iPoker network changes in detail

Here are the full details of Sit & Go and Multi-Table Tournament buy-in changes.

Heads-up SNGs (normal & turbo)

Heads-up SNGs (super turbo)

6-max SNGs (normal & turbo)

6-max SNGs (super turbo)

Full ring SNGs (normal & turbo)

Full ring SNGs (super turbo)

Multi-table tournaments

How does this work for FL tables? There are no 25/50 tables at the moment and most stakes are missing (20/40, 30/60, 150/300 and 300/600). I assume the latter 2 will be removed.

sneaky change going from USD to EUR, I assume the rake won't change so the cap will be 1EUR instead of 1USD headsup?

why is the rake higher in 6max normal turbo 5 euro than now. This doesn't make any sense.

Where is the information regarding player protection?
When is the 20th century ipoker software going to be changed with a software that needs to be at least decent?

Why is there no information regarding the buy-ins for double or nothing SNGs?
Which brings the more important question, why does rake not drop for the forms of sngs that are unbeatable on ipoker mathematically at this time?
What is Ipoker going to do to assure transparency and ensure that players are not being cheated? Double or nothing SNGs are a very good example.

Will the balances remain in $ or this will also change? Cause the exchange rates are going to affect us if the balances remain in $.

How can they say that 50/100 is not used in LHE?I have to check my DB but Im sure I played a few k Hands myself last year and this year aswell on those stakes, and many HUgames are at 50/100 if it runs(or 100/200).
Will they have at least 30/60eur then or is everything LHE pretty much gone?
Id also advice against taking 50/100 off, which would be like 75/150 with euros, but if there is not at least 30/60 there is absolutely no reason for me to stay on the site.

Originally posted by acetbfish
Will the balances remain in $ or this will also change? Cause the exchange rates are going to affect us if the balances remain in $.

This is really important IMO.

edit: wait what? why is the rake increasing as well?

Originally posted by texaslimit
How can they say that 50/100 is not used in LHE?I have to check my DB but Im sure I played a few k Hands myself last year and this year aswell on those stakes, and many HUgames are at 50/100 if it runs(or 100/200).
Will they have at least 30/60eur then or is everything LHE pretty much gone?
Id also advice against taking 50/100 off, which would be like 75/150 with euros, but if there is not at least 30/60 there is absolutely no reason for me to stay on the site.

Maybe we should play a lot at 100/200 next week and they will keep it

Not surprising that PS hasn't commented here yet.

Cashgrab FTW

4-Max Super Turbo?

What about pounds?

How about the Jackpot SNG? DON?

Is it confirmed that rake cap will be 3 GBP (equaling 4.80 USD) and 3 EUR (versus 3 USD before) making this a massive rake grab?

Originally posted by Yoghi
How does this work for FL tables? There are no 25/50 tables at the moment and most stakes are missing (20/40, 30/60, 150/300 and 300/600). I assume the latter 2 will be removed.

We will check, but it may take some time to get an answer.

edit: The table is indeed a bit misleading. But basically everything above 25/50 gets removed. So 30/60, 100/200 etc. Lowest still available stake will be 20/40.

Originally posted by Yoghi
sneaky change going from USD to EUR, I assume the rake won't change so the cap will be 1EUR instead of 1USD headsup?

As far as I know the rake cap won't change. So USD becomes EUR.

Originally posted by PKRNemesisRNMD
Where is the information regarding player protection?

Player protection in our first news simply meant that some highstakes will get removed. You can find further details about the affected limits in the opening post.

Originally posted by PKRNemesisRNMD
Why is there no information regarding the buy-ins for double or nothing SNGs?

The buy-in structure for double ups is exactly the same as for 6max.

Originally posted by texaslimit
How can they say that 50/100 is not used in LHE?I have to check my DB but Im sure I played a few k Hands myself last year and this year aswell on those stakes, and many HUgames are at 50/100 if it runs(or 100/200).

It is not only about how often such games are played. The goal was also to have a clear aim to protect less skilled players that tend to lose their money to quickly on these stakes. Solution was to remove these games.

Originally posted by Rezzub
How about the Jackpot SNG? DON?

You mean the change from USD to Euro? Jackpot SnGs will get changed from January 1st onwards. It will take several weeks since each cycle needs to be finished before it can get moved to EUR. Double Ups will get changed on Monday January 13th 2013.

NOTE: tournaments will be converted to a roughly equivalent value to the USD games. For example, the nightly $5+ $0.50 $2,500 gtd rebuy will have a buy-in of €3.70 + €0.30 and a guarantee of €2,000.

1.you said in the example 5$ tour will have a 3.7euro buy in! but in the MTT tournament board is this:$5 $0.50 €4.55 €0.45
what is going on ?

2. a 20$ + 2$ buy in tournament will be 18.2 + 1.8 in euros! when this time the convert is 14.7+1.4!!! why so much difference ?

I guess I have to write my question in full

Article says that some SNGs will be removed. What about 4-Max Super Turbo SNGs?

Does anybody know what if anything is going to happen with iPoker accounts that are in USD? Will my balance still remain in USD or will that change to Euro too?

Originally posted by CoreySteel
I guess I have to write my question in full

Article says that some SNGs will be removed. What about 4-Max Super Turbo SNGs?

Thanks. That makes it easier. Currently I am only aware of the removal of all multitable SNG's with 18 players and more, double stack 10 players, and some other Hold’em and Omaha Hi/Lo 10 players SNG's. I have forwarded your question and we hope to get a reply soon.

Originally posted by ftw123
NOTE: tournaments will be converted to a roughly equivalent value to the USD games. For example, the nightly $5+ $0.50 $2,500 gtd rebuy will have a buy-in of €3.70 + €0.30 and a guarantee of €2,000.

1.you said in the example 5$ tour will have a 3.7euro buy in! but in the MTT tournament board is this:$5 $0.50 €4.55 €0.45
what is going on ?

2. a 20$ + 2$ buy in tournament will be 18.2 + 1.8 in euros! when this time the convert is 14.7+1.4!!! why so much difference ?

They tournament should have roughly the same value as it is now. So the mentioned $5+$0.50 tournament will be a €4 one. A new €5 tournament will however use the mentioned buyin structure of 4.55 + 0.45.

Ad 2: Again it should be roughly equivalent. There will always be a bit of a difference since the whole structure and currency changed.

Originally posted by CoreySteel

Originally posted by ftw123
2. a 20$ + 2$ buy in tournament will be 18.2 + 1.8 in euros! when this time the convert is 14.7+1.4!!! why so much difference ?

They tournament should have roughly the same value as it is now. So the mentioned $5+$0.50 tournament will be a €4 one. A new €5 tournament will however use the mentioned buyin structure of 4.55 + 0.45.

Ad 2: Again it should be roughly equivalent. There will always be a bit of a difference since the whole structure and currency changed.

so , we have to assume that the GTD money of tour now in euros will be higher ? for example , the 20$+2$ GP freezeout 2,000 GTD will be more than 2,000 in euros or the tournaments that they will be untill that day of changes will be discart and there will be a hole new tours programm ?