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daiwdaiw Member Posts: 298
edited February 2011 in Poker Chat
i find that the skypoker buyin fees are to exspensive who agrees with me
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited February 2011
    they are standard have a look at a few other sites there wont be much in it
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  • thejudge10thejudge10 Member Posts: 465
    edited February 2011
    you can have  a £1.10 buy in a deepstack,4 hrs of entertainment,great value for money
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  • JockBMWJockBMW Member Posts: 2,653
    edited February 2011
    Not Again.....  Sigh


    (No Offense daiw, but I'm sick to death of this one ) 
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited February 2011

    "SCREWING"


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  • delaney09delaney09 Member Posts: 1,145
    edited February 2011

    the fees are the same here as every other site except sky plays in £'s and £'s only where as everywhere else is $'s and/or euros but i would say the fees on sky are fair and not over expensive obvously if you want to play the main events at 8pm you have to expect the BI fee to be higher the a normal sng or dym as the prize pools are a lot bigger but if you look on other sites you will see that some of them have $1000 BI's so compare sky to them skys BI fees are small

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  • pod1pod1 Member Posts: 4,377
    edited February 2011
    sky mod; can jj please refrain from using such language as it could be seen as  though you are implying that sky are "screwing". your blogging rights will be terminated!! (if you did one)
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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited February 2011
    In Response to Re: sky poker fees:
    Not Again.....  Sigh (No Offense daiw, but I'm sick to death of this one ) 
    Posted by JockBMW
    Not again.....sigh

    (no offence jockbmw but im sick to death of this now)

    In other words 15% on low level games for small bankroll players is NOT RIGHT

    I await ure reply MR.BROWN NOSE
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  • scouse_redscouse_red Member Posts: 5,968
    edited February 2011
    I assume you are refering to the rake.
    If thhis is the case here's my take on it............

    Live TV, presenters, analysts and studio guests all cost money and i think we all agree that this is one of the plus sides to Sky Poker..............just a thought
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  • daiwdaiw Member Posts: 298
    edited February 2011
    exactly alot of the fees are 15% and it should be 10% because i play alotof the small buy ins and its not just worth it time you pay the fees
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  • JockBMWJockBMW Member Posts: 2,653
    edited February 2011
    In Response to Re: sky poker fees:
    In Response to Re: sky poker fees : Not again.....sigh (no offence jockbmw but im sick to death of this now) In other words 15% on low level games for small bankroll players is NOT RIGHT I await ure reply MR.BROWN NOSE
    Posted by debdobs_67

    The point I was trying to make is that this has been done and discussed at length.  No One is holding a gun to your head to make you play Sky Poker.  If the rake on Low stakes games is too high, then there are plenty of alternative sites to play on.

    If the forum is the thing that makes you come to sky, then come to the forum.  You don't have to play poker here to use the forum.

    I play on Sky because I like the TV, Forum, POker play that is combined into one package.  If it means that I have to pay 15% instead of 10% to play a game here, then so what.  If that is something that is important to you, and I can understand while it would be for some people, then don't play. 

    As far as Brown Nosing is concerned, I play this site because I like it,  i don't always agree with some of the things Sky do, but I think the positives far out way the  negatives, if that makes me a brown nose.....  well I'm sure I'll still manage to sleep well at night ;o)

    Gl on the tables 

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  • daiwdaiw Member Posts: 298
    edited February 2011
    i like the site but the fees is something sky need to look into
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited February 2011
    Played a sng on stars just now,.....
    $5+30 to play....

    Well under 10%
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  • daiwdaiw Member Posts: 298
    edited February 2011
    exactly
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  • elsadogelsadog Member Posts: 5,677
    edited February 2011
    Charging an extra 50% rake to low level players is .............. well, fill in the missings words yourself. 

    While you all keep playing them Sky will do nothing ............ Kerrrrrchinnnng!
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited February 2011
    Party Poker rake is roughly on a par with Sky in low buy-in STT/MTTs. They seem to do OK.

    Let's face it, people playing in 30p/50p/£1 DYMs and the like are not here to seriously try and make a profit, at that level poker is a recreational game.

