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Old 12-22-2005, 12:53 PM
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As soon as you have earned 25,000 Regular Party Points[/b]

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Doesn't matter if you're gold or blue...
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Old 12-22-2005, 01:05 PM
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Default Re: VIP email/offer for PPM V

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As soon as you have earned 25,000 Regular Party Points[/b]

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Doesn't matter if you're gold or blue...

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Gold members earn REGULAR party points 2x as fast as blue members. It makes a world of difference. In fact, I feel confident saying that NO blue members will win a cruise, regardless of how many hands they play. There are just too many VIPers who are already gold who will just simply accumulate them faster.
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Old 12-22-2005, 01:08 PM
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Do you think they will really limit it to 30? I wouldn't be surprised if there were no limit, but they say 30 to increase the competetive player interest.

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Old 12-22-2005, 01:49 PM
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I assure you PP will only do 30.

Last year I tried the 15k point promo for 10 people to be completed in 4 days. I hit 14,901...and was not offered a trip. (found out about the promo 12 hours after it started)

I played 15/30 BBJ mostly and some regular 15/30 tables. The people who won the trips like MicroBob (correct me if I am wrong MB) almost exclusively played the 10/20 SH games. If you want to win this then you have to play the largest SH games around. you will not be permitted much time at all for table selection.

How will that affect your win rate?
How much are you willing to lose in this pursuit?
Will you stop if you hit a $5K loss? $10K? ( I personally lost 10k in last years attempt. I was not good in tight games yet, and hit a bad run in the first 8 hours (-$5K)which affected my confidence for the remaining 50+ hours)
How will you feel if you are 31st.....and no trip?
Do you trust PP to take care of you in the event that things go awry in any way???
Do you have a buddy to help you?
How will you feel if that buddy loses your money? (mine lost $4k in 3 hours!)

Just a few things to ponder. From my perspective, last years attempt for me is the single worst experience of my Semi-Pro Gambling career (20+ years of Blackjack (mostly) Poker, Video Poker, Casino Whoring)

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Old 12-22-2005, 02:03 PM
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Default Re: VIP email/offer for PPM V

wow. thanks for the post. all of a sudden i'm not all that upset about not being able to compete.
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Old 12-22-2005, 02:04 PM
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Default Re: VIP email/offer for PPM V

by the way: WHEN IS THIS CRUISE? I couldn't find any info on it in the email or on PP.com
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Old 12-22-2005, 02:26 PM
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Aren't they normally in March/April?
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Old 12-22-2005, 02:47 PM
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Default Re: VIP email/offer for PPM V

Cup,

I do think they will limit it to 30. They know that the chances of someone with "blue" status (such as myself) has little to no chance of winning a cruise. I e-mailed party this morning in regards to their promotion and they had this to say:

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With regards to your email we understand that the offer this month will be very hard for some of our players to make but this is the decision that our marketing department have made.

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The VIP club bonuses are not entitlements but are a gift that you can choose whether to play or not.

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So I don't see them going above and beyond for what in their eyes is not an entitlement but a gift.

I tend to think that high volume players should be entitled to things, which is why I will take a lot of my play to PokerStars when they fire up their VIP program.

If I can live without my under the table RB, that is.

augie
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Old 12-22-2005, 08:49 PM
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by the way: WHEN IS THIS CRUISE? I couldn't find any info on it in the email or on PP.com

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the info is available somewhere on the website (don't feel like trying to find it myself right now).

I'm pretty sure it is Mar 12-19.
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Old 12-22-2005, 08:52 PM
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Yeah...that really sucks.

Losing that much money AT the tables AND not making the cruise is the worst of both worlds.

You HAVE to have a stop-loss limit.
I got really lucky in that I got off to a hot-start so that kept me going.
If you drop a bit AND you're really really tired you are at risk to tilt like a mad-man and drop BB's left and right.

Plus, if you do this you have to be prepared for the possibility that you are going to play all those hours and come away completely empty.
When I did it last year I only thought I had a 20% chance of actally winning the cruise....I was comfortable with that...and obviously I was thrilled when I actually got it.


But it is a LOT of hours and hard-work for a strong chance that you might not get it at all. That's for sure.
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