Quote Originally Posted by SBR_John View Post
Trivia points will be casino points.
This is probably the worst change. SBR contests and poker winnings requiring a rollover is fine because they are accessible to non pros as well.SBR trivia was an initial selling point for becoming a SBR pro. If trivia was doling out too many points it would be better overall for both SBR pro posters and the site to change the payout structure directly. Requiring Trivia prizes to have a rollover (which is really just an indirect way of adjusting the payouts) is just alienating your base customers.

Some things that I think need to happen before the change takes place:

A) Rewrite or get rid of the terms and conditions that posters have to be "active participants" to be included in the betpoints system. If indeed people will just be rewarded for logging in does this now mean they can be banned because they simply don't post and thereby contribute nothing? Either get rid of this clause entirely or define what is actually meant by "active participation". As it stands "active participation" is simply based on the opinion (and biases) of whoever is doing the banning.

B) Fix SBR poker software. It's been months and the compatibility issues with Windows 7 have still not been resolved. People have alleviated the problem by running the program under a different environment (XP etc.) but it's a bandaid fix that doesn't always work. It's not our connections it's the software. I run 3 other poker clients simultaneously and none of them have disconnection issues yet time and time again I'm booted from SBR poker. It's not a router problem either as the appropriate ports are open. Please look into this.

C) Change the buyin limits for SBR poker. Add $0.25/$50,$0.50/$1.00, and $1/$2 limits. I know this has been my main reason for not participating in ring games. The bankroll requirement for playing at 400NL ($2/$4 is the lowest stake available) is high. Most don't carry such a high points balance to be properly rolled for the games and it puts them off. If the buyin limits don't change you will see the following happen
1) Increased frequency of posts about variance, rigged software and an inevitable decrease in traffic (which is contrary to the main goal of getting more participation on the tables)
2) You will force people to short stack deteriorating game quality.
3) Chip dumping will occur more frequently. I'm sure it will be monitored but this requires increased resources.

Why not make fundamental positive changes to the structure to begin with?

Other than that I think the changes are good overall. I feel for my American brethren but I have to offer that would help that whole situation. It is what it is.