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pokerstars FPP
By donkkkkk on 01-25-2008 10:02 AM

i just realized how some of the books you order through FPP are a rip off.  For example Harrington on Holdem costs 2000 FPP.  Which comes to $0.0156*2000= $31.20. ($0.0156 is the standard rate for each FPP, I calculated buy taking a $250 Futureshop Gift card divided by 16000 FPP.)

 So you're basically paying $31.20 for the book, when you can get the book for like $21 on Amazon new. 

Books are definitely not worth purchasing it through stars.
 
 
 

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By Mase44 on 01-25-2008 10:04 AM

good call...never did the math on these things lol.


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By TheJacob on 01-25-2008 10:04 AM

Not nearly as bad as the electronics.

Despite the fact I wouldn't mind having another samsung 204b I won't use my FPPs on it when I can use them for sunday mil tickets, giftcards,etc and get a ton more value.

I really wish they would price everything more reasonably.

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By TiltinShoes on 01-25-2008 10:07 AM

The difference is, assuming you are a winning player, it is almost free (aside from rake).

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By Mase44 on 01-25-2008 10:07 AM

  those LCD's they charge 40,000 FPP's for are equivalent to how much real money?

Using your value per FPP...   .0156* 40,000...comes to $624 bucks ?? thats a pretty good deal is it not?

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By Popperhead on 01-25-2008 10:28 AM

seems like a great deal to me

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By WarWizzle on 01-25-2008 10:32 AM

IMO,the best value is to play the Sun Million 1 table SNG's for like 5400 fpps or whatever it is.I think the top 4 in those get seats.

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By TheJacob on 01-25-2008 10:33 AM

Tiltinshoes,

Thats a horrible way to look at it. Whatever amount of FPPs you have has a value.

They obviously aren't worth nothing.
Obviously getting an item that is worth far less than the value of the FPPs is -EV.

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By TiltinShoes on 01-25-2008 10:35 AM

LOL guess you didn't look at my comment of the rake and assumption of being a winning player.  Trust me, I see the value, but your comment is just off as other people have already stated that as a matter of fact they are a great deal.  I don't know the specifics, but if you can manage the Porshe it looks like a hell of a deal too (althought most people will never come close to generating those points.)

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By Mase44 on 01-25-2008 10:37 AM

I'd rather wait and spend 40k FPP's on an LCD lol.

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By TheJacob on 01-25-2008 10:45 AM

For a winning player 63 FPPs=$1(aproximately).
For a losing player 63 FPPs=$1(aproximately).
For a breakeven player 63 FPPs=$1(aproximately).

The value doesn't change. Its irrelevent. The electronics and various other items are overpriced.
This isn't my opinion, its pure math.

Without looking up the sticker. I do recall that the porsche does happen to be a decent deal.

However, most of the electronics and other physical goods are far more pricey than giftcards, tournament tickets, and FPP satellites.

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By Crazyhorse76 on 01-25-2008 11:00 AM

I don't see a 40000 FPP LCD.  Am I blind?

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By theojd on 01-25-2008 11:02 AM

They don't have to give us any FPP's at all.  So its basically all free.

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By roachclips on 01-25-2008 11:05 AM

But they DO give us fpps and those fpps have real money value.

I don't see the 40k lcd either.

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By Mase44 on 01-25-2008 11:08 AM

I could have sworn i saw it the other day...u dont see any tv's listed ?
 
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