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New Cash For Points

sikassikas Member Posts: 857
edited December 2011 in Poker Chat
Looks Mint!

wd sky!

keep them changes coming!
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  • phil12ukphil12uk Member Posts: 2,856
    edited December 2011
    Just seen this. Finally every poker point can be accounted for!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers sky :)
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  • chris1963chris1963 Member Posts: 453
    edited December 2011
    This is fine, but yet again small stakes ie lower points earners completely blanked, (as they are in the happy hour cash promotion)
    Look after the people with bigger bank rolls forget the guys who love to play but cannot afford the bigger buy ins................

    Cheers, Happy new year.
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  • lMARKllMARKl Member Posts: 254
    edited December 2011
    Yeah now have to earn 2500 points for £30 rather than 2000, N1...


    Looks good if you earn 10k+ a month tho.
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  • salad24salad24 Member Posts: 275
    edited December 2011
    Yeah not amazing for me as i only ever just scrap over 1000 points for £15 quid, now it's only worth a tenner!
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited December 2011
    I'll be worse off as a result of these changes, it looks like it's bad news for MTT players like myself who don't earn many points.

    In December I've earned 550 points . That's worth £5.00 under the old scheme, with the new method that'll drop to £4.40, a reduction of 12%.

    In November I just managed to reach 1,000 and earned £15.00 All that will earn me in future is £10.00, a reduction of 33%.
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  • salad24salad24 Member Posts: 275
    edited December 2011
    In Response to Re: New Cash For Points:
    I'll be worse off as a result of these changes, it looks like it's bad news for MTT players like myself who don't earn many points. In December I've earned 550 points . That's worth £5.00 under the old scheme, with the new method that'll drop to £4.40, a reduction of 12%. In November I just managed to reach 1,000 and earned £15.00 All that will earn me in future is £10.00, a reduction of 33%.
    Posted by GaryQQQ
    Yup misleading Original Post imo, got my hopes up!
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  • pilgrim07pilgrim07 Member Posts: 232
    edited December 2011
    In Response to Re: New Cash For Points:
    This is fine, but yet again small stakes ie lower points earners completely blanked, (as they are in the happy hour cash promotion) Look after the people with bigger bank rolls forget the guys who love to play but cannot afford the bigger buy ins................ Cheers, Happy new year.
    Posted by chris1963
       

        Yup, big +1
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  • GLifUloseGLifUlose Member Posts: 75
    edited December 2011
    I hope you guys are f'ing joking.

    I will explain in another thread...
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  • salad24salad24 Member Posts: 275
    edited December 2011
    In Response to Re: New Cash For Points:
    I hope you guys are joking. I will explain in another thread...
    Posted by GLifUlose
    Im not complaining as i do know this will benifit a lot of people who earn just under the next the level of C4P, this one's just not for me!
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  • bigal36903bigal36903 Member Posts: 1,011
    edited December 2011
    sorry, but obviously u have not looked properly. i am about to make my first priority club. i will in futrue get less for the same ammount..  before i wud get 25% extra for 10k paying 325 now 280. how is this better
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  • EvilPinguEvilPingu Member Posts: 3,462
    edited December 2011
    I don't think it's too bad, tbh. Has it's advantages and disadvantages. Anyone getting between 7k and 10k points will get more, I think priority club will get more too, anyone who doesn't quite get enough points for the next tier will get more, but you get less if you only just scrape enough points on the final day of the month for the next tier. I guess people are just so used to scraping enough points on the last day of the month that you all automatically see it as "I'm losing this much".

    My C4P:
    Oct 11 - 235 C4P, only just signed up
    Nov 11 - 504 C4P, old system gave £5, new system would give me £4.03
    Dec 11 - 938 C4P so far, old system gave £5, new system would give me £7.50 if I didn't get another point for the rest of the month.

    I guess it gives people more incentive to keep playing on the last day of the month if they've reached one tier, but have no chance of reaching the next one, because now there's a cash difference between having 3,400 points and 3,600 points, for instance.

    Even though it'll probably cost me a few quid, it's probably not a bad move by sky, and can see the benefits for other people. We'll see how it goes, but my glass is half full.
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  • GLifUloseGLifUlose Member Posts: 75
    edited December 2011
    https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poker/sky_lobby?action=show_static&page=poker_community_forums&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3a57795ac2-1793-4377-b4cf-e124b0f555f4Forum%3adf77f82c-151f-4bea-aae1-fb423dcae1faDiscussion%3aa986e11d-b608-49fd-ad7c-35e9207aa700&plckCurrentPage=0

    very much half-empty
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  • sikassikas Member Posts: 857
    edited December 2011
    right so where u used to get £15 for 1000, u STILL would get £15 for 1999 points, in the new system for 1999 points you would get 19.99


    old system 5k points = £100
                5999  points = £100     ....new system 5999 points = £107.98

    how many times have u just fallen short of the 'old' C4P milestones then just 'lose' the excess points, with the new system every point has a value
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  • rancidrancid Member Posts: 5,947
    edited December 2011
    seems more robs peter to pay paul if you ask me

    peter being the poorer of the brothers

    eg. 

    old system

    1000 = £15

    now

    1500 = £15

    emmm maybe it just levels off inbetween so the jumps ain't so big


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  • DaveOwlXDaveOwlX Member Posts: 140
    edited December 2011
    Better!
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  • acebarry10acebarry10 Member Posts: 7,556
    edited December 2011
    In Response to Re: New Cash For Points:
    I hope you guys are joking. I will explain in another thread...
    Posted by GLifUlose
    Hi

    It may be a good idea to edit you post as trying to get around the profaity filter does break the forum rules :)

    I am sure if a mod sees it they will change it if you don't :), maybe you too salad :)
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  • salad24salad24 Member Posts: 275
    edited December 2011
    Cheers barry, i didn't even see it there.
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  • acebarry10acebarry10 Member Posts: 7,556
    edited December 2011
    In Response to Re: New Cash For Points:
    Cheers barry, i didn't even see it there.
    Posted by salad24
    My pleasure :)
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited December 2011
    Well, for a low stakes MTT specialist like myself C4P earnings are insignificant, nearly all profit is made at the tables. I might be slightly worse off some months as a result of the changes, but it's such a small sum it'll make no noticable difference to my bottom line.

    At month end I'll have no longer have the incentive to try and reach the next tier, so I may play a less than I have before when I've been chasing points for that reason.

    The players who may feel they're losing out the most are those in the 250-499 point bracket, they go from a freeroll ticket to nothing.
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  • 5toneFace5toneFace Member Posts: 246
    edited December 2011
    In Response to Re: New Cash For Points:
    right so where u used to get £15 for 1000, u STILL would get £15 for 1999 points, in the new system for 1999 points you would get 19.99 old system 5k points = £100             5999  points = £100     ....new system 5999 points = £107.98 how many times have u just fallen short of the 'old' C4P milestones then just 'lose' the excess points, with the new system every point has a value
    Posted by sikas
    Funny how blinded people are

    5000 points - old system - £100, new system - £90
    5999 points - old system - £100, new system - £107.98

    It probably works out the same long term. (maybe slightly worse) 
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