Spin'n'Go: They're printing money for PS. Very popular in ROW & they're a rec magnet.

The reasons recreational players like them:
** Recs are often busy working people - so the very fast play time is ideal for their lifestyles
** Plays well on Smartphone - so ideal for those spare moments
** Lots of gamble in them & short stacks so recs view their losses as "a bad run" - harder to be dominated by superior players over the short term
** Very easy to start a run of games & keep registering one after the other. Much less hassle than looking for a table & finding a seat etc etc
** Addictive. Poker cocaine.

How could you be paid multiple times if late registration ends when it hits ITM?

Last time it didn't end when you were in the money. Multiple people got paid for the same position.

For example if someone got knocked out in 983rd, in three more entries came in. The next 3 people that got knocked out all got paid as if they came in 983rd. Then the next person that got knocked out got paid in 982nd.


Dylan, whatever you guys decide to do is fine, just please make it clear to us before the tournament starts. Thanks.

What do you guys think is the lowest variance way to get the 5k freeroll tix? You gotta wager $325 in the casino for a tix, I was thinking european roulette just bet ever number and pray zero doesn't hit?

You will not be able to re-enter once the Freeroll enters the money. You won't be able to use additional tickets to add-on to your stack like in an n-stack event, so you would have to be knocked out and re-enter before you hit the money in order to take advantage of multiple tickets.

Hope that clears things up.

Regards,
Dylan

Thank you. I understand I won't be able to re-enter after being in the money, but would I be able to late reg in the money if it's my first time registering?

Clears it up perfectly. The rentry period ends after 2 hours or when we hit the money, whichever comes first.

Be aware that the freeroll is a heads up shootout where you are forced to go all in every hand, so it's essentially who wins the most consecutive coin flips. If you win you move to the next round. Also, the payout is in casino dollars, not poker dollars or cash AND you have to earn 2 stars coins for every dollar you make on casino games in order to transfer it into cash.

I'm sure Dylan will correct me if I'm wrong about any if that, but that was how I read it.

Lmfao... oh damn, forget that!


Dylan - When will we see satellites for the NJSCOOP?

scoop schedule looks pretty nice. good call on getting rid of most of the 2 day events other than the main, i think that was the right call, at least for the first series.

question: will any of the regular sunday tourneys be running during scoop? mainly thinking of the sunday special, and the sunday high roller.

thanks! looking forward to the series

Guys, don't you think what Dylan said made the next 100k freeroll so different? Since 80% of the field get paid, the tourney is in the money very quickly, less than an hour. That means many players might not be able to use their extra tickets. What I would suggest is, if you want to re-buy, you don't get the money for the previous entry. This guarantees that you will still get no less than what your previous entry gave you if you bust out later using the second ticket. Otherwise, the freeroll is more like a freeze-out structure.

By the way, I haven't seen the details of NJSCOOP other than the overall schedule. Is it going to be released soon or is it already somewhere?

oh, and any reason america's cup live event is scheduled for peak of wsop? having it in july seems like it would do quite a bit better. lots of people that play mtts, especially live ones, will be in vegas for the end fo the series

I wonder if I could "meet" anyone from the final table of the 100k freeroll here on 2+2? Not sure if you guys use 2+2. I was 5th place in the freeroll. Very very lucky. My friend asked me how many coin flips I won. I don't remember many because I won almost all all-ins when I was ahead and I didn't have much 50/50s.

The prize structure of the freeroll is interesting too. There are two money bubbles. One at 80% of the field and the other at 3% of the field. Between the two bubbles and after the second bubble, the prize money are so even distributed. $20-$180 for 37th-1170th and $700-$5k for 1st-36th. I really like the structure so everyone get a scoop.

I have a feeling a lot of the NJSCOOP will have an overlay.

http://www.pokerstarsnj.com/njscoop/

come up with some parameters and we can bet if you'd like, i'll take the not a lot of overlay side

Unfortunately not, late-registration will close once the money hits.

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Satellites start tomorrow! Make sure you save up some StarsCoin as there will be an attractive VIP Bash in May with seats added to the Main Event. If you're unfamiliar, VIP Bashes are StarsCoin buy-in satellites with added value.

Schedule is now posted: http://www.pokerstarsnj.com/njscoop/

I believe the timing is related to the Copa America which is in New Jersey this summer.

The structure has been designed to be extremely flat and pay out a lot of players. As you mention, the downside is that depending on the number of entrants, late registration can (and most likely will) be hindered. I recommend that you register in advance to avoid being disappointed. Your proposal would be a nice solution, but I don't believe it's something that we can technically pull off at this point in time.

Regards,
Dylan

Quick "Run It Up:Resorts with VIP Club Live" update:

If you needed an additional excuse to attend on May 14 at Resorts, we've decided to double the prizepool for the Freeroll this Sunday so there will be 10 VIP packages and 100 pairs of Tickets and a $5,000 prizepool. VIP Package includes $200 spending money (which is included in the prizepool), 2 nights at Resorts, and a pair of tickets to the event.

We'll also be running an affordable StarsCoin satellite after the freeroll on Sunday evening if you aren't one of the freeroll winners. It'll have VIP Packages and tickets up for grabs as well.

If you're looking to come in on your own, Resorts is offering a 10-15% discount to PokerStars players if you book for or two nights.

I expect May to be an exciting month with the party Saturday night kicking off our first ever NJ SCOOP the following day.

Regards,
Dylan

Can someone screenshot the structure for the Main Event SCOOP? Low/High please

Lol I just had to laugh (and cry) at the notifications like "$200 must be left to play for after any deal making"

That used to be something like $20,000

Can you guyd please look into adding a stake in between 10NL and 30NL. 20NL would be great

Any update on the points/coins migration?

At this time we won't be adding a stake in between. If at some point in the future liquidity increases to a point where 10NL and 30NL wouldn't be impacted by adding a middle-limit, that decision would be reconsidered.

Regards,
Dylan

Still no update, but I expect to have some additional information on this subject in the next week or two latest.

Regards,
Dylan