Sky Poker - Absolute Joke or am I in the wrong?

[kinboshi]

Extremely dull format of an exciting game. Anything that involves not playing or trying to win (in particular) should be looked down upon. Having said that, they are good value.

Call. One of the most exciting, and certainly most tense, forms of the game that I've played is live NLHE satellites. Being all in on the pure bubble of a sat to a big comp you really wanna play is properly exhilarating, and the idea that people can win a seat to a big tournament for a tenth of the price is a fantastic one, imo. Without this, I wouldn't have a bankroll for sure, and a pretty big proportion of the field in a lot of the bigger tournaments nowadays are satellite entries, so whether you like them or not, they are certainly well attended.

Agree with the bearded one on this.  Have great fun playing satellites, and it's also probably my most successful form of poker - and winning is always fun.

[titaniumbean]

Satellites are dull, they are just a means to an end.


hideous format of poker clearly!!

[kinboshi]

Satellites are dull, they are just a means to an end.


hideous format of poker clearly!!

For you, maybe.

They enable me to play live deepstack events beyond my buy-in.  You don't like them either though.

[titaniumbean]

 

[pokerplayingfarmer]

Thought tikay may have had an input to this?

Imo having the in reg button is deceiving given skys policy, which is ok really, if you play a sat for a seat, sit in it, late reg or not.  If you don't play you lose it.  Simple enough to follow if that is the rule.  If you can unregister you should definately get the full seat value, whether t$ or $.  Getting the sat. Alue is pure theft.  No other way to put it.

[Tal]

Sorry, Mr Farmer, but I can't agree.

I don't see why this isn't on the sky forum if it has to be on any forum, but it is here and I then don't see why anyone associated with sky (and I think there are a few here..?) should be responding ITT. The thread poses a question of whether what has happened is fair and that is a question for consumers to agree on, rather than Sky. Can't help but think anyone who has any affiliation to sky is going to get a lot of grief if they reply. I'm surprised you're surprised tikay hasn't commented tbh.

It really isn't theft in my eyes, but if you have an issue with what is happening:

1. Complain to the company and any other that adopts this practice
2. Vote with your feet.

[nirvana]

Sorry, Mr Farmer, but I can't agree.

I don't see why this isn't on the sky forum if it has to be on any forum, but it is here and I then don't see why anyone associated with sky (and I think there are a few here..?) should be responding ITT. The thread poses a question of whether what has happened is fair and that is a question for consumers to agree on, rather than Sky. Can't help but think anyone who has any affiliation to sky is going to get a lot of grief if they reply. I'm surprised you're surprised tikay hasn't commented tbh.

It really isn't theft in my eyes, but if you have an issue with what is happening:

1. Complain to the company and any other that adopts this practice
2. Vote with your feet.

tbf, this is in parts, disingenuous, sycophantic and most grievously, claptrap

[Tal]

Level?

Wasn't intended to be any of those things

[pokerplayingfarmer]

Sorry, Mr Farmer, but I can't agree.

 Can't help but think anyone who has any affiliation to sky is going to get a lot of grief if they reply. I'm surprised you're surprised tikay hasn't commented tbh.

It really isn't theft in my eyes,

If it aint theft why would they get grief?   

Ive got no issues my self, each site has its own policies, my point maybe misread however.  My meaning being if there is an option to unregister, then the full buyin should be reimbursed.  If there is no option then there should be no deceiving button, or at the very least a pop up warning of a lesser prize surely?

[Tal]

Sorry, Mr Farmer, but I can't agree.

 Can't help but think anyone who has any affiliation to sky is going to get a lot of grief if they reply. I'm surprised you're surprised tikay hasn't commented tbh.

It really isn't theft in my eyes,

If it aint theft why would they get grief?   

Ive got no issues my self, each site has its own policies, my point maybe misread however.  My meaning being if there is an option to unregister, then the full buyin should be reimbursed.  If there is no option then there should be no deceiving button, or at the very least a pop up warning of a lesser prize surely?

Fair enough. I do understand the point you're making. I obviously shouldn't have opened my mouth. Hope you didn't take my post to have been any of the things nirvana said.

[pokerplayingfarmer]

I didnt, views should be aired, its what forums are for!

[Tal]

I didnt, views should be aired, its what forums are for!

Cool. Best of luck to you.

[titaniumbean]

if it isn't theft what is it lol


with that reply + the vote with your feet stuff you should work for them!!

[smurf]

The rules are the rules

To get round the rules if you look like you are going to win a seat then register for the event normally, you will then get your seat transferred to cash as you are already regged and it will let you unregistered your original one after so you get the full amount

There's always a way round these things

[luther101]

Sorry, Mr Farmer, but I can't agree.

I don't see why this isn't on the sky forum if it has to be on any forum, but it is here and I then don't see why anyone associated with sky (and I think there are a few here..?) should be responding ITT. The thread poses a question of whether what has happened is fair and that is a question for consumers to agree on, rather than Sky. Can't help but think anyone who has any affiliation to sky is going to get a lot of grief if they reply. I'm surprised you're surprised tikay hasn't commented tbh.

It really isn't theft in my eyes, but if you have an issue with what is happening:

1. Complain to the company and any other that adopts this practice
2. Vote with your feet.

tbf, this is in parts, disingenuous, sycophantic and most grievously, claptrap

To be even fairer, this is in all parts the pompous, ego-testicle, condescending rant of a personal media moth who frequents the Luton G smoking cage    .....    with his flies undone.