Well no one will click on my profile.

I am willing to pay to post one 3min video per month in this thread.

What do you think about that?

I think you're welcome to email me at the address in my profile about this, but I can't see an individual who wants more players to come play at their favourite room being willing to pay the same kind of money we charge a poker room to advertise, and unless I'm missing something, the rate would need to be pretty similar.

Hey I'd be very interested by such video !

@Bobo : I'm not sure why this would be considered as advertisment, we're already in a thread about SwC, and the vids would be about strategy ???

No I understand and that's why I asked.

For example, I put out a video on some code i've been working on on my youtube channel on monday and has since received 40 views.

2p2 has a disturbing amount of traffic and if I post a video here it will get a ton of views in a day maybe 4 figures. Then my coding video will get a ton of views because people will think i'm talking about bigO

That's not fair to people who actually pay the rate

I have worked out a solution with seals and we are very excited about this because I have searched the internet for bigO content and there simply is not much.

They will possibly be tweeting my videos and you can ultimately find a link in my profile. I have also been given permission to post my vids in the bitcointalk thread.

I will be delivering exactly the content you are looking for. It's free, it's fun, it makes you money. What could be better than that?

I’ll be checking this out. The only thing I might disagree w is the last sentence lol

hi everyone. i hope you are having a nice day. i'm just posting to say hello and to let you know we are gonna have a lot of fun.

brian

having the chat option be relevant to Krill amount is NOT going to bring traffic here... really dumb move IMO (even if the chat is full of spam)

It makes it a big boys club, when the traffic certainly doesn't warrant it

50 krill is not exactly "big boy club" and it prevents people from constantly making new accounts and spamming chat after being banned. Really really good move!

I thought it was 500 krill, my mistake

i downloaded this finally, after first looking at it around black friday. how can no one be playing here still? i must be missing something. 5pm weekday, there is a single 50nl 6max table (effective) running.

even underaged people could technically join this. also low rake and good rb. why is no one on here?

edit: i see that there is a "referral code" box when signing up. further, i see that SwC pays affiliates 25% lifetime. do they not allow rakeback or something?

i clicked. i watched. with all due respect, the youtube game needs work. but i will say, i enjoyed the cadence of your voice. also, youre putting in more effort than myself, so props to you!

That's the nature of poker. Nobody plays there, so nobody plays there. Very few people want to deposit money on a site they've never heard of to sit trying to game start for hours. If there were a bunch of active players, with a bunch of games running regularly, it would be more attractive to new players because they could see the software in action and get into games quickly and easily.

The real issue is that Seals has taken a laissez faire approach to marketing, so nobody knows about the site. If they actually spent some money on marketing and especially if they got started offering a prop program to help get games on their feet, they might actually make money. As it stands, they haven't made money in several years...since the one "poker guy" left and the only people left running the site are "bitcoin guys".

It prob only public site where mix/other games usually outnumber the nlhe games. There’s been multiple $4/8-80/160 horse, 2-7 tdl, lowball mix, and 11 game mix running every day for past couple weeks. Not as many nl games, in comparison to the amount you’d expect w all the other games that run. Bunch of hu or 1/6 tables and a few 6m or ring games running usually and a lot of nl players came from AUS and play different hours. They know more about NL scene, having gotten shut off Stars/party and regulated sites.

They’re kinda the opposite of a big corporate site, w no shareholders to answer to, nor the huge amounts of players. No sportsbook or casino and a lot of promos they just make up and throw out there. They have social media presence on twitter, a BTC forum thread, dozen streamers, Facebook. And if you want to play like $800/1600 LHE (a limit that goes off occasionally in different variants, prob pre arranged), they’ll let you blow $100k if you got it. The rake for nosebleed hu games is about $0.40/hand and in a full game at the same stakes, it’s about $1.25/hand. That’s before up to 50% rakeback. I get 33% for now.

If they charged higher rake, took payment methods other than BTC, or offered no rakeback they would def make more money. I’ve asked them to accept other methods and add a sportsbook to possibly increase traffic in the past and they wouldn’t budge. By now, everybody playing online knows about BTC so might be moot. As a profiteer, it might not be the optimal strategy. As a matter of principle, I can respect it. They seem to like the privacy/freedom/non-corporate stuff; and running a lean, flexible operation. payouts/deposits are so fast and fees almost non existent, so some guys deposit/cash out every session, as if they were playing live.

I like the software, altho of course im comparing it to the low standards set by bovada and global. I like the fees and rake. Also, to me the biggest barrier to entry in the past (Bitcoin) is now mostly moot, since thats basically how you have to deposit everywhere now (for usa players that is). I think increasing their rake a bit, and offering deposit bonus or ads or promos would be a good idea.

They already have the BBJ and promos, overlays in tourneys, why the hell would you want a take increase is beyond me ??!!

Deposit bonus doesn't really work for sites where you can open multiple accounts. And they have said that promos are coming. For ads, they're mostly counting on word of mouth since they are objectively by far the best option on the market.

Oh ya, didn't think about that.

I guess a Facebook ad campaign might be good i guess

sealsclubhouse.com is up and running again. check out your stats, climb the leaderboards, all that ****.

Yo, eat a dick. You don't even play here, and you want them to increase rake? More rake is better, eh, Negreanu?

There's also tons of ****ing action at the right times. Big whiner and complainer is all you are, nothing is ever good enough. The **** works. Deal with it. Or don't. No one's forcing you to play here.

Can't believe I just saw someone advocate for more rake. HOLY **** **** OFF.

Here's your "no-action" site at 4pm on a Tuesday afternoon in April.

wow, youre salty. the ONLY reason i would suggest higher rake, is to offset increased ad expenses. they need more players to make it viable, plain and simple. the reason i dont play there currently is because they dont offer the games i want. simple as that. i would like to play 2-4 tables of 200nl or 400nl fr effective. currently, i only have two (good) options for that: bovada and global. both have many flaws, and swc would be better if they had the player base to offer more games. ive tried the sign up, software, deposit process, and game (at swc), and its all fine.

sorry to upset you with a constructive discussion. imo they just need more players, and if they had that they would be the #1 site for poker, possibly in the world.

yes, by trying to refute my point, you prove it.

edit: i just jumped on, and there are no games running, as per usual. i was even looking forward to a nice grudge match with you zplusz!

edit2: ok im sitting at a 300/600 table, big timer! cmon lets go!

If you want games, you have to start them. That how it goes on small sites.Or you can just get rakef**d on stars, since you seem to like more rake. Happy to start games with you anytime btw. Just PM me.

for the last time: I LIKE LESS RAKE.

can you guys read? i would advocate this site to SPEND MORE ON ACQUIRING CUSTOMERS. i forsee someone answering "well how are they supposed to pay for that?" my answer would be: increase earnings slightly. i personally...did you see that? PERSONALLY...would be happy to pay a tiny increase in rake IF ALL THAT WAS USED TO ACQUIRE MORE PLAYERS. that is my PERSONAL OPINION. you dont need to agree with it.

i cannot play on stars. i am usa. swc is above average in all ways, at least with my limited experience. it just needs more games/players. i suppose it is a good option for pre-arranged games between people who know each other etc., or HU action. those arent my games.

anyway, any discussion is good discussion. maybe more ppl will see this thread and give it a try.

Love mixed games and SWC. Just wondering how y’all handle the variance of BTC prices. Do you guys just stomach the extra variance or do any of you employ any balance management strats to lower your exposure to bitcoin price swings?