O Doyle's Army - NEW UPDATE ON START UP SITE OFFER

[O Doyle Rules]

Hi All,

I have been talking to this new start up site for most of the evening. As you can imagine they have been watching this thread with keen interest.

After reading the thread and discussing it with me, they have to decided to open up the floodgates. Against their original (maybe better) judgement they will not limit the number of players that want to participate. It is with one exception, and that would be if there were too many players at one particular limit, they might cap that limit.

They are also going to raise the "safety net" feature to 45% of rake generated, with the total still being 75% credit of rake towards WSOP/WPT events. Their reasoning here being is that want this to be competitive with what any affiliate may offer once their site launches. Important note, if this does happen and you sign up through an affiliate first, you would not be eligible for this program. At this point, I want to again stress that I am not an affiliate for this site or any other. I am not an employee for this site or any other. I will not be earning any portion of any player's rake, nor do I want to. I am just a high volume player who wants the best deal I can get from an online site along with alot of other players at this site and fortunately you kind folks at the zoo with all your support are probably going to make it happen!

More good news! The time period to qualify for a WSOP/WPT event will be raised to nine months to allow lower limit players a chance to participate.

More better news! Higher volume/rake generating players will have the opportunity to qualify for multiple WSOP/WPT events throughout the nine month time period.

8 tabling will be possible, but you will probably have two accounts. (Much like TruePoker did for me)

They are discussing the option of allowing STTs and MTTs to count.

They will have SH tables and HU tables.

I think I have ran out of things to say, but I have the feeling I might be missing something. It just came to me. They calculate their rake paid on a "party model". That is, if there are 10 players at the table and the pot is raked
$ 2.00, each player at the table is credited with .20 of rake contributed.

Ok, now I think I'm done.

[pokerrookie]

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Hi All,

I have been talking to this new start up site for most of the evening. As you can imagine they have been watching this thread with keen interest.

After reading the thread and discussing it with me, they have to decided to open up the floodgates. Against their original (maybe better) judgement they will not limit the number of players that want to participate. It is with one exception, and that would be if there were too many players at one particular limit, they might cap that limit.

They are also going to raise the "safety net" feature to 45% of rake generated, with the total still being 75% credit of rake towards WSOP/WPT events. Their reasoning here being is that want this to be competitive with what any affiliate may offer once their site launches. Important note, if this does happen and you sign up through an affiliate first, you would not be eligible for this program. At this point, I want to again stress that I am not an affiliate for this site or any other. I am not an employee for this site or any other. I will not be earning any portion of any player's rake, nor do I want to. I am just a high volume player who wants the best deal I can get from an online site along with alot of other players at this site and fortunately you kind folks at the zoo with all your support are probably going to make it happen!

More good news! The time period to qualify for a WSOP/WPT event will be raised to nine months to allow lower limit players a chance to participate.

More better news! Higher volume/rake generating players will have the opportunity to qualify for multiple WSOP/WPT events throughout the nine month time period.

8 tabling will be possible, but you will probably have two accounts. (Much like TruePoker did for me)

They are discussing the option of allowing STTs and MTTs to count.

They will have SH tables and HU tables.

I think I have ran out of things to say, but I have the feeling I might be missing something. It just came to me. They calculate their rake paid on a "party model". That is, if there are 10 players at the table and the pot is raked
$ 2.00, each player at the table is credited with .20 of rake contributed.

Ok, now I think I'm done.

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WELL WELL DONE ODOYLE!!!!

This is perfect. Now, if only they can get players...

[Shoe]

Great Job O Doyle! Like others, I am interested in this. The amount I play there will depend upon the availability of games.

One thing that would be nice -- the option to play for the buy-in only, or a prize package with travel expenses (and maybe some spending money) included.

I would personally prefer a prize package that pays for my flight/hotel, and maybe a little bit of spending cash ($500 - $1000 - but that part is not necesary), obviously, I would play more raked hands to earn the travel package as well, unless the site is generous like stars and kicks something in for wearing their logowear. Others obviously (especially those that live close to one of the tournaments, would prefer buy in only).

Do you know what there current plans are as far as prize packages vs. direct buy-ins only would be?

I can't wait to get started. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

EDIT: I would actually prefer to receive cash from the site to provide my own travel arrangements, anything i don't use would be spending money. However, like i said I don't know how the current deal is set up.

[Shoe]

Also, would we get our choice of any WSOP event (including the WSOP circuit), and/or WPT events, or is there a limited number of tournaments we would be eligible for? Any talk of EPT events?

[ZBTHorton]

Consider me very interested.

[benza13]

If 8-tabling will only be possible by having 2 accounts, I am assuming that they have no qualms with this and that players who have 2 accounts will be able to link these accounts for total rake calculations.

[Tk79]

When do we start?

[IggyWH]

Awesome news O...

Keep up the good work!

[MicroBob]

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If 8-tabling will only be possible by having 2 accounts,

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not to rain on anyone's parade or anything...but the site actually has to have 8-tables running for 8-tabling to be possible.
And for a brand new start-up site this might not happen.

If they have some great marketing somehow (maybe they're attached to a sportsbook like Bodog or something like that) then maybe they'll have that many tables.
If they're figuring out ways to allow players to 8-table then it seems they think that this could be a possibility.

But there are enough start-up sites out there where 8-tabling consistently would be near impossible. So this whole 8-tabling bit may be a moot point. Of course...everyone will only know for sure once we learn the site and see what kind of action there is there.

[ZBTHorton]

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If 8-tabling will only be possible by having 2 accounts,

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Your so smart Bob.



not to rain on anyone's parade or anything...but the site actually has to have 8-tables running for 8-tabling to be possible.
And for a brand new start-up site this might not happen.

If they have some great marketing somehow (maybe they're attached to a sportsbook like Bodog or something like that) then maybe they'll have that many tables.
If they're figuring out ways to allow players to 8-table then it seems they think that this could be a possibility.

But there are enough start-up sites out there where 8-tabling consistently would be near impossible. So this whole 8-tabling bit may be a moot point. Of course...everyone will only know for sure once we learn the site and see what kind of action there is there.

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