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Originally Posted by k_nubbe
How does the stars rakeback change affect the sng coaching option? Rakeback for sng players seems to be even more important then for cashgame players. Do you consider sngs still as beatable with the new rakeback structure?
It's a bit more complicated than it looks at first sight. Of course this is not good news generally speaking, but i can only repeat the old trader mantra "when there is blood on the street, it's time to buy".
I'm sure there are people who have done the exact math and can tell you the exact implications.
Independently from that i can tell you that BPC is growing exponentially, which at the same time means profits of our students...so it's not that bad overall.
There is a force stronger than short term rake % up and down. There is something to being said about "being in the game, and playing to win". Yes, if the rake is increased to a ridic amount, no power of attitude will help you.
Otherwise winners will stick and find a way. It has always been like that.
What i can say is that i am 100% optimistic about online poker. If Stars screws this up, somebody else will take advantage of it. Stars has over the years built a lot of trust through hard work and excellent customer service... and they're about to lose this if they lose contact with the community.
Their security team is full of amateurs and dummies (my students will confirm that i have told them about botnets a long time before they were even discussed on forums)... then forums figure it out and then Stars is the last (as always).
Stars as a total is the #1 for a reason and they deserve it.
I have made a video about the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m56LYPUPLRs
People should be focused on news, but also interpret them rationally. Poker has been dead a million times before.
I know you asked only about SNGs, but the reason you get this answer is because what we teach you at BPC will enable you to switch and win anywhere, NO MATTER WHAT.
Do you think the #1 guy in the world of SNGs (our coach bencb) is just going to sit down and cry? If SNGs would not be worth it anymore, i know for a fact he's gonna crush somewhere else. That's what champions do.
So what i want to say is DO NOT WORRY. It's what's between your two ears, which will make the difference. The rest is a lot of noise.
Again, big changes like those deserve to be taken into account, but not in a dramatic way.