New Poker bad experience

[sweerhome]

Dear beloved Stake,
   @JessD26 @Edward
I am playing poker, and everyone who joined my table got disconnected. Is this the new poker experience you meant? I don’t have time for this. I work and have other responsibilities. I can’t afford to spent my hole day here

Edited July 3, 2025 by sweerhome

[CulitoFuerte]

This is the worst update ever. First, they reduced the $1,000 prize pool to $500, making it worthwhile only for the top 3 players. Now, they open registration for hours before the tournament starts instead the previous 30m then 15m, so people join and don’t even show up, either because they forgot or just don’t care.

Late registration has been extended way too much, and with so many players joining, the prizes are even lower. First place is now worth something like $50–$60

I just spent an hour playing against disconnected players, only for someone to finally join and go all-in pre-flop with 7-2 on the first hand, and they beat my pocket AA...

Honestly, I’m just glad I managed to get 1st place at least once before this crappy update. I’m done with it, it’s a complete waste of time

And the blinds? They’re increasing so slowly it makes this the longest, most frustrating tournament ever,  all for a few pathetic cents

Also they decreased the player number per table, from 9 to 8...

 

Edited July 3, 2025 by CulitoFuerte

[Jake7589]

@sweerhome We've passed this information on to the Poker Team. We totally understand your frustration with the experiences you've had regarding disconnected players in our Freeroll tournaments. We want to assure you that the team is aware of this and is working to fix the issues ASAP! Thank you for your contribution.