HERO POKER CEO’s JULY 2011 PLAYER’S UPDATEPosted Jul 02, 2011 at 1:55 AM |
HERO POKER CEO’s JULY 2011 PLAYER’S UPDATE
1. EXISTING PROMOTIONAL UPDATES
1.1 Triumvirate hero $100 Daily US CANADA ONLY
“To the victor goes the spoils”
-Blinds have been reduced to 7mins from 8mins
-Hand history should be fixed *Please let me know otherwise
Tournament Details:
-Client Location: Tournaments: Scheduled: Special
-7pm PST, 10pm EST (21:00 Game Server Time)
-6 handed, 8min blinds (antes), 3,000 starting chips
-Top 3: $50, $30, $20
-Registration: 1 hour before, no late registration
-300 Max Players
1.2 MTT hero $99 Daily US CANADA ONLY
“Heroes make their own Destiny: Go MTT or Cash”
-Hand history should be fixed *Please let me know otherwise
Tournament Details:
-Client Location: Tournaments: Scheduled: Special
-4pm PST, 7pm EST (18:00 Game Server Time)
-9 handed, 5 min blinds (antes), 5,000 starting chips
-Top 9: $11 each
-Registration: 2 hours before, no late registration
-300 Max Players
2. NEW PROMOTIONS
At an effort to put in a micro limit MTT tournament, I've opted for a 1 month trial with 2 micro tournaments at the same time, one for NL and one for PLO;
the only difference is the NL has a starting stack of 2500, and PLO 3000.
2.1 Micro hero NL $30 Guarantee
&
2.2 Micro hero PLO $30 Guarantee
EDIT ADDED Micro Hero Horse limit $30 Guarantee at the same time
Client Location: Tournaments: Scheduled: Special
Buy in: 0.33 (0.30 cents plus .03 admin fee)
-10 handed, 12 min levels, Top 10 payout
-5pm PST, 8pm EST (19:00 Game Server Time)
2.3 PLO hero ARENA $5 US CANADA ONLY
"PLO isn't a game, it's a blood bath: 6 max, 18 start, 3 simultaneous games"
Location: Sit N Go: All : All (priority listing)
This is a freeroll sitngo for PLO, it's more of a mini tournament with 5000 chips and 10min blinds, but it's for exposing players to PLO without risking their own rolls. It is a very different game than NL and if you've never tried PLO, this is your chance. Right now it is set for 3 sitngos to run simultaneous of 18 seated.
This will run as trial basis, as long as this doesn't bust the budget for this on a daily basis, it will be set at 3 simultaneous games with a $5 prize pool with the top 3 being paid out.
It is location restricted to just US CANADIAN players only for the moment, as to prevent abuse. If it is abused, then it will be adjusted to something reasonable.
3. NETWORK PROMOTIONS:
The following are network promotions that hero has joined in for July. The reasons why I did not just opt into everything previously was that I wanted to wait until I knew more about the general upcoming network changes, but due to player requests we have opted into the following:
The full details of these promotions will be uploaded to our website by the end of this week:
3.1 SNG Leaderboard: 10k prizepool for top 25 network players & 2k for top 5 SNG streaks * please note the leaderboard charts on HeroPoker now are just for HeroPoker only and not for the network. This will be adjusted.
3.2 Tourney King: Combined 20k prizepool for top 250 high stakes ($20 + buy-in) tourney players and top 250 low stakes (less than $19.99 buy-in) players. Basically a coupon will be automatically issued for special freeroll tournament with your chip stack based on your points: the tournament will be the second Sunday of the next month.
3.3 100 Seats to the 100k Promotion: Earn 250 VIP points from Sunday morning to Saturday at 15:00 each week to qualify for a tournament on Saturday 15:00 (server time). The top 100 will win a $109 coupon for the Sunday $100k Guarantee at 15:00.
