This is a free-to-play online poker league for poggers run on the Pokerstars.com Homegame Client. A real money account is not necessary, no credit card information is required and even Americans can play (despite the real-money gaming law in the United States)

This will be a series of weekly tournaments (Sundays in the AM - eastern time) between poggers. Players earn points based on their finish positions which Pokerstars automatically keeps track of. To participate, follow these instructions:

• If you don't already have it, download the free PokerStars software
  from http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/download/
• Open the main poker lobby, then click on the Home Games tab
• Click the 'Join a Poker Club' button
• Enter my Club ID number: 2035779
• Enter my Invitation Code: pokeraids
• If it is not obvious from your pstars acc name who you are (similar/same as POG name) include your POG name when you request access

I will schedule the first couple practice tournaments for Dec 20th and 27th. League play will begin Jan 1st (no entry fee for first season)

Would there be any interest in this? This is a poker forum afterall.

I ran a similar league at PTP when that was a thing and the great thing about it is everyone can play, even Americans if we make tournaments free.

I can set up a POG-exclusive Pokerstars 'Home Game' club and set up daily, weekly or monthly tournaments. All that is to decide is day(s) and time, prizes (if any) and how many people are interested.

would be in for play money home games.

Would not be interested in cash games but any sng, stt or mtt I would play

weekend would be when I could play most frequently due to time zone issues

id play

Yes league play would be SNGs/tourneys

and in my experience Sundays 10am-1pm ET are best times for most timezones

possibly interested

If there were some consistent thing every Sunday at 10AM, I would probably be interested.

I would be in. Something like the Pog Series of Poker that was ran before?

Similar to Willi's series from 2012 but that was a HU challenge iirc - this will be a series of tourneys. The Home Game client automatically keeps track of league standings/points

IN!

In depending on times.

So do we have the bets on side?

Not sure what you mean.

As far as pokerstars is concerned, everyone in the home game league will be playing with their 'free money' so Americans are actually allowed to log in and play. If you're asking whether we do prop bets offsite, we can, although that may be against POG's rules.

I don't understand the "free money" concept

When you log into Pokerstars you have a 'money' account and a 'free' account (also the same as logging into Pokerstars.net which is exclusively play-money - this is how they circumvent advertising for real-money online poker which is illegal in the US). Basically Americans can play on pokerstars.com as long as they don't deposit and use real money. Pokerstars has 'play money' games just like real money. Instead of $10 tournaments they have tournaments with buyin '10.00 free play money'. Every account gets free play chips automatically so you can play those games for free just to practice.

This play money can be used in home games too, which is our plan here.

tldr if you don't have a pstars account you can get involved in this without depositing any money, or even providing creditcard info

Lol murica. Yeah that's what I was asking that are we just gonna be playing for play money or have bets on side.

Not talking about propbets

Ok I'm thinking every Sunday, alternating between 10am and 1pm ET should work

Nah, its all good

play for whatever you want

Just keep in mind that 2p2 is not responsible for anything that happens/doesn't happen

Nor does 2p2 care

ahh gotcha

that being said I'd be down to toss in $5-$10 into a pool. We can have someone escrow on paypal or something, but that's not important and can be determined later on. First 'season' can be free for example

bets on side, low stakes are ok, maybe even micro is. Im likely in I wanna say depends on line-up but Im afraid Im in anyway.

Bets made on side, 1 to collect them and pay out and prop bets will be made like they are .

PP has transaction fees? Is skrill still popular?

Depending on what we are gonna use for bets, I might be middlemaning, Must go through again how PP works tho, don't want to much traffic that can be followed by my local banks tho.

in if it's at a time that works for brits

Wait this will work for USA on stars?

I haven't been on stars in years but I'd do it if that was the case.

Yes

Muricans can play

Would play if I'm around & remember. Seems unlikely, but posting in case I am & do.

I'm in for the play money games.