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Originally Posted by Sect7G
Pretty much this.
He has a job to do and I think many on here could use a dose of reality. When people ask for better structures it's to increase their win rates. Pokerstars has made it clear that you are the enemy. If you're a losing player the faster the structure the better your chances and your deposit will go a little further in the rake department. Not necessarily the amount of play if time was the metric but the amount of rake... which is the metric of choice at Amaya.
Luke has no intention of doing what people on here want so it's a waste of time offering suggestions when what you want and what he wants are at opposite ends of the spectrum. I expect things to still get worse as win rates haven't yet fallen enough to be inline with other games formats.
yeah but don't neglect the fact that a lot of recreational players want to play some poker too, from normal to even deep slow structures.
so many times i'm at a turbo and someone is complaining "wtf, what is this, bingo poker" lol.
take the two extreme type of players.
the one that plays super tight and will whine his AA broke from a 64s and the super lag that is eager to bluff at any given chance.
the tight one will feel the pressure faster to gamble with a less premium hand or will blind out and the lag won't have much room for his bluffs since stacks will be so shallow.
such enjoyment for both.
i'm not saying turbos are bad, i love them, but you can't make your flagship like the bigs turbos. keep some normal speed and deep structures around.
ps. i once got into a live event qualifier at some smaller site, which was labelled as normal speed with 8' levels. in reality the blinds got so big so fast that it played more like an hyper. never regged that thing again.
poker players aren't bingo players, even new players, they will feel ripped off of their buck. and then bye bye.