Sounds good, looking forward to it.
Problem. The VIP points clock up real slow if you are mainly an STT player (like me). The system seems geared much more towards ring games.
Since this beta started, I`ve made CDP my main site, and I reckon I must have played at least 20 hours (in one week
). My VIP points are still less than 100.
So, even when reduced from 2500 to 1000, it`s still a big target.
Oh, and yes, I will stay.
Hmmmm - I take your point entirely, and VIP points are not easy to accrue if you are playing tournaments only -
HOWEVER (and I probably shouldnt be sharing this with you guys, but bugger it why not.) - There is a way to accumulate VIP points bloody quick.
The rules behind getting points
(ring games this is) is that EVERY player on the table that received cards from the deal, receive a VIP point if the rake is €0.31 or above. This means that on a 1/2 table you should be able to rack up 60/80 points per hour per table - and only actually play in 20% of the
hands (depending on how tight your game is).
I had previously calculated the following table to judge how long it would take to earn 1000 points at different levels:
STAKES %Pots with VIP No of HANDS Dealt No of POTS PLAYED
0,02/0,04 1 135000 27000
0,05/0,010 5 27000 5400
0,10/0,20 18 7500 1500
0,25/0,50 45 3000 600
0,50/1 55 2455 491
1,00/2,00 70 1929 386
2,00/4,00 100 1350 270
3,00/6,00 100 1350 270
5,00/10,00 100 1350 270
The Above figures are based on averages taken from
CostaDelPoker.com,
pokerstars.com, the Prima Network and Mansion - I averaged out about 6000 hands, and used data from pokeroffice to independantly check my figures. ALSO -
The above figures are based on 35% of hands NOT reaching the flop therefore not accrueing VIP points,
and a standard "see flop" rate of 20%
Anyway - as you can see it is bloody hard getting VIP points at a decent rate until your playing AT LEAST .25/.50 (ideally 1/2).
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regarding tournament only players (or at least if you primarily play on tournaments, and if you do play cash its only the micro-limits) I am more than happy making exceptions, and allowing entry to TeamCDP events providing the user in question has played "quite a few" tournies (over a reasonable period of time.)
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In any case, the thinking behind the "teamCDP" concept and the reasoning to put the entry level
so high is:
1) I want to give away bloody good bonuses - ie. full
wsop packages for next year to the tournament winners
2) I dont intend it to be a "headline grabbing" advertising excercise thatll be announced everywhere- it is genuinly as a "thank you" for the players that are dedicated to
C.D.P, and I want to generate as much of a sense of community as possible.
3) I dont want there to be 5000 players qualified therefore making it a crapshoot - the tournament structure will be long (5000 chips, 15 minute blinds etc.) and any more than 1000 players I think would increase the variance too much. I would rather have 200 Great players going for it than 10,000 newbies!
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If anyones got anything to add or any suggestions, feel free!
Anyway - Id better go, got a questionaire to write!!!
thanks,
Martin.
