Just got the following e-mail from my affiliate... bad news. (party)

[scrapperdog]

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We'll know 1000% sure tomorrow.. Everyone went home for the day i believe its almost 7 pm where they are

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I will believe that when I see it. Not that you dont believe it, but it would not surprise me if this dragged on past tommorow.

[grinin]

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Party poker JUST had a meeting to discuss rakeback and whether to allow us to do it [ QUOTE ]
I can't really see why Party would just now be having this meeting.

It is pretty clear that Saturday's shakeup was designed to cut the MTT's receiving RB from the Party fishpool. Wouldn't they have already discussed the inevitable rush back to Party and how they would be handling it?

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No, according to other sources who posted in the Zoo, Saturday's move had little to do with that. Instead, it was primarily driven by the addition of the Casino to the platform.


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I don't recall reading a thread where anyone came to the conclusion that the move "was primarily driven by the addition of the Casino to the platform". Also I don't think that there is any reason why this would be the case. Party had already differentiated the platform for "Party" players and for all other skin players. There is no reason why they could not have done the side bets simply for "Party" players also.

[bobbyi]

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I haven't commented much on any of these threads but I would say that people are vastly underestimating both the size of the multi-tabling pro tags and their importance to the party network.

I presume it is as we see them on here all day but if you looked at them in terms of Party's revenues and target market we/they are a very small group.

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In this business, actions speak much louder than words. The fact that one of the first thing Party did after cutting off the skins was allowing ten-tabling makes it pretty clear that they don't want to lose this market segment.

[vilemerchant]

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The non-rakeback affiliate site that once made an unsuspecting newbie (me) click their link to Party some 3.5 years ago will NOT get my $3K comission every month, doing nothing, while I work my ass off at the tables. Fat chance.


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This is a real concern for me. Honestly I can't even remember if I clicked a banner the first time I went to party or went straight to partypoker.com, but just the mere thought of some donut-puncher getting rich off my play for doing nothing really makes my stomach churn..

[Pov]

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The non-rakeback affiliate site that once made an unsuspecting newbie (me) click their link to Party some 3.5 years ago will NOT get my $3K comission every month, doing nothing, while I work my ass off at the tables. Fat chance.


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This is a real concern for me. Honestly I can't even remember if I clicked a banner the first time I went to party or went straight to partypoker.com, but just the mere thought of some donut-puncher getting rich off my play for doing nothing really makes my stomach churn..

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Why?

[_dave_]

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They had me at hello ... [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ] Come on, where else can you play 10 tables at any limit you want? (30/60 and below)

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Stars? I think they do up to 11 tables now.

Enjoy!

Dave.

[vilemerchant]

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The non-rakeback affiliate site that once made an unsuspecting newbie (me) click their link to Party some 3.5 years ago will NOT get my $3K comission every month, doing nothing, while I work my ass off at the tables. Fat chance.


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This is a real concern for me. Honestly I can't even remember if I clicked a banner the first time I went to party or went straight to partypoker.com, but just the mere thought of some donut-puncher getting rich off my play for doing nothing really makes my stomach churn..

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Why?

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Maybe I'm just mean? I'd sooner sign my girlfriend up directly at pp.com and play that way then risk making money for a fat affiliate who has nothing to do with me or my play.

I've just thought of a solution, everyone buy as many PP shares as you can afford, sign up with no affiliate and give them all your action to push up the profits! :P

[jrz1972]

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Stars it is then. 25% player appreciation bonus right now.

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Same here.

I'm in a different market niche than most people in these forums as I'm strictly a micro-limit player. Now that rendered the skins unappealing, nixed rakeback, and started screwing around with their regular monthly reloads, I'm not sure what makes them think I'll keep playing there.

Stars has better software, a better FPP store, and generally treats its players better than Party. And anymore its microlimit games really aren't that much tougher than Party's. At my level of play, a $150 bonus is the (rough) equivalent of rakeback. I can definitely say that if Stars offered a bonus like this every month, I would make them my new "home base."

Obviously Party shouldn't be shaking in its boots over losing my meager MGR, but there are a lot of small-time recreational players like me who I'm sure are going through the same calclus that I am.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Party offered an alternative to rakeback through some sort of internal offer.

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hmmm... like points for cash??? remember, you only have until October 31st...

[Inthacup]

I think it's going to be different than that. They already have points for cash in place, and my understanding is that they're working on something new.

Cup