Aussie millions freeroll from ftp

[halperin]

How many players end up registered for the aussie millinos freeroll that u can opt in and out of in the promotions. wondering if its worth it to play in rather then take the extra 100 medals

[NewGuy]

Last week there were just over 200 in Aussie freeroll

[hime]

How many places pay out? Is it just one seat? I'm on the verge of hitting it this time and I have it set to medals. I'll probably take the medals anyway since I suck at NLHE.

[NewGuy]

2 seats are given away per freeroll, and they value the package at $18,000 so prize pool is $36,000.

One thing to note is that the value of the freeroll reduces your MGR, which hits rakeback. So last week a seat was valued at $36k / 200 = $180, which means most people who played in the freeroll "paid" $70 in cash value to play (from the reduced rakeback of 27% x $180 = ~$50 plus the ~$20 value of the optional 100 bonus medals that you have to give up to play ).

All in all, so-so value since the package is cool, but most people would not pay $18,000 cash out of pocket for it.

Personally, I'd maybe pay 1/2 of that which means I'm paying about $70 for a lottery ticket worth $90 that has a 1 in a 100 chance of paying out. So I may bag it this month.

[halperin]

do the bonus medals cut into your mgr?

[hime]

Medals don't cost MGR till you use them for bonus and only as normal. Write this down a thousand times.

[halperin]

as normal? what is normal. Lets say i use 650 medals for 25k ftp points. how much does that take off mgr? sorry im new to this bonus/mgr stuff

[hime]

"Lets say i use 650 medals for 25k ftp points."

NOTHING UNTIL YOU USE THEM TO BUY [censored], THEN AS NORMAL.