Bit like this thread. Do you realise, of all the people who posted in this thread, since it started, to the Covid Big Bang, YOU are the only one left. Last of the Mohicans.

I checked the post histories of contributors for the first 35 pages. (Bored Sunday, waiting for the Hawthorn game to end to collect the $$$) Most last a few months, some 3 years, very few last a decade. The halo always slips; bravado migrates to absentia.

Traffic decline within Australia-centric threads within 2plus2 reflects the bigger picture. Players can't sustain continual losses and drop out, they move to other interests, and the increasing rake is fatal. [To think - people used to complain of $8 cap+ $5ph. Luxury]

The $25 @ Crown may not last. They may retreat to $20, or heaven forbid, back to the pre-Covid $15, if the keep-it-alive philosophy returns. (But never 24/7 operations). Need a raft of efficiency improvements though - the managers smart enough to analyse and implement, may have moved on.

I don't know who you are, but I would know you by sight. Conversely, you would never pick me, but would definitely know me by sight. I have worked out on few in here. (I could tell you about the first time I sat on a table with 6betme already seated, the welcome 'greeting' he tendered, and the price he paid for it, but that's another story).
The only one I would like to have worked out was the notorious SupremeGentlemanPoker from YouTube (he has wiped all his Vlogs though) - very funny and entertaining young man. Whilst on YouTube, the Vlogs from MEL, BNE and SYD regs were a godsend, when your paths eventually crossed, and they had already pre-filled you player database form for you. Easy money playing exposed egos. (And for well over a decade I played everywhere in Oz/NZ -160 days per year. Many in MEL & BNE thought I lived locally due to frequency, but I lived in another state altogether)

Tears in the rain.

I’d hate to have shares in Crown, they should just shut down. Would be awesome if the stupid government would allow legal poker rooms to operate, but they care about responsible gambling while pokie venues in every suburb rip millions of dollars every year from people that actually can’t afford up lose a few thousand dollars.

PS: good win to the Hawks, might even win their next 4 games

Played the turbo opening $550 last night - fairly big crowd, was like 200+ players with like 25k up top - busted after the 2nd break. Rego booth was stupid crazy - they had to open another booth to accept registrations because of the line.

Once again I asked about results and was told it's coming - it's getting ridiculous now that it's been this long with nothing online yet getting told repeatedly that it's coming? Is it or is it not?

I joined the new facebook group they have but nothing is getting posted in there - not even payouts or even anything for the opening event. How hard is it just to AT THE VERY LEAST post the results for their first event on it. Starting to think it's just laziness at this point.

Crown is self-imploding. For the past hour, loud static has been coming through the overhead speakers, sounds like fireworks. It’s just relentless. They’re handing out earplugs to anyone that wants them. We also had some Latin fellows banging drums in Fidel’s but that’s over. I’m regretting leaving the house.

what were the numbers like for the CPS ME?

I played flight 1 (did no good) - was 130 entries for that. Came in on the Monday and saw the total players was 319 so means they would of gotten 189 for flight 2. Paid top 35-36? With like 100k up top.

Looks like they've started posting the series results on their facebook group - nothing on the website yet

I think we have seen enough from the current management that they will not send results to Hendonmob, which is the most important place for results.

If Hawks didn’t choke against Port, they would be 6th right now, They still have games against WC, Richmond and Norf to come.

Hawthorn’s first 7 games: 1W 6L
Hawthorn’s last 7 games: 6W 1L