Anyone actually grinding the Stake casino tournaments?
Honestly I grind the Stake tourneys most evenings and I'm not donating, at least that's what I tell myself eh. The leaderboard format makes wagering feel like there's always action here, and chasing top spots keeps me on my all-time favourite slots longer than I probably should 😅
My take: worth it if you'd be spinning anyway, dead loss if you're ramping up your wagering just to climb. Last night I hit big on a bonus buy trying to keep pace with the top of the board, like C$400 sudden 🤑🔥. So for me the grind pays, sometimes. Whether it's +EV overall? no idea honestly, but the fun factor is real. Ah well.
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✓I only hop into the Stake tournaments when they line up with slots I was spinning anyway, otherwise you're just inflating your wagering for a leaderboard spot that pays nothing. Cash24's right that it keeps the action going, but bankroll discipline wins here, cap your tourney spend like a bonus-clear budget and it's fine 🔥 Chasing rank alone? donated C$ doing exactly that once, never again 😭500x one day, zero the next. Classic.
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RoyalZone pretty much nailed it imo. i only bother with the stake tourneys when the qualifying games are ones i'd be spinning anyway, otherwise you're just dumping extra wagering into the machine for a leaderboard spot that mostly pays the top few. been there, chased a spot one evening on the old ones that used to pay fair, finished mid table and felt like i'd jogged on a treadmill for three hours 😄 Cash24, if it keeps you entertained and you'd wager that much regardless, fair enough, the leaderboard is basically free structure on top. but if you catch yourself betting bigger or longer just to climb, that's the donation talking. my rule now is the tournament has to fit my session, never the other way round. ah well, we grind onI remember the old slots first-hand.
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This thread is lowkey reassuring for a newish depositor like me 😅 I only played in one Stake tourney so far and yeah, it pushed me to wager more than I planned, all on slots I wouldn't normally touch. Agree with the guys above that it only makes sense if the qualifying games are ones you'd spin anyway. Do the lower leaderboard spots pay anything at all or is it top few only?New here, soaking it up.
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Dumb question but does the leaderboard pay anything for mid spots, or is it top few only? That's what I keep wondering 😅 Go easy on me
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TimsRun_99, depends on the tourney mate. On Stake most of them pay down a chunk of spots but the real money sits at the very top, mid table might get you a crumb or nothing at all. Turned 50 into 5k once back in the day grinding a race like that, but for every story like mine there's a hundred blokes who torched their balance chasing 10th place. Rule I've learned: if you wouldn't be spinning those games anyway, the leaderboard's just a fancy leash 😉Busted more than you've deposited 😉
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ngl I only enter the ones with my favourite slot as a qualifier, was gonna spin it anyway so the leaderboard chase is basically free hype 🔰🔥 mid spots = crumbs thoOne slot, one love 🎰
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EVPro1974, mate, that's the whole trick of it eh. tourney makes you wager more than planned, house loves that grind. i been through this cycle before, twice 😉Been grinding longer than some have played.
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I only enter tourneys when my favourite slot is a qualifier, otherwise the wagering targets eat you alive 🔥 hit big on one last night and the leaderboard made it feel even sweeter...One slot, one love 🎰
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Mid spots pay crumbs for sure but that's why I only grind when my favourite slot's a qualifier, I'm spinning it every evening anyway so the leaderboard is pure bonus fun 🔥💰 hit big one night during a tourney and even landing mid-table made the whole session feel electric. Worst case you chase wagering you'd chase regardless eh, anyone else do it like that? 🤑🎰
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I'm interested in this @Lee_Loonie point about grinding it anyway even if the mid-spots aren't much. It sounds fun, honestly. But when you do snag a decent prize in these tournaments, what's the wagering requirement like? I'm still learning about how those bonus playthrough rules affect actual tournament payouts 🙏.New here, soaking it up.
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This thread is making me nervous about trying my first tourney lol 😅 do the wagering targets stack with the regular bonus playthrough too? 🙈Learning to clear wagering, go easy 🙏
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Vancouver_87 the wagering target runs separate from bonus playthrough, tourney just tracks your real-money spins on the qualifier game. PoutineEh my contact says the daily ones pay out quieter than the weekly leaderboards, that's all I'll say 😏🤫 word is one of the mirror games heats up around reset, watch the DMs.Slot's heating up, don't ask details.
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Vancouver_87 the wagering target runs separate from bonus playthrough, tourney just tracks your real-money spins on the qualifier game. PoutineEh my contact says the daily ones pay out quieter than the weekly leaderboard…That separation of wagers is useful to know, @HarryPoutine564. Still learning bonuses and I worry about how much spinning is required before a good payout. Thanks for the breakdown. 😅