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The amazing thing was Baazov getting arrested and facing criminal charges. If we'd been offered that in Jan 2016 we'd have taken it.

But seriously the 2 amazing things he turned out to be talking about were that Duel postal HU format that sank without trace and going big on twitch streaming about 18 months after it was cool.

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03-13-2017 , 11:21 AM

#102

sump

veteran

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,136

this looks like a giant facepalm.

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03-13-2017 , 11:25 AM

#103

chrisoldcorn

enthusiast

Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 57

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Originally Posted by melontown

I was on the design and balance team of this game and helped develop this game for about 6 months, and in my opinion this game is awesome, and I'm not saying that just because I helped in the process (and FYI I'm not affiliated with stars in anyway anymore).

Our team wasn't lacking in experience either, I used to be a highstakes MTT reg(don't play for a living anymore really) and we had other experienced players on the team.

The game was genuinely very interesting, and created a ton of strategic depth. In fact we had to work hard to make sure it wasn't too complicated or unbalanced, and I think we ended up in a good spot.

Also just one more point, we started developing this in 2015 when I came on board and at this point no one had ever heard of HoldemX so this was definitely not any kind of ripoff. I've also played HoldemX and with all due respect I think this game is 10x times better.

Anyways, I really hope this game succeeds. I do also believe there's a market for it. I'm not sure how much I can really talk about it because the NDA but all I can say is that people should give it a shot before dismissing it.

Do you now work for a PR Firm representing Pokerstars?

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03-15-2017 , 10:35 PM

#104

AKingdom

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,520

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Originally Posted by LektorAJ

Duel postal HU format

Postal HU, lmao.

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07-01-2017 , 08:00 PM

#105

Adgey

enthusiast

Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 83

People been trying this? How do you like it?

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07-01-2017 , 11:42 PM

#106

*CHOMP

banned

Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 406

Sick bump bro.

Still garbage, crap , poop

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07-02-2017 , 01:09 AM

#107

tofurocks

adept

Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 870

Might be kinda cool with real money (and PLO) but for play money I CBF

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07-02-2017 , 03:59 AM

#108

OhEllNo

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 153

when will this game be available ?

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07-02-2017 , 07:27 AM

#109

7deuc3

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 293

looking forward to the new "all in or fold" tournaments.

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07-02-2017 , 07:55 AM

#110

Fanta Pomelo

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 216

Tried it and tought it was pretty cool. But the format should pbb be HU. Colluding will be rampant 3handed with these powerups if it ever is for real money.

I don't play Heartstone, but it's nothing like it? I don't see how you would be buying cards. Pokerstars might find a way, but i think mostly it will just be SNGs with rake and a "fair" game otherwise.

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07-02-2017 , 10:41 AM

#111

Morphismus

BBV Poker Player of 2022

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 24,268

I could play this all day long fml.

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07-02-2017 , 10:44 AM

#112

Morphismus

BBV Poker Player of 2022

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 24,268

Are you kidding me?

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07-02-2017 , 10:45 AM

#113

poiulkjh

banned

Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 182

I tried but didnt like it

3handed is bad for sure HU would be better

also the sound effects are too loud and poor quality

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07-02-2017 , 10:49 AM

#114

doctor877

veteran

Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 3,062

This game is honestly very fun, too bad it will never be played for any meaningful stakes as the ppl this attracts aren't really the kind of people who have thousand of dollars to lose. But definitely will play it occasionally for fun when it comes for real mony.

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07-02-2017 , 11:00 AM

#115

FishNChips1

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,774

I rate this game rake/10

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07-02-2017 , 01:02 PM

#116

betterlol

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 248

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Originally Posted by AltruisticRaven

This is the new game type Pokerstars has in the works. From what we can tell, it seems to combine elements of modern card games (like Hearthstone and Magic) with poker.

Personally, I'm excited for new games like this. I think there's a gap in the market for new real money competitive games, and that Pokerstars is in the right position to start capitalizing on this gap. Moving forward as traditional poker variants become more and more solved and infested with centaurs/bots, these games have the potential to revitalize the dream and attract more fish.

On a more general note, Pokerstars seems to be off to a good start in 2017. With the recent proactive bans (locks/investigations?) of Oborra and 40and7, and now this, they appear to be focused on the future in a way that is finally more mutually beneficial to the players and their company.

Personally, I think that your post should come with a disclaimer clarifying that you work for Pokerstars.

Also, I think that the people who currently run Pokerstars are morons.

Disclaimer:

The above statements constitute my personal opinion and furthemore, I believe that greedy shortsighted people shouldn't be in a position to run billion dollar companies.

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07-02-2017 , 02:29 PM

#117

nutflopper

adept

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,153

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Originally Posted by betterlol

I believe that greedy shortsighted people shouldn't be in a position to run billion dollar companies.

Oh man do I have some bad news for you....

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07-02-2017 , 04:05 PM

#118

Angelo93

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 42

Where did you guys played this weird game?!

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07-02-2017 , 05:15 PM

#119

FWWM

FOOT FF Fristion '15

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 12,499

available on ps.eu (playmoney) maybe also .com. 860 + 140 rake at playmoney LOL. It's fun prolly needs some fine tuning though

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07-02-2017 , 06:49 PM

#120

coon74

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 10,684

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Originally Posted by FWWM

It's fun prolly needs some fine tuning though

Indeed. X-Ray is total rubbish - I use it immediately in the hand where it's dealt to me, just to free up a slot in my deck for a stronger power. It would be playable if it showed both hole cards of each opponent, and even then it wouldn't be overwhelmingly strong because the opponents would still be able to cancel its action fully or partially by means of Reload, Upgrade or Scanner.

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07-02-2017 , 07:20 PM

#121

zvonjimir

enthusiast

Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 71

So overall, how big/low would you say is a similarity of Power Up with classic poker? Skill vs luck ratio?
Also how many special cards are there to choose from?

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07-02-2017 , 07:41 PM

#122

coon74

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 10,684

It's very different from classic poker and the role of skill is bigger than in Spin & Gos imo.

Each player has 3 slots for special cards (powers), can play any number of them on his/her turn (except when EMP has been played, blocking all the powers for the duration of one street). There are 9 powers in total. At the start of every hand, if the player has fewer than 3 powers, 1 power is dealt to him/her randomly out of those that s/he doesn't have yet. Using a power costs between 2 and 5 energy points. Each player has 15 energy pts at the start of the SNG, gains 2 pts at the start of every hand, up to the maximum energy balance of 20 pts.

Read the tutorial at the Power Up page at Stars' website for all the details - it's easier for you to learn from there than for me to type the entire rules here.