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£33 mains

bungle72bungle72 Member Posts: 97
edited August 2012 in Poker Chat
Please can some one tell us y all the main are going up to £33
is the site trying to push a lot off the lower limt players away from playing ???????
It is not like the gu has gone up to make more come and play
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  • bungle72bungle72 Member Posts: 97
    edited August 2012
    Please can u add your comments so we can see what people think ty
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited August 2012
    Are all the mains going up to £33... I didn't realise.

    If what you say is true, then it is a shame yes. I know alot of people want bigger MTTs because there's nothing much inbetween a £10 BI and a £110 BI but I don't think these should come at the cost of the mains.
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  • sara36dd08sara36dd08 Member Posts: 826
    edited August 2012


      yes have noticed the mains are going up in price

      problem is the guarentee prize pool is not going up

      surely if one goes up so should the other

      thats my opinion
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  • bungle72bungle72 Member Posts: 97
    edited August 2012
    well 2 mins to start of tusdays main and only 165 in not great i dont think
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  • shaun09shaun09 Member Posts: 1,606
    edited August 2012
    Dint even reach prizepool. Unless a few ppl late reg i guess
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited August 2012
    11 mins in, 203 regged
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  • cenachavcenachav Member Posts: 2,682
    edited August 2012

    Another decision taken with no consultation with the community.  Well done sky.  Clap.  Clap.   Clap

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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited August 2012
    love how the old "drive lower stakes players away" line comes out everytime. Have they put the price of the mini main up too? 

    You realise that even @ £22, this is the most expensive daily MTT on the site? 

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    It's the turbo/donkey/fish players that are losing out, where has the Thews @ 10, the 500gtd velocity and the 250 gtd velocity gone?

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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: £33 mains:
    love how the old "drive lower stakes players away" line comes out everytime. Have they put the price of the mini main up too?  You realise that even @ £22, this is the most expensive daily MTT on the site?  -------------------------------------- It's the turbo/donkey/fish players that are losing out, where has the Thews @ 10, the 500gtd velocity and the 250 gtd velocity gone?
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH
    OMG!

    please bring these back asap!
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  • bungle72bungle72 Member Posts: 97
    edited August 2012
    DOHHHHHHH i am not saying that there should not be bigger games. But how can u put the buy in up but keep the gu the same ??????
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  • Eagles1Eagles1 Member Posts: 4
    edited August 2012
    Thought id defend my title from last tuesday(brag lol) but a 50% increase  now theres inflation and theres taking the mick
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  • MRBURNS4MRBURNS4 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited August 2012
    Didnt know they were going up without pot increase does feel like using there reg players who are here still playing during summer as a poor decision.

    Of course in the BH it does offer some extra bounty value but not enough.

    I totally understand from a business point of view they need to reach the gtn but doing this could drive the numbers down so therefore defeating the object.

    I totally agree bring back the Velocity as it did used to a few years ago was what got a lot of us from new players to sky reg but that needs to have a decent gtn like it used to.

    Hope someone has another look at this and look at different options to get the gtn from rebuys unlimted to thews at 10 rebuy format. Personally more rebuy and freezout tornys will attract more players
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  • jakallyjakally Member Posts: 421
    edited August 2012

    Best to judge guarantees once we reach the autumn.
    Inevitable that numbers will drop in the summer, therefore follows that guarantees will be lower.

    As for increasing the cost of the buyin, personally I'm ok with it, but understand that it could start to exclude players who have been thus far, loyally playing the main each night.
    I guess the answer lies in the numbers - if, on average, entries decline, Sky will have to have to look at whether £33 vs £22 is the reason.

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  • sikassikas Member Posts: 857
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: £33 mains:
    love how the old "drive lower stakes players away" line comes out everytime. Have they put the price of the mini main up too?  You realise that even @ £22, this is the most expensive daily MTT on the site?  -------------------------------------- It's the turbo/donkey/fish players that are losing out, where has the Thews @ 10, the 500gtd velocity and the 250 gtd velocity gone?
    Posted by DOHHHHHHH



    well said, £33 main events is the way forward!
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  • SoLackSoLack Member Posts: 2,737
    edited August 2012
    I'm ok with £33 too, but understand that the increase may deter a few.  Of course it is the rake that matters to Sky, and an increase from £2 per player to £3 per player.  Therefore if the numbers fall from 300 (300@£2 = £600) to 200 (200@£3 = £600) during the summer they maintain their turnover, and increase when the numbers go back up after the olympic and holiday period. 
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  • Sky_DaveSky_Dave Member Posts: 3,288
    edited August 2012
    For those asking about why the GTD prizepool didn't go up, it did, although not directly in line with the buy-in increase. I imagine - as do those on the numbers side of our business - that the guarantee will increase in the future. For now it's a case of being gently as it goes, but they're certainly aiming to get five-figure prizepools guaranteed within a couple of months.

    We're are still offering satellites into the mains, and the tournaments affected are only the Tuesday and Wednesday main events.
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  • rosjim1rosjim1 Member Posts: 446
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: £33 mains:
    I'm ok with £33 too, but understand that the increase may deter a few.  Of course it is the rake that matters to Sky, and an increase from £2 per player to £3 per player.  Therefore if the numbers fall from 300 (300@£2 = £600) to 200 (200@£3 = £600) during the summer they maintain their turnover, and increase when the numbers go back up after the olympic and holiday period. 
    Posted by SoLack
    a good point solack but any business can see if your are obtaining say £600 no matter what from a main event then the way to go would be 300@£2=£600 (the cast your net wide option ) as a percentage of the EXTRA 100 players will stay on the site and play addional games generating EXTRA income.
    i belive in the main most people are recreational players and a 50% increase in a time when a lot of peoples disposable income is falling can not be good long term. i know i didnt load skypoker up untill 9pm last night as there was a better option (for me) elsewhere at 8pm.
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited August 2012
    Just my opinion and im a satelette or not playing guy, br and my logic. 

    How many live events will you play in any local casino for less than £33 ? 
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  • rosjim1rosjim1 Member Posts: 446
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: £33 mains:
    Just my opinion and im a satelette or not playing guy, br and my logic.  How many live events will you play in any local casino for less than £33 ? 
    Posted by The_Don90
    you can play every night live in leeds for less than £33  why?
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  • The_Don90The_Don90 Member Posts: 9,818
    edited August 2012
    In Response to Re: £33 mains:
    In Response to Re: £33 mains : you can play every night live in leeds for less than £33  why?
    Posted by rosjim1
    Almost all the ones below £33 at my local are rebuys. Even the ones around that have re-entry. 
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