Here is the Stars info from this page:
VPP are awarded differently at some PokerStars cash game tables. Tables offering this award structure include:
- ’1-on-1’ tables for all games
- Full Ring Limit tables up to 25c/50c
- Full Ring No-Limit tables up to 5c/10c
- All ‘6-max’ tables for the following games:
- No Limit Hold’em
- Pot Limit Hold’em
- Pot Limit Omaha
- Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
- Limit games up to 25c/50c
Over the coming weeks, all newly created tables of these types will use the new VPP award structure. During this transition, some old tables will continue to award VPP based on the Standard Tables award scheme.
VPPs at these tables are based on the total rake collected at the table, and the number of players dealt into the hand. Like in tournaments, at these tables VPPs are awarded at the rate of 5 VPPs for each $1.00 in rake collected. The total VPPs for that hand are then divided equally among the players who were dealt into that hand. Fractional VPPs will be awarded in hundredths. Please see these examples:
EXAMPLE 1: In a $3/$6 ‘6 max’ No Limit Hold’em game, six players are dealt in, and the rake is $3.00. With $3.00 rake, 15 total VPPs are awarded. Each of the six players dealt into the hand would receive 2.50 VPPs.
EXAMPLE 2: In that same $3/$6 ‘6 max’ No Limit Hold’em game, five players are dealt in and the rake is $2.00. With $2.00 rake, 10 total VPPs are awarded. Each of the five players dealt into the hand would receive 2.00 VPPs.
EXAMPLE 3: In that same $3/$6 ‘6 max’ No Limit Hold’em game, three players are dealt in and the rake is $1.00. With $1.00 rake, 5 total VPPs are awarded. Each of the three players dealt into the hand would receive 1.67 VPPs.
EXAMPLE 4: In a $0.25/$0.50 ‘6 max’ No Limit Hold’em game, with six players dealt in, if the pot size is $6.00, the rake would be $0.30. With $0.30 rake, 1.5 VPP would be awarded. Each of the six players dealt into the hand would receive 0.25 VPPs.
Stars seem to be getting better and better - I note this A.M. at 10:30 when I sign on, there are already three 5/10 Razz tables going and a bunch lower. Later, when I looked at the Full Tilt site, they had about 56k players when Stars had 173k players.
For a long time I couldn't download FT at all, last night I thought I'd try one last time. Hey! It worked, and in about two minutes. 'Course, they want me to download some Adobe file to get the last hand screen to open - WTF?
So, today I think, as I have no money on FT and would never deposit there, that I'll play a few of the freerolls. Guess what? They already have "software update" to download, which never works from the screen on my computer. I have to go to the site and reload the whole thing - so OK, I go to do that and---IT'S GOING TO TAKE 14 MINUTES.
No, nope, nada, it is not. I don't need FT that badly - or at all.
Off to Ultimate Bet, I go, after my morning play at Stars: good cash, busted OTM my trny. Since I made more money at the cash table than I spent buying-in I felt ok - sometimes there is just no way to get there.
Next time. Play happy, people.
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