I think, OP mean "cashed" in the freeroll not "cashed out" as in withdrew his 80c from GG Poker
Thats not really true. Or at least its no more true than saying, that online cash games are dead. SnGs still run on most poker sites just not GG Poker. Action cap out lower than in the past. But this does not really matter, unless you are bankrolled AND skilled to play mid or high stakes games. For someone playing with a small bankroll and/or new to the game SnGs are very much well and alive
Hey Gallarado,
Oh I see, thank you fundiver.
I exactly thought the same back in November. 😅
Obviously only GG Poker know, why they made that decision. But if I had to guess, it might be, that Spins generate more rake payment per hour, and they are more addictive, so they are more profitable for poker sites. So by not offering traditional SnGs maybe GG Poker hope to make more people play their Spins. Years ago 888 Poker ran daily freerolls for a long time, which rewarded 5$ tickets to the top 600 finishers. These were labeled as "Blast" tickets (888s version of Spins) but could in fact be used for any 5$ game. But it was pretty clear, that 888 Poker wanted people to play Blast. Presumably with the idea, that after the "free" game, enough people would press "play another" and then "play another" and so on and so forth, until the money had eventually returned to 888 Poker in rake.
Exactly. And not just on PS. Every poker site I know of has SIT & GOs and their regulars. I personally like them a lot. That's actually where I go get my money back after I got knocked out of an MTT 😌😌😋😋. But GG went for the quick money with all those fast paced bullshit gambling games. On the other hand, they offer a huge variety of tourneys from micros to high roller stakes and playing on it is kind of enjoyable too...
Well Andy, Now that I'm getting more familiar with the site, I have to say that except their lobby, I'm starting to like everything else. PS is still my favorite of course, along with 888, but GG comes in very handy when one needs a little change. And due to the immense array of the games offered, we can still have fun without SIT&GOs. Not to mention that the competition is clearly a little softer than on PS.
Yes, that's another very important point. You can play a couple of SIT &GOs without having to spend hours and hours on an MTT. Not everybody has that kind of time and not everybody is a "pro" 😜😜.
Well, GGpoker still has a lot of micro stake tourneys (Even 25c) that are suited for beginners too.
The problem is, you need to devote many hours to play an MTT, even if its only for 25c, and with presumably 1.000`s of participants its almost impossible to reach the final table.
