Using the Ipod 30GB to calculate monetary value is horrible to be honest. For starters, it works out to $0.012 per point at retail value. Secondly, you won't be able to re-sell the Ipods for full retail cost so you'll lose money there.
The figure I use is $0.017 per point which is what you get when you use the PS concierge service. It's by far the best way to use your points, unless you're getting a car. Reference:
Okay i'm looking at my stats here and taking this exactly from the session I played last night. It was 3hrs 48 minutes long (round this to 4 hours) and 3,105 hands were played (round to 3,200) - are 8 tables this is 100 hands per table per hour. I got 1,893 VPPs (round to 2,000).
That gives me 7000 FPPs. 7000 x $0.017 = $119.
$119 / 4 hours = $29.75 per hour
$29.75 / 8 tables = $3.71875 per table per hour
For me, it's highly unlikely that I will leave Stars. Firstly i've cleared every signup bonus at every major site there is. With the amount of hands I play a day i'll probably clear a bonus in anywhere from 1-3 days and then have to spend the time withdrawing my money and re-depositing it to another site. This may leave my money tied up for a while across several sites and leave me without a place to play (at least with a bonus). Also I hate playing on more than one site at once. I think Stars software is better than any other site out there. I have a huge database and know all of the regulars who play at Stars. It is very easy to withdraw money from PS as they can send me a cheque in AUD. They have the best customer support on the web. They are constantly improving/updating their site. If I manage to get 200,000 VPPs this year i'll get an extra $2,000 and if I make 300,000 i'll get another $3,000 on top of that, so $5k total. I haven't and don't feel like working out the numbers for this, but i'm sure this also adds a small $/table/hour to what i'm getting. Another thing is I know my money is always safe on Stars, whereas if I had money on Pokerroom skins or other sites not as large, I run the (albeit small) risk of losing it. Pokertracker works perfectly with Stars. Resizeable tables (this one not so much for me, but in general). Saving table layouts is also a plus. You can see mucked cards at showdown, something not available on all sites. HHs are great.
I could probably think of more, but i've made my point.Statistics: Posted by GodlikeRoy — Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:17 am
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