4. GENERAL CEO THOUGHTS
Well, WSOP is now in full swing, and I'd like to take a moment to apologize to everyone as my response time has decreased. While I'm still keeping up with emails etc, I've been a bit distracted with travel between Macau and Korea (which I had held off for the birth of my second son) as well as getting caught in a typhoon for a day or so. I have 2 new hires this week that I'm starting with their training this week in Macau, so they will start to take off the administrative load. So major developments are:
4.1 Very super cool merchandise like you wouldn't believe...now they won't come in all at once, but I'm hand picking each item, design etc, so it should be uber amazing and basically the policy is: if you reach a certain level and you want it, it's fee. You'll just need to pay for the delivery charge and that's it!
4.2 So you'll note the freeroll PLO sitngo, this is a SnG freeroll. So I think its a bit of unique approach, but I really believe that while Europe loves Omaha, this will start to gain a lot more popularity in North American in the next couple of years. The issue with PLO is that you're basically starting from scratch again and anyone who says, PLO is like NLH but with 2 extra cards, is either really ignorant or wants you to sit down so they can take all your cash. Now the the thing with a SnG freeroll is that I have no idea how this is going to work out in practice; so this may get tweeked immediately, but again, I wanted to put something out there that would even be appealing to a high limit NL player who just hasn't made a move towards PLO.
4.3 The micro limit guarantee tournaments, well lets just take it as a trial first, but I've noted about the 'freeze out' format, but I think without guarantees it just wouldn't work at all. So two $30 guarantees with a 0.33 buy in; they are both at the same time, so you can multi-table the micros or just take on one, but I was hesitant to simply add more at the moment.
4.4 It is 4:30 am June 30th here and I was actually listening to QuadJacks for the last few hours as the industry reels again from the news regarding suspension of the ftp license. Now I'm feeling like hero is being pushed into this position of Noah's Ark, but it is such a wrong way of thinking. I've been pushed into an apologetic position for issues arising from things out of my direct control. Every moment of new instability creates a rush of anxiety, and the effect of the network's rapid growth is still being resolved.
It is something I've been struggling with for the last couple of week, whereby I've realized that I simply can't wait for things to become stable or smooth. Rather I need to press ahead and define hero poker now because I have players who are use to so much more and have been forced to settle for much less. And I've been focused structural issues and felt, a bit powerless at times, sharing in my own player's frustrations. I've written a very personal blog entry to that end yesterday, which I'll post up later.
But my point is that, I know hero needs to do heaps better and for a while I got caught up in just acting like every other site. But what happens when Merge does get a full handle on the growth, is hero then suddenly going to be providing a service at the level of stars or ftp, even if we have a great client and the the rest of that jazz? And it was a wake up call, when I realized that, no, still hero isn't providing a service that is truly a boutique stand alone service.
We can only define that with the support of our players, at the end, are we just just flash in the pan and the best option of whats left? Or, will hero be forged out of this instability and define a truly great service. Transparency, access, its just not enough when players are forced to settle for less without a true value exchange. hero may never be as great as stars, or ftp at its best day, but that ain't to say that hero can't stand among the giants and fight the good fight.
Bottom line is, we are thankful for each of our players and we know, you guys deserve better than this.
So here, I'm throwing down the gauntlet, and I'm going to say it, 'Hero isn't afraid to run with the greats' and let's take it from there.
Best Regards,
David Jung
Hero Poker CEO
Cliffs:
-freeroll hand history should be fixed
-Triumvirate $100- blinds reduced from 8 to 7 mins.
-Added $30 Micro stakes full tourney structures
-Added $5 continuous Omaha SnG freerolls for US/CAN only
-Add full existing Network promotions (SnG Leaderboard, Tourney King, 100 Seats for 100k Guarantee)
-CEO General Thoughts: A bit disappointed that I got caught up and was waiting on things that I had little wisdom to realize that I could not change; was waiting for further stability but I was wrong. It's the time to press forward and really define what real value hero gives to players who have been forced to settle for less. It's time to run with the giants and fight the good fight.
