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New cash for points levels - kind of a joke

scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
edited August 2009 in Poker Chat
Well done Sky.  You have increased the bonus for maybe 4 players on the whole site to 1.5k/40k points

As I have said before, you ran a 2k/30k points, so therefore your margins are there to offer it month on month.

I was in the top 10 of the cash players on Sky this month and I think my bonus was £150 this month, considering the amount of rake that I produce this really isn't on.

You probably have the most loyal customer base of ANY poker site in the world; how about you reward that loyalty with a more fair bonus system.

Thank you.




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  • michael900michael900 Member Posts: 84
    edited August 2009
    Why do those people that earn 6000 or 7000 points get a greater proportion of their rake back than those that earn 10000 / 12500?

    Surely they deserve a greater proportion as they are playing alot more?

    I haven't checked the rest of the thresholds, but what I have described seems a bit, erm, daft.

    Im speaking in terms of sit n go/ scheduled games where its 10 points for ever £1 in rake btw. I don't know how the cash points work.
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  • annie_dukeannie_duke Member Posts: 545
    edited August 2009
    cash for points should be 1p/point - no min / no max - a fair system for all
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited August 2009
    In Response to Re: New cash for points levels - kind of a joke:
    cash for points should be 1p/point - no min / no max - a fair system for all
    Posted by annie_duke
    Oh, so now you agree the little guy should get rewarded too.
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  • bonniedogbonniedog Member Posts: 42
    edited August 2009

    It is a fair system, more rake you pay better deal you get. Its called bulk buying. I pay thousands in rake every month at whichever site I play. If you want a better deal play more.

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  • michael900michael900 Member Posts: 84
    edited August 2009
    Its common sense, in any industry there are disounts for 'bulk buys' if you will. The 'cost' of supplying a poker service to a player does not increase proportionally with the stake, therefore those higher end players are much more profitable.

    If everyone just played the 30p/ 60p games, sky poker would'nt exist.

    Its totally fair that those earning a greater number of points are compensated with higher rakeback.
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  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited August 2009
    In Response to Re: New cash for points levels - kind of a joke:
    It is a fair system, more rake you pay better deal you get. Its called bulk buying. I pay thousands in rake every month at whichever site I play. If you want a better deal play more.
    Posted by bonniedog
    Hi Bonnie - the system is fair; the rate is not.

    I play on other sites too, and while I don't play on there as often as I do on Sky, I still receive a far better rakeback payment.

    Of course it is impossible to know the actual amount of rake that we are paying on Sky without tracker software, but I can't imagine that the current rakeback system is worth more than 10-15% of ACTUAL rake.

    I also know that certain players on Sky get a 20% better deal - a friend of mine who plays on Sky gets a rate of 24k poker points/£1000 bonus.

    He plays similar volumes to me; but alas I'm not eligible....
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  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited August 2009
    In Response to Re: New cash for points levels - kind of a joke:
    Its common sense, in any industry there are disounts for 'bulk buys' if you will. The 'cost' of supplying a poker service to a player does not increase proportionally with the stake, therefore those higher end players are much more profitable. If everyone just played the 30p/ 60p games, sky poker would'nt exist. Its totally fair that those earning a greater number of points are compensated with higher rakeback.
    Posted by michael900
    To claify, I'm not having a go at the more points/more rakeback issue.

    I totally understand this sir, and as someone who has played all the way up to 1000nl here I'm not exactly a small time player either.

    What I do have an issue with is the actual PERCENTAGE that is given by Sky.
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  • DTWBANDITDTWBANDIT Member Posts: 6,451
    edited August 2009



          i do not fully understand what rake is on cash tables can someone tell me please i know that if i play a 30p SnG i get 1/2 point  so if i play a 1000 in a month i get £5


         many thanks
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