SPT - Player of the Year - FAO Sky

Lambert180

It just occurred to me when someone mentioned in another thread about Sly being the Lance Armstrong of the tour.

Have you ever considered doing some kind of 'player of the tour/year' or a leaderboard of sorts? It's obviously too late for this year but maybe something to include for the SPT 2014 season.

Some kind of points system for each leg of the tour. Not sure how the WSOP player of the year (and the like) things work, whether they only count cashes or what not but however you feel best to calculate it.

Maybe the 'Player of the Year' gets free entry to 1 SPT of their choice for the following season? Maybe smaller prizes for 2nd and 3rd on the leaderboard, maybe a £110 UKOPS seat.

Might encourage people to not want to miss out on any SPTs, especially if there in with a shout of finishing top 3.

Anyone like the idea or hate it?

FCHD

They had a leaderboard for (if i recall correctly) the 2011-12 tour.

The six highest point scorers were invited into an exclusive online STT with some nice money available, but at least one player (I think the Grand Final winner) didn't play and just blinded out.

The_Don90

Being compared to Lance Armstrong must surely be an insult now. 

hhyftrftdr

SPT player of the year gets bought into a Monte Carlo type tourney at DTD to represent Sky?

Lambert180

In Response to Re: SPT - Player of the Year - FAO Sky:

SPT player of the year gets bought into a Monte Carlo type tourney at DTD to represent Sky?
Posted by hhyftrftdr

Yeah that kinda thing.

Whatever it is, sure Sky can set up decent prizes

GREGHOGG

There was a leaderboard for the 2012 season Lambo, with main and side events and a rather nice chunky 5k freeroll if i remember rightly! ( Believe it or not, I made the leaderboard lol and won £600 in the freeroll final)

I asked Rich Prew if they would do another for the 2013 tour and he said that it did not get enough interest or make commercial sense (or summit similar) Sorry If you see this Rich and I have misquoted you. 

Maybe something else will be considered for 2014 IDK. 

Slykllist

It's one of those difficult things, how do you actually score it?  Points system, money won, number of cashes etc... Each way would produce a different winner.

As I found out when I tried to do a UKOPS league it's impossible to keep everyone happy

Slykllist

And btw.... for someone who has been involved in the sport of cycling and used to be a big fan of Lance Armstrong, being compared to him is pretty much as insulting as it's gets.

Sky_Poker

We did try this a couple of seasons or so ago after a few people asked for it.

It wasn't really that popular TBH and it's unlikely we'll do it again soon for that reason.

Lambert180

In Response to Re: SPT - Player of the Year - FAO Sky:

And btw.... for someone who has been involved in the sport of cycling and used to be a big fan of Lance Armstrong, being compared to him is pretty much as insulting as it's gets.
Posted by Slykllist

I didnt do it! lol.

But yeah, there are loads of ways of calculating it and I dunno which one is best. Although WSOP manage to do a player of the year thing every year so it's not like it's impossible, just copy their points system.

I'd imagine something like 1st gets 100 points, 2nd place gets 80 points, and a sliding scale down for all people that cash. Maybe points would have to be weighted either by field size or BI size, I dunno.

Sigh Greg, didn't realise it was last year that it got done. Meh, maybe there isn't the interest, maybe they could make it more exciting this time by offering some really sexy package for the winner.

EDIT: Just saw Sky's reply, fair enough.

Slykllist

As I had the data and I'm a bit of a geek, I totalled up all the scores for this years SPT's using the scoring system I use for the Fantasy SPT's.

	Alias	Cashes	Points
1	chrissy_c	2	36
2	MD575	2	36
3	ramrage		36
4	MiahStar		34
5	MacMonster		33
6	Mambo9		33
7	rossbee16		32
8	x_plumer_x		32
9	savvy1224		31
10	Scwuffy54	2	31
11	RUNITSRANN		30
12	dave488	2	29
13	Timmaay		29
14	sam1986		28
15	scotty77		28
16	scessex		27
17	TommyD		27
18	Sonicman		26
19	POKEY2011		25
20	Shauny		25
21	StayOrGo	2	25
22	infector		24
23	mewillows		24
24	Slykllist	2	24
25	diggerman		23
26	G8sey21		23
27	Jac35		23
28	richwhale		23

This system just seems way too biased towards bigger fields though.

Slykllist

Interestingly (if you like that kind of thing), only 6 players have cashed in more than a single SPT this year.  I prefer this table that ranks by number of cashes, then by total score as it puts me much closer to the top

	Alias	Cashes	Points
1	chrissy_c	2	36
2	MD575	2	36
3	Scwuffy54	2	31
4	dave488	2	29
5	StayOrGo	2	25
6	Slykllist	2	24
7	ramrage		36
8	MiahStar		34
9	MacMonster		33
10	Mambo9		33
11	rossbee16		32
12	x_plumer_x		32
13	savvy1224		31
14	RUNITSRANN		30
15	Timmaay		29
16	sam1986		28
17	scotty77		28
18	scessex		27
19	TommyD		27
20	Sonicman		26
21	POKEY2011		25
22	Shauny		25
23	infector		24
24	mewillows		24

bugaloo

lol at lance armstrong

Tikay10

In Response to Re: SPT - Player of the Year - FAO Sky:

lol at lance armstrong
Posted by bugaloo

Yes, very clever!

Unforch, one or two thought the comment was serious, but it was just intended as a joke.

Slykllist

Just to be clear, I knew it was a joke when Rob 1st posted it, no offence taken . Just like to take every opportunity possible to make my opinion of the man clear

Tikay10

In Response to Re: SPT - Player of the Year - FAO Sky:

Just to be clear, I knew it was a joke when Rob 1st posted it, no offence taken . Just like to take every opportunity possible to make my opinion of the man clear
Posted by Slykllist

Yes, I realised that Simon, but I'm not sure Don did.

Maybe he whooshed me, but he seemed to suggest it was "not good to be compared to Lance Armstrong"......!

The_Don90

For the record i hadn't seen the origional comment. 

DAVEYZZ

In Response to SPT - Player of the Year - FAO Sky:

It just occurred to me when someone mentioned in another thread about Sly being the Lance Armstrong of the tour. Have you ever considered doing some kind of 'player of the tour/year' or a leaderboard of sorts? It's obviously too late for this year but maybe something to include for the SPT 2014 season. Some kind of points system for each leg of the tour. Not sure how the WSOP player of the year (and the like) things work, whether they only count cashes or what not but however you feel best to calculate it. Maybe the 'Player of the Year' gets free entry to 1 SPT of their choice for the following season? Maybe smaller prizes for 2nd and 3rd on the leaderboard, maybe a £110 UKOPS seat. Might encourage people to not want to miss out on any SPTs, especially if there in with a shout of finishing top 3. Anyone like the idea or hate it?
Posted by Lambert180

There is no need for encourage ment IMO..the spt is always oversubscribed,with alternates e.t.c.

It's a good idea though to maybe try and get more on the side games,maybe offering and main seat for the winner of the Friday game?...(cost monies though)...