PokerStars Grand Tour - a deep dive

[laifstaile]

If I am not wrong...PS ambassador OP_Nick has said that most prof is to start from 5$....
He starts from that lvl so it must be true...

I my self try ultimate 1-60....saddly 12 has been a top....usually it is run your pair into bigger pair or was out 3outed at river....

 

[CRStals]

for me, this discipline does not beat, since there are restrictions on distribution and the speed of the pace of the game is too high for stable decision-making and earning, respectively. certainly interesting, but only for beginners / amateurs. at a distance, you are unlikely to add this game format, you can check it yourself by playing at least 500 of these mini tournaments. my opinion is that the game will not get along, because you cannot beat it. just for fun

I can discount this for sure.

This is a pure volume play. In theory, you should be able to play 4 sprints to win 1, 16 sprints to win 2, 64 sprints to win 3, and 256 to win 4 in a row.

In reality if you play better than the average player you don't need this number to win, and you also win money with every KO as you go, so you technically don't need to win a tour to be profitable, but it does help.

 

[CRStals]

Is it better to start from 5 or from 25?

Don't start from the $25.
- You typically walk in with a smaller bounty than those that comes from the $12's
- You must win full tours to be profitable - even if you win 1 out of 3 $25's, you're still probably down $50 going into the final tour
- You need a bigger bankroll to play from the $25's

 

[CRStals]

If I am not wrong...PS ambassador OP_Nick has said that most prof is to start from 5$....
He starts from that lvl so it must be true...

I my self try ultimate 1-60....saddly 12 has been a top....usually it is run your pair into bigger pair or was out 3outed at river....

Nick has won 16 or 17 from the $5's - he feels it's the best balance between ROI (Best from the 2's) and time (better from the 12's and still profitable)

 

[fundiver199]

I logged on to the pokerstars.eu site today, and this game was not in the lobby. Anyone know, if it has been discontinued, or if it is only available on other Pokerstars sites?

 

[CRStals]

I logged on to the pokerstars.eu site today, and this game was not in the lobby. Anyone know, if it has been discontinued, or if it is only available on other Pokerstars sites?

I'm in the .com site now and it's present.

 

[EvaQueen777]

I logged on to the pokerstars.eu site today, and this game was not in the lobby. Anyone know, if it has been discontinued, or if it is only available on other Pokerstars sites?

Can you crash? Have you updated the game? Did you use the correct download link?

 

[hugh blair]

Playing a 5 dollar sprint today I fold 2 opponents all in and the winner got a $135 bounty.
Couple of hands later I knock out the 3rd player got a 90 cent bounty lol what is up with that haha,
Really wanted to know what I would get if knocked out the $135 bounty winner heads up but he shoved K7 preflop I called with AJ but he hit the board and won sigh.

 

[hugh blair]

Forget the negativity in my last post dogged perseverance pays sometimes,Decided to skip the $5 sprint more success starting at $12 won a few of them from $12 another bink today for me my AJ cracks AQ all in preflop for the $277 I will take it lol.

 

[CRStals]

Playing a 5 dollar sprint today I fold 2 opponents all in and the winner got a $135 bounty.
Couple of hands later I knock out the 3rd player got a 90 cent bounty lol what is up with that haha,
Really wanted to know what I would get if knocked out the $135 bounty winner heads up but he shoved K7 preflop I called with AJ but he hit the board and won sigh.

Keep in mind the bounty you win gets multiplied just like in a spin n go so that $135 doesn't go on their head - if you were in a $5 sprint most likely only $2.25 would have been added to them so your take would be $3.35ish X a multiplier (which could be smaller than 1)

 

[CRStals]

Forget the negativity in my last post dogged perseverance pays sometimes,Decided to skip the $5 sprint more success starting at $12 won a few of them from $12 another bink today for me my AJ cracks AQ all in preflop for the $277 I will take it lol.
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See I haven't had as much success starting at the $12's Hugh which is why I dropped back to the $5's - but that's a nice score nonetheless. Congrats!!

 

[fundiver199]

I'm in the .com site now and it's present.

Ok guess its just not on the .eu site then. That is a shame, because I wanted to give it a try

 

[laifstaile]

weird i am on .eu and i can play...
what country....
in estonia i had to wait about 3 months to get GT...
i think some countrys will never get it because legal restictions...

