Wednesday, 18 June 2014
PokerStars' VIP system looks set for a major overhaul in 2015 thanks to a series of meeting with player representatives at the site's Isle of Man base.
The annual review by PokerStars is nothing new and is unconnected to the recent takeover by Amaya Gaming, but this time around PokerStars has pledged to carry out a "substantial" analysis of how it rewards players.During the meeting specially selected community representatives from forums such as 2+2 discussed a number of issues relating to the site, in particular the way points and rewards are distributed across the VIP scheme. According to reports one of the possible improvements suggested was a reduction in emphasis on top-tier earners in favour of lower volume players. However, many high ranking players stated that they would only be prepared to lose some EV if they were able to make it back in a new way. At present no plans have been outlined, but PokerStars' Steve Day did say the review would be one of the biggest in recent memory.Moreover, while nothing is set in stone, Day was keen to stress that the Amaya takeover won't affect players and the failed "Essence" rake system (previously trialled by Amaya at OnGame) won't be introduced at PokerStars.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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