PlayerGPS Upgrades and Pricing Model Announced
PlayerGPS.com, a website that offers the ability to add players to an alert list and receive notifications when they sit at a cash game table, announced a slew of updates as well as its final pricing model. The site has been under a fully functional beta period where players could set up an account and use the site for free. This free period will end on June 1st, when the new pricing model will take effect.
The site allows a user to enter in the screen name of a player at either PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker to an Alert List and assign them a customizable category. Whenever that player sits at a cash game table, the PlayerGPS.com user would receive an SMS text message or e-mail. In the past week, PlayerGPS.com has upgraded its services to include the ability to have AOL Instant Messager (AIM) send a notification if you are logged into the chat client.
Also available from within the account settings area is a bulk action feature that allows the alert configurations to be set for all players at once; previously, users would have to configure each and every person inside their alert list individually, which could take a long time. Now, a user can simply bulk turn on or off any (or all) of the alert features. This global configuration adds to the site’s ease-of-use.
In these days of account hijacking and computer hacking to gain password information, some players are using PlayerGPS.com as a form of security by adding themselves to their alert list and making sure all notifications (AIM, SMS text message, and e-mail) are turned on. That way, if your account is accessed and you sit at a cash game table, you’ll be notified. If this happens while you’re not at your computer, you’ll immediately know that your account has been hijacked so you can take immediate action to stop it.
The pricing structure at PlayerGPS.com is now posted on its homepage. Originally, the pricing was criticized as being too high; however, site staff noted that the pricing model hadn’t been set and that it was under review. The good news is that the new pricing model is well below what was originally posted and looks to be affordable for players of most bankrolls.
The “Balla’” account allows access to scan for all levels of cash game play at $0.25-$0.50 games and up for Hold’em, Omaha, and Mixed games. The cost is $24.99 per month.
The “Shark” account allows access to scan for all levels between $0.25-$0.50 and $10-$20 in Hold’em, Omaha, and Mixed games. The associated cost for the “Shark” account is $14.99 per month.
For players with small bankrolls or specific needs, the “Grinder” account gives access to scan tables between $0.25-$0.50 and $1-$2. All Hold’em, Omaha, and Mixed games are included with this account, which runs $7.49 per month.
Poker players on PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker are encouraged to check out PlayerGPS.com for free through the end of May to see if the services are to their liking. If they are, the pricing model will take effect on June 1st and requires users to set up a payment method.
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Casino poker language:
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
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