i just read how to earn poker points and its not clear at all. i understand how but to lots it will make no sense at all. sky please put some leymans terms in there. pretty certain it used to say 1 pp per 10p in rake but that was many moons ago Posted by MICKYBLUE
every pound you earn sky in rake earns you 1 point so depending how much you bet during a particular hand depends how much rake you pay the more you bet the more rake you pay
e.g rake is only payed once a flop is seen if you fold to a bet on the flop you pay a small amount someone said 3p earlier up the thread so if you fold alot on the flop you have to play alot of hands to earn that £1 but if you GII on the river you will probably made that £1 in one hand
Apologies for interupting but there is a free to enter competition to be found in the Betting Chat section of the forum on a thread called Sky Naps Table 2016.
It starts on Saturday and the closing date is 12pm on Friday. All the details are on the thread but there are £100 of free bets from Sky Bet up for grabs and for qualifying players there is a free £200 Poker freeroll at the end of the competition.
In cash games, it is a bit hard to get our heads round it.
Here is the official explanation.......
"Cash Games: Poker Points are awarded using a Weighted Contribution mechanism in Cash Poker, designed to make the process fairer for all. Previously, any Poker Points awarded to the table were split equally between all players dealt into the hand. Now only players who contribute to the pot will earn Poker Points. Every time you contribute £1 in cash rake, you receive 6 Poker Points. This, in essence, rewards players who create more action at the table. Essentially it is a fairer way of distributing Poker Points, as players who drive the most action at the table will see a bigger reward than someone who is playing no hands at all. This is fairer as it generates more action for players at the table and keeps the game fun for everyone taking part.
To avoid confusion, Weighted Contribution does not affect the amount of rake taken at all; it simply looks at how Poker Points are awarded for each pot. Weighted Contribution does favour players who like to see flops. It will also mean that the games themselves could play a little more aggressively, with people happier to play their hand. However, this shouldn't alter your basic strategy for playing poker - there are still many reasons why playing tight could be best for you. If you're on a very aggressive table, tight could well be right!
Example: Richard and Adam are playing in a pot. Richard has contributed £1.60 in rake, Adam has contributed 50p. Richard would earn 9.6 Poker Points, Adam would earn 3 Poker Points"
For MTT's & SNG's, it's much simpler, & you know EXACTLY, in advance, how many points you will get, & "rake" (as in Reg Fees) it will cost.
For every £ of Reg Fee, you get 10 points.
So if the MTT or SNG is £100 + £10 reg fee, you get 10 x 10 = 100 points.
If it is £5 + £0.50 Reg fee you get 5 points.
All the points you earn each week are then totted up - see the widget thing - and at midnight Sunday it is closed off, & on Monday you get paid your Rewards money.
The Rewards Scheme, how much you get for what, is all explained HERE
its the every £1 in rake you get 6 points that confuses it
the way its worded it reads as if we have to pay £1 rake before poker points is paid which is not the case.
imo someone intellegent needs to rewrite it so dumbo's like me can understand.
for example i played 2p/4p and 5p/10p last night to get the 5 pp for promo, i just clocked what pp i was on then waited until i earned 6/7 pp to make sure.
every 16p in rake we get 1 poker point roughly. its the every £1 in rake you get 6 points that confuses it the way its worded it reads as if we have to pay £1 rake before poker points is paid which is not the case. imo someone intellegent needs to rewrite it so dumbo's like me can understand. for example i played 2p/4p and 5p/10p last night to get the 5 pp for promo, i just clocked what pp i was on then waited until i earned 6/7 pp to make sure. i dont know maybe just me being stupid. Posted by MICKYBLUE
+1
As a non cash player, I do the same. Never understood the point system in cash but thankfully can now use the widget in real time to check points earned.
Q for Tikay - In week two, could I just play one £5 SnG everyday to qualify? (or 3 days/5 days etc). I have never played on mobile before so hopefully I have read that bit right.
In Response to Re: Five a day in February? : +1 As a non cash player, I do the same. Never understood the point system in cash but thankfully can now use the widget in real time to check points earned. Q for Tikay - In week two, could I just play one £5 SnG everyday to qualify? (or 3 days/5 days etc). I have never played on mobile before so hopefully I have read that bit right. Posted by MAXALLY
Yup, that'll do the trick.
Do that 3 separate days, & that'll get you 2,000 starting chips in the £5,000 Freeroll.
Do that 5 separate days, & that'll get you 5,000 starting chips in the £5,000 Freeroll.
Do that all 7 days, & that'll get you 10,000 starting chips in the £5,000 Freeroll.
