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vqc
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10-09-2005, 12:43 AM
Post subject: time to panic?
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Jan 2005
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i hope im not makign amistake, but
PP and skins no longer share the same tables...
edit: rilla says its a technical problem
i sure as hell hope not
Empire now has beginners tables too.
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vqc
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Jan 2005
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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...5&o=14&fpart=1
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Demiparadigm
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Party 6 max
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Ick...
I don't like the way that this is headed.
Why would Party possibly think it was a good idea to split off from the skins?
http://www.partygaming.com/images/ne...h_08_10_05.pdf
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8 October 2005
PartyGaming Plc
New platform launch
PartyGaming Plc (“PartyGaming” or the “Group”), the world's leading online gaming company,
announces today that it has taken a further step towards establishing a new fully integrated
PartyGaming operating platform. This platform will, on launch, offer a variety of different games but
with a common systems architecture allowing each of its nine million registered PartyPoker customers
to use a single account and a shared purse across the Group’s gaming brands.
As part of today’s development, the Group has moved the PartyPoker.com brand and all of its players
to the new platform.
Historically, PartyPoker players have shared the same poker-only system with players from each of
the Group’s four white label poker clients or “skins” (being Empire Poker, Coral Eurobet, Multipoker
and Intertops). Following today’s move, PartyPoker players will now play on their own private tables
and benefit from a number of new and exciting products that are exclusive to the new platform. The
new platform includes non-poker games such as Blackjack, as well as added features to the poker
product such as Side Bets and Deal-Making in poker tournaments. Once the fully integrated platform
is launched in the first half of 2006, players will then be able to click through and play on PartyPoker,
PartyCasino and other new PartyGaming products that are currently being developed, all using a
common account and a shared purse.
The skins’ poker players will continue to have full access to the existing poker system. They will also
now benefit from the release of several new product enhancements comprising “beginners’ tables” –
these include “micro-limit tables” and low buy-in tables – and $50/$100 and $100/$200 tables.
PokerNOW.com, which was acquired by the Group earlier in the year, will continue to operate on the
existing poker system with the skins.
Commenting on today’s announcement Richard Segal, Chief Executive said:
“We are on track to deliver our exclusive Party-branded integrated platform that will include additional
products and services, enabling us to focus on optimising cross-selling opportunities. We believe that
today’s development is an important step towards cementing together the inherent strengths of all the
Party brands and is in the best interests of our customers and shareholders. In conjunction with this
exciting development, we will continue to maintain and support the poker system we provide for the
skins.”
Contacts:
PartyGaming Plc +44 (0)20 7337 0100
Peter Reynolds, Director of Investor Relations
John Shepherd, Director of Corporate Communications
Financial Dynamics +44 (0)20 7831 3113
Edward Bridges / Juliet Clarke
Notes for Editors
About PartyGaming
Founded in 1997, PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading online gaming company and owns and
operates PartyPoker.com, the world’s largest online poker room. Other online gaming activities
include casino, principally through StarluckCasino.com and also online bingo through
PartyBingo.com.
Since 30 June 2005, PartyGaming Plc has been listed on The London Stock Exchange under the
ticker: PRTY. In the year to 31 December 2004, the Group had revenues of $601.6m (of which skins
represented 2.3%) and generated earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation of $387.8m
and profit before tax of $371.7m.
Regulated and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar, the Group has over 1,200 employees located
in the head office and operations centre in Gibraltar, a business process outsourcing operation in
Hyderabad, India and a marketing services subsidiary in London. The Group has customers in over
170 countries.
PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBingo and PartyGaming are trademarks of the PartyGaming Plc.
Side Bets
Side Bets are a new and fun way to place wagers based on the outcome of the flop on real money
tables. Whether you are a seated player or just watching you can place a Side Bet on real money
Texas Hold’em and Omaha tables.
A Side Bet is a bet on whether or not the flop will be all red or all black. The flop is the first three
community cards that are dealt in Texas Hold’em and Omaha. All red means that all three cards
come up as the colour red (diamonds and / or hearts) and all black means that all three cards come
up as the colour black (spades and / or clubs). Side Bets that are placed will be valid for the next
hand that is being dealt.
Blackjack
Blackjack is a casino game that is now available on PartyPoker.com.
The objective of Blackjack is to accumulate cards with point totals as close to 21 without going over
21. The value of a hand is the sum of the point counts of each card in the hand.
The cards from 2 through 9 are valued as indicated
Face cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) are all valued at 10 points
An ace is valued at either 1 point or 11 points
The game is available only in ‘Real Money’ mode
The minimum bet in the game is $1.00 and the maximum bet is $200.00. Maximum bet
applies for the initial bet of the game
Eight decks are used in the Blackjack game and each deck has 52 cards
The deck is shuffled after 10% of the cards in the decks are used
The dealer draws a card on soft 17 and stands on 17 or more
Maximum splits allowed = 3
Deal-Making
Seated players at final tables of tournaments (where the only prizes are cash payouts) will have the
ability to stop the game play and make a deal for the remaining prize pool. If a deal is struck then
payments will be made. If the deal is for the entire remaining prize pool then the tournament ends
early, if not then the game resumes for the balance of the prize pool less the deal amount.
PartyGaming will not need a human facilitator for any deal, rather it simply provides a tool allowing the
players to chat, negotiate and settle on a deal should they so wish.
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This means that the skins will continue to operate under the same system they have been, but all Party players have been moved to a "Private" room using the same software.
No longer does Party share its tables with its Skins, only the software.
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To win in poker you only need to be one step ahead of your opponents. Two steps may be detrimental.
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Eric
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Originally Posted by Demiparadigm
This means that the skins will continue to operate under the same system they have been, but all Party players have been moved to a "Private" room using the same software.
No longer does Party share its tables with its Skins, only the software.
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I'm surprised we didn't hear anything about this earlier...
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vqc
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Straight Flush
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,427
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im pissed off we got no warning.
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RbSX
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 56
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Originally Posted by vqc
im pissed off we got no warning.
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I'm not to impressed either. I went in big stack to nl600 table, and got chewed away by some major talent, since most of the newer less experienced players stick to the PP skin. I was playing empire.. and it wasn't pretty.
Went all in with a boat 4s full of sevens, and lost to a 4 of a kind 7s.
/me runs back to party poker to find some n00bs
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sunfunbunch
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Straight
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 176
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I think you were DESTINED to lose that hand.. whether it was a fish OR a 'talented player'.
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RbSX
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 56
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Originally Posted by sunfunbunch
I think you were DESTINED to lose that hand.. whether it was a fish OR a 'talented player'.
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He flopped a set over set.
Anyhow, the guy was on a streak, bought in for 200, by the time I left his stack was over 2,000.
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Pingviini
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Full House
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Bangkok
Posts: 1,090
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Is this thing good or bad, $$$wise naturally, if you are a)cash games player b) sng player??
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"Poker is a simple math game" -Aba20
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RbSX
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Originally Posted by Pingviini
Is this thing good or bad, $$$wise naturally, if you are a)cash games player b) sng player??
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I think if you switch over to PP's new platform it's great for alot of the players here.
I've sat at the nl600s and nl400s for the past hour and it seems the quality of players in the pool are significantly worse.
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eeeee
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Full House
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SoCal
Posts: 906
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I think larger selection of tables is better, of course, but this isn't going to kill anything.
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I'm a know-it-all.
No, really.
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