Why is SNG rake so high?

[Josem]

here's a draft - try emailing this. feel free to edit it as you wish:

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Dear SITENAME,

I am a regular, high volume poker player who mostly plays single table tournaments. I believe that you should reduce the tournament fees that you currently charge on these tournaments.

Some of the key reasons I think this would be good for you would be:
1) Reducing the rake may encourage new players to transfer from other sites to start playing with you. This would increase the volume of play, and the potential profit of your site.

2) Currently, the effective "rake per hour" that you charge on a single table tournament is much higher than the "rake per hour" that you would charge in similarly sized cash games. Thus, it would be possible to reduce the single table tournament rate, and even if players grow at the expense of cash games, your hourly profit per player would increase.

3) Attracting new players to your site through lower single table tournament charges may lead to growth in other games, as players often play multiple formats of online poker.

4) Many players are attracted to poker through tournaments that they see on TV. Single table tournaments are the easiest and fastest way to replicate that experience for customers, and as players get used to the idea of online poker, they are likely to then "grow" into other games.

5) A happier player base is likely to increase their play with your site, and improve your per player yield.

6) Anecdotally, I understand that the player numbers on single table tournaments has fallen recently. Reducing the tournament entry fee is likely to re-stimulate this group of the market. Speaking to other players, they have commonly identified that the high tournament fees that you take are a key factor in deciding to reduce their play of such tournaments.

I hope that you will reduce your rake, to the benefit of both players and your business.

regards,
YOUR NAME


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