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04-22-2016 , 02:52 PM
ipersonally wont ever paly them but i like what u did with the nonholdem nonmajor poker ames

micro thru the week then double buyin on saturday and the major sunday special 5 buyin. really nice structuring

edit: i know this sounds like i m ass kissing so maybe i ll add that i had no clue what the schedule was previoulsy, if there was 27$ dailies then obv this is a downgrade
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04-22-2016 , 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by blakkman08
ipersonally wont ever paly them but i like what u did with the nonholdem nonmajor poker ames

micro thru the week then double buyin on saturday and the major sunday special 5 buyin. really nice structuring

edit: i know this sounds like i m ass kissing so maybe i ll add that i had no clue what the schedule was previoulsy, if there was 27$ dailies then obv this is a downgrade
You clearly have no idea what the previous schedule was. There were some mtts which were doing great but they got removed.

I don't have a problem with $1 and $2 buy ins but they are too many and not a single mtt is turbo.

Saturdays and Sundays won't be special so they wont have sats.

Daily 27 8-Game and Horse were doing pretty decent but they got their buy in reduced which was not needed.
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04-22-2016 , 03:03 PM
Please tell me this is just a bad dream.


I don't know well enough the situation in the other draw games, so I'm speaking just for Five card draw here.


The daily 27 runs 99% of the times, and 90% does the weekly 82.

Maybe changes had to be done in the other draw games, I don't really know, but not in the 5 card draw.

now, for 5 days a week, the highest buy in event is the turbo 16.50 (runs at 5 in the morning european time) that has been left like it was, whilst the daily 27 has been replaced from two progressive KO 11$ tourneys, one PL and one NL.


now, this game, it's already been distorted by offering more NL instead of PL as the nature of the game requires exp.in a tourney format, but why the hell offering both of them in KO version, what's the point in it, this is poker not a f***ing playstation.

Anyway the biggest damage is lowering the buyins, again, I don't know how was the situation in the other games but 5CD didn't need to be lowered, it was doing just fine.

I don't know what those marketing geniuses had in mind when made these decisions, but it looks they never played a hand.

sorry for bad english

Anyone interested in making some kind of petition?
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04-22-2016 , 03:04 PM
I have one quiestion.

Does mtts such as 11 freezeouts, 10.50 sko, 11 turbo psko, 8.8 1r1a been removed or is just that they havent appear on the lobby?
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04-22-2016 , 03:08 PM
will be replaced by new diff timbeys starting monday. just tick the box for 'show announced mtts' in filters and enjoy
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04-22-2016 , 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by blakkman08
will be replaced by new diff timbeys starting monday. just tick the box for 'show announced mtts' in filters and enjoy
That sucks they replace a lot of good mtts.
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04-22-2016 , 03:13 PM
It looks good, i'm gonna miss the second chance a lot, but thats fine

the only thing i'd say is: improve The Bigs struture pleaaaase!!! VLT would be awesome, starting with 8, bb200 goes to 10min and bb1.2k or so goes to 12mins, would be the nuts!

The 5k start stack is very nice as well
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04-22-2016 , 03:19 PM
Such polarised views on the new schedule, I went ahead and had a look myself and I'm slightly disappointed at tournaments that fit me personally ($25 abi, euro time 17:00CET+), there are a lot of great tournaments that got removed. I see fewer tournaments to play. Maybe have a look at the schedule for different player groups again and see how it looks, I'd guess that's why you get such ambiguous feedback.

While I don't like the changes personally I appreciate the good work.
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04-22-2016 , 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mashxx
Such polarised views on the new schedule, I went ahead and had a look myself and I'm slightly disappointed at tournaments that fit me personally ($25 abi, euro time 17:00CET+), there are a lot of great tournaments that got removed. I see fewer tournaments to play. Maybe have a look at the schedule for different player groups again and see how it looks, I'd guess that's why you get such ambiguous feedback.

While I don't like the changes personally I appreciate the good work.
What? I play the same abi and the schedule is better any time of the day, and its not even close.
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04-22-2016 , 03:25 PM
I just can't understand why bigs structure would be rekt. If you take a look at it, all the other tournaments (aside from a few specials who have a sm'ish structure) actually have a better structure now. Regular turbo's now even have the ****ing bigs structure (with 5 min levels). It just doesn't make any sense to me why they would their flagship branded 'big' tournaments downgrade then. It has to be a mistake, or there just has to be a twist (perhaps VTL based on conditions). I really hope so, because aside of some structures that needs tweaking, this is almost as good as a schedule as one can hope for for NLHE tournaments.

