Firstly not all of the promotions are bad but the type of promos like the Four Card Tango are.
It’s a cinch to win top spot each day. All you need to do is to play two tables for at least 16 hours and check or fold every hand.
There is no real incentive for playing well and winning because of the points that you build up for just being dealt in a hand.
It was a similar format for the Stairway to One Million Ticket promo. Some people were playing two tables, 15 hours a day and winning 50 tickets - literally.
Making players stay online for most of their day is a little…unhealthy?
Unless you are unemployed or retired (no disrespect to those demographics) then it is pretty pointless trying to get anywhere with these type of “whoever plays the longest wins” promos.
The working person who comes home and fancies a couple of hours of poker has got no chance.
I played one of these promotions and actually won one of them. let me tell you, it got tiring playing literally non stop. this was a 1 day event. I honestly don’t know how people do it day after day after day.
you’re right, you just get dealt a hand and fold. only strategy is to find a table that plays really fastand not many players at those tables, so you can be dealt hands faster.
Very good point @Rabbit230 . I try to participate in the ring game promos as much as possible & am semi-retired, but wil never win a spot in the LB’s. Just not enough time. The only way, I see it being fair to everyone, would be a revamping of the entire point system. ex:) 0 points for call or fold. 1 to see the flop 2 for turn, 4 for river, 10 for hand won. Somehow by a consectutive 60 minutes of play for the first seven & best seven. I doubt anything, regarding such a drastic change would happen anytime soon.
As I suggested in the Halloween Harvest promotion I’d like to see promotions where it’s a sng tourney and you are capped at how many times you can play a day so you would reward the best players for sure not just who can play all day and night.
Agree-saw you at the 4-card tango–i played a lot first 2 days (came in 2nd and 6th) and was BURNED out n wife told me “Get off of their n get back to work” so i was done:)
My suggestion would be offer alternative promotions running simultaneously that might suit a competitive player that reward skill more than volume.
Is in a dream… u cant create a system or promotions that are fair to everyone!
The promotions reward players willing to put in volume & play lots. These players help fill tables & RP needs these players - this is why they get rewarded!
Is it fair player x can play 8 hours per day when player “me” can play on average 1-3 hours daily?
Is it fair i can only play 1 table on a mobile phone while player x plays 4 or more tables simultaneously on a pc?
I agree the system currently too heavily rewards volume, and doesn’t reward skill enough. I think alternative promotions would be better than drastically overhauling the system points however, I do agree @Litenin on rewarding skill more generally in promotions.
Rewarding volume on RP is starnard on a poker site!
Thats why the marathons are a much better promotion. 2 million chips added during week two, win a ticket to the grande finals with 20 million added. 8 games a day only need to play one to win a ton of chips.
