Why the $11-$22 players should be at Pokerstars (for now).

[Sam T.]

Hey all,

Not trying to pimp Stars for any reason other than this seems like a pretty great deal.

Stars is running a 20% deposit bonus until May 10th, and unlike Party, you can earn the bonus playing SnGs. The math will show you why the $15+1 Turbos (which last about the same as a regular Party 1-table) are the way to go.

-You deposit $600, and are eligible $120 in bonus cash.
-To get the cash, you must earn 600 Frequent Player Points
-You earn 5 FPPs for every dollar in SnG vigourish - you thus would need to play 120 SnGs to cash out.

120 SnGs x $16 = $1920 investment.
$1920 x 30% ROI = $576
$576 + $120 = $696 - this would bring your ROI for these tournaments up to 36%. I could be wrong, but a 5% increase in ROI seems pretty significant.

And for what it's worth, the games don't seem much tougher than Party.

Just my two cents.

Sam

[Eric Draven]

It was a few days ago, but now there's only 2 days left... I cleared a $20 on a $100 really fast though (2 days), there's still plenty of time to do something like that, but getting 120 would require 8 tabling for a while... But maybe I just suck...

[Nottom]

You don't have to clear the bonus before the 10th, just make a deposit. After that IIRC you have as long as you'd like to earnt he needed FFPs and clear it.

[pokerlaw]

You dont have to complete the Pokerstars Bonus in a set amount of time - it can be a few months....so long as you dont cash out until you get the bonus.

[gh9801]

you can't use PV on pokerstars and that makes me sad

[Blarg]

The problem for me is that I'd have to learn how to play a different structure.

[TruFloridaGator]

Not hard, successful transition here. (Clearing 100% FT bonus)
The 50% FT reload looks nice to if your just playing the 11s, I'll let you know how the 20s are soon.

[Eric Draven]

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You don't have to clear the bonus before the 10th, just make a deposit. After that IIRC you have as long as you'd like to earnt he needed FFPs and clear it.

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My mistake. I just play on Pokerstars (mainly for fun). I'm not a bonus whore, don't make many deposits. Maybe next time I should pay attention, and take advantage of the bonus... Too bad they usually only do it 2 or 3 times a year

[Maulik]

how many hcips do you start with at the $11, 22, 30s?

[Eric Draven]

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how many hcips do you start with at the $11, 22, 30s?

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1500. More skill IMO, but longer and harder to multi-table