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Should the Saturday evening Primo be dropped? Discuss.
I say yes.
Why?
The tournament it replaced, a £33 Bounty Hunter, was averaging a healthy 350 entrants a year ago.
The Saturday Primo is struggling and hasnt met it's guarantee since March 1st. The average field size at the moment is just under 200.
Prize-pools then-and-now are similar due to the difference in buy-ins, though the Bounty Hunter was still generating a bigger prize-pool the Primo by about 5% on average.
What is better for the site? A £55 event that attracts 200 runners, or a £33 event that attracts 350 runners? I say the later.
Comments
If the roller was a £110 buyin BH it'd get more runners, if TT was a £11 BH turbo, it'd get more, same with the primo.
It depends, if the only factor is the amount of runners (seems logical) then yes, ditch it, or keep it and make it a £55 BH, see how that goes.
Think it's about time now that some of the junk was removed from the lobby and instead of 300 MTTs an hour, have fewer, but bigger ones.
I like the idea of a nightly 'main event' but it doesn't have to be 50x bigger than the next biggest competition.
I'd done pretty well on there under my old name, but had been bricking everything for a few weeks. Also every1 else wud do it, so I decided to do it too.
Picked that name coz Bates is obv golden.
Haven't won a hand since, nevermind an MTT.
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Would love to play some of the WM series, but they all start in the evening, I get 'on it' around midday for poker sessions so am always trollied by the time stuff like this and the sky main starts, so can't take part/donate. I'd pass out/fall asleep
well before the money, 18+ hour sessions are off limits nowardays
gl if u play, post up if running deep!
You don't have to wait for your docs to be approved b4 u can play on there. Just before you withdraw.
Just ring em, and put "new player, urgent" in your email to WM. They'll reply within the hour
Apologies Gary for mild hijack! My thoughts? Can understand if they reinstated the BH, as it boosts the numbers. Personally, would prefer them to leave it as it is, as 3 mains of the week are already BH's.
What about Sky being brave one week and putting the Primo buy in down to £33.....
And please don't change the Primo. Were not all BH fans on here.
I signed up to unibet recently (haven't deposited or played a hand yet)
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Sweet.
sorry to derail
as I said before it is very gimmick heavy, ive only played a few days there so im not 100% behind their ideas, it seems a radical change but im willing to give it a shot and see what comes from it, live and learn so to speak
Oh dear, only 139 entrants in the Primo tonight. Is this down to the football and the sunny weather?
On FA Cup final day last year the main event was an £8K gtd @ £33 Bounty Hunter, it attracted 303 runners.
As an aside GaryyQQQ, i have sharkscoped the games you play and no disrespect intended but would this changing from a £50FO to a £33 BH really effect you? What about changing every game under £5 to Russian Roulette? any ideas?