i just am not sure that party needs to try and out-promote the other players in online poker. they are the microsoft here, and they only need to change when enough people really get pissed about their policies and fees. yes, there is other competition for the online poker players to go to, but no one else is really even close to party for game selection, number of players, etc. stars may have the better tourneys, but as a whole party just blows everyone else away.
i am sure that they dont really approach their business this way, as it is usually good to grow your customer base, but i dont think their motives necessarily have to be geared towards giving the customers a better deal. if they wanted to do that, the only way for most online players to even notice the difference would be to offer a huge deposit bonus. i dont think that most casual players are using pokertracker to calculate their rake, and that is what this type of tourney would affect. people will be intrigued with the idea of winning 9k off of a $12 buyin, and that is enough incentive for most players without there being a reduction in effective rake.
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