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Originally Posted by DanHiggy5
IMHO, the Aria runs the best Poker Promotion. Every pot you win has an extra $2 in it. It is depressing to walk into a poker room, get into the game you want to play only to realize that everyone else there is playing "Promo Chaser" , not poker.
Unfortunately, promotions are necessary to keep most rooms going. That being the case, High hands seem to have less affect on the game itself . Bad Beats are bad as explained by several others here, free rolls, splash pots, hot seats, rake back and other time based or "being present" type promos tend to bring in players that are sitting there just to hit the promo and not really contributing to the game (other than the blinds). After almost 30 years of running poker rooms, I haven't found the perfect promo. As far as I can tell there is no "Magic Pill". What draws players in one area can be a complete dud in another. All you can do is try some things and see what works where you are at
Interesting that a) you don't think HH promos attract folks sitting there just to hit the promo and b) have less affect on the game.
I can take you to plenty of rooms where the "minute" the HH promo ends for the day (or just drops significantly in value), tables break faster than they can be recombined. And while the HH is going on everyone limps with any pair or suited connectors (including 2 gappers) just hoping to hit a flop. When HH is $1k+ every 30 min or less, it definitely impacts the games. And then there is the whole, how slow can I play this hand in case it hits so it is in the next HH period with a chance to win since not big enough now. Turns yawn fest into sleep fest.
IMO, hot seats have the least impact on the game if the amount isn't too much. But for any promo to do what the house wants (bring in players) it almost by definition has to have some impacts on the game (good and bad).
BBJP, again IMO, don't really draw in players until they start getting high. But initially they have very little impact on the games.
