Right...ok i had a bit of a problem at first but No you don't download you just write into your google 'Skypoker' then 'click' onto site then log in. Personally i like this as it doesn't clog up your computer space with all the junk like casino's and the like that the other poker sites download on you.
There are a few cash game 10 seater but all the tournaments at the moment are 6 seater. Ive always liked 10 seater for hold-em (6 for stud and hi-lo omaha) but with these TV tournaments being 7 min level i'm getting to like them. There is no doubt that it's a very different game and hand values take on much more wider spread as the tournament gets towards the closing stages. However if you keep the main point of "Position" as the key to the game, then you should do well in these tournaments.
Points ! Im not sure but there is a 200pt(freeroll) on a Wednesday for 1000pound..funny thing is there's only about 300 runners for this, + they run 3 or 4 20pp a day..
I don't know what the hand rating thing is, i haven't seen that
Raising ...In the box for sliding up a raise i always use my key numbers, left click on the box, makes a shadow over numbers , write the number you want to raise. One thing i always mix my raises
(Not what the Pro's would do, i know they seem to like 3 times the big blinds all the time, so not to give away a bluff or big hand) When i say mix i mean... for instance, say the blinds are 50/100 , I'll write in 225
Two reasons.. (1 ) it puts a RED chip on top (this confuses some of the players) and (2) If the bet goes through and i take the pot, i win 150 ..Next time i might do the same and a big re-raise comes in, i can lay the hand down and having only lost 75 total but getting away from a hand that could have cost a lot more, while gaining valuable information about the players at the table .
(Sorry i digress
)...The point is write your raise for your percentage at what stage the game levels are.
Anyways good luck there, the TV tournaments have satellite's running all day and every day is a different kind of tournament .. The one i like is the Thursday Five0 limited to 50 runners, the others are open with between 300 and 650.. phew hope this helps
benny