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Sky Poker Rewards

Sky_JordanSky_Jordan Member Posts: 734
edited April 2013 in Poker Chat
Hi all,

As you've probably noticed, Sky Poker Rewards has now replaced our long-serving 'Cash For Points' promotion.

This time, you get more cash per point you earn, so the more you play, the more we will reward you with!


Enjoy!
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2013
    Anyone who is interested, I did a quick comparison on what the new system equates to for Priority because it's now as a % rakeback as oppose to Xp per point.

    Obviously there are lots of permutations but this is what I came up with assuming that you were playing cash so you're only getting 6 points per £1.
    Points Rake Paid New Rakeback Old Rakeback Old Rakeback Prio +3
    10000 £1,666.67 £333.33 280 310
    20000 £3,333.33 £833.33 800 880
    P.S. Jordan, any chances of this being changed? :)
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited April 2013
    It's great to see the minimum monthly requirement to start earning cash rewards drop to just 100 points (from 500), and that it will start paying at 1p per point rather than the current 0.8p. Low volume and micro-stakes players will be very happy.
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  • Sky_JordanSky_Jordan Member Posts: 734
    edited April 2013
    Hi Lambert180,

    Thanks for the feedback. I've passed your comments onto the marketing department.

    I'll let you know what they say!

    Cheers,
    Jordan
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  • LudacrisLudacris Member Posts: 41
    edited April 2013
    It's a worse deal for the loyal, high raking sky players(20k/+month, 3 month+ priority), disappointing.
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  • POKERTREVPOKERTREV Member Posts: 9,607
    edited April 2013
    Hi.
    Under the Cash for Points system I earned 2929 Points @ 1.2p/Point = £35.15

    Under the New Sky Poker Rewards System 2929 Points @ 1p/Point = £29.29

    So I am worse off with the new system?
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  • JSTFLIPPINJSTFLIPPIN Member Posts: 255
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Sky Poker Rewards:
    Hi all, As you've probably noticed, Sky Poker Rewards has now replaced our long-serving 'Cash For Points' promotion. This time, you get more cash per point you earn, so the more you play, the more we will reward you with! Get all the details and FAQ's here. Enjoy!
    Posted by Sky_Jordan
    Obviously don't get more cash per point, nice try though
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2013
    That's why I said there a ton of permutations, it's just the same as the last time they changed C4P (it was quite a long time ago now) when it stopped being like 1999 was the same as 1750 etc.

    Some people will be better off, some worse off, 2k - 4.99k is obv worse off, with 100 - 1.99k being better off and likewise for the bottom and top half of each tier.



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  • Nutter5932Nutter5932 Member Posts: 349
    edited April 2013
    - 100 - 2999 points = 1p per point
    - 3000 - 4999 points = 1.5p per point
    - 5000 - 9999 points = 2.0p per point
    - 10,000 - 19999 points = 20% Rakeback
    - 20,000 - 29999 points = 25% Rakeback
    - 30,000+ points = 30% Rakeback

    - Am i correct to assume - 10000 points for tourny / sngs is £200 ?
                                              20000 - £500
                                              30000 - £900
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  • BorinLonerBorinLoner Member Posts: 3,863
    edited April 2013
    Hmmm... Nutter makes a good point. Bad news for DYM grinders.
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2013
    Ahh, Nutter makes a good point (inadvertently I think).

    While cash players are only getting 6points per £1 of rake, once you get to Priority it shouldn't matter anyway cos it's just a % of the rake you pay, so to earn 10000 as a cash player you pay £1666 rake and get £333 back, whereas if you earned 10,000 from SnGs, you'd have only paid £1000 rake so wuold only get £200 back.

    So it has evened the scores.

    My question is now redundant Jordan :)
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards:
    Hmmm... Nutter makes a good point. Bad news for DYM grinders.
    Posted by BorinLoner
    Or just evening things out with cash players ;)
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  • LudacrisLudacris Member Posts: 41
    edited April 2013
    "This time, you get more cash per point you earn, so the more you play, the more we will reward you with!"

    Simply not true ^^

    Player rakes £3k in month (18k points), a fair amount of rake in today's climate.

    Cash for points  = £612
    C4P 3 Months    = £720
    New System       = £600

      
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  • beanehbeaneh Member Posts: 4,079
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards:
    It's a worse deal for the loyal, high raking sky players(20k/+month, 3 month+ priority), disappointing.
    Posted by Ludacris


    [  ] they are good for the game


    [ x ] sky should focus their benefits at recreational players

    [ ]  terrible regs care about the poker ecology and don't want the best for themselves only.
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  • LudacrisLudacris Member Posts: 41
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards:
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards : [  ] they are good for the game [ x ] sky should focus their benefits at recreational players [ ]  terrible regs care about the poker ecology and don't want the best for themselves only.
    Posted by beaneh
    Sky are free to focus their benefits more towards recreational players, but don't package it up as a better deal for everyone. 
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  • FCHDFCHD Member Posts: 3,178
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards:
    It's a worse deal for the loyal, high raking sky players(20k/+month, 3 month+ priority), disappointing.
    Posted by Ludacris

    Which is a very small part of the player pool
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  • Nutter5932Nutter5932 Member Posts: 349
    edited April 2013
    Can someone from sky please clarify it ?

    Last month say i hit 30000 points i would get about 1680 back
    this month i do the same and get 900 back?
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  • beanehbeaneh Member Posts: 4,079
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards:
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards : Sky are free to focus their benefits more towards recreational players, but don't package it up as a better deal for everyone. 
    Posted by Ludacris

    why would they advertise how terrible it is. it's called marketing. you talk up whatever good things you can find, even if you have to be economical.

    watch out for estate agents they are the masters of this
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  • shaun09shaun09 Member Posts: 1,606
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards:
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards : why would they advertise how terrible it is. it's called marketing. you talk up whatever good things you can find, even if you have to be economical. watch out for estate agents they are the masters of this
    Posted by beaneh
    Haha. Legend
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Sky Poker Rewards:
    Can someone from sky please clarify it ? Last month say i hit 30000 points i would get about 1680 back this month i do the same and get 900 back?
    Posted by Nutter5932
    If you play solely SnGs then yeah.
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  • Nutter5932Nutter5932 Member Posts: 349
    edited April 2013
    if people at the higher stakes on here sng wise thought the last 2 months was dead, then wait for the next few. Was just about the come back full grinding aswell
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