1. EXISTING PROMOTIONAL UPDATES
1.1 Triumvirate hero $100 Daily US CANADA ONLY
“To the victor goes the spoils”
-Blinds have been reduced to 7mins from 8mins
-Hand history should be fixed *Please let me know otherwise
Tournament Details:
-Client Location: Tournaments: Scheduled: Special
-7pm PST, 10pm EST (21:00 Game Server Time)
-6 handed, 8min blinds (antes), 3,000 starting chips
-Top 3: $50, $30, $20
-Registration: 1 hour before, no late registration
-300 Max Players
1.2 MTT hero $99 Daily US CANADA ONLY
“Heroes make their own Destiny: Go MTT or Cash”
-Hand history should be fixed *Please let me know otherwise
Tournament Details:
-Client Location: Tournaments: Scheduled: Special
-4pm PST, 7pm EST (18:00 Game Server Time)
-9 handed, 5 min blinds (antes), 5,000 starting chips
-Top 9: $11 each
-Registration: 2 hours before, no late registration
-300 Max Players
2. NEW PROMOTIONS
At an effort to put in a micro limit MTT tournament, I've opted for a 1 month trial with 2 micro tournaments at the same time, one for NL and one for PLO;
the only difference is the NL has a starting stack of 2500, and PLO 3000.
2.1 Micro hero NL $30 Guarantee
&
2.2 Micro hero PLO $30 Guarantee
EDIT ADDED Micro Hero Horse limit $30 Guarantee at the same time
Client Location: Tournaments: Scheduled: Special
Buy in: 0.33 (0.30 cents plus .03 admin fee)
-10 handed, 12 min levels, Top 10 payout
-5pm PST, 8pm EST (19:00 Game Server Time)
2.3 PLO hero ARENA $5 US CANADA ONLY
"PLO isn't a game, it's a blood bath: 6 max, 18 start, 3 simultaneous games"
Location: Sit N Go: All : All (priority listing)
This is a freeroll sitngo for PLO, it's more of a mini tournament with 5000 chips and 10min blinds, but it's for exposing players to PLO without risking their own rolls. It is a very different game than NL and if you've never tried PLO, this is your chance. Right now it is set for 3 sitngos to run simultaneous of 18 seated.
This will run as trial basis, as long as this doesn't bust the budget for this on a daily basis, it will be set at 3 simultaneous games with a $5 prize pool with the top 3 being paid out.
It is location restricted to just US CANADIAN players only for the moment, as to prevent abuse. If it is abused, then it will be adjusted to something reasonable.
3. NETWORK PROMOTIONS:
The following are network promotions that hero has joined in for July. The reasons why I did not just opt into everything previously was that I wanted to wait until I knew more about the general upcoming network changes, but due to player requests we have opted into the following:
The full details of these promotions will be uploaded to our website by the end of this week:
3.1 SNG Leaderboard: 10k prizepool for top 25 network players & 2k for top 5 SNG streaks * please note the leaderboard charts on HeroPoker now are just for HeroPoker only and not for the network. This will be adjusted.
3.2 Tourney King: Combined 20k prizepool for top 250 high stakes ($20 + buy-in) tourney players and top 250 low stakes (less than $19.99 buy-in) players. Basically a coupon will be automatically issued for special freeroll tournament with your chip stack based on your points: the tournament will be the second Sunday of the next month.
3.3 100 Seats to the 100k Promotion: Earn 250 VIP points from Sunday morning to Saturday at 15:00 each week to qualify for a tournament on Saturday 15:00 (server time). The top 100 will win a $109 coupon for the Sunday $100k Guarantee at 15:00.
