[djk123]

Hello Daniel,

I have forwarded your comments, as well as the comments from a few other
players, to the top level management of the company, who made this
decision. They have acknowledged that your opinion is important, and want
to discuss it further with the people who were involved in the original
decision.

The changes that were made were done at the request of some high stakes
players and only after soliciting the opinions of some Team PokerStars
members. It was felt that increasing antes and bring-ins would increase
action in the games by having more money to fight for from the start.

As you might imagine, Management also wants to monitor the effect of this
structure on the games for a little while before deciding whether to make
any further changes. While you feel strongly that this is a negative
change, it's just too soon to know what the impact will be on the tables
themselves. There are two games going right now, for example.

If this change turns out to have a negative effect on the games, of course
we will re-evaluate the situation.

Regards,

Scott
PokerStars Support Team