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MAYHEM FREEROLS. sky cockup again?

vinny67vinny67 Member Posts: 112
edited May 2015 in Poker Chat
Until last night this game had attracted n average around 300-350 players, then suddenly last night almost 800 players and again tonight. I thought this strange last night and then even stranger tonight. what has sky done to attract double the amount of players to this game? Three and a half weeks of not many runners, even mentioned in forum posts how little people are playing them and then boom 800 players. Well i did a little check on someone at my table on an external site, and it seems this player had only played 3 games today. And these games did not add up to him earning 25 points. So then why are there people grinding away on 30p tables for several hours to earn there 25 points to enter when obv a lot of new people are not having to earn these points? 
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  • Phantom66Phantom66 Member Posts: 5,542
    edited May 2015
    Maybe because...

    1. It's the last chance to qualify (people tend to put things off - e.g. UKOPS freerolls are always alot busier near the end
    2. It's half term/school hols so alot of people off work
    3. Uni has finished for alot of students

    I am not aware of any promotion offering free seats and you can earn 25 points via cash which doesnt show up on 3rd party sites.
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  • churchy18churchy18 Member Posts: 1,850
    edited May 2015
    Must be a error as i got in and have played nothing in the last 24 hours.


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  • Phantom66Phantom66 Member Posts: 5,542
    edited May 2015
    In Response to Re: MAYHEM FREEROLS.:
    Must be a error as i got in and have played nothing in the last 24 hours.
    Posted by churchy18
    OK maybe it's a good old fashioned balls up then

    #sortitoutsky
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,485
    edited May 2015
    Not a good sign with the new "Rewards" promo coming up.
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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te Member Posts: 963
    edited May 2015
    Hang on?  So I ground out all those points and otehrs got in who didnt play at all?

    FFS
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  • Nuggy962Nuggy962 Member Posts: 1,104
    edited May 2015
    Why complain? More heads on offer :)

    Took 5 tonight and cash £10. Boom

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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te Member Posts: 963
    edited May 2015
    I bust out first hand, aj v a4 when he hit a flush
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  • vinny67vinny67 Member Posts: 112
    edited May 2015
    In Response to Re: MAYHEM FREEROLS.:
    Must be a error as i got in and have played nothing in the last 24 hours.
    Posted by churchy18

    An ERROR 2 nights running ? why are people grinding points when any1 at all can enter??? not looking good really especially with our NEW AND IMPROVED cash for points.... or "no cash for points" as its now called :)
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  • thefa1lacythefa1lacy Member Posts: 201
    edited May 2015
    Well I'm not happy because two nights ago I spent all day getting the 25 points to reg the Mayhem. I regged about half hour before it to check I had enough, then I de-regged as I always do. Then when it came to the end of late reg, it said I couldn't reg because I didn't have enough points!!! I tried about ten times to reg and it wouldn't let me, despite all that rake I had paid!! So the next night, last night, it was obvious to me they were letting anyone reg, I assume to make up for the unannouced mess up the night before, because the game suddenly got 400 extra runners. Now onto tonight, again I have paid rake all day to play this and it is now confirmed players could reg without gaining any points or paying any rake!!
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  • RiptideRiptide Member Posts: 32
    edited May 2015
    Hey guys, want to enter this tourney?  Earn 25 points, pay us rake, win some, lose some £ and then enter.

    What a bunch of suckers you take us for.

    Thanks very much Sky Poker - very professional.
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  • bbMikebbMike Member Posts: 3,722
    edited May 2015
    Shouldn't be upset that you earned 25pts when you didn't need to, but the fact that this comp ran with more runners in error is going to mean that whoever did very well in this one will have a huge advantage over the field when the game goes back to its normal level of entrants.

    That needs sorting out given the prizes on offer.
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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 8,221
    edited May 2015
    FUNNILY enough, I didn't play on bank holiday Monday, but was allowed to enter Tuesday. Wheras  a coupla weeks ago, I couldn't get in when I didn't play the day before.
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  • vinny67vinny67 Member Posts: 112
    edited May 2015
    Any chance of clarification from sky whether i need to gain my 25 points today as stated in the rules of this very freeroll?  Or can i just assume that i will be able to register without playing a single game at all today like the past 2 nights.. This does need to be addressed as it is showing complete lack of proffessionalism on the sites part
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,667
    edited May 2015

    I have sent this thread up to the office just in case they are not aware.
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  • gerardirlgerardirl Member Posts: 1,299
    edited May 2015
    Strange it wouldnt let me enter...hadnt earned the 25pts so that was to be expected.

    Maybe you guys got lucky at the time you tried to enter it.

    Ger
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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te Member Posts: 963
    edited May 2015
    I hope it is back to normal soon, I am playing this promo for profit and its +ev if it runs as it should
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,903
    edited May 2015
    In Response to Re: MAYHEM FREEROLS. sky cockup again?:
    I hope it is back to normal soon, I am playing this promo for profit and its +ev if it runs as it should
    Posted by MrWh1te
    If a freeroll isn't plus ev, then something is seriously wrong!
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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te Member Posts: 963
    edited May 2015
    It isn't a freeroll if you aren't normally playing the site anyway.

    You have to pay 'rake' of 25 points to get in.
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  • vinny67vinny67 Member Posts: 112
    edited May 2015
    In Response to Re: MAYHEM FREEROLS. sky cockup again?:
    It isn't a freeroll if you aren't normally playing the site anyway. You have to pay 'rake' of 25 points to get in.
    Posted by MrWh1te

    apart from the last 2 days it would seem...unless this is to make freerolls look a lot more popular so that we all get excited about the new and improved c4p freerolls? sky may say "hey look how popular the mayhem freerolls were at 7.30pm" 

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  • MattBatesMattBates Member Posts: 4,118
    edited May 2015
    In Response to Re: MAYHEM FREEROLS. sky cockup again?:
    I'm with the other disgruntled players on here after this latest mess up from sky poker, Just before the changes their making this coming month, Which is obviously for the worse! Sky should reimburse all players rake who genuinley earned their 25 points
    Posted by W45T3D
    I understand people are a bit annoyed but really?
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