4. GENERAL CEO THOUGHTS
Well, WSOP is now in full swing, and I'd like to take a moment to apologize to everyone as my response time has decreased. While I'm still keeping up with emails etc, I've been a bit distracted with travel between Macau and Korea (which I had held off for the birth of my second son) as well as getting caught in a typhoon for a day or so. I have 2 new hires this week that I'm starting with their training this week in Macau, so they will start to take off the administrative load. So major developments are:
4.1 Very super cool merchandise like you wouldn't believe...now they won't come in all at once, but I'm hand picking each item, design etc, so it should be uber amazing and basically the policy is: if you reach a certain level and you want it, it's fee. You'll just need to pay for the delivery charge and that's it!
4.2 So you'll note the freeroll PLO sitngo, this is a SnG freeroll. So I think its a bit of unique approach, but I really believe that while Europe loves Omaha, this will start to gain a lot more popularity in North American in the next couple of years. The issue with PLO is that you're basically starting from scratch again and anyone who says, PLO is like NLH but with 2 extra cards, is either really ignorant or wants you to sit down so they can take all your cash. Now the the thing with a SnG freeroll is that I have no idea how this is going to work out in practice; so this may get tweeked immediately, but again, I wanted to put something out there that would even be appealing to a high limit NL player who just hasn't made a move towards PLO.
4.3 The micro limit guarantee tournaments, well lets just take it as a trial first, but I've noted about the 'freeze out' format, but I think without guarantees it just wouldn't work at all. So two $30 guarantees with a 0.33 buy in; they are both at the same time, so you can multi-table the micros or just take on one, but I was hesitant to simply add more at the moment.
4.4 It is 4:30 am June 30th here and I was actually listening to QuadJacks for the last few hours as the industry reels again from the news regarding suspension of the ftp license. Now I'm feeling like hero is being pushed into this position of Noah's Ark, but it is such a wrong way of thinking. I've been pushed into an apologetic position for issues arising from things out of my direct control. Every moment of new instability creates a rush of anxiety, and the effect of the network's rapid growth is still being resolved.
It is something I've been struggling with for the last couple of week, whereby I've realized that I simply can't wait for things to become stable or smooth. Rather I need to press ahead and define hero poker now because I have players who are use to so much more and have been forced to settle for much less. And I've been focused structural issues and felt, a bit powerless at times, sharing in my own player's frustrations. I've written a very personal blog entry to that end yesterday, which I'll post up later.
But my point is that, I know hero needs to do heaps better and for a while I got caught up in just acting like every other site. But what happens when Merge does get a full handle on the growth, is hero then suddenly going to be providing a service at the level of stars or ftp, even if we have a great client and the the rest of that jazz? And it was a wake up call, when I realized that, no, still hero isn't providing a service that is truly a boutique stand alone service.
We can only define that with the support of our players, at the end, are we just just flash in the pan and the best option of whats left? Or, will hero be forged out of this instability and define a truly great service. Transparency, access, its just not enough when players are forced to settle for less without a true value exchange. hero may never be as great as stars, or ftp at its best day, but that ain't to say that hero can't stand among the giants and fight the good fight.
Bottom line is, we are thankful for each of our players and we know, you guys deserve better than this.
So here, I'm throwing down the gauntlet, and I'm going to say it, 'Hero isn't afraid to run with the greats' and let's take it from there.
Best Regards,
David Jung
Hero Poker CEO
Cliffs:
-freeroll hand history should be fixed
-Triumvirate $100- blinds reduced from 8 to 7 mins.
-Added $30 Micro stakes full tourney structures
-Added $5 continuous Omaha SnG freerolls for US/CAN only
-Add full existing Network promotions (SnG Leaderboard, Tourney King, 100 Seats for 100k Guarantee)
-CEO General Thoughts: A bit disappointed that I got caught up and was waiting on things that I had little wisdom to realize that I could not change; was waiting for further stability but I was wrong. It's the time to press forward and really define what real value hero gives to players who have been forced to settle for less. It's time to run with the giants and fight the good fight.











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