Chance to win $ 5,000 in cash

[vitalicharniak]

Today to me in a mail box, as the spam the interesting letter has got:
On PokerStars for you * every day * is given the opportunity to win real money. You can win up to $ 5,000 in cash in daily assignments!

Here's how it works:

- Find Jacks or Better Poker Challenge

- Play in suitable * cash games, and every time your winning hand consists of a pair of jacks or higher, you get points.

- As soon as you score the required number of points, you instantly receive a prize of up to $ 5,000!

That's so easy!

It's true?

 

[0546474]

I did not have such a letter but I do not think that pokerstars decided to just give away their money)))

 

[rfbh54]

It's very difficult to win such money, you need to play professionally.

 

[Peppinotom]

count it like 50.000 to get the points

 

[Debi]

The key is the wording:

"of up to $5000"

that means it could be as low as .01 cent.

 

[Peppinotom]

The key is the wording:

"of up to $5000"

that means it could be as low as .01 cent.

:congrats:

 

[TeUnit]

Still really miss stars, its nice to see they still have some promos.

 

[Aremaz95]

I think the probability of that game is too low

 

[AlbieTross]

The key is the wording:

"of up to $5000"

that means it could be as low as .01 cent.

That's what always come to mind when sites offer "Up to 100% of your deposit match!" but in reality the likelihood of even getting half of it matched is extremely slim.

 

[charlesdenis]

The key is the wording:

"of up to $5000"

that means it could be as low as .01 cent.

this "until" that breaks, at first I got into quite a lot of these promotions, but it's really very difficult to win something with them, I gave up!

 

[PHX]

I have completed it a few times never got more than $0.50


Probablities of prizes:


$5000 - 0.003%$50 - 0.1%
$5.00 - 5.0%
$1.00 - 55.0%
$0.50 - 39.87%


It makes sense to complete challenge if you already play these type of games on a normal basis.


If you don't play cash games or don't play at these stakes it makes no sense to complete.

 

[MattRyder]

I usually opt in for the Jacks or better challenge, but so far haven't won anything. I'm either not playing enough these days, or the "challenge" just isn't that lucrative.

 

[A2020]

Interesting. Good luck if you going for it

 

[Trillian]

I have completed it a few times never got more than $0.50


Probablities of prizes:


$5000 - 0.003%$50 - 0.1%
$5.00 - 5.0%
$1.00 - 55.0%
$0.50 - 39.87%


It makes sense to complete challenge if you already play these type of games on a normal basis.


If you don't play cash games or don't play at these stakes it makes no sense to complete.

I do it on a daily basis but is there something wrong with "your" price distribution? I have got $0.50 once or twice but mostly $0.20, which isn't listed above. Does it depend on the limits? I'm still on NL2. On average it takes about 400 hands to complete unless you get quads.

 

[PokerNuts01]

The key is the wording:

"of up to $5000"

that means it could be as low as .01 cent.

I got $0.5

 

[BlackMamba]

There is nothing simple. Just so nobody will give you a lot of money. This is confirmed by the examples of the participants.

 

[vov4ik]

I play and do such tasks, but only prizes fall out a small 0,20 cents and 0,50 cents, this is a rare case that can drop to 5000 dollars there a chance of 0.001 percent!

 

[TudorPithon]

u have a chance, but a verry small one )u never know....

 

[Squanchy]

I have completed it a few times never got more than $0.50


Probablities of prizes:


$5000 - 0.003%$50 - 0.1%
$5.00 - 5.0%
$1.00 - 55.0%
$0.50 - 39.87%


It makes sense to complete challenge if you already play these type of games on a normal basis.


If you don't play cash games or don't play at these stakes it makes no sense to complete.

That's kinda disappointing.

 

[sekcapilniqt]

I played and got 20 cents

 

[vic75]

The challenge is not found that hard to complete limp every hand and check call down to the river.

 

[Jockerist]

A very small probability. A few cents you can win.

 

[zwbb]

The percentage of winning opportunities is only very low.

If I'm not mistaken, then 0.0001%

I mean the sum of 5 000

 

[vic75]

Today was a nice surprise from Stars hitting the .10 percent.

 

[Poker Orifice]

The challenge is not found that hard to complete limp every hand and check call down to the river.

I'm confused? How is this ^ a winning strategy? Aren't you getting pts. for each time you have JJ+ and are winning with them? Limping & playing passively will mean you're only winning when you're ahead at showdown (& we're letting them get there). Do all hands need to get to showdown...or do they just need to be won?