POKER IS BACK !! SBR Spring Poker Event 2018

**mikejamm** · 01-23-18, 04:27 PM

I'm glad SBR poker is back! Instead of all the negative bullshit, accent the positive here and make a serious effort to keep it growing. I'm sure SBR and Drew will develop bigger and better prize offerings along the way.... if they see the continued interest.

I personally miss players like Shari, who don't play because of all the hateful shit said at the tables.
Let's bring some respectful etiquette and class back to the game. Support the site and lets play poker!

**no1here** · 01-23-18, 05:35 PM

SBR has never ever listen to what the players here desire. What the players did or not do is related directly to SBR. Poker actually could be great here as for many here have no place else to play. Daily prizes were 8000 betpoints now lowered to 2400. It is not the players ruining poker here.

We don't even ask for betpoints to be added to much of what we desire.

**no1here** · 01-23-18, 05:40 PM

Saturday night tourney should be 1k buy in. We also need some sit n go's. Why remove Omaha during the week? The list is huge!

**RudyRuetigger** · 01-23-18, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by mikejamm

I'm glad SBR poker is back! Instead of all the negative bullshit, accent the positive here and make a serious effort to keep it growing. I'm sure SBR and Drew will develop bigger and better prize offerings along the way.... if they see the continued interest.

I personally miss players like Shari, who don't play because of all the hateful shit said at the tables.
Let's bring some respectful etiquette and class back to the game. Support the site and lets play poker!

next time ill give you a straw if you want to suck up that much

**RudyRuetigger** · 01-23-18, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by no1here

Saturday night tourney should be 1k buy in. We also need some sit n go's. Why remove Omaha during the week? The list is huge!

no it isn't

**mikejamm** · 01-23-18, 07:03 PM

Thanks BD, most kind of ya!

I definitely agree on the buy in tourneys, Ken, don't know if everybody could handle 1k though, still, pretty easy to adjust the buy in levels.

100 pt buy in, that's a 1000 every 10 topper, payout top 3.

Hell, We've got these points we're blow'in in the casino and sportsbook anyway,

so why aren't we running the regular buy ins like we use to on Sat and Sunday? Turnouts were real good and most people can play on weekends.

Really miss do'in the charity tourneys too. Angelmans, Saint Judes, and a host of others.

Maybe Drew can see about getting all those back.

**Triple_D_Bet** · 01-23-18, 09:53 PM

Bigger buy-in tournaments when they can barely get enough people to play the 100 point high roller with massive overlay? Omaha tables all week, when they kill any hold em action during the weekend cause people prefer the easier hi/lo rollover?

It's hard to complain about SBR not giving players what they want when players don't have a good grasp on it either

**Optional** · 01-23-18, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by Triple_D_Bet

Bigger buy-in tournaments when they can barely get enough people to play the 100 point high roller with massive overlay? Omaha tables all week, when they kill any hold em action during the weekend cause people prefer the easier hi/lo rollover?

It's hard to complain about SBR not giving players what they want when players don't have a good grasp on it either

^^^

Agree with all three points.

if anything, get rid of Omaha totally and lets get some poker playing happening, instead of most people just waiting for the weekend to play hi/lo Omaha for half pots to roll points.

Would be better to have a bunch of low buy in tourneys for the weekends, instead of Omaha. We def do not need a 1000 buy in tourney.

SitnGos were tried and a huge fail. Maybe 8 or 10 people ever played. If they were implemented to take rollover pokerpoints instead of just betpoints it might work better, but dont see it as ever being that popular here.

**ArunSh** · 01-23-18, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by Optional

^^^

Agree with all three points.

if anything, get rid of Omaha totally and lets get some poker playing happening, instead of most people just waiting for the weekend to play hi/lo Omaha for half pots to roll points.

Would be better to have a bunch of low buy in tourneys for the weekends, instead of Omaha. We def do not need a 1000 buy in tourney.

SitnGos were tried and a huge fail. Maybe 8 or 10 people ever played. If they were implemented to take rollover pokerpoints instead of just betpoints it might work better, but dont see it as ever being that popular here.

Yes, I don't understand this asking for a 1000 point tourney, especially considering i'm pretty sure the person suggesting it would never enter it himself! As I have said, I would be in favor of bringing back the Sunday rebuy. In terms of #s that was clearly the most popular tourney with the players. I agree Sit N Gos were not popular at all, though allowing people to buyin using rollover points somehow might have improved things, as you said - silly to bring those back otherwise given their unpopularity.