    Good old fashioned supply and demand will dictate the fees, if nobody ever sat at the tables that charge over 10% the rake would probably drop, but that's simply not the case, they all fill up quite quicky irrespective of what other sites are charging.

    You pay your money, you make your choice. I play on several other sites too, but I play much more here than anywhere else, Sky Bounty Hunter tournaments that charge 15% rake are among my favourites.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited February 2011
    It's insane that people continue to try and defend sky on this.

    It's also krazy that everyone from sky refuses to comment on the real issue.

    Instead they try and justify why they deleted a blog, yet completely ignore the whole point that the blog was trying to make.

    I think they deleted to blog on purpose as they knew that it would be a massive issue amongst the forum regs who love to create a fuss over V little tbh.


    It's much easier for them to justify deleting a blog, than it is for them to justify screwing the micro-stakers.


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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,418
    edited February 2011

    JJ says.....

    "....It's also krazy that everyone from sky refuses to comment on the real issue.
    Instead they try and justify why they deleted a blog, yet completely ignore the whole point that the blog was trying to make......"


    Would you like me to to comment on the issue then, Dohhhhh?

    I'm very happy so to do, assuming the debate is civil, & not vitriolic, but I will not be replying or responding to any insults, or rude Posts.

    Up to you, but I am more than happy to comment.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited February 2011

    Your hands are tied, you can't give an honest opinion.

    I would like a reply from the guy who makes the decision about the fees that are charged, not you.

    You don't stand a chance in situations like this, and I feel for you, as you really aren't the person that should have to deal with such posts.

    I suspect you agree with Dennis, and myself, but would never be able to admit it on here.

    But if you can forward the thread/question to the relevent person/people, I would be appreciate it, and be interested to see them attempt to justify it.
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  • harding10harding10 Member Posts: 849
    edited February 2011

    My opinion, fwiw

    If Sky were to make the rake on the micro DYM's 10% I don't believe they would lose money through it, and they may even make a little more.

    Why? By making it slightly easier for beginners to break even or make a very small profit it would encourage more of them to keep playing or to play more, which would then mean more rake for Sky.

    It's not as if the sums of money concerned are going to encourage people to withdraw their cash or play elsewhere.

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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,418
    edited February 2011
    In Response to Re: sky poker fees:
    Your hands are tied, you can't give an honest opinion. I would like a reply from the guy who makes the decision about the fees that are charged, not you. You don't stand a chance in situations like this, and I feel for you, as you really aren't the person that should have to deal with such posts. I suspect you agree with Dennis, and myself, but would never be able to admit it on here. But if you can forward the thread/question to the relevent person/people, I would be appreciate it, and be interested to see them attempt to justify it.
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    I don't know about "don't stand a chance" JJ, when they descend to abusing me instead of addressing the issues, it says so much.

    When APAT was first announced, I got battered on every Poker Forum in Europe, one thread ran to over 70 pages. APAT is now a thriving organisation, never once charged Membership, or Reg Fees, & has Added Value for every single Event, as a result of which, tens of thousands of recreational players are totally loyal to it.

    When "Poker Night Live" closed, ditto ditto, I got slated because I had moved to Sky Poker, & PNL closed after Sky Poker began. Ignoring the fact that latterly, the Televised Tourneys on Poker Night Live ended up with only 9 or 10 runners, because the Online Room was hopeless. 

    I will debate anything, with anyone, I just don't respond to those that flame, are rude, or insult me or others. I see no need for the lack of manners.

    I can't give an honest opinion, (as I am "onside"). Fair point, but I can make the case with FACTS, & without opinion. "Facts" & "opionions" are very different things.

    If you'd prefer me to send the Thread upstairs, fine, I will, but I cannot promise they will comment, & I'm not sure why they should feel obliged to. They offer a range of products for sale. Customers can select those products they wish to buy, & ignore those they do not wish to buy.

    Every single customer matters to Sky Poker, because it's a business. A good business perfects the balancing act of keeping the majority of it's Clients happy, & maximising the  return on shareholders funds. The latter is known as a "fidicuary duty", & is not a choice - that is why the business exists. The numbers suggest Sky Poker is ticking both those boxes, but it cannot please all of the people all of the time. Even the mighty 'Stars cannot do that!
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