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Random promo idea

markycashmarkycash Member Posts: 2,837
Think I mentioned this one years ago but lets try again in the style of Tim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption requesting books for the prison library...

The best promo I have ever been involved in for encouraging community interaction was 'The Lab Rats'. Seen as there is a brilliant community on here I personally feel it would go down a treat on Sky Poker.

Around 7 players were selected to participate and each was given £100 and a specified period to make as much wonga as they could. There were forum updates, blog posts and a prize for the eventual winner. Players could play anything they wanted and got to keep whatever they won although only the player with the highest amount won the 'special prize'.

The specified period could be a week or a month or whatever.

If successful then it could be ongoing with a new raft of cohorts so that loads of the community got a shot at it.

@SkyTowers


Comments

  • kapowblamzkapowblamz Member Posts: 1,526
    I think you'll get more naysayers than not. Their argument is going to be that they have no chance of winning anything. I think it would be a great idea if the special prize was relatively small and another promo were run alongside it. That way the egos can compete while everyone else still gets a shot at some dosh in the other promo.
  • Phantom66Phantom66 Member Posts: 5,542
    One way to get everyone involved would be to make it like the premier league promotions where "everyone" (insert staking requirement here) is drawn into the team of one the "captains" and all benefit if their team captain wins?

    But how do you pick the captains?

    What would incentivise someone to want to be one?

    To get the better regs involved there would need to be a decent prize on offer to offset the distraction otherwise they may see it as -EV?

    Recs would love a free £100 but will they play enough/win enough to make for an interesting rail?




  • markycashmarkycash Member Posts: 2,837
    @kapowblamz - "another promo ran alongside it"

    @Phantom66 - "team of one the "captains" and all benefit if their team captain wins?"

    Both hinting at the same idea which could be really good.

    Could have people choose which team captain they want. Maybe the winning team get entry to a special freeroll or something similar?

    It was a lot of fun in the past. One time it ran there were a few with similar high amounts on the last day including one rec who usually played micro cash stakes who was suddenly balling it up on the high stakes tables trying to take it down (he didn't he lost about $2k at $20 NL). The main prize the last time was around $1500 + your winnings and there were plenty decent players wanting to take part.

    Each of the players were given an account that they couldn't deposit/withdraw from until the promo was done (LabRat1; LabRat2 etc).
  • chappo100chappo100 Member Posts: 116
    I would be well up for this, I specialise in overspending irl and having to grind up tiny bankrolls. Never seen a promo like this out there but it would be great motivation to put in so many hours.

    literally so many options, would love a MTT only one although a combined any game version would be really fun to.



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