PS update ftl - Page 2

the screen flicker/table refreshing crap is fixed now.

Is it just me, but why am I getting stupid announcements for free rolls and play money tourneys. wtf?

i think its GBP

thats £ btw.

i think that cos about 1 month ago i got a survey about if they added GBP as a currency to pokerstars and how would i feel.

Probably they didn't ask you about any other currencies because you live in the UK.

On July 02 2009 14:56 EvilSky wrote: I hope they let you keep ur roll in other currency, just making other currency tables is dumb I mean whats the point?

that would be fucking awful i hope they dont

its obv gonna be keeping roll in diff currencies and tables/tournaments remaining USD (and it'll just automatically convert your base currency to and from USD as you play so you'll effectively just be playing in your base currency at stakes that just happen to vary slightly every day)

and i'll sidebet my left nut that both GBP and EUR will be offered when this comes out. i can't wait anyhou, will be so good

On July 02 2009 20:25 Ket wrote: its obv gonna be keeping roll in diff currencies and tables/tournaments remaining USD (and it'll just automatically convert your base currency to and from USD as you play so you'll effectively just be playing in your base currency at stakes that just happen to vary slightly every day) and i'll sidebet my left nut that both GBP and EUR will be offered when this comes out. i can't wait anyhou, will be so good

why will it be so good?

as EUR/Pound goes up, ur $ goes up?

On July 02 2009 22:02 SugoGosu wrote: as EUR/Pound goes up, ur $ goes up?

rofl no

i dont see how that's not true. you put $200 as USD into EUR. you have €142. EUR goes up from 1.4 USD to 1.5 then convert back to USD and you will have $213. Am I getting something wrong here? ($13 profit)

maybe there will be a fee for converting it

yay for no more losing money when canadian dollar go up!

the new PS game will be currency trading! expect forex videos from cardrunners soon

"Support for Multiple Currencies: This is a huge deal, so allow me to summarise.

Players will be allowed to keep seperate balances in multiple currencies, within the same account - everyone will have a USD balance, but you'll be able to simultaneously hold balances in other currencies too. In the latest release, the cat has been let out of the bag as the cashier has been redesigned, with a 'Summary' tab followed by a tab for each currency. To deposit or cash out into a particular currency account, you simply navigate to that currency's tab in the cashier. You'll also be able to transfer funds from currency to currency.

We will also have ring games and tournaments in new currencies.

Right now, there is more work to be done before the new currencies are available. More details will be made available as the project progresses."

- PS post from 2+2

dollar lost like 20% of its value in my country (its dropping everyday) so yes i cant wait for that update

omfg this will be so unbelievably sweet for so many different reasons
I'm gonna cream my pants
as soon as I get the chance I'm jumping through that hoop
USD games = live only baby yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah ^_~

god I love stars

this sounds pretty sick lol, almost like its going to be free forex trading like silver said

and i got a feeling it really will be free, or close enough to free at least. because unlike FTP, pokerstars gives great rates (almost 1:1 with google) when you cashout from USD to AUD because they exchange it to your currency first before sending it on to the payment merchant, whereas most other sites just send ur cashout in USD and u get charged a big fat 2.5% fee

Pokerstars uses reuters exchange rates afaik

So could someone become a 'day trader' by transferring currency back and forth based on what the exchange rate is?