Re: Stars VIP Wild speculation
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The big benefit from sending that many people to an event is that with so many people it increases the odds of someone making it pretty deep in the tournament which would be great publicity. I think Moneymaker's win was a big windfall for Stars and online poker in general.
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Ding!
Chris Moneymaker turned $40 into a WSOP ME win.
Imagine the publicity Stars gets when one of their players wins a major from a free seat.
Interviewer: "So how much did you spend to get into the tournament?"
Player: "Nothing. Stars gave me a free seat because I play at their site so much."
This year I'm gonna make about 500,000VPP. And I play a lot. But if Stars had a package like this for the 750 mark I would try my hardest to get there.
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Along these lines, I think re-allocating a good portion of the SuperNova freeroll budget to be a monthly super-satellite to win a WSOP ME seat has some merit. Fewer conflicts with people's personal time (1x / month) , perhaps more marketing bang for the buck as well. These could supplement whatever other incentive Stars decides on, it would not need to be an either/or all-or-nothing.
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