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#81
10-08-2005, 07:25 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
it's not like they have a huge overhead or lots of costs involved.
When I signed-up on Stars (first time I had ever played) in Feb, 2003 I was AMAZED that they had up to 1,500 players during weekend peak hours. AMAZING!! They were probably not losing that much money even then (and perhaps were even profitable even as small as that). Lots of live poker-rooms survive with 10 tables or fewer. Even allowing for whatever percentage the skins still have to give back to Party I would think that these sites can still be profitable with very few players. You cut the numbers of players these skins get down to 25%...and it might still be more than what they had a little over 2 years ago. In short - a site does NOT need over 10k players to be profitable. 
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#82
10-08-2005, 07:25 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
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Looks like I made the right decision in not quiting my job! [/ QUOTE ] Looks like I picked the wrong night to stop sniffing glue.
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#84
10-08-2005, 07:26 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
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[ QUOTE ] Are the majority of Party stockholders online poker players? I would not think so, and doubt that people outside of online poker will understand why the change is big. [/ QUOTE ] Companies listed on the Stock Exchange are required by law to announce any major changes in their business to the stock market before anyone else. [/ QUOTE ] This is exactly why I am so confused. It doesn't make any sense from a legal perspective. At least not to me.
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#85
10-08-2005, 07:27 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
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The consensus is that many of the players on the skins-sites are multi-tabling pro's who only play there FOR the rake-back. [/ QUOTE ] Whilst this is true there are some fish who use the skins. Remember that InterTops is one of the biggest sportsbooks out there, Coral/Eurobet has a huge B&M based operation (they have recently been purchased by Gala) and Empire have to be doing something right as they have been floated. The skins site will have significantly less fish, but won't be totally devoid of them.
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#86
10-08-2005, 07:29 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
Looks like I'll be playing somewhere else. Farewell partypoker skins.......
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#87
10-08-2005, 07:30 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
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it's not like they have a huge overhead or lots of costs involved. When I signed-up on Stars (first time I had ever played) in Feb, 2003 I was AMAZED that they had up to 1,500 players during weekend peak hours. AMAZING!! They were probably not losing that much money even then (and perhaps were even profitable even as small as that). Lots of live poker-rooms survive with 10 tables or fewer. Even allowing for whatever percentage the skins still have to give back to Party I would think that these sites can still be profitable with very few players. You cut the numbers of players these skins get down to 25%...and it might still be more than what they had a little over 2 years ago. In short - a site does NOT need over 10k players to be profitable. [/ QUOTE ] Just curious about this b/c I have no idea how the relationshipo between Empire/Eurobet/Party works. Why would they pay Party if the games aren't the same?
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#89
10-08-2005, 07:31 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
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[ QUOTE ] Companies listed on the Stock Exchange are required by law to announce any major changes in their business to the stock market before anyone else. [/ QUOTE ] This is exactly why I am so confused. It doesn't make any sense from a legal perspective. At least not to me. [/ QUOTE ] How is this a "major change" to Party's business? I thought the skins constituted only a small portion of their playerbase, and they haven't removed the skins, they've just put them on separate tables.
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#90
10-08-2005, 07:31 PM
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Re: Tables different on Party vs Skins
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A few suggestions for some of the people most affected by this: 1) Quickly check that the action has completed before dealing the next card. 2) Don't forget to BURN a card before dealing the next card. 3) Use both hands to push the pot to players in one motion. [/ QUOTE ] Yes very clever. But for those of us that have no apirations to become great poker players, and do this just to make a little $$$ on the side, this really really sucks.
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