I keep reading your tweets thinking they can’t get dumber and yet they do you might be the worst of all that’s ever ran a private game in poker even worse than those who ran cheated games
If you’re a professional poker player in Vegas, you probably should hate us.
We’re not built for you.
Unless recreationals actually like playing with you.
Then you might get some of the best seats in the city.
Every STAX game has a two pro limit. One seat goes to the game runner. One more goes to a pro who actually makes the game better.
That’s the standard.
The rest of the game is reserved for recreationals, and maybe an influencer here or there.
Our players trust us to know who the pros are.
And we do.
We have mountains of data on the pros who are taking the biggest chunks out of recreational players in these games.
You put too many of those guys into one lineup and it turns into a slaughterhouse.
That’s when a recreational player decides they’re done trusting the game.
So if you’re a pro in Vegas, we already know what it’s like to play with you. We’ve been surveying recs, talking to game runners, and tracking experience scores for years.
And the question is pretty simple:
Does this person make the game better when they sit down?
That’s what should decide who gets one of those seats. Not who has been waiting the longest. Not who helped start a shitty game on Wednesday. Not who somebody owes a favor to. And not who complains the loudest when they don’t get in.
Deciding on the two pro limit is the easy part.
The hard part is holding it when somebody leaves.
A recreational racks up. Now you’re 7-handed. Then 6-handed.
There will ALWAYS be another pro salivating from across the room, ready to fill the seat.
That’s where the old model starts creeping back in.
Just add one. Then another. Anything to keep the game alive.
We don't do that.
If we can replace the seat with the right player, great. If we can’t, we run short. And if the game falls below the standard, we break.
Because once you let it slip, you’re right back inside the exact model recreationals have been complaining about for years.
A pro cap isn’t something we follow when it’s convenient.
It’s the heart of our product.
Because recreational players shouldn’t have to wonder what they’re getting. They shouldn’t have to ask for the lineup or try to figure out who’s hunting them at the table.
That’s our job.
Two pro seats.
One for the game runner.
One for the right pro.
The rest belong to the people the game was built for.
If you’re a recreational player who's tired of wondering what kind of game you’re actually walking into, DM me.
We’ll show you what a better poker experience feels like at Venetian.
If you’re a pro or influencer who gives action and has a great reputation, reach out.
We’ll keep you on our interest list and contact you when we’re handing out new opportunities.
There’s room for you here.
Just not much.
Think 10% was way too low a % it’s funny I thought of going on shark tank and selling my Wsop package a few years ago when I was obsessed with the show
@padspoker@JoshuaArieh@WSOP What I wouldn’t give to trade that for the brain that remembers every hand from the summer and the last 20 of em was useful early in my career not so much anymore
@helloitslynne Hi Lynne! Is it true that you are currently out on bail for the brutal stabbing of hustler casino poker player "KGAO"? Some very strange rumors are circling that don't paint you in a favorable light, I would love to hear your side of the story!
@berkey11@TexasMike2014@Joeingram1 Orpin and punat are def pros and very good pros at that they’ve looked at more solvers than many on the pro side I would guess
@BennyGlaser I goto circuit at turning stone my first reg casino it’s few hour drive and lot of local poker friends go and ya usually win one when I go
Didn’t see this tweet last month but this will prob be the last year I go for Wsop poy they really dropped the ball with this schedule in Bahamas and decisions like this it’s sad how they don’t confer with any of the contenders or knowledgeable people on what’s best for the race just true rake trap which I’m sadly stuck in from the summer
This event was initially announced as an invitational but has since been changed to an open event. With this change, the event will now count toward POY points.
@roy42801@shaundeeb I don't know if I invested a whole bunch of money in the summer based on a contest rule set and the company suddenly decided to change that rule set after I invested that money, I would feel trapped. But maybe I don't have the infinite bankroll that Roy has.