this this, and this.

without those very basics known, any other posts, ideas, questions, or comments about what the Galfond Super Site should or should not be is just two steps above pointless blabber.

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No. Poker is a social game so most people prefer to play with people from similar background/culture/financial status. It's just way more fun to play against people you have some common ground with than with someone who is grinding it for 10$/hour and doesn't have any interest in making it a pleasant experience.

It is what it is, if you want it to be a purely competitive skill based game without social element then the recs will stop coming.

I am speaking about people who:
-are successful in a different field
-like poker
-have money to lose
-appreciate a pleasant fun experience
-want to have a fair shot at winning a session

I am sure that coming after sportsbook crowd requires a different strategy and coming after total degens requires something else still. I am just sharing my experience from talking to successful people who like poker and from the point of view of a former pro player who would still play from time to time (no doubt being a spot) if the environment was more friendly (and didn't require me to spend hours on setting the newest HUD + the newest sitting script to get a remote chance of winning for a while).

I don't express any opinion about what's profitable from poker site owners point of view. It's likely something completely different.

that the market is shrinking and therefore less and less 'pros' can make a living, is basically what i'm saying since a few years, but of course i'm just a shill so (almost) every one keeps praying for the white knight ^^

but like i pointed out previously (not that i expect anyone would read all postings itt), i believe that RIO poker can/could attract some players and grow to some point, where a survival is possible. since this growth is natural, it would be even a 'healthy' ecosystem (since there's no chance there are too many regs).

and i mean possible, NOT likely b/c to predict anything, we simple need more information. anyway i also said, that there's no chance, that this will be nvg's wet dream. a magical place, where deposits pop up and everyone can make a living like it's 2010 again ...

perfect example is unibet ... poker has grown while the market has shrunk, but the absolute numbers are so minimal, that PS has still the same market share.

tl;dr: i don't think it will be the saviour everyone is praying for, so if you set the bar this high, he will fail. since i would set the bar way lower (e.g. above break even, so the site has support and development, can pay the bills AND makes money) i guess it's possible. but again, we need way more information

Sounds reasonable. Cheers

The poker community need more Degen Rec like me 😂😂

^^^

Mr. Galfond ? care to share some of these basic details?

If it helps i can tell you it wont be a "skin"

fyp

Great post.

Clearly missing a teh though.

200bb tables especially with all the poker solver discussion

Well , sounds like Phil nor anyone from his group care to share any basic details asked about above.

Mildly odd given the way he went about introducing the venture ITT.

Its pretty Harvey Spector-esq if you take a moment to consider his position, sooner or later if they plan to debug/go live in 2017Q1.... someone somewhere via some inside info or a gaming commission application or something is going to get a sniff of it and throw it up in a thread in NVG.

So better to just out your position on your own terms, to avoid that possibility and then have to validate some rats speculation.

Youmad?

Not at all.

Actually intrigued by what Professor Gandolf is up to.

Just odd for him to come ITT and effectively say something like "hey I'm gonna open the this new whiz bang brick and mortar casino that is gonna be awesome for players .

But then not say anything about where this casino will be, how big it will be or where the money is coming from to build it. Kinda some basic stuff that enquiring minds want to know.

This.

I play live that at a venue that will provide a dealer and let you play HU rake-free at a 9-seat table to get the game running. They start to charge rake when it gets to 3-handed but for online maybe 4 or 5 handed would work best. That way you have games running for recreational players to sit in and you charge full rake when that happens. The regs are incentivised well (basically 100% rakeback) when they are providing the service of keeping games running and not at all when they are just feeding.

Also, don't allow table/seat selection.

As you know, it's good business practice to build anticipation about new products well before launch, but maybe he learned some delaying tactics from Negreanu/Amaya: "Amazing things are coming... soon".

Ill throw some bills on er and battle a reg infested site

Pretty good idea

This also happens at a casino I play in, there is no rake when the game is 3 handed or less, 4-5 handed has less rake and 6+ is full rake... Seems to work pretty well to get the game started but sometimes I've seen the game pretty much end but 3 regs playing rake free for some hours after when it's late at night at not many new players will walk in, which I guess is bad for the casino as they are making no rake and paying for dealers, drinks/food etc...

^ I'm not sure my live venue would do it at the end of the night, for the economic reasons you mentioned.

But online there is no cost to letting them keep play till it picks up again.

I would like to have webcam must be on tables to get to see who is playing with their personal face as avatar. Maybe have rewards for best celebration or something along those lines on a regular basis for these players.

Sadly, the most likely outcome is phil loses whatever he puts into it $ wise. Details are important (as we don't know what this site's goal is--ie catering to regs or not and who's eligible to play on it) but starting from the ground up at this point is definitely gonna be tough in an industry that's getting worse by the day.

This would generate some seriously amazing YouTube comedy. Back and forth between regs would be hilarious, especially if we could rail HS games.