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Keeping Warm in Winter
AAroddersAA:
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on December 28, 2011, 15:59:43 PM ---
120K hands at 25nl is decent volume and worth about 1k a year rakeback on a euro site offering a decent rakeback deal. Some 50% deals still available (I can point you to a decent affiliate). Playing this volume on Stars is -EV.
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You need to consider more than the number of hands though. Looking at what this amount of hands will actually get you from Pokerstars.
12K hands will generate about 1500VPP per month , with Silverstar this equates to 2250FPP
So annually I will make around 27000FPP
Looking at this in it"s most basic form if I exchange this directly for cash it is worth $300
If I exchange it for tournament tickets it is worth around $425
I would also earn $200 in Stellar rewards
So at first glance you are making about twice as much per hand on ipoker.
Pokerstar"s averages about 70 hands/hour and ipoker about 50. So playing 6 tables you will play 420 hands on Pokerstars and 300 hands on ipoker per hour. When I last played on ipoker playing 6 tables was not that easy (although is has now changed and tables can be re-sized, but on "Stars it is a piece of cake). I am still not convinced that it is as easy to multi-table on ipoker. Pokerstars also offers VIP freerolls (ipoker may also do this I don"t know).
So from a rakeback point of view, it probably is -EV but not by much and you are getting far better software and a server that basically never goes down or drops the connection. It is also much easier to Multi-table and the traffic is FAR better (you can literally play any time night or day - this is not true of ipoker).
TheSnapper:
--- Quote from: AAroddersAA on December 29, 2011, 10:51:27 AM ---
You need to consider more than the number of hands though. Looking at what this amount of hands will actually get you from Pokerstars.
12K hands will generate about 1500VPP per month , with Silverstar this equates to 2250FPP
So annually I will make around 27000FPP
Looking at this in it"s most basic form if I exchange this directly for cash it is worth $300
If I exchange it for tournament tickets it is worth around $425
I would also earn $200 in Stellar rewards
So at first glance you are making about twice as much per hand on ipoker.
Pokerstar"s averages about 70 hands/hour and ipoker about 50. So playing 6 tables you will play 420 hands on Pokerstars and 300 hands on ipoker per hour.
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Where do you get these hourly figures from, it"s a very interesting point if the numbers are reliable. But you might also consider that Stars charge about 8% more rake per 100 hands.
--- Quote from: AAroddersAA ---
When I last played on ipoker playing 6 tables was not that easy (although is has now changed and tables can be re-sized, but on "Stars it is a piece of cake). I am still not convinced that it is as easy to multi-table on ipoker. Pokerstars also offers VIP freerolls (ipoker may also do this I don"t know).
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It seems you haven"t played on ipoker in quite some time then. You can comfortably 6 table on there now (Mr Magoo and his extended family excepted of course)
--- Quote from: AAroddersAA ---
So from a rakeback point of view, it probably is -EV but not by much and you are getting far better software and a server that basically never goes down or drops the connection. It is also much easier to Multi-table and the traffic is FAR better (you can literally play any time night or day - this is not true of ipoker).
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Stars provide far better software of course but ipoker is very useable just the same. I have played many hours on ipoker this year and haven"t dropped connection ever so not sure how or why you get the impression that it"s a relevent point. Star"s traffic is definately better but so is the general standard of play so I suspect you pay small but not insignificant premium in expected winrate, that said I doubt very much you will have any problem loading sufficient tables on ipoker at the times you want to play. Traffic can drop post 3am but I suspect that won"t be your preferred playing time.
Just my twopeneth, good luck at the tables and please keep up the excellent blogging.
AAroddersAA:
Your twopeneth is always more than welcome in this thread Brendan and I am always happy to have it.
I will take another look at ipoker then as it is likely to have improved a lot since I have properly last tried it, way back when Blonde had a cardroom on there. Will start of on Pokerstars though, if I like ipoker I can change. If you could PM me your affiliate it would be helpful and if you want, your name on there to ensure you get any refferal bonus due.
Have a great new year and hope to see more of your thoughts in the new year.
AAroddersAA:
Aims and Objective in Poker for January
Play 15K NLHE hands at $25nl on Pokerstars
Play 1K PLO hands on Pokerstars
Play 30 180 Man sit n go"s
Investigate ipoker as an alternative to Pokerstars
Play APAT Online tournaments on 14/01/2012
Play good disciplined poker all month playing only at the correct times to do so.
Worked over the Christmas period (had just Christmas Day off since 19/12/2011). At times I thought this was a really bad idea but woke up this morning and realized it was in fact a great idea - I now have 10 days off. I am planning to use this time to get on with smashing up poker in 2012. I am busy most of the day tomorrow but might be able to sneak a few hands in, in the morning. The have to watch the darts final on Monday, but have plenty of the day free to grind, can play in the morning on Wednesday before going off to Bath in the afternoon to watch Newport County destroy Bath City. I have Thursday and Friday free so should be able to make a really good start to those goals (although hopefully work will be ringing me to discuss a new role that is coming up within the company at some point). Will keep this blog updated each day with hopefully interesting stuff about how I am doing, hands I think I have played well and mistakes I have made. Hands I am unsure of will be appearing on the PHA board so you can all sign up and comment on those as well if you like.
Oh cheeky little session planned for later today as well. It"s 2011 so I am bound to lose *lol*
samuel_9:
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