PokerStars December TLB race!

[1p0kerboy]

I love the fact that they are doing some different things promotion-wise, but I don't like the fact that a ton of money is being shelled out in this way (targeting a specific poker demographic- the tournament players).

[Jaysick88]

Think about the Billionth Hand Celebration... All that went to cash players

[Boiler_bd]

wtf all,

I can't wait for the 2 million dollar freeroll after the wsop main event!

[McShove]

goggles,

i'd normally agree with you on stuff like this, but honestly i think you gotta chill out here. the 10 % thing is meant to add some long-term fun and also to get many recreational players to follow/get involved in live poker. i dunno, seems like a pretty decent, unexpected promotion.

[Wish]

In order for a 10% return to be unfair, wouldn't your expectation have to be greater than 10x buying (plus what they give you for expenses and lodging)? So for a 10k event, with say 1k in extra fees, your expected return would have to be $110,000 for it to be a break-even deal, right? I know that good players have a really high expectation in these big events, but expecting >900% ROI seems pretty absurd.

Am I completely off-base here? It seems like Stars is offering a pretty sweet staking deal for whoever wins this thing.

[McShove]

wish, nobody expects close to a 900 % ROI.

[bazooka87]

Anyone wanna guesstimate the 100th place tlb score?
Gonna be pretty hard for people who only play tourneys with buyins from $3-$5 rebuys and $10-$30 freezeouts (ie: me) to make the 100 without some pretty decent results