - Gain 10 points!!!!!

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  • donkeyplopdonkeyplop
    edited May 2011
    In April I got 3000 points(£50) by playing 3 or 4 20nl tables a few hours a night.

    This month I have only 580 as ive hardly played.

    All about volume.
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  • ACEGOONERACEGOONER
    edited May 2011
    I have a 500 quid br at the mo, playing 10-20 quid hu sng turbos and 20-25 quid hu sng normal blind structure. I have been playing pretty much 5 hours a day, sometimes two tabling, currently on 9200 cash for points. The other points you get for cashing are league points.

    My target is 12,000 this month which is about 420 quid cash for points (including 25% bonus for being a vip).

    It can be done at lower stakes.
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  • YouKnowsItYouKnowsIt
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    I have a 500 quid br at the mo, playing 10-20 quid hu sng turbos and 20-25 quid hu sng normal blind structure. I have been playing pretty much 5 hours a day, sometimes two tabling, currently on 9200 cash for points. The other points you get for cashing are league points. My target is 12,000 this month which is about 420 quid cash for points (including 25% bonus for being a vip). It can be done at lower stakes.
    Posted by ACEGOONER
    Your going well keep it up.

    My point was not that it cant be doen at low stakes, just what you really have to put in to start making cash for points a worth while thing and so far all have you have been great, just wanted to see what stakes and time everyone are putting in to acheive a worth while cash for points return to see whether I will try the same
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  • ACEGOONERACEGOONER
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : Your going well keep it up. My point was not that it cant be doen at low stakes, just what you really have to put in to start making cash for points a worth while thing and so far all have you have been great, just wanted to see what stakes and time everyone are putting in to acheive a worth while cash for points return to see whether I will try the same
    Posted by YouKnowsIt
    The sad thing is my bonus will be bigger than my poker profits this month !
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH
    edited May 2011

    It helps if u actually like playing!! :( lol. 

    I just can't crack it, I have half of tintin's points total and I play 4/5/6 blind levels above. 

    Purrrfetic Doh !
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  • CrazyBen23CrazyBen23
    edited May 2011
    End of the day only thing decent for c4p is cash - multitabling and putting the hours in, imo dont think about c4p until its 2 days from the end of the month then you can play abit more if ur near the nx bonus, you dont wanna play loads just for c4p, fookz u up
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  • scotty77scotty77
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    End of the day only thing decent for c4p is cash - multitabling and putting the hours in, imo dont think about c4p until its 2 days from the end of the month then you can play abit more if ur near the nx bonus, you dont wanna play loads just for c4p, fookz u up
    Posted by CrazyBen23
    this
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  • ACEGOONERACEGOONER
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : this
    Posted by scotty77
    There are sng players who make decent c4p, I know nutter mentioned he gets over 20k.  
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  • 68Trebor68Trebor
    edited May 2011

     It's just like the real world, money goes to money and the rich get richer.
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  • SHANXTASHANXTA
    edited May 2011
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System:
    In Response to Re: Cash for Points System : so really I need a £1000 bank roll to make £15 in a month on cash for points in £5 DYM, thats me out then lol
    Posted by YouKnowsIt
    u dnt nd a 1k br 2 play £5 dyms, any 3 figure br shud suffice
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