 

[fundiver199]

weird i am on .eu and i can play...
what country....
in estonia i had to wait about 3 months to get GT...
i think some countrys will never get it because legal restictions...

I am in Sweden and yes probably some legal restrictions. We have some pretty stupid legislation for online poker to be honest. The latest additions include a mandatory weekly deposit limit of 500$, and that all players must select a playing time limit. The latter is no big deal, since you can just select 22-23 hours a day, but the deposit limit is really unpractical for mid or high stakes poker players. Just imagine that someone wants to play the 5.200$ final in PokerStars latest series. Well then that is not possible, unless he plan it 11 weeks ahead or already has money deposited on the site.

At the same time the deposit limit does nothing to protect those, who actually have a gambling problem, since few people can afford to lose 500$ per week from their paycheck, and it is also per site, so people can just move around. The restrictions also mean, that there are no freerolls, rakeback programs or anything else for swedish players. So for instance on PokerStars we get no chests. Not that I miss them much, but its difficult to see, how effectively paying more rake helps me in any way. But I guess, this is just politics at its best

 

[laifstaile]

I am in Sweden and yes probably some legal restrictions. We have some pretty stupid legislation for online poker to be honest. The latest additions include a mandatory weekly deposit limit of 500$, and that all players must select a playing time limit. The latter is no big deal, since you can just select 22-23 hours a day, but the deposit limit is really unpractical for mid or high stakes poker players. Just imagine that someone wants to play the 5.200$ final in PokerStars latest series. Well then that is not possible, unless he plan it 11 weeks ahead or already has money deposited on the site.

At the same time the deposit limit does nothing to protect those, who actually have a gambling problem, since few people can afford to lose 500$ per week from their paycheck, and it is also per site, so people can just move around. The restrictions also mean, that there are no freerolls, rakeback programs or anything else for swedish players. So for instance on PokerStars we get no chests. Not that I miss them much, but its difficult to see, how effectively paying more rake helps me in any way. But I guess, this is just politics at its best

Yeah i see these government restrictions in Unibet Community page also....How Belgian players complain about no rackback...
Even in Estonia i am restricted to 9 pokerrooms that r legal...(Optibet,PokerStars, OlyBet, PAF,TonyBet, Betsafe, Unibet, Coolbet, bet365)...the bright side is that i do NOT have to pay no taxes from withdrawls....

 

[Risto234]

Yeah i see these government restrictions in Unibet Community page also....How Belgian players complain about no rackback...
Even in Estonia i am restricted to 9 pokerrooms that r legal...(Optibet,PokerStars, OlyBet, PAF,Tonybet, Betsafe, Unibet, Coolbet, bet365)...the bright side is that i do NOT have to pay no taxes from withdrawls....

Am i the only one who sees it but they seem to have got rid of poker version lol ...
9 sites eh? You can still play in some sites which are illegal here - 888 is probably the best example (there was even time when in 2+2 forum most people complained about some estonian bot siimsilver haha) ...

E: same applies to betonline, sportsbetting and some other rooms (where you can play illegally and) which have cardchat events i think

 

[laifstaile]

Am i the only one who sees it but they seem to have got rid of poker version lol ...
9 sites eh? You can still play in some sites which are illegal here - 888 is probably the best example (there was even time when in 2+2 forum most people complained about some estonian bot siimsilver haha) ...

E: same applies to betonline, sportsbetting and some other rooms (where you can play illegally and) which have cardchat events i think

yeah that was quick google....
i have no idea what happen when i make withdraw from so called illegal sites in estonia...like party, 888....mby there IRS will make some tax order or i cant withdraw....i do not know...

 

[Risto234]

yeah that was quick google....
i have no idea what happen when i make withdraw from so called illegal sites in estonia...like party, 888....mby there IRS will make some tax order or i cant withdraw....i do not know...

I have made multiple withdrawals from 888 over the last 2 years and i havent had any problems yet ... But then again if you arent sure you can always withdraw from illegal sites to some e-wallet and then to your bank account - this way our "beloved" Maksu- ja Tolliamet cant probably track or see from which gambling site these winnings came

 

[FF2586]

HelloThe Grand Tour format is the best ever
Fast. You play whenever you and when you win big
What else?
gl gl gl