Another Brunson MySpace Review
Yep, I’m subjecting you to another MySpace review: This time, the spawn – Todd Brunson.
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Cryptologic My Poker Points (MPP’s)
An important consideration before takling any bonus is the amount of time it’ll take to complete. The Cryptologic sites (Interpoker, Sunpoker, Playboy Poker, PokerPlex, etc.) all deal with a points system name MPP’s. The usual conversion rate depending on which bonus is being completed is 5 MPP’s per $1. So a $100 bonus takes 500 MPP’s.
- 1MPP for a dollar rake
- .25 MPP for anything less then a dollar rake
The question is how many hours would 500 MPP’s take?
After playing many many hours playing at the Crypto’s I’ve determined an approximate conversion ratio. These are all at the Fixed Limit tables which tend have weak-tight players.
- 1/2 Full ring (10 players) -> 15 MPP/table/hour
- 1/2 6-max -> 18 MPP/table/hour
- 2/4 Full ring (10 players) -> 25 MPP/table/hour
- 2/4 6-max -> 30 MPP/table/hour
Obviously these ratios are dependant on the type of players at the table and the speed of play. However, these what i’ve observed. If you’re playing more then one table at a time multiply by the number of tables.
Peter “Nordberg” Feldman Wins 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Harrah’s Rincon
Poker blogger Peter Feldman notched another win in a major tournament, taking home first place and $280,859. He cruised through a tough final table that included Gavin Smith, Erik Cajelais, Davidson Matthew, Danny Wong, Yoon Kim, and Gavin Griffin.
Big slick held up for Feldman in his heads up battle with Davidson Matthew, who held A4 and got it all in on a A K 10 flop.
The 29 year old Feldman has made quite a name for himself in recent years, with 5 cashes in major tournaments in 2006-2007 and a cool $916,741 in winnings.
The effect of UIEGA on Canadians
As we all know the UIEGA caused major havoc to the world of online poker. However, since the legislation, what has happened to other countries with online poker? Specifically Online Poker in Canada
Since the pull out the major sites that continue to support US players have continued to flourish, gaining customers who were regulars on other sites. Although this is an option for international players it can be argued that the bonuses and players are tougher at these sites. Leaving us the option to search for different places to play.
The sites that have pulled out of the US have moved the concentration of their marketing dollars to other big markets, ie. Europe and to some degree Asia.
What can be seen at the poker sites that do not allow Americans is a dramatic shift in the peak hours of operation. The peak hours (for any country) occur in the evening between 7-11pm. Observing the graphs at the bottom of the page at pokersitescout shows this dramatic shift.
Prior to the UIGEA the peak hours of operation for Party Poker were from 3-10pm Pacific Standard Time. Now the peak hours are 12-4pm PST.
What does this all mean? Well, a dramatic shift in the number of players at each site. Thus creating a shift in the ‘optimal’ playing hours.
Now when we log-on after work to a smaller site that focus mainly European Customers (eg: Cryptologic Sites, SunPoker, Interpoker, etc.). The number of ring-games running is significantly lower. However, logging on to the same site at Noon, 5-10 times as many tables are running per limit.
It’s still a good time to play poker online from Canada. And having access to all the poker sites is definitely an advantage. The optimal hours of playing have changed and adapting accordingly is important.