Getting rid of omaha, meh. It would probably help if SBR really wanted to stop flipping (would curtail it at least). No question most people prefer omaha since it's easier to rollover there even though hold'em is most people's preferred game. Just a matter of what SBR hopes to accomplish.

**beavis13** · 01-24-18, 03:37 AM

I'm one of the few that can't play weekends so miss out on most of the action in poker but S&G for rollover sounds like a good idea for me. Not a big player here but play when I can and don't think I've rolled over a single poker point.

**RudyRuetigger** · 01-24-18, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by Triple_D_Bet

Bigger buy-in tournaments when they can barely get enough people to play the 100 point high roller with massive overlay? Omaha tables all week, when they kill any hold em action during the weekend cause people prefer the easier hi/lo rollover?

It's hard to complain about SBR not giving players what they want when players don't have a good grasp on it either

this is what I have been trying to tell people

**RudyRuetigger** · 01-24-18, 08:49 AM

and sbr doesn't even need a rake race.

that wont get the casual player in

they need that fukkin BBJ though

the usual people will play anyway, and when it starts creeping up more and more people with waste a couple hours per week at ring games

after the 1st mention of it, sbr will need to put up whatever amount of points to pay it, but then the only way it goes up is through rake, nothing to do with sbr. and they can collect profits as well like other sites do

seems easy imo

**Hugh Madbrough** · 01-24-18, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by Optional

^^^

Agree with all three points.

if anything, get rid of Omaha totally and lets get some poker playing happening, instead of most people just waiting for the weekend to play hi/lo Omaha for half pots to roll points.

Would be better to have a bunch of low buy in tourneys for the weekends, instead of Omaha. We def do not need a 1000 buy in tourney.

SitnGos were tried and a huge fail. Maybe 8 or 10 people ever played. If they were implemented to take rollover pokerpoints instead of just betpoints it might work better, but dont see it as ever being that popular here.

"If at first you don't succeed, you dust yourself off and try again." - Dan "Hold Her Tighter, She's A Fighter" Schneider

**thetrinity** · 01-24-18, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by no1here

Saturday night tourney should be 1k buy in. We also need some sit n go's. Why remove Omaha during the week? The list is huge!

I've long been a fan of a 1k buyin tourney, but once a week is way too much. It will be much harder to get going with the reduced points payouts that are coming. Probably would be smart do this once a month during football especially when points are easier to come by.

**thetrinity** · 01-24-18, 12:44 PM

As for the other things I saw my personal take:

Omaha -- don't care either way. I tend to play this because it seems to be where most players go for ring games

Sit n gos -- impossible to run unless you let players use poker points

**RudyRuetigger** · 01-24-18, 05:10 PM

Omaha hi lo is where people go to clear rollover

Omaha should be fukkin banned

probably save on expenses as well

**mikejamm** · 01-24-18, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by ArunSh

Getting rid of omaha, meh. It would probably help if SBR really wanted to stop flipping (would curtail it at least). No question most people prefer omaha since it's easier to rollover there even though hold'em is most people's preferred game. Just a matter of what SBR hopes to accomplish.

Omaha is still pretty active, we should keep it, just for that reason. It does spark some big play at the tables, fast when you're trying to complete rollover. Nice to have a bit of variety.

**BeerDog99** · 01-24-18, 07:38 PM

FWIW, I enjoy the Omaha h/l play, it is generally more interesting than all holdem all the time.

**klemopixx** · 01-25-18, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by RudyRuetigger

Omaha hi lo is where people go to clear rollover

Omaha should be fukkin banned

probably save on expenses as well

Just cause you suck at Omaha is no reason for you to ruin it for the rest of us. Maybe stop playing like a friggin sailor on shore leave and you'll win something.

**RudyRuetigger** · 01-25-18, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by klemopixx

Just cause you suck at Omaha is no reason for you to ruin it for the rest of us. Maybe stop playing like a friggin sailor on shore leave and you'll win something.

I did notice you haven't posted in my poker challenge, yet can give tips

weird

**turtlejc** · 01-25-18, 03:34 PM

bad beat jackpot would be nice, would bring more action to the tables for sure

a few sit and go's that allow us to buy in with poker(rollover) points

**mikejamm** · 01-25-18, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by turtlejc

bad beat jackpot would be nice, would bring more action to the tables for sure

a few sit and go's that allow us to buy in with poker(rollover) points

Great idea!

And it would get hit quite often, considering our current poker software around here.

**slikec** · 01-26-18, 02:41 AM

Originally posted by RudyRuetigger

this is why I hate poker players on sbr

they are not poker players

they are freeloaders

just a simple fact

Ill be honest i was at SBR only for poker. I played it when it was +EV for me compared to limits i played at that time. At first i was playing at cash tables and did ok but once i started flipping there was no turning back. There are so many reasons why.