Edit: even the rebuys got an upgraded structure! (well bigger starting stacks + add ons again, so that's better)
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04-22-2016 , 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by FlipMaster08
What? I play the same abi and the schedule is better any time of the day, and its not even close.
This
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04-22-2016 , 03:28 PM
As a recreational player my only complaint is that you changed major tournaments colour to blue. I liked red more, please change back.
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04-22-2016 , 03:34 PM
u can make any timbey be any color that u want

click on the wheel on rigth then click lobby and find colors

u re welcome
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04-22-2016 , 03:44 PM
As a player who transistioned from MTTs, I actually like that bigs are not THAT long anymore. 12 hours are just a strain, it's why I changed to cash games originally. 7 minutes seems a little on the low end though. If the bigs end up playing out to like 8 hours on average, I will probably start playing some of them again

I like the new schedule a lot, feels like it's a lot more tournaments (atleast in my buy-in range).
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04-22-2016 , 03:45 PM


Sick upgrades stars! Maybe you could implement shorter levels at the final table and pay out more of the field?
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04-22-2016 , 03:54 PM
i just realized that 'all' hypers are 6max. good stuff on that front
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04-22-2016 , 04:03 PM
Fewer MTTs total are better for all of us. Sure, some "good" ones are replaced, but they will have the same, if not even better player pool.
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04-22-2016 , 04:04 PM
Don't understand why you'd remove the $22 Super-Knockouts? Probably my favuorite tournament of a Sunday!
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04-22-2016 , 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by UPAY4DINNER
Don't understand why you'd remove the $22 Super-Knockouts? Probably my favuorite tournament of a Sunday!
Its still there
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04-22-2016 , 04:10 PM
there s no 20% kos anymore. so the 22$ ko= 20+20+2
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04-22-2016 , 04:27 PM
Regular Tourneys like 5q, 5c, $8, $11, $13.5ko all removed?!
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04-22-2016 , 04:31 PM


all rebuys
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04-22-2016 , 04:31 PM
Gotta say, Bigger 55 with 8minute blinds makes my eyes bleed.
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04-22-2016 , 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by LostOstrich
some people have requested template emails, so here's what I sent for information purposes. IANAL! So don't assume that my hastily put together basic complaint is of any actual value, and please feel free to improve on what I wrote. But anyway:

to stars

Spoiler:
Hi

I see you've increased rake on most SNGs today, without any notification to players. For example, the $4.10+$0.40 180-player games are now $4+$0.50, and there are multiple other similar examples.

The vast majority of your players will be unaware of this rake increase, as not only have you failed to effectively communicate the news, the total buyins displayed in the lobby show no change whatsoever and it's therefore extremely likely that many thousands of players will continue to play these games without noticing or consenting to the price increases.

I've withdrawn my entire cash balance in protest, and I now intend to complain to the UKGC as I consider this to be an example of intentionally witholding pricing information and displaying misleading information to customers. Having been a loyal customer for over 10 years, this was not a decision I took lightly.

Regards


to the UKGC
Spoiler:

Hello,

I wish to lodge a complaint regarding what I consider to be deceptive price increases and willfully misleading information. The site in question is pokerstars.co.uk

Many games on the above named site have seen significant rake increases today, with minimal communication to the player base. In some cases the price increases are completely unannounced and displayed in such a manner as to be potentially misleading and/or deceptive.

For example, until today a $4.50 180-player game on pokerstars.co.uk comprised a buyin of $4.10 and a rake contribution of $0.40. Today it has risen to $4.00+$0.50, and the price displayed in the main lobby remains at $4.50. This price increase is not clearly displayed, and has not been communicated publicly in any way (at least to my knowledge).

Many other price increases across various games were announced last week on the Pokerstars blog site, which hardly constitutes an honest attempt to communicate with the entire player base but is at least publicly available information. The SNG tournament rake increases today were not even mentioned there, and I am unable to find any official communication of these changes.

The purpose of this email is simply to register my initial complaint in general terms. I intend to seek out and gather as much relevant information as possible to support this complaint, and I will happily discuss the issue in greater detail as and when required. Please advise me as to any further information you might require.

Regards
How did your complaint go? I found this on their website which inspired no confidence.

Do you investigate all reports of alleged unlicensed or illegal activity?

Our resources are limited and we cannot investigate every complaint. Generally we use our resources to investigate matters of:
national or regional importance
high risk to the licensing objectives
high risk to the integrity of the licensing regime.
Enforcement action in respect of local issues is normally the responsibility of the relevant local licensing authority. We provide advice and assistance as needed.
Any failure on the part of a local licensing authority to take action on a report of unlicensed or illegal activity is not a reason for us to take on the complaint.
Some complaints are recorded for intelligence purposes only. Others are recorded and dealt with on the next visit to the licence holder, and those of a serious or pressing nature are investigated immediately.
We aim to use the lowest effective level of intervention to deal with an issue, for example if we are satisfied that a licence holder has committed an isolated breach and has taken prompt remedial action then that may be the end of the matter. If a licence holder has been wilful or negligent then this could result in formal action being taken, or if a licence holder has breached the law through inadvertence or ignorance then a willingness on their part to take immediate steps to rectify the matter may mean that it is not in the public interest for us to prosecute them, even where an offence has been committed.
Can we help to get your money back?

Generally the answer to this question is no. We have no power to order a licence holder to refund stakes which you have freely placed with a gambling business or put into a gaming machine.
If you have lost a significant sum of money this may be the catalyst for recognising that you have a problem with gambling. In such circumstances you can ask a licence holder to exclude you from the premises or website and seek help from one of the problem gambling organisations.
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04-22-2016 , 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by UPAY4DINNER
Don't understand why you'd remove the $22 Super-Knockouts? Probably my favuorite tournament of a Sunday!
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Originally Posted by DaCus3
Its still there
Aaaaah they changed the name to just Knockout, cheers!
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