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Why both US $ and Euro Steps on Stars? Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this?

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  1. chrisc7 chrisc7 is offline

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    Dec 24th, 2009 (12/24/2009 11:59pm)

    Title basically says it. Just wondering why they did this when it will probably severely limit the amount of steps that actually go off.
    For that matter why offer two different currencies to even play in when I can only see it limiting the amount of players in each? If someone can come up with some good reasoning for this that maybe I am missing please enlighten me?
  2. SigmaBetaRho SigmaBetaRho is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 1:56am) in reply to chrisc7

    The dollar is becoming weaker and weaker and a lot of foreigners are getting angry because they are getting a "paycut" because of this.
  3. P33J P33J is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 1:58am) in reply to SigmaBetaRho

    I hate this personally. Do not take away the euros please stars.
     
  4. Round42 Round42 is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 2:14am) in reply to P33J

     
    Originally Posted by P33J View Post

    I hate this personally. Do not take away the euros please stars.

    Still not exactly sure where Stars is going with this idea ...
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  5. JasonST1970 JasonST1970 is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 4:29am) in reply to SigmaBetaRho

     
    Originally Posted by SigmaBetaRho View Post

    The dollar is becoming weaker and weaker and a lot of foreigners are getting angry because they are getting a "paycut" because of this.

    Get out of the dark ages mate - foreigners ffs.

    As a british foreigner it is a piss take to be fair at times - these sites register in the uk/isle of man where they can register their business, and then cater for the US totally in timing of tournaments, currency etc.

    Fuck euros, whats wrong with a £10 rebuy £25000k guaranteed?

    Baah Humbug

    Cheers,

    Jason
  6. Ugot2BKddn Ugot2BKddn is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 6:53am) in reply to JasonST1970

     
    Originally Posted by JasonST1970 View Post

    Get out of the dark ages mate - foreigners ffs.

    As a british foreigner it is a piss take to be fair at times - these sites register in the uk/isle of man where they can register their business, and then cater for the US totally in timing of tournaments, currency etc.

    Fuck euros, whats wrong with a £10 rebuy £25000k guaranteed?

    Baah Humbug

    Cheers,

    Jason

    Without US Players, poker takes another 39 years to hit the net.
  7. vil1ain vil1ain is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 7:54am) in reply to Ugot2BKddn

     
    Originally Posted by Ugot2BKddn View Post

    Without US Players, poker takes another 39 years to hit the net.

    without US players euro sites seem to be doing just fine and have less contraversy surrounding them.
  8. pokerpoker69 pokerpoker69 is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 8:18am) in reply to vil1ain

    just convert your usd to euro$ ldo then crush the euros in steps. durrrrrrrrrrrrrr
  9. IbizaCF3 IbizaCF3 is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 9:28am) in reply to vil1ain

     
    Originally Posted by vil1ain View Post

    without US players euro sites seem to be doing just fine and have less contraversy surrounding them.

    And a lot smaller prize pools. w/e tho
  10. vil1ain vil1ain is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 9:52am) in reply to IbizaCF3

     
    Originally Posted by IbizaCF3 View Post

    And a lot smaller prize pools. w/e tho

    prize pools not so small on ipoker or party.
  11. Mr_BigQueso Mr_BigQueso is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 10:56am) in reply to vil1ain

     
    Originally Posted by vil1ain View Post

    prize pools not so small on ipoker or party.

    shhhhhhhhhhh....
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  12. DrPepper44 DrPepper44 is offline

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 11:30am) in reply to Mr_BigQueso

    Im fine with the whole euro idea, im kind of annoyed that they switched all the EPT qualifiers to Euros and didnt leave a USD equivilant. I would still like to qualify for EPT events even tho I dont have euros.
     
  13. N 82 50 24 N 82 50 24 is offline herp derp derp

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 11:35pm) in reply to DrPepper44

    I always lol at the way "foreigner" is used on P5s, funny it was called out here
     
  14. N 82 50 24 N 82 50 24 is offline herp derp derp

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    Dec 25th, 2009 (12/25/2009 11:39pm) in reply to JasonST1970

     
    Originally Posted by JasonST1970 View Post

    As a british foreigner it is a piss take to be fair at times - these sites register in the uk/isle of man where they can register their business, and then cater for the US totally in timing of tournaments, currency etc.

    Fuck euros, whats wrong with a £10 rebuy £25000k guaranteed?

    Obv registered in the UK for legal reasons not business-focus reasons. The US is the largest poker market so it makes sense to center business around the biggest market and do what they can on the periphery for other markets.

    stars put in the Sunday Warmup years ago mainly to compete with the party sunday tournament that was going off at an earlier time every Sunday. The Warmup is basically the Sunday million for Europe. They've done some other stuff too but obviously it's mainly US focused for the aforementioned reasons.
     
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