Only way i could spends points i got here was buying sportsbooks bonus. Sadly best option to do that(5dimes) i already had account which was annoying as hell since i like to bet at best odds possible. And in time i started betting to much but that well hopefully is behind me(i made probably only 50 small bets in 2017). With shitty poker promo at least i wont earn any sportsbook cash anytime soon so there wont be any temptations.

But i agree i was freeloader. I came from poker to play poker here for ok free money and it almost destroyed me rolling that money over.

Have fun and good luck

**Optional** · 01-26-18, 02:50 AM

If enough people actually want a 1000 buy-in tourney, it could work doing it monthly with satellites on the weekends. One seat for each 10 x 100+10 point buyins.

That would be different and offer a bit of competitive ongoing interest too.

**BeerDog99** · 01-26-18, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by Optional

If enough people actually want a 1000 buy-in tourney, it could work doing it monthly with satellites on the weekends. One seat for each 10 x 100+10 point buyins.

That would be different and offer a bit of competitive ongoing interest too.

I agree, something along these lines would be fun!

**4uk4life** · 01-26-18, 11:35 AM

SNGs weren't given enough time to succeed and was on a random day or so. It was given a very short time and I know people said they didn't even know about it running.

Back when they first had SNG I don't believe they had as much traffic as they do now for poker but we had full tables constantly.

Advertise it, run it every day, give it a full month and see how it goes. If it fails after that then do away with it. Don't treat it like a red headed step child you wish would eat tide pod pizza

**thetrinity** · 01-26-18, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by Optional

If enough people actually want a 1000 buy-in tourney, it could work doing it monthly with satellites on the weekends. One seat for each 10 x 100+10 point buyins.

That would be different and offer a bit of competitive ongoing interest too.

This *may* work if you do it once a week and run the 1000 point event the last Saturday or Sunday of the month. Don't limit it to ten people, guarantee 1 seat and then give out another seat for every 10 players. So if you get 23, you pay 2 seats and 300 points for 3rd. Can the software pull that off?

**MrSink** · 01-26-18, 12:17 PM

Nice idea with big monthly tourney. I was proposing it some time ago

**thetrinity** · 01-26-18, 12:21 PM

Originally posted by MrSink

Nice idea with big monthly tourney. I was proposing it some time ago

Me too. I still think football season would have been a better time to get it going for obvious reasons.

**Optional** · 01-26-18, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

This *may* work if you do it once a week and run the 1000 point event the last Saturday or Sunday of the month. Don't limit it to ten people, guarantee 1 seat and then give out another seat for every 10 players. So if you get 23, you pay 2 seats and 300 points for 3rd. Can the software pull that off?

Yeah, that makes sense. 1 seat overlay, plus buyins for any extras.

Sounds doable too.

**RudyRuetigger** · 01-26-18, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by slikec

Ill be honest i was at SBR only for poker. I played it when it was +EV for me compared to limits i played at that time. At first i was playing at cash tables and did ok but once i started flipping there was no turning back. There are so many reasons why.

Only way i could spends points i got here was buying sportsbooks bonus. Sadly best option to do that(5dimes) i already had account which was annoying as hell since i like to bet at best odds possible. And in time i started betting to much but that well hopefully is behind me(i made probably only 50 small bets in 2017). With shitty poker promo at least i wont earn any sportsbook cash anytime soon so there wont be any temptations.

But i agree i was freeloader. I came from poker to play poker here for ok free money and it almost destroyed me rolling that money over.

Have fun and good luck

thank you for the honesty

**Hugh Madbrough** · 01-26-18, 07:00 PM

I would like to feel like a pro and like my idol Daniel Negreanu (I hope to pop a bean with him one day at a tournament), while trying to roll over my poker points, at the classy SBR tables. How bout a run it twice option? Maybe even run it 5X's? Or show 1 card, maybe even Rabbit.

**unde0087** · 01-28-18, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by BeerDog99

FWIW, I enjoy the Omaha h/l play, it is generally more interesting than all holdem all the time.

I agree 100%. It doesn't keep me from playing holdem to rollover points during the week. But holdem gets old as shit when that is the only game you can play most days. I don't want to hear that hi/lo ruins holdem games. What ruins games is allowing two people to sit down and go back and forth to rollover their points without having to face any actual action or take any risk. That is the reason many can't find a game during the week.

**thetrinity** · 01-29-18, 02:49 PM

New promo about to start good luck everyone.

**SBR Drew** · 01-29-18, 02:54 PM

First table filled up quickly.