Cash tables rake Cumulative or pot specific for points? i.e.paying less rake in a hand that would earn a point say 10p 5 hands in a row 50p in rake any points? Posted by belsibub
Not sure I understand the question (I'm deffo not terribly au fait with the rake system), but does this answer it? It'd from the "Earning Poker Points landing page, HERE
"Poker Points are earned in real time, being accumulated at the end of each hand. Any fractional points accumulated when leaving the table will be rounded down. Please note: standing up and sitting back down on the same table constitutes ‘leaving the table'."
In Response to Re: Five a day in February? : Not sure I understand the question (I'm deffo not terribly au fait with the rake system), but does this answer it? It'd from the "Earning Poker Points landing page, HERE "Poker Points are earned in real time, being accumulated at the end of each hand. Any fractional points accumulated when leaving the table will be rounded down. Please note: standing up and sitting back down on the same table constitutes ‘leaving the table'." Posted by Tikay10
So its hand specific?
2p/4p 7.5% rake so if 17p rake=1 point(6 point per £) you would need to contribute £2.27 to the pot to get 1 point?
In Response to Re: Five a day in February? : So its hand specific? 2p/4p 7.5% rake so if 17p rake=1 point(6 point per £) you would need to contribute £2.27 to the pot to get 1 point? Posted by belsibub
If this is correct Belsibub then i finally get it and for that i thank you, where do i find the rake percentage information for the various cash games?
In Response to Re: Five a day in February? : If this is correct Belsibub then i finally get it and for that i thank you, where do i find the rake percentage information for the various cash games? Posted by The_Laird
I must admit - I'm still well confused with poker points for playing cash games
I played a cash table earlier - it was £2 default buy in. I ended up buying in 3 times (I know I know - I'm a rubbish player!!). I managed to lose all 3 buy ins fairly quickly so £6 down the pan. However I then did one more £2 buy in and managed to spin it up to £8.17 so I made a 17p profit for my "experiment".
For my total experiment - I managed to get the total grand sum of 2 poker points??? How can that work if I definately lost £6 to begin with?
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Morning Chaps, nearly forgot this, sorry.
In cash games, it is a bit hard to get our heads round it.
Here is the official explanation.......
"Cash Games: Poker Points are awarded using a Weighted Contribution mechanism in Cash Poker, designed to make the process fairer for all. Previously, any Poker Points awarded to the table were split equally between all players dealt into the hand. Now only players who contribute to the pot will earn Poker Points. Every time you contribute £1 in cash rake, you receive 6 Poker Points. This, in essence, rewards players who create more action at the table. Essentially it is a fairer way of distributing Poker Points, as players who drive the most action at the table will see a bigger reward than someone who is playing no hands at all. This is fairer as it generates more action for players at the table and keeps the game fun for everyone taking part.
To avoid confusion, Weighted Contribution does not affect the amount of rake taken at all; it simply looks at how Poker Points are awarded for each pot. Weighted Contribution does favour players who like to see flops. It will also mean that the games themselves could play a little more aggressively, with people happier to play their hand. However, this shouldn't alter your basic strategy for playing poker - there are still many reasons why playing tight could be best for you. If you're on a very aggressive table, tight could well be right!
Example: Richard and Adam are playing in a pot. Richard has contributed £1.60 in rake, Adam has contributed 50p. Richard would earn 9.6 Poker Points, Adam would earn 3 Poker Points"
All of that, & more, can be seen HERE
For MTT's & SNG's, it's much simpler, & you know EXACTLY, in advance, how many points you will get, & "rake" (as in Reg Fees) it will cost.
For every £ of Reg Fee, you get 10 points.
So if the MTT or SNG is £100 + £10 reg fee, you get 10 x 10 = 100 points.
If it is £5 + £0.50 Reg fee you get 5 points.
All the points you earn each week are then totted up - see the widget thing - and at midnight Sunday it is closed off, & on Monday you get paid your Rewards money.
The Rewards Scheme, how much you get for what, is all explained HERE
Any other questions, fire away, & if nobody intelligent is around to answer, I'll try & reply.
Do that 3 separate days, & that'll get you 2,000 starting chips in the £5,000 Freeroll.
Do that 5 separate days, & that'll get you 5,000 starting chips in the £5,000 Freeroll.
Do that all 7 days, & that'll get you 10,000 starting chips in the £5,000 Freeroll.
"Poker Points are earned in real time, being accumulated at the end of each hand. Any fractional points accumulated when leaving the table will be rounded down. Please note: standing up and sitting back down on the same table constitutes ‘leaving the table'."