Even though I'm not tracked to pokerstrategy.de, I think recent changes indicate where poker is going the next months/years. According to http://de.pokerstrategy.com/forum/th...readid=1688363 the highest status does not really offer any other benefit than access to the whole strategy site. Given that some of these people raked between 100000$-500000$, that might piss off quite a few.

~~Ps.de might save themselves 1million /year for sure

Some interesting things to look at:
1) The wild west: If there's still one thing that resembles the stereotypical poker image, then it's that some people get away with anything . No matter what people do in the poker world, it's +EV$ for them. There is no law and people tend to be quite lenient with their reactions to greed etc. Or they just don't mind getting their balls kicked.

2) Affiliating: Is there some parallel in the economy that's close to the affiliating phenomenon in poker? Maybe headhunting people for an entreprise? It seems pretty anarchistic that after being tagged an affiliate can do anything to stay profitable while being paid for the raked amount by the player. How does "untagging" work in the real world?

Ffs I'm literally weeks away from achieving 500k points!

Cancelling a member based on the color of his skin is blatant racisim.

In the middle of black history month no less. Appalling.

A++++

Ask your friendly neighbourhood drug dealer.
Ask your friendly neighbourhood drug dealer's boss.
Pro-tip: Don't ask if you value your kneecaps.

Agreed. Kinda outraged

outrages but not really surprising. "Blackfacing" was Anglicism of the year 2014 in Germany



@ OP: yeah, seems like the "recent changes" will be an indicator, where online poker is heading to

And a place where untagging actually works ? Like in a place where drugdealing is not as much of an issue...

pretty obvious move, even strategy has to focus on recs (and they actually are, and doing their job pretty well).

Never understood the idea behind those events anyway (they also have regional events for diamond status), they spend a lot of money on a few days of partying, pretty sure most players would just prefer to get even half of its monetary value per capita send to them. I attended few of those and they were quite boring - understanably, as different people like different ways of spending their free time.

Good way of spending the money were events for bronze+, where people just gather in some club, meet with pokerstrategy reps (we have a really pretty female admin in Polish community ), get few free drinks at the bar and then do whatever they want.

Agree with the last paragraph, the money could be spent better. However, the money is not spent at all now! They now have millions they are going to make over the years and not sharing anything. If they only used 50% for the poker community instead of cutting 95% of their expenses, at least players would get something back. But obviously the best for us all would be if pokerstars cut them loose

In before Al Sharpton.

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It's a disgrace to all the loyal grinders who made Pokerstrategy one of the biggest poker communities/Affiliates. Many of them grinded believing they can one day enjoy the benefits of the Black Member status (individually fit Suit, Luxury events like Wellness Spa, Dinners, City trips e.g.).. and still do, if they aren't very active in forums etc., as the only information regarding these changes is found in a small thread.
The policies of pokerstrategy became (or have been) beyond ridiculous and their promises not worth a dime.

Gg.

IT recruitment consultants used to be regarded as the lowest of the low during the boom years ( late 90s).

How have we still not changed the topic title.

Racist

THIS IS HUGE NEWS.

I'm tired of all the "reverse" racism. "Black this" and "black that". I just don't care any more.

Just give them a 90% discount and make white people pay full price. Problem solved.

Here is the Thread about it in the english PS community (english)
http://www.pokerstrategy.com/forum/t...hreadid=333572

In the german community the first thread got closed, just in case it's here (german)
http://de.pokerstrategy.com/forum/th...readid=1688363

here's the 2nd thread about it (german)
http://de.pokerstrategy.com/forum/th...readid=1688544

This is just another giant middle finger to all long term members of Pokerstrategy. And it is another disappointment in a row of ridiculous developments of the whole community there since the departure of Dominik "Korn" Kofert... I decidedtaht I will not support these gys anymore and will not play accounts tracked via pokerstrategy anymore and recommend everyone else to do the same

Sick reference.

facepalm @ 'je suis black member'-avatars ... seriously, how butthurt can someone be

yeah definitely dumb reference. rest of complaints is okay though

+1