[afreeman]

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i cant agree that 40% of the players at this level are winners. i dont think that 7% of the players were winners when all of the skins where there.

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As I recall, that 7% number was the total number across all skins, at all limits, and was published in an annual stockholder report by one of the skins (Empire, I think).

However, its reasonable to figure that there is a disproportionately high number of people clearing sign-up or reload bonuses at this level. That would do two things: (1) encourage higher-skilled player to play below the level at which they might normally play, and (2) bloat the available pool of dead money significantly, enabling otherwise break-even players to be somewhat ahead.

I agree that 40% seems high (again, limited data here), but I wouldn't be surprised to find that a higher percentage of players are winners at this level than is the case for higher limits.