In Response to Re: Cash for Points - Good Deal? : You are 100% correct about trusting sky. However, there are a lot more UK based on-line players than the hardcore 3000 that turn up every day on sky. Having an archaic rakeback scheme doesnt help. Quite frankly no one should lose any points. It is up to the players to make noises about this. Personally im like a dog on a bone with this issue I wont let it go until sky have a fairer system. As players and more importantly customers of sky, we need to make them hear our concerns. Posted by ACEGOONER
I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but if you are not happy, why don't you go somewhere else.
I wouldn't go to Sainsbury's every week, moan to the management about their prices, tell them I'm like a dog with a bone and won't let it drop............... and then keep going back every week.
Deciding where to take your business, (in anything, not just online poker) depends on the things that are most important to you.
If bonuses / rakeback are THE most important thing to you, then go to the site that offers the best RB.
Each site offers a package. Sky's package includes lower bonuses, and less flexible software, but also no tracking software, therefore a lower volume of good grinders.
ATM I am broadly happy with the Sky package, therefore I play here. If a better package comes along then I would go somewhere else.
Having said all that, GL with your quest. Wouldn't complain if you got some improvements that put a few more pounds into my pocket.
In Response to Re: Cash for Points - Good Deal? : I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but if you are not happy, why don't you go somewhere else. I wouldn't go to Sainsbury's every week, moan to the management about their prices, tell them I'm like a dog with a bone and won't let it drop............... and then keep going back every week. Deciding where to take your business, (in anything, not just online poker) depends on the things that are most important to you. If bonuses / rakeback are THE most important thing to you, then go to the site that offers the best RB. Each site offers a package. Sky's package includes lower bonuses, and less flexible software, but also no tracking software, therefore a lower volume of good grinders. ATM I am broadly happy with the Sky package, therefore I play here. If a better package comes along then I would go somewhere else. Having said all that, GL with your quest. Wouldn't complain if you got some improvements that put a few more pounds into my pocket. Posted by jakally
Fair does your entitled to your opinion. I played on sky full time last month, I would have played more if I knew I wouldnt lose any points between 12-16k. The way I look at it is I have a second site party poker which I will use when I go through a points threshold where the next level is unatainable. From a commercial perspective that is bad for sky because thats equivalent to three or four days business.
PS with regards to your shopping analogy, its like going into a supermarket and not being given any change!
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I don't care about the poker points though, i play because i find this the best place to play.
channel 865. Play on your tv. Awesome forum. 6 Handed tables. A wide range of different game types.
I like it the way it is. Make it better and it will attract better players! In fact, scrap it altogether!! - Just give us tourny entries and stuff instead of cash Posted by DOHHHHHHH
1) Those that dont want any change and think the current system makes the site profitable for good players 2) Those that want fine tuning, eg carry forward of points each month or a reduction in points difference between thresholds
I personally favour 2. I hope this is read by someone important in sky poker, there is an overwhelming majority in favour for change although the sample size is small.
I think what is important to note, is I am sure sky don't just pick these figures out of the air.
They will work out their profit margins based on the games, rake etc, see how much they can afford to give back, then work from there. Whilst I am sure they could afford to give back slightly more, I am also pretty sure that if they were to carry points over, especially for the high stakes guys were points are worth a lot more, they might reduce the payouts or increase points to compensate. I don't think any business would agree to just hand out what would be a lot more money
u are wasting your time acegooner i agree with everything u say but sky dont they have changed many things over the last year to there benifit which in truth u cant blame them they done away with money for the league and replaced it with tsp with cash then they took that away and made it a 90 man torni then there was league stars they took the money away from that to i think the idea of a online shop would be good or use your points to buy into big tournis like the primo or bh say 5000 points for each one and this is just my humble opinion happy points building
u are wasting your time acegooner i agree with everything u say but sky dont they have changed many things over the last year to there benifit which in truth u cant blame them they done away with money for the league and replaced it with tsp with cash then they took that away and made it a 90 man torni then there was league stars they took the money away from that to i think the idea of a online shop would be good or use your points to buy into big tournis like the primo or bh say 5000 points for each one and this is just my humble opinion happy points building Posted by CHILLIE
Chillie, my fellow grinder! Good point about swapping points for the primo. Im not asking for bmw's or anything, just a bit of tweaking in the system to encourage more play, which in turn is more revenue for sky. That would be good for everyone.
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PS with regards to your shopping analogy, its like going into a supermarket and not being given any change!
Lol..i just won a £1.10 £25 guaranteed tourny...took me over 2 hours and i got...wait for it.....................................................................................................
ONE POKER POINT
I don't care about the poker points though, i play because i find this the best place to play.
channel 865.
Play on your tv.
Awesome forum.
6 Handed tables.
A wide range of different game types.
The bonuses are just extra's imo.
+1
Ok it seems like there are two camps:
1) Those that dont want any change and think the current system makes the site profitable for good players
2) Those that want fine tuning, eg carry forward of points each month or a reduction in points difference between thresholds
I personally favour 2. I hope this is read by someone important in sky poker, there is an overwhelming majority in favour for change although the sample size is small.
They will work out their profit margins based on the games, rake etc, see how much they can afford to give back, then work from there.
Whilst I am sure they could afford to give back slightly more, I am also pretty sure that if they were to carry points over, especially for the high stakes guys were points are worth a lot more, they might reduce the payouts or increase points to compensate. I don't think any business would agree to just hand out what would